At dusk on April 10, the imperial era, the ancient Luohe Road in the Central and Southern Provinces of the Empire.

The Luohe Ancient Road was first built in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was originally the main transportation avenue connecting Luoyang, the ancient capital of the previous dynasty, to Chang'an Prefecture, an important town in the northwest.

The Avenue is close to the Luo River, about a hundred meters east of which is the turbulent river water. Therefore, when the rainy season comes, the river water floods and the roads are often flooded, hindering business travel.

In addition, in the late years of the previous dynasty, wars were frequent and the ancient roads were seriously damaged, which seriously restricted the development of local economy and people's livelihood.

Taizu felt that the people of Central and Southern Province were unable to travel on this road, so he started to build Zhongnan Avenue.

After three years, the Avenue was completed and became the most important passage between the newly built Zhongdu Longyang and the north and south, while the Luohe Ancient Road was gradually abandoned.

Today, a thousand years later, the ancient Luo River road is even hard to find on the official map. Only some business trips that are greedy for shortcuts or avoid anti-smuggling by Han soldiers, so travelers occasionally set foot here.

At this moment, the ancient road that had been silent for thousands of years finally ushered in a group of hurried troops.

The pouring rain kept pouring on the earth, and the land covered with cracks absorbed enough water in a short time and became rich and muddy; the weeds also raised their originally yellow bodies and swayed in the heavy rain, making it difficult for the Han soldiers and cavalry to marching on it.

Looking around, the ancient road is full of grass and trees. Only in the middle can you vaguely see a small path that is only about one meter wide. On the shore of the ancient road is the surging Luo River, rolling southward toward the Yellow River.

"The road of a thousand years is full of prosperity and decline, but everything in this world cannot escape. After the tempering of time." Lei Dongfeng couldn't help but sigh.

"Brother is so sad and kind. Although the ancient road is abolished, it still benefits people. It's just not for us to know, otherwise how could there be such a path to be so sweet?" Li Yan smiled.

"Jingtao has such a view, which is rare." Zhang Ce said deliberately.

"Zhang Zhengmou, you can get on the horse, and you will fight you for 300 rounds." Li Yan deliberately glared.

"Tsk!" He was greeted by Lei Dongfeng and Zhang Ce's middle fingers raised at the same time.

Unless Chuck is crazy about gaining and losing his mind, who will fight with such a humanoid monster?

Several people looked at each other and laughed loudly. It was very far away from the wind and rain. The Han soldiers seemed to have forgotten the pain of the wind and rain, and then laughed.

At that time, a group of cavalry had already dismounted and walked, but the howling wind and rain still made people unable to open their eyes. The heavy rain covered up the traces of Lei Dongfeng and others turning to the ancient road, but also caused a lot of trouble for the march.

"Brother, this is not possible. Not to mention that horses are prone to falling and fractures, even brothers are prone to wind, cold and fever. You must find a place to camp quickly." Seeing that the rain was getting heavier, Zhang Ce shouted to Lei Dongfeng.

"This is close to the river. If the rain continues like this, the Luo River will definitely flood. You must leave here and find a safe place to camp." Lei Dongfeng replied.

Lei Dongfeng had known that the wind and rain had been strong, which was not conducive to marching, especially horses were easily injured. If the soldiers were to be colder, there would be no need to fight this battle.

"Sir, there is a deserted village three miles away in front of you." A Han soldier came in the rain and saw that on the muddy path, the Han soldier rode his horse like flying and had excellent riding skills, but it was Wang Jiantang, a man from Sichuan.

Jing Zhan led his troops to attack the rear of the Western Allied Forces. Sun Desheng first came to the Reconnaissance Cavalry Battalion, and most of his elite personnel were pulled away by Jing Zhan, so he was a little stretched. Lei Dongfeng simply assigned Wang Jiantang and his first battalion of personal guards to Sun Desheng to act as reconnaissance cavalry.

Wang Jiantang did not disappoint and soon showed his talent in reconnaissance. His years of career in the mountains and forests made him extremely sensitive to movements. He was even more familiar with horse riding on this rugged road. With a little training, he was already more experienced than most of the old brothers of reconnaissance.

"Where is the terrain? How far is the distance from the Luo River?" asked Lei Dongfeng.

"The terrain is prominent and built on a Gaogang. The height of the hill is about meter. The hill is originally a deserted village with less than 100 households, but now it is empty. Gaogang is about one mile away from the Luo River and less than three hundred meters away from the ancient road." Wang Jiantang spoke clearly and was full of energy. He was still energetic in such heavy rain, but Lei Dongfeng became more and more liked.

"Good job, Jiantang." Lei Dongfeng patted Wang Jiantang on the shoulder, Wang Jiantang turned red and he left with a salute.

"Okay, I'll order the entire army to get on the horse and move forward at a constant speed, pay attention to safety, and camp in the deserted village in half an hour!" Lei Dongfeng nodded in approval and shouted.

Two thousand,700 Han cavalry immediately turned over and ran towards the deserted village in the distance.

"Brother, why do I think you are so angry? If you remember correctly, you are only three years older than me. This year is only twenty-two years old, right? If you think you are only twenty-one, you are already so majestic. Well, Jiantang, you are doing well..." Zhang Ce imitated Lei Dongfeng's tone.

"Zhang Zhengmou, come and fight with someone for 300 rounds!" Lei Dongfeng glared and laughed.

