Chapter 56 Heavy Snow

On days when there was no war, Sheng Huaian would lead his subordinates to train desperately. In the morning, he would practice the military martial arts of the bull.

In the afternoon, he would practice riding, archery, cavalry cooperation, and military formations.

Now he is also a general of the army, so naturally he has to train his subordinates and improve their combat strength.

In order to keep Sheng Huaian's troops, County Magistrate Chen never lacked food, so that Sheng Huaian's subordinates could eat well and have the strength to train.

Some soldiers were recruited from the county, and the lightly injured soldiers were also demobilized. Sheng Huaian's troops were supplemented to 2,000 people.

At the same time, Sheng Huaian also asked County Magistrate Chen to order the recruitment of 1,000 county soldiers as reserve troops. County Magistrate Chen also agreed and recruited 1,000 civilians to join the county soldier series and hand them over to Sheng Huaian for training.

After the Rongdi army retreated, they did not continue to lead troops to take revenge for a full half month.

In mid-October, heavy snow fell in Hexi County.

The snow was flying like goose feathers. Overnight, the northwest border became a world of white.

The snow was knee-deep, and the sky and the earth were all white.

When it snowed heavily, the temperature naturally dropped sharply, and it was extremely cold.

Looking at the white sky and earth, Sheng Huaian stood on the city gate tower and looked at the snow scene.

After the snow, this border county town ushered in real tranquility. The heavy snow made it difficult for the Rongdi army to go south, and naturally they could not launch an attack on Hexi County.

The entire northern border was covered with ice and snow. On the Anning Pass side, the Xiongnu army completely retreated to the depths of the grassland, and Anning Pass also ushered in peace.

Outside the Jubei Pass, the 300,000 Xiongnu troops could not take the Jubei City, so they turned to the Qishan Fortress to enter the pass. The 400,000 Xiongnu troops occupied the three states of Yan, Qi, and Deng.

In the three states, only one in ten people of the Wei Dynasty survived. They were massacred by the Xiongnu army and captured as slaves.

The two fled to the inland states and counties. These three states were completely destroyed. It would take at least a hundred years to recover.

The second prince failed to save Jin Daorong, the general of the garrison of Qishan Fortress, and was taken to prison for questioning.

The 400,000-strong Xiongnu army and the 200,000-strong Lihou army fought back and forth in these three states. Lihou was pinned down, and one of the second prince's biggest backers was restricted to the three states in the north.

The other princes in the court could not hold back and began to criticize the second prince.

The Wei court fell into chaos.

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It snowed heavily, and Sheng Huaian did not let his subordinates rest. He sent the army out to help shovel the snow in the city. After shoveling the snow, he handed over the training of his subordinates to Guo Xiaoping and Hu Bing.

He went to find County Magistrate Chen to drink.

This was hard for Guo Xiaoping and Hu Bing. It was a snowy day. Not only could they not rest, but they also had to train the troops.

Although they are post-natal warriors, their blood is boiling, so they are naturally not afraid of the cold, but they also want to drink.

Sheng Huaian and County Magistrate Chen are cooking wine around the tea stove.

"Alas, in this heavy snow, I don't know how many people will freeze to death." County Magistrate Chen said worriedly.

"I hope the firewood prepared by the people is enough to survive this snow." Sheng Huaian said, and now he has no way.

The world outside the city is covered with snow, and he is not a god, so he can't prevent the people from freezing to death.

"There is enough food, don't let the people starve to death."

"Except for the few villages looted by Rongdi, other villages and towns are not a big problem." County Magistrate Chen did not dare to boast. The people under his rule are rich, but there is no natural disaster or man-made disaster, and there is not much starvation.

"Does the court have any news? When will it send soldiers and generals to guard Hexi County?" Sheng Huaian couldn't help asking.

It has been ten days and half a month, and there is no movement at all.

He is from the Anning Army, not the county soldiers of Hexi County. He has been guarding a county town. What kind of thing is this?

County Magistrate Chen looked at Sheng Huaian and thought that this guy wanted to run away.

So he quickly said, "Wait a minute, the court has not responded yet."

Sheng Huaian didn't know much about the court of the Great Wei Dynasty. Naturally, he didn't know that the princes of the Great Wei Dynasty were fighting for the throne. Who would care about the arrangement of the lieutenant of a small county town on the border.

Even the land of Yan, Qi, and Deng fell under the iron cavalry of the Xiongnu, and the court only let Li Hou lead an army of 200,000 to resist.

As the chief officer of a county, County Magistrate Chen had some understanding of the court. These things could not be solved for a while.

