The bright moon is in the sky, shining like water.
The morning fog gradually thickened, and the sky and earth became hazy, as if covered with a veil.
The soldiers dismantled the accounts, those who fed the horses fed the horses, and those who cooked the rice made rice, all in an orderly manner.
Li Chengzhi opened the curtain, and a chill hit his face, and he shuddered involuntarily.
This has always been the case in the North, especially in places such as Hexi and the Western Regions. Eggs can be boiled in the hot sand at noon, but at dawn, white mist can be seen with every breath.
Li Chengzhi tightened his cloak and walked out of the felt tent.
Not far away, two figures, one large and one small, seemed to be frozen, staring blankly at the sky.
What can be seen in the sky?
Li Chengzhi subconsciously raised his head.
It turned out that there was a moon halo.
The moon is like a silver plate, as warm as jade, exuding a faint brilliance. It is surrounded by a halo, colorful, like a round rainbow bridge.
No wonder these two are so rare, just like the two bottles of Wang Fu Stone?
The weather in the Central Plains is hot and hot, so it is rare to see the moon halo, so it is regarded as a strange sight.
It is very common in the Northland.
Li Chengzhi remembered that in his previous life, in the summer, especially when harvesting wheat, this phenomenon was particularly common. It was called the hairy moon, and the circle was also called the wind circle.
"General!"
Seeing Li Chengzhi, Gao Wenjun said worriedly: "The moon is haloed, the stars are unclear, and the dust is divided, which is not good for guests..."
What the hell?
Li Chengzhi was stunned for a while before he realized what Gao Wenjun meant.
This is not even astrology, at most it is a climatic phenomenon, and it has absolutely nothing to do with host or guest, bad or bad luck...
Li Chengzhi smiled: "Don't worry, at most it's just going to be a storm..."
As he said this, he turned back and told Li Liang: "Let me know, there may be wind at noon, and it is ninety-nine times out of ten that it will be an east wind. Let the soldiers prepare their draperies (double hats with light gauze to prevent wind and sand from getting into their eyes)." "You can also read the stars?" Wei Yu was very surprised, "But why is it the east wind?"
"The sun is haloing with rain at midnight, the moon is haloing with wind at noon!"
Li Chengzhi pointed to the sky, "Ms. Gao said that 'the moon is at the beginning of the halo and the base is divided', which refers to the gap on the east side of the halo, so the east wind blows..."
Compared with the moon halo, Li Chengzhi was more curious. Hexi didn't have an east wind for a year, but he was hit by it?
The sun haloes with rain at midnight, the moon hazes with wind at noon...
Hearing these two sentences, Gao Wenjun's heart skipped a beat.
The halo of the moon is just that, but the halo of the sun has been recorded in all dynasties, and it is regarded as a great evil. It is a sign that the king will change his throne and his subordinates will kill their lord.
Nie Zheng's assassination of the Han puppet also caused a white rainbow to penetrate the sun (sun halo)...
When Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin, Prince Yan saw that the white rainbow was not shining through the sun, and said: The assassination of Qin will not succeed...
But according to the young general, it was just a sign that it would rain at night?
Gao Wenjun's eyes became brighter and brighter, and even his voice was trembling: "General... don't believe in astrology?"
I believe in a ghost!
Li Chengzhi didn't say anything, just smiled, turned around and left.
He was going to tell Li Rui that when he led his scouts to explore the road today, they must not go too far, let alone spread out too much. Otherwise, if the wind is strong, they may get separated.
Li Chengzhi's smile clearly meant affirmation. For some reason, Gao Wenjun felt as if his heart had been squeezed hard, and he was beating like a drum.
He doesn’t believe in fate?
He doesn't believe in fate...
"You haven't finished speaking yet, why don't you leave?" Wei Yu shouted anxiously, "Why do you know so much?"
Li Chengzhi had no time to explain to her, so he sneered as he walked, "I know a lot of things, do you want me to teach you everything?"
Hearing these words, Wei Yu seemed to be frozen, two wisps of red rose up between his cheeks, and after a while, his little face turned as red as a large round eggplant.
Li Chengzhi was gone before she could react. She gritted her teeth and said, "Young disciple..."
There is no need to wait until noon.
As soon as dawn broke, the east wind blew.
Although the wind is not strong, the sky is not very clear. It always feels like there is a layer of fog in the sky, and even the sky is not very realistic.
Wei Yu admired her so much that she had completely forgotten that Li Chengzhi had teased her unintentionally.
"Sister, the wind is really blowing, is it really an east wind?"
"Yeah, I didn't expect that..."
Gao Wenjun responded absently, with random thoughts floating in his mind, and even his eyes were a little distracted.
Not only does he not believe in fate, he also doesn’t pretend to understand...
With his heart in turmoil, Gao Wenjun turned his eyes slightly and stared closely at the figure not far away.
