For seven or eight days in a row, he and the mercenaries climbed the ice and snow together.During the day, they march on skis and lug their sleighs.Find a leeward place at night, dig a snow hole, and lie down in your clothes.When hungry, nibble on two pieces of jerky.When you are thirsty, eat two mouthfuls of snow.There was no wine, no tents, no warm campfires, only the admiring gazes of the mercenaries.Everyone was hard, but no one complained.Liang Xiao can't cry bitterness.Although he has a mind full of modern thoughts, he is a soft-spoken person, and it is impossible to increase his official position and live the life he wants just by virtue of his thoughts.He had to start from the bottom.He feels very lucky to have come to this point in two years.He didn't want to lose this opportunity, he wanted to completely defeat Wudan and prove that he had the strength to protect Dawan.The mercenaries can't cry bitter.First, this is their own volition, and only by cutting off a few more Hun heads and getting a little more reward can they make their families more comfortable.Second, Liang Xiao, as a messenger of the Han Dynasty, can share weal and woe with them, as mercenaries, what else do they have to say, but the hardest thing is the Alpha Four.They had never suffered like this.However, they did not complain.Not only because they are Liang Xiao's maids and have no right to complain, but also because they are Amazon female warriors, and the dignity of their ancestors makes them have to bear all the pain.Everyone gritted their teeth and buried their heads in the road.When night fell, Liang Xiao and the others stopped.It is surrounded by endless snowfields, and there is no shelter, not even a place to block the wind.Today, they will spend the night in a snow cave again.Needless to say, everyone stopped and found a place to dig a hole.Li Shuyun and Linghu each led a part of the people outside, Tu Niu'er and Pang Shuo led eighteen mercenaries, and the four alpha and Liang Xiao were in the innermost, with Liang Xiao as the center, forming a triple circle array.With the help of Pang Shuo and others.Alpha and Beta dug three snow holes.The top of the snow cave is intact, and the interior is connected to each other, like a cave.The snow cave is not big, after laying the mattress.Only one or two people can be allowed to lie curled up.Although there was no wind, and although he did not take off his thick leather jacket, it was still very cold in the snow cave.There was no firewood to make a fire on the grassland, so they had to rely on their bodies to carry it.After leaving the mountain, the march lasted for three days.Seventeen mercenaries have already froze to death.Every time he saw the frozen smiles on those people's faces, Liang Xiao felt that he was too cruel, and for his own merits, he pushed them to the abyss of death, and he was moved to inexplicably rejoice.Thanks to the fact that these people are all strong people carefully selected by him, if they are replaced by ordinary mercenaries, I am afraid that even more will freeze to death.Stepping on the thick snow, accompanied by Li Shuyun and Linghu, Liang Xiao carefully checked the physical condition of each mercenary.There are not a few people whose hands and feet are frostbitten, and many people's faces are frostbitten.The cheeks became two large black and purple spots, which are estimated to be impossible to dissipate in this life.Seeing Liang Xiao patrolling the camp, the mercenaries beat their spirits and stood up to salute.Liang Xiao comforted him with kind words and checked them one by one.After completing the inspection, he returned to his snow cave, and Liang Xiao sat cross-legged."
Master, jerky."
Sigma reached out from a nearby snow cave and handed over a slice of jerky.Looking at the jerky, Liang Xiao felt a tingling pain in his mouth.These jerky are frozen to the ground.It bites like wood, and when you swallow it, it often smells of blood.My mouth was worn out, and every time I ate, it hurt like a sentence.A mouthful of spit and a mouthful of blood.However, it is not possible to eat in such weather, and maybe tomorrow morning, he will sleep in the ice and snow with that smile.Liang Xiao stretched out his hand to take the jerky, and unexpectedly found that the jerky was very soft, and it was still a little warm to the touch."
How did you get it?"
It is placed close to the body, and it can be heated and soft. ”Sigma retracted her head, and her laughter could be heard through the snow cave."
Master, it smells of sweat, don't blame me."
Liang Xiao took it to the end of his nose and sniffed it, it did smell of sweat.Although Sigma is still a virgin, she has not taken a shower for ten days, and she also smells of sweat.However, compared to the cold and hard jerky, although this jerky smells a little sweaty, it is soft and has a bit of body temperature, which is simply a delicacy."
Thank you for your hard work."
Liang Xiao took a bite of jerky and chewed slowly."
How did you think of that?"
"Those mercenaries taught.That's what they do. ”Sigma poked her head out again, revealing her little flushed face."
Isn't it stinky?"
"Where did you put it" Liang Xiao deliberately frowned."
Didn't you put it in your shoes?"
"No, no, I put it on my chest." ”Sigma said quickly, patting her chest as she spoke.Liang Xiao laughed and blinked."
No wonder, it smells of milk.""
