On the 11th day of September, the sky was fine, and all the elders and disciples who were going to the north finally gathered, and it was also on this day that Ghost Cry knew the person in charge once. Unexpectedly and reasonably, it was Elder Feng.

September 13th, light snow. The army has also been gathered, even if their own family is in difficulty, but under the call of Shushan and the government, countless swordsmen and rangers have joined the army, intending to seal their wives and sons on the battlefield. For fighting against foreign enemies, the combat effectiveness of the Bashu people has always been strong.

On September 14th, this day, Ghost Cry followed Elder Feng to the military camp and met an acquaintance, Yang An's acquaintance to be precise.

This is a short, middle-aged man who is seven feet tall, and although he has a wisp of goat's whiskers, he is not feminine. His name is Chen Wu, a former Great Song Dynasty general, good at riding and spearmanship, Yang An has met him on the battlefield, and because he met his hometown, he secretly avoided people and drank once.

This time, Bashu gathered 10,000 capable warriors, plus the auxiliary soldiers played by the people, it was a full box, and the banner was naturally the Shu army. Chen Wu is their commander, and his current official position is the commander of the Xiangdu (following the Great Song Dynasty establishment).

Among the 10,000 capable warriors of the Shu army, in addition to 3,000 veterans, there are 7,000 new soldiers, although they are new soldiers, but their combat effectiveness is not bad, at least they can press the Jiangnan sailors of the Great Song Dynasty to the ground and rub them, each of them is a brave and aggressive good man.

This time, the road is very long, and it has to cross the entire Central Plains, so it is just right to take the bandits and bandits along the way to practice their hands, and when they reach the north bank of the Great River, they can be almost integrated.

"I didn't expect you to die. ”

Looking at Chen Wu's still strong body, the ghost cried with emotion.

"Hahahaha, that's of course, and don't look at who I am. Chen Wu stood on tiptoe and patted the ghost crying shoulder, and said with a smile: "You guy is also fateful, I've heard of your famous name." ”

Behind Chen Wu, a tall man had a tense face, and he couldn't hold back his laughter.

A short middle-aged man, still a general in a high position, because of his height, he padded his toes to pat others on the shoulder, which looked a little contrasting and cute, which was really funny.

"Laugh and laugh. Chen Wu turned around and kicked the man, and then introduced to the ghost cry: "This is my baby, nicknamed Tiger Head, Tiger Head, come and say hello to your Uncle Yang." ”

This tall and strong man's face is green, he is the same age as the ghost crying.

"You don't have to call me Uncle Yang. The ghost cried and shook his head, and suddenly, Chen Hutou looked at the ghost crying with a grateful face, and then heard the ghost cry and said, "Call me Uncle Ghost!"

On September 20, after a few days of rectification, the army was marched.

On this day, countless parents, wives and children came to say goodbye, parents called their sons, children called their fathers, and women called dead ghosts.

The red-eyed warriors marched with heavy steps, and the army went out of the city, and the noisy sound of gongs and drums saw them off behind for a long time.

Ghost Cry didn't see this scene, although the army started on this day, but he and another elder and more than ten disciples left early with the pioneer camp led by Chen Hutou a day ago.

The pioneer battalion consisted of more than 300 men, all on horseback, and they were responsible for clearing the way in front and removing danger for the army.

Along the way, the pioneer battalion repaired bridges when encountering water and opened roads in mountains.

And the accompanying Ghost Cry and another elder also work together, and Ghost Cry is responsible for beating up unpleasant monsters when they encounter them, warning them not to make bad decisions. Those monsters were full of grievances, and nodded again and again with tears in their eyes. Before they could recover from the horror of the feeling of the sky falling on September 1st, they were picked up and beaten by two fierce guys, a man and a woman, not to mention the feeling of aggrieved.

And the other elder who was crying with the ghost was an elder of the Demon Slaying Pavilion, surnamed Qian. Elder Qian's strength is average, but he has a wide range of contacts, he met gods and worshiped gods along the way, met Buddhas and worshiped Buddhas, and shivered when he met old friends, asking them to help a little after meeting the army.

There's a lot to deal with, and even then, they're fast.

At the end of September, we arrived at Jiangzhou City. After a day in the city, we took a boat all the way east.

On this section of the road, the river is rushing downstream, and although it is dangerous, the speed is also faster.

Ghost Cry met a monster with a slightly worse reputation all the way, so he broke into the cave and beat him, along the river from west to east, until he was beaten to Yangzhou City.

Along the way, I didn't say anything else, among the monsters, the notoriety of ghost crying was widely rumored along the river.

Don't look at Jiangzhou City, which is three or four thousand miles away from Yangzhou City, but because of the waterway and the downstream, there are mountain gods, river dragon kings and some monsters with bruised and aggrieved faces along the way, so the pioneer camp entered Yangzhou City on the afternoon of October 9th.

Yangzhou City was close to the river, and the wind was strong in the evening, so the soldiers shivered all over their bodies, hurried through the streets, and lived in the camp arranged by the local government.

Under the catastrophe of heaven and earth, the population of Yangzhou City not only did not decrease, but increased.

Most of these new people have fled from the north. There are many people who have nowhere to live, so they have to sleep on the streets, which is very pitiful, but no one cares about it.

Because of the need to rest and supplies, the pioneer camp stayed in Yangzhou City for a day, and on the morning of October 11, it came out of the north gate and went north along the avenue.

The further north you go, the colder it gets.

The winter march is already difficult, and the Shu army is originally southerners, so it is naturally even more difficult. As a result, the speed slowed down all of a sudden.

In mid-October, the pioneer battalion came to a county outskirts.

The county town is clearly deserted, the walls have collapsed, and there are traces of war everywhere, and it can be seen that there was a war here not long ago.

It was already dark, and the pioneer battalion was hesitant outside the city. The county town, which has been abandoned after the war, is very dangerous even if they are outnumbered.

So, under normal circumstances, if you can't go in, you won't go in.

But now, the situation is exceptional.

It darkened too quickly, and dark clouds were noticeably gathering. The wind blew, like a knife scraping the face, shaving the lips and shaving the hands and feet bruised.

Hunting in robes, the ghost cried and rode to the front of the army, and saw Chen Hutou.

Chen Hu was wearing cold iron armor, standing with a sword and a gun, his eyes looking at the dark city cave, his brows furrowed.

"What's wrong?" Ghost Cry asked as he approached him.

"Should I enter the city?" asked Chen Hutou hesitantly.

"There is danger in the city. Ghost Cry affirmed.

"But it's going to snow heavily, and my brothers, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on. ”

In the distance, a small river flows, and hoarfrost spreads all over the banks of the river, and on the banks, trees spread their bare branches, like a dying old man.

In these four weeks, except in the county seat, there is no place to shelter from the wind.

There will be a heavy snowfall later, and the temperature will plummet, so the night will not be easy.

Chen Hutou is also good if he is strong, but the problem is that there are already brothers in the army who are sick, and if he carries them outside for such a night, I am afraid that half of the sick brothers will not be able to carry it.

There is danger in entering the city, and if he does not enter the city, his sick brother can't bear it, and Chen Hutou is in a dilemma.