The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and Xiaowutai Mountain has become a world covered in snow.
The sound disappeared here, and everything between heaven and earth was silent.
Suddenly, an army marched out from the official road, with crimson uniforms and high morale, which suddenly turned the white silence into a fiery scene.
They were the troops marching from Shiling Pass, preparing to support the pass ahead.
At this time, in the middle of the team, Wang Yun, dressed in military uniform, was sitting on a cart with a calm expression.
But beside him, Guo Lin saw Wang Yun's nervousness, so she sarcastically said:
"Sir, with the heavy snow falling, you should stay in Yangqu, where it is warm."
As soon as these words came out, the air became even more tense, and everyone could hear the sourness in these words.
Xun Cheng was also here. At this time, his heart was gloomy, and he felt that the generals were already at odds even before the battle started.
But Wang Yun didn't care about Guo Lin's temper, but asked Xun Cheng seriously:
"This time our army is deployed in full force, and great things can be expected. But I am worried that Yikou Pass will not be able to support the arrival of our army?"
Xun Cheng hesitated for a moment, and finally promised:
"Don't worry, sir, I have arrangements for everything inside the pass. As long as the brothers follow what I did before, the pass will be impregnable."
With that said, Xun Cheng wanted to introduce to Wang Yun how he arranged it.
But Wang Yun interrupted with a wave of his hand and said with a smile:
"Mr.
Xun Cheng was moved and said nothing more.
Little did he know that the scene just now made Guo Lin even more angry, and she really didn't take him seriously at all.
At this time, a gust of cold wind blew by. Wang Yun tightened his tight cloak and said to Guo Lin with a smile:
"Lao Guo, do you remember that one winter, we hunted foxes with Master Guo. I remember I saw a white fox once, and you didn't believe it."
Guo Lin looked ugly and said to Wang Yunt:
"Master, you are now in a high and powerful position. You are no longer what you used to be. How can you care about your ignorance back then? Besides, Shuyou has already served the country and you are still holding on to this?"< br>
Wang Yun snorted and said indifferently:
"Yes, thirty years in the east of Hedong, thirty years in the west of Hexi. Who would have thought that the most humble prince under Guo Shi's sect would now have a good fortune, while Wang Rou and Wang Shuyou, whom everyone welcomed back then, died in the hands of the Huns. . You are right, everyone is dead. It seems that I am petty to be jealous, but I still can't forget a sentence."
Guo Lin sighed and said to herself:
"We were all young back then, and you were loved by Master Guo, so some of what we said was indeed a bit excessive."
But Wang Yun didn't accept this at all, but said fondly:
"At that time, I told you the news about the appearance of the white fox. Then what did Wang Shuyou say? He said that I, Han Weizi, was Han Weizi. What I loved most was to take shortcuts, thinking that if I met an auspicious sign, I would be able to do anything. But not You know, some people are destined to wallow in the mud and never make it to the stage.”
Wang Yun smiled after saying this, but no one present, including Xun Cheng, could laugh. They could feel Wang Yun's anger back then.
Yes, Wang Yun is indeed angry, but as angry as he was in the past, he feels melancholy now.
After all, everyone is dead, so what can he do no matter how noble he is? On the contrary, at this moment, Wang Yun felt a little relieved about the past, and began to value one thing more.
Make meritorious deeds and rank among the three great men.
So, Wang Yun turned his mind to the present and said to Guo Lin:
"Lao Guo, do you think I said this to retaliate against the Jinyang Wang family? Then you think too little of me, Wang Yun. I am just telling you that I, Wang Yun, come from a humble background, but I am not After giving up and making many achievements, we have reached this point. We have won this battle, and I will be Situ when I return."
Guo Lin looked ugly and felt humiliated.
But Wang Yun changed his style:
"Lao Guo, your family background is better than mine, and your abilities are not inferior to mine, but you have been wasting your time in Bingzhou and wasted yourself. You have to think carefully. After all, Bingzhou is also the Bingzhou of the Han Dynasty, and Ding Yuan is just a Han Dynasty. As the governor, you need to know who to follow.”
After speaking, Wang Yun bowed to the southeast and said in respect:
"This time your Majesty asked me to leave the feudal vassal, and asked me to attract more knowledgeable people to share the country's worries. So Lao Guo, your stage is not in this small Bingzhou. When you return to Beijing with me after the war, I will promote you. You are the captain of the Xiyuan School. When the time comes, you will be in the outer court and I will be in the middle court. We will work together to help the Han Dynasty and help the country. Isn’t this better than mediocrity here? "
At this time, no change could be seen on Guo Lin's face, she just replied firmly:
"Then we, Lao Guo, would like to thank Wang Situ."
The team was still marching, and the wind and snow were getting heavier and heavier.
Wang Yun glanced at the mountains on the right side of the road and said worriedly:
"Mr. Xun, do you think the Taishan bandits will set up an ambush here?"
