Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 180

In the early morning, when it was just dawn, the members of the death row camp and the fifty riders of the supervising team were all on the road. The further you go in the direction of Shuozhou, the thicker the snow on the ground. A person who likes farming usually prefers Snow, auspicious snow heralds a good year!
Today, however, Sun Xiangfu hates snow very much, because the whole team has to run, otherwise, with the addition of eating, drinking, and some work to fill in the road and circle the camp, everyone's time is simply not enough. Eighty miles a day is a hard target , This is a military order and must not be violated. Therefore, Sun Xiangfu sitting on the snow rake always has to avoid the snow foam kicked up by the horse's hoof.

After galloping in the snow for an hour, the horses, which were panting more and more heavily, had to stop to rest. Sun Xiangfu asked the guards to distribute the food. The noodle cakes and the spicy salted fish bean paste, everyone ate it with great enthusiasm, there is no way, I can't bite it hard!

"Take out the wine and give everyone a sip! Don't drink too much. In addition, feed the horses some concentrate, and we still have to rely on them."

The wind in the morning was too cold, even though Sun Xiangfu was wearing two layers of padded armor, his exposed brows and eyes were still hurt by the cold wind, not to mention those prisoners who were not as well-equipped as him, they would feel very uncomfortable if they didn't drink.

Several jars of spirits were bought and opened by Xi Jun. He poured a bowl for Sun Xiangfu and himself first, and then gave the jars to the guards to share.

"Damn it, when I was a ranger in Chang'an, I always envied those who rode horses to fight, but now it seems that I'm still a ranger at ease." Xi Jun bought a lot of alcohol, took a big gulp, and let out a mouthful of alcohol.

Sun Xiangfu picked up the bowl and took a big sip at the first time. When he was in Chang'an, he never thought that wine was a good thing, but at this moment, it seems that only cattle drink can be refreshing. A bowl of strong wine is about three or four liang Going down, his entire skin began to heat up.

Touching his dizzy forehead, Sun Xiangfu, who was sitting on the plow, became a little sad. He now understands how cruel the war is. In his opinion, the wars that broke out in this period to compete for living resources are all It's stupid behavior.

Even if you add up the entire Asian region, how many people are there?One hundred million, or two hundred million?Anyway, it’s less than a fraction of the future generations, just a few people, planting land casually, can make everyone live well, why fight and kill them!Too many people have died in this senseless struggle for this nation, it is not worth it.

However, what is even more unworthy is the war that broke out because of personal ambition. Their one desire caused thousands of people to die tragically, which is purely sinful.

"The sky is full of snow and the wind is biting, and the edges of the ice front are as sharp as knives.

Go one step further and take the head of the thief to sacrifice to the compatriots. "

Sun Xiangfu leisurely read out this combination poem that he wrote freely. He only hoped that the war and such hard days would end soon, and that he would teach everyone how to farm well so that everyone can eat enough and wear warm clothes. , there is not so much fighting.

"Uh, is this the second half of the previous poem?"

Seeing Sun Xiangfu suddenly recited poems, Tang Fengyi came over again, holding a bowl full of spirits in his hand without any surprises, people with brains are better than those stupid people, just because they went to Sun Xiangfu's side There are so many people, now the guards are calling him Mr. Tang.

"Hey, reciting poetry depends on your mood, and that matters a lot. If you think it is, then so be it!" Sun Xiangfu said disapprovingly.

"How can you not care about your literary name, this thing is very useful in the circle of scholars." Tang Fengyi took a sip of wine beautifully, and seemed to persuade him earnestly.

"The name of the text? You will be famous after reading a few poems?"

"Of course, poetry is a display of the strength of the literati. If the poems are good, they will naturally be respected by the literati."

"Then I'll just plant the fields well. If I really want to write a poem that expresses my character, I guess you won't understand it."

Spanking while chatting is naturally to relieve the boredom in your heart. After resolving your own, you also need to help resolve others. Wine and food are the sharp tools to resolve the boredom in the hearts of most prisoners on death row. Sometimes, people would rather choose to die than continue to suffer. Alive, refreshed, and dying becomes natural.

Sun Xiangfu doesn't want to see these people who shouldn't die just like this, so he has to cheer everyone up again and again.

"Everyone has finished drinking, let's continue walking for a while! Stop and rest after the wine is gone." Shouted to the big guy, then turned to Mr. Xi and said, "Mr. Mai, let everyone Let's roar together."

"okay."

Xi Jun, who was riding on the horse, cleared his throat and sang loudly, "The smoke rises, the mountains and rivers look north, the dragon rolls up, the horse neighs, the sword is like frost, ready to sing~"

"The smoke rises, the rivers and mountains look north, the dragon rolls up, the horse neighs, the sword is like frost, and the heart is like the Yellow River, who can resist in 20 years..."

This song has long been a popular song in Datang. As soon as the guards started to play the song, the spirits of the big guys instantly rose. Infected by the guards and catalyzed by strong alcohol, the death row prisoners became They became more cheerful, and most of them followed the guards, humming, and set off on the road again, but everyone's speed did not slow down.

Less than a mile away from them, Niu Jinda, the vanguard general, also heard the singing of this group of people, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. It was not his intention to force Sun Xiangfu to go on the road, but the emperor Li Shimin's intention.

