Si Mang, who was at the end of the line, witnessed the fierce fighting in the army, which slowed down the rout of the Korean army and left them with no time to find trouble for themselves. Although I thought that if I suffered this military disaster, I would probably fall into annihilation, but I couldn't care about it. Thinking that this chaos is likely to attract the Zhao army, these plundering Han soldiers will probably not be able to get anything good, and will eventually die here, I can't help but feel a sadness in my heart: the Zhao people deceived the Qin people, and the Qin people took revenge on the Zhao people, but the biggest disaster fell on the irrelevant Korea; Is the unjustified disaster really from heaven beyond the power of man?

In the midst of the hustle and bustle, Si Mang was the last to enter the valley. He didn't rush forward, but dragged behind the line with a heavy heart, so that he could give himself a little space to recover from his suffocation. Here, he doesn't have to think about the direction the team is heading, just follow along.

The valley is also a river washed by a river, and the snow is so thick that it looks like a quilt, and there may be solid rocks or deep pits underneath, and if you are not careful, it is easy to cut or break your feet, and there are many of these wounded sitting on the side of the road, and there are people next to them to comfort and help them. Si Mang is already the last person, if he passes and these people can't keep up, he will be considered a behind. Some of the soldiers in front greeted the wounded soldiers, reminding them that they were already the last battalion and that if they didn't keep up, they would be left behind.

Due to the trampling of pedestrians in front of them, the snow has melted, revealing the hidden nature below, which reduces miscalculations but adds mud. The road became slippery, and from time to time someone fell. On the way, there were people sitting on the side of the road to rest and recuperate. Si Mang didn't pay attention to them: the path was clear, and when they camped, the stragglers would be found; If you can't find your way back, you'll either die of starvation or be eaten by wild beasts. The chances of going home alone are slim to none!

After about ten miles of marching, an open field appeared, with more than a dozen families. Seeing that there were soldiers passing, the people here had already run out. The houses are low and dilapidated, and even look crumbling. Everyone was not in the mood to go in, so they rested here for a while and took in a few wounded soldiers.

From here, the road ahead turns to a mountain trail to the west. It is said to be a small road, but in fact, few people do it, and even people can't see it. On the road, you can see dead branches and grass cut down by the soldiers marching in front of you at any time, and it should be a road they opened from here.

Si Mang's troops stayed behind and set off nearly half a day later than the other troops. In winter, it gets dark early, and the mountains are cloudy, so it's already dark in the valley after entering the trail. But wherever the team went, there was no village in front of it, no shops in the back, except for muddy roads, which were covered with snow. The camp manager came and asked if he wanted to camp. Si Mang replied, continue to move forward and catch up with the rear army.

It was getting darker, and the battalion wanted to tie some torches out of dead branches and grass. But the dead branches and grass here were so damp that they couldn't be lit at all, so the camp had to give up.

It was even more difficult to march in the dark, and everyone could only rely on the reflection of the snow to barely see the road under their feet and move forward with difficulty. Although Si Mang was born as a martial artist, he also felt that the physical exertion was very large. Finally, I saw that there were traces of the front army's sharp attack in front, and everyone also wanted to sit down and rest. But Si Mang disagreed. The temperature here is extremely low, surrounded by snow, and the howling cold wind, and if you sit down at night, you may immediately freeze. He ordered the troops to continue their advance without stopping.

In the silent snow, there is only the sound of footsteps; From time to time, someone falls and makes an "ouch" sound. But finally there was a scream from the front, and Si Mang rushed up to see a soldier fall straight into the snow and had stopped breathing. Si Mang shouted loudly: "Stop! If you live, you will freeze to death! The strong will hold on to the weak, but they will move forward and live! ”

He picked up a thin soldier beside him and strode forward. I don't know how many times I have gone, I don't know how many people have fallen down, and the rest of the people have stiffened their heads, and there is only one thought, forward, forward, must not fall! In front of me, I kept discovering that there were sitting, half-lying and frozen soldiers in front of me, maintaining a resting posture, like a living person, but when I reached out and touched it, I fell down, and there was no heat on my body! These were supposed to be soldiers who froze to death in the front troops. Si Mang shouted: "Up, up, the army is in front, and a little ahead is coming!" ”

The legs were numb, and the whole body was stiff, as if only a trace of heat was still in the heart socket, supporting the movements of the whole body. No one had any thoughts, and even if they fell, there was no "ouch" sound, and they quietly got up and continued to move forward. - If he can't get up, he can only stay forever! In the middle of the night, when I saw the fire under the mountain in front of me, it was already midnight.

The sentry shouted the password, where can he answer it here. Si Mang came out and said: "We are waiting for the back camp, I am Xinling Wei Mang." The sentry came over to take a look, and saw that Si Mang's beard was all open, and his face was full of wind and frost, but he vaguely looked like he had seen it, so he let him go. Si Mang asked, "Where is Mr. Zhu?" “

The sentry pointed to a camp and said, "It's in the middle camp!" “

Si Mang and the others asked for the password and went down the mountain. It is a large settlement with about 1,000 households. When the front army was stationed, the people had already fled. After Si Mang led the army into first, he first found Xin Lingcheng, who was temporarily in charge of the rear army. Xinling Cheng does not know much about military affairs, but he is good at administration, and there is no shortage of marching orders, but he is very good at arranging houses. When he saw Si Mang, he immediately took the people from this camp to the pre-arranged camp.

