Qinghe

In the winter, the first heavy snow fell at Mobei Bianguan, and the north wind blew wild geese and snow. In this long cold winter, as a prisoner who was sent to the military camp as hard labor, life was not so easy.

Behind the Qi Family Army barracks.The last batch of grain and grass supplied by the imperial court had arrived at the border before heavy snow blocked the road, and a team of people was busy moving the grain and grass to the warehouse.Ji Qinghe's already thin body became thinner and thinner after suffering from the wind and cold for several months.

"Hurry up, if the rain and snow get wet and the food and grass become moldy, you will feel better!" Among the busy figures, an inspector's sergeant held a whip in his hand. It was a whip that was thrown down fiercely, and the flesh was cut open immediately, so frightened that no one dared to stop their steps.

"Boss, come here to take shelter from the wind and snow, and warm yourself by the fire." In the nearby camp, several soldiers were warming around a charcoal fire, and one of them waved to the sergeant holding a whip.

Hearing the sound, he entered the tent, and immediately, there were several people talking.

"I heard that the barbarians came to attack again last night, and several soldiers on duty at the west gate city wall died."

"I've heard about this too. It's already winter, why doesn't this barbarian go back to his hometown for the winter?"

"The heavy snow has just started now. It is estimated that these barbarians will retreat when it is frozen three feet."

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the heart.Recently, as the weather has gotten colder, the number of barbarian sneak attacks has increased. Jupingguan is located in a fortress, and there is sufficient food and grass in the city. Outside the city is the endless desolate Gobi. Before it really gets cold, grab some food and grass for the winter, and how many people can survive the next spring.

"That one over there, what are you doing? Hurry up and work."

Suddenly, the non-commissioned officer in the tent with a whip walked quickly towards Ji Qinghe who was a little lost in thought.If you look at it, you will be whipped for life, so you hurriedly said: "Brother official, do you want to get promoted and get rich?"

Rao was stunned by Ji Qinghe's sudden question. He didn't expect someone to be so bold, especially those cold eyes, which made him unable to do so for a while. "What do you want to say? Say it!"

"I heard that General Qi is worrying about the sneak attack of the barbarians recently. Heck, I have a plan to solve the urgent situation. If you dedicate this plan to the general, it will be done. Heck, just say it was your idea." , I just need Brother Guan to give me some medicine to treat the wind and cold." After Ji Qinghe said, he covered his mouth and coughed.

The non-commissioned officer saw that he was coughing badly, and he didn't seem to be faking it. If this trick worked, then he had made great contributions, and his promotion was just around the corner.After thinking about it, he asked suspiciously, "Is this really true?"

"really."

Seeing Ji Qinghe's affirmation, the non-commissioned officer took a few steps closer and listened to him.Afterwards, he hurriedly ran out of the main camp.Ji Qinghe looked at the non-commissioned officer who left, and tried his best to control his cough and panting. The conditions in Mobei were already difficult, and his already thin body was deteriorating due to the travel all the way before. Now, if he doesn't find a way out for himself , I am afraid that he is really going to die in this Mobei border.

On this side, inside the camp of the general of Qi's army, the atmosphere was tense.I saw seven or eight generals in armor standing in two teams, and the one directly in front of the chief general was Qi Yue, who was known as the iron-blooded general, and his expressionless expression was a bit scary.

"Guys, what countermeasures are there?"

The small middle-aged man who responded at this time was General Liu Shen, "This barbarian is good at using eagle claw hooks (sharp claws on the head and long iron chains on the tail, used to climb high walls). It’s a sneak attack and a change of place, which is as annoying as flies. If you open the city gates to fight, you will definitely beat the group of barbarians so that your parents don’t know each other.”

"The defensive city wall has been in disrepair for a long time, and several places have collapsed. I have ordered people to repair it as soon as possible. In addition, I can call a large number of masons in the city to raise the city wall by three feet. Even if this barbarian is good at climbing rocks and walls, I will let him fly. Don't come in." Then, another big man, General Yang, bowed his hands to the general and replied.

The man in the position of chief general didn't say a word, it seemed that he was not very satisfied with the suggestions of the generals.Just when everyone was feeling sad, Lieutenant General Qi Feng, who had just left, came back again. "I have a way, you can try it."

"It just started snowing today, and there is still some time before the heavy snow seals the mountain. Before that, the barbarians will definitely attack again for food. As long as we stick to the city, the barbarians will leave automatically within half a month."

"Deputy General Qi, Li'er is so reasonable, but can you tell everyone why this city is law-abiding? In the past few days, I have long been disturbed by those barbarians who climbed the wall in the middle of the night, and I can't sleep. Okay." This Liu Shenjiang is impatient, and he asked hastily as soon as Qi Feng finished speaking.

Qi Feng nodded, and replied: "Actually, the method is similar to General Yang's method. To reinforce the city wall, it's just that water is used instead of sand and stones."

"Deputy General Qi, are you kidding me? How does this water build a wall?" Everyone looked at Qi Feng curiously.

"That's right, water is used to build an ice wall. The weather is very cold now, and the water is easy to freeze. As long as the soldiers are ordered to pour water on the city wall every evening, by the next day, the frozen city wall will become a copper wall and an iron wall, impregnable. Day after day, the ice on this city wall is getting thicker and thicker, and the ice surface is smooth. Even if this barbarian uses the eagle claw hook, he may not be able to climb up to my city wall. In this way, he can hit the city wall without damaging a single soldier. Barbarians."