While the few people were chatting and laughing, they walked for nearly half an hour. The Gaogang had already appeared in front of them. It was a half-slow hillside, with a height of only 10 meters and lush trees. Facing the Luo River Ancient Road, a natural platform of nearly a thousand square meters was prominent. Dozens of dilapidated houses stood vaguely above Gaogang.

"Have you ever investigated behind that wood?" Lei Dongfeng asked Sun Desheng, the acting battalion commander of the detective cavalry camp who was facing forward.

"I have visited the army. There is a gentle slope under the woods. After the gentle slope, there is a wilderness, and there is no trace of people. Jiantang is leading his brothers to set traps in the woods and arrange secret sentries. The two miles around the village are arranged accordingly." Sun Desheng saluted.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. After the trap is laid out, you and your brothers will go and have a good rest. Mr. Zhang and the Division Li will lead the guard team to be on duty in person." Lei Dongfeng said with a smile.

"Sir, no, you..." Sun Desheng hurriedly dissuaded.

"It's nothing. For several days, you have been building bridges with mountains and rivers. You have to alternately work at night. It's already very hard, and there are some places to use you later. You are really exhausted, and our Kuanglan Army will lose your eyes. We will replace you tonight and execute the orders!" Lei Dongfeng said.

"Here!" Sun Desheng was grateful and saluted and ran to make arrangements.

"Master plan, Jingtao, I'll make the decision without discussing with you, haha." Lei Dongfeng turned to Zhang Ce and Li Yan.

"It's okay, I'm just going to have a night chat with my brother tonight." Zhang Ce said lightly. He wanted to shake the folding fan, but he found that he had been soaked in the rain and stuck together. Moreover, the hand-painted landscape on it had become a piece of ink, and he put it back in his bag in embarrassment.

"Well, tonight, I have a pot of good wine here, and I will share it with my elder brother." Li Yan didn't care and smiled.

"This is a wartime period. Just drink one cup of wine, just to keep warm; you can cook some tea to warm my heart." Lei Dongfeng grabbed Zhang Ce and Li Yan's shoulders, and the three of them looked at each other and laughed.

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At night, it was shrouded in a deserted village; except for the Han soldiers who were standing guard, the rest of the people were already asleep. They ran around for several days, so that the Han soldiers fell asleep as soon as they got their bags.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier. The shining rain water was like pearls, smashing on the simple straw, crackling, and through the collapsed walls around it, it was already a vast area of ​​white dozens of meters away.

The wind is sad and the rain is bitter, and even makes people suspect that this simple thatched hut will be poured into the rain at any time.

However, the people in the straw hut didn't care and were talking about their nature.

Lei Dongfeng, Zhang Ce and Li Yan surrounded a pile of embers covered with fire, each carrying an iron can, chatting and laughing.

Because it was a marching, he did not bring a tea set. However, the three of them used iron cans for cooking food commonly used by Han soldiers to make cups. They cooked tea from a high fire, but the fragrance filled the room and refreshed the heart.

"Brother, your tea seems to be from Miss Li, right?" Zhang Ce suddenly said while drinking the faint flower tea.

"Yes, it was her who gave me. She said that she would drink more tea to reduce fire and improve eyesight. If she tasted it patiently, she would cultivate her body and be suitable for me to nourish her impatient temper." Lei Dongfeng touched his head and smiled.

"My girl treats my elder brother very well. She planted this tea herself in the nameless valley. It only costs so much a year. I want it a few times, but I can't bear to give it to you, but I gave it to you all at once." Li Yan grinned and drank the tea in the iron can in one gulp.

"Uh, don't talk about this." Lei Dongfeng's face turned red, not sure whether it was the embers in front of him or the shame.

"Jingtao, your drinking method is called ox drink. You can't taste it in one sip. If I were Miss Li, I wouldn't be willing to give you such good tea. It would be a waste of time." Zhang Ce said with a smile, finally alleviating Lei Dongfeng's embarrassment.

"Drinking tea is just a word, drink it happily, so why bother with the rest? This is not a marching and war, nor is it planning and arrangement. It is not cost-effective to delay a lot of time in vain." Li Yan seems to be extremely honest, but in fact he is extremely capable and has a set of fallacies.

"Well, Jingtao's words make sense. We are soldiers. If we were in war, there would be no time to cook tea slowly." Lei Dongfeng nodded. Seeing someone supporting him, Li Yan patted Zhang Ce on the shoulder hard. Zhang Ce was almost knocked to the ground and smiled bitterly.

"I heard that Zhuge Kongming, the Wuhou, who followed Taizu to fight the world, would still sway his feather fan and chat and laugh. During the Western Expedition, Wuhou and two thousand remaining soldiers were trapped in an lonely fort in Anxi Province because the spy betrayed the army route. However, before Taizu's rescuers arrived, Wuhou was calm as usual and ordered the school beside him to set up a piano on the fortress wall. Facing tens of thousands of Western troops, playing the piano and playing music, it scared the Westerners so much that they dared not enter the city. Such a demeanor is the role model we practice." Zhang Ce said disapprovingly.

"The just plan is to have such a stubborn spirit. On that day, at Jiangshan Army Higher Education College, he defended his argument against a strategy with his teacher for three consecutive days until the teacher gave in." Lei Dongfeng smiled.
Chapter completed!