Chapter 13: The Iron Horse Glacier
With the departure of the king of Xu, the court of this song also began its own war.
Taishi Wenzhong sits in the country, and the three-eyed eye skill recognizes people and ghosts, and firmly presses this party struggle in infancy.
Prime Minister Shang Rong proposed to impose taxes to ease the need for the march during this period, but was rejected by the Taishi Double Whip.
He didn't say much, he was in charge of the education of etiquette and music, and did the ideological work of the princes who had been deprived of their power.
He was tired of running around every day, but he was still in good spirits.
Yin Xin's side was not so lucky.
As soon as he left Chaoge for half a day, many people in the army were frozen to death on the way because of the extreme cold.
However, due to the obscenity of the king, there was no desertion.
At night, when the wind and snow were even worse, Yin Xin stood outside the tent and watched the poor soldiers huddle together to keep warm because they didn't have enough warm clothes, and couldn't let go of it for a long time.
"King, it's cold and cold, it's better to go back to the camp to rest early, don't hurt yourself."
Zhang Guifang, as the commander of the three armies, has always been by Yin Xin's side.
"General Zhang, you say, in this land of Beihai, we have arrived, how many people are left."
Zhang Guifang pondered for a moment.
"With the army of 150,000 people, counting the fatigue of the boats and cars, it is estimated that the loss will not exceed 1,000 people, and when the time comes, the number of people will still be sufficient to take Beihai."
Yin Xin didn't reply, just nodded.
"Is the king worried about these slaves?"
"The widow is worried about whether there is a young man in the family after their death, whether they can support the second elder in the family!"
After saying that, Yin Xin turned around and left, leaving Zhang Guifang standing in place stunned for a long time.
The next day, the wind and snow were even more terrifying than Zhang Guifang had predicted.
Last night alone, more than a dozen people were infected with cold poison, but the supplies of the army were short, so it was naturally impossible to treat these costly and time-consuming slaves.
Zhang Guifang wrote to Yin Xin, demanding that these people be executed immediately, and that they could also fill the bonfire with a few more firewood.
Yin Xin dismissed.
"A widowed soldier has never been greedy for life and afraid of death, even if the mission is cold, God has no eyes, and he must not let Lone's hands be stained with the blood of the same clan!"
Zhang Guifang was at a loss for what to do, so he had to take those soldiers forward.
Song of the court.
Wen Taishi sat firmly in the second seat of the Golden Palace.
This is what Yin Xin specially instructed before leaving.
For the superior person, it is not allowed to have the same perspective as ants.
However, there are a lot less party disputes today, and there is a handsome man in the audience.
He has ten slender fingers, carries a piano behind his back, and his momentum is as warm as jade, and he looks extremely elegant.
"Chen Boyi is examined, I am willing to offer ten treasures, change my father-in-law Ji Chang, and return to Xiqi as soon as possible."
Wen Zhong's eyes wrinkled, this Ji Chang was Yin Xin who strongly asked Haosheng to entertain him before going out to stay in Chaoge, and he was also extremely happy to talk about hexagrams with him for many days, where did he come from house arrest?
"Bo Yi Kao, Xi Bohou is highly respected in my court, where did he come from?"
Bo Yi Kao was stunned, when the old man with white eyebrows asked him to come and offer the treasure a few days ago, he obviously showed himself the figure of Ji Chang sighing in the gossip bronze mirror, why did he say that he was highly respected now?
"I naturally know that it's just that Xibohou is the lord of my Xiqi, and his departure for many days has made my Xiqi people panic, and I begged the Taishi to give an order on behalf of the king to send Xibohou back to the capital."
After speaking, Bo Yi Kao slowly took out several treasures from the illusory realm beside him.
When he ascended, the entire golden hall was dazzling, like a heavenly palace.
"This treasure is called the seven-spice car, which has the effect of turning evil into good fortune; This treasure is called sobering felt, which can promote people's spirits; This thing is called the white-faced ape, which can read people's hearts and read the heart......"
His introductions one by one, Wen Zhong was a little moved.
But after looking at the immovable Bigan Shang Rong on both sides, Wen Zhong suppressed his heart to receive the gift.
"Xibohou is deeply valued by the king, naturally he wants to go back, you don't have to offer this gift, take it back quickly, I will not accept the pilgrimage of the princes before the king wins the battle!"
After saying that, Wen Zhong's third eye burst out with thunder and lightning, like a demon in the sky, and the deterrent Bo Yi Kao had to accept the treasure and retreat in a huff......
North Sea border.
After marching for many days, he finally reached what would become known as Lake Baikal.
In the bitter cold wind, he ushered in his last supply.
This small border city, which is not supplied with soup at the top and is not favored by Beihai at the bottom, has become the target of public criticism since Yuan Futong's rebellion.
If Yin Xin hadn't come here for strategic replenishment today, this place would have been wiped out from the map long ago.
The princes guarding this place showed bitter faces, and finally scraped together enough military rations for conscription, but they didn't expect the king to accompany the army!
If he doesn't greet him well, the first of the 100,000 troops to slaughter is his city.
There was no way, there was not much land available in the land of the North Sea, so he could only take his men and his attendants into the long-forbidden Tiger Roaring Mountain Forest and hunt down a few rare beasts to entertain the murderous king.
But when he returned, he was shocked.
Yin Xin didn't make a big fuss about asking for high-class housing and a big banquet, but just sat with the soldiers and drank rice porridge mixed with gravel.
And from time to time, I also pick up one or two snowballs and throw them into my mouth to relieve the bloody bitterness in my mouth.
"The king, the guilty minister is not well greeted, and the minister asks the king to forgive the sin!"
The prince immediately knelt down, not caring that he still had the skin and fur of the strange beast on his body, and his face was covered with flesh and blood.
"No need to be polite, it's the widow who has neglected you for so many years."
Yin Xin said and walked slowly to the prince's side, and gently stretched out his hand to help him.
"The widow has lived in Chaoge for many years and knows very little about the outside world. Today, the widow has seen all over this poor world, and his heart is troubled. After defeating Yuan Futong's anti-thief, he gave amnesty to the world and gave Beihai more care, so that the road would not be full of starvation bones. ”
These words were very contagious, and the princes who knelt down were already in tears.
"King Shengming!"
This is not acting, it is Yin Xin's true thoughts.
There was no hybrid rice in this era, and there was no refined iron and steel.
It is a blessing for the people to be self-sufficient, and it is a death if they encounter natural and man-made disasters.
He had seen a lot of such tragedies along the way, which intensified the guilt in his heart.
"One day, I will make this place a peaceful and prosperous world."
Yin Xin meditated in his heart, drank the rice porridge in his hand, and walked back to his tent.
When the soldiers saw the king leaving, they smiled bitterly, poured a lot of snow into the pot, and boiled it into a thinner rice porridge, which was the food for their army......
Late at night, Yin Xin was still thinking about tomorrow's siege strategy, but a dark fragrance quietly attacked.
It was Su Daji wrapped in a fox fur coat.
She held a white fox in her arms and handed over a piece of elegant letter paper in her hand.
"King, there have been a lot of people with wind and cold in the army recently, so this can make people's inner fire flourish and resist the wind and cold."
Looking at the lines of elegant small characters, the king nodded slightly.
"You're doing a good job, and the widow was right to bring you in the first place."
Daji smiled charmingly, and the white fox in her hand barked happily twice.
"Holy, this is a dog?" Yin Xin exclaimed in his heart.