Return to the Song Dynasty

"This, this is... where did you get this card?" As soon as the words on the wooden sign came into view, Zhao Man couldn't care less about other things, and asked anxiously about the source of the wooden sign.Guo Cheng and Yue He who came over were also very excited.Three pairs of eyes fixed on the boy, waiting for him to speak.

The boy flinched involuntarily in fright.But soon, the boy realized, "You... know my uncle?"

"Your uncle?" Yue He yelled immediately, why didn't he know that he had such a big nephew! !

"You said that the person who gave you the wooden sign was your uncle? Your uncle?" Guo Cheng's focus was more correct, and he found the right focus.

"Um, no... no, he told me to call him that. I... I met him on the mountain. My name is Han Wu. My family used to be in Changping Village. I was taken away by barbarians as a slave the year before last. It was hard work." Looking for a chance to escape, I met Uncle on the road." The young man had a clear mind and explained his identity and how the two met in an orderly manner.

Zhao Man stroked the wooden sign in his hand, and the familiar name was engraved on the wooden sign——Yue Cheng, Captain Jingyuan.He looked into the boy's eyes and asked word by word: "Where is your uncle now?" Yue He and Guo Cheng also raised their heads and looked at the boy expectantly, especially Yue He, who was nervous. The teacup in my hand was about to be crushed.

With the eager eyes of the three of them eating people, Han Wu's little boy suddenly felt a little overwhelmed, but he was also clever, and his big eyes rolled, and he realized that the three of them were just too concerned about their uncle, so he immediately let go of his heart Come on, and replied loudly: "Uncle is still in the mountains now, he is seriously injured, and his legs and feet are not convenient. When I came out, I hid him in a mountain..."

"He's alive!!! He's alive! Brother! Brother!"

"Brother is still alive! That's great!" Before the boy could finish speaking, Yue He and Zhao Man couldn't restrain their excitement, they hugged each other tightly, happily jumping around in circles.

"Uh huh!" Guo Cheng really didn't see it, and snorted, reminding them to restrain themselves.Although he was very excited about Yue Cheng still alive, but the children are still watching, so we can't be too ashamed.

"Ah, hahaha, we are so happy, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Then what, you continue to talk, continue to talk." Yue He blushed, and said to Han Wu in embarrassment.Zhao Man also reacted, sat down again, and restored his elegant and noble image, but the gorgeous feather fan swaying in his hand showed his happy mood at this time.

"Uncle is seriously injured, it's hard for him to walk, and I...I can't carry him on my back." The young man scratched his hair like a chicken coop with some embarrassment, and continued: "We wanted to hide in the mountains first, so that we could raise him better." Let’s go again. Anyway, my uncle taught me how to hunt, so I’m not afraid of running out of food. But a few days ago, my uncle found something moving behind the mountain. I sneaked over to see that there were many Xixia barbarians, all of whom were soldiers and rode horses. There are a lot of horses, and they all stay in the coop behind the mountain. They also set up a lot of tents, and they come out to practice every day. Uncle said that there may be a war, so he asked me to come back and report the news, and gave it back. My wooden sign, let me go to the south of the mountain, and when I arrive at the Song Army camp, I will take out the wooden sign and hand it over to the manager." Han Wu finished speaking in one breath, heaved a sigh of relief, and relaxed, Wu Liuliu His big eyes kept looking at the three people in the room.

Seeing that the three of Zhao Man changed from the excitement just now, their faces became serious.The three looked at each other and got up at the same time.

"Wait, wait a minute, my uncle is still in the mountains..." Han Wu didn't expect the three of them to get up and leave without saying anything. He stood up in a hurry and grabbed the hem of Zhao Man who was walking at the end.The dirty, dusty little hand imprinted a bright black handprint on Zhao Manyue's white clothes in an instant.

Zhao Man naturally wouldn't care.Looking at the young boy's sincere eyes, Zhao Man was deeply moved. Such a benevolent and righteous boy should be cherished. He couldn't help slowing down his speech, and said in a gentle tone: "Don't worry, we will take care of you. Your uncle picked it up safely. Eat something first and take a good rest. You may need to lead the way later." Zhao Man didn't mind patting the bird's nest head, which was afraid that Han Wu's mess would be messy, and left a soldier to take care of him Only then did he turn around and follow Guo Cheng and Yue He to the front hall to discuss matters.

"I think what this son said is credible." Guo Cheng marked the location described by the young man on the map, probably near the Wuyan Gorge, and analyzed the deployment of Xixia troops. He felt that what the young man saw should be the troops of the Western Xia Dushan Supervisory Division. .The Xixia army has twelve supervising army divisions. As the name suggests, the Tiandushan supervising army division is stationed in the hinterland on the north side of Tiandu Mountain, but their camp is some distance away from Tiandu Mountain.

If according to the young man's statement, this army has obviously reached the northern foot of Tiandu Mountain, but instead of continuing to advance, but set up camp to train troops, then it is very likely that Xixia is gathering troops, and this army is likely to be only the vanguard. Waiting for the arrival of the big team.The war is not far away.

The three of them discussed that Yue He quickly led people to Tiandu Mountain to rescue Yue Cheng, and of course Han Wu had to be brought along to lead the way.Guo Cheng quickly entered the fighting state, and assembled the soldiers in the city to prepare for the battle in an all-round way.Zhao Man was in charge of writing the battle report and quickly reported the changes of the Xixia army here to Zhang Yi, and at the same time sent someone to inform the nearby camps to be on full alert.

