Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 131
It was severe winter, and the sky was overcast from early morning.

When Deng Ai and others set off from the station, there were already snowflakes in the sky.The snow came very hard, and the snow and smoke flew across the sky, fast and powerful.The surrounding roads and trees were shrouded in a dim and confused snow color.

Facing the snowflakes, Deng Ai and his party walked slowly along the road in memory.

Deng Ai ignored everyone's objections and led the way in person, while Su Gu followed behind him, only hearing the snow crunching under his feet.

In the flickering snowflakes, there are blurred black dots, like a long dragon, looming through the snow-capped Qinling Mountains.

The people walked for a long time, the sky became darker and darker, the snow in the sky became heavier and heavier, and the wind became more and more bitter. The snowflakes were rolled up by the north wind and swirled around the people.

The dense snow scum made Su Gu, who saw the heavy snow for the first time, a little bit unable to open his eyes.Everything is white, and the sky and the earth cannot be distinguished.He just stumbled forward in a chaotic manner, the snow on his forehead melted by the heat flowed down his cheeks...

The sole of Su Gu's foot suddenly slipped on the bluestone of the mountain road, Deng Ai grabbed it suddenly, and the snow under his feet rolled down the hillside.

Su Gu was so frightened that his face turned pale, his face turned blue, and he was terrified.

"Be careful!" Deng Ai shouted as he supported him.

Deng Ai turned his head to look at the army, everyone was already exhausted, and then he looked at the snow in the sky getting bigger and bigger, and there was Mt.

"Someone came to pass the order, the destination is down the mountain ahead, I'm just going down the mountain to rest." Deng Ai shouted.

Then the soldiers of the Han army cheered and accelerated down the mountain.

After descending the mountain, everyone braved the snow and took a short rest at the foot of Mt.

Deng Ai suddenly ordered the soldiers to gather food and grass, and each of them only kept two days of rations.

Everyone was puzzled but still obeyed his orders. They lined up and threw food near Deng Ai.After a while, small piles accumulated.

At this time, Deng Ai stepped forward and poured the spirits in his right hand pocket on the grain pile, and then threw the torch on the grain pile with his left hand.Fueled by the spirits, the grain pile was ignited in an instant, and the steam from it melted the snowflakes floating in the air.

All the soldiers present turned pale with fright, wondering why the general was hysterical and burned the grain and grass, how could he return to the division now.

Deng Ai jumped onto the boulder, looked down at the crowd, with a serious face, pulled out the ring-shou knife, facing the snowflakes, raised his head and shouted: "Cross Sizhong Mountain and attack Shangyu."

The people who were originally shocked were completely stunned and stared at Deng Ai dumbfounded.

Su Gu, who was kept in the dark, had no idea what was going on, and asked in horror: "The general said before setting out that he came to Dujiahe to find out the enemy's situation. How did he succeed in attacking Shangyu?"

Deng Ai stared at Su Gu, and scolded: "The military order is like a mountain, do you want to violate the military order?"

Su Gu retreated silently, and the military law of the Three Guards system was strict. Anyone who violated the military order would be executed, and his family members would be demoted to slavery.

But I thought in my heart that it was snowing heavily now, everyone was exhausted from crossing mountains and mountains, and now they had to cross Mt. Zhongshan and go deep into the enemy's city. The general would definitely suffer from hysteria.

And the other soldiers in the field respected and feared Deng Ai.Deng Ai has been in charge of the army for two years. On weekdays, Deng Ai loves soldiers like sons. The soldiers' family members are seriously ill. Deng Ai spares no expense to see a doctor for them.In order to be honest, Deng Ai often distributed rewards to his subordinates and ate and drank with the soldiers.When going out for reconnaissance and marching, if there is a shortage of water and food, if a soldier does not drink or eat, Deng Ai will not eat.

When fighting and marching, Deng Ai's military discipline is strict, the military orders are like mountains, and decisions are made, no one should have objections, and those who violate them will be executed.

