Da Wei Chun

Chapter 258
The bright moon is in the sky, and the brilliance is like water.

The morning mist gradually thickened, and the sky and the earth became hazy, as if covered with a veil.

Soldiers dismantle the tents, those who feed the horses feed the horses, and those who cook the rice cook in an orderly manner.

Li Chengzhi lifted the curtain, and a chill came over his face, and he shivered involuntarily.

This has always been the case in the north, especially in Hexi, Western Regions and other places. At noon, eggs can be boiled in the hot sand, and at dawn, white mist can be seen in one breath.

Li Chengzhi tightened his cloak and got out of the felt tent.

Not far away, two figures, one big and one small, stared blankly at the sky as if frozen.

What can be beautiful in the sky?

Li Chengzhi raised his head subconsciously.

It turned out to be a moon halo.

The moon is like a silver plate, warm and moist like jade, exuding a faint brilliance.Surrounded by a halo, colorful, like a round rainbow bridge.

No wonder these two are so rare, like two jars of Wangfushi?
The weather in the Central Plains is hot, and it is rare to see a moon halo, so it will be regarded as a spectacle.

It's very common in the North.

Li Chengzhi remembers that in the previous life, when it was summer, especially when the wheat was harvested, there were many such phenomena, which were called the Mao Moon, and the circle was also called the wind circle.

"General!"

Seeing Li Chengzhi, Gao Wenjun said worriedly: "The moon is dizzy, the stars are unclear, and the stars are divided, which is not good for customers..."

What the hell?
Li Chengzhi was stunned for a while before realizing what Gao Wenjun meant.

This is not even astrology, at most it is a weather phenomenon, and it has absolutely nothing to do with subject and object, bad luck...

Li Chengzhi smiled: "Don't worry, at most it will be windy..."

As he spoke, he turned his head again and explained to Li Liang: "I will go down, there may be wind at noon, nine out of ten it will be east wind, let the soldiers prepare the veiled hats (combats with light veils around them to prevent the wind and sand from entering the eyes)."

"You can still read astrology?" Wei Yu was very surprised, "But why is it Dongfeng?"

"It rains at three o'clock in the solar halo, and the wind at noon in the moon halo!"

Li Chengzhi pointed to the sky, "Ms. Gao said 'the moon is haloing, and it is divided', referring to the gap on the east side of the halo, so the east wind will blow..."

Compared with the halo of the moon, Li Chengzhi was even more curious. Hexi doesn't necessarily have an east wind every year, so he was hit by it?

When the sun halos, it rains in the third watch, when the moon halos, the wind blows at noon...

Hearing these two sentences, Gao Wenjun's heart skipped a beat.

The halo of the moon is nothing more than that, but the halo of the sun has been recorded in all dynasties, and it is regarded as a great evil, which is a sign of the change of the king and the murder of the lord by the ministers.

Nie Zheng's assassination of Han Puppet, Bai Hong's penetration of the sun (sun halo)...

Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin, and Prince Yan saw that the white rainbow could not penetrate the sun, and said: "Assassination of Qin will not succeed..."

But to the mouth of 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 trembled: "General...don't you believe in astrology?"

I believe in hell!

Li Chengzhi didn't speak, just smiled, turned around and left.

He was going to tell Li Rui that when leading scouts to explore the way today, he must not go too far, let alone spread out too much.Otherwise, if the wind is strong, it is likely to be lost.

Li Chengzhi's smile clearly represented an affirmative meaning.For some reason, Gao Wenjun felt as if his heart was being clenched, and he jumped up like a drum.

He doesn't believe in fate?
He doesn't believe in fate...

"You haven't finished talking, don't you go?" Wei Yu shouted anxiously, "Why do you know so much?"

How could Li Chengzhi have time to explain to her, and sneered as he walked, "I know a lot, do you want to teach you everything?"

Hearing these words, Wei Yu seemed to be frozen, two touches of blush rose between her cheeks, and after a while, her small face swelled like a large round eggplant.

Li Chengzhi had disappeared before she realized it, her silver teeth gritted: "Deng Tuzi..."

Not until noon at all.

As soon as dawn broke, an east wind blew up.

Although the wind is not strong, the sky is not very clear.I always feel that the sky is covered with a layer of fog, and even the sky is not very real.

Wei Yu admired her so much that she completely forgot about Li Chengzhi's unintentional molestation with her.

"Sister, it's really windy, is it really the east wind?"

"Yeah, I didn't expect that..."

