The wolves didn't attack after all, and the scouts who went out to find out the location of the wolves couldn't find them, and they replied that they only saw a few wolves, and they should have been scared away. Those lightly injured sergeants who came first were dragged by the wolves not far from the camp, the scene was miserable, blood flowed all over the ground, melting the snow on the ground, and then it was covered with flying snow, no wonder Luo Yu and they didn't smell blood.

The sergeants rushed over, collected the severed limbs, broken bones, rags, and weapons scattered on the ground, and then found a leeward corner and buried them, and no one said a word the whole time, and the wind blew and whirled, as if to see off the dead people.

Luo Yu held the box and found the military doctor, the military doctor took it and opened it to see, inside was a complete mountain ginseng, faintly glowing with golden light, look at the size of this mountain ginseng, it is definitely more than a hundred years, and asked Luo Yu busily: "Where did you find it to join the army?" Luo Yu said: "A Taoist priest sent it, can this ginseng save the general?" ”

The military doctor nodded and said, "Yes, but there are still so many flavored medicines, I'm afraid the general still won't wake up......"

A resolute look flashed in Luo Yu's eyes: "As long as you can hang your life, I'll figure out how to do other medicines." After speaking, he called Shan'er and asked him to obey the orders of the military doctor, fry the ginseng first, and feed it to Li Xiuning.

After giving the order, he turned around and came to Xu Shiji, and said: "Xu Juntou, the general is in poor health, I am afraid that he will not be able to order the general to reorganize the army for the time being, and trouble Xu Juntou and other military leaders to reorganize the whole army, this place is still not very safe, by the way, how is Jieli?" ”

After crossing the river, the peaks on both sides are no longer as high as those on the other side of the river, and the snow on them has not accumulated to the thickness of collapse, otherwise, such a big movement on the opposite bank would have poured down long ago, and Li Jiajun may have been wiped out.

The snow is getting heavier and heavier, the snow here is getting thicker and thicker, the sky is completely dark, only the light of the torches is left, and when all the heavy grain and grass are lost, this mourning army, which has suffered most of the casualties, can not withstand another avalanche.

Xu Shiji said: "The army has been assembled, you can set off at any time, Jieli's old boy has a good life, he was rescued, and now let the guards guard it, and join the army at ease." After speaking, he saluted Luo Yu, turned around and walked towards the crowd, found Li Xiaogong and Zhang Xutuo, issued an order, and prepared the army.

Luo Yu breathed a long sigh in his heart, this Jieli is still in his hands, and there will be less trouble in the future. Looking at the busy crowd, sadness comes from it, although the time with them is not long, there are many people who don't know, but the moment ago it was still a fresh life, passed away in the blink of an eye, some were buried alive by the snow, and can only wait for the snow to melt next year to see the light of day, some fell into the snow cave, and even the corpse capital could not be found.

Luo Yu is a little overwhelmed, Li Xiuning is sick, partly due to physical reasons, and the main reason is that she blames herself for bringing the whole army into a desperate situation, this is a disease in her heart, she would rather sleep for a long time now, because she has no shame to face everyone.

"Can't fall, I have to help her bring the survivors back!" Luo Yu always had a thought in his heart, looking at the painful expression on Li Xiuning's face in his sleep, he straightened his waist and walked to Li Xiaogong step by step: "Li Juntou, the general is ill and can't take charge, please repair two letters and send them to the Chang'an court and the head of the family, explain the situation, please send reinforcements, bring more food tents, our army will continue to march north, and join the reinforcements, we have to bring the rest of the brothers back." ”

After Li Xiaogong nodded, he went to the military doctor to write a letter, and Zhang Xutuo called a team of scouts from the Piaoyang Battalion and told them to deliver the letter as soon as possible, and for safety reasons, the whole team set off.

The Meridian River is still two hundred miles away from Chang'an, even if the soldiers of the fluttering battalion have light skills, and set off at night in the snow, and the way is full of mountain roads, where can they get quickly? Even if they travel a hundred miles a day, it will be the day after tomorrow after arriving in Chang'an, and Chang'an will not know how many days it will take to prepare for the army after receiving the letter, and now the army is full of wounded soldiers, and there is a shortage of food and medicine, and no one knows how long it will last.