This time, before Xun Cheng could speak, Guo Lin took the initiative to talk:
"Sir, this place is indeed a good ambush, but not to mention that the Taishan Army has been attacking the stronghold for a long time, and I haven't heard of the Sheyi Pass heading south, let alone the heavy snowfall and freezing weather. The Taishan Army I’m not an iron man, how can I endure it?”
After Guo Lin finished speaking, Wang Yun did not comment, and Xun Cheng also replied:
"Your Majesty, what General Guo said is absolutely right. Before our army set off, we sent sentries back and forth to scout out the enemy, but there was no sign of the enemy. Then the heavy snow suddenly came, so I delayed our departure for two hours. At that time, I asked you, sir. Everyone thought that the trip was cancelled, not to mention those Taishan bandits, so even if there was an ambush, they should withdraw."
But when Xun Cheng finished speaking, a group of capable knights came up on horseback.
These people brought news that they saw some traces of grass on some nearby ridge slopes. They speculated that an army should have been ambushing here before, and it might have withdrawn due to heavy snowfall.
Wang Yun really admired Xun Cheng at this time. Originally, he was re-employed because he was a lonely minister and had isolated himself from the Bingzhou Army. Looking at it now, this man is brave and resourceful. He is truly a rare general.
But Wang Yun didn't expect that the Taishan Army would actually ambush him. He frowned and said:
"This Taishan thief is really cunning, he actually came to ambush us."
Speaking of this, he was a little worried and asked the second general:
"Since the Taishan Army appears nearby, does it mean that the gate has been lost? And will the Taishan Army not be far away? Should we stay alert?"
At this time, Wang Yun was quite nervous. It seems that he also knows what kind of existence the Taishan Army that he talks about can be defeated instantly is.
At this time, Xun Cheng came out to reassure Wang Yunxin, and he analyzed:
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. I have fought against the Taishan Army before. Indeed, it is rare for that generation to have sophisticated fighting equipment, but in this weather, these fighting equipment and armor have become their shortcomings. This round of heavy snow came suddenly, I think it's Those Taishan thieves lack winter clothes. In this weather, their armor is cold and their limbs cannot relax. Even if they are nearby, they are no match for our army."
Wang Yun glanced at Guo Lin and saw that he had no objection, so he probably agreed with this statement.
So, Wang Yun calmed down and continued northward with the army in the wind and snow.
Judging from this level, Wang Yun can accompany the army in such weather, which shows that he is indeed unusual.
……
The snow fell thicker and thicker, and the army marched slowly on the snow.
At this time, the military morale was much lower than at the beginning. Even though they were all wrapped in Dongyi, the swords and spears were still so cold. The officers and soldiers all wrapped their sleeves and lowered their heads as they walked on.
Wang Yun, who was following him in the car, also had a slight cough, but after all, he was a handsome minister who had risen from the battlefield, and his body was still very strong.
But when the wind and cold come, no matter how strong you are, you will still have a headache and a fever. At this time, Wang Yun's mind was groggy, and he vaguely heard a noise outside.
Wang Yunqiang supported him and said in a loud voice:
"What happened?"
It was Guo Lin and Xun Cheng who were arguing outside.
Hearing Wang Yun's voice in the car at this time, Xun Cheng hurriedly replied: "Sir, there is news from the front army. There are more than 20 bandits in front of us! The general intends to drive them away, but General Guo is too cautious. No matter what, I don’t want to.”
Wang Yun felt dizzy, and he subconsciously said:
"You are the commander-in-chief, and everything is decided by you."
After Xun Cheng received Wang Yun's support, he quickly sent out the Bingzhou cavalry near the Chinese army.
The cavalry general dispatched was called Yang Mi, a fierce general of the Bingzhou Army. After receiving the order from the Central Army, he quickly led 300 cavalrymen to drive away the Taishan Army's rangers.
More than 300 horsemen were galloping on the opened snow road, and the mixed team was in chaos. Many military officials were talking about whether the enemy was on the front line.
Wang Yun was a little worried. At this time, his nose was blocked and his voice was hoarse:
"Xunjun, is everything okay?"
Xun Cheng hurriedly walked to the car and said close to the car:
"Sir, there is no problem. The front army has investigated and found out that it is a group of thief sentries who lost their way in the snow and wind, but it means that the Taishan Army's troops are in front."
Wang Yun nodded, said nothing more, and fell asleep.
Xun Cheng also had no doubts about his judgment, because it was normal to get lost in such a wind and snow.
At this time, the ground was a vast expanse of white, and the original straight road had been completely covered, blending in with the surrounding environment.
In such an environment, getting lost is completely normal.
But Xun Cheng was not without worries. What worried him was the heavy snow.
As a marching road, the roadbed of a straight road must be higher than the flat ground, and there are ravines on both sides of the roadbed, and the soil for the roadbed is dug from here.
But now the heavy snow has covered the whole area, and the roadbed cannot be distinguished at all, so it is easy for the army to walk on it while marching.
