Da Wei Chun

Chapter 646 It's better to bend than bend ([-])

Xiazhou has been sunny for more than ten consecutive days. Although the sun is seen every day, the weather is getting colder and colder, and the snow in the four fields has hardly melted.

No one knows whether it is a ditch or a beam covered under the snow, whether it will trap the car or make the horse stumble.In addition, Xiazhou has a vast territory, not many mountains and rivers, and there are few things to identify, so it is easy to get lost.Therefore, the generals did not dare to take shortcuts, but only dared to march along the side wall.

Marching in winter is the most difficult, one is that the weather is cold and the days are short, and the other is that it is extremely strenuous.When the weather is warm, a horse that can travel four to five hundred miles a day can only travel two to three hundred miles in winter.So I can't go fast at all.

In this way, I walked for half a day without rush or slowness, and before the hour or so, the general ordered the soldiers to stay temporarily.

There are ten exclusive carriages, which are loaded with armor, grain and grass.Most of it was dry food, and some dried meat and fried rice were also prepared, but it was enough for Li Shixian and his son and a few generals who led the troops, and the rest of the soldiers could only eat dry cakes.

The water is easy to handle, and there is snow everywhere, so I picked up a few handfuls of dry firewood on the spot, set up a porcelain pot and burned it, so that I can have hot water to drink and keep warm.

Li Sixian also got out of the car, chewing the jerky absent-mindedly, but looked westward hard.

After looking at it for a while, he asked suspiciously again: "Dare to ask General Gao, did the Taiwei transport grain and grass to Lizi Garden recently?"

The general paused and asked back, "Why did Li Canjun ask such a question?"

Seeing the general showing signs of caution, Li Shixian laughed: "It's just a casual question, don't blame the general!"

After all, it was like admiring the scenery, looking around.

The hot water was already boiling, Li Chenghong filled the skin bag and brought it to Li Sixian.

His mouth was a little hot, so Li Sixian hugged his arms to warm his hands, his eyes rolled around.Seeing that there were no soldiers nearby, he said in a low voice: "Since I came out of Tongwan City, my father has always felt terrified, as if a catastrophe is imminent."

Li Chenghong was startled and lowered his voice: "But there is fraud?"

"Hard to say!"

Li Sixian shook his head, and slightly raised his chin on the distant road, "Look carefully, can you see anything unusual?"

Li Chenghong raised his head and looked very seriously.But looking left and right, I didn't see anything unusual.

It's just a road...

"Why did you give birth to such a stupid pig like you?"

Li Sixian was furious, and slapped Li Chenghong on the head with a slap.Poor Li Dalang was so wronged that he didn't know what was wrong.

Seeing that Li Chenghong was being beaten, it was assumed that the father and son had a dispute over something, and the general heaved a sigh of relief.

Just now Li Sixian's sentence "Have you transported food and grass recently" almost scared his soul out...

"Idiot, you just think it's a galloping road, but why don't you think about it, why the snow on both sides is so thick, but the road in the middle of the road is so smooth and smooth?"

"If you march back and forth, it will naturally be leveled..."

Just as Li Chenghong replied, he was taken aback: This is not a trace of marching at all.

If the army marches, there must be infantry and cavalry.In addition, the cavalry scouts used to be the cavalry, and then the cavalry was the rear, and the infantry and the rear army were in the middle. This road is not like this at all.

Just then, the snow in the middle of the straight road swelled high, but there were two deep and narrow snow troughs on both sides. It seemed that there were many vehicles passing by, and there were no cavalry or infantry accompanying them.

And the traces are very new, no more than three days at most.

It is also possible that Gao Zhao just went to Liziyuan, which is next to Bugulu and facing Li Shao, to operate military rations.But the question is, since Gao Zhao is about to surrender, what is the use of transporting so much food and grass?
Do you think the soldiers are too light and idle, or do you think it is too hot this day, and you are afraid that you will not be frozen to death or horses, so you can't nest in the city, but you want to go out of the city to take a leisurely walk?

Li Chenghong was startled: Could it be...Gao Zhao surrendered in a false manner?

"But regardless of whether his surrender is real or not, what does it have to do with me and my father's safe return to the West Sea?"

Li Sixian's chest bulged with anger, and he looked at Li Chenghong like an idiot.

If it wasn't for the fact that this villain and the old man looked very much like twin brothers with Chengzhi and Chengxue, grandpa would have thought your mother had stolen someone.

I, Li Huaide, have been smart all my life, how could such a fool be born?
He gritted his teeth secretly: "Idiot, why don't you think about it: no matter whether Cheng Zhi surrenders to the court or not, if Gao Zhao does not surrender, my Li family and Gao family will meet each other sooner or later.

Since there will be fierce battles sooner or later, and with Gao Zhao's heart of fearing Chengzhi like a tiger, how can we let you and my father and son go back to the mountain instead of using it to coerce Yu Chengzhi? "

"Then...then why is Gao Zhao like this?"