"This plan is feasible, Qi Feng, I'll leave it to you to handle this matter." Finally, the general's complexion improved, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The method of pouring water on the city wall had the effect in three days, Qi Feng asked someone to build ice bricks, and the city wall was raised by one foot, so that the barbarian had no chance to take advantage of it, and then he attacked the city head-on twice, but failed nothing cheap.It snowed heavily for several days, and the snow outside the pass was already half a foot deep. The barbarians really couldn't bear the severe cold, so they withdrew their troops on the tenth day and withdrew to their hometown.

Behind the barracks, the place where the prisoners were held was lifeless, with a few low coughing sounds from time to time. The weather has dropped sharply recently, and dozens of people have died of freezing to death.In this place, even if one is infected with a little cold and there is no medical treatment, it is not far from death.

In the corner, a person wrapped in a thin, torn quilt, with cracked lips, pale face, slack eyes, seemed to be unable to hold on.At this moment, a bag of things hit him in the face, accompanied by a high-spirited voice, "I brought you what you asked for, don't say I broke my promise!"

Ji Qinghe raised his head, and standing in front of him was the non-commissioned officer of that day, and the package of oiled paper on the ground was the medicinal material for treating wind and cold.With a rare smile, he said: "Thank you, sir, cough cough, but there is no medicine pot and stove for decocting medicine in this place, cough cough, can you cough cough..."

"All right, all right, you have a lot to do, come with me." Wu Sihai said impatiently, but when he thought about not only being promoted, but also getting many rewards, his heart jumped up again.This prisoner looked so weak that he didn't dare to escape, and he was a little clever, maybe he could use it in the future.

Ji Qinghe was led all the way to the kitchen.When he got out of the camp, the man shivered under the severe winter wind. He only felt a buzzing in his head. He couldn't hear what the man in front said. He just followed the pair of boots in the snow and walked blindly. .

"Deputy General Qi! Hey, how do you walk?" The confused person only heard someone talking, and then felt as if he had bumped into someone, and was kicked to the ground before he could see clearly. Chest pain, a fishy-sweet taste in the throat.

"What are you doing?" Qi Feng snapped, a little angry at Wu Sihai's behavior.

"Lieutenant Hui Qi, this is a prisoner on death row who was sent to the barracks. He accidentally bumped into the general, so he deserved to die." Wu Sihai quickly explained.

"Even if it's a prisoner, it shouldn't be treated so rudely." Qi Feng frowned, and knelt down to check the prisoner's situation, but the hand that brushed away the messy hair paused for a moment when he saw the face clearly.

"You are... Mr. Ji Qingheji?" Qi Feng was shocked, and couldn't believe his eyes.

Ji Qinghe tried hard to swallow the fishy sweetness in his mouth, and what appeared in front of his eyes was Qi Feng, the deputy general of the Qi family army who hunted down the barbarians outside the city that day.It's just that he has never had any contact with the Qi family army, so how does he know himself? "Who are you"

"Please don't worry, sir. I won't talk nonsense about your identity." Considering the news from the capital a few days ago, Qi Feng hastily said in a low voice: "There is news that sir has...how could he suddenly appear in this desert? North Gate?"

"Survive..." Before he finished speaking, Ji Qinghe felt his eyes go dark and passed out.

"Military doctor Chuan, come to my tent right away, and bring some more pots of hot water." Qi Feng hurriedly hugged him in his arms, he was also a seven-foot man, but this person in his arms was thin and bony, as light as a woman .Just after taking two steps, he turned his head and warned Wu Sihai, "If I hear any rumors about this matter, be careful with your head."

"Yes, yes, my subordinates must keep a good watch on their mouths." Wu Sihai was terrified, he never imagined that a death row prisoner would have something to do with General Qi Fu, could it be some relative of his in the capital?Not daring to think too much, he immediately went to invite the military doctor himself.

In this compartment, Vice General Qi is in the tent.Opening the curtain to block the wind, a wave of heat hits the face. The clothes of the people on the couch have been changed and washed, and they are completely different from the previous appearance.Qi Feng lit two more charcoal fires, and the temperature inside the tent rose a bit.Dr. Wang Jun was treating Ji Qinghe before he collapsed. I don't know if it was because the temperature in the tent was too high, or because the expressionless god behind him was sweating slightly from his forehead.

After a while, Doctor Wang got up and said to Qi Yue: "General, this gentleman's long-term malnutrition has greatly reduced his body's resistance, and now he is suffering from a cold and severe illness..."

"The main point, how to make a diagnosis and treatment?" Qi Yue interrupted Doctor Wang Jun before he finished speaking, and Doctor Wang Jun seemed to be more nervous.

"I'm going to prescribe a prescription. The cold will be cured after a few days of decoction. It's just that this gentleman's health is too poor. If he wants to recuperate, it will take half a year."

Qi Yue looked at the people on the couch, but didn't move, "Qi Feng, go to the best pharmacy in the city to get the medicine yourself, don't ask me if you need anything."

"Yes!"

In a short while, Doctor Wang wrote the prescription and handed it to Qi Feng. Before leaving, he wiped the sweat off his face, pointed to the charcoal brazier on the ground, and muttered softly: "Deputy General Qi, this charcoal brazier Don’t put too much, be sure to keep ventilation, and be careful of poisoning.”

Qi Feng smiled awkwardly and agreed.After the military doctor left, he cautiously and tentatively called out to the general.

"Does anyone else know about this?"

"The subordinates have already dealt with it. The officer escorting the prisoner does not know the true identity of Mr. Ji."

"There are so many people in the army, you go to the city to buy a hidden house, transfer him there to recuperate, hire a few maids to take care of his daily life, and then transfer a few soldiers to pretend to be householders to protect his safety. "

"My subordinate understands!"

In the end, Qi Feng bowed out of the camp, it was rare to see their general value a person so much!However, what he didn't see was that the hands of the man standing before the collapse trembled slightly behind his back.