Li Rui was reporting to Li Chengzhi: "The county captain said that since half a month ago, large groups of barbarians have appeared in the county from time to time. They are all around a hundred cavalry, and most of them are wearing armor. At a glance, they can tell that they are the Tuyuhun army.
Rather than being a bastard from a small tribe...
Sometimes, he would even get close to the county and spy on the city...According to his speculation, Tuyuhun might launch a large-scale attack on the city, so he wanted to ask me to stay for a few more days..."
Li Chengzhi couldn't help but sneered.
Is the fox’s tail exposed?
Yesterday evening, when the group of county soldiers came carrying mutton and wine, he guessed that the Wuwei county official might be in trouble and wanted to ask him to help him defend the territory or the city.
But regardless of the fact that he was in a hurry, returning to Jingzhou as soon as possible would help him feel at ease. Even from a public perspective, he would not be able to stay.
He is an official of Jingzhou, so how can he defend the city of Liangzhou?
Besides, the imperial court established Shanshan Town (now Ledu, Qinghai Province) and Baohan Town (now Linxia, Gansu Province) specifically to prevent Tuyuhun, which are only four to five hundred miles away. They can be reached in a day on horseback. Who knows?
Yourself?
Li Chengzhi said coldly: "Go and refuse, let's set off immediately!"
Li Rui responded and rode away.
Li Liang was a little worried: "Shudun City (the capital of Tuyuhun) is not far from here. Maybe there are really large groups of Tuyuhun cavalry..."
This means that the lieutenant may not be lying, and it is even more likely that they may encounter them during their march...
Li Chengzhi sighed.
More than just not far?
Less than a hundred miles south of the county town is the Qilian Mountains, and over the mountains is Qinghai Lake. Wuwei City is closer to the capital of Tuyuhun than to Shanshan Town.
In addition, there are fewer and fewer Han people in Hexi, and there are more and more ownerless lands. Just like the Zahu in Zhangye's vassal state, the northern foot of the Qilian Mountains, which originally belonged to the Wei territory, has long become a horse breeding ground for Tuyuhun. It can be seen in Wuwei
The herdsmen who came to Tuyuhun were perfectly normal.
However, the Yuan and Wei Dynasties wanted to regain the Central Plains, so they naturally turned a blind eye to Hexi, which was like a piece of cake.
As long as Tuyuhun illegally and blatantly occupied land, did not attack counties and counties, and did not plunder Hu merchants, the court would just pretend that nothing happened.
But it is still rare for hundreds of standard cavalry to suddenly appear, especially since Tuyuhun had just conspired with Nanliang to solve a key problem, but in the end the matter failed at the critical moment...
"It must not be for the purpose of attacking the city, otherwise the cavalry would not just wander around, but would have laid siege to the city long ago..."
Li Chengzhi pinched his chin and suddenly thought, "Could it be like Yuwen Yuanqing, who wanted to buy money from Hu Shang and sent spies in advance?"
"No way?" Li Liang said vaguely, but his expression was extremely firm, "Even if you want to rob someone, you should always dress up, right?"
That’s right!
Even Yuwen Yuanqing knew how to disguise himself as a horse thief, how could Tuyuhun not understand?
Moreover, for the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, blocking the Silk Road was probably worse than seizing the prefectural cities in Hexi. The imperial court would most likely send troops to attack, and Fu Lianchou (the current monarch of Tuyuhun) would
I can definitely think of it.
Why else?
Forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore...
Li Chengzhi waved his hand, "It is impossible to stay. At most, it will be a detour... Well, let Li Rui know that after bypassing Wuwei City, we will march along the side wall (the Great Wall of Han Dynasty from Wuwei to Yinchuan)..." This has deviated from the fastest Silk Road to Guanzhong, but a detour is better than encountering a large group of Tuyuhun cavalry.
Li Liang responded respectfully and ran to deliver the order.
……
The wind is getting stronger and stronger, and the wind and sand are getting stronger at noon. If I weren't wearing a curtain hat, I would never be able to open my eyes.
When the wind is light, the horses can still trot, but later on, even walking slowly becomes difficult.
It is already impossible to march in such weather.
Arriving at an abandoned Duncheng, Li Chengzhi immediately ordered to camp in the city and wait for the wind and sand to stop before leaving.
He also ordered Li Rui to withdraw the scouts, and also ordered Li Liang to rein the horses and form a horse formation to prevent any horses from getting frightened and getting separated.
The soldiers took the time to set up tents, and Li Chengzhi found a secluded place and was studying a map.
This is what he drew with reference to the imperial map and the memory of his previous life. It is easy to understand and can be understood at a glance.
That is to say, there is no time for inspection, otherwise he would like to make a sand table like Hexi and Guanzhong.
Still as before, Gao Wenjun and Wei Yu's tents were pitched about ten steps away from Li Chengzhi's middle tent.