The camp was a vacant lot surrounded by five houses that served as barracks. The camp has already been piled up with dead branches, just waiting for a fire. Since it was already midnight, most of the soldiers from the surrounding barracks went into the barracks to sleep. Si Mang sent soldiers to the nearby camp to ask for fires and light bonfires everywhere. The group of soldiers sat down by the fire, thinking about the hardships along the way, and couldn't stop crying! Si Mang shouted sternly: "Silence! "The crying turned to sobbing, but it was still hard to stop.

Si Mang said: "All the troops will rest the fire, and each will look at his own feet, but if there is redness and swelling, he will be warmed by snow to warm the fire!" “

He ordered officers of all ranks to inspect their soldiers one by one, but those who were red and swollen were ordered to wipe them with snow. It's on the edge of the camp, so it's relatively easy to get snow. For the sake of convenience, some people take snow behind the house under the wall or even on the house. Most people find pots, cans, etc. from their houses, but go to the mountains to get snow.

Almost all of them had frostbite on their feet, which was wiped with snow before they were warmed up. As everyone healed, the sobbing stopped. The gang took millet and tripod and began to cook porridge.

The fire danced in everyone's faces, and a new hope returned to them.

Si Mang asked Xinling where the prince was to blame? Xin Lingcheng replied that more than ten people in Gongzi's party were in the front army squadron, with those livestock, and it was said that they would ride several miles when they were tired. However, the mountain trails are rugged, and it is not easy to ride a bull or a horse. Si Mang asked again where the former army had entered so far? Xinling Cheng took out a bamboo slip from his arms, handed it to Si Mang, and said: "The former military newspaper has now entered Nirvana City. As soon as we set out, we will also go to Nirvana. Nirvana has a city where troops can be stationed. When Si Mang arrived here, his eyes were dark, and he could only listen to Gongzi's blame wherever he should go, and he felt very passive. But the matter has come to this point, and there is nothing to be done.

Coming out of Xinlingcheng, Si Mang found Mr. Jin again and asked him where Nirvana was? Mr. Jin couldn't say clearly, he only knew that there was the name Nirvana in the seventeen cities of Shangdang, and he didn't know where it was or what geographical features it was. Si Mang shook his head and sighed.

The next morning, the trumpet sounded, and there was a commotion in the silent hills. After counting the number of people, although some came back during the night, there were still more than 200 people reduced, and the rest were mostly injured. Like Si Mang, in addition to physical exertion, it is basically complete, and it belongs to a very small minority.

After breakfast, the troops went on their way in turn. The road left by the front team is like a trail that guides the way forward. Si Mang and the others had no idea, so they could only move forward.

First go south along a small river, and walk around a mountain in front of it. Although there was no peak population along the way, I also saw three or five people from time to time, but when I saw that there were soldiers, they all hid. On the way, I rested three times, the troop attrition was not large, although the road was not easy to walk, but there were people from time to time, there was no need to open the road, although it was also a little muddy, but after a night of freezing, it was still quite strong, and the overall was quite smooth, but it was a little slippery, and people often fell. But compared to last night's march in the mountains, it was much better. Coming out of the mountain road, there is a mountain valley. There is not much snow here, and the traces of the former army are not very obvious. Si Mang asked everyone to rest here for a while, and sent people to investigate. Soon it came to a conclusion, and the front army turned west and climbed over a mountain. Since there is obvious cow and horse droppings on the side of the road, you can't be wrong. Si Mang looked at the sky, and the sun was already setting west, so he ordered his troops to set off immediately and climb over the mountain to the west before dark. When everyone climbed the mountain, the sky suddenly cleared, and the sun was setting on the mountain farther west, and under the sunset, a city was in sight!

When we saw the destination, everyone's emotions were high. Descending the mountain, there is a road that is not a road, but it has obviously been trampled countless times, leading to the city.

Halfway through, I saw a group of Wei soldiers coming over, it was the soldiers of the front army, and when I saw that there were people on the mountain, I knew that it was the rear army, so I sent someone to meet them. Si Mang unexpectedly discovered that Gongzi was also among them!

Childe set out with the rear battalion of the former army, a force of five battalions responsible for the transport of baggage and livestock. Therefore, compared with the rear army, Gongzi can be regarded as pampered. The school rate of the leader was allocated to Gongzi and his retainers five horses,—— anyway, there were many horses, and whoever led them was led. This also provides convenience for Gongzi and others. When the terrain is easy, they take turns leading their horses and riding them; When the terrain is rough, they dismount collectively and walk, or pull or push, to maintain that the horses are not lost. Despite the hardships of the journey, they were neither left behind nor injured. Gongzi blamed Si Mang for all the credit, so he came to thank him!