"Being a father has not figured it out yet, but Gao Zhao definitely has bad intentions..."

Seeing the general approaching, Li Shixian reprimanded in a low voice, "Don't panic, let alone make a fuss, think about it as a father..."

As soon as the words fell, the general walked up to the two of them: "Li Canjun, can we go!"

"That's it!"

Li Sixian replied calmly, and kicked Li Chenghong's hind legs again, "What are you doing in a daze, why don't you get in the car!"

Li Chenghong responded obediently, and followed Li Shixian step by step.

When the two entered the carriage, Li Chenghong was at a loss, but Li Shixian frowned and thought hard.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, a gust of wind suddenly blows open the car curtain and hangs it on the iron hook on the car wall.

Li Chenghong knelt up lightly, and was about to take down the car curtain and straighten it, when he heard Li Sixian snort again.

"Father, is there something wrong?"

"Don't move!"

Li Sixian confessed, stuck his head out of the car, and looked left and right.

Just now, he was traveling west along the side wall, and the window of the car that was blown by the wind happened to be facing south, so there should be sunlight shining into the car.But at this moment, I saw that the sun had already reached the right of the top of the head, and it was clear that the carriage had already turned from west to south.

Looking back, the side wall has long been thrown behind, like a long dragon standing in the snow field.

No wonder the carriage feels much slower?
There is snow under the car, there are only some sparse hoof prints, how can there be no reason to be slow?

Seeing Li Shixian looking around, the general guarding behind the car hurriedly urged his horse to the window: "Does Li Canjun have any orders?"

"I just feel my belly swell. I wanted to ask the driver to stop the car, so it would be convenient... but I don't know when I turned. Where is this going?"

The general's face was unnaturally stiff, and he forced a smile: "Li Canjun didn't know something, and he just received an urgent report from the Taiwei a moment ago, saying that the king of Rencheng was afraid of long nights and dreams, and he was very anxious. I personally went to the camp of Liziyuan, so I ordered us to go south immediately, wait for ten miles away, and then go west along the side wall..."

At first glance, it seems to be a matter of course, impeccable.But Li Shixian was already suspicious, and just based on the general's face, he dared to conclude that this dog thief was not up to the mark.

"Is that so? Then there is General Lao, you should be more cautious..."

He was perfunctory, and stopped the coachman, took a casual look, and walked behind a mountain ridge.

Li Shixian made it clear that it was convenient to go, and it was not easy for the general to stop him, so he hesitated whether to send his cronies to follow.

But seeing that Li Chenghong was still sitting in the car, and there were cavalrymen in front and behind, Li Sixian just swung his legs, and he couldn't run very far even if he wanted to, so he gave up.

As long as you watch him carefully, after another ten or twenty miles, Xi Kangsheng should be heard and send a large army to chase him.Then it will be done once and for all...

Thinking this way in his heart, the general will leave him.

Li Shixian walked towards the mountain ridge unhurriedly, still thinking in his heart: If it wasn't what the general said, and he didn't turn to avoid Yuan Cheng's west tour, then why?
Thinking about it, he climbed up the mountain ridge, and was about to find a low place, when Nu Yenu stepped out, he suddenly felt something dangling in front of him.

Not a bird, nor the wind, but a flash of fire.

Really fire?

Taking a closer look, I saw thick smoke billowing about two or three miles to the north, and the flames were soaring into the sky, as if the water had disappeared.

And there is the side wall, and looking at the scale of Fengcheng, it should be a "city" in a city of five li, one pier, ten li, and fifty li.

But okay, how could it misfire?
Thinking in this way, he squatted down, but Li Shixian stood up "suddenly" before his knees were bent.

Li Huaide, Li Chengde, are you blind?
The flames reflected Fengcheng, and the flames shot out like ten thousand silver arrows, why couldn't you see it?

But Fengcheng is not made of stone bricks, it is made of rammed earth.After years of exposure to the wind and sun, it is either a gui color or a dark color. Why does it reflect silver light and is so bright?
After taking a closer look, Li Sixian's face changed.

If I guessed correctly, Fengcheng should have been wrapped in solid ice, which is why it is so dazzling.

And the place where the fire broke out, presumably it should be the pile of firewood used to burn snow and water to build the city, but for some reason, it caught fire.

Burning snow to build a city?

In this way, wouldn't the carts driving on the road be caused by transporting firewood, not food and grass?

Gao Zhao really surrendered falsely...

By analogy again, wouldn't Tongwan City be like Feng City, half covered in ice?
But when he left the city, the west city was still rammed earth walls as usual.

However, it is not certain that Gao Zhao stayed in Xicheng alone in order not to surprise himself.

But he took such a big setback just to trick himself and Chenghong out of Tongwan City?
Can't figure it out...

