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Chapter 1337 Blizzard (2)

"Pegasus Plain? Why is it called this name? What is the danger? What are the characteristics?" Hearing that it was related to the grassland, Zhao Hu asked immediately.

Lao Dao thought for a while and said, "I heard people say that this grassland is so vast that only flying horses can cross it. I don't know if it's true. As for the characteristics? It's the same as ordinary grasslands, flat as a mountain.

"It's dangerous. It's not dangerous at ordinary times. It's just that when the severe cold comes, the snow in this Pegasus Plain will be twice as deep as other places. The situation is very strange. Even ordinary snow falls in Pegasus Plain It turned into a blizzard, and that hasn't changed in hundreds of years."

"The snow accumulation is one or two times deeper than other places!"

Everyone was dumbfounded. The blizzard in this prairie was different from other places. The average snow depth was as high as an adult's knee, and it was very common to have snow over one meter deep in the prairie.

Now the snow accumulation in Pegasus Plain is twice as much as in other places?Wouldn't that bury the horses?Everyone looked around nervously, hoping that this prairie is not Pegasus Plain, because the day when the prairie will be covered with snow is coming soon.

Zhou Wen, who hadn't interrupted all this time, suddenly asked, "Old Dao, what's the matter with this severe cold day?"

Geralt quickly interrupted and said, "I know this. It is the day when the temperature of the prairie suddenly drops and a large-scale snowstorm is about to erupt."

He didn't know what was going on, but even though he knew Zhou Wen's identity, the more time passed, the more he felt that Zhou Wen was pleasing to the eye, and he couldn't help but curry favor with Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen glared at Geralt, and continued to ask Lao Dao, "When did this severe cold day appear?"

Lao Dao scratched his head, and asked his companions for help in embarrassment: "Hey, who of you remembers the day?"

Several centurions had already counted with their fingers. After a while, one centurion said hesitantly: "It seems that the severe cold day will be five days later."

"Five days!"

Everyone was taken aback, there were still five days until the snowstorm came!

And at this moment, the scouts sent out came back.

"Report! No horses were found within a hundred miles!"

These words made everyone startled for a moment, and then a chill came up, no wonder the wooden flag chasing soldiers and horse robbers would suddenly withdraw!
Dare to feel that this is the most terrifying and dangerous area in the prairie—Pegasus Plain!
And there are five more days until the severe cold day!
God!Twice as much snow!

In the prairie, Zhao Hu and the others knew that they were in the Pegasus Plain, so they rushed out immediately without taking a break.Zhao Hu and the others didn't dare to turn back, because there were tens of thousands of cavalry waiting to kill them.

It's a pity that they were hunted down for so many days, and there was no reference around them, so they bumped around like headless chickens for a few days, and found that the grasslands were everywhere, and they didn't even know if they had left the Pegasus Plain.I had to stop and concentrate on preparing for the winter.

Zhao Hu and his group cut down the grass and bushes with their swords, almost eradicating all the green in a radius of several kilometers.

When it was only one day away from the severe cold day, the clear sky disappeared completely, and the sky became gray, and the cold wind also blew from all directions, almost instantly, the temperature dropped a lot.

The unused woolen clothes were immediately turned out and wrapped around the body. There were a total of two thousand woolen clothes, and each person had more than one.

The servant soldiers touched these clothes with smiles on their faces. Although they also wore woolen clothes, what they wore couldn't compare with the goods that these crystal flags were used for trading.

In the past few days, Zhao Hu hadn't found any shelter from the wind and snow on this grassland at all. There were endless grasslands everywhere, so he had no choice but to rely on his own carriage to build a shelter from the wind.

"Enclose the carriage for me!" Zhao Hu gave an order, and more than 150 huge carriages immediately formed a circle, but the circle surrounded by more than 150 carriages was really too big, and the horses and sheep had to spend the winter. , the outer circle was narrowed and several inner circles were encircled inward.

The surrounding area is horses, the second circle is for storing sundries and cooking, and the third and fourth circles are for people to live in.

All the inward compartments of the carriages were dismantled, and the dismantled wooden boards were broken and placed above the carriages between the two circles, and then some of the grain and grass on the carriages were removed, and some were used to block the gap at the bottom of the carriage wheels. , Some were tied together with ropes and spears, and then placed on racks, blocking the sky.

Zhou Wen saw that Diou commanded Locke, Luo Fei and other strong men digging holes in the outer circle of horses and sheep. He couldn't help asking curiously: "What are you digging? A fire pit?"

"Firepit? Hey, these war horses on the grassland are not so delicate. I let them dig the cesspit." Dio laughed.

"Oh, here to pile up horse and sheep excrement?" Zhou Wen said with a slight frown.

