Between the thousands of miles of snow-capped mountains, the fluttering snowflakes and ice crystals are intertwined, sometimes flying picturesquely in the air, shining with mysterious light under the cold sun, exuding deep charm.
Jia Hui and others were not in the mood to appreciate this rare beauty.
Damn it, it’s snowing!
If he were still in Han Dynasty, Jia Hui would be happily playing with his brothers in the snow, but now they are in the mountains!
"Asir, how far is it from the hot spring you mentioned?" Jia Hui looked at Asir with a gloomy expression.
Asr is the original Daruhuachi of Aksai Chin.
"Let's get back to the general. We're almost here. Just climb over the mountain pass ahead. There is a big cave inside the mountain, which is big enough for everyone to go in and avoid the snow."
Jia Hui stared into Asr's eyes with murderous intent.
Asr felt as if he was locked by a tiger, unable to move, and even the horse he was riding became restless.
But he still mustered up the courage to face Jia Hui's lustful eyes firmly.
Just because the dead Abu accidentally offended the grand master, he was plotted against him, which was equivalent to being exiled to Aksai Chin.
There were only a group of soldiers around him who had also offended their superiors and were sent here.
If nothing unexpected happens, they may have to stay in Aksai Chin for the rest of their lives until one day they are devoured by wolves.
This group of Qi soldiers can be said to be the only chance to change his life.
You must gain the trust of your coach, General Jia!
So when snowflakes suddenly started to fall in the sky, Asr knew that his only bargaining chip would come in handy.
I accidentally found a rift valley with hot springs!
Asir did not hesitate, and decisively ran over on horseback, telling Jia Hui that he knew a relatively secret rift valley with hot springs, a large space, and shelter from the wind.
Jia Hui's map can only see two-dimensional images. Once it enters a place like a dense forest, it can only be blinded.
Hearing Asr's words, Jia Hui rekindled hope. Anyway, there was no other way. It was windy and snowy, and it was still approaching evening. If this continued, the temperature would drop to almost minus 20 degrees.
Now we either believe Asr's words and take a gamble, or we will be hungry and cold at night and suffer a large-scale attrition!
After thinking for only two breaths, Jia Hui made a decisive decision and ordered a rapid march.
He walked with all his strength towards the cave pointed by Asl.
The snow is falling heavier and heavier, and the biting cold wind is like a knife slashing at the soldiers.
The soldiers on the windward side were already in a daze from the cold.
Jia Hui quickly ordered to replace Yingfeng in turn.
"General, it's going downhill ahead. We'll reach the valley entrance in another mile!"
Asr said excitedly towards Jia Hui.
"Brothers, speed up!" Jia Hui also vaguely saw a shadow in the mountains.
After walking downhill for another mile, Jia Hui finally arrived at the cave Asir mentioned.
This is an open space formed by two glaciers squeezed together and arched up.
It looks like a cave three miles deep and nine feet wide.
Jia Hui breathed a long sigh of relief, glanced at Asr gratefully, then quickly turned his head and called for the follow-up troops to enter the cave.
Asr, who was paying full attention to Jia Hui, naturally noticed Jia Hui's gaze and smiled knowingly. Now he finally became one of his own.
Jia Hui watched from the entrance of the cave as Shui Che entered the cave and relaxed completely. He stumbled and was supported by the soldiers who had been prepared for him. Shui Che also worriedly supported Jia Hui on the other side.
"I'm fine. Brother Che, go and drive all the yaks we captured to the entrance of the cave. These yaks have long hair and thick skin that won't freeze. They can protect the brothers from the wind."
Shui Che quickly went to make arrangements.
We also met several small tribes along the way and exchanged salt and tea bricks for a few animals.
He originally planned to let them go, but when he saw the tribe elders quietly arranging for people to slip away from the other side of the tribe, Jia Hui became murderous.
As expected, the young man who ran out was caught back by the scouts who were ambushing around him, and followed in the footsteps of the others.
Once the fire was done, Jia Huibu moved on with more things.
By the time they entered the snow-capped mountains, Jia Huibu had more than 300 yaks on hand.
The sheep are usually eaten on the spot, leaving only the yaks to transport supplies and make manure.
Cow dung is the only fuel in this world.
Now they are also selflessly blocking the entrance of the cave to protect them from the wind.
Thanks yak!
There is indeed a hot spring in the cave, but it is too hot and the smell of sulfur is strong, so it is simply used as a heat source.
The cave is barely ventilated from the front and back, so there is no need to worry about the unknown gas emitted by the hot springs killing everyone.
Each team also used their helmets to boil some hot water and held them in their arms to keep warm.
To be on the safe side, Jia Hui asked someone to pick up the water from Xue outside.
It was completely dark, so Jia Hui did not choose to camp near the hot springs, but gave the place to the soldiers who were suffering from hypothermia. Chen Jingyuan led people to take care of him there.
Asr walked to Jia Hui holding a wooden tube of meat porridge.
"General, let's have something to eat. This is beef porridge made before entering the mountain. It was heated with hot spring water through a wooden tube."
Jia Hui took the wooden tube unceremoniously and drank the meat porridge in one breath.
Jia Hui took out a piece of cloth from his chest and wiped his mouth, then looked at Asir.
"Well done. From now on, you will be one of your own. Call me General. It's too cute to call me General."
Asir's hanging heart finally fell to the ground. He stood up and took a step back, then fell to his knees again.
