My vicious dog, my horse, I can do whatever I want with it

Chapter 258: Iron Horse Ice River

Zong Yanli returned to his own tent and squatted beside the fire, holding a pen and paper in his hand, sketching. Sometimes he frowned, sometimes he thought deeply, or he scribbled impatiently and sighed. Gao Feilin in the tent felt accustomed to it.

The snowstorm came very suddenly that day. When Zong Yanli was marching forward in the cold wind on the day he led his troops, he suddenly felt something floating down in front of him.

So when she looked up, she saw the dense snow particles falling from the sky and blown by the wind onto her black armor.

"It's snowing." Lu Peibai, who was following beside him, looked up at the sky, exhaled a little white air, and said in a low voice with a sigh: "It's another cold winter."

"It's so cold when the first snow falls." Zong Yanli was wearing a face mask and felt that it was like ice sticking to her face. Fortunately, she covered her mouth and nose with cloth, otherwise, with the cold iron mask sticking to her face, her face would be completely frozen.

"Mr. Mingxi, please go to the back." Zong Yanli turned his head to look at Lu Peibai and said, "It's windy ahead."

Lu Peibai bowed his head to thank Zong Yanli for his thoughtfulness, slowed down the speed of the horse, and retreated to the crowd at the back.

Naturally, she was willing to accept such shelter. After all, scholars were not that strong. Even Zhan Haoyue hid behind the team to block the wind and snow. Naturally, Lu Peibai would not show off his strength.

Seeing that the wind and snow continued, Zong Yanli expected that the snow would fall even harder at night, so he immediately asked people to find a valley with north wind to set up camp, rest for a few days and wait for the wind and snow to pass before continuing to march.

Lu Pei rolled his eyes as he watched Zong Yanli swinging a hammer and helping his soldiers build the camp, and was stunned again. Turning around, he saw Monkie and Long Feiguang were also busy, either moving boxes or helping to set up wood.

For a moment, Lu Peibai felt a little overwhelmed standing there stupidly, so he trotted off to help Pei Liang carry the book boxes.

"Put this here, here, here." Pei Liang saw that Lu Peibai came to help without any embarrassment. After carrying the bookcase into the tent, he called Lu Peibai and said, "Mr. Mingxi, please organize these in this tent."

"Put these things away. If the snowstorm is too strong, we may have to stay here for two more days."

"If the general wants to discuss matters, he doesn't have to look through these books..."

Pei Liang was obviously very skilled. After all, it was windy and snowy outside, so he asked Lu Peibai to pack up in the tent while they carried things in one box at a time, and then set up a sand table and hung up a map together.

Lu Peibai tidied everything up very neatly, placing the pen holder and other things in order.

To be honest, Zong Yanli had no personal belongings at all. They were all used by the army, so it was very easy to clean them up.

Lu Peibai lit the stove, and the tent finally felt a little warm. Lu Peibai squatted beside him to boil water and make tea. Zhan Haoyue came in and smiled as soon as he saw him: "It's rare for the general to have such a refined gentleman around. We are lucky to have such a good meal."

"Mr. Wujiu, you're joking." Lu Peibai pursed her lips and smiled. This was probably the first time she was so willing to make tea for her colleagues and friends.

"Hahaha." Zhan Haoyue laughed, looking at the dirt on the white cuffs of Lu Peibai's shirt, and said with a smile: "Mr. Mingxi, are you used to it now? Following our general, you won't get any kind of sympathy or care."

"You've seen that the general always does things by himself, whether it's going out to investigate strategic terrain or building a camp together like today." Zhan Haoyue said with a smile, "Even we are used to helping him with everything."

"I have never seen an army that follows the example of its superiors." Lu Peibai said truthfully.

Zhan Haoyue laughed again, nodded to Lu Peibai and said, "I hope Mr. Mingxi can stay with you for a long time. There is no other general in the world like our general."

Lu Peibai nodded deeply after hearing this, and it was obvious that she was very much looking forward to it.

Zong Yanli was busy and sweating. When he saw the stove was lit in the kitchen, he went into his tent. Gao Feilin was helping Zong Yanli spread out the soft bedding. The stove in the tent was already emitting steam.

"Stop working so hard, sit down and take a break." Zong Yanli called out to Gao Feilin and poured him two glasses of water.

