The cold wind hit his face like a knife, hurting him, and drove the snow down his neck, making him shiver. Chang Yu took off his helmet and sat in the snow, breathing heavily, letting the wind and snow scrape his face. Wang Zhengnan Seeing the blood stains on his fists, he quickly took out the wound medicine and bandaged them. Chang Yu gently waved his hand, don't waste the minor injuries, give them to other brothers.
In a fierce battle, all of Zhuo Butai's men were injured, lying in a mess on the snow. Some were already dead, some were wailing, or begging for mercy. The guards dealt with the wounds one by one, and it soon became much quieter.
These Tatar soldiers are Zhuo Butai's personal soldiers, and they are also first-class warriors. If they were to fight one-on-one, they could be comparable to Chang Yu's personal guards. The reason why they were slaughtered in one fell swoop this time was that both men and horses were exhausted. After all, They had fought with Ma Ke before and had been running away for a long time. Their physical strength and spirit were far inferior to Chang Yu's personal guards. Secondly, the equipment of the personal guards was much better than theirs. They had long swords and full armor. On the other hand, the Tatars were mostly regular Leather armor and waist knives, not to mention the number of personal guards was twice as many as theirs.
But even so, this fight was quite strenuous for the guards. Although the opponent was tired, his equestrian skills were superb and extremely fierce. Although no one of the guards died, all of them were injured, some of them were seriously injured, and several horses were damaged. .
After the personal guards finished their last strike, some were sitting in the snow panting while others were helping their comrades bandage their wounds. After a while, Kuang Ren and others turned back, but as Chang Yu expected, they failed to catch up.
"You deserve this kid's fate." Chang Yu sighed, stood up and looked around: "It's getting late, pack up and let's go back."
After hearing the words, all the soldiers were busy cleaning up and helping each other to mount their horses. In the fight just now, several horses were injured or dead and could no longer be ridden. Fortunately, a few of the Tatar horses survived, which was just enough.
Looking at the injured and dead horses in the snow, Kuang Ren licked his lips: "How about..."
"If you have the strength to carry it back, then carry it back," Chang Yu said angrily. Kuang Ren smiled bitterly and shook his head, sighing helplessly. You must know that it was almost dusk at this time. They had left the fort in the morning or were running or fighting or fighting. Chasing the enemy, I was now cold, hungry and tired. Not to mention carrying a horse back, my hands were sore even carrying a hare.
More than twenty cavalry disappeared in the wind and snow, leaving only a dozen corpses lying naked in the snow. Why were they naked? They were stripped naked by Chang Yu's soldiers, from armor to weapons to boots. Get away!
The wind was so strong and the weather was so cold that everyone huddled on their horses with their necks hunched and their bodies hunched over. The horses were too tired to run and could only slow down. This made Chang Yu a little worried. Such a strong wind, such a cold day, such a Walking slowly, I guess it won't be long before it turns into an ice sculpture.
But what made him even more speechless at this moment was that they were lost!
Previously, we were chasing the enemy running east and west, going in circles for several miles, but now we couldn't find our way back. It wouldn't have been a problem on a sunny day, but because of the heavy wind and snow, the traces had been covered by the wind when we arrived. The snow was flattened, and the sky was dark and visibility was low, making it difficult to see anything more than ten meters away. Everyone was confused and didn't know where they were. Looking around, it was all gray, not in the woods.
Fortunately, I can still roughly identify the direction, so I think I'll go south first and determine the direction as I go.
Looking back at the trembling and trembling guards behind him, as well as several seriously injured and dying guards, Chang Yu felt a little impatient and said to Wang Zhengnan next to him: "You have to light a fire to warm yourself up first."
Wang Zhengnan hummed, looking around to find a forest first, and then wanted to ask his men to explore the surrounding area. At this moment, Kuang Ren pointed to the southeast: "There seems to be a forest over there." Everyone looked around, It was too gray to see clearly, but everyone knew that Kuang Ren had good eyesight, so they headed that way.