"On the one hand, it's for the excrement of these livestock, and on the other hand, it's also for the excrement of us people. Hey, in such a cold day, as long as you remove the grain and grass under the nearby carriage, those things will immediately turn into stones. It will stink." Seeing Zhou Wen's disgusted look, Dio couldn't help laughing.

After a while, with the efforts of several strong men, a toilet separated by ten wooden boards appeared.

In addition to these essential things, the outer ring is used to keep horses and sheep, and the second ring is used to stack sundries and cook.

The inner two circles are different places for people to live in. According to the establishment of squadrons, centuries and logistics troops, fourteen areas are divided.

Each area is not big, but it is enough to combine those carriages without a carriage board. The sleeping place is paved with wooden boards, and then covered with hay and fur. It is enough to directly lay hay or fur on the carriage.

A large number of furs were bought at the horse thief market, not to mention enough for myself, it is more than enough to cover those horses as quilts.At the same time, a large firepit was dug in the center of each area, and there were places to sleep and keep warm, and there was still a lot of space in each area for people to move around.

Looking at all this, Zhao Hu was very satisfied, but it was a bit troublesome when allocating the area. Everyone wanted to sleep in the innermost circle, because it was the warmest.Zhao Hu didn't think much about it, and ordered directly: "The imperial soldiers and logistics soldiers sleep on the innermost side, and the servant soldiers and I sleep outside."

Although Zhou Wen's personal guards were very dissatisfied, the others had no objections.Everyone took it for granted, but the captains were a little embarrassed, while the servants were full of excitement. My master actually lives with me. What kind of honor is this!
After finishing all this work, the sentinel outside suddenly yelled: "It's snowing! It's snowing so much!"

Hearing this shout, everyone flocked excitedly to the four specially vacated exits. As soon as they reached the exits, they immediately felt a rush of cold air. When they looked around, the sky was completely dark, and snowflakes the size of goose feathers filled the sky. Falling down everywhere.

The old knife hesitated for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and walked up to Zhao Hu and said, "Master... my lord, let the sentry come in, it won't be long before there will be a violent storm!"

"So fast!"

Although Zhao Hu wondered why there was a violent snowstorm before the severe cold day, but Lao Dao was a local, and there was no need to lie to himself, so he hurriedly pulled back the sentinels who had dispersed to guard.

"The passages have to be blocked, otherwise the circle is not encircled." Zhao Hu couldn't help saying that as he watched the snowflakes flying in from the four passages.

"However, if it is blocked, how can we observe the situation?" Geralt asked.This is no joke, if they are surrounded by enemies, their lives will be over.

"Drill a few holes in the most peripheral carriage. When in use, use these insights to see the outside situation, and block it when not in use." Zhao Hu said casually.

Geralt couldn't help being stunned when he heard this. How come he couldn't think of such a simple solution?Dare to ask how to observe the situation, I seem to have become stupid after staying with this officer for a long time!
Hearing Zhao Hu's order, Lao Dao and several centurions immediately led the servants to block the passage with wooden planks and grain and grass.

When night fell, everyone had already had enough to eat and chatted around the firepit.

Taking advantage of this rare opportunity to rest, Zhao Hu ordered the troops to count their personnel and supplies. They have been fleeing for the past few days and have no time to calculate the losses.

Soon, the situation reports of each unit came up.

Zhao Hu was silent. He was shocked by the rows of urns when Dio led him to see the carriage carrying the ashes urns. Although he didn't have time to count, he knew that he had lost a lot, so he couldn't help hearing the numbers. Not too surprised.

Now there are 330 four imperial soldiers left, and 610 six servant soldiers left. Half of the imperial soldiers are gone, and one-third of the servant soldiers are gone.

Dio quickly dispelled the gloomy atmosphere: "My lord, the 25 logistics soldiers are intact, and there are five more veterinarians and one hundred grooms.

"Although we lost some of our food and grass, the remaining food and grass are enough for us to eat and drink, so we don't have to worry about food and grass at all.

"And we have more than [-] horses, and [-] thousand-mile horses. As for weapons, arrows, and medicines, they are enough for you to use softly. By the way, we also have a black wolf!"

The lying black wolf opened his eyes and snorted through his nose, then closed his eyes again.

Hearing this and seeing Hei Lang's actions, everyone laughed. Zhao Hu smiled: "Old Dao, let's even out the strength of your servants, and select the lacking ten commanders."

"Uh, we don't know how to even it out." Lao Dao said shyly.

Sun Jie immediately volunteered: "I'll help you, quickly gather people together and hold the selection contest for ten commanders!"

The soldiers who had nothing to do immediately raised a noise when they heard the sound.

Late at night, the soldiers who had been making a fuss all night finally calmed down. They had not slept peacefully for a long time, and fell asleep wrapped in warm woolen clothes and furs.

(End of this chapter)