Shan'er came, and his haggard face and scattered sideburns all told Luo Yu that Li Xiuning's situation was very bad: "Brother Luo, the military doctor said that the general has no will to survive, and he can't drink the ginseng soup......"

Luo Yu hurriedly came to Li Xiuning, and saw that her teeth were clenched, her brows were tightly locked, her face was sallow, and beads of sweat were pouring out. Shan'er came over with ginseng soup and begged Luo Yu to think of a way.

Luo Yu took the ginseng soup and said to the two of them: "You guys get out of here, help watch, and don't let anyone come over to disturb you." After speaking, he squatted next to Li Xiuning and helped her wipe her sweat with a silk handkerchief.

Shan'er and the military doctor didn't dare to speak for a while, they looked at each other and walked away, Shan'er also looked back at Luo Yu from time to time, he was very worried that he wouldn't be able to see Li Xiuning for the last time, they walked until they were three feet away from the two of them before stopping.

Luo Yu carefully helped Li Xiuning wipe his sweat, and said softly: "I know that you blame yourself, and I also know that this accident has made you disheartened, but ah, how can you recover the disaster of natural disasters by relying on manpower?" The great cause of the Li family still needs you, you must not give up on yourself, there is no victorious general in the world, and we can't fight the power of heaven and earth. Speaking of this, seeing Li Xiuning's brows stretched, thinking that she heard Luo Yu's words, she seemed to be struggling in a nightmare. Then he continued: "The brothers are still waiting for you to bring them all back, don't you care about them very much?" Wake up, your father, second brother, and third brother are waiting for you, and I am waiting for you! When you wake up, bring your brothers home together! Don't sleep, drink this bowl of medicine, and you'll be able to see us......"

Li Xiuning's teeth finally loosened, Luo Yu was overjoyed, and hurriedly fed a few mouthfuls of ginseng soup with a spoon, and Li Xiuning drank it all. The ginseng soup had already dropped to a suitable temperature in her mouth in this cold weather, which saved her life, and after a while, a bowl of ginseng soup bottomed out, and Li Xiuning's face gradually returned to blood, but she never woke up.

Called the military doctor, took the pulse and said: "The most dangerous time for the general has passed, and then you only need to take the medicine prescribed by the old man to recover, join the army, when will the medicinal materials arrive?" ”

Luo Yu and Shan'er heard that the danger period had passed, they looked at each other, they were very happy, and when they heard the military doctor ask about the medicinal materials, Luo Yu didn't know how to answer him, and thought about it: "I will get the medicinal materials as soon as possible, but now that the whole army has to set off to the north, can the general move?" ”

The military doctor said: "The general's body is fine, just don't fluctuate too much." Luo Yu nodded, and hurriedly found Zhang Xutuo, who was reorganizing the army, and asked him to send a sergeant to the back of the mountain to cut wood and make a stretcher.

After a pillar of incense, a simple stretcher has been prepared and placed in front of Luo Yu, there are water stains on it, take it to the fire to dry it, lay out the blanket, and gently hold Li Xiuning and put it on the stretcher, Shan'er has covered another blanket on it, everything is ready, Luo Yu tore off two strips of cloth about an inch wide from the clothes next to him, tied them to both ends of the stretcher, made a simple small umbrella with cloth, blocked Li Xiuning's upper body, asked another sergeant to come over, put the cloth strip on his shoulder, and cooperated to lift Li Xiuning and then prepared to leave.

Shan'er and the military doctor held torches to light them, at this time, the front army had set off, the Chinese army was already moving, and the rear army had also gathered, but the torches were more than half less than before crossing the river, and some of the army leaders did not survive, and the sergeants under their command were incorporated into the battalions by other army leaders, and they went to a safe place for the time being and then made other arrangements.

