After stretching, Xiao Cheng stood up from behind the desk, walked to the window and opened it, and the biting cold wind immediately filled the room with snowflakes.

Reaching out to catch a snowflake, Xiao Cheng, who had always been calm, had a worried look on his face.

Since yesterday, the weather has become even worse. Originally, it was just snow seeds falling in waves, but since last night, heavy snow like goose feathers has fallen. Overnight, there have been more feet of snow on the ground.

Yu thick.

This will cause big trouble for the troops marching in Hengshan.

Even if party members who are familiar with the road are the vanguard, it will take five days to get out of Hengshan. Then it will only take five days to attack Yanzhou City and capture it.

Because it cannot be taken in five days, Li Xu's reinforcements will basically arrive. If Xiao Ding has not taken Yanzhou City by then, he will have to retreat, otherwise he will face a fortified city in front and a strong city behind.

If there is a dilemma of interception, failure is inevitable.

Once Yanzhou City is captured, Li Xu's reinforcements will have to retreat, otherwise they will face the fate of being annihilated in the ice and snow.

"Second brother, are you worried about eldest brother and the others?" Xiao Yi put down the pen in his hand, put his little hand to his mouth and kept breathing, and walked to Xiao Cheng's side.

Xiao Cheng nodded: "This weather is really beyond our expectations."

Pointing to some people trudging through the snow outside, he continued: "I'm afraid that my brother's marching speed in Hengshan will be greatly affected. I'm afraid it won't be possible to go out of Hengshan and launch an attack on time in five days."

Xiao Yi's eyes widened: "But brother, they only brought ten days' rations. If we are delayed in Hengshan, the food will be in short supply, and the longer the delay, the more time Li Xu will have to react.

"

"This is something that can't be helped!" Seeing the anxious look on the younger sister's face, Xiao Cheng had to comfort him: "Brother is a veteran in the army, and his experience in dealing with these things is much better than the two of us.

Times, we don’t need to worry too much here. Maybe this heavy snow will make Big Brother even more happy, because the opponent will be more unexpected that the attack will start at such a time."

"That's true!" Xiao Yi thought for a while and nodded in agreement. "But second brother, I don't understand some of your arrangements!" "Where can I not understand?" Xiao Cheng closed the window and pulled the

My sister walked to the brazier, sat down, and asked.

"Second brother, why did you ask Chen Qiao and the others to set up some stations along the way to prepare food and medicine?" Xiao Yi asked: "Eldest brother has already passed by, why do you need these?"

Xiao Cheng chuckled: "This is prepared in case of failure."

"Ah?" Xiao Yi was shocked.

"Before you think about victory, think about defeat first!" Xiao Cheng said: "What if, I mean what if, if we lose this battle, do we have to flee back? When we flee back, we have to eat.

Right? Wounded soldiers must be treated, but at this time, will these things still exist among the defeated soldiers? If the wounded soldiers are forced to abandon them or if a large number of wounded soldiers die because they cannot receive treatment, it will be even more terrible for morale.

It’s a blow. So it’s better to be prepared than not to use it, but to be prepared.”

Xiao Ai blinked and said, "I understand. If we win, my eldest brother will still stick to Yanzhou. When the time comes, these things will be sent forward, and the time required will be shorter."

"Exerting one thing to another, the little girl is really teachable!" Xiao Cheng laughed loudly and stretched out his hand to scratch the opponent's delicate and strong little nose. "If the eldest brother wins, these things can be transported to the army as soon as possible. Not only will the

Our soldiers can also let the enemy see how powerful we are, which will naturally be helpful for possible wars in the future."

"What little girl? I'm already thirteen!" Xiao Yi was a little annoyed.

"Well, a thirteen-year-old girl!" Xiao Cheng nodded repeatedly: "But it seems that there is still two months left!"

"I'm too lazy to tell you!" Xiao Yi jumped up, walked behind a small table, and picked up the pen again: "Second brother, you can also go home for a meal tonight. My sister-in-law has been restless these days.

of."

"In the past, in Bianliang, we were far apart and had no idea about my eldest brother going off to fight. But this time, we are right in front of us. It's normal to worry. Okay, I'll go with you tonight."

With a bang, the door was pushed open, and Luo Gang walked in with a burst of wind and snow.

"What happened at the press?" Seeing Luo Gang's unkind expression, Xiao Cheng asked.

Luo Gang shook his head, walked to the edge of the brazier, and sat down. The snow on his body fell to the ground, and soon turned into running water in the warm room, soaking a large area of ​​the ground, and then turned into white.

The air rises.

"Dangxiang people are also very cunning. They know that we are going to war. The prices of furs, beef tendons, horns, and medicinal materials are rising day by day!" Luo Gang said: "If they rise, we will naturally rise too. None of us will.

Don’t try to take advantage of anyone. Once the news comes back that big brother has won the battle, I want to see who will admit defeat first?”

