"Logically speaking, it would not snow so heavily in the Central Plains until the Chinese New Year. Why did it come so early this year?"
"It's an ominous sign."
"It's not ominous for Inu Yi - their way back must be blocked by heavy snow."
"Hahaha, they can't go back."
Zhang Xiaowu reined in the horse, looked around at the exhausted brothers, and ordered: "Take a rest." Everyone quickly stopped or got off the horse, sat on the ground or lay directly on the ground, breathing heavily. Zhang Xiaowu
The war horses are also panting from exhaustion
Breathing heavily, he jumped off the tired horse, took out wheat from the grain bag under the saddle and fed it to the horse. The horse started eating happily. After he fed the horse, he sat on the ground to rest. Now
Everyone was eating and drinking, and he realized that he was a little hungry.
Several people made a fire, and everyone gathered around to warm themselves up. Zhang Xiaowu also came over. Chen Guanxi took out the dough cake from his arms, stuck it on the dagger, and roasted it for a while before passing it to Zhang Xiaowu. Everyone touched the snow on the ground.
Eating noodles and eating morning food in a hurry. The victory of this battle was due to the sacrifice and sacrifice of the White Tiger Army and the Suzaku Army.
Only by blocking the attack could he organize a 120,000-strong army in Longdu and prepare enough food. He did not intend to sacrifice the White Tiger Army and the Suzaku Army to weaken Du Shanbo's army, but he had to sacrifice some people——
If he was the first one to join the battlefield, he would not have escaped if he was chosen to be sacrificed.
Any patriotic general who must be a victim at this time will choose to sacrifice himself.
Zhang Xiaowu considered how to deal with the relationship with Du Shanbo in the future. Now that Du Shanbo has returned, he can only conquer the south of the Yangtze River by himself. And since he has a strong position with a large number of troops, he can give up the position of central court order to Du Shan
Bo. Du Shanbo is already over seventy years old. He can wait for Du Shanbo to be unable to handle political affairs in a few years and then return to the central government to serve as the central command. However, he must retain military power.
"Commander, take a sip of wine." A captain offered the wine bag and said.
Zhang Xiaowu laughed and said: "Okay." He took a bold sip and passed it to everyone. Everyone drank in turn to warm themselves up. But there was not much wine. Everyone drank it up quickly.
The captain said: "Commander, do we still want to fight the White Tiger Army?"
Zhang Xiaowu said: "No fight? How can there be civil war if the dog barbarians enter the country?"
The captain finally felt relieved and said, "It's okay if we don't fight? It's okay if we don't fight. My brother is in the White Tiger Army. I'm really worried about meeting him in battle."
Everyone laughed, and Zhang Xiaowu said: "The White Tiger Army is a hero? Remember."
The wind and snow are getting bigger and bigger? The military flag was suddenly blown, and an ominous feeling made everyone frown. Several soldiers quickly picked up the flag again, and several horses ran away because of the strong wind, and even the horses on the ground
The fire was also blown away.
When Zhang Xiaowu saw the soldiers shivering with cold, he knew that everyone had been fighting for so long. His body had reached the limit. How could he not worry about having no firewood to burn the green hills? The elimination of the dog barbarians was not a matter of time. So he ordered the withdrawal of the troops and returned to Datong Prefecture for repairs.
.After that, the soldiers sent orders everywhere, and after the whole army was repaired, they immediately treated the wounded and returned to Datong Prefecture.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief? Has the joy of defeating the enemy passed? When I looked up, I saw corpses everywhere in Lianghe Ridge, and a sense of sadness of the death of the same kind came to us. Whether it was Pao Ze who died in battle or Quan Yi who died in battle,
Human beings are filled with sadness and pity in their hearts for the death of human beings.
"Let's go." Zhang Xiaowu was also completely uninterested. A sense of emptiness and guilt arose spontaneously. Perhaps as he grew older, his heart no longer had the fearlessness and indifference to life that he had when he was young. He walked all the way.
Gathering the troops, they reorganized the army along the way. When they returned to the camp, they had gathered nearly 100,000 troops. The White Tiger Army had burned down all the camps, but fortunately, Zhang Xiaowu had already ordered the retreat, and Ruan Qingwen had prepared camps for 200,000 people in Datong Mansion.
Along with Liangcao, the people of Datong Prefecture also participated in the construction of logistics.
Just after arriving at the White Tiger Army camp, someone suddenly reported that Dushanbo was ill, and this time he was very seriously ill. Zhang Xiaowu immediately rushed to Dushanbo's camp, but Wang Yijin and Xia Ming came to stop him, saying: "Sir, you can't
If you go alone, what should we do if the White Tiger Army takes the opportunity to attack you?" Zhang Xiaowu smiled and said: "You are too cautious. Du Shanbo is not such a person. He will only defeat the enemy openly and not behind his back.
Take action." Seeing that they could not be persuaded, the generals had no choice but to send more people to protect him.
When Zhang Xiaowu saw Du Shanbo, Du Shanbo had his eyes closed. Ouyang Hong and his adopted sons were choking and crying. Apparently, he had already made his last words to his adopted sons. When he heard that Zhang Xiaowu was coming, Du Shanbo
Shan Bo finally opened his eyes, but his eyes were cloudy and he couldn't see clearly where Zhang Xiaowu was.
Zhang Xiaowu rushed forward, grabbed Du Shanbo's hand, and said: "Commander, I am here, I am Zhang Xiaowu."
He held Du Shanbo's hand, and it seemed as if his whole body had regained strength. His eyes gradually brightened, and he looked at him and said, "Good boy, good boy, have you defeated them?"
"Well, we won."
"I knew you could win. However, the intrusion of dog barbarians into the Central Plains is a great shame and humiliation for our generation. I will never see the Han army drive them away in my lifetime. When you regain Lianglang Pass, tell me in front of my grave."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Commander, don't worry, I will definitely conquer Lianglang Pass. I will definitely kill all the foreigners who enter the Central Plains and use their heads to build a tower in Lianghe Ridge, named
Bury Huta and show all the foreigners who dare to enter the Central Plains and want to enter our Central Plains land with a knife. This is their fate."
Uncle Dushan smiled happily and said, "I knew you could do it." He suddenly coughed violently and vomited a large mouthful of blood. The military doctor next to him tried to step forward, but was stopped by Dushanbo.
Shan Bo pushed away and said: "While I can still speak, I still have some important things to entrust. Everyone should leave. Zhang Xiaozi, you stay."
When Du Shanbo's adopted sons saw this, they suppressed their grief and left the camp. Zhang Xiaowu's men also retreated when they saw this, leaving only Du Shanbo and Zhang Xiaowu.
Du Shanbo said with difficulty: "Zhang Xiaozi, do you want to be the emperor?"
"Ah?" Zhang Xiaowu was startled.
Du Shanbo said: "I am about to die. Tell me the truth. Do you want to replace me with the Xuanyuan family?"
Zhang Xiaowu said: "No, I will protect the Xuanyuan family. Although the Holy Han Dynasty is full of holes and there are many conflicts between the nobles and the people, I believe that a bad court is better than a change of dynasties, which will cause great harm to the country, nation and people.
The damage far exceeds the prosperity brought by the establishment of any dynasty. The changes in dynasties hurt the common people and the gentry. After all, they are still the gentry. They can withstand the catastrophe, but the common people cannot. For the sake of the common people in the world, I
I will not be a person who changes dynasties, and I will keep the legacy of my student Xuanyuan Chenghua."
Du Shanbo smiled, smiled, and finally closed his eyes.