Those who have just grown up and followed the army cry silently and dare not speak; those who have just given birth at home look eastward and cry.The rest of the people were silent, but they might curse secretly, or feel angry, or repay the general with their lives.

Deng Ai's face was firm, he looked around the crowd, breathed white air, and said coldly: "Today's food and grass are only enough for two days, and the weather is very cold. I will wait for An Neng to return to the East Wolf Valley. Now the only way to find peace is to go forward and defeat the enemy." The way to survive. We are deeply favored by the emperor, and this is the time to defeat the enemy."

After hearing this, everyone who originally wanted to go back to the country was completely desperate, restraining their emotions and looking at Deng Ai standing on the boulder.

Deng Ai took the tooth flag, raised the flag high, and roared: "Today, I take advantage of the enemy's emptiness and attack Shangyu. I am willing to make meritorious deeds with you in the world. Come with me, and I, Deng Ai, will lead the way."

Everyone shouted in unison: "I am willing to obey the military order, and I will not hesitate to die!"

The shout shook the sky, startling many birds in the nearby mountains and forests.

Deng Ai took the white cotton robe from his personal guard, put it on his shoulders, and wore a velvet hat. Braving the cold wind and heavy snow, he walked towards Sizhong Mountain with a tooth flag in his hand.

At the right moment (13:[-]), [-] Han soldiers behind him followed Deng Ai on another journey of no return.

At night, it was dark all around, and the cold moonlight shone on the mountains. Deng Ai held the torch aloft, and marched in front, and Su Gu followed closely behind.

There was silence in the mountains, only the cold wind whistling, and as Deng Ai and others walked higher and higher in Sizhong Mountain, the temperature became lower and lower.

At this time, the cold wind had turned into a strong wind, and when we reached the top of Sizhong Mountain.Suddenly the hurricane whizzed past, and the torch in Deng Ai's left hand was blown out in an instant, and the tooth flag was tightly held in his right hand. Deng Ai gritted his teeth and stuck on the ground.

The cold wind pierced hard towards the soldiers of the Han army like ice knives.The heavy snow also suddenly turned into a blizzard. Under the grip of the strong wind, it completely lost the gentleness of the goose feathers. It was more like sharp steel needles, which could pierce through the thick armor of the soldiers in an instant.

"Stab!"

"Stab!"

The flags held by the soldiers holding the flags were torn apart by the strong wind.

Dozens of exhausted soldiers were instantly blown down by the strong wind and fell into the mountains; the horses accompanying the army neighed, and the soldiers holding the horses held the reins tightly.

Finally the hurricane was over, Deng Ai's face was full of snow foam, he opened his eyes, looked back, and saw that the large army was intact, he felt a little relieved.

Deng Ai got up vigorously, breathed out, and while brushing the snowflakes on his shoulders, he shouted anxiously: "Hurry up and go down the mountain, 鬷(zōng) fake brother, you take the lead for now, I'll look at the rear team."

Su Gu relit the torches and carefully opened the way ahead. After half an hour, he finally crossed the Sizhong Mountain.

But as the temperature gradually dropped in the middle of the night, some Han soldiers finally couldn't resist under the interweaving of low temperature and fatigue, staggered and fell down, and were instantly covered by heavy snow.Some of them came from the war horses in Nanzhong. After walking, they finally couldn't bear the severe cold in the north. At the same time, they exhausted all their strength and fell into the vast white snow.

At the foot of Sizhong Mountain, everyone rested temporarily.Deng Ai cleaned off the snow foam on his face, looked up at Leng Yue, and estimated what time it was.

Unaccustomed to the severe cold in the north, Su Gu tightened his clothes, gasped, and said: "General, it is midnight (23 o'clock), if you march quickly, you can reach Shangbi before dawn."

Deng Ai nodded slightly, indicating that the whole army should set out immediately and rush to attack Shangbi.

(End of this chapter)