The snow slowly abated.
The sun rises in the east, and the sun falls on the earth, illuminating the snowfields bright white.
The old King Khan was woken up by his guards. After reflecting for a while, he realized that he was no longer in the palace where he had lived for decades.
Now, deep inside him, there were dozens of big men huddled together in a cave for warmth, which used to be a wolf.
As for the previous owner of the cave, he had been eaten alive.
They didn't dare to light a fire, for fear that the Qi army young general would find out, rush in and chop themselves into pieces.
I could only endure the discomfort, swallowed the fishy wolf meat, and then fell asleep covered with the dirty wolf skin with frozen blood clots.
Now, the old Khan felt his body tingling very much. Apparently, the lice on the wolf's skin had reached his body.
But there is no other way. With my current body, if I don't cover it, I will freeze to death at best, and wind chill at best.
I can’t die yet!
A wailing sound came from the deepest part of the cave, and soon a guard came out and came to the innermost part of the crowd. When he came to his side, he handed him a piece of wolf meat that was still dripping blood.
There were two wolves in the cave. They were probably driven out just after they reached adulthood. No cubs were found. They were probably two brothers who were still living together, or maybe they were siblings.
The big male wolf had already eaten last night, leaving only the little female wolf, which was tied up tightly and thrown into the deepest part of the cave, keeping it for breakfast.
Now they are probably reunited at Ksitigarbha's place.
Still not daring to make a fire, Laziang Khan held his breath, cut off a small piece with a knife, threw it into his mouth, chewed it hard a few times, and then swallowed it.
Breathing again, the smell of blood mixed with the earthy smell of wolf meat in his mouth went straight to the sky, making Lazang Khan, who had been pampered for many years, almost vomit.
But after all, he was a ruthless man who had ruled the plateau for more than 30 years. He closed his mouth tightly and suppressed his nausea, trying not to spit out a drop. Then he cut the wolf meat into strips and swallowed it whole while holding his breath. Belly.
Seeing that he had eaten the meat in a sweat, the guard quickly took out a bag of water. This was some room temperature water that he scraped a layer of snow into the bag last night and put it in his arms to cover it all night long.
King Khan also knew that the water was not easy to come by, so he carefully took a sip into his mouth, rinsed his mouth, and then swallowed the water.
After taking two more sips, the old Khan reluctantly handed the water bag to the guard. The guard walked out of the cave and scraped a little more snow into it.
"Khan, where are you going next?"
The remaining hundred households in the guard were pushed out by everyone and asked the Khan.
"We can't stay here for long. The young general of the Qi army must have seen last night that we can't run far. He will definitely search the mountain today. You know, my head is worth a lot of money. There is no way he will give up." Old Khan Wang is still clear-headed.
"Let's go quickly after resting. The Qi people should have come from the north last night, so we can't go to Aba to find the Eastern Army. We can only go east to Linzhi or south to Shannan.
No, you can't go to Shannan, it's not easy to defend there. Go to Linzhi. Go to Linzhi and hold on until Chahandanjin comes back. Then everything will be fine. "
King Khan made a decision.
"But we have to get rid of those Qi people quickly."
The King of Khan had given the order, and the Qixue people hurriedly packed their things. For themselves, the decades of Qixue career had made them regard the Great Khan as heaven.
Several people went to a small sunken flat outside the cave, where everyone's horses were still.
Laziang Khan also walked out.
I carefully recalled that Qi Jun general, and the more I thought about it, the more familiar he seemed.
The figure wearing armor and a big cloak and riding a BMW rushing towards him looked like his lifelong enemy.
hiss--
It can’t really be related to that bitch Jia Daishan, right?
Although it was too dark to see his face clearly, his kung fu immediately resembled that of Jia Daishan.
No, we can’t think about it anymore, we can’t fall into the hands of one family twice.
Laziang Khan quickened his pace.
. . . . . .
Under the cliff, an army stood close to the rock wall.
Jia Hui closed her eyes, immersed in the map.
Well, the group finally woke up.
Before dawn and without any food, Jia Hui led everyone to the bottom of the cave where Lazang Khan was hiding, and waited for them to go down the mountain.
Jia Hui found this place very cleverly, in the shape of an inverted triangle, so that he would not see them even if he looked down from above.
This was the only way down the mountain, so Jia Hui planned to give the old Khan a surprise.
Halfway up the mountain, King Khan shivered, feeling that something bad might happen. To be cautious, he ordered a few people to lie down on the edge of the cliff to investigate.
Baihu selected a few Qie Xue who were relatively light in body.
A few people quickly reached the edge of the cliff, and the timid people also lay down carefully, stretched out their heads little by little, and looked down, but found nothing.
Nearly two hundred meters below, the 500 Qi troops who had already received Jia Hui's order kept their mouths shut.
They did not come on horseback this time.
