The north wind swept the white grass and folded, and the snow flew in August.

It's already November, the desert grassland, the wind is strong, the snow is flying, looking around, the sky is vast, not to mention seeing the road ahead, even the team of dozens of steps behind is shrouded in wind and snow.

After Mao Dun finished speaking, he didn't hear anyone respond, and then he suddenly realized that the king of Zuogu Li, who was closest to him and most loyal to him on weekdays, was gone, and died in the battle last night. The armies of the rest of the tribes have also been dispersed, and at this time, only a few dozen loyal guards and warriors remained, as well as the 3,000 remnants of his own tribe.

He couldn't help but pause, and spoke with some difficulty.

"What about the right king......"

"Your Majesty, last night, we also broke up with the Subu tribe......"

Hearing this, Maudun turned his head in some silence and looked at the increasingly gloomy sky ahead.

Eventually, he exhaled a breath of white air, wiped a handful of ice ballast from his beard, and set his eyes farther north.

"Immortal Heaven will not cut off the life of his people, although the north is cold, there are still pastures that can support his people, and there are water sources for his people to reproduce......"

Speaking of this, his voice was a little unspeakably fierce, just like at the beginning, he killed his father, brother and wife with his own hands!

"Pass the order, all the warriors who are seriously injured and can't keep up with the team, hand over their baggage, and leave the broken back! Here I swear that their merits, their honor, and their riches will be rewarded to their descendants. They can let one of their designated juniors enter the personal guard camp of this single Yu and be in charge of the honor guard! ”

All the people, silent, except for the north whistling in their ears, were the cold command of Mao Dun to the bone.

"Now, we have reached the most dangerous time, now, take up the weapons in your hands, summon up your courage, use your teeth, use your claws, protect our children and women, and go to the north, where there will be our new home-"

At this, he paused.

"This heavy snowfall may be the redemption of the Immortal Heaven for the descendants of our Wolf King, it will soon cover up the traces of our retreat and allow us to escape from the blockade of the Tuyu tribe......"

Mao Dun's words gave the morale of the bottom, which had fallen to the bottom, a little boosted.

Maudon jumped off his horse and stomped the snow on the ground. The heavy snow for a day and night had already filled the ground with snow, and he couldn't help but show a hint of happiness in his eyes.

"Immortal Heaven is endless, with this heavy snowfall, the miscellaneous pieces of the Tuyu tribe, unless they can fly, it will never be possible to catch up with our team......"

In the wind and snow, Mao Dun's orders and analysis were silently transmitted, and then the army began to silently adjust the formation, some people retreated, some made up, everyone knew that this was a farewell of life and death, but surprisingly, no one made any noise.

At this moment, all people have already had a kind of consciousness of being sacrificed.

The Zodiac must live, and only by living can there be hope for everything.

And this heavy snowfall is where the hope lies!

……

Xiang Yu didn't expect that at the end of the war, there would be a blizzard.

He couldn't help but grab the reins and sighed.

"This Maodun kid is lucky!"

This untimely blizzard made the task of chasing and killing Maudon extremely difficult. In this extreme weather, it is extremely difficult to find someone, even to save your life.

If you are not careful, you may lose contact with the army and completely disappear into the depths of this vast snow.

Cao Shen couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head.

"Perhaps, it's because this is not exhaustive, but even so, the general's merits are enough to be proud......"

With his own strength, he destroyed the Xiongnu, who were more powerful than Donghu, and completely relieved the border troubles in the north of Great Qin, even if he failed to catch Maoton, some fly in the ointment, it was enough to be comparable to Han Xin, the Marquis of Jingbian!

However, although they knew that in this case, the possibility of catching Mao Dun again had become very small, Xiang Yu and Cao Shen still gave the order to hunt down Mao Dun.

Whether it can be caught or not is one thing, and whether or not to send someone to pursue it is another.

"Mr. Cao is cleaning up the battlefield here, sitting in the army, and I will also take people to find the ...... of Maudun."

After Xiang Yu finished speaking, he tightened the halberd in his hand, and was about to urge the black horse under his crotch to set off, but suddenly, he grabbed the reins of the horse, and looked at a group of figures "floating" on the snow not far away.