Gao Wenjun answered absent-mindedly, with messy thoughts floating in his mind, and even his eyes were a little distracted.

Not only does he not believe in fate, but he also does not pretend to understand...

Confused in his heart, Gao Wenjun's starry eyes turned slightly, and his eyes were fixed on the figure not far away.

Li Rui is reporting to Li Chengzhi: "The county captain said that since half a month ago, there have been large groups of Huqi in the county from time to time. They are all around Baiqi, and most of them are wearing armor. You can tell at a glance that they are the Tuyuhun army. Rather than the hustle and bustle of a small tribe...

Sometimes, he would approach the county town to spy...According to his speculation, Tuyuhun might attack the city aggressively, so he would like to ask me to wait for a few more days..."

Li Chengzhi couldn't help sneering.

Is the fox's tail showing?
Yesterday evening, when the group of county soldiers came with mutton and wine, he guessed that the Wuwei county official might be in trouble and wanted to ask himself to help him defend the border or the city.

But regardless of the fact that he was in a hurry, the sooner he returned to Jingzhou, the sooner he could feel at ease. Even from the standpoint of public affairs, it was impossible for him to stay.

He is an official of Jingzhou, so how could he defend Liangzhou?
Besides, the imperial court set up Shanshan Town (now Ledu, Qinghai) and Baohan Town (now Linxia, ​​Gansu) specially to guard against Tuyuhun, which are only four to five hundred miles away from here. Own?

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 a large number of Tuyuhun cavalry haunting..."

It means that the county lieutenant may not have lied, and it is even more likely that they may encounter...

Li Chengzhi sighed.

More than not far?
Less than a hundred miles south of the county town is Qilian Mountain, and across the mountain 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 more and more unowned lands, just like the miscellaneous Hus in Zhangye's vassal state. The northern foot of Qilian Mountain, which originally belonged to the Wei border, has long been a place for horses in Tuyuhun. The herdsmen in Tuyuhun couldn't be more normal.

However, the courts of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties wanted to recover the Central Plains, so they naturally turned a blind eye to the tasteless Hexi.

As long as Tuyuhun didn't blatantly invade the land, attack counties and counties, or plunder Hu merchants, the court would just pretend that nothing happened.

But the sudden appearance of hundreds of standard cavalry is still rare, especially when Tuyuhun just conspired with Nanliang to tackle a key problem, but in the end it failed at a crucial point...

"It must not be for the siege of the city, otherwise the cavalry would not just be wandering, but would have already besieged the city..."

Li Chengzhi squeezed his chin, and suddenly thought, "Could it be like that Yuwen Yuanqing, who wanted to buy road money from Hu merchants and sent out spies in advance?"

"No way?" Li Liang mumbled, but his expression was extremely firm, "Even if you want to rob the road, you should dress up, right?"

Right!

Even Yuwen Yuanqing knew how to disguise himself as a horse thief, how could Tuyuhun not understand?

Moreover, for the courts of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, blocking the Silk Road was probably worse than capturing the prefectures in Hexi. Absolutely.

Then why?
Forget it, don't want to...

Li Chengzhi waved his hand, "It's impossible to stay, at most it's just going around...Well, let Li Rui know, after bypassing Wuwei City, proceed along the side wall (the Great Wall of Han 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 cavalry from Tuyuhun.

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 you don't wear a veiled hat, you will definitely not be able to open your eyes.

When the wind was low, the horse could still trot, but in the end, it was difficult to even walk slowly.

In such weather, it is already impossible to march.

Walking to an abandoned pier city, Li Chengzhi immediately ordered to enter the city to camp and wait for the wind and sand to stop before leaving.

He also ordered Li Rui to withdraw the scouts back, and ordered Li Liang to rein in the horses to form a formation in order to prevent any horses from being frightened and scattered.

The soldiers took the time to set up their tents, and Li Chengzhi found a secluded place and was studying a map.

This was drawn by him referring to the map of the imperial court and based on the memory of his previous life.Simple and easy to understand, just look at it.

That is to say, there is no time to observe, otherwise he would like to make a sand table of Hexi and Guanzhong.

Still as before, Gao Wenjun and Wei Yu's tents were set up about ten steps away from Li Chengzhi's middle tent.

Wei Yu was holding up his sleeves, vigorously wiping the sand from his face.

Since childhood, when did you suffer this crime?

Damn you businessman...

The more I thought about it, the more wronged I became, tears flowed down my face uncontrollably, and two tear channels rushed out on my small face.