"Borzigit Asr pays homage to the general."
"Borzigit? Are you still a member of Heshuote's clan?"
"A slave doesn't dare to call him a clan. The slave's Owo can still have some relationship with Laziang Khan. According to the Han people, he just arrived in the fifth server. When he came to my Abu, he just had the same surname. When he came to the slave, he didn't have a foreign surname. It’s so comfortable.” Asr laughed at himself.
"Slave? Don't call yourself a slave anymore. You are not my slave. You brought everyone here and saved the lives of countless people. With this great achievement, we are all brothers."
Chagan Bari also came closer.
"Yes, yes, our rules in Mengwu are different from those in Daqi. From now on, we can just call ourselves subordinates and hold humble positions."
"Okay, I understand."
Listen to people's advice and eat enough.
The doctor who accompanied the army also began to prepare decoctions to dispel cold.
Before Jia Huilin set off, he had already ordered all these medicinal materials to be ground into powder.
In this way, you can carry the most things in the smallest space. After all, many medicinal materials are large and strong, so there will be many gaps between the medicinal materials, which wastes space.
The second is that when the army gets sick, it is not just a matter of one or two people. Grind it into powder and pour it into a pot. You can drink it as soon as the water boils. Jia Hui is not sure whether there will be any problem, but the doctor in the army pats his chest and says no. There will be problems. Jia Hui saw that the medicinal materials were mostly dried ginger and rhodiola, so he just believed it.
The most important thing is to save firewood.
Brewing it with boiling water and drinking it can save a lot of firewood and cow dung.
I saw the wounded soldier lying next to the hot spring being pinched by the doctor's nose and forced into his mouth, and then the dried ginger powder made him stick out his tongue.
Jia Hui chuckled lightly and looked at Feixue outside the cave.
I am still too immature and have neglected many things.
His eyelids are getting heavier and heavier.
When I woke up, it was about nine o'clock the next day.
It is almost the same time compared to the biological clock that has been raised since childhood.
If nothing happened, she would do morning exercises in the yard at this time. After the morning exercises, Yue Liduo would wipe her face carefully with a warm towel, and then pull her to eat breakfast with the right temperature.
When he was still in Rongguo Mansion, it was his eldest maid Yuanyang who woke him up.
Phew, I'm thinking about Yue Liduo. Don't think about another woman when you're thinking about one woman in your mind!
Tsk, I don’t know how Yue Liduo is doing in Dihua.
The entire cave reeked of the stench caused by not taking a shower for more than ten days, and Jia Hui missed her sweet fragrance more and more.
The soldiers who were leaning together in twos and threes to keep warm gradually woke up.
I ate some fried rice and cheese cubes, and my body was filled with calories again.
You must eat in the heavy snow so that you have something in your body to replenish yourself with energy and resist the severe cold.
The idle soldiers began to find something to do for themselves. Most of them took out their knife cleaning cloths and began to maintain their weapons. Seeing this, Jia Hui ordered his men to distribute the armors to everyone, and each one began to clean and maintain them. These are things for eating and protecting life, and must be maintained regularly without any sloppiness.
After entering the cave, the soldiers kept talking as quietly as possible and began to maintain their weapons, and the sound in the entire cave became much quieter.
Jia Hui also began to maintain his weapons.
First, he checked whether the big bow was damaged. For this kind of three-stone hard bow, any small crack may cause the bow body to break and injure himself.
Fortunately, the big bow was in good condition, so Jia Hui put the bow back into the bag.
As a melee weapon, Jia Hui still carries a pair of steel whips given to him by his grandfather. The steel whips were a little long when he first got them. Now they are finally the right length, but they are too light for him.
This pair of steel whips followed him all the way from the Ningxia Guard until now. The whips have been scarred for a long time. Fortunately, this thing is a heavy weapon. It can kill people. After this battle, I will return to Beijing and build a new pair of left and right whips. 15 pounds.
Then there is the imperial court's standard Yanling knife.
The good sword that his grandfather gave him had broken in the city of Hami, so he could only use the standard issued by the imperial court.
As for the sword, it doesn't suit me.
However, he has a very good quality dagger as his shield weapon.
As for long weapons, Jia Hui did not choose his own horse. It was too long and not suitable for taking into the mountains.
Moreover, it is extremely difficult to repair. There are only three old craftsmen in the entire Anxi Protectorate who can repair it. However, there are too many tools, which is really inconvenient.
So he settled for the next best thing and brought a spear.
Fortunately, I was already practicing spear training from the beginning, so I didn’t need any extra adaptation.
The heavy snow finally stopped on the second day and night.
Jia Hui ordered the luggage and materials to be packed.
We killed more than a dozen cows. Today we all had two good meals of meat. The rest was chopped into minced meat and put into a pot with the grains we brought with us, such as fried rice. After cooking for a day, we finally cooked it. It became porridge.
Then he put it in a small wooden tube that he carried with him and threw it into the snow. After a while, it froze into pieces.
The next time you drink it, put it on the fire to roast, or throw it into a pot and boil it with water before drinking it.
Jia Hui tried his best to let his soldiers eat something good.
On the battlefield, the sword has no eyes. If you eat well before dying in battle, you will not have any regrets on the road to hell.
In the early morning of the third day, Chaganbari and Asir, two people who were familiar with the road, set off first to clear the way for the army.
Snow is actually a good thing. At the very least, Heshuote's vigilance will be reduced a lot.
Take this opportunity to walk more.