"General Apprentice?"

But he soon discovered the strangeness.

The disciple and several of his scouts each carried two canes in their hands, and each stepped on two things with their heads slightly upturned to look like narrow planks.

It is precisely because of this that they glide like flying and fast as galloping horses on this thick snow.

"General Disciple, what is this?"

Xiang Yu jumped off the horse with some curiosity, walked in front of the disciple and the others, and looked carefully.

Although he had never seen this thing, he saw that the disciples were advancing at such a fast speed, and he couldn't understand the powerful effect of this thing here.

With this, snow is no longer a problem!

"General Qiyu, this is a strange thing designed by His Royal Highness the Emperor Eldest Sun before, and specially made by people, he called this a snowboard ......"

As he spoke, he held the ski pole in his hand, and in front of Xiang Yu, he skilfully slipped around a few times, and then he made another sharp turn and stopped steadily in front of Xiang Yu.

"This thing, although it looks simple, but with this thing, we can not be limited by snow, in this kind of place, even the best horses, I'm afraid they can't keep up with this thing......"

This doesn't need to be introduced by himself, Xiang Yu himself can see it.

He stared feverishly at the skis under his feet, and was about to ask for a pair when he heard the disciple add with some regret.

"It's a pity, this thing is a bit of a threshold to use, and if you don't train for a few days, I'm afraid you won't be able to use ......"

Xiang Yu: ......

When it came to his mouth, he secretly swallowed it back.

"General Disciple, how many of these skis do you have in your hands now?"

At this moment, Cao Shen suddenly came up and interjected. Hearing Cao Shen ask about this, Xiang Yu's eyes couldn't help but have a trace of expectation.

"Mr. Hui's words, we still have three hundred pairs of ...... on hand"

Seeing a look of disappointment flashing in Cao Shen's eyes, he hurriedly added another sentence.

"This is what we have done overtime in the past few days, if the craftsmen in the army are asked to hurry up the production, with the assistance of the rest of the soldiers, it is estimated that hundreds of ...... can be made in one morning."

"It's a little late to make it now!"

In this weather, let alone a morning, even if it is an hour, Mao Dun will not be able to run away, and if you want to chase it when the time comes, it is basically not possible to catch it.

Thinking of this, Cao Shen couldn't help but shake his head in disappointment.

"Three hundred, too little......"

Just when he was already planning to give up this idea completely in his heart, Xiang Yu on the side suddenly spoke up.

"No, not a lot! To deal with Maudun children, three hundred warriors are enough! ”

After Xiang Yu finished speaking, he immediately ordered.

"General Tu, immediately gather all the soldiers to serve the soldiers, prepare three days' dry food for each of them, give up the long sword, carry the longbow on your back, bring enough arrows, and follow me to pursue Mao Dun Xiao'er!"

When I heard this, I couldn't help but feel refreshed.

"No!"

Facts have proved that the capable can do anything, people with athletic talent, learn this thing, get started really fast, Xiang Yu except for the beginning because of the poor mastery of strength, fell a few heels, quickly rowed like a look, barely kept up with everyone's speed.

"General, in which direction are we chasing?"

Xiang Yu groaned slightly, and then made his own judgment.

"North!"

Now that Yinshan is blocked by the elite of Great Qin, the territory of Donghu has been taken by Han Xin and has become the land of Great Qin, and the west is the army of Su Jiao who has been playing soy sauce, except for the north, Mao Dun has almost no choice.

Of course, the grassland is vast, and even if they know that Mao Dun will inevitably run north, they will not be able to chase after it. The place is so big that even with skis and binoculars, it takes some luck to find the traces of the Maudun army.

Facts have proved that in this kind of place, trying to find thousands of people is really like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Under the leadership of Xiang Yu, they slid out for more than a hundred miles in one breath, and they didn't see the slightest shadow of the Maotun army.

"General, we should have chased after us, the Maodun tribe fled, among the army, there are not only injured tribes, but also many women and children, now that the snow is closing the road, they can't move too fast......"

Xiang Yu nodded.

He took out the compass in his hand, judged his current position, and turned his head to look at the disciple on the side.