"Thank you, General." Gao Feilin was also sweating. At this moment, the two of them took off their helmets and sat at the table. How could they have the airs of a general and his subordinates?

"I'm freezing!" Monkie ran in noisily. Seeing Zong Yanli drinking tea and taking a rest, he shamelessly came over.

"..."

Following the arrival of Monkie, Long Feiguang, Bai Xiuyun and others came one after another.

I don't know how they developed this habit, it seems that they like to huddle together with Zong Yanli when they have nothing to do, chatting about everything. The topics are sometimes about military affairs, sometimes jokes, or reminiscing about the past.

Since we are not in the meeting camp, we can talk more casually.

Zong Yanli never drove them away or showed any displeasure, and he just let them come and go freely.

If Gao Feilin was guarding outside the tent, they would be very sensible and wait for the call. I don't know how they developed this habit.

"I think A Quan has returned to Daqian." Zong Yanli let out a breath. Drinking the hot water made her feel as if her whole body was warmed up. She pursed her lips slightly and said in a low voice.

"It should be here." Pei Liang made a rough estimate and nodded in response.

Kuang Xingquan broke one arm, and it was his right arm.

In any case, I can't continue to serve in the army.

Although it was cruel, Zong Yanli still ordered his men to escort him back to Daqian, and wrote a memorial to the emperor, reporting all of Kuang Xingquan's military achievements. Kuang Xingquan could be said to have retired from the army and returned to his hometown in glory.

With Zong Yanli's memorial, Kuang Xingquan will surely receive extremely generous rewards. Not only will he have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life, but even his family's status will rise because of Kuang Xingquan's military exploits.

Meng Qi felt uncomfortable when he thought of Kuang Xingquan. He had known Kuang Xingquan longer than Zong Yanli, so he knew how much ambition Kuang Xingquan had wanted to realize.

If Zong Yanli hadn't come back then, Kuang Xingquan would have been their leader...

Over the years, Kuang Xingquan has always been like an older brother in the hearts of Monkie and the others. Unlike Zong Yanli, they have more respect and admiration for him, and they also look up to him with a desire to follow and submit to him.

But Kuang Xingquan is really like a brother to them.

"Brother Quan has been in the army for so many years, and he hasn't spent enough time with his sister-in-law and children. It's a good thing for him to go back now." Huo Wenqi didn't know what to say and could only comfort him like this.

"Yeah, maybe by the time we go back, Brother Quan's son will have already married." Jie Hu said quietly.

Monkey: “…”

I was quite sad at first, but why do I suddenly feel a little bad after hearing this?

So many years have passed, I have lost contact with my lover long ago, and getting married was a simple affair as we are rarely together. I feel sorry for not having a family.

Zong Yanli looked at everyone and said, "Don't think too much. Ah Quan will be so happy when we return with Lang Weiye's head."

When everyone heard this, they burst into laughter. They thought about how when Kuang Xingquan was about to leave, he actually took away Lang Weiye's head and refused to let go no matter what. This made them laugh and cry.

As Zong Yanli changed the subject, they began to speculate whether they would be able to see Lang Weiye's head the next time they went to see Kuang Xingquan!

Jie Hu next to him exclaimed that it was impossible, at most he would see a skull.

Huo Wenqi even joked that Kuang Xingquan might lose his stinking head halfway through...

The atmosphere in the tent returned to its peaceful and cheerful state. Zong Yanli slowly relaxed his brows and sat quietly beside him drinking tea.

The wind and snow were severe, and the generals in the tent got up and left one after another. The night wind was whistling, and the slight chill that seeped in through the gaps in the tent made people shiver. Zong Yanli took off his armor, soaked his feet, and curled up in his quilt.

The stove beside the bed was very warm, which helped her sleep well.

When I woke up the next day, I really saw the white world. The soldiers had already started shoveling snow early.

"This year's first snow is so heavy, it's really rare..." When Lu Peibai woke up in the morning and saw this white world, he felt strange because of the sudden drop in temperature overnight. He muttered, "I haven't seen such a winter in many years."

"It didn't snow this heavily in the north before?" Pei Liang raised his eyebrows and said, "Why do I remember that there was more snow last winter?"

"No." Lu Peibai shook his head and said, "If it was deep winter, it wouldn't be strange, but it's only early winter now."