Xiao Cheng laughed: "We are all a family now, it's enough and don't hurt the harmony."

"They started it first." Luo Gang said angrily.

Xiao Cheng glanced at him and said with some surprise: "You don't seem to be angry about this matter. This was expected. What happened to make you lose your bearings?"

Luo Gang glanced at Xiao Yi, lowered his head and said, "There's a letter from home."

After hearing this, Xiao Cheng suddenly realized, but Xiao Yi suddenly raised his head and threw the pen in his hand on the case, "Third brother, what do you want to say?"

Luo Gang turned his head and glanced at Xiao Yi, who had upturned eyebrows, and said quickly: "Nothing, I didn't want to say anything, no, no, no, no, I just wanted to say, I want to kill Ye Lujun, this bastard."

Xiao Yi glared at Luo Gang for a moment, but his expression softened. For someone like Luo Gang to spit out such dirty words, it really made him anxious.

Without having to think too hard, Xiao Yi could guess what was said in the letter Luo Gang received from home. In fact, not only her, but Xiao Cheng could also guess it.

Luo Song will not be meddlesome, but Mrs. Luo is not necessarily the same. And more than 90% of this family letter was written by Mrs. Luo.

"Yelujun is the king of Qishui County, Yuting, do you know what this title means? It means that Yelujun ranks first in the succession to the throne of Liao Kingdom. You kill him? Why should you kill him? You can't even see him.

There’s no chance, right?” Xiao Cheng chuckled.

Luo Gang stared at Xiao Cheng and said bitterly: "Chongwen, you don't have to provoke me, I know what you want to say. So what if he, Yelujun, becomes the emperor of Liao? The decisive victory of Song and Liao still depends on the temple.

, I, Luo, will have a head hanging from a beam, and a bone-piercing cone. I have to work hard to get into the imperial examination and enter the court. When the time comes, there will be you, me, and big brother. When the time comes, we will work together to defeat those old guys who are idle now.

Drive them out and let us take charge. When the time comes to recover Youyan, defeat the Liao people, and capture Yelujun alive, what will be the difficulty?"

Xiao Cheng spread his hands: "Then you have to pass the Jinshi exam first."

"I will definitely pass the exam." Hearing Xiao Cheng's tone of disbelief, Luo Gang became furious, stood up suddenly, dropped a word, turned around and rushed out.

"Second brother!" Xiao Yi glared at Xiao Cheng dissatisfied.

"You haven't married yet, so your elbows are turned outward?" Xiao Cheng said with a smile.

"What did you say?" Xiao Yi was embarrassed and annoyed.

"Okay, okay." Xiao Cheng said: "Luo Yuting has the temperament of a toad. If you don't poke him, he will be too lazy to move. It would be a good thing if it hurts him this time. Do you know that Yelujun is a kind of tiger?

Has the female partner dog been widely spread in Bianliang City? Whenever Yuting wants to show off, he must rise up and prove himself."

"He has lost a lot of weight these days." Xiao Yi felt a little heartbroken.

"Can you not lose weight?" Xiao Cheng said: "I have to be busy with official duties during the day, but stay up late to read at night, and only sleep for two hours a day. Even a tough guy can't stand it."

"Second brother, please advise him!" Xiao Yi said worriedly: "He had too much homework before. If he wants to be admitted to the Jinshi, it will not be possible in a short time. There are still four years until the next subject.

Woolen cloth!"

"My advice is not as good as yours!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "One sentence you say is worth ten to others!"

Xiao Yi blushed: "How can I contact him alone when the news is already so widespread?"

Xiao Chenghu raised his face and said: "This is Shentangbao, not Bianliang. If anyone dares to bite the tongue, I will pull out his tongue. Don't worry, this is the world of our Xiao family."

Xiao Ai was stunned for a moment, then stood up: "Then I'll go talk to him for a while."

Xiao Cheng waved his hand and watched Xiao Yi holding up her skirt and hurriedly leaving the room.

After closing the door, Xiao Cheng had no intention of dealing with the official affairs that seemed to never be finished. Instead, he picked up the imperial palace newspapers from this period and read them carefully one by one.

He always felt that there were some very important things hidden in these things that he had overlooked.

With a bang, the door was knocked open again. Xiao Cheng sighed, and the little warmth he had accumulated disappeared without a trace. But when he saw the person who appeared at the door, he screamed.

He immediately stood up and said, "Xu Shen, what happened?"

Xu Shen is the person in charge of Sihai Trading, but at the same time, he is the Xiao family and the current intelligence person in charge of the Guangrui Army.

"Erlang, good news! Good news came from the front!" Seeing Xiao Cheng's expression, Xu Shen very considerately gave Xiao Cheng a reassurance.

"Say!" Xiao Cheng took a deep breath.
Chapter completed!