Chapter 6: Wind (2)

The mountain road after the snow is extremely difficult to walk.

Especially for those Khitan soldiers, they had already been used to sitting on the saddle all day long, and suddenly they used their thighs and felt uncomfortable all over. Although there were auxiliary soldiers and Dacaogu holding his mounts for him, the armor and weapons were also carried on the horse's back. After walking for more than half an hour, everyone's legs were filled with lead, and every time they pulled them out of the snow nest, it was more than ten thousand pounds.

"So many courtyards don't fight, but they just ran to the mountains to attack a wild village. I really have the strength to use it, and I have no place to use it!" When people are tired, they are prone to anxiety. Moreover, the Khitan warriors were already feeling resentful about this army heading south with Han Kuangsi Han as the head coach. As they walked, "white smoke" came out of their mouths.

"Isn't it? It's so far away that I can't even make money back."

"If you want to fight, you should also set aside the county town. There are many rich talents in the city!"

"Who knows how that man tricked the housekeeper..."

You, I, hold a gun and a stick. Although I use all Khitan language, I still make Yelu Chiquan's ears hurt.

After patiently holding on for a while, Yelu Chiquan felt that today's task was a bit useless. She turned her head and whispered to Han Dexin: "This is snowy and snowy, why do you have to walk on the mountain road? If you just penetrate it from the plain..."

"The man in charge of the village is quite cunning and set up a trap in the valley in front of the village. According to detailed reports, several bandits had beaten him from the front before, and they were wiped out in the valley!" Han Dexin knew that his brother was a little educated and was impatient, so she smiled and explained patiently.

"Oh, as I said so, the idea is quite stubborn!" Yelu Chiquan frowned and continued to complain unhappily, "Then we should change the season to fight. The hillside is slipping step by step. When we get to the place, the boy will be exhausted. How can he have the strength to fight?"

"In another season, I am afraid that the Han State will not give up. According to my third uncle, the civil strife in the Han State will be almost quelled by Guo Jiaqueer. And we only plan to train troops this time, but we do not intend to destroy the Han State directly!" Han Dexin thought for a while and continued to seriously analyze the current situation for her brother.

This time, going south to attack Caogu was a temporary decision by Dati Yin Yelu Wuzhi and Han Kuangsi, the Privy Councilor of the Southern Court, and did not report it to the court in advance. Therefore, the war must be controlled within the scope of the border conflict and cannot rise to the national war between Liao and Han countries. If the invasion of the south is delayed by another two or three months, and when the civil strife in the Han country is quelled, Guo Wei and others, who know the situation of the Khitan country, may not be as strong as they are now.

In addition, this time, the Khitan soldiers who were originally under the command of General Yelu Liuge were also deterred from the purpose of diverting their attention. In order to avoid causing trouble because they were ordered to be dismissed from office and house arrest by the court. After all, the so-called "having resentment and colluding with traitors" was completely a deduction of Yelu Yilu material, and in fact there was no evidence at all!

Unfortunately, Han Dexin's painstaking efforts were destined to be rewarded. After hearing his words, Yelu Chiquan not only did not end the complaint immediately, but instead showed more disdainful expressions on his face, "Swish! I'm afraid that the Han Dynasty will not let go! I'll refuse to let go, what can they do? If you have the ability to let go, you will fight! I think your third uncle is too cautious. He is afraid of this and that, and you will be careful."

"Brother, the third uncle stands in a different position than us!" Han Dexin couldn't bear it anymore and shouted in a hoarse voice.

"What's the difference? I think he just thought it was inappropriate. Since he didn't want to go to war with the Han Dynasty, why should he quell all the forts along the Juma River? Isn't it better to keep them like they used to collect money and food once a year? Why do you have to kill these ewes with cubs?" Yelu Chiquan, who had long regarded himself as a pure Khitan, curled his lips, seven were dissatisfied and eight were resentful.

"That's for the next southern expedition!" Han Dexin was so angry that her eyes turned black, and her voice involuntarily turned high. "These forts have always been fence-bearing grass, and the windy side supports them. When the Han army attacked Yedu last time, they took the opportunity to make trouble. Therefore, if they want to successfully fight the southern expedition, they cannot keep these hidden dangers behind the army!"

"Then it's the same when you shovel them in the next southern expedition? Why bother to come out to do things in the heavy snow?!" Yelu Chiquan glanced at the Khitan soldiers behind him, and his shouting increased several times in an instant.

The Khitan warriors could not understand Chinese. Seeing Yelu Chiquan and Han Dexin suddenly quarreled, they thought the former was venting their anger for everyone, and suddenly felt that this person was barely a qualified Khitan general. However, when the Han soldiers heard the content of the two main generals' disputes, they all felt that it was not worth it for Han Dexin. They looked at the Khitan warriors and instantly became cold again.

The two teams walked and stopped and walked with their own worries, from the rising sun to the setting sun set, without seeing the shadow of their destination. After noon, the wind in the wilderness gradually became stronger. Snow particles that were half dry and wet, hitting the already frozen hard clothes, jingling.

The Han soldiers were blown away and staggered with weapons and marching packages on their backs. The Khitan warriors were even more unbearable. They fell one after another after another after another after another after another. Everyone was like snowballs, and their bodies were covered with bleak white. The most embarrassing were the Khitan Dacaogu and the Han army auxiliary soldiers. They were originally relatively weak, but they were carrying a lot of weight on their bodies. They fell down one after another and couldn't get up from the snow nest for a long time.

"I won't leave, I won't leave, camp, pass my orders, find a shelter place to camp. If you go on, there is no need to start a war, God will take us away!" Yelu Chiquan himself, too cold and tired, looked at the team that had been pulled two miles behind him, and shouted at the top of his throat.

"The general has an order to find a shelter to camp!" The personal soldiers were as if they were amnesty and quickly changed their orders in Khitan and Chinese, repeating Yelu Chinu's orders loudly.

The team behind him exploded with a "boom", and all the soldiers ran around the hillside behind the snow like frightened rabbits. When Han Dexin saw it, she would inevitably frown and reorganize the order loudly. However, at this moment, not only did the Khitan warriors refuse to obey his orders, but even the Han soldiers turned deaf, covering their ears with their hands and pricking them into the nearby valley.

It is not difficult to find a shelter in the hilly areas, but at the same time, it is quite scarce to shelter and get dry firewood nearby. The soldiers ran around the hillside like nets, until they consumed almost the last little physical strength on their bodies. Finally, they found a small valley covered with pine and cypress trees more than two miles west of the marching route.

"It's here, it's here. Come, hurry up and pick up some dry branches and pine trees, and let me bake them well!" After receiving the report from my subordinates, Yelu Chiquan was overjoyed. He immediately asked his personal soldiers to take the reins of his horse and rushed over in person, pointing at the forest sect and shouting instructions.

"Abide by the order!" "Yes!" "Please wait! I'll come when I go!" The soldiers agreed in a verbal manner, spread their legs, rolled and rushed into the woods, fearing that they would run a little slower, and all the dry firewood would be cheaper.

At this moment, Han Dexin, the commander of the Han camp, had no strength to restrain his brothers anymore. He used a spear as a crutch to support his body, raised his head and searched around. There was already a suitable campground, but the location of the guard posts around was not easy to find. The key is that the snow-nothing was too wide and neat, and it could not hide people from high or low places!

While I was busy, the sound next to me suddenly stopped, and there was a dead silence between heaven and earth.

What's going on? Han Dexin turned around in surprise and saw that his soldiers stood motionless on the edge of the woods as if they were frozen.

A little further away, a team slowly passed through the woods, like a group of white ghosts.
Chapter completed!