Luo Yu carried Li Xiuning to keep up with the team, what happened at this hour made this army that should have been elated after winning the battle become mournful, the heads of the various armies roughly calculated, at least 5,000 people were lost, only the army head, partial generals, and captains had 170 people who did not come to gather, and the commander of the army was only 26 people left, Pei Yuanzhang, the head of the iron-blooded battalion, Zhu Wen, the head of the Jiangyue battalion, and Murong Chui, the head of the Qiaoji battalion, etc., were all missing, and Li Junxian, the head of the Tianying battalion, Zhu Biao, the head of the Diyan battalion, and Zhang Xiaonan, the head of the Liujin battalion, sacrificed. It's a nerve-wracking thing for this team.

Luo Yu carried Li Xiuning and walked slowly forward with the flow of people, during which someone wanted to replace him, but he gritted his teeth and insisted on not changing. From about one o'clock in the afternoon, when they ate something, until now they have not eaten a drop of rice, the whole army is marching hungry, from time to time some people fall down while walking, some have a dark wound, they can no longer get up, and the attrition continues.

Twenty miles at the usual pace of marching would have taken only half an hour, but today, it had already taken an hour. God seems to be going to finish this year's snow today, not only does it not mean to stop, but it is getting bigger and bigger, and the torches are in danger of being extinguished. The mountain road was not wide, only allowing one military vehicle to pass, and the sergeants formed a small phalanx in a row of three and a column of ten, and marched in the direction of home despite the wind and snow.

Suddenly, the front stopped moving, and after a while, a military order came, and the teams entered the open space in order, and waited here first, and all the soldiers of each battalion were dispatched without injury, and the trees were cut down to build a camp.

Luo Yu put down Li Xiuning, took the clay pot from Shan'er's hand, grabbed a handful of clean snow to the side, boiled it with a torch, and fed Li Xiuning a few mouthfuls of water after it cooled, her lips were already peeling and dry.

Suddenly there was a dull sound of horses' hooves in front, and a scout with a torch came to Li Xiaogong, dismounted and said: "Commander, General Li Daozong has led his troops to the front twenty miles, and is marching in a hurry to join our troops. ”

When everyone heard the news, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and when the news reached the rear team, countless sergeants cried with joy, and finally they no longer had to sleep in the cold wind at night, they were hungry and weak, and they were saved! Li Xiaogong was happy in his heart, but he was afraid that Li Daozong would save people's hearts and drive the horses excessively, if the sound of horses' hooves caused an avalanche again, there would really be no way to go to the sky and no way to enter the ground......

Li Xiaogong thought of this, and said to the scout: "You hurry up and tell the Taoist sect that you must not cause the wife to move, since you have come to the place of twenty miles, there is no hurry!" ”

The scout answered the promise, and mounted his war horse again, and galloped away on the road to and fro, and his voice was dull, for the horse's hooves were wrapped in sackcloth. Luo Yu said softly to Li Xiuning: "General, let's go home!" At this moment, I felt that these people had crossed the ghost gate and returned to the world.

Li Daozong's men and horses came soon, as a famous general of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, how could he not know the taboo of marching on a snowy day? What's more, the scout had already informed Li Xiuning of their avalanche, so he was naturally very careful and thought of a way to wrap all the horses' hooves in sackcloth, which could not only prevent slipping, but also reduce the sound, so as not to march step by step.

Li Daozong's headquarters has 800 people and horses, and the number of tents brought is limited, but the food and medicinal materials are brought with a lot, and the rear team is specially pulled by 300 horses and carriages, which can temporarily solve the immediate needs, the sergeants divide the labor, and after a while, a hundred and ten tents are set up, and the fragrance of the food also wafts over, Luo Yu smells it, and swallows his saliva.

Li Xiuning had been picked up by the military doctor and carried into the big tent of the Chinese army, and the rest of the sergeants were crowded into tents and waited for the meal. Luo Yu took Shan'er to find a small tent, saw that it was covered with a thick blanket, sat on it, and finally relaxed the nerves that had been tense all the way, and said to Shan'er: "I won't go out, you can help get some food later." ”

Shan'er nodded, walked out of the tent, and carefully pinned the curtain so that the wind would not blow in. Luo Yu lay down and covered the blanket, tiredness hit like a tide, he didn't care about being hungry, he turned over and fell asleep.