"General Disciple, you and I are searching separately here, you follow this line to the east, I follow this river to the west, once you find the traces of Mao Dun and others, immediately join forces with me......"

In vain he received the order.

He immediately led everyone away, and as he walked, he checked the map in his hand to judge his current position, but until the evening, he could not find any trace of the Maudun army.

Looking at his subordinates, who were already obviously tired, he knew that he could no longer chase and must stop and rest immediately. In such bad weather, once they are exhausted, all that awaits them is total annihilation.

Soon, they stopped, and skillfully built a few low, thick, ugly-looking igloos on the spot on a slope with a few low trees growing on the ground.

This is the survival skill taught last time before His Royal Highness the Emperor's eldest grandson conquered Mobei.

It's just a pity that the last time I fought with the emperor's eldest grandson, I broke the four kingdoms in one day, and I didn't have time to rest, and the battle was over, and these skills were useless at all......

Now, it's used.

These igloos, half under the snow and half on the snow, are low and low, but they are many times better than the cold outside, which looks like a knife cutting through the surface.

The red flame rose and suddenly became much warmer.

A group of people silently gathered around the campfire, boiling hot water and roasting dry food, which looked exceptionally warm in a snowstorm.

Almost at the same time, Xiang Yu, who was searching west along the river, also made the same decision as the disciples.

He had already prepared for a night together, but as a result, he watched in amazement as the group of scouts under his bare hands forced to pile up snow huts like big mushrooms on the snow.

The most incredible thing is that this small house that seems to be made of snow is quite warm inside!

Looking at his own brave and invincible General Yu, who had never seen the world at this time, the group of Great Qin elites in the scout camp couldn't help but feel secretly refreshed in their hearts.

Proudly introduced.

"General, this is the snow room that His Royal Highness the Emperor Grandson taught us......"

Xiang Yu: ......

It's the emperor's eldest grandson again!

I can't imagine that his dignified eldest grandson of the Great Qin Emperor can even do such a small thing, in this world, is there anything he can't do?

Although the mood is a little complicated, this snow room is really good.

At least, with this, there is no longer a need for a group of big men to huddle together against the north wind to keep warm. Thinking of this, he took a leather bag of wine from his waist, took a big sip of it, and then handed it to the scout lieutenant on the side.

The charming aroma of wine suddenly permeates between the lips and teeth.

What a beautiful thing it is to be able to take a sip of spirits in such a cold and snowy place.

…………

Looking at the wind and snow in front of him, Mao Dun subconsciously reached out and touched the wine bag made of cowhide on his waist, only to find that it had already become empty.

Only then did he withdraw his palm with mixed feelings.

He never dreamed that one day he would be reduced to the point where even a sip of wine would become a luxury.

"Your Majesty, you can't go any further, it's better for our warriors to go again, but those women and children really can't hold on......"

The lame one-legged Right Duhou pulled the reins of the horse, chased after Mao Dun's side with a deep foot and a shallow foot, and gasped and suggested.

Mao Dun turned his head to look at the women and children who were in the center of the army, groaned slightly, and then nodded.

Although he was worried that the army of the Tuyu tribe would catch up at any time, he couldn't help but take into account everyone's physical exertion. Unlike Xiang Yu and the others who abandoned their baggage and went into battle lightly, dragging their families and mouths, they also needed to pull the heavy baggage of the Maodun army, and obviously the physical consumption was more obvious.

With Maudun's order, many people suddenly weakened their legs, panted, and sat on the ground.

But soon, they were reprimanded by their respective leaders, and they began to prop up their tents, and then, a group of people made a fire to cook, and when the first bowl of hot mutton soup entered their stomachs, and they were initially freed from the cold and hunger, they had time to think about their situation at this time.

Many people, looking back in the direction they came, almost shed tears.

Unlike the Hun warriors, who could barely eat a half-full, the atmosphere of the women and children who were escorted in the middle of the army was even more dreary, and many women and children huddled together and wept silently, and then the family huddled together to share a little mutton soup with almost no pieces of meat.

No one dared to save their share of the ration to the children, because without this mouthful of sheep soup, they would die in such bad weather.

Without their care, the child in their arms will become a corpse that no one cares about in the vast snow.

(End of chapter)