I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country - Chap 141
Gu Yuanbai looked over with a light look, and Xue Jiuyao’s expression suddenly changed, “Master Bai, okay Master Bai, I was just joking.”
Gu Yuanbai’s mouth curved, “I haven’t said anything yet, why did you admit your mistake?”
Xue Yuan coughed lightly, lowered his head and wiped his feet, “I’m getting timid.”
After saying that, he went out carrying the barrel.
Xue Yuan really didn’t draft anything when he spoke. No matter who is less courageous, Xue Yuan cannot be less courageous.
Gu Yuanbai was lying on the bed, and his mind was filled with millions of miles of yellow sand for a while, and for a while, there were torches dotting the sky, the city walls were tall, and the ravines were accessible. For a while, he thought, if Xue Yuan watched others doing meritorious deeds but was left empty-handed, he would regret it. ?
After a while, a familiar smell came close to me, and the quilt was lifted. Xue Yuan cautiously said, “Master Bai, can I sleep with you tonight?”
Gu Yuanbai lazily said, “Come up.”
Xue Yuan happily got on the bed, raised Gu Yuanbai’s head, carefully placed his arm under it, and let the Holy Emperor sleep on his arm.
Gu Yuanbai rubbed it, “It’s hard and uncomfortable.”
“Soft, it will become soft soon,” Xue Yuan opened his eyes and lied, “Xue Jiuyao’s arms are the softest in the world.”
Gu Yuanbai was happy and gave him a thumbs up.
Xue Yuan stuffed his hands into the quilt and told him for the first time, “It’s cold in the northwest and it’s very dry. Your Majesty, you should also pay attention to it when sleeping at night. You should always put your hands under the quilt, otherwise It will turn into a swollen pig’s paw in the next day.”
Gu Yuanbai said: “Really?”
“Let’s make a pair of pig paws together,” Xue Jiuyao pretended to touch his hand, deliberately taking advantage, “Even if it is a pig’s paw, this one in my hand is the most beautiful one.”
Gu Yuanbai sighed quietly, “Then chop off the unsightly one and eat it.”
Xue Jiuyao withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened.
*
The next day, it started to snow heavily in the northwest.
In the general’s camp, Gu Yuanbai and the general looked at the heavy snow outside, with serious expressions on their faces.
The general who dispatched the bag returned to the camp under heavy snow, “Your Majesty, General, please report from the front, the Xixia army has been stationed a hundred miles away from our army.”
“One hundred miles.” Gu Yuanbai murmured, his eyebrows stained with frost.
The counselors and generals had pointed out the location of the Xixia army on the sand table. An hour later, the reconnaissance army reported back and reported more detailed information.
The Xixia army also claimed to have 100,000 warriors, but excluding the logistics personnel, cooks and other soldiers who could not participate in the war, the generals believed that it had less than 50,000 combatants.
The national conditions of Xixia are different from those of Daheng. Just as the emperor of Xixia ascended the throne, Xixia became a mess. Once the source of Li Angyi’s national fragrance is cut off, those who are addicted to spices among his domestic political opponents will die of pain without him taking action.
With this being the case in their country, logistics and military supplies must be tight. Maybe the money used in this march was Li Angyi’s own inventory.
The gap between the enemy and ourselves is too big, and the longer the battle line is, the greater the loss will be to Daheng. All the generals had the same idea and attacked, taking the initiative to attack.
Gu Yuanbai nodded in agreement.
But then, it snowed continuously for dozens of days.
The heavy snow made people’s eyes blurry, and the daily serving of ginger soup was reduced to two servings. Fortunately, sufficient preparations were made before the war. Grain and grass were piled up in several granaries. The Daheng people wore warm cotton clothes and felt at ease, unable to notice the anxiety in the general’s heart.
Gu Yuanbai had nothing to do all day. From time to time he got up to see if the heavy snow outside had stopped. At night, Xue Yuan was afraid that he would act bad, so he put on a fox fur coat, leather gloves and a velvet hat on him, and led the saint out of the tent.
Snowflakes kept falling day and night, and Gu Yuanbai’s body was heavy, one step at a time. The fine fur of the fox fur is fluttering with the wind and snow, and the white dots of snow are like cotton wool. Even though it has delayed a lot of food for more than ten days, if you look at the snow at night, the snow will only become more beautiful and innocent.
The tip of Gu Yuanbai’s nose was red, his eyes lowered, and he carefully stabilized his figure on the snow.
Xue Yuan looked at him and his heart melted. But the next moment, his expression slowly calmed down, his brows raised, and the hair on the side of his face rose in the wind.
The wind direction changed suddenly, causing chaos and disorder.
There was a dark shadow running around his feet. Xue Yuan lit the torch, and there were several rats running away in a hurry.
He stood there for a moment, wondering what he was thinking. Suddenly he held Gu Yuanbai’s hand tightly and turned around to return.
Gu Yuanbai grabbed his sleeve, “What?”
“There may be a heavy snowstorm tonight,” Xue Yuan raised his head and glanced at the dark sky, thoughtfully, “Something is wrong.”
Gu Yuanbai made a decision immediately, “Call someone immediately!”
The lights in the main tent were on all night, and even though Xue Yuan only said that there was a possibility of a heavy snowstorm, Gu Yuanbai still couldn’t take any chances. The soldiers were called up, the noise gradually became louder, the sounds of running and shouting suddenly started, and torches flashed everywhere.
The nerve-wracking night passed, but the next morning, the heavy snow stopped.
This should be a great thing and everyone should be happy. But Xue Yuan looked at the shining white snow and remained silent.
General Zhang Hucheng finally let go of his anxious look for several days. He laughed and patted Xue Yuan on the shoulder: “Brother Yuan, you were wrong last night!”