It's okay if people step on it, but if things like baggage are pushed under the roadbed and fall into the ditch, it will be impossible to get up.
Therefore, when the front army is opening the road, it is necessary to plant flags on both sides of the roadbed from time to time to guide the way for the rear group.
But this inevitably slows down the marching speed.
At this time, the wind and snow were getting heavier and heavier. If they could not reach the front military station before nightfall, the army would have to sleep in the wind and snow. This would be a fatal blow to the army.
Compared with this, those dozen enemy rangers were nothing more than scabies.
Thinking about this, he ordered the tooth soldiers beside him to go to the front to speed up the march of the front army.
Looking at the vast whiteness of the sky and the earth in the distance, with the mountains covered with snow, Xun Cheng shook his head.
……
It was about four or five miles away from the Han reinforcements.
Li Damu and his entire army of eight thousand officers and men have been waiting here for a long time.
When the heavy snow suddenly arrived, Li Damu knew that his original plan had to be changed. Because the heavier the snow falls, the colder it becomes on the mountain, and then the harder it becomes to get down.
So Li Damu decisively moved the ambush point and came to the straight road at the foot of the mountain to prepare for battle.
But in fact, several hours had passed, and the brothers' hands and feet were frozen, but there were still no reinforcements from the enemy.
At this time, Li Damu no longer had much hope. Although he was unwilling to give in, he still said to Dian Wei beside him:
"Let's wait another half an hour. If we still can't wait for the Han army on the opposite side, we will retreat."
But having said that, the disappointment on Li Damu's face could not be hidden at this moment.
Dian Wei patted Li Damu and comforted him:
"Damu, we tried our best. No matter how great the military exploits are, they can't be worth the lives of our old brothers. They stayed silent and froze with us in the wind and snow, but we can't take it seriously."
Li Damu understood this and could only nod helplessly.
In the wind and snow, time passed little by little, and Li Damu's hands and feet began to become a little stiff. He knew that the physical strength of his brothers had reached the limit at this moment.
Just when he was about to give the order to retreat, several riders came running in front of him. They were the sentry riders he sent out before.
The two sentry riders were covered in frost and snow, and their eyebrows were all white. They said as soon as they came on:
"General Guard, we have picked up traces of the enemy. They are four or five miles away from us."
Li Damu was smart and asked first:
"Just you two coming back?"
The two sentries were busy explaining:
"No, after the brothers got the information from the sentry, hundreds of cavalry were sent to the opposite side. Then we started to break out. Because of the heavy snow, we were all a little lost. We thought we were heading east, but we didn't expect that we were the first to go first. Back.”
Li Damu was relieved, but now he was entangled again. Can they still fight at this time?
Dian Wei also thought about this, hesitated for a moment, and said to Li Damu:
"Damu, withdraw."
Li Damu's eyes were filled with tears and he was particularly unwilling, but in the end he cried helplessly:
"I really failed to live up to the king's high expectations."
After saying that, he gave him a heavy kick.
Afterwards, Li Damu and Dian Wei jointly ordered the entire army to retreat.
But when the military orders were sent to various ministries, all the key officers in the army rushed over, and they all asked Li Damu for orders:
"Let's fight again. Brothers, we have been waiting for this time. The king's kindness is as great as the ocean, so what does this little storm mean?"
Seeing the groups of old brothers fighting against each other in the wind and snow, but still fighting to the end for the king, tears burst out of Li Damu's eyes, and he knelt down to the brothers:
"Brothers, this time it's all because of my poor marching. Brothers want to fight, and I want to fight too. But we can't fight this battle, and the king won't let us fight. Therefore, everything is my fault. , brothers, listen to me once and come back to the army with me.”
When Li Damu was about to kneel down, Dian Wei tried to stop him, but Li Damu was also a hero as good as Dian Wei. How could he stop him now that he was determined to kneel down?
As soon as Li Damu knelt down, all the military officers opposite him also knelt down. Just like that, in the wind and snow, hundreds of heroes and warriors knelt on the ground, and the passionate heroic spirit turned this place into spring.
Everyone's heart is warm.
Although this battle cannot be fought after all.
At this moment, a desolate song came from the wind and snow:
"Dad, you were born in a big mulberry family, and you are born not to be angry! However, you have been busy with plowing in spring and summer, and you will be attacked by war in autumn. Suddenly there was a sound of golden thunder, and Huang Tianli was dead in the sky. He wrapped his head in a yellow scarf and put on blood clothes, and killed all the corrupt officials. The thieves are afraid of me, just because hundreds of millions of people cry out for justice. One day, I will call King Zhang again, and we will reunite in Yantai to plow this smelly land."
When this song came, everyone was overjoyed. They all looked at the shadowy figure in the wind and snow, with tears in their eyes:
"King Zhang, here we come."
Zhang Chong's song is called "Calling King Zhang".