"Just blame me for being useless. I didn't help my sister... When the thief fell into the water, I should have helped my sister stab her twice..."

Gao Wenjun was speechless, watching her wipe her face like a cat, he didn't know whether to laugh or be moved.

She took off her veil, gently wiped the sand from Wei Yu's face, and comforted her in a warm voice: "At the most, you can travel to Jincheng (Lanzhou) tomorrow, and once you cross the Yellow River, there will be no such big wind and sand, and bear with it." Bar……"

Wei Yu nodded obediently, looking at Gao Wenjun, whose head was covered with dust and even his hair had turned a khaki color, and said in a low voice, "Sister, can I have some water so I can wash my face..."

Gao Wenjun paused when he heard the words, then shook his head again: "Be patient, wait until the sky turns, and it will not be too late to find a place with water to wash... At this time, if you ask for water, he will be angry..."

Why is he angry?

Wei Yu was very puzzled and subconsciously turned her head.

Li Chengzhi was still looking at the map, holding a silk scarf while looking at it, and wiping the mud and sand on his face with saliva.

Wipe it twice, spit it out, wipe it twice, and spit it out again.

Wei Yu bared her teeth, her face full of disgust: "It's so disgusting..."

Before she finished speaking, Gao Wenjun patted her on the head: "You can't say that..."

If Wei Yu didn't understand, how could she not understand?
Riding three horses, the water bag on the horse's pack is not too small, it is impossible to save even the water for him, the general, to wash.

It's just because even he doesn't know how long he will be trapped in this place, so he sets an example and saves as much as he can.

Looking at his demeanor, as well as his speech and behavior, one can tell that he must be a pampered person on weekdays, but when necessary, he can share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. How rare is this?

Such a person is naturally worthy of the support of his subordinates and the respect of the world...

Wei Yu blushed instantly, feeling so guilty in her heart, and a little star 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 is young, so he is naturally not as careful as her, and he didn't realize that even the food he eats in normal times is no different from that of ordinary soldiers...

……

How can there be no difference 100%?

Otherwise, even Li Liang and Li Rui wouldn't agree: it doesn't matter how hungry they are, but if the husband's expenses are half the price, they will blame themselves.

The wind was too strong to make a fire, and it was difficult to find firewood, so the soldiers had to eat fried noodles with cold water.

Li Chengzhi was chewing the jerky, with weird thoughts in his heart.

Gao Wenjun really opened his mouth: the moon is dizzy, the stars are unclear, and the dust is divided, which is not conducive to customers...

For Hexi, isn't the person waiting for him a guest?
Didn't expect that the east wind in Hexi could blow so hard?
He thought before that, at most, there would be a small wind blowing, or it would stop after a while...

Slandering in his heart, Li Chengzhi pointed to the map and said to Li Liang and Li Rui: "If the sky is not sunny all the time, you have to enter the city. Now there are two ways, either retreat to Wuwei City, or continue to move forward along the side wall." , and about sixty miles further, we will arrive at Wei'an County..."

He is planning for a rainy day.

No one knows if the wind will blow for a few days, or if it will blow more and more, will it eventually turn into a sandstorm.

No matter how bad it is, if there is a sudden rain, under the combination of wind and rain, there will be more soldiers with colds, and I am afraid that there is no need to leave...

Li Liang and Li Rui have long formed a habit, and they respectfully replied: "It's all up to you to decide!"

"Then keep moving forward!" Li Chengzhi made a final decision, "Wei'an County also has residents, and if Wuwei City can supply, Wei'an can also supply, and there is no need to go back...

Later, when the wind calms down, hurry up and set off, don't waste your horsepower, try to go as fast as possible... Before leaving, remember to distribute the medicinal wine and let everyone drink two sips, so as to keep out the cold..."

Li Liang and Li Rui agreed in unison, but they hadn't nodded their heads yet, when they heard a gong ringing in their ears.

With Li Chengzhi in the tent, there were only three people, but none of them reacted, and they competed with each other in a daze.

The Baijia Battalion didn't beat the gong easily, and they were generally not sure, or the enemy's situation was small, and most of them were blowing whistles to send messages.

Although there is no need for a whistle now, but it is replaced by a horn, and the effect is the same.

But as long as the gong rings, it means that there is a major enemy situation...

I really saw a ghost, such a ghostly weather, where did the enemy come from?

Li Chengzhi subconsciously looked at Gao Wenjun's tent: You have opened your mouth, right?
(End of this chapter)