It was cold and late at night, and the inn was completely silent. Everyone except the military guards on night duty had fallen asleep.
Jiang Shu huddled in Yu Zheng's arms and slept soundly.
Yu Zheng hugged her, thinking about the bowl of birthday noodles in his mind, and rarely lost sleep.
This year’s birthday is destined to be particularly unforgettable.
Yu Zheng kissed Jiang Shu's forehead gently, and listening to her shallow breathing, he felt warm in his heart.
His Shu'er is the best in the world, and he is very lucky to have her.
Yu Zheng sighed with satisfaction, sniffing the fragrance in Jiang Shu's hair, and fell asleep entangled with her hair.
At dawn the next day, the troops assembled and set out on the road.
The day passed by in a flash, and it got dark extremely early in Saibei.
Shen Changze led a thousand light cavalry and drove through the cold snow on the west road, and stopped at the post station to rest.
After dinner, Shen Changze looked at the map and discussed the nearby terrain with the postmaster.
After confirmation, there is a valley thirty miles ahead with mountains on both sides. The terrain is dangerous and is very suitable for an ambush and sneak attack.
"There is only one road in the valley to pass through here. If there is an ambush on the mountain, the people in the valley will have nowhere to hide." The postmaster said.
After hearing this, Shen Changze frowned and recalled the valley based on the impression in his mind.
He walked several times on the road from Beijing to the border, but he was always in the carriage and did not always explore the surrounding terrain.
Due to the steep terrain of this valley, he visited it specifically and had some impressions.
After careful investigation along the way, no trace of the Mobei people was found. According to time calculation, the entire army will arrive here in the next two days.
If the Mobei people want to ambush and burn their food and clothes, this valley is the best place.
Shen Changze immediately decided to investigate and stay here.
Early the next morning, Shen Changze led people to the valley and took a closer look.
"General, there are traces of people on the mountain." The cavalryman reported.
This place is far away from the border, and the snow is not as heavy as the border. After a few days, it has almost melted. There were almost no footprints left on the muddy mountain. It was obvious that he had climbed the mountain before the snow melted.
But there was a small piece of rag hanging on a broken branch. The withered grass on that patch also had traces of being crushed, and there were some slip marks on the ground. It was probably because someone accidentally fell down due to the slippery road in the snow.
"Move quietly to the top of the mountain, don't alert the snake." Shen Changze ordered.
He divided a thousand Qingqi into two teams, one team touching a mountain.
The mountain is not high. Half an hour later, Shen Changze led people to touch the bottom of the top of the mountain.
After two-quarters of an hour of hidden observation, they saw two Mobei people going to the forest for a convenience.
"Why haven't the Zhao heavy troops arrived yet? They've been waiting for two days. If they don't come, they'll freeze to death."
"Keep your voice down, it should only be a day or two, wait a minute..."
In the snowy and cold weather, they couldn't even light sparks on the mountain, so they had to carry it hard, and they were shivering from the cold.
Taking advantage of the moment when the two were relaxed in talking, Shen Changze made a gesture, walked around with the two cavalrymen, and quietly wiped the necks of the two Mobei people with a dagger.
Afterwards, Shen Changze and another person put on Mobei people's clothes and went to the top of the mountain.
The clothes said to be the clothes of Mobei people are actually the clothes of Dazhao people, because the Mobei people sneaked into Dazhao and pretended to be Dazhao people. In order to cover up their strange appearance, they also wore hats and scarves, leaving only a pair of eyes.
This made it easier for Shen Changze and the others to sneak in.
Shen Changze and his cavalry went not far to the top of the mountain when they saw the Mobei team ambushing them.
Seeing them, the Mobei people just glanced at them and didn't notice anything was wrong.
Shen Changze waited for a while and saw that no one was paying attention, so he moved around quietly to observe.
It was roughly estimated that there were fifty or sixty people in total, all carrying bows and arrows. There were many stones piled on the edge of the mountain top. They were obviously planning to release rolling stones to block the road first, and then randomly set off rockets to burn food and destroy clothing.
