Chapter 333: The First Snow of the Dead Winter (3)

No one expected that this heavy snow would fall for seven days.

Although Wei Jin has built many temporary shelters for refugees to withstand the cold as far as he can, the number of refugees has plummeted by more than half in just seven days!

Today with a warm smile and praying for tomorrow, and one night later becoming a frozen corpse, such things happen every day in Langfu City, and it seems that there is no end.

The frozen bodies of the dead refugees have piled up in a large square to the east of the city. But fortunately, this is a harsh winter season, and the corpses will hardly decompose, otherwise if the plague breaks out in the city, it will be a catastrophe for Langfu.

Although Wei Jin was extremely saddened by the large number of refugees who died, it also caused the daily food consumption in the city to continue to decrease. Originally, the grain storage in the city could only last for half a month, but after the careful calculation of the grain officer, it may be able to hold on for a month, which is also the only news that Wei Jin has heard in recent times.

Seven days of heavy snow not only flooded Langfu City, but also shrouded the army of captives in a suffocating shadow.

There was an eagle's cry in the sky, and the mountain elders, the tiger king, and the wolf king, who were drinking hot milk tea and discussing the war in the big tent, hurriedly rushed out of the tent. Beneath the heavy dark clouds, a slender figure was hovering among the snowflakes flying above the camp, and when the mountain elder appeared, the figure let out another eagle's chirp and flew down in a circle in the sky.

The mountain elder Pingping stretched out his arm, and the figure with its wings outstretched fluttered and landed firmly on the back of the mountain elder's hand. The white feathers with gray stripes spread all over the cloud eagle's body, and the golden sharp beak and piercing eyes still kept this vigilance.

The mountain elder pulled out a letter from a hollow wooden tube tied to its right paw, but after watching it, his face turned abrupt, and his body involuntarily burst out with an awe-inspiring momentum, and the wolf king and the tiger king, who were originally standing behind the mountain elder, instinctively strode back, as if facing some flood beast. Even the cloud eagle on the arm of the mountain elder let out a scream under the pressure of this momentum, and spread its wings again and soared into the air.

The momentum of the burst slowly converged, and the whole person of the mountain elder turned into a piece of ice, and he handed the letter to the wolf king and the tiger king without saying a word, and looked up to the sky and sighed lightly: "Is it really the sky that wants to kill me......?"

The wolf king and the tiger king unfolded the letter, only to see a few words written on it in a few words:

Binghe advances, quickly take Yunzhou!

====Dividing line in a blizzard====

The middle of the Northern Regions, Dragon City.

This is almost the only big city in the area controlled by the Northern Regions, he is majestic and magnificent, he is the location of the Heavenly Khan, and it is also the symbol of the supreme royal power of the Heavenly Khan!

It is located in a valley surrounded by mountains and rivers, surrounded by a natural alpine barrier that blocks the warm and soothing south winds, so that the valley floor is almost like spring all year round. In the past, even if the rest of the Northern Regions had been surrounded by bitter cold, Dragon City would only fall two or three snowflakes at night, spread a thin layer on the ground and eaves, and then disappear without a trace when the sun rose the next day.

Dragon City is the abode of the Heavenly Khan, and it is also the paradise in the hearts of all the captives of the Northern Regions.

But the current scene of heavy snow completely shattered all the captives' impression of Dragon City, they trembled, curled up and hid in their rooms or yurts, looking at the heavy snow falling outside the window, they could only shiver.

There were no more than half of the living people in the originally bustling streets, because all the living creatures that were still outside at the moment had completely frozen to death.

In the middle of the Dragon City, a majestic palace stands. It is the Dragon Emperor Palace where the Dragon King is located, although the continuous Dragon Palace is not as exquisite as the imperial palace in Yanjing of the Great Wei Dynasty, but it fully shows the extensive and heroic character of the people of the Northern Regions in the decoration. Qi Yan reads

Suddenly, there was a crackling sound coming from the roof, and it became more and more urgent, and the sound became louder and louder, as if countless stones had fallen from the sky and were beating the rubble of the roof.

