Red Mansion Soldiers

Chapter 14
Among the snow-capped mountains that stretch for thousands of miles, dancing snowflakes and ice crystals are intertwined, sometimes flying in the air picturesquely, shining mysterious light under the cold sun, exuding a profound charm.

Jia Hun and the others were not in the mood to appreciate the rare beauty.

Damn, it's snowing!

If he was still in Han land, Jia Hun would be very happy to fight with his brothers in the snow, but now they are in the mountains!
"Aser, how far is it from the hot spring you mentioned?" Jia Hun looked at Aser with a gloomy expression.

Aser is the former Dalu Huachi of Aksai Chin.

"If you go back to the general, you'll be here soon. Just climb over the mountain pass ahead. There is a big cave in the mountain, enough for everyone to go in and avoid the snow."

Jia Hun stared closely at Aser's eyes with murderous intent.

Aser felt as if he was locked by a fierce tiger, he couldn't move all over his body, and even the horse he was riding became restless.

But he still plucked up his courage and met Jia Hun's loving gaze firmly.

Just because the dead Abu accidentally offended the grand master, he was calculated, which is equivalent to being exiled to Aksai Chin.

There are only a group of soldiers sent here who also offended the Shangguan.

If there is no accident, they may have to stay in Aksai Chin for the rest of their lives until one day they are devoured by wolves.

This group of Qi people's army can be said to be the only chance in his life to change his life.

I must gain the trust of the coach, General Jia!

So when snowflakes suddenly fell in the sky, Aser knew that his only bargaining chip would come in handy.

I accidentally found a rift valley with hot springs!
Without hesitation, Aser came over decisively on horseback, and told Jia Hun that he knew a relatively hidden rift valley with hot springs, a large space and shelter from the wind.

Jia Hun's map can only be viewed in two dimensions, and once he enters a place like a dense forest, he can only be blinded.

Hearing Aser's words, Jia Hun rekindled his hopes. Anyway, there was no other way. The wind and snow were blowing and it was approaching evening. If things continued like this, the temperature would drop to almost minus 20 degrees.

Now either believe Aser's words and take a gamble, or be hungry and cold at night, and reduce staff on a large scale!
After only two breaths of thought, Jia Hun made a decisive decision and ordered a quick march.

Go all the way to the cave that Asir points to.

The snow fell harder and harder, and the icy cold wind slashed at the soldiers like knives.

The soldiers on the windward side were already in a daze from the cold.

Jia Hun quickly ordered to replace Yingfeng in turn.

"General, we are about to go downhill ahead, and we will reach Taniguchi after another mile!"

Aser excitedly said to Jia Hun.

"Brothers, speed up!" Jia Hun also vaguely saw a shadow in the mountains.

After walking downhill for another mile, Jia Hun finally arrived at the cave Aser mentioned.

This is an open space formed by two glaciers squeezing together and arching up.

It looked like a cave three miles deep and nine feet wide.

Jia Hun breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Aser gratefully, then quickly turned his head away, calling for the follow-up troops to enter the cave.

Aser, who was all focused on Jia Hun, naturally noticed Jia Hun's gaze, and smiled knowingly, and now he was finally his own.

At the entrance of the cave, Jia Hun watched the broken Shui Che's body enter the cave, and then he completely relaxed. He staggered and was supported by the soldiers who had been prepared by his side. Shui Che also worriedly supported Jia Hun on the other side.

"I'm fine, brother Che, go and drive all the yaks we captured to the entrance of the cave. These yaks have long fur and thick skin, so they won't be damaged by the cold. Let's protect the brothers from the wind."

Shui Che hurried to make arrangements.

Along the way, I also met several small tribes, who exchanged salt and tea bricks for a few animals.

Originally, he planned to let them go, but seeing the elders of the tribe secretly arrange for people to slip away from the other side of the tribe, Jia Hun became murderous.

The young man who ran out was caught by the scouts ambushing around without accident, and followed in the footsteps of others.

Once the fire was burnt clean, the Ministry of Jiahui continued to move forward with more things.

By the time they entered the snow mountain, Jia Hun had more than 300 yaks in their hands.

The sheep are usually eaten on the spot, leaving only the yaks to transport supplies and make dung.

Cow dung is the only fuel in this world.

Now they are also selflessly blocking the entrance of the cave to protect them from the wind.

Thanks yak!

There is indeed a hot spring in the cave, but it is too hot and the smell of sulfur is strong, so it can only be used as a heat source.

The cave is barely ventilated from front to back, so there is no need to worry about the unknown gas from the hot spring killing everyone.

The respective teams also used their helmets to make some hot water and held them in their arms to keep warm.

To be on the safe side, the water Jia Hun drank was still the snow that someone went outside to pick up.

It was completely dark, so Jia Hun didn't choose to camp near the hot spring, but gave up that place to the soldiers who were a bit hypothermic.Chen Jingyuan took people there to take care of her.

Aser walked to Jia Hun holding a wooden tube of meat porridge.

"General, let's eat something. This is the beef porridge that was boiled before entering the mountain. It was heated with hot spring water through a wooden tube."

Jia Hun took the wooden tube unceremoniously, and drank the porridge in one go.

Taking out a piece of cloth from his chest and wiping his mouth, Jia Hun looked at Aser.

"Good job, I will be my own from now on, call me the general, it's too much to be called the general."

