The wind in the early morning was extremely cold, and it was blowing on the body, like a knife cut. In August, the soldiers had not changed their winter clothes yet. How could they bear the cold wind blowing on their bodies? They could only keep speeding up and walk faster and drive away the cold air with their fatigue.

After leaving the village, Du Wulang followed the army. No matter how he drove him away, he couldn't drive him away, and Jiang Min had no choice. As he entered the mountain, the road became more and more rugged, and Du Wulang could not keep up slowly. Jiang Min wanted him to retreat, so she deliberately ignored him. After walking for more than an hour, he didn't expect him to follow him.

Jiang Min sighed and sent a personal soldier to support Du Wulang.

Seeing that Du Wulang was out of breath, blood was still emitting from the corner of his mouth. Jiang Min said, "Du Wu, you should go back to the village first. When we catch up with the Jin soldiers, we will definitely bring your little official back. Look at your body is in a weak state, how can you keep up with the army?"

Du Wulang laughed and said, "It's okay, it's okay! The official just leads the army away, and I can follow you!"

"Why do you have to-" Jiang Min sighed deeply, feeling helpless.

Du Wulang was silent for a while. He raised his head and said, "Officials, those Jurchens are like beasts, who lead animals to eat people. It is difficult to walk on the mountain road, why do they still have to take a few children? I'm afraid--"

Speaking of this, Du Wulang was a little choked.

Jiang Min was surprised. After the Jurchens occupied the land, it was a common practice to plunder slaves, and children were more popular. So the Jin army took away a few children from the village. Jiang Min didn't think much about it, just thought it was the same as before. Now after hearing Du Wulang's statement, it seems that it is not the case?

He didn't say much. Jiang Min asked his personal soldiers to support Du Wulang and follow the army.

After climbing over the top of the mountain and reaching the leeward place, it was already noon. Jiang Min looked at the terrain and said to everyone: "Stay here for an hour and eat something. After a while, the detective came back and asked about the situation of the Jurchens ahead, we will chase after you."

Everyone said that he sat down in the leeward valley, took out the pancakes and ate them. Because they were not far from the Jin army, in order to avoid exposing their whereabouts, there was no hot water.

The personal soldiers asked Du Wulang to sit down on a big rock. He took out the pancakes, brewed another bowl of fried noodles, and invited him to eat them. Du Wulang took the pancakes and thanked them repeatedly. He took two bites, but he couldn't bite them, so he held them in his hand. He picked up the fried noodles and ate two big mouthfuls.

Putting down the bowl, Du Wulang said, "Brother goes to take a break. I am tired of walking on the road, so just sit here."

As he said that, blood flowed down from the corner of his mouth. Du Wulang hurriedly wiped his sleeves and said to his personal soldiers: "It's okay, it's okay."

The personal soldiers didn't say much, and sat on the big rock next to them. They took out the pancakes and chewed the fried noodles carefully. Without boiling water, the fried noodles could not be washed away, and the thin soup was weak and watery. There were also a large pile of them that could not be washed away, and they were choked in their mouths.

Looking back at Du Wulang, he fell asleep with a pancake in his hand and leaned against the stone. The personal soldiers knew that he had worked hard on the road and ignored him.

Half an hour later, the scouts in front came back and told Jiang Min that the Jin army was exhausted on the other side of the opposite mountain and was resting there. It is estimated that the road was faster, as soon as tonight and as late as tomorrow morning, you could catch up with the Jin army.

Jiang Min thought for a while and said, "According to the distance, in three days, the Jin army can cross the mountains and enter Yicheng County. However, there is no Jin army or city walls in Yicheng County. When they get there, they will only make up for it and escape back to Jiangzhou as soon as possible. We can catch up in one day, and we have enough time. The so-called attack on the enemy is not prepared, and it is a good time to attack tonight and tomorrow morning. However, in order to prevent anyone from escaping into the mountains, it is better to attack in the early morning tomorrow morning. OK, I will arrange it."

When the personal soldiers retreated, Jiang Min thought about it alone. He ordered the army to rest for an extra hour and stay in camp later tonight. He would chase him to a place not far from the Jin army and set out before dawn tomorrow to attack the Jin army.

Another hour passed, Jiang Min ordered the entire army to set off. He asked to go all the way and be sure to chase the Jin army and bite it firmly.

The personal soldiers stood up and stretched. Seeing that Du Wulang had not yet gotten up, they went over and called him.

He patted Du Wulang on the shoulder with his hand, but Du Wulang didn't move at all. The personal soldier shook his head and thought to himself that this old man was really tired of walking on the road. In such a cold day, he could sleep so hard on the stone.

He patted Du Wulang's body hard, but he didn't expect to be at all. The personal soldiers were impatient and pushed hard, saying, "Du Wu, we are going to set off! You must still miss your grandson, get up early!"

Without wanting to push, Du Wulang rolled down from the stone. He closed his eyes tightly and did not move. The millet pancake for him was tightly held in his hand and placed in front of his chest.

The personal soldiers were startled and hurriedly stepped forward to try Du Wulang's breath. They jumped up suddenly and said, "Control, Du Wu seems to be out of breath!"

Jiang Min was about to go on the road, but after hearing this, he hurried over to see it. Seeing Du Wulang lying there motionless, he stepped forward and tried his breath, and was already exhausted. He straightened his waist and Jiang Min looked at Du Wulang and said, "Why are you going to do it? Is it okay to stay in the village and wait for us to go back?"

I looked around and saw the green mountains and a small river flowing slowly beside me. The wind had stopped. The snow yesterday showed no shadow. The sun shone on people, and it felt lazy.

The personal soldier said: "Control, what should I do? Although this old man is not popular, he will eventually be a life. It's gone, what should we do? I kept holding him on the way and didn't feel very tired."

Jiang Min said: "When we met him, Du Wulang was already injured. This time he came out in a hurry and did not bring the military doctor, so he couldn't get him some medicine. After following us all the way, I thought it was an old injury and lost my life. - What's the solution? I can only bury it."

The soldiers around him didn't speak and stood there blankly. People who were in the army had seen a lot of life and death, which shouldn't be strange. But no one had seen this way of death and was at a loss.

Jiang Min said: "I know, for everyone, I have never seen such a thing. Who has seen it? Wherever the Jin army came south, all the bones were covered with bones. How many wives and children were separated and their families were destroyed. How could such a thing be explained clearly in just a few words? When I was in Xiangyang, I didn't know how many stories I saw in the Jiemaster's Mansion. Many things, because they were too miserable and difficult to spread, could only be left on paper. Today we fight behind the enemy, and there will be many such things in the future. These people, including Du Wulang, are our fellow flesh and blood compatriots, and we should empathize with their suffering. When facing the Jin people, we should muster up the courage to fight bravely and avenge these people! We cannot be numb just because we have seen it too much. We cannot be afraid because we have seen it with our own eyes."

The soldiers crossed their hands together: "Abide by the commander's order! Fight the enemy bravely and fulfill their mission!"

Jiang Min looked at everyone and nodded heavily: "Carry it out and bury Du Wu well. Let's go on the road, don't let the golden man run away!"

The soldiers said no. They stepped forward and sorted out their remains for Du Wulang, dug a hole by the stream, and buried Du Wulang.
Chapter completed!