"Not only is the snowstorm severe, but the temperature is also several degrees lower than in previous years." Lu Peibai's thoughts drifted away for no reason, and he thought of Qiu Dingjiang, and said vaguely: "Perhaps... the general can really get what he wants."

"What?" Pei Liang didn't hear clearly, so he turned to look at Lu Peibai and asked.

Lu Peibai shook his head: "Nothing."

Over the next three or four days, the snow fell heavier every day. Even Zong Yanli found it strange. How could the army continue to march if the snow continued this way? When he went out in the morning, he saw that the dead trees were bent by the snow. The wind was getting colder every day.

Zong Yanli had to consider setting up camp here for a long time, and repeatedly reinforced the camp to prevent it from being crushed by the snow.

"If such a cold wind continues for another half a month, I'm afraid Qiu Dingjiang will really be frozen." After two days of wandering, Lu Peibai finally couldn't help but find Zong Yanli and said this to her.

"Mr. Mingxi, have you ever seen a march on a glacier?" Zong Yanli sat upright at the table, frowned slightly and looked at Lu Peibai and asked.

"I've never seen it before." She was inexperienced after all, and shook her head at Zong Yanli with a little guilt, saying, "But in this northern land, if there really is such a grand event, it must be recorded."

"I'll go check it out." Lu Peibai took the initiative to take on the job and said to Zong Yanli very seriously.

Zong Yanli pursed his lips and smiled and agreed. After seeing Lu Peibai off, he also started to think about this matter.

It's not that Zong Yanli had such an idea out of thin air. In her previous life, she had also experienced the northern snowstorm and the glacier march. However, the glacier march at that time was just a stream, not a river.

Although the north is cold, it is not to this extent.

Now that the weather is good and such a good thing has once again been brought to Zong Yanli, she naturally wants to deal with it well.

"March on the glacier..." Zong Yanli frowned as he thought about countermeasures. If a person walked on the icy surface, he would fall if he was not careful. How could the soldiers and horses march together?

"General! Come and take a look!" A shout came from outside the tent. Zong Yanli stood up with a puzzled look. When he walked out of the tent, he saw Yan Yingshan and Zhu Jin appearing outside the tent pulling a half-person-high block of ice. The ice was frozen solid, and you could even see fish frozen inside the square block.

"Hahaha! How interesting!" Monkie had never seen such a thing before. He walked around the big block of ice in curiosity. Under the warm sun, the ice looked even more crystal clear.

"How did you get it?" Zong Yanli raised his eyebrows in surprise, looked up at Yan Yingshan and asked.

Yan Yingshan stepped forward and said, "Big Brother sent two of us to patrol today. We were surprised to see that the river was frozen. We stepped on the river and fell heavily, but the ice didn't break. We knew that the ice was frozen solid."

"It's okay, I have no father, no mother, no relatives, no relatives, and I feel lighter." Su Yun said in a low voice: "Now that I have gained the respect of the queen, living a life of fine clothes and fine food in this palace is better than suffering hardships outside. ”

"That's true." Su Yongde nodded with deep understanding and said rather sourly: "Your Majesty values ​​Shen Ting more than she does us."

"What are you talking about?" Su Yun glared at Su Yongde angrily and said, "If I didn't value you, why would I let you take care of everything in the outer courtyard of Fengwu Palace? Now I was complaining that the empress was partial. ?”

"If the queen hears these words, I will definitely skin you." Su Yun said fiercely.

"Ouch! Good sister, please say goodbye..." Su Yongde quickly reached out and slapped himself twice on the face, and said with a smile: "I'm a bitch, but I don't dare to anger the Queen."

"Humph."

Su Yun glared at Su Yongde angrily and waved him to watch outside the palace corridor to see if the emperor would come again.

Su Yongde hurriedly responded and turned around and went out.

After a while, Su Yongde ran back and said that the emperor had someone send a message and he would not be able to come today.

Si Ningchi had a good night's sleep. She woke up refreshed the next day and saw Wang Chengxiang arriving very happily. He said that the emperor had asked her to get ready and come to pick up the queen from the palace later. The emperor made arrangements in the front hall.

"Does it take so much trouble to get out of the palace?" Si Ningchi asked with a slight frown.

"The emperor has said that he and his wife will stay outside the palace for two days, so the affairs of the court must be carefully arranged." Wang Chengxiang explained with a smile.