The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 64

When the team arrived near the Great Wall, the weather became extremely cold.The whistling north wind whistling with white hairs made the sky dim and the earth dark.

Everyone was terrified when they saw this, and they said to themselves, don't die in this foreign country without earning some money!

Duan Wuji saw him and said to Chai Shao: "Brother Chai, I don't think we should go forward today. How about we go north when the wind calms down?"

Seeing this, Chai Shao smiled and said, "Brother, why did you become timid before you left the customs? What does this wind and snow matter?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Brother Chai, what am I afraid of? Aren't I thinking of these brothers? Once I pass the Great Wall, the weather will be much colder than this place.

Like the north wind blowing snow all over the sky, the barbarians whirled them with white hair, this thing is really terrible, once you go out and encounter this kind of ghost weather, it will be a narrow escape!

With white hair like this, it is a little safer to go with the wind. If you encounter this kind of weather against the wind, you will almost have to wait for death.

We are going from south to north now, and we are going against the wind.Once we are covered by this white fur, we will be in danger. "

Chai Shao heaved a long sigh.

"Oh, there's no other way. Since it's so terrible, then we won't get into that bad luck. Well, let's find a place to rest and recuperate. Let's go when the wind dies down."

The convoy walked another four or five miles, and people found a carriage and horse shop in a place sheltered from the wind in Shanhuai.

Everyone looked up, only to see the five characters "Xu's Chariot and Horse Shop" written on the signboard.

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Everyone, let's take a rest here, everyone should pay attention to rest! Let's go when the wind subsides."

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, and immediately blasted the carriage into the carriage and horse shop. The shop assistants were overjoyed to see so many people and so many carriages and horses.

"Guest officer, are you going to the top? Or are you staying in a hotel?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said, "We're staying at the shop, buddy, let's drive our car into the open shed, unload the horses and feed them with good grass and materials."

The man smiled and said: "Guest officer, you go to the house to rest, and you don't care about these things."

Duan Wuji smiled and shook his head.

"Mate, my wagonloads are very valuable, and we can't stand any loss.

Hey, guys, help the guys in the store to stop the carriages and horses. Everything is arranged smoothly. Let's go back to the house and rest. At the same time, two people are on duty day and night to take care of the goods. "

Chai Shao pointed with his finger.

"Brother Wang, Brother Zhao, you two should stay in the first shift first, and change shifts after three hours, and Zhu Wuneng and Yang Sanzhong will take over after shift. Do you want to go to the next shift? Hmm..."

Duan Wuji saw it and said with a smile: "Brother Changqing and I will be on duty for the third shift."

Tie Niu laughed and said, "Brother, then Chang Hao and I will take over your class."

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Well, okay."

After speaking, everyone went back to the house to rest.

Everyone took turns to be on duty. After three days, the strong wind stopped slightly. Duan Wuji saw him and said to Chai Shao: "Brother Chai, the wind has calmed down. I think we should leave immediately."

Chai Shao laughed and said, "Brother, why not wait for the wind to stop completely?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "The last time we came to this desert to buy cattle, we heard a joke told by the local people in this desert.

The joke goes like this: Under the Yinshan Mountain, the grass is green; under the Yinshan Mountain, the grass is yellow and yellow.

The morning wind blows the white hair whirring and charming the road, the mid-wind blows the green grass, and the cattle, sheep and horses are fat and fat.

The evening wind ruthlessly breaks the grassland, and the Yinshan Mountains are desolate.Cows and horses have no grass and become thin, and the shepherds are reluctant to sell their cattle and sheep. "

After hearing this, Chai Shao smiled wryly and said, "Brother, I don't understand what your joke means, can you explain it to me?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Brother, the joke is that the plateau is often windy, and it blows once a year, from the beginning of this year to the first day of next year.

Do you understand now? "

After hearing this, Chai Shao smiled wryly and said, "There is such a place? It's really unexpected.

If so, what are we waiting for?Now that the wind is low, let's go quickly. "

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu led the way on horseback, Chai Shao rode behind with a long gun, and the rest stood guard on both sides of the cart.