Qie Xue on the cliff took a closer look and made sure that there were no enemy troops.
"Report to the Great Khan, there is nothing down there."
Strange, could it be that I really caught a cold?
Laziang Khan was a little skeptical.
He has always trusted his instincts.
For example, when I was in Hexi, before marching into the valley, I shivered like this today. I noticed something was wrong in the valley, so I quickly retreated and took a detour to leave.
It took a few days to find out that the army that was following behind them was also returning to camp and was blown up by gunpowder buried in a valley by the Qi army. I heard that the valley was completely destroyed.
From then on, he trusted his instincts.
Lazar Khan suddenly didn't want to go down the mountain.
Baihu next to him saw the Khan's retreat and quickly advised him.
"Dahan, brothers, we have nothing to eat. We can't kill horses. Otherwise, if something happens, we won't be able to run away."
This sentence was not loud, but in such a quiet environment, everyone heard it. Some looked over, some secretly glanced at themselves, and some pretended to be deaf.
Laziang Khan took a deep look at Baihu, who quickly lowered his head. A trace of murderous intent appeared in Lazang Khan's eyes.
How come I didn't know you were so smart before? That works.
After being persuaded like this, there was only one way down the mountain.
Otherwise, if you show your cowardice, your heart will be scattered. This group of people has been following him for decades, and they basically have grandchildren. Although they are following him loyally now, they are actually attracted by the plan to return to support the army that moved to Linzhi yesterday and then defended it to Chahandanjin. That’s all.
Over the past few decades, they have all relied on Qie Xue's status to become rich men one by one, and most of their properties are still in Sunshine City.
Now they are worried enough about the comfort of their own family. If they don't expect that when they arrive in Linzhi, they may let the Qi army, which has a generally high moral standard, throw a tantrum and drain their energy.
Otherwise, he would have surrendered and gambled on the slightest chance of preserving his property.
If you hide in the mountain for a quarter of an hour now, you will have an increased chance of being discovered. If you really don't go down the mountain, I believe they will capture you and take credit for it.
There must be some die-hard loyalists among them. It's okay if you are die-hard loyalists, but your family members are not die-hard loyalists!
We are very grateful for the kindness of the Great Khan. We will definitely die in ruins in this life, but my son does not even have an official status. He is not a die-hard loyalist. He does not need to die for you, the Great Khan.
The worst I can do is continue to serve you until you grow old, and the worst I can do is accompany you to death.
As we walked, the formation changed.
Originally, there were more people in front and fewer people in the back, surrounding the Great Khan. If someone came to kill him, he would become Yafeng and fight out. At worst, he could act as a human shield for the Great Khan.
But now there are more and more people behind.
This group of people don’t even have to pretend anymore. They are so afraid of letting me run away!
Laziang Khan was furious in his heart, but his face remained expressionless.
Fortunately, they were still somewhat loyal, and they still formed three rows on the narrow mountain road. Together with the horses, they still built a wall of flesh in front of them.
Continue down the mountain.
It’s finally coming out!
Jia Hui watched the group of people on the map scurrying down the mountain. No, the squirming speed was too fast. Yes, the word "squirming" should be used.
He made a gesture behind him, and all the troops behind him raised their bows and arrows.
The sound of horse hooves can already be heard.
Jia Hui also took out the Yanling knife.
Several big men holding horses suddenly appeared at the mountain pass. They took a few steps forward. Just as they were about to look back to see what other orders the Great Khan had, they saw both sides of the cliff.
The crowd of hundreds of people looked at him with a ferocious smile and raised their bows.
thump!
The man suddenly knelt on the snow and held his head in his hands.
I accidentally hit the horse in front of me from behind.
"Oh, you little bitch, if you don't grow up, tell me sooner.
Another one knelt down.
The people behind him reacted no matter how slow they were, and quickly got on their horses and rushed forward.
Two feather arrows were inserted in front of the horse's hooves. Lazar Khan, who was about to rush out, quickly pulled the reins and stopped. While the horse was spinning in circles, he understood the current situation.
Hundreds of bows were pointed straight at him.
Laziang Khan smiled sadly and resigned himself to his fate, as if he had aged twenty years, and was pulled off his horse by Jia Hui.
Fortunately, it was snow and Lazar Khan was not injured.
Lying on the snowy ground, Laziang Khan finally saw clearly the face of the Qi Ren young general who was chasing him last night.
He is so familiar!
"Later, I only have one problem..." Lazar Khan was unwilling to give in.
Jia Hui was in a particularly good mood after catching the big fish and decided to take care of the old man.
"Easy to say, please ask, King Khan." Jia Hui replied with a smile.
"Young man, what's the relationship between you and Jia Daishan?" Laziang Khan especially wanted to hear an answer from Jia Hui that was different from his own.
"Huh? King Khan knows my grandfather?"
