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

Chapter 940 920 Nine: The team stays in the giant pit overnight

It wasn't too long, and the dinner was served. Although the shopkeeper asked for ten taels of silver and bought a lot of vegetables, it was a country store after all, so there was nothing delicious to cook.

There are nothing more than Sichuan bacon, Sichuan fried bacon, yellow braised duck, beggar chicken, fried bamboo shoots, stewed yellow flowers, and vegetarian fried mushrooms.

Just a few dishes, and a big pot of rice.

These soldiers can't eat anything good at ordinary times, and when they see something delicious, they eat it desperately one by one!

After eating, most of the people went back to the house and went to sleep.

Duan Wuji was sitting beside the table drinking tea and chatting with the old Mr. Xu, when the oil lamp was almost used up, Duan Wuji stood up.

Duan Wuji said to the store owner: "I said store, you have to watch the horse for us at night, if the horse is lost, you can't afford it!

If there is any situation, you just need to call us. All of us are Wu Bachao, stronger than the people in your family! "

"I said Grandpa Guest Officer, don't worry, I will close the gate in a while, and our father and son will watch it specially. We even feed and drink, so we dare not relax at all!

If the guest's horse is really lost this night, then this matter is really unclear!

To put it bluntly, we are just earning two hard-earned money.

Why don't you come here, we don't have anything to eat at home.

Once there are too many guests, our family's heart will become bigger.

You can rest assured and go to sleep!I will definitely call you if something happens. "

Duan Wuji nodded and fell asleep.

After nightfall, the light rain began to fall again, and the raindrops fell from the roof tiles to the ground, making a pleasant sound.

Listening to the sound of rain outside, Duan Wuji fell asleep in a short while.

After dawn, the rain did not intend to stop, Duan Wuji and the others had no choice but to stay in the store to rest.

That old boss Xu came over again.

He said with a smile: "I'm talking objectively! I don't think you can leave today. Look at the light rain, and there is no intention of stopping.

I think you should settle the money from yesterday's store, so that we can operate better! "

After hearing this, Li Jing asked, "How much taels of silver do we even feed the people and feed the horses?"

"Guest officer, it's cheaper to stay in my small shop, and it doesn't cost much.

There are 24 people and 24 horses in all of you, and it only costs 24 taels of silver for one day. Each person eats and lives for one day, which is only one tael of silver. "

Li Jing nodded after listening.

"As much as you want, we will give you as much as you want. Didn't we already give you ten taels of silver yesterday, and today we will give you another 14 taels of silver. We will pay each other, and no one owes anyone else.

Shopkeeper, you can still ask me for money tomorrow, and we will settle the accounts for you every morning, so that you are good, and we are also good. "

The shopkeeper took the silver and led his son to go shopping again.

Duan Wuji and the others lived here for three days, and on the morning of the fourth day, the rain finally stopped.

Li Jing settled the shop money, and the people finally set out on the road again. After these three days of rest, everyone was full of energy.

This team went all the way to the southwest, heading straight for the border port of the Tang Kingdom. The road became more and more difficult, and the terrain became higher and higher.

However, the weather gradually became clearer.

Zhang Gongjin complained as she walked.

"Then what the hell is Tubo? The road is so difficult.

That is to say, our buddies, if it were someone else, they would not be able to come even if they wanted to. "

Duan Wuji grinned when he heard this.

"I said Brother Gongjin, don't complain, this is still within the territory of our Great Tang Kingdom.

Let me tell you that the farther you go to the west, the higher the road becomes, and the more rugged the road becomes.

In less than half a month and 20 days, we can see the vast snow-capped mountains.

The ice and snow do not melt all year round, and the seasons are cold.

When we get to that place, if we wear our current clothes, it will not work.

You soldiers without clothes, go ahead and take the opportunity to buy some cotton clothes and put them on!Otherwise, you might as well freeze to death. "

"My God! Is it that cold?"

"It must be cold. How many times have we been here? I still don't know about this?"