The caravan slowly climbed up the rugged winding mountain road. The owner jumped out of the carriage, took the bridle of the animals and yelled at the animals to move forward, while looking at the steep slope beside the road in fear.

My heart said: Once I accidentally rolled down this side of the road, I would roll to the bottom of the mountain all at once.

Everyone suddenly became very cautious, for fear of accidentally losing their lives.

After two hours of trekking, the caravan finally reached the top of the mountain.

Everyone looked up to the north, and saw the endless prairie to the north. Although the snow was flying all over the sky, the group of people still walked forward very carefully.

After walking for seven or eight miles, a tall city wall blocked the way, Duan Wuji smiled and said: "Brother Chai, the wall ahead is the Great Wall, it is the dividing line between our Great Sui Kingdom and the Turks!

After crossing the national border later, everyone can cheer me up! "

Everyone nodded.

The caravan gradually came to the foot of the Great Wall, and suddenly an army rushed out from the Great Wall, and everyone was shocked when they saw it.

Chai Shao saw it and said with a smile: "Everyone, don't panic. This is our own army. What's so scary? Everyone, wait in the back and let me go over and talk to them."

After finishing speaking, as soon as Chai Shao raised the horse, the horse immediately ran to the front of the army, and Chai Shao jumped off the horse.

Then he bowed his hands at the official.

"Several brothers, is it hard enough to guard the border here? We are going to do some small business in the Turkic territory. Please help me a few military masters."

The soldier rolled his eyes and looked at Chai Shao and said with a smile: "I said, young master, you are from a big place, right? You look like a rich man in your clothes. Could it be that you are asking your brothers to do something, but you don't know how to give it to your brothers?" Shall we buy cask wine?"

Duan Wuji led the horse and came over.

"Brothers, it's easy to talk about buying wine, hurry up and go through the customs formalities for us!"

The soldier nodded.

"Well, well, we'll handle it right away, but you have to get a drink."

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Brothers, this matter is easy to say, you don't have to worry about it."

Duan Wuji Niutou said to Tie Niu: "Brother Tie Niu, go to that hotel and order two barrels of good wine, and pay upon delivery."

After hearing this, Tieniu turned and left.

Chai Shao looked at the soldiers and said, "Brothers, is your commander-in-chief Wu Zongbing there? I have something important to see him for."

"Shouting! You guys are really not small? You actually begged to see our commander-in-chief?

Let me tell you that for some unknown reason, General Wu has not left for the past few days, and has been sitting in this barracks all the time.However, the Commander-in-Chief is not something anyone can see if he wants to. "

Chai Shao laughed and said, "My brother, you should go in and inform him that Chai Shao is waiting for him here! Maybe the reason why he stayed here was to wait for us."

The soldier laughed when he heard that.

"I said brother, this is impossible, right? Mr. Chief Soldier occasionally stays here for a few days, maybe you ran into him somehow.

How about this, I will inform you, but, you have to give me one tael of silver for running errands, what do you think? "

Chai Shao laughed and took out a tael of silver and handed it over.

"This is a tael of silver, you can take it."

The soldier took the silver and immediately put it on, and then said with a smile: "Young master, wait here for a while, I will go back when I go, but it's hard to say whether the chief soldier will see you or not."

Chai Shao laughed and said, "Brother, just go, it has nothing to do with you whether you see or not."

The soldier laughed loudly after hearing this, and said, "My lord, since you said that, then I can rest assured, then I will go."

As he said that, the soldier turned around and ran towards the barracks not far away.

After entering the barracks, I saw the chief soldier walking around in the yard of the barracks. When the soldier saw him, he said cautiously: "Master chief soldier, there is a boy named Chai Shao who wants to see you outside. Do you want to see me or not?" Woolen cloth?"

This Wu Zongbing laughed out loud.

"See you! Mr. Chai is here, how can I not see you? Besides, the reason why I haven't left for so long is that I have come to wait for them?"

The soldier was shocked when he heard this.

Heart said: My God!This commander-in-chief is really here to wait for him, he really can't be judged by his appearance!
(End of this chapter)