Chapter 880: The Magnificent Power of Han (5)

He reached out and grabbed a handful of snow from the low bushes at his feet and stuffed it into his mouth. He chewed it hard for a few times. The snow melted and the cold snow water flowed down his throat into his stomach, which caused a burning discomfort in his stomach. Hunger had already plunged the entire army into despair.

The heavy snow that had continued for half a month had completely blocked the entire Xiaoshan Mountain. It was really a thousand mountains without birds flying and ten thousand paths without people. Although the heavy snow blocked the enemy's pursuit, it also made the Qi army that fled to Xiaoshan Mountain in a hurry fall into

Tian Jingwen's face was haggard. From the time he arrived at Xiaoshan Pass and began to block the enemy to now, in a month, he had lost nearly 20 kilograms. His tall and burly figure was now just a skeleton, with deep eye sockets and messy hair tangled with his beard, looking very much like a savage

As a general, this was the case, not to mention ordinary soldiers, the mood of despair, spreading in this army

When he just arrived at the Xiaoshan Pass, Tian Jingwen had 5,000 soldiers, but now, there are only more than 1,000 people who can still struggle with him in Xiaoshan. All the wounded soldiers in the army died one after another during the period after entering the mountain, but now, dysentery and frostbite have begun to ravage the army again. I don’t know how long I can last

Cheers came from a distance, Tian Jingwen was a little surprised. In recent days, he has rarely heard the laughter of soldiers

Qin Shan ran towards Tian Jingwen excitedly. Behind him, several soldiers were carrying a huge beast on a pole and running towards him. It was a blind bear. Looking at the head, it was probably four or five hundred pounds. Tian Jingwen’s eyes lit up

"General, I’m lucky today. I found a blind bear that was hibernating. I knocked him down without any effort. Everyone can have a feast." Qin Shan smiled from ear to ear

Tian Jingwen also showed a rare smile on his face. Since they entered the mountain, almost all the birds and beasts found in the mountain have become food in the soldiers' stomachs, but now it is difficult to find them. But looking around and seeing the soldiers, his heart suddenly tightened. What should he do tomorrow? What about the future? Where is the way out? The winter in western Liaoning is long. Can his army catch a blind bear every day? Where can such a large beast come from in this Xiaoshan Mountain?

The garrison finally had a hint of fireworks, and the rising wisps of green smoke soared straight up. Soldiers gathered in front of the big pot, watching the snow melt eagerly, watching pieces of meat and bones being thrown into the big pot, smelling the fragrance gradually rising, and the throats of soldiers also slid up and down

This blind bear who hibernated. He ate himself plump before the beginning of winter. It was just the beginning of winter, and the thick fat had not been consumed much. It was the time for fat and meat. But there were too many people and too little porridge. Even though not even a bit of meat skin was wasted, each soldier only had one or two taels of dry goods.

Qin Shan picked up a piece of fat meat from the pot.

He added a spoonful of soup and brought it to Tian Jingwen, "General. Drink it while it's hot!"

Tian Jingwen took the bowl, looked at the fat piece of bear meat in the bowl, stood up silently, walked to the big pot, and threw the piece of meat back into the pot, "Cook it for a while, the meat is all messed up!"

Looking at Tian Jingwen, Qin Shan also silently threw the piece of meat in his bowl back into the pot.

The soldiers took bowls of broth one after another and drank it in small sips. There was no salt or seasoning, it was bland, it was really not a good thing, but everyone drank it very seriously, it was very sweet, but it was this seriousness, looking at But it made me feel sour.

The soldiers suddenly cried softly. Qin Shan stood up with a furious look on his face. The generals who led the troops now feared the loss of morale the most. This crying sound was not only a sign of weakness, but also a sign of weakness.

The one crying was a very young soldier. Judging from his face, he was only sixteen or seventeen years old at most. The beard on his lips had not grown out completely.

"You, come out!" Qin Shan strode to the soldier and roared.

The soldier held the bowl and walked to Qin Shan with tears in his eyes.

"The warriors of Qi can bleed but not cry!" Qin Shan roared, "You are so stupid!" Do you know what crime he should be punished for destroying the morale of our army? "

The young soldier looked up and looked at Qin Shan, "General Qin, I want to go home!"

Qin Shan swallowed his saliva, his heart ached, but he held the hilt of the knife at his waist and pulled it out inch by inch

"General Qin, although Xiao Er is young, he is very brave in battle and has a flexible mind. At the Xiaoshan Pass, he killed two or three soldiers of the Eastern Expedition Army alone. He was starved to death." A junior officer stood up, "Let's spare him this time."

Qin Shan said grimly: "The merit is the merit, the fault is the edge. He disturbed the morale of our army and should be killed."