No, no one has yet" Sigma suddenly realized that Liang Xiao was teasing her, and immediately blushed, quickly shrank back, and laughed again.Alpha, who lived with her, whispered a few words in her ear, and the two laughed together and mingled.Liang Xiao smiled, finished eating the jerky, picked some snow from the wall of the snow cave, put it in his mouth, and waited for the snow to melt and warm up in his mouth before swallowing it slowly.This is also learned from the mercenaries.If you swallow snow directly into your stomach, your internal organs will get cold.After eating dried meat and drinking snow water, Liang Xiao sat cross-legged and began to breathe.After two years of learning to shoot, he has long known that meditation can generate heat, and he has taught others, but there are very few people who can insist on meditation like him.It's like he taught a lot of people how to shoot, but there are only a handful of people who can really do it for a long time.For now, only Sigma can stick to it every day.Therefore, the only one who has improved the fastest in archery is Sigma.She has completed the foundation building in 100 days, and now she can draw an eighty-pound bow, shoot sixty steps, and shoot seven or eight out of ten.It won't be long before she'll be able to change a stone bow.Liang Xiao quickly entered a meditative state, everything around him quieted down, and the sound of breathing and heartbeat gradually became clear in his ears.The wind rustled the snow particles and rolled over the snow overhead.Sitting on the sleigh, Udan watched as a knight slowly leaned off his horse, planted headlong in the snow, and never got up again.There was not a hint of expression on his face.He was used to the scene.Following the advice of the wizard, he took more than a thousand guards to the battalion, left the other soldiers, took the remaining baggage, and hurried all the way despite the fatigue of the men and horses.After only two days of walking, a third of the people were left behind, and the rest were exhausted, and while walking a lot, they fell off their horses and died on the side of the road.At the beginning, every time he saw a person falling, Wudan's heart felt like a knife.These guards are all his own cronies, and they are the strength he has accumulated over the years, whether it is loyalty or strength, they are all one in a hundred.When Liang Xiao attacked the camp, it was they who sacrificed their lives to block Liang Xiao and let him escape from death.They did not fall on the battlefield, but died in the wind and snow.However, when more people fell, the pain in Wudan's heart gradually weakened.As if he was used to seeing it, his emotions no longer had the slightest ripple, as if watching a stranger who had nothing to do with him die.As night fell, the procession slowly stopped, and the commander of the guard's battalion, Iul, came on a camel.He bent down on the back of the camel and took a closer look at Udan's face."
King, are you alright" Wudan nodded, showing a rare smile.Iul is his confidant and his playmate since childhood.Although the two are not brothers, they are closer than brothers."
I'm fine.How many more people "There are more than six hundred.More than 30 people are left behind today, and when I get up tomorrow morning, I don't know how many will be less.The King" Iul's face darkened, and his voice was lowered."
King, why listen to the weather like this for wizards, you should rest on the spot and conserve your strength."
Udan's face sank and he was about to speak, when the wizard stepped on the snow and walked over.Although the wind was biting, she was still barefoot, and she couldn't see that she was afraid of the cold.Wudan frowned, gave Iur a look, and motioned for him not to speak, and stood up himself, stroking his chest and saluting."
Great Wizard" "can't stop. ”The wizard snapped, "We are not yet out of the shadow of the demons, and we must continue on our way. ”Wudan was taken aback, and was about to speak, but Iur preemptively said: "It's dark, how can you walk at night when the wind is so cold that it can blow off people's hands and feet, if you don't find a place to rest, how many people will we die" "It doesn't matter how many people die, but the king can't die." ”The wizard narrowed his eyes and glared at Iul."
You dare to disobey the oracle" Iul's face flushed, furious."
Oracle, oracle, oracle is to let us die, we are all dead, even if the king is still alive, he alone can control the tribe of the evil king without horses, and he will be sent to death when he goes back.""
If you defy the oracle, you will be punished by the gods.If you listen to his demagoguery and disobey the oracles, the gods will abandon you again. ”Udan hesitated.The wizard glanced at him and turned to leave.Iul stared at the wizard's back, gasping for breath.He exchanged a look with Wudan, only to find that Wudan's eyes were hollow, like a dead man."
King, what's wrong with you" Wu Dan didn't move.Yiur screamed twice, and Wudan woke up like a dream, turning his head to look west, his eyes frightened."
I sensed danger.Iur, we must listen to the Great Wizard and continue on our way. ”Iur's eyes widened, and he looked at the silent Wudan viciously, and his thick lips moved, and he spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva."
King, you're terrified."
After speaking, he shook the whip in his hand and shouted loudly: "Stop and rest" The north wind stopped for a moment, and then blew more tightly, and the Huns cursed, scattering in all directions, looking for a place to camp.With a gloomy face, the wizard looked up at the dark night sky, opened his arms, and whispered a prayer
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