In a few breaths, the northwestern frontline of the Great Song Dynasty was shaken by the news that a young escaped prisoner desperately brought it.

Yue He was rushing to Tiandu Mountain at this time, of course Han Wu's young boy couldn't ride a horse, so Yue He let him sit in front of him, and the two rode together and rode the horse galloping.Followed by more than a dozen brothers with excellent skills, everyone rode lightly in casual clothes, trying to keep the movement as small as possible to prevent being discovered by the enemy.

When the group reached the foot of the mountain, they could no longer ride horses. Two people were left to guard the horses, and the rest went into the mountain to search together.There are many trees on the mountain. Even in winter, there are many coniferous forests that do not shed their leaves.

Originally, Yue He was worried that he would not find the right place for a while, but it turned out that Han Wu, an unattractive little boy, was quite scheming.When going down the mountain, he left marks on the trees with a short knife. At this time, he only needs to feel the right direction and follow the marks all the way up the mountain, without getting lost at all.

A group of people are strong and capable soldiers with good physical strength and fast walking. Yue He was afraid that Han Wu would not be able to bear it, so he ignored the boy's objection and directly carried him on his back. I feel~~~~(>_<)~~~~).In this way, the speed was greatly increased, and after traveling in the mountains for half a day, they arrived near the col mentioned by Han Wu.

Yue He sent two people to investigate the enemy's movement in the direction Han Wu said, while the rest continued to rescue Yue Cheng.When they got here, Yue and the whole group suddenly became a little nervous. He tightly held the hand holding the dry food bag, and suddenly he was a little afraid to move forward.He was afraid, what if the person Han Wu was talking about wasn't Yue Cheng?What if someone else picked up Yue Cheng's badge?He had lost it once, but he couldn't imagine losing it a second time.He was really scared.

"It's here, it's here, just turn this corner." Han Wu's excited voice woke up Yue He who was immersed in his own world. Yue He involuntarily raised his arms and wiped his wet face.

After adjusting his mood, Yue He took the lead and led everyone quickly into the col.This mountain depression is really hidden enough that it can only be seen after turning two turns.I saw a pit on the mountain wall in Aozili, which can't be called a cave. It's not big, but it can accommodate two or three people to shelter from the wind and rain.

In the afternoon, the snow fell even harder, the sky was also gray, and it was freezing cold. The man just lay there, motionless.He was padded under his body and covered with hay, which almost made him a straw man. There was a skinned hare on the ground next to him. It was bloody and frozen hard. The rabbit's leg had been gnawed to the bone, and there was a small snowdrift neatly piled up next to the rabbit, presumably it was caught by this person for water.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Yue He felt overwhelmed.At first glance, these things were carefully arranged by Han Wu before he left. In the barren mountains and wild mountains, the weather is freezing, and they dare not light a fire. These days... is this how they came here these days?

Yue He gently patted Han Wu's head, and approached the man lightly.The creaking sound of the person walking on the snow didn't seem to have any effect on the man, he was still lying there, motionless, like, like a... dead man.

Thinking of this, Yue He couldn't help speeding up his pace, and rushed over in a few steps. He brushed aside the hay on the man's head, and a familiar yet unfamiliar face appeared in front of his eyes.It was Yue Cheng's face, but it wasn't the eldest brother in memory. That face was yellow, thin, gray and dull. How could the smiling brother who was always radiant and smiling become what he is now? ! !

"Brother, brother, wake up, wake up, I'm Xiaohe, I, I'm here to pick you up. Huh? Look at me, open your eyes and look at me...I, I..." Yue He Speech is incoherent, sadness comes from it, I just feel that Yue Cheng who is being held in my arms seems to be thin with only a handful of bones left, and it is a bit painful. If it is not for the slight ups and downs in his chest, he will almost think that he has...

Seeing the situation, the brothers at the back didn't understand, so they quickly unfolded the stretcher that Zhao Man had prepared, and helped Yue He carry the unconscious Yue Cheng onto the stretcher, and covered him with a thick quilt to keep him warm.Han Wu was also terrified. He once thought that his uncle, who had been dependent on him for so long, was going to die.

He ran to the stretcher, held Yue Cheng's hand tightly, and kept waving his arms in an attempt to cover Yue Cheng from the snowflakes that were about to fall on his face.Yue He, who was following behind the stretcher in a daze, saw Han Wu's actions, and unknowingly burst into tears. He wiped his face fiercely, and walked to the front firmly, "I can't be compared by a child anyway." . '

When the news reached Pingxia City, Zhao Man was even more excited.He hurriedly wrote another letter with Guo Cheng, and sent back to Weizhou the latest information about the situation and location of the enemy army, as well as the news of finding Yue Cheng.

A few days later, the Privy Council received an urgent report from Jingyuan Road, saying that it had monitored an astonishingly large Xixia army, numbering as many as 40 to [-], encamped north of Tiandu Mountain, only fifty miles away from Songjun Fortress in Wuyanxia, ​​along the The boundary of Jingyuan Road has been advancing for more than ten days, and the movement is unknown.The Privy Council immediately ordered the entire line of Jingyuan Road to enter a combat state, and the rest of the roads were also on full alert, emphasizing the elastic defense of each road and the coordination of operations between the roads, and timely reinforcements.