Sure enough, after riding their horses for more than fifty steps, they could vaguely see that it was indeed a forest. A few soldiers hurried to collect firewood without having to explain...
As soon as we ran to the edge of the forest, a man came running calling: "Sir, there is a village behind the forest."
On weekdays, Chang Yu often camped outdoors in villages and towns when he was marching, rarely disturbing the people. However, the weather was too bad today. He and his party were hungry and cold, and there were wounded people, so he decided to go to the village to seek warmth.
The village is not big, with less than ten households. There are a few pillars of smoke curling up in the wind and snow.
Chang Yu stopped at the entrance of the village and took a look. The house at the end of the village was a fence, with two thatched houses on one side and one on the side. The door of the main house was closed, and thick smoke floated out from the crack of the door.
Other houses were filled with smoke from chimneys, but the smoke was coming from his house. Could it be that he was warming himself by the fire? Chang Yu thought in his mind. He was about to ask someone to call the door when he saw the door open and a rickety old man rushing towards him. , opened the fence door: "Hey, there are really distinguished guests coming to the door!"
This made Chang Yu and his party a little surprised. Normal ordinary people would not be scared when they see a soldier coming to their door. On the other hand, this old man actually had a surprise on his face, which was really rare.
"Listening to what the old man said, could it be possible that he knew we were coming?" Wang Zhengnan stepped forward to talk.
The old man rubbed his hands: "How can this little old man have such ability? The immortal in the room said so."
Everyone was surprised. Looking up, they vaguely saw two figures standing at the door, their faces unclear.
"Old man, it's too cold. Can you borrow a fire to warm yourself up?" Chang Yu dismounted and asked. The old man quickly said: "Oh, my God, there is a fire in the house." Then he added, "I'm just afraid of the house." There’s not enough room for so many people.”
"Just have a place to stand and get out of the cold." Chang Yu cupped his hands and winked at Kuang Ren, who quickly took out a few coppers and stuffed them into the old man.
"Yeah, I can't do it, I can't do it." The old man was full of joy, but he shied away. Finally, he put it in his arms, then introduced Chang Yu and others into the yard, and shouted to the two people at the door of the main room: "God, you can do it." It’s really accurate.”
At this time, Chang Yu came closer and saw clearly the appearance of the two people at the door. One was tall and the other was short. The taller one was thin and wore a Taoist uniform. The short one was strong. He looked powerful in coarse cloth clothes. He also had a sheathless knife on his waist. knife.
"Hey, it's the military master here, Li Banxian. This is the distinguished guest you said. If you give two copper coins, you are the distinguished guest?" The short and strong man sneered at the corner of his mouth, but he still cupped his hands towards Chang Yu who came over and called After saying "Master Jun", the tall Taoist priest also bowed his hands and saluted with a smile on his face.
"Are you two here to borrow a fire to keep warm?" Chang Yu was walking at the front. When Wang Zhengnan saw the short man with a knife stuck in his waist, he quickly stepped forward and stared at the two of them.
"It's windy and cold here along the way, so I'm here to disturb you." The tall Taoist said and made a gesture: "Military gentlemen, please."
Wang Zhengnan hummed, glanced at the short and strong man, and suddenly reached out to grab the knife at his waist. The man suddenly moved away, and Wang Zhengnan missed the opportunity. He couldn't help but be startled: "Your Excellency, you have good movement skills." He put his hand to the steel knife at his waist. The short man took a look and said quickly: "Master, don't panic, we know the rules." He took out the knife from his waist and threw it into the corner outside the door: "We are wandering in the world, so be careful. That’s all, definitely not a villain…”
Wang Zhengnan slowly lowered his hand and winked. The two guards entered the room and took a look, then walked out and nodded. Wang Zhengnan turned sideways. Chang Yu walked to the door, glanced at the Taoist priest, and said slightly A smile: "Taoist priest, is it the plum blossom or the six-yao line?"