The two of them boiled wine around the tea stove. County Magistrate Chen was also an upright official. He didn't keep two dancers and a few maids. The two of them boiled wine by themselves.

"Brother Chen, are you from Yingchuan?" Sheng Huaian asked curiously.

The Yingchuan Chen family is a large family, and the descendants of the Yingchuan Chen family are all over the Wei Dynasty.

"It can be considered as one of the branches, and it has been separated for a long time." Chen Tianhua said.

Otherwise, he, a dignified Jinshi, would not be assigned to this remote county in the border area to be the county magistrate.

Sheng Huaian nodded. The clan is a powerful force. This County Magistrate Chen is a descendant of the Yingchuan Chen family. I think he will not stay in this border county forever.

Originally, Sheng Huaian wanted to ask County Magistrate Chen to find a relationship and contact the clan to help him get some elixirs, but it was just a side branch, so Sheng Huaian gave up.

Martial arts cultivation is very resource-consuming. Either you have good talent or sufficient resources, or you can only practice slowly by yourself, and the speed of cultivation is as slow as a snail.

He wanted to get some elixirs for his subordinates to practice and enhance their strength, but it seems that he can only think of another way.

"Why, General Sheng, why are you asking about this?" County Magistrate Chen would not believe that Sheng Huaian asked for no reason.

"I want to get some elixirs for my subordinates to practice." Sheng Huaian did not hide it and said directly.

County Magistrate Chen shook his head and said, "It's difficult. Except for the occasional sale on the black market, elixirs are rarely sold."

"Elixir is monopolized by the court, aristocratic families, and sects, and very few are sold to the people."

"General Sheng may not know that this elixir can only be made by the Taoist sect. So many forces are eyeing the elixir expelled by the Taoist sect. It is almost impossible for you to find a channel to buy elixir."

After listening to County Magistrate Chen's words, Sheng Huaian realized how difficult it is to obtain elixir. No wonder Guo Xiaoping and Hu Bing were so excited when they saw the fourth-grade breakthrough elixir.

"Which Taoist sect has the best elixir refining technology?" Sheng Huaian asked.

Seeing that Sheng Huaian was not giving up, County Magistrate Chen said, "Among Taoist sects, the one with the best elixir refining technology is the Fenlingshan Dan Sect. Eighty percent of the elixirs in the world of Wei are from the Fenlingshan Dan Sect."

"Dan Sect?"

Sheng Huaian remembered this name in his heart.

The more I understand this world, the deeper I feel it is.

Dawei is not the master of this world. There are two dynasties, Dali and Daxuan, next to it, and the territory they occupy is no less than that of Dawei.

There are also many Taoist sects and demon sects in the world.

Martial arts is just a kind of cultivation system.

Sheng Huaian likes to drink with County Magistrate Chen, so that he can slowly learn more about this world from County Magistrate Chen.

The line of wanting to buy elixirs through County Magistrate Chen is broken, and Sheng Huaian can only think of a way later.

In the evening, the most lively place in Hexi County is Yanliu Tower.

At night, rich sons and noble masters come to Yanliu Tower in groups of three or two to drink wine.

The land of Yanliu is the most lively at night.

In the evening, County Magistrate Chen invites Sheng Huaian to drink wine together. Sheng Huaian can only follow him because he can't refuse the kindness.

This is the first time he has come to Yanliu Tower in Hexi County in so many days.

The two of them did not hide anything and came to Yanliu Tower in a swaggering manner. In this world, it is normal to visit brothels and drink wine. Why hide it?

"Oh, County Magistrate Chen, a rare guest, a distinguished guest!" The eyes of the Yanliu Tower madam lit up when she saw County Magistrate Chen.

"This young man is so handsome, I wonder who is the distinguished guest?"

Sheng Huaian went out today and wore ordinary clothes, so the madam naturally did not recognize him.

"This is General Sheng." County Magistrate Chen introduced.

"General Sheng, that Sheng..."

"General Sheng, distinguished guest, distinguished guest, General Sheng can come to our Yanliu Tower, it is a great honor, please come in, please come in, both of you." The madam smiled very enthusiastically and personally took the two to the VIP compartment on the second floor.

Then she hurriedly called the top courtesan of Yanliu Tower to come down to receive County Magistrate Chen and Sheng Huaian.

"Miss Qin, Miss Qin, hurry up, County Magistrate Chen and General Sheng are here, come with me to entertain the distinguished guests."

"General Sheng?!"

A cold and charming voice came from the pavilion.

General Sheng Huaian, who saved the day, led the army to come in time, defeated the Rongdi army, and saved Hexi County.

In Hexi County, many people have never seen Sheng Huaian, but there are no people who have not heard of his name.

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