Hearing the sound of a horse's hoof landing behind him, Li Shixian felt the cold swishing under his crotch, and realized that he had stood with bare buttocks for a long time, so he quickly squatted down.

Even though the general heard a few strange noises, a stench came to his face, he involuntarily covered his mouth and nose, and stepped back again.

After waiting for about a moment, Li Shixian got up slowly and crossed the mountain ridge while wearing a belt.

"It should be because I haven't moved for many days, and I have abdominal pain due to food accumulation. Don't blame the general!"

"Human nature, why is there such a thing?"

The general smiled and did not explain why Li Shixian was so tight, but just urged him to get into the car.

The more anxious he was, the less anxious Li Sixian was.Instead, he stopped, pointed to the place where the fire started and asked, "It's already past the meal at this time, how did you get out of the water?"

"I don't know... Maybe it's caused by the accumulation of ashes..."

How could he not know?
If you don't light this fire, how can you attract Xi Kangsheng's pursuers?

"The fire is so big, it must not only burn one camp and one tent, in Li's opinion, it should be food and grass... Fortunately, it is close enough to the state city, if it is farther away, wouldn't it be starving to death? "

"What Li Canjun said is true!"

The general was perfunctory and urged him to get on the car again.But the unnatural look on his face fell into Li Sixian's eyes clearly.

That seemed to be the case just now, when the word "grain and grass" was mentioned, his face froze.This time again?
Could it be that the grain and grass have ghosts?

Thinking in his heart, he had already walked to the front of the car, but Li Shixian refused to get on the car, saying that he was bloated due to accumulated food, and he wanted to walk under the car for a while to digest food.

So far, the general didn't suspect anything, he just thought to himself: as long as you are willing to leave.

Today's strategy is nothing more than borrowing a knife to kill people, as long as Li Shixian and his son die under the knife of the court soldiers or among the chaos.

It's not clever, but it's more careful: He's the only one who knows the inside story.

Including the cronies of the left and right, the [-] soldiers under his command all thought that this trip was to protect Li Shixian and his son's westward journey.But he didn't know that Gao Zhao had already resorted to tricks, and he would attract Xi Kangsheng's pursuers in a short time.

At that time, the general will naturally order his subordinates to resist desperately, and then choose a good opportunity to kill Li Shixian and his son under the sword.

At that time, if he dies again, there will be no trace and no proof of death. Who dares to say that Li Chengzhi's father and brother did not die at the hands of the court?
Therefore, the loyalty of the general is commendable, but he lacks quick wit, let alone the ability to fool Li Shixian.

One can also know that those who are foolish and loyal to this point, who are willing to die for Gao Zhao, are definitely not extremely intelligent people...

Li Sixian followed behind the car, holding his stomach with his hands and humming, but his eyes were looking around.

There has never been a reason why a son rides a car and a grandfather walks.Naturally, Li Chenghong could only walk with him...

While the general was not paying attention, Li Sixian lightly touched Li Chenghong's right elbow.

Li Chenghong raised his head subconsciously, and saw Li Shixian's face was ferocious, like a ghost: "Chenghong, are you afraid of death?"

He suddenly whispered: "Father, why?"

Without waiting for Li Chenghong's response, Li Shixian jumped onto the shaft of the chariot with a stride, and reached into his arms, only to see a flash of knife light, and bloody arrows soared in the wind.

Hearing another "plop", the coachman had already loaded the carriage with his hands on his neck.

The general was terrified, thinking that Li Shixian was about to drive away and was about to order to stop him, but he saw Li Shixian jumped on the roof of the car again.

And that bloody dagger was being held against Li Shixian's chest by Li Shixian: "Evil thief, if you dare to take a step forward, Li will immediately commit suicide on the roof of the car... and under the watchful eyes of everyone, if Li dies, Gao Zhao's plan will come to an end." All previous efforts will be in vain..."

Li Chenghong cried out: "Father, why?"

"Idiot, you don't know when your death is imminent?"

Li Shixian scolded angrily, and sneered at the bewildered general with both hands, "General Gao, among the ten large carts, there should be neither food nor grass, so they are all empty?"

The general wanted to force a smile, but his face was as hard as iron: "Why did Li Canjun say that?"

"It's also because Li was confused for a while, and really thought that the traitor Gao Zhao wanted to send me back to my wife and children, but he didn't think it was a plan to kill someone with a knife?"

He sighed in disappointment, raised his head violently, and roared loudly with almost all the strength in his body, "Soldiers and soldiers, Gao Zhao's traitor wants to lure you and Li to die here, so there will be an army of the imperial court chasing after him later. ... If there is a righteous man who can escape today's catastrophe, he must read Xi Shangshu: Huaide's murder was really forced by Gao Zhao..."

Before he finished speaking, he raised the knife in his hand and stabbed it fiercely in the chest...

(End of this chapter)