The Taoist's eyes immediately gleamed: "Master Jun, do you understand this?"
Chang Yu sighed, stepped into the room, and looked around. There were only four walls, and a fire was set up in the middle of the hall. He said casually: "I don't understand, but I know a little bit. It is said that plum blossom counting and six-line divination are very magical. You can calculate who is visiting by picking up an object at random, and you can even calculate the number of guests, including men, women, children, and children..."
"It's true." The Taoist followed him into the house. Before he finished speaking, the short and strong man curled his lips and said, "He is not that cool. He just said that there were distinguished guests coming to the door, but... hehe."
"Why, we can't be considered distinguished guests," Kuang Ren followed up and said angrily.
The man was not frightened and muttered: "Since ancient times, I have never heard that soldiers are considered distinguished guests..."
"You know..." Kuang Ren was a little annoyed. Chang Yu smiled lightly and waved his hand to tell him not to make excuses for this rough guy, but the man said: "Who said there are no distinguished guests among the military masters? Look at these military masters. Are they ordinary people?"
It has to be said that this Taoist has poisonous eyes. From Wang Zhengnan's actions just now, he knew that Chang Yu had an extraordinary status. Although he didn't know the details, he guessed that he was also a general.
The short, strong man didn't say anything. He squatted in the corner and stared with big eyes as a group of personal guards walked into the room.
Although it is a thatched house, it is also a standard three-room house, and it is an empty three-room house except for one bed. It is not too crowded for about twenty people. Chang Yu picked the fire and took off his boots to warm up. Feet, everyone followed suit, and suddenly a magical and familiar smell filled the room.
The owner of the house, the old man, was in a good mood and very diligent because he had just received some money. He brought some more firewood in and lit fires in the other two rooms so that everyone could roast.
The Taoist squatted at the door and kept staring at Chang Yu. At this time, he was full of curiosity about the young man in front of him. After all, the soldiers were all rude men. There were very few who knew how to count and gossip, and his momentum was extraordinary. , then they began to have a heart for each other and chatted with each other from time to time.
But Chang Yu couldn't care about him at this time, not to mention that he only occasionally listened to Li Muchian's remarks about those things, and didn't even have a partial understanding of them. Therefore, he was very indifferent to the Taoist's enthusiasm, and even felt a little annoyed. I wish Li Muxian could brag against this Taoist here.
But the Taoist seemed to be a bit ignorant. Chang Yu was so indifferent and he was still eloquent. Wang Zhengnan next to him couldn't help but said: "You are such a Taoist. You are too wordy. You usually use your words to fool the villagers." That's all, maybe you still want to seek benefits from the military masters. The military masters don't believe in your tricks, and they won't accept your tricks. There is no money for you to ask for. Just now, the guy said that we only gave two coppers, no. Do you know how many you two gave?"
"Master Jun's words are different. Whether he believes it or not, this Yi technique... has a saying. Six lines can calculate all the world's affairs, and plum blossoms can resolve the world's suffering. If Master Jun doesn't believe it, Pindao will give you a hexagram to try. try……"
Wang Zhengnan didn't believe him, he just found him annoying. Besides, there was Li Muxian in the army who had been talking about it for a long time. He couldn't believe this wanderer, so he said: "No need, and looked at that person again." Strong man, you gave the house owner a few words, and you probably just sang and drank with this guy for nothing. Now you are going to sing a double act to plot against the military men?"
The strong man snorted and said nothing, and the Taoist wanted to defend himself. Chang Yu sighed: "We have also heard an expert say that there are times when plum blossoms are confused, and it is difficult to predict the inner affairs of the six lines. Taoist priest, are you learning plum blossoms or plum blossoms?" Six Yao? "
"Liu Yao, learn from the lineage of Patriarch Xu," the Taoist said quickly.
Chang Yu exclaimed: "Xu negative?"
The Taoist's eyes gleamed: "The military master actually knows the name of the ancestor, he must be an extraordinary person."