Asir's hanging heart finally fell to the ground, he stood up and took a step back, then fell to his knees again.

"Borzigit Aser pays his respects to the general."

"Borzigit? You are still the clan of Heshuote?"

"I don't dare to call you the clan. The Owo of the slave can still have some relationship with Lazang Khan. According to the Han people, they just arrived in Wufu, but they only have the same surname when they come to Abu. Those who live here have no different surnames. It's a relief." Aser laughed at himself.

"Slave? Don't call yourself a slave in the future. You are not my slave. You brought everyone here and saved countless lives. You made a great contribution and you are brothers."

Chaganbari also leaned over.

"Yes, yes, our Mengwu's rules are different from Daqi's. From now on, it's fine to call yourself a subordinate and humble."

"Okay, this subordinate understands."

Listen to people's advice to eat a full meal.

The doctor accompanying the army also began to make decoctions for dispelling cold.

Before Jia Hun left, he had already had these herbs ground into powder.

In this way, the most things can be carried in the smallest space. After all, many medicinal materials are large and strong, so there will be many gaps between the medicinal materials, wasting space.

The second is that in the army, if you get sick, it is not just one or two things. You can grind it into powder and pour it into a pot, and you can drink it as soon as the water is boiled. There will be problems, Jia Hui sees that the medicinal materials are mostly dried ginger and rhodiola, so let's just believe it.

The most important thing is to save firewood.

Brewing it in boiling water and then drinking it can save a lot of firewood and cow dung.

I saw the wounded soldier lying on the edge of the hot spring being forced into his mouth by the doctor pinching his nose, and then sticking out his tongue with dried ginger powder.

Jia Hun chuckled and looked at the flying snow outside the cave.

I am still too immature, I have neglected many things.

Eyelids are getting heavy.

When I woke up, it was about [-] o'clock the next day.

Compared with the biological clock raised since childhood, it is almost this time.

If nothing happened, I would also do morning exercises in the yard at this time. After the morning exercises were over, Yue Liduo would carefully wipe her face with a warm towel, and then drag herself to eat breakfast at just the right temperature.

When he was still in Rongguo Mansion, it was his maid, Yuanyang, who woke him up.

Bah, I'm thinking about Yue Liduo, don't think about another woman when I'm thinking about a woman in my mind!
Tsk, I don't know what happened to Yueli Duo in Dihua.

The whole cave exuded the stench of not taking a bath for more than ten days, and Jia Hun missed Xiangxiang more and more.

The soldiers who leaned together in twos and threes to keep warm gradually woke up.

I ate some fried rice and cheese cubes casually, and my body was full of calories again.

In the heavy snow, you must eat, so that there is something in your body to replenish your energy and resist the severe cold.

The idle soldiers started to find something to do for themselves, most of them took out their knife cleaning cloths, and started to maintain their weapons. Seeing this, Jia Hun ordered people to distribute their armors to everyone, and each set of them began to wipe and maintain them.These are food and life-saving things, and they must be maintained from time to time without any carelessness.

After entering the cave, the soldiers also kept talking as quietly as possible and began to maintain their weapons. The sound of the whole cave became much quieter.

Jia Hun also began to maintain his weapons.

First, I checked whether the big bow was damaged. For this kind of three-stone hard bow, any small crack could cause the bow body to crack and injure myself.

Fortunately, the big bow was in good condition, so Jia Hun put the bow back into the bag.

For melee weapons, Jia Hun still carried a pair of steel whips given to him by his grandfather. The steel whips were a bit long when he first got them, but now they are the right length, but they are lighter and lighter to him.

This pair of steel whips followed me all the way from Ningxia Wei to the present, and the whips have long been scarred. Fortunately, this thing is a heavy weapon, and it is good to kill people. 15 catties.

Then there is the imperial court's standard Yanling knife.

The good knife that my grandfather gave me has been broken in the city of Hami, and I can only use the standard issued by the imperial court.

As for the sword, it is not suitable for me.

On the contrary, he used a good-quality dagger as his barrier weapon.

As for the long weapon, Jia Hun did not choose his own horse lance, it was too long and not suitable for taking into the mountains.

Moreover, it is extremely difficult to repair. There are only three old craftsmen who can repair it in the entire Anxi Protectorate, but there are so many tools, it is really inconvenient.

Therefore, the best thing to do was the next best thing, and Jia Hun took the spear.

Fortunately, I practiced spears from the very beginning, so I didn't need to get used to it.

The heavy snow finally stopped on the second day and night.

Jia Hun ordered to sort out the luggage and supplies.

More than a dozen cows were killed. Today, everyone ate two meals of meat, and the rest were chopped into minced meat, put into a pot with the grains that they brought with them, such as fried rice, and boiled for a day. It became porridge.

Then I filled it with a small wooden tube that I carried with me, threw it into the snow, and it froze into a block after a while.

The next time you drink it, put it on the fire and roast it, or throw it into a pot and boil it for a while before drinking.

Jia Hun tried his best to provide some good food for the soldiers under his command.

On the battlefield, the sword has no eyes. If you eat a good meal before you die in battle, you will not leave any regrets on the road to Huangquan.

In the early morning of the third day, Chaganbari and Aser, who were familiar with the road, set off first to clear the way for the army.

Snow is actually a good thing, at least, Heshuote's vigilance will be reduced a lot.

Take this opportunity to walk more.

(End of this chapter)