Chapter 146: Cold and Snowy City
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"Oh! It's finally here!"
"It is such a majestic pass that no ape can climb or a bird can cross!"
"Nerd, are you dropping your book bag again?"
"Shut up, shut up the person!"
Ji Duoyi and other Yan troops escorted Zhou Fugui, Xu Mancang, Xue Wentai and other five hundred prisoners. After a full three months of arduous journey, they finally arrived at their destination, the first military fortress in the northern border of the Yan Kingdom, the first pass, and the third pass.
A portal, Xuelin City.
Xuelin City is not so much a city as a pass, and it is not one pass. Xuelin City is composed of three passes and many fortresses.
The pass on the left is called "Guigu Pass" and protects the left wing of Xuelin City; the pass on the right is called "Qilin Pass" and protects the right wing of Xuelin City; the pass in the middle is the main pass and its name is "Xue Lin"
"Lincheng".
The three passes are horns to each other, like the throat above the esophagus, guarding the fortress between the north and the south. Surrounded by icebergs, there are many mountains, and the blue peaks are like the sea, stretching close to each other.
There are steep ice peaks on both sides of Xuelin City, which are like ice swords, reaching straight into the sky. Under the ice peaks is an abyss. If you want to cross from both sides of Xuelin City, you will have to be a flying bird, or even just a bird.
As Li Qing said, apes cannot climb and birds cannot cross.
In addition, there are rows of beacon towers and other military facilities.
The majestic Xuelin City, just hearing the name, seems to be hit by a chilly air.
The terrain of Xuelin City is steep. It can be said that one man is in charge of the gate and no one can open it. Xuelin City is full of murderous intent. It can be said that the border city is full of blood and the ancient castle of Guanshan Duyue is filled with sorrow.
"Woo...Woo...Woo..."
Just when Zhou Fugui and others were sighing that the Xiongguan Road was as solid as iron, a low sound of horns was heard from the towering city wall. The sound of horns was low and far-reaching, echoing in the sky above Xuelin City, adding to the sound.
There was a lot of cold atmosphere.
The towering city wall is covered with icicles, which are slippery and impossible to climb. Only through the gaps between the icicles can you see the gray and black walls of Xuelin City.
Then the heavy door opened with a heart-shaking "creak" sound, and more than a hundred cavalrymen rode their horses slowly out of the door and walked slowly towards Ji Duoyou and Zhou Fugui.
More than a hundred Xuelin City's cavalry were all wearing iron armor, with a heavy sword on their back, a short sword on their left waist, and a crossbow on their right waist. Their faces were covered by ferocious cast iron masks, revealing only a pair of cold eyes.
Zhou Fugui and others seemed to feel a murderous aura coming towards them.
"The last general, Ji Duo'er, has been ordered to escort more than five hundred prisoners here!" Ji Duo'er slapped his horse back and forth and shouted loudly: "Five hundred and eighty-three prisoners, fifty-two died of illness, and twenty-three died of accidents.
, one hundred and twenty-one persons were wounded and sick.”
"Thank you for your hard work!" A cavalry general pointed at the city gate and muttered.
So Zhou Fugui and other prisoners were escorted by Xuelin City cavalry and walked into the pass. The ground near the city gate was paved with basalt, but it was extremely slippery on rainy and snowy days.
On the towering city wall, large tracts of snowflakes fell from the sky, falling in every corner of Xuelin City. On top of the gate tower, a huge flying bear flag fluttered in the wind in the biting cold wind.
Under the bear flag, several Xuelin City soldiers stood with their swords in hand, silently watching the hundreds of ragged prisoners entering the city.
Under a tall watchtower in Xuelin City, there are several spacious streets. The streets are densely covered with many houses of different sizes, including official residences, barracks, ordinary residences, etc., and even many shops, restaurants, and brothels.
wait.
Xuelin City is a key border point of the Yan Kingdom. It is a bitterly cold place in the extreme north and a place of four wars. It is surrounded by tigers and wolves. However, Xuelin City is also a place where Yan has business contacts with various ethnic groups in the north.
It is said that everything in the world is for profit; everything in the world is for profit. It is said that for the sake of very profit, one dares to put his head in his belt, so there are many Han merchants, Hu merchants and so on who come and go from Xuelin City.
There are stalls in Xuelin City, including shops, inns, etc., as well as thousands of workshops, and even temples, schools, archways, etc. It can be said that there are many shops and a prosperous market.
"Tap, tap, tap."
"end!"
A burly Xuelin City general rode his horse up to Zhou Fugui and other prisoners. He raised his hands and shouted loudly to stop. The prisoners stood in an open space under the watchtower.
The snow kept falling, and soon it covered the top of my feet.
"Stay here until dawn!" The burly general glanced at the prisoners and ordered coldly.
What? When all the prisoners heard this, they were shocked and looked at the general blankly, wondering why he gave such a cold and inhumane order.
In the dead of winter, the weather was extremely cold, and at night, the temperature dropped sharply. The prisoners such as Zhou Fugui were tired and hungry. If they stayed in this ice and snow for a night, they would be injured even if they didn't die.
This general order completely drove Zhou Fugui and more than 500 prisoners to death.
A group of prisoners then whispered to each other, and the burly general did not speak, but looked at them coldly.
"Why is this so?" Zhou Fugui then asked the burly general.
