Li Qi escorted the grain and grass and set off on the road ahead of schedule according to the agreed time.
They took a small path, which was also arranged by Liang Fuhui.
When setting off, Huang Jin saw Li Qi off.
"Brother, it's a long journey this time. We, brothers, will meet again when we arrive in the Snow Country." Huang Jin said with some reluctance.
Li Qi said: "Then I'll leave first, brother, take care."
"Yeah! Be careful along the way."
After the large army set out on the road, Li Qi returned to his previous life of traveling. However, in order to make himself more comfortable, he modified the carriage he was riding in.
In the carriage, Li Qi put several thick layers of quilts on the bed, and placed a down quilt on top of the quilts.
As soon as you get on the carriage, you can get into bed directly.
In order to keep warm, Li Qi also bought a lot of water bags. When the army stopped to rest, he would put some hot water into the water bags to make a hot water bottle.
At first, he just tried it. Later, he found that using water bladders for heating was not bad, so he asked Tian Hangnan to pass on this method.
So every time the team took a break, almost all the soldiers would bring out the big iron pot, put the snow in the pot and boil it, and put the hot water into the water bag to keep warm. When the water was cold, you could drink it.
I don't know how many days passed, and Li Qi was sitting on the carriage, bored in every possible way.
"Where are we now?" Li Qi asked.
Tang Yun opened the curtain and looked outside for a while and said, "We should be entering the Snow Country soon."
"We're finally here." Li Qi sighed.
"Sir, how long do you think it will take for us to go back this time?" Tang Yun asked.
Li Qi made a rough calculation and said: "According to our current progress, if we wait until Snow Country, plus we have to attack the city and fight, it will take a year and a half every year. I'm afraid we can't even think about it..."
"Brother Li, do you really want to go back?" Wei Xinshan interrupted and asked.
"Isn't this nonsense? It's so cold in this damn place. How can I be comfortable in Kyoto? There's no place to spend money in this miserable place."
Li Qi complained for a few words, then suddenly thought of something and asked: "Yun'er, what is the currency of this snow country?"
"It's also silver." Tang Yundao said.
"Can Daxia's banknotes be used here?" Li Qi asked.
Tang Yun shook his head: "It probably won't be useful, but if we can find businessmen from Daxia who go to Snow Country to do business, we should be able to exchange some."
Li Qi waved his hand: "Forget it, those businessmen may still know how to trick people."
"Sir, do you want to buy something?" Tang Yun asked.
Li Qidao: "I just thought that when I get to Snow Country, I would like to see if there is anything special and bring some back with me."
"That's right, but since we're on the road with the army this time, I'm afraid we won't have the chance to buy anything." Tang Yun said.
"That's right...forget it, let's go to the place first and then talk about it. I'll sleep a little longer."
Li Qi said and got into the quilt.
Seeing him like this, Tang Yun and Wei Xinshan looked at each other and couldn't help but smile.
After several more days, the baggage team finally arrived in the Snow Country.
Following the originally planned route, the army settled in a valley to rest.
This place has been explored by the scouts before and is very suitable for setting up camp.
As the saying goes, if you have food in your hand, you won’t panic wherever you go.
After the army was stationed, Li Qi finally left the carriage and came to the ground.
The army set up camp very quickly, and by evening almost everyone was living in tents.
Piles of bonfires were also lit.
Tian Hangnan cooked a lot of game, and Li Qi set up an iron pot in his tent and led everyone to cook the hot pot together.
Although the seasonings are not very complete, it is not bad to have hot pot in this environment.
"Captain Tian, where are we going next?" Li Qi asked.
Tian Hangnan replied: "According to the instructions from the top, after we have rested here, we rushed to the ice lake near the capital of Snow Country to meet with the army there."
Li Qi nodded: "How long will we have to go?"
"According to the map, it should take about ten days to arrive." Tian Hangnan replied.
"It's been another ten days..." Li Qi sighed and said, "Okay, everyone, take the time to rest and recharge your batteries these days."
Tian Hangnan nodded.
While a few people were chatting, a horn sound suddenly sounded, and then a messenger rushed in quickly.
"Report!!! Enemy attack!"
When they heard the news, both Li Qi and Tian Hangnan couldn't help but be startled.
Before Li Qi could react, Tian Hangnan quickly picked up his personal weapon: "Sir, let me go out and take a look first!"
With that said, Tian Hangnan rushed out of the tent without waiting for Li Qi to answer.
Li Qi looked at Tang Yun and Wei Xinshan: "What's going on?"
Tang Yun frowned slightly: "Sir, do you need me to go take a look?"
Li Qi shook his head: "No, let's wait until Colonel Tian comes back. You guys should eat more quickly. You might not have anything to eat in a while."
After saying that, Li Qi quickly picked up a few pieces of meat in the pot with chopsticks and ate them hungrily.
Half an hour later, Tian Hangnan came back and reported that the baggage team had been surrounded and that the people coming were the Snow Country's army.
This news made Li Qi gasp in surprise: "How come we just set up camp and then they came? Isn't this too fast?"
Tian Hangnan looked hesitant, as if he had something to say.
"Captain Tian, just say whatever you want."
"Sir, I think our marching route was discovered by the enemy in advance..."
"You mean there is a traitor in the military camp?" Li Qi was stunned.
"I'm just guessing."
"Normal people can't get something as important as the marching route." Li Qi said, suddenly thinking of someone.
Grandma’s, isn’t it that guy Liang Fuhui?
But how dare he mess around with such a big thing?
What he was escorting was the food and fodder for the whole army. If he was caught, Snow Country would be beaten.
He certainly wouldn't be so brainless...
It seems like there really is a spy inside.
"How many people are there on the other side?" Li Qi asked.
Tian Hangnan said: "I don't know yet, but scouts have been sent out, and there should be news soon."
"Okay, please hurry up and notify everyone so that everyone can prepare for the battle. By the way, you can call all the captains over in a moment and we can discuss countermeasures together," Li Qi said.
Li Qi really didn't know anything about fighting, and he didn't dare to mess around.
When it comes to fighting, Li Qi knows that Tian Hangnan and the others must be more experienced than him.
Two hours later, inside the military tent, Li Qi looked at the unfamiliar faces in front of him, feeling a little nervous.
"Captain Tian, please tell me about the current situation." Li Qi said.
Tian Hangnan nodded and said: "According to the report from the scouts, the opponent's strength should be around 50,000, and currently we have less than 30,000... But the good thing is that we are in the valley, this place is easy to guard, and the opponent may also pay attention.