The answer he least wanted to hear exploded in his mind like thunder. He opened his eyes suddenly and his body trembled involuntarily. His chaotic thinking gradually became clear because of this name. The clearest thing was It was the pain that came from deep in my heart.
"Jia Daishan, I will make you an immortal!" After saying this, he vomited blood and fell unconscious.
Ouch, the blood spurted out to a height of five feet, right? How much hatred does this man have against his grandfather?
Forget it, let’s talk about it later.
. . . . . .
Sunlight City.
The Jokhang Temple temporarily became the military garrison.
The corpses in the square have been cleaned up. On the ground, dark red blood clots and last night's ice and snow were frozen on the ground, and they could only be shoveled up bit by bit with a shovel.
Jia Hui has returned here.
"Huh? Chahan Danjin has returned to help?" Jia Hui couldn't sit still, he was still a step too late.
"Reply to the general, my great Khan did send someone to the east to deliver a message last night. Not even half an hour later, general, you are here." A guard who accompanied Lazang Khan to escape said to Jia Hui cautiously.
Jia Hui slapped himself in regret.
Rest, rest, rest!
Even if he arrived half an hour earlier, it would be fine, but he would be in big trouble.
"General, there is someone outside who calls himself Xiu Yi and is here to convey orders from the capital!" A messenger walked to the door and shouted into the room.
"Embroidered clothes? Let him come in." Jia Hui did know that there were embroidered clothes in Sunlight City. Before setting off, the 100 embroidered clothes households of the Great Protectorate specially sent someone to follow him. At the same time, the embroidered clothes 100 households also told Himself, he had already told this person how to contact Xiu Yi on the plateau.
Soon, a man wearing Tubo clothes came in, about thirty years old. Xiu Yi, who was beside Jia Hui, also walked over and exchanged codes with him.
The guard of Lazar Khan standing next to him had a shocked expression on his face.
Isn’t this the son-in-law from the silk shop next door to me?
He was always bullied by the shop assistants, and his father-in-law didn't think much of him, but he just liked raising birds.
Wait, raising birds?
hiss!
"Drag him down and kill him." Jia Hui waved his hand and decided the fate of the blind guard without even looking at him.
"General, this is indeed our embroiderer."
"Well, what's the order from the court?"
"General Jia, as for embroidery, military orders must be opened together with the recipient."
"Then let's take it apart together." Jia Hui nodded when he saw the embroidered clothes beside him, and readily agreed.
"The emperor ordered that Jia Hui's troops march eastward and launch a surprise attack on the southwest Heshuote army from Aba."
"This... the situation has changed," Jia Hui pinched his brows in pain, "The old man sent an order to the Heshuote Eastern Army to withdraw to the plateau last night. We haven't met those who sent the order yet. They have probably reached Lin Zhou by now. , even if you don’t meet us along the way, you will definitely find the problem when you get to Dangxiong. It’s too late to send orders over there now, Gan!”
Jia Hui hammered the table hard, making a loud noise.
It was too passive, and it was too far away. It was impossible to judge where the Heshuote Eastern Army was coming back from. Was it coming back from Ganzi via the original route, or was it returning from the nearby Aba?
I don’t know, I can only wait.
Even if you use your own real-time map, you have to wait until they break camp to see where they are going.
Wait, where to go...
"Forget it, no matter what, now we just have to wait for the opportunity."
Jia Hui thought of something again.
"By the way, Chen Si, go and keep an eye on the great monks and living Buddhas all over the city. Don't let them escape. We will take them with us when we go back." After seeing the emperor's order, Jia Hui I understood his intention.
Shitong Plateau.
As the most powerful group of people on this land, of course they cannot be let go.
Even though he is quite honest now, he was frightened by the gunpowder.
Different from his original world, the current level of military technology is probably what it was in the late Song Dynasty, but the civilian technology has even reached the level of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. He has a few glasses and clocks at home.
Speaking of glasses, Jia Hui finally remembered what she had forgotten.
My sunglasses!
Before departure, Yue Liduo carefully wiped three pairs of glasses and placed them on the table.
I just forgot to bring it with me, Gan.
I digress.
Speaking of gunpowder, this thing was presented to the court by a Taoist priest in the middle of the Liang Dynasty without asking for anything in return.
It's definitely not because Buddhism and Taoism are fighting for supremacy and want to get the support of the court!
Probably because there was no Mongol Western Expedition. In short, gunpowder did not spread to the west. Instead, it has always been a unique weapon in the Central Plains, and primitive small cannons such as the Tiger Crouching Cannon have been developed, and then Jia Hui The explosives used before.
It did not develop towards individual weapons, but towards projectile weapons and siege weapons.
Well, let's try some firecrackers later.
In short, under the power of gunpowder, these monks stayed at their posts and focused on chanting Buddhist scriptures.
But speaking of gunpowder…
Jia Hui looked at the snow in the courtyard, thoughtfully.