There are cotton clothes sellers at the border ports, you guys should each get a set!

Brother Li Jing, you have the money in your hands, so this matter is up to you. "

Li Jing and Li Pharmacist nodded.

"Brother, don't worry about this matter, it's all up to my brother."

After another two days of hard walking, these people finally reached the border of the Tang Kingdom!
These people went through the customs clearance procedures. Li Jing bought cotton clothes for the soldiers, and then bought some food, and then went out of the customs and continued on the road.

The farther you go west, the higher the terrain, the thinner the air, and the more difficult the roads. In some places, horses cannot be ridden at all, and people can only lead the horses forward.

Duan Wuji and Tieniu are quite familiar with this kind of environment. The two have been to this place many times, and they have a deep understanding of these situations.

However, Li Jing and Zhang Gongjin are different, they have never been to this Tubo country, so they know nothing about the situation here.

Those soldiers were sweating profusely on their faces, panting one by one, and everyone appeared extremely uncomfortable.

Duan Wuji glanced at him and said with a smile: "Brothers, the time for you to suffer is coming, and you will have this reaction when walking on this plateau.

This reaction is called altitude sickness. The air here is thin, and most mainlanders are not used to it.

However, it will be fine after a few days of adaptation.

Now we have just entered the Tubo Kingdom, and we are still far away from the real difficult period.

Don't be in a hurry when you leave, take your time, if you collapse, your life will be in danger.

If we can't walk anymore, we can find a place to rest for a while.

Take it easy and let's go again. "

Zhang Gongjin gasped and said: "I said brother! What kind of broken place is this?

If I had known this was the case with my mother, I wouldn't have come no matter what! "

Tie Niu grinned.

"Brother Zhang, it doesn't matter whether you come to this place or not. This is the emperor's will. How dare you disobey the order!"

Zhang Gongjin gave Tieniu a hard look and said, "I'm just complaining, you don't know the truth.

It's not in front of the emperor, so why don't I make a few complaints? "

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"Brother Gongjin, I said, stop complaining. Didn't you say that you will be heartbroken if you complain?"

Zhang Gongjin gasped and said, "I told everyone, let's find a place to rest for a while! To be honest, I really can't walk anymore."

Looking at the appearance of these soldiers, Duan Wuji knew that everyone was insisting on it. If they persisted, some soldiers might not be able to get up when they fell down.

Duan Wugao said loudly to these soldiers: "Have you seen that, there is a small slope not far ahead, let's go down that slope and rest for a while before talking about it!
Everyone take it easy, let's go again when we recover. "

Everyone came to the bottom of the small slope, and almost all of them lay down. These people lay on the ground and took a big breath to relieve the extreme discomfort on their bodies.

The horses were placed under the hillside, allowing them to grow the grass freely.

These horses didn't adapt very well, and all of them looked listless.

Everyone was lying on this small slope, and almost no one spoke.

Everyone slowed down on this hillside for more than an hour, and people's mental conditions improved.

Everyone led the horses and continued westward under the leadership of Duan Wuji and Tie Niu. When the sun just set over the mountains, the people stopped. They found a ravine and had an early rest.

Now there is not even a place to live, so everyone has to lie on the grass to rest. Due to extreme fatigue, people ate two mouthfuls of dry food and drank cold water, and then fell asleep in a daze.

When people opened their eyes, it was already the morning of the next day. After this night's rest, almost all of them were in a better state of mind.

We ate a few mouthfuls of dry food, and then continued on the road, eating and sleeping in the wind and in the open, the environment was extremely difficult.

These people have nothing to do now, so they have to follow Duan Wuji and the others to continue westward.

They walked for seven or eight days, but these people still couldn't get rid of the predicament in front of them. Although they encountered some Turpan tents on the way, Duan Wuji and the others also bought some food from those herdsmen. Very unpalatable.

These people have no choice but to persevere desperately. These people are looking forward to getting out of the predicament as soon as possible and arriving at the capital of Tupan Kingdom.

