After breakfast, everyone began to strengthen the tent. The wind was getting stronger.
Fortunately, they chose to stay at the top of the mountain instead of the valley. The valley could shelter them from the wind, but it couldn't hide them from the snow.
When the sky was completely dark, the wind blew and snow fell.
The horses stood next to each other to defend against the wind.
People ran out. One of them was responsible for holding the kerosene lamp with both hands, while the others swept the snow off the horses' backs.
Every once in a while, the men of the tribe would come out. Similarly, one of them would hold the lamp, while the others would use shovels and wooden sticks to clear the snow on and outside the tent.
The elderly, women, and older children were not afraid when they heard the noise outside.
In fact, they were glad that they followed the Tang dynasty's army. Otherwise, more people in the tribe would have died in this snow.
The Tang dynasty's army was good. They didn't care about their own tribe's things and rushed to the front when there was a problem.
The sound of the wind whistling was mixed with shouting. It sounded so reassuring.
The men who went out to clear the snow went into the big tent. Several families lived together, and there were no special activities for men and women at night.
"Brother, how's it going outside?" A woman came forward to help pat the snow off the man's body.
The kerosene lamp was hung in the middle of the tent. It was dimmed to save fuel.
"We'll go out in two hours. It can't be piled up. Is it cold?" The man looked at his family.
"It's not cold. We filled our water bags with hot water before we went to bed. There are so many people. If we didn't leave a few small holes, we wouldn't be able to breathe."
The woman shook her head and helped the man take off his hat and coat.
The other women followed her and went forward to help.
"Ah Da, sleep," said a girl who was tucking in her brother's coat.
"Sleep. They'll wake us up in two hours. We'll go out again."
The man came over and tapped his daughter's forehead with a finger, smiling.
Those who were asleep were woken up at dawn. They didn't know when the wind and snow stopped.
The morning sun didn't give them much warmth, but the reflection on the snow was dazzling.
Breakfast was leftover stew from yesterday. There were no bones in it, so they continued to stew it and used it to make fried noodles.
After tidying up, everyone went on the road again.
Everyone was given a pair of leather goggles. There was a gap in the middle of the leather, and there was a rectangular piece of sunglasses inside.
The sunglasses were fine without them. Li Yi made them according to the method of the Eskimos.
He provided sunglasses that could be fitted with any animal bone, wood, or leather.
The Turks, Tubo, Khitan, Xi, Bohai, Shiwei, and other places did not know how to use this method to deal with snow blindness.
At three o 'clock in the morning, the school stopped. The horses ate the night grass, which had been fried with soybeans.
After daybreak, they ate a few more mouthfuls of hay. The horse felt that it was enough and pulled the plow forward.
They realized that when they were especially tired, they would have bean powder and egg powder to eat. It was very fragrant.
Ma was very smart. Just like the horse that Li Yi used to act with him, he was a veteran actor.
When he saw the others lying down one by one, Ma took the initiative to walk over. "It's my turn. I should be in this position. I'll lie down and play dead."
If another actor came over and lay on top of it, it wouldn't be a problem to stick an arrow on its body.
When this set of scenes was done and the director shouted, the person who was pressing down on it got up, and so did it.
She turned around to look for her master. Where was the promised pepper and sugar? Hurry up, remember to put two eggs in the trough when you eat.
In the morning, when I was acting, someone fell beside me. The wooden shield in his hand hurt a lot. Do you think it's easy for me?
The military horses that followed the team also began to have this kind of intelligence. When they were moving in the snow, they used small steps, afraid that there would be a ditch in front of them.
If they didn't stop in time, the people on the sleigh behind them wouldn't be able to jump off in time to pull them back. God knows how deep the ditch was!
The team moved forward and divided into rows. The horses at the back followed the horses in front and adjusted their positions after a while.
The ones at the front were the most tired and needed to move the snow.
The southwestern barbarians used wooden skis when they were on flat ground and going downhill. Some of the people who had joined the tribe before also followed suit.
In some places, they learned waist deep. Stepping on the skis on the snow, they … moved!
Even if it was uphill, the skis were more useful. They moved sideways. It was better than falling down.
Three hours later, before noon, the team stopped to rest the horses.
In the leeward area, they could still see the tips of hay in the snow, which meant that it wasn't deep.
Everyone got off the sleigh and cleared the place, exposing the hay. The horses ran directly over to eat.
Some of the southwestern barbarians rode the horses that hadn't pulled the sleigh before to search for traces of animals.
After discovering them, they looked at the footprints to see what kind of animal it was, its size and number.
It was best to encounter a roe deer. They formed a group and shouted when they chased after them.
As soon as they shouted, the roe deer stopped and looked back.
In fact, they could encounter anything, but they were afraid that the other party would run away.
If the northeastern tiger dared to come over, they would kill it without hesitation. What tiger could charge through the military formation?
Others used long poles with hooks to find withered branches and hung them up. The branches fell down together with the snow. This could be burned.
Each of the southwestern barbarians was very skilled. It felt like they had practiced before and were specially trained to deal with the situation in the northeast.
Pieces of land were cleared and cooking was done. It was almost noon when they were done.
After the people finished eating, the horses rested and could continue on their way.
The chief of a tribe that had joined before found Li Endong. "There is actually a tribe in front. I don't know if they are still there. I saw them when I was hunting before. They have more than 500 people. "
"How did you know?" Li Endong asked.
"Trees. He said that his tribe has four big trees side by side. Look in front. Are there four trees? The others are short. "The man pointed to a place.
He could only judge by the important things. He couldn't have gone too far. Summer was different from winter. He looked at the mountains one after another.
"Oh!" Li Endong nodded.
"It's snowing heavily. I'm sure they are in trouble. There are more than 500 of them. "
The chief was smart. He could see that the people of the Li Family Zhuangzi of the Tang dynasty didn't want the tribe's things. They wanted people.
"If they don't want to, we can't rob them. They … wait a minute."
As Li Endong spoke, he saw people and horses on the snow. They were small and stopped there. The people seemed to be waving their clothes.
He picked up the binoculars and looked. The southwestern barbarians waved their clothes a few times, pointed behind them, and waved.
"They are indeed in trouble. Men, go and rescue them. We want these 500 people."
Li Endong turned his head and shouted. After a few seconds, a group of horses rushed out, pulling the sleigh of two or three southwestern barbarians.
The people waving their clothes mounted their horses, turned around, and ran away.
"I'll give you part of the credit. When we reach Luoyang, I'll give you extra things worth 1,000 taels. I'll make the decision."
Li Endong didn't want to dispel their enthusiasm. They were right. There was indeed trouble.
"Iron pot. We want an iron pot. And a military coat. It won't be cold to sleep." The chief directly wanted to change the items.
"What military coat to sleep in? There are bedding. We'll even give you an iron pot. How can you live without a pot?
When we reach the place, we'll give you 1,000 taels. You can buy it yourself.
What you think now is different from what you see. You won't be able to imagine life there. "
Li Endong hated that he couldn't impart the scene in his mind to the chief. You want an iron pot and a military coat?
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