Shen Changze looked at the mountain opposite and saw the piled stones and shaking figures, and knew that the situation was the same.
Fortunately, Yu Cheng had the foresight to let him bring people here, otherwise he might have let these Mobei people succeed.
Five hundred cavalry troops faced fifty or sixty Mobei people, with a clear chance of victory. Shen Changze no longer hesitated and took the initiative.
If the delay continues, the baggage army will arrive, and the Mobei people will take the opportunity to push down the rolling stone, which will delay the journey.
The fight broke out, and the Mobei people reacted in shock, trying desperately to push the stone down the mountain.
Although pushing the stone in advance cannot hurt the baggage army, it can still block the road.
Shen Changze saw through the Mobei people's plan, drew an arrow and drew his bow, and shot down the Mobei people who were about to push the stone.
However, no matter how fast their arrows were, they could not kill all the people in Mobei at the same time. Someone still pushed the stone down.
"Kill, don't let even a Mobei traitor go!" The cavalrymen raised their swords and rushed to the top of the mountain, surrounded and killed the Mobei people.
At the same time, shouts of death also rang out from the mountain opposite.
A crushing battle with no suspense about victory or defeat.
A quarter of an hour later, the fighting subsided, and the cavalry reported to Shen Changze that all the Mobei people were killed.
Shen Changze stood on the edge of the top of the mountain, looking at the rolling stones on the valley road and said: "Go down the mountain to clear the road in the valley, and leave the other half of the people on the mountain in case the Mobei people have a back-up plan."
"Yes." The cavalrymen took the order and split up.
There were dozens of rolling stones on the road in the valley, and it took hundreds of cavalry troops half an hour to clear them away.
It's not that they move slowly, it's that some of the rolling stones are too big.
Shen Changze ordered the cavalry to rest and recuperate. When it was getting dark in the evening, he wanted to leave some people to garrison. When the others returned to the inn, the heavy baggage army arrived.
The cavalry commanders breathed a sigh of relief. They no longer had to endure the cold on the mountain.
The team marched south for two consecutive days, and at noon on the third day, the sky turned terrifyingly gloomy, as if it was going to rain in the next moment.
Zhuiyun had to ask Yu Zheng for instructions.
Yu Zheng pursed his lips and asked the team to set up camp nearby.
We chose a high ground, and before the tent was set up, raindrops began to fall.
"Quick, move faster." The military guards moved quickly and finally set up their tents before the heavy rain came.
The military guards responsible for collecting firewood hurriedly carried the firewood into the tent to prevent it from getting wet in the rain and unable to light.
They can rely on these firewood to stay warm at night.
There were so many people marching that it was impossible for everyone to have a quilt to sleep on, so a group of people could only huddle in the camp and take a nap around the fire.
It was still early today, so after a brief lunch, we all huddled in the camp chatting and guessing when the rain would stop.
Jiang Shu and Yu Zheng were sitting in the carriage, holding maps and studying them.
"I'm afraid the rain won't stop for a while, and I won't be able to travel this afternoon." Jiang Shu sighed softly.
Yu Zheng stared at the map and said, "If we delay for half a day, we will have to recalculate our final destination."
Jiang Shu came over and told Yu Zheng after a while that he was surprised and said, "You can stay at this inn tomorrow night."
If it hadn't been for this rain, if we hadn't delayed this half day, we would have missed the station according to the itinerary. Now, due to a strange combination of circumstances, I can have a more comfortable rest tomorrow night.
"Well, I hope the rain will stop tomorrow morning." Yu Zheng put away the map.
Otherwise, it will take more time and miss the station.
Jiang Shu listened to the sound of raindrops hitting the roof of the car, covered his lips and yawned.
I have been traveling so hard these days, getting up before dawn every day and never waking up at all.
Yu Zheng opened the seat and took out a quilt to spread it on, letting Jiang Shu sleep for a while.
"Husband, please sleep with me." Jiang Shu pulled Yu Zheng to lie down together.
If you have nothing to do, why not catch up on some sleep together.
