Mingwei and Ning Xiu marked out a path, and the group led the horses and walked carefully in the snow.
The snow in the mountain forest is too thick. If there is another collapse and they are buried in it, they will be dead after thousands of miles.
The journey took three days. When they arrived at their destination, they dug in the woods for another two days, but still found nothing.
"Let's rest." Seeing that it was getting dark, Yang Shu ordered.
Those who set up camp set up camp, and those who gathered firewood gathered firewood.
"Can we really find Zong Xu?" Yang Shu couldn't help but doubt as the vast expanse of snow in front of him made him doubtful.
"If General Zong is still alive, he should be in this area." Mingwei rubbed his hands and said, "This is the Shengmen. Looking at the terrain, there are thick trees and there is room for hiding."
Yang Shu held her hand, unbuttoned his shirt and put it in. The cold hand touched her warm chest, making him shiver from the cold.
"I told you not to follow me a long time ago. It's frozen like this. What should I do if I get sick?"
Ming smiled and said, "Isn't it you?"
"I'm not a god." Warming her hands, he opened his arms and said, "Come here by yourself."
Mingwei obediently leaned over and let him hug her tightly.
"You should sleep for a while first, and I will call you when I can eat." Yang Shu said.
"Yeah." His body was warmed by him, and Mingwei didn't refuse. This body was a bit weak, and it would be a real drag on them if he fell ill.
Just when I was confused, I heard voices coming from my ears.
She opened her eyes and saw the generals supporting a frozen man coming over.
Mingwei blinked his eyes, suddenly woke up, and sat up straight.
"People! They found a living person!"
Yang Shu patted her, straightened his clothes, and waited for the general to come over and report.
"Sir, we picked up a man when we were collecting firewood!" Scout Lao Fang happily reported, "Looking at the armor on his body, he should be the personal guard of General Zong. Please wait a moment and we will wake him up."
The generals dug up a handful of snow, rubbed the man's face to heat it, and kept it on the fire for a while, and finally saw him slowly waking up.
"Brother, can you hear me?"
The man saw their appearance clearly and was very excited: "Are you reinforcements? We have finally arrived!"
Ah Xuan asked hurriedly: "Are you the personal guard of General Zong? Are you still alive?"
"Exactly," the man looked a little gloomy, "The general is fine, but the brothers were buried a lot in the snow..."
After confirming that Zong Xu was still alive, Yang Shu felt relieved. After asking about their situation, he immediately ordered: "Let's not camp here. We will meet up with General Zong."
"yes."
The generals packed up quickly, followed the guard, and trudged through the snow for a long time. Finally, when it was dark, they found Zong Xu's residence.
"General, general!" the guard shouted happily, but was immediately stopped sternly.
"Quiet! Do you want another avalanche?"
The guard quickly sealed his mouth and lowered his voice to report: "Captain, reinforcements are coming! Someone has found us!"
Zong Xu was warming himself by the fire when he saw someone following the bodyguard. He got up and walked over, asking excitedly: "But Rui'er sent someone here?"
"General Zong, it's me." Yang Shu took off his helmet.
When Zong Xu saw it was him, he was very surprised: "Why is it you? It's not safe here. How can the third young master take risks? Where is Rui'er?"
Yang Shu said: "General, Prince Zong cannot come, and the various tribes of Xirong have rebelled."
"What?!"
…
The moonlight reflects the snow, making it even more lonely and cold.
Yang Shu and Zong Xu sat across from each other in the tent and recounted what had happened in the past few days.
Zong Xu frowned and remained silent for a long time.
"General Zong, do you think there is something wrong with this?"
"How to say it?"
"What a coincidence. The Hu people attacked the gravel slope, and then you came to support and were trapped. Then all the Xirong tribes rebelled together and broke through the Guliang Pass in a short time, forcing the Northwest Army into the worst possible situation.
.One link after another, no reaction time at all."
Zong Xu's expression darkened when he thought of his third brother who died in the battle.
Another son of the Zong family died in battle.
"I have been guarding the border for decades and know all the tribes of Xirong very well. They are far less fierce than the Hu people, and they are not as united. This time they are so organized and have overcome the barrier in one fell swoop. It is impossible to say that there is no plan behind it."
Zong Xu paused, and then said: "There is also my third brother, who has always been alert. I feel relieved that he is in charge of Guliang Pass. This time, he was actually broken through in such a short time, and he even escaped.
If I don’t come out, I really can’t believe it…”
"So, General Zong also thinks there is something fishy about this matter?"
"I can't guarantee anything." Zong Xu said tactfully, "I was only halfway through when I was buried in the snow. I still don't know what happened!"
Having said this, he asked him again: "How is the situation on the gravel slope?"
Yang Shu shook his head sadly: "This avalanche has buried the road. Not only General Zong is trapped here, but our reinforcements can't get through. After so many days, less than half of the road has been plowed. The defenders on the gravel slope must be in dire straits."
few."
Zong Xu had long been accustomed to death and said calmly: "It seems that they have been loyal to the country."
Yang Shu said: "Now that the road is buried, I am not afraid of the barbarians going south. It's just that this matter always seems weird. If we don't understand it clearly, we are afraid of endless troubles."
Zong Xu looked at him without speaking.
Yang Shu touched his face: "General Zong, is there something wrong?"
Zong Xu stared at him: "What does the Third Young Master want?"
Yang Shu shook his head: "I don't understand what you are saying."
Zong Xu said calmly: "This is none of your business at first, but you took such a big risk to find me. Now you don't bother at all and try to find out the connection behind it. The Zong family has been favored by others for no reason. It's really
It makes me uncomfortable."
Yang Shu smiled and said: "General Zong is too tired to live like this, but he doesn't dare to accept other people's kindness at all?"
"If others pay back, I really don't dare to do it to you, Third Young Master."
Yang Shu was speechless.
After a while, he said: "I do hope to gain the favor of the Zong family, but I can't afford anything else, and I don't dare to ask for it. Now, I just can't sit back and watch."
He looked down at his hands: "If my surname was Yang, would my life be more comfortable today? Would there be room for me to display the military arts and skills I learned? I don't know the meaning of living like this in my life.
Where...General Zong, these days, I really envy you, it is a joy to be able to learn something and put it to use."
Yang Shu's voice was low, showing loneliness and coldness in the snowy night.
Zong Xu knew that he was deliberately creating an atmosphere, but he couldn't bear to break it at this time.
After a long silence, he said: "This matter will be discussed later. Now that the Third Young Master is here, and there are capable people under his command, how about helping us find one first? Even if the brothers on Gravel Slope have died in the battle, their bodies must be carried
come out."
Yang Shu also regained his composure, nodded and said, "Now that I'm here, I will obey General Zong's orders." (To be continued)