I slept until eleven o'clock the next day, the phone was about to run out, Luo Yu took out the power bank from his arms to charge the phone, and as soon as he put it away, Shan'er walked in with a plate: "Brother Luo, you finally woke up!" Let's eat. As he spoke, he handed the plate to Luo Yu.

I didn't feel anything when I was too hungry, Luo Yu saw that there was a big bowl of noodles on it, and the garlic paste and peppercorns were packed in two small plates, and after taking it, he said to Shan'er: "The general is okay, right?" ”

Shan'er replied: "It's no big deal, Brother Luo, eat quickly, they heard that you don't like to eat sorghum rice, General Li specially ordered the kitchen to make noodles for you!" ”

thanked General Li, didn't speak, buried himself in eating noodles, and listened to Shan'er while eating: "Brother Luo, the general woke up for a while this morning, she wanted to come to see you, she was persuaded to stop, she ate something and fell asleep again, last night, the snow stopped, and it started to drizzle, listen to General Li and their discussion, when the rain falls, you will not be afraid of avalanches, and you can pull out the camp and return to the army in the afternoon......"

After Luo Yu finished eating noodles, he got up and walked out of the tent, the sky outside was much brighter, the drizzle was like silk, and it was swept by the wind like smoke floating in the air, he grabbed a handful of snow and wiped it on his face, just wash his face, now that the army is out of danger, he has to think about what to do in the future.

The carriage slowly walked on the slippery ancient road, Luo Yu looked at his mobile phone, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and he had only walked fifty miles in the past four hours, Li Daozong came to see him, thanked him for saving Li Xiuning, and then left in a hurry because of busy military affairs.

This is a shrewd general in his thirties, dressed in a military uniform, with a resolute and bold expression on his square face, in the time and space where Luo Yu is, he has made great contributions to the establishment of Li Tang and the unification of the country, and I don't know if it will be like this here.

There was nothing to say all the way, Li Xiuning didn't come to him again, Shan'er came to tell Li Xiuning about the situation every day, and he didn't say much else, he should have been given a gag order. Luo Yu was funny in his heart, if he didn't tell me, I didn't want to know yet!

After Li Daozong read what Luo Yu wrote, his heart made waves, was this written by a fifteen-year-old boy? Where did he learn his military theories? Those two enlightenment articles are also eternal, did this kid really grow up in the mountains?

Luo Yu didn't know what Li Daozong was thinking, he was now passing the time one after another, and he didn't get off the carriage until he came to the outside of Chang'an City, and the rest of the sergeants went back to the barracks, and then went back to their homes after being rewarded for their meritorious deeds.

I have seen the description of the city wall of Chang'an City in the book, and I have also seen the appearance of the city wall of Chang'an on TV, all of which are not as shocking as in person, the red wall is three zhang high, the sense of oppression is coming, the above is the red armor sergeant standing guard with a spear, five steps and one person, the moat is more than three zhang wide, the water is deep and rapid, it should also go straight to the hot spring, the city gate is in the middle of the book "Suzaku Gate" three big characters, there are also standing guards on the suspension bridge, the city gate hole is more than two zhang deep, you can imagine how thick the city wall is.

was dragged into the city gate by Shan'er, and the sergeant standing guard just wanted to interrogate, but when he saw the token in Shan'er's hand, he bowed his head and retreated, and entered the inner city unimpeded. At the time of the hour, there is an endless stream of pedestrians, roadside vendors try their best to shout their products, hoping to sell them at a good price, the Qinglou has not opened at this time, the inn has already been asking the price, the noodle restaurant business is booming, a group of gentlemen carry the birdcage to show off their might...... Luo Yu looked at all this, and his heart was full of emotion.

Shan'er took Luo Yu to the Li Mansion, all the way to the pavilions, smoky, beautiful, after entering the hall and sitting in the guest seat, Shan'er sent tea, and turned around to tell the head of the Li family.

Luo Yu looked at the layout of this hall, in the middle are two Taishi chairs main seats, a coffee table is placed in the middle of the two chairs, two sets of tables and chairs on the left and right, this table and chair are all red sandalwood, I can't help but feel that if there is such a set in the future, I will not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of my life. There is a pair of Wang Xizhi's words hanging on the wall in the front, it is the "Lanting Collection Preface" that has been circulated in the world, there are scrolls of flowers and plants hanging on the left and right, Luo Yu just wanted to stand up to see whose inscription it was, and there was a sound of footsteps behind him, it should be Li Yuan coming.

For Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, Luo Yu's feelings are very complicated, he is bright and upright, wise and martial, he was named the Duke of Tang when he was a teenager, and he had the courage to raise troops at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and finally unified the world, as a generation of emperors, he was successful, but the cannibalism of the three sibling sons made him unqualified as a father, and it was a failure. Of course, he wouldn't have such an experience in this time and space, the eldest Li Yuanji is dead, the second Li Shimin has become stupid, and the third Li Jiancheng is still young.

Li Yuan came to the main seat and sat down, Luo Yu got up and saluted: "Senior Luo Yu to meet Tang Guogong!" And at the end of the prostration. Li Yuan looked at the junior boy in front of him who didn't understand etiquette a little strangely, if it weren't for Li Xiuning and Li Xiaogong talking about it, he would never believe that those military theories and articles were from Luo Yu's hand, seeing that he was bent over, but his back was straight, and the fur hat on his head and the silk dress on his body looked so funny.

After a long while, Luo Yu was impatient, and Li Yuan said, "Boy, please take a seat!" Hearing this title, Luo Yu was stunned for a moment before he put away his hands, looked up at the forty-year-old Tang Gaozu in front of him, and saw him sitting on the master's chair on the left, with a Chinese face, a regular suit, a burly figure, wearing a foreign hat, a smile on his face, and a short beard under his chin, no matter how he looked, he didn't look like an emperor, although he was not an emperor yet.

Li Yuan saw that Luo Yu didn't speak after sitting down, so he asked, "Do you have any questions to ask the old man?" Luo Yu couldn't imagine that his first sentence was to ask him if he had any questions to ask, this is the British lord, a big politician, talking to this kind of person has to be a few more eyes, otherwise, he will be sold by others and still help others count money, thinking of this, he said cautiously: "The younger generation does have a question to ask Lord Guogong, when he returned to the army, the scouts sent by General Li had not yet arrived in Chang'an City, that is to say, the Lord did not receive the letter from Li Juntou, how could he send General Li Daozong to rescue us with grain, grass and medicine?" ”

Li Yuan didn't expect Luo Yu to ask this as soon as he opened his mouth, but it was not surprising, Ji Ning was unconscious at the time, and this kid took this idea, it would be strange if he didn't ask, took a sip of tea, and said: "This matter has to be thanked by Daoist Wang, he is much faster than your scouts, and told me about your situation, so he sent Daozong to the rescue." ”

Luo Yu suddenly realized, and he didn't have a chance to ask Li Daozong what was going on along the way, so he wanted to speak, but Li Yuan said again: "Boy, you are competent in front of Xiuning, and you are called a junior in front of me, what is the explanation?" ”

Luo Yu said: "The reason for the pre-military competence is because the juniors are in the army, and the general is a subordinate relationship, and the juniors are called juniors in front of adults, because the adults are not in the army, so they don't call you with military salutes." ”

Li Yuan frowned and said: ", let's not talk about this point first, Xiuning has the grace to save your life, tell me, how to repay her?" ”

Luo Yu shouted in his heart, isn't this reversing black and white? The relationship between herself and Li Xiuning is unclear to anyone, and it is not wrong to say that she has a life-saving grace for herself, but ...... Thinking of this, my heart moved, it couldn't be Li Xiuning who took a fancy to him, right? This thought frightened him a lot, maybe Li Yuan took a fancy to his military theoretical talent and wanted to leave himself in the Li family. Raising his eyes, he saw that Li Yuan was still looking at him with a smile, and in desperation, he had no choice but to say: "In the future, as long as the junior can do what he can, the general will send him." ”

Li Yuan's eyes flashed, and only then did he know why Li Xiuning recommended Luo Yu so much, he could think so far at a young age, with this help, why worry about the great cause? Before Luo Yu could react, he asked again, "What do you think of Xiuning?" ”

Luo Yu opened his mouth wide and was stunned on the spot.