"Every order is followed, and a ban is stopped. General Zhou Pi is also the leader of the army. Why do you have such a question?" The burly general replied coldly.
It seems that Winter City already knew their situation before Zhou Fugui and others arrived.
Zhou Fugui was speechless when he heard this, but after thinking for a while, he continued: "There is no mercy within the law, but there is also mercy outside the law. We have come all the way here, and we are hungry and cold..."
"The fittest survive, the unfit perish! If you can't bear the severe cold, you are not worthy of serving in my Flying Bear Army." Before Zhou Fugui finished speaking, an old voice came from above the watchtower.
After hearing this, everyone looked up and saw an old general appearing on the watchtower. The old general had white beard and hair and was at least sixty years old.
Although the old general is old, his body is extremely strong and sturdy. He has a black hood on his head and a pair of black armor to protect his chest and back. The breastplate and back armor are tied with a red belt at the shoulders.
Lien, wearing a black cloak with double breasts and long sleeves.
The old general has a broad mouth and nose, thick eyebrows and big eyes. His chin is covered with snow-white whiskers and long beard. He has an extremely majestic appearance.
"Greetings to the Governor of Huyan!" After seeing the generals and soldiers of Xuelin City, they paid their respects together.
The old general is the commander-in-chief of the border army in Xuelin City, Ning Shuo Sanbo, Zuo General, and Hu Yansheng, the commander-in-chief of Guigu Pass, Qilin Pass and Xuelin City.
Hu Yansheng was a Xiongnu, but he had surrendered to Yan for many years.
"Those who don't want to endure the severe cold are not allowed..." Hu Yansheng then said to Zhou Fugui and others: "Those who can't bear the severe cold can just go out, but from now on, they will always be soldiers at the border."
The so-called miscellaneous soldiers are slaves, whose status is even lower than that of slaves, and they will be slaves forever.
As a regular soldier at the border, you not only enjoy the treatment of a regular soldier, but also have the opportunity to be rewarded for your meritorious service. Of course, you also have personal freedom.
After Hu Yansheng finished speaking, he stopped talking and just looked coldly at Zhou Fugui and the other five hundred prisoners.
After a while, dozens of people hesitantly walked out of the crowd and stood in the cold wind.
Staying outside for a night in such cold weather can be fatal. Compared with losing their lives, some people would rather be slaves.
"Is there anyone else?" Hu Yansheng then asked.
The man who didn't move didn't answer, he just looked at Hu Yansheng.
Those who have not moved, including Zhou Fugui, are not afraid of the severe cold weather. Compared with the severe cold weather, they are more afraid of never getting ahead, and even more afraid of dying in a foreign land without the chance to reunite with their families, including Zhou.
Wealth.
Zhou Fugui not only has his mother, sister-in-law, sister, but also two women waiting for him at home, so no matter how difficult it is, Zhou Fugui must persevere.
"Let's go outside the city now. We can't return to the city until tomorrow at nine o'clock." Hu Yansheng's eyes fell on Zhou Fugui, and he ordered as Zhou Fugui waved his hand coldly.
Outside the city? In the wild? People who had not walked out of the crowd were stunned when they heard this, and some were even frightened out of their wits. After spending the night outside the houses in the city, there were still city walls to block the cold wind and the blizzard, but when they went to the wild, they were directly exposed to the
Under the blizzard, and there may be many unknown beasts in the wild, the chance of survival is much smaller.
"Grand Governor!" Zhou Fugui stood in the crowd, winked at Hu Yansheng, and asked, "Can I build a shelter from the wind?"
Why does Zhou Fugui wink? The reason is that the governor is a Huns surnamed Huyan, and Zhou Fugui's mother's real surname is actually Huyan, so are Zhou Fugui and Hu Yansheng related?
At least he is a member of his own clan, right? Zhou Fugui thought to himself, if he was a member of his own clan, or even related to him, then things would be easier to handle. As long as he made it clear, he might be able to get some care.
But Zhou Fugui's wishful thinking was completely in vain. Apart from feeling a little puzzled, Hu Yansheng ignored Zhou Fugui's wink at all, looked at Zhou Fugui indifferently and said, "That's right! When you get to the wild, everything is up to you. But I
The Governor will not provide any building materials."
"Can I light a fire?" The uncle was so cold-blooded and ruthless. After Zhou Fugui cursed in his heart, he asked again.
"That's right! This governor doesn't provide anything to make a fire." Hu Yansheng replied.
Hu Yansheng was too lazy to answer. He said everything was up to him, but Zhou Fugui was still verbose.
"Can you give us some wine, meat, quilts and other things to eat and keep out the cold?" Zhou Fugui asked again.
"No!" Hu Yansheng waved his hands with a dark face and ordered: "I don't want to provide any items, so please leave the city now."
At this time, not only Hu Yansheng was a little annoyed, but even all the soldiers of Xuelin City were secretly amused that the famous Zhou Fugui and Zhou Bi would be such a long-winded and ignorant person.
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So the prisoners who had just entered Xuelin City were kicked out of Xuelin City. Whether they could return to Xuelin City again depended on their ability and luck.
"Lieutenant General Ji Duo'er, please go upstairs and talk." Hu Yansheng looked at the backs of Zhou Fugui and others and said to Ji Duo'er.
Ji Duoyi was overjoyed when he heard this. He took three steps and two steps at a time and walked up to the watchtower.
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