Zhang Gongjin looked at Duan Wuji and asked: "I said brother, how far is it to a place like this bird that doesn't shit?"

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"There is still a long way to go, and one or two days can't solve the problem.

You also know that we can't walk much in a day.

It's going too fast, and you're not quite used to it yet.

We brothers have no choice but to walk slowly. "

Zhang Gongjin grinned.

"Oh my God! If you go on like this for 20 days, it will be really offending."

Li Jing laughed and said: "I said, brother Gongjin, what is this little difficulty for us?

Although it is a bit difficult at the moment, it will not be life-threatening after all!

Besides, those of us are not suitable for life on this plateau, and we did walk very slowly. Prince Duan and his brothers are fine. If they hadn't been waiting for us, they might have gone far away.

Okay, let's stop talking about these things, let's move on quickly!
Try to get us used to the climate on this plateau as soon as possible, and when we get to the capital of the Tubo Kingdom, our work will basically be completed. "

When Zhang Gongjin heard the same reasoning, she stopped talking.

They walked forward for two days, and when it was almost dusk, they came to the edge of a tiankeng.

This tiankeng is not too deep, it is only twenty or thirty feet deep!The area of ​​this tiankeng is not too large, it is only about twenty miles in size!

The grass in the pit grew very luxuriantly, and it was a foot higher than the grass outside.

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Let's not go forward, let's rest in this tiankeng tonight!

Look at how high the grass grows, just for our horses to replenish their physical strength. After such a long time, our horses' physical strength has dropped a lot.

Just in time, let's take this opportunity to have a good rest, and we'll be on our way tomorrow! "

When these people heard what Duan Wuji said, they all agreed.

People led the horses to the bottom of the pit and let the horses gnaw the grass.

These horses drive every day, gnawing on the green grass in the pit, the grass in the pit is usually knee-high, just right for these horses to eat!

At this time, the sun was already pressing down on the mountain, and the cool wind blew by, and the tired people had a smile.

Duan Wuji looked into the pit, and then said to the soldiers: "Look, aren't there dead branches on the edge of the pit?

You cut them down with your swords and get them all here.

At night, let's light a bonfire, so that we can keep warm!

You also know that this place is very cold at night, if there is no bonfire, it must be very cold. "

After hearing this, the soldiers took immediate action. Those who felled the trees felled the trees, and those who pulled the dry wood pulled the dry wood.

Duan Wuji said to Li Jing and Zhang Gongjin: "Don't be idle, let's help them cut down trees too!
It will be dark in a while, so how can the twenty of them do it?

Let's make a lot of branches so that we won't have to play at night. "

After Duan Wuji said this, the four of them also joined the dry firewood team. After the sun went down, the branches these people brought over were already like a small mountain.

Duan Wuji ordered people to light a bonfire, and people sat beside the fire, eating dry food and chatting.

Duan Wuji said to the people: "Everyone, let's eat some dry food in cold water! I can tell you that this place is so rich in weeds, and it is a place with a lot of wild animals. There are not only herbivores here, but also those chasing herbivores." Coming wolves or something.

Everyone has to be vigilant, once you are killed by an animal, isn't that shameful?

Everyone brings their weapons with them, and puts bows and arrows beside their bodies. If there is an animal infestation, we will have a defensive guy. "

As soon as these people heard what Duan Wuji said, they immediately became energetic.

"I said, Prince Duan, is this place really as dangerous as you say?
Why didn't I hear you mention it when I came to this place! "

After hearing this, Duan Wuji said coldly: "I will tell you in advance if there is anything, but in this place with a lot of grass, there are naturally such dangerous things.

However, this is not all a bad thing. If we catch a few gazelles for a while, it will not be able to improve our monotonous food.

Let's make a gazelle and roast it like this, how wonderful it would be! "

When everyone heard what Duan Wuji said, they all cheered up.

Li Jing said with a smile: "Since Prince Duan said so, let's get all the guys ready. If we can get some wild animals tonight, that would be a good thing."

(End of this chapter)