Even Wang Rui knew that Liang Shidu was a dead bone in the tomb, so how could Li Shimin not know that he didn't move Liang Shidu before because he was waiting for an opportunity to take down Liang Shidu at the lowest cost like now.

Jieli and Tuli are now fighting in the west with both sides hurting. It is impossible for them to rush thousands of miles away to help Liang Shidu in the heavy snow and cold winter weather. Therefore, Li Shimin's intention from the beginning was to force Liang Shidu to surrender when Liang Shidu was isolated and helpless. .

And asking Sun Xiangfu to be this pawn is actually giving him a credit, and it is also an explanation to those ministers who shouted at Sun Xiangfu to kill him. Li Shimin even sent him to the death row camp as a death squad, and he himself survived. It can't be blamed that Li Shimin didn't punish him!

Of course, this is also to prevent the situation that when ministers commit crimes like Sun Xiangfu in the future, Li Shimin wants to kill but cannot.

If there is no accident, these few poems read by Sun Xiangfu will appear on Li Shimin's desk in a few days, just like the half of the poems he read a few days ago, there must be secret guards in the supervising team, and Li Chunfeng will become more and more mature After dedicating the method of passing letters by flying pigeons to Li Shimin, the correspondence between Dajun and Chang'an was very frequent, and they would report every detail. After all, Datang is now using troops in this place. Nothing else to do.

After going back and forth like this, Sun Xiangfu and his party went through a three-day difficult march, and officially entered the hinterland of the enemy-occupied area in Shuozhou, and the shackles that had been worn for more than a month were finally taken off at this time.It is the emperor's will that the shackles can be lifted before the battle, which means that they are already in the battle situation.

"Take it."

After the captain of the supervising team released Sun Xiangfu from the shackles, he handed him a bamboo spear. For non-professional soldiers, issuing iron spears is a waste. Datang does not have the resources to equip them now. These irrelevant people.

After moving his wrist, which was almost calloused by the shackles, Sun Xiangfu threw the bamboo spear aside in disdain. This thing is difficult to pierce even sheepskin, let alone a soldier in armor.

Soon, Xi Junmai and the guards came to help Sun Xiangfu put on the equipment. All the iron bars that had been drawn out of the cotton armor were put in, and a large iron helmet with a built-in shock absorber was put on Sun Xiangfu's body. On the head, Nie Sanniang thoughtfully stuffed cotton into the helmet, so even if it is an iron helmet, it is very warm to wear on the head, but it is too big, after wearing it, it looks like a patient with macrocephaly.

Sun Xiangfu couldn't play with guns and sabers, so he didn't have any equipment at all. Around his horse's neck were four repeated crossbows with arrow boxes, plus the ones on his hands and waist, totaling Seven of them. There are at least ten arrow boxes in the saddlebags on both sides of the horse's buttocks. These are prepared after learning the lessons of the Luoyang battle. With so many crossbows and arrows, if you let the enemy approach you, Then it can only be said that Sun Xiangfu deserves to die.

"I don't know how to ride a horse. Those who don't have cotton armor stay behind to drive the snow plow and move forward slowly, and the rest follow my guards and ride forward together."

When the guards came, they were equipped with one person and three horses. Therefore, there were three hundred horses enough for each of these people who could ride horses. In the end, less than one hundred death row prisoners were picked out, followed by Sun Xiangfu and one hundred The guards beat the horse together.

The supervising team and the remaining one hundred or so death prisoners drove the snow plow and slowly followed behind, pulling some supplies unloaded from horseback. Tang Fengyi was arranged by Sun Xiangfu to take care of the plow on the plow cart. The supplies brought from Chang'an are the lifeblood of this group of people.

As soon as the horse ran, Sun Xiangfu realized the disadvantages of wearing too thick clothes. Don’t think that riding a horse means sitting on the horse’s back and letting the horse run. It required a lot of physical strength, so, not long after, Sun Xiangfu was sweating all over, and the big iron helmet was about to smother him to death. After that, this thing would probably smell of his sweat.

The running horse team cannot be stopped at will, which can easily lead to rear-end collision accidents. The leader needs to be able to see the entire horse team as a whole and put it in his heart, so that there will be no chaos. The original owner of Sun Xiangfu's body was You A native of Zhou, who can ride a horse, but has no experience in commanding a cavalry team, so Mr. Xi had to buy this matter, while Sun Xiangfu was at the back of the team, and Zhao Qiang was on his side to protect him.

Shuozhou is surrounded by mountains on three sides, the central part is full of plains, and one side is adjacent to grasslands. Coming from Taiyuan, passing through the mountains and forests, it enters the plains. That is to say, it is only a hundred miles away from Mayi City at most. With the binoculars in hand, he would definitely be the first to spot the enemy on the plain. However, after the team entered the plain, they encountered no obstacles, and there were not even horseshoe marks on the snow.

"You can stop and rest, let the people who supervise the battle team report to the vanguard army."

Riding lightly, he can run tens of miles in an hour. In less than half a day, Xi Junmai saw the city wall of Mayi City through the binoculars.After all, he also handed the binoculars to Sun Xiangfu who rode forward from the back of the team.

"Hey, someone is coming, only one rider." Sun Xiangfu also wanted to see what the so-called fortified city of Mayi looked like first, but not long after he raised his binoculars, he saw a man running towards this side on horseback .

(End of this chapter)