Wei Yu was holding up his sleeves and wiping the sand from his face vigorously.
Since childhood, when have you suffered from this sin?
Damn Hu Shang...
The more I thought about it, the more I felt aggrieved. Tears flowed down uncontrollably, and two tear troughs appeared on my face.
"It's my fault that I was useless and didn't help my sister... Then when the thief fell into the water, I should have stabbed my sister twice..."
Gao Wenjun was speechless. Seeing her wiping her face like a tabby cat, he didn't know whether to laugh or be moved.
She took off her veil, gently wiped the sand on Wei Yu's face, and comforted her with a warm voice: "We can reach Jincheng (Lanzhou) tomorrow at most. Once we cross the Yellow River, there will be no such big sandstorms. Please bear with it."
Well..."
Wei Yu nodded obediently, looked at Gao Wenjun, whose head was covered with dust and even his hair turned khaki, and whispered: "Sister, can you get some water so that I can wash my face..."
Hearing this, Gao Wenjun paused and shook his head: "Be patient, wait until the sky turns and find a place with water to wash again... If you ask for water now, he will be angry..."
Why is he angry?
Wei Yu was very puzzled and turned his head subconsciously.
Li Chengzhi was still looking at the map. While reading, he was holding a silk towel and wiping the mud from his face with saliva on it.
Wipe it twice, spit it out, wipe it twice, and spit it out.
Wei Yu gritted his teeth, his face full of disgust: "It's so disgusting..."
Before she finished speaking, Gao Wenjun slapped her on the head: "You can't say that..."
Wei Yu doesn’t understand, how could she not understand?
A horse rides three horses, and the water bags carried by the horses are not too small. It is impossible that they can't even save water for him, the commander-in-chief, to wash himself.
It's just because he doesn't know how long he will be trapped in this place, so he leads by example and saves money when he can.
You can tell from his demeanor and his words and deeds that he is usually a pampered person, but when necessary, he can share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. How rare and valuable is this?
Such a person is born to be supported by his subordinates and respected by the world...
Wei Yu immediately blushed, feeling guilty, and little stars flashed in her eyes: "He is so powerful... That's why my sister said that he has lofty ambitions?"
Gao Wenjun didn't speak, just nodded.
Wei Yu was young, so naturally he was not as attentive as her, and he did not notice at all that even the food he ate was no different from that of an ordinary soldier...
……
How could there be 100% no difference?
Otherwise, even Li Liang and Li Rui would not agree: It doesn't matter how many times they are hungry, but if Lang Jun's expenses are less than half of the price, they will blame themselves.
The wind was too strong and it was difficult to make a fire or find firewood, so the soldiers had no choice but to eat fried noodles with cold water.
Li Chengzhi was chewing dried meat, with weird thoughts in his mind.
Gao Wenjun really had a good mouth: the moon is haloed, the stars are unclear, and the ground is divided, which is not good for guests...
For Hexi, aren’t you and others just guests?
I didn’t expect that the east wind in Hexi could be so strong?
He had thought that at most there would be a small breeze, or it would blow for a while and then stop...
Cursing in his heart, Li Chengzhi pointed to the map and said to Li Liang and Li Rui: "If the weather continues to be unclear, you must enter the city. Now there are two ways, either retreat to Wuwei City, or continue forward along the side wall.
, and after walking about sixty miles, we can reach Wei'an County..."
He is preparing for a rainy day.
No one knows whether this wind will blow for several days, or whether it will get stronger and stronger, and whether it will eventually turn into a sandstorm.
No matter what happens, if there is a sudden rain, combined with wind and rain, there will be so many soldiers with colds that they may not even have to leave...
Li Liang and Li Rui had long formed a habit of responding respectfully: "It all depends on Langjun's decision!"
"Then keep moving forward!" Li Chengzhi made the final decision, "Wei'an County also has residents. If Wuwei City can supply it, Wei'an can also supply it, and there is no need to turn back...
Later, when the wind subsides, we will seize the time to set off. Don’t waste your horsepower and go as fast as possible... Before leaving, remember to distribute the medicinal wine and let everyone take a few sips to keep out the cold..."
Li Liang and Li Rui both said yes, but before they even nodded their heads, they suddenly heard the sound of a gong.
When Li Chengzhi was added to the tent, there were only three people, but none of them reacted, and they were all confused as they competed.
The Baijia Battalion rarely beats the gong, usually when they are not sure, or when there is a small enemy situation, they usually blow the whistle to convey information.
Nowadays, although the whistle is no longer needed, it has been replaced with a horn, which has the same effect.
But as long as the gong rings, it means there is a serious enemy situation...
It’s really a ghost. Where can the enemy come from in this kind of ghost weather?
Li Chengzhi subconsciously looked at Gao Wenjun's tent: Has your mouth been opened?