Chapter 21 Fast Clearing the Road

When Yelu Hongji arrived at Xijing Datong Mansion, the army next to the king had been trapped in the heavy snow, and the snow was already two feet deep. In the past two days, a few miles away from the camp next to the king, I could occasionally hear the sound of fighting from the army next to the king.

This starts from two or three days after the siege of the heavy snow by the troops next to the king. Tianyue stood anxiously paced in the tent. Not to mention him in this weather, even the king was helpless. The king sat by the fireside, drinking wine and desperately thinking about how to deal with the snow disaster in his mind. Yue Li went to him and asked, "Your Majesty, think about it. Have you got anything?"

"First of all, before the snow disaster comes, we should pay attention to the latest forecast and warning information about the blizzard. It's too late to adjust the travel plan. We need to store food and water; we should stay away from unstrong and unsafe buildings... Our food is enough."

"It's enough for the time being, but it's only enough for three or five days. The rest can't be transported." Yue Li said anxiously, and then asked, "What is an unsafe building?"

There are no big trees, temporary construction, and billboards at present, but the tent is not safe after the snow has been pressing the tent for a long time. "Ten, order the soldiers to clean up the snow in the tent in time. Let's go outside and have a look."

The king stood up, put the wine jug around his waist, and made a big account with Yue.

After walking around the barracks, Wang found that although the snow in the barracks had been cleared by the soldiers to walk, it was still surrounded by a piece of white. Although the snow had stopped, the air was still blowing cold wind. If the snow was turned by itself, it would be difficult. Looking at the soldiers in the camp and patrolling. With small steps to drive away the cold in the snow, the other soldiers nestled in tents to keep warm, and their faces were listless. If it goes on like this, morale will be exhausted,

Such a good opportunity to attack the Xixia defense line has delayed this heavy snow. Wang Bian himself is inevitably a little annoyed. If he wants to move forward, he must clean up the snow.

On the snow not far away, there was Tong Guan's voice. Wang looked at the voice. Tong Guan, Zhe Ke Shi and the three teenagers were running faster in the snow. Behind them were a deep footprints,

"This child, I'll call them back," said Zhe Kejun behind the king,

Wang's eyes lit up: "I have a way, Zhe Kejun, you go and transfer two vanguard battalions."

One vanguard battalion has 500 people. If you drop two vanguard camps, do you want to use the vanguard camp to clear the snow? No one understand what Wang is going to do with the two vanguard camps. Many people are curiously poking their heads out of the camp.

The two vanguard battalions have lined up and stood up. The generals of the two vanguard battalions were formed, and then turned to Wang Bong and others and said to Zhe Kejun, "Report to the general that the vanguard battalion has been mobilized. Please give an order."

Zhe Kejun turned his head and looked at Wang. Wang nodded and said, "Everyone has been here for a few days. It must be very boring. Now you two vanguard battalions come to fight first."

The two generals looked at each other. The prince was crazy. Let's kill each other in the snow?

Wang pointed to the road leading to Zhenrong and said, "You all put down your weapons. You two battalions open up battlefields on this road, east and west respectively. While moving forward, you stop each other with snowball attacks. Which battalion is five miles ahead, pushes ten snowmen in that place, and the first battalion to complete the wine reward today. And everyone has a reward of 20 copper coins. How about it? Are you interested in a comparison?

Everyone was stunned at first, and then understood that the king wanted them to fight with snow, and there were silver taels. They left and cheered, "Compar."

" OK, line up the formation." With an order from the king, the soldiers were ready. With the order of Zhe Kejun, the two commanders ran to the soldiers of their own battalion to command. Although they were two or three feet away from the road, in order to attack the other party's camp, the soldiers first attacked the snow in the middle, grabbed the snow and kneaded the ball to the other side. The battalion soldiers threw it,

At the beginning, they all took this matter as a military order and were busy doing it, but after throwing it over, the soldiers felt funny when they saw that the other party was full of snow thrown by themselves. In a short time, the snow boiled up and shouted to kill. The laughter echoed in a wilderness snow. Before long, the snow on the middle of the road was cleared a lot. The generals of the two battalions commanded the soldiers of their battalions to break through the front and clear the snow, and then kneaded the snow into a ball and threw it at the other camp as a weapon.

The soldiers of these two battalions fought hotly, and the other battalions also ran out to see. Some of them cheered, and some vice generals and battalion generals ran to Zhe Kejun to fight for it: "General Zhe, why do you just let them fight? Tell the prince that I also want to participate."

"Wait, wait, don't quarrel. I don't care if you quarrel again." While waving his hand to drive the people around him, he came close to the king happily.

"Your Majesty, what kind of play is this? Look, this soldier has been holding back for several days, and he is worried that he has no place to use it. Look at this lively fight."