On the square of the Dragon Emperor Palace, two Janissaries in armor each held a pot of charcoal in their arms, and were running forward in the wind and snow. Countless hailstones struck them, then cracked and scattered into countless ice crystals. The big one is the size of an adult's fist, and the smile is the thickness of a thumb.

Finally, they ran into the main hall, and the two Praetorian Guard commanders breathed a sigh of relief. The guards behind him immediately closed the vermilion gate, blocking out all the hail and cold wind, and then heard the sound of hail smashing on the gate, like countless pairs of fierce hands constantly slapping the door.

In the side hall next to the main hall, a man sat by the brazier, holding a battle report in front of him, and was carefully studying. The fiery red charcoal fire reflected on the man's face, revealing his gray sideburns and old countenance. Although he still has the awe-inspiring momentum of being in the top position for a long time, there is a deep sense of powerlessness hidden in his eyes.

The door was opened, and the cold wind that penetrated the room woke the man from his previous thoughts, and the two Praetorian Guards carefully closed the door again after stepping into the side hall, and then concentrated on adding the charcoal brought to the brazier in front of the man, and finally increased the heat emitted by the brazier a little.

An old woman with the same gray temples walked over, placed the teapot she was carrying on the wooden table beside the man, waved off the two guards, took out a teabowl and filled it herself, and then placed the teapot on the brazier.

"Wu, you've been watching here for a few hours, it's time to rest. The old woman knelt at the man's side, bowed her eyebrows, and respectfully handed the bowl to the man.

The only person who can use the name of Wu in Dragon City is the Heavenly Khan himself!

Tian Khan cleared his throat, casually lifted the woolen felt covering his shoulders behind his back, his eyes finally left the battle report in his hand, and took the hot tea handed by the old woman.

After taking a few sips, Tian Khan's bitter face finally showed a little smile while looking at the old woman: "Auntie, you go down, I'll see it later." By the way, call Mu Ying to me, I have something to look for him. ”

The old woman agreed, and soon an old man in a thick leather jacket and a felt hat came in. He had two long white hairs hanging down his temples like a waterfall, which fell straight to his waist, and his clothes were sewn with all kinds of intricate flowers. With each step, the long strings of tiny bone objects hanging from his waist and chest collided with each other, making a muffled sound. He walked closer, bowed slightly to the Heavenly Khan, and said, "Wang, you are looking for me!"

As the high priest who is admired by everyone in the Northern Regions, Mu Ying is not only in charge of the annual Northern Regions Heaven Worship Ceremony, but also guards these countless classics about the history of the Northern Regions. It was also Mu Ying who discovered the anomaly in the northern climate this year, and judged that the ice age was coming.

Mu Ying also has another name: Elder Tianyu! Because he is also a high priest, Mu Ying is also the only one of the three elders who has assisted the Dragon King in the past dynasties who can leave his own name.

"Hmm......" Tian Khan waved his hand so that he didn't have to salute, and it was obvious that he was extremely important to him.

"Mu Ying, tell me seriously, is this heavy snow really a precursor to the coming of the Ice Age?" Tian Khan's words were dull and powerful, not at all like a dying old man.

Mu Ying's expression was calm, his long white hair hanging down his temples was swaying silently, and he knelt down on his face and bowed: "Your Majesty, it's a pity that Mu Ying can't give you the answer you want." ”

"Hey......" Tian Khan sighed, didn't say much, but put the battle report aside, raised his head and stared at Mu Ying: "The war in the south of Yunzhou has not ended as scheduled, but fortunately, the west of Yunzhou has finally defeated the strong enemy with the perseverance of the Elder Rock and my son, and finally won a foothold for our clan." I have ordered the tribes to start migrating south in advance, hoping to move most of the tribes to the territory of Dayunzhou before the real cold snap arrives. ”

The wooden baby still knelt on the ground, without making a sound, and his long hair fell on the woolen felt at his feet, and was reflected in the charcoal fire in the brazier.

"You sent orders to Panshi and my son for me, so that they could cooperate with the migration of the various tribes, and at the same time send troops and horses to help the Tiger King and the Wolf King as appropriate, so that they could take Langfu as soon as possible. Yunzhou is already the last hope of our clan. ”

"Do as the king commands. ”