The knife slowly came out of the sheath, and just as he was about to raise When he stood up, his wrist was tightened and someone grabbed it. When he turned around, he saw Tian Jingwen standing beside him. "Brothers, do you all want to go home?" Tian Jingwen asked loudly. After a moment of silence, the soldiers said in unison: "Yes, we want to go home." "I want to go home too!" Tian Jingwen said loudly, "But if we want to go home, we must be able to hold together and work hard to overcome this difficult time. We must survive first before we can go home, right?" "Yes!" "And to survive, we must cheer up first. Tens of thousands of expeditionary troops couldn't kill us. Can this small Xiaoshan Mountain and this little snow kill us?"

"No!" the soldiers roared

"Okay, we need to have this spirit. Let's work together to survive and go home!"

"Go home, go home!"

The originally sluggish morale was boosted by Tian Jingwen in the blink of an eye. Tan Shan looked at Tian Jingwen with admiration. It was originally a thing that weakened the morale of the army, but General Tian turned it around in the blink of an eye.

When Tian Jingwen turned his head and turned his back to the soldier, the excitement he had just shown disappeared without a trace. Everything he saw was white, and he didn't know where he was going back.

At this time, on another hilltop far away from where Tian Jingwen led his troops, a small group of soldiers were sitting cross-legged on the ground, their whole bodies wrapped in white cloaks, quietly Wherever they sit, if they don't move, they look like a rock covered with snow.

"Captain, smoke, smoke!" A person's voice suddenly came from a big tree. Zhang Xi, who was sitting on the snow and chewing mutton jerky silently, suddenly stood up and grabbed his hands. He climbed up the tree trunk, and dozens of soldiers sitting cross-legged on the ground suddenly stood up.

Peeking out from between the snow-covered branches, sure enough, on the opposite hilltop, wisps of smoke were rising straight up.

One, two, three... Zhang Xi nodded gently and counted, "It should be them."

Sliding down from the tree pole, he walked among the soldiers and said to a middle-aged man with a thin body, a tired look on his face and three long beards on his chin: "Mr. Qin, they They should be on the hilltop opposite us, we found them."

Mr. Qin, that is, Qin Shaowei, Tian Dan's chief adviser, also showed excitement on his face. It has been five or six days since the scout team of the Eastern Expedition Army entered Xiaoshan, and Tian Jingwen finally arrived.

The arduous trek these days almost exhausted his energy. In the end, these soldiers took turns carrying him on their backs. Otherwise, he would definitely not have been able to hold on until this point and lived with these scouts for several years. Heaven also gave Qin Shaowei a better understanding of the Eastern Expedition Army.

This group of dozens of soldiers were scouts under Zheng Xiaoyang of the Eastern Conquest Army. In Qin Shaowei's eyes, these soldiers were cold, tough, and highly disciplined. Their equipment was incomparable to even the best army in Qi. On his body, Qin Shaowei caught a glimpse of some clues about the Eastern Conquest Army. He sighed secretly that the defeat of Qi people was not without reason.

"Platoon leader Zhang, let's go find them quickly!" Qin Shaowei said excitedly that Tian Jingwen could lead an elite team back to China. However, Tian Xiang and Gao Yuan finally fought for the result. Tian Jingwen could return to China one day earlier and bring Tian Xiang back. With the order, the civil strife in Qi State can be brought to fruition earlier, and Qi State, which is standing on the edge of the cliff, can be pulled back a little bit. Battalions and companies are arranged in ranks, one level down, like an arm and a finger. However, some armies do not follow this organization. Like Gaoyuan's Eastern Expedition Army, the divisions are directly below the battalion. There is no regiment organization like this Zhengdong Army in front of me. A military officer is a platoon leader who leads dozens of soldiers

"Mr. Qin, don't look at this one across the top of a mountain, but Wangshan is a dead horse. Even if they stay still, it will take at least a day or two for us to reach them." Zhang Xi looked at Qin Shaowei a little bit. With an ugly face, he smiled and said: "But don't worry, as long as we find their traces, they will never be able to run away again. We will definitely catch up with them."

Qin Shaowei nodded, believing what Zhang Xi said, because these days, the army in front of him could find little clues in places that seemed normal to him, and it was approaching Tian Jingwen day by day. If Zheng If the Eastern Army really wants to wipe out Tian Jingwen's troops, I'm afraid that Tian Jingwen will not be able to escape as the platoon leader in front of him said.

Although this fact made him feel very uncomfortable, it was like an ironclad fact before him.

"Well, thank you for your hard work, Platoon Commander Zhang!"

"It's not hard work. This is the military command I received. No matter what, I will complete it!" Zhang Xi smiled. Now that the Eastern Expedition Army had won a great victory, he felt a lot less resentment towards these defeated generals. The winner, Who said that you should always learn some tolerance? It seems to be Commander Zheng! (To be continued...)