Wang side smiled and looked at the snow that was quickly cleaned up: "This is called a snowball fight. When I was a child, I always played and made snowmen. You see, the soldiers of the two battalions in these five miles will clear their way in a moment. Do we still have to stay here? At this speed, hundreds of battalions can walk out of the road in a few days, and everyone still I don't feel bored."

Not only do you feel bored, but you can also get a prize when you warm up. Who doesn't want to do it? The people who are fighting in the snowball fight are hotly, waiting to fight. Just now, the dead camp will be lively,

It is relatively easy for 500 people to clean up five miles in one camp. In less than an hour and five miles away from the snow, the snow is almost clear. In the distance, you can see a few big snowmen piled up on the roadside.

Tong Guan, Zhe Keshi and Zhong Shidao also ran back to the camp. Tong Guan smiled and said, "Dad, why are you so good at playing?"

Wang was amused and laughed: "Do you want to learn? Dad still has a lot of tricks." When he said that, everyone laughed, as if the trip blocked by the heavy snow could become a very interesting thing,

The first group of soldiers in the winning camp received a happy reward, and those who did not win were also happy. They returned to the camp. The second group of the camp headquarters summed up their experience and commanded the team of every 50 people under the camp. There was a special snow to open the road, and there was a special attack to block the other party. This time, they drove another five miles, but the time was It only took half an hour, and the third group was relatively hard. They had to sprint forward for a while before starting. Although the department had more experience in commanding, it took more than half an hour to turn back,

For most of the day, Wang saw that there were more than ten miles ahead and ordered the whole army to move forward.

Although there are not many ten-mile roads, the team, which has been stopped by heavy snow for several days, seems to see hope. After the soldiers camped and had a full meal, they drank wine around the stove, and laughter came from each camp.

On the second day, the team was bigger. Each time there were three battalions against three battalions. After most of the day, the road was cleared for 20 to 30 miles. Not only that, it seemed to hear the faint sound of fighting a few miles away from the army. After three or four days, the troops finally rushed to the place where the snow disaster was most serious. ,

The team marched to a valley, crossed the mountain and arrived at Zhenrong. In a few dozen miles, it was Zhenrong. The snow on the mountain road in front of him was not deep. The normal march was estimated to reach Zhenrong in a one-day trip. Yue Li and others were relieved.

The king looked up at the mountain. There seemed to be a temple not far away. He sent someone to inquire. Soon, the soldiers came back to report that it was an abandoned temple. There were some remnants of Xixia in the temple to hide from the wind and snow. When they saw the Song army, they fled to the mountains.

How can there be remnants of Xixia soldiers in this place? Wang Bian recalled that there were the bodies of Xixia soldiers on the way to the report some time ago, and he couldn't help suspect that the people he released did not really leave Song Jing.

Since he had this idea, Wang Bian decided to take a look in person. He ordered Zhang Ping to lead the troops to camp. Yue Li sat in the camp and took Zhe Kejun and a team of bodyguards to the temple to have a look.

Hearing the king's decision, Yue Li stopped him: "Your Majesty, if it's really a drifting Western Xia army, I'm afraid the prince will be in danger. It's better to take more people."

Wang said, "These people will hide after seeing Song Jun and bring more people. I'm afraid they don't dare to come out. If they are really the people we let go, I think something happened on the road ahead. I think it's better for me to go."

Tong Guan said, "General Yue, don't worry, my father dares to go to the Xixia camp himself, not to mention so few Xixia deserters. They can be scared to death when they see my father. Dad, I'll go with you."

"I'll go too." The fold on the side is appropriate, and the seed teacher also said,

"You two stay with General Yue, and Tong Guan will come with me."

After saying that, Wang Zong immediately urged him to go to the hillside. Tong Guan followed closely, followed by a bodyguard and walked all the way up the mountain road. Wang saw Tong Guan walking and staring around with great vigilance. "Don't worry, we have delayed our trip for many days in the past few days. It is estimated that the Xixia army has long returned to Xixia. It's done."

"They run fast, otherwise I will kill one by one." Tong Guan gritted his teeth and said hatefully,

"You can't say that, like Manma, Manchang, Wu Su are all good people."

Tong Guan stared at the king and turned his head: "Dad, you said it's so easy, but the Xixia people hurt my brother. Aren't you sad? I think my father is crazy with the soldiers every day, as if he doesn't care about my mother and my brother at all."

Wang snorted and seemed to laugh at himself: "I won't come here if I don't care. I'm also very sad to hear Li Liangzuo say that your brother is gone. However, no matter how sad you are, it's your own business. The soldiers are fighting with you, not to watch you sad. Remember, even if you don't even I't have me one day, you Don't be sad to show it to anyone.

"Hmm." Tong Guan nodded vigorously,

While talking, a group of people came to the front. Wang side and others got off the horse. The surroundings were very quiet, but the king could feel that there must be people around them. They pushed open the temple door and walked in. Although the temple was desolate, it could still live. They walked to the main hall. The king stopped, and there were three coffins in the empty hall.