Xue Yuan’s nasal voice was careless, “Yeah.”
Zhang Hucheng saw that he was still looking at the scene outside the door and followed him, “What’s there?”
“It’s nothing,” Xue Yuan exhaled a breath, raised his eyelids, the sun in the sky was scorching, “with such good weather, the Xixia army should also be moving.”
Zhang Hucheng slowly put his hands behind his back, his eyes sparkling, “The day when the two sides will fight is finally coming.”
*
The continuous heavy snowfall for dozens of days also pushed Xixia to the point of no retreat. On the second day when the sky was clear, Xixia arranged their troops in formation, trumpets and drumsticks sounded, and they walked towards the northwest city wall with heavy steps.
Xixia soldiers are known to have good military discipline, and no soldiers will flee unless the commander says to retreat. But compared to Daheng soldiers, Xixia’s logistics is a major weakness. This heavy snow has forced Xixia to the point of no retreat. They can only win, not lose.
Wearing armor, Li Angyi led 50,000 soldiers through thick snow and yellow sand. The commander beside him said: “Your Majesty, the flag of Daheng has been erected ahead.”
Li Angyi took a closer look and saw a flag fluttering in the wind in the distance. The word “Heng” above it was clear and clear, straight into his eyes.
There was a flash in his eyes, “Remember, I want to feign defeat and lure the Daheng soldiers deep into the rear.”
The commander respectfully said: “Yes.”
“Daheng soldiers are said to be one hundred thousand, but the journey from the capital to the northwest is long, and there is heavy snowfall. Their military ration consumption must be beyond imagination,” Li Angyi said, “Even if they cannot capture the northwest city, they must still capture it. Running out of food puts them in a dilemma.”
“There was a locust plague in Daheng last year, and not long ago there was a war with Fusang,” the commander muttered. “Even if Daheng retreats, its country’s granaries will be empty. The people may suffer from famine and fall into riots.”
Li Angyi smiled, “This is exactly what I want to see.”
*
The Daheng soldiers were completely different from what the Xixia Emperor had imagined.
They are still well fed and clothed these days, and their bodies are full of strength. After a few days of idle time, they are almost in trouble. At this moment, when he heard that the battle had finally begun, his eyes glowed green, and he fiercely rushed towards the enemy to bite them.
General Zhang Hucheng finished reorganizing his team. Looking at his murderous generals and soldiers, the blood in his chest began to boil. With soldiers in such a state, why should they be afraid of not winning?
“General!” The generals around him were full of pride, “The coastal navy has been in the limelight a few days ago, and it is finally our turn! Look at me taking the head of the Xixia commander for meritorious service!”
Immediately, someone said dissatisfiedly: “Don’t take my head!”
Zhang Hucheng looked up to the sky and smiled, full of energy, “Then I’ll see which of you can take the top spot!”
When the two armies were confronting each other, in the rear camp, Xue Yuan’s eyelids kept twitching.
He held Gu Yuanbai’s hand, and the Holy Master’s palm was covered with sweat. Gu Yuanbai saw something was wrong with him and patted the back of his hand with his other hand comfortingly, “Xue Yuan? ”
Xue Yuan took a deep breath and pulled the saint up, “Let’s go out.”
Gu Yuanbai was dragged along by him, and at the end, Xue Yuan was already running with the Holy Master in his arms. Gu Yuanbai hugged his neck, frowned and asked, “Where are you going?”
“I don’t know either,” Xue Yuanwushen said, “Run first.”
Gu Yuanbai was about to ask him to stop, but the soldier guarding the well not far away screamed: “Why is the water turbid?”
Xue Yuan suddenly stopped and strode towards the well. He lowered his head and looked into the water. He saw that the water that was clear yesterday morning was now muddy and mixed with mud. Xue Yuan looked at it seriously for a moment, then he clenched his fist, pushed Gu Yuanbai up, and quickly ran towards the stable with him in his arms.
Before they even reached the stables, all the cattle and sheep they met on the way were struggling anxiously. The guarding soldiers were sweating profusely and looked helplessly at the howling cattle and sheep.
Such a scene made Gu Yuanbai’s eyebrows jump.
Beads of sweat appeared on Xue Yuan’s forehead. He blew a loud whistle and shouted: “Red cloud! Gale wind!”
Gu Yuanbai was deafened by his voice, and the veins on Xue Yuan’s neck stretched. In the stables in the distance, two thousand-mile horses that were quite humane raised their heads and roared loudly. They just broke open the wooden door and ran towards where Xue Yuan was.
Gu Yuanbai’s heart suddenly began to beat wildly, and he couldn’t help but put his arms tightly around Xue Yuan.
However, before the thousand-mile horse could reach his eyes, Xue Yuan suddenly squatted down and put his palms on the ground.
Gu Yuanbai held his breath and was about to imitate him and touch the ground, but suddenly froze. He stared at the stones that began to tremble on the ground. Under the naked eye, yellow sand began to beat on the ground.
What is it?
Xue Yuan suddenly stood up and hugged Gu Yuanbai and ran away. The cold wind cut like a knife on Gu Yuanbai’s face. The stable not far behind him collapsed suddenly, and the snow and slush kicked up and hit the ground heavily.
Gu Yuanbai’s pupils tightened. He looked at the soldiers who were stunned in place, and shouted with all his strength: “Run to an open space! Run!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the ground shook and the mountains roared. The city wall turned into huge rocks and rolled down. The white snow turned into a dirty color. In an instant, yellow sand filled the sky, the sand was sunken, and cracks in the ground suddenly opened for several meters. Cattle and sheep howled. The horses fell into the cracks in fear.
The roaring sound resounded throughout the ears.
It’s an earthquake.
The earthquake is coming!
