282 Meeting on a Narrow Road (Part 2)
Lu Haoshan encountered the biggest enemy since entering Shanxi. This enemy was not a human, but the weather, and it was prepared to be rain.
As the name suggests, the Little Ice River refers to a relatively cold period, but is warmer than the main ice age. One distinctive feature of the Little Ice River is that extreme weather occurs more frequently, sometimes extremely hot, sometimes extremely cold, sometimes extremely drought, and sometimes extremely flooding.
Lu Haoshan felt a little ignorant. In his impression, the climate of the Little Ice River was dry early and less rainy, and it was thousands of miles away. However, the heavy rains for several days made him know that it also rained during the Little Ice River, and it could still be very heavy.
Rain, it was so heavy. From a distance, the rain seemed to be constantly stranded. It was absolutely appropriate to describe it as heavy rain. There was no cement in ancient times, and most of the road was muddy. It became muddy as soon as the rain rained. It lagged behind the speed of Lu Haoshan's marching. The horse's hooves were trapped in the mud. Every step was very difficult. When encountering a soft mud, the soldiers had to get off the horse, reduce the load on the horse, lead the horse forward, and step by step with water and mud. The straw raincoat I got temporarily could not stop the heavy rain, and they all felt warm all over.
"Sir, how about finding a place to take shelter from the rain, or even brothers can't stand it." Tang Qiang said to Lu Haoshan with a worried look on his face.
Tang Qiang's position is the chief guard, but he has two part-time jobs, instructors and counselors. In addition to protecting Lu Haoshan's safety, he also needs to teach his soldiers and use his rich battlefield experience to remind Lu Haoshan when necessary. It can be said that those who are capable work harder, which also creates his unique position in the army.
Lu Haoshan wiped the rain on his face and asked hoarsely, "Tang Qiang, it's raining so heavily, are you okay, are you? Have those sick soldiers been resettled?"
It rained so heavily, the raincoat could not be stopped, there was nothing in his body, and it was impossible to avoid illness. Even his subordinates carefully selected it. However, under the double invasion of fatigue and rain, some people fell ill, and they fell ill with more than 30 colds and fevers. Lu Haoshan was a little worried. If this continues, it will be even more damaged. However, the Ministry of War strictly ordered to arrive in Shouyang within the prescribed time. After observing the next order, Lu Haoshan, who wanted to make achievements here, could only bite his teeth.
Military orders are like mountains, and that's what it says. If this is not done well, then no matter how good it is done later, it will not be outstanding.
"All arrangements have been made, and they will be entrusted to the gentry or people's homes along the way, and they will leave money to ask them to take care of them. Please rest assured, sir." Tang Qiang said respectfully.
Lu Haoshan nodded and said helplessly: "This ghost weather is really tormenting."
"No," Sun Xiong said a little stuffy: "This kick is deep and shallow, and it is so uncomfortable to walk."
Zhao Gongchang said from the side: "These are nothing. The worst thing is that we have lost contact with the intelligence team. It is windy and rainy. It is difficult to find someone, and we cannot use Feige to convey information. We have not contacted them for four days. I wonder what they are doing now?"
It’s so heavy rain. Not only is it difficult for people and horses to move, but even flying pigeons cannot fly. The rain warms the feathers and can’t fly even if you want to fly. Lu Haoshan can only use oil cloth to wrap the cages that hold flying pigeons to protect these "baby" responsible for conveying intelligence as much as possible. Lu Haoshan has also ridiculed himself. The weapon he has always relied on is not all-weather.
"Say!" Lu Haoshan said briefly and forcefully.
"Sir, there are a large number of thieves and bandits in front of us, less than ten miles away from our army. The leader is the old Hui Ma Shouying." This time the scout spoke much more quickly.
Lao Huihui? Lu Haoshan was shocked. This guy was not easy to deal with. Not to mention that his subordinates were strong and powerful. He was one of the powerful factions among the many rebels. This person was resourceful and had the title of "master" in the rebels. Lao Huihui rebelled early, and his soldiers had been trained and worked together, which was definitely a difficult bone to crack.
Although he was shocked, Lu Haoshan did not show any expression on the surface and asked in a deep voice: "How many of them are there?"
"The rain is too heavy and there are still no counting, and many people are estimated to be as many as thousands."
After pausing, the scout said with some uncertainty: "Sir, the enemy's scout seems to have discovered us, please decide."
When Lu Haoshan saw the scout's face covered with blood, the blood was constantly washed by the rain. It must have been injured when he fell off a horse. He patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, you do a good job. You go back and bandage the wound to the doctor. When the injury heals, you will reward him according to the merits."
"Yes, Lord Xie." The scout responded and retreated with gratitude.
"Sir, what should we do now?" Li Dingguo asked with a serious look on his face. It was obvious that he also understood Ma Huihui's strength.
Chapter completed!