Therefore, the military discipline of the rebel army also dropped again and again as the morale decreased. No one follows the system that is already small. Even the patrol post is out of energy! Because everyone thinks that in this kind of snowy day, the Ming army will not appear.

However, Niu Bajin, who was born as a veteran, urged more than a dozen of his subordinates to patrol the sentry, which made everyone very unhappy. But everyone couldn't resist Niu Bajin, so they could only follow him to get up and go out to patrol.

Everyone got up and simply ate some dry food and went out. As soon as they went out, everyone was hit in the face by the snowflakes falling from the sky! After shivering, they wrapped their clothes tightly. Even a sturdy young man like Niu Mangu was no exception.

Niu Mangu wrapped his clothes tightly and scolded in a low voice: "Damn it! Why is it so cold on this dog day? It's never been so cold in previous years! ”

The crowd went out and went straight to the stables. Although the hastily built stables were dilapidated, they did help the horses to block out a lot of cold winds. As the backbone of the old battalion, taking care of the war horses is the most important. You can't fight without a horse, and you can't run away if you lose. Therefore, the people of the old camp are very attentive to the war horses.

Everyone packed up and got on their horses and left the camp to start patrolling. The normal patrol distance is five miles, a fan-shaped range.

A group of people set off on a fixed route. Although the snow is not small, there are still traces of the horse team walking on the road ahead. It seems to have been left behind by the previous patrol team.

After walking some distance, and just over three miles away, the traces of the previous patrol turned around. But Niu Bajin is still moving forward. Niu Mangu said to his father: "Dad, it's almost enough!" This ghost weather. The Yellow River is frozen, where will the officers and soldiers come out to fight? ”

Niu Bajin said with a straight face: "Since you have come out, let's finish the rest of the way." ”

Everyone was silent when they heard it, and followed Niu Bajin to finish the rest of the way. Came back in a big circle. It wasn't until the camp was in sight that everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Niu Bajin said: "Okay, I'll go back right away and go to the forest in front to get some firewood." ”

There was no objection to this. After all, this firewood is for your own use. So everyone went to the front of the grove and picked up the guys and chopped down the branches and trunks.

Not for a while

Son, there was a lot of dry firewood piled up right away. After everyone packed up the dry firewood, they impatiently walked to the camp, ready to go back and enjoy the warm campfire. But along the way, Niu Bajin seemed to be thinking about something.

When he approached the camp, Niu Bajin grabbed his horse and said, "You go back first." Mitsuya, Junko, you two come with me. ”

The unnamed ones happily returned to the camp. Niu Mangu said dissatisfiedly: "Dad, what else are you going to do?" Isn't it good to go back to the fire on a cold day? ”

Niu Bajin rode forward and said, "I want to go to the river." ”

Niu Mangu said dissatisfiedly: "What is there to see by the river? It's not like that! ”

said yes, but they still followed Niu Bajin to the Yellow River. Soon several people ran to the edge of the Yellow River.

The land on the shore of Huanghe is quite flat, so the wind is very strong, and the face of the person blowing is like being pricked by a needle! The snowflakes kicked up by the horses' hooves on their faces made people feel even more cold.

When they ran to the river, Niu Mangu said, "What is there to see in this riverside land?" ”

But the appearance of Niu Bajin is different! His face was flushed, his breathing was short, and Niu Mangu was shocked! Niu Mangu hurriedly said, "Dad, what's wrong with you?" ”

Niu Bajin suddenly returned to his soul and said loudly: "Look ahead! ”

Ushimanya and Junko looked ahead blankly. Niu Mangu said: "It's nothing! Isn't it all snow? What's there to see? ”

The junko beside him also nodded repeatedly. But Niu Bajin stopped doing it, and whipped Niu Mangu's back, and said, "Move your heart and think about it carefully!" How can there be snow on the river? ”

Niu Mangu was still staring blankly at the large snowfield, and after a long time, he suddenly screamed and said, "The Yellow River is frozen!" We can get out! ”

Niu Mangu finally reacted, it was indeed the Yellow River that froze! If the surface of the river did not freeze, the snowflakes that fell on the sky would have melted by the river water a long time ago, how could they float on the surface of the river? The snowflakes are not wood!

Niu Mangu rode his horse and wanted to run forward. But he was grabbed by Niu Bajin and said, "What's the hurry?" I don't know if there is any frozen? You so

Isn't rushing down to death? ”

Niu Mangu immediately jumped off his horse, followed the slope and riverside, knelt on the ground and pushed the snow away with his hands. Sure enough, I saw the ice under the snow! At this time, Niu Bajin and the two also rushed to the shore. Niu Bajin jumped off the horse, took off a bundle of rope from his horse and threw it to Niu Mangu and said, "Tie it around your waist and go forward to explore the way." ”

Niu Mangu happily tied the rope, pointed the tip of the knife to the ice in front of him, and walked forward step by step. Niu Bajin also tied the rope around his waist and stood on the shore, staring nervously at Niu Mangu. Junko led the horse and looked at the two of them eagerly.

In this way, a very strange scene appeared on the surface of the river. A young man at the moment kept poking the ice with the tip of his knife, and he tried to move forward step by step. A few dozen paces behind him, there was a man walking as steady as a mountain.

A thick rope is attached between the two people, and they stop and go, stop and go. All the way to the center of the river. Niu Mangu looked up at the opposite side, and after making sure that he was in the center of the river, he tentatively stomped his feet, and when he saw that there was no reaction on the ice, he stomped his feet vigorously. As a result, I felt that my heel was shaken and hurt!

Niu Mangu waited for a while and found that there was no change, so he jumped up vigorously and landed heavily on the river! It turned out that nothing happened!

Niu Mangu immediately lay feverishly in the snow, pushing away all the snow around him, revealing the solid ice surface. Niu Mangu lay on the ice and looked at it again, and sighed on the ice to melt the snow particles on the ice.

After a moment he looked up and shouted, "Daddy, at least a foot of ice!" We're saved! ”

Niu Bajin listened to this, and his face was full of smiles. He pulled the rope and shouted, "Go upstream!" ”

The two men walked parallel to each other again. The two walked a few hundred steps, knocking and beating along the way. After careful inspection by two people, this section of the river is indeed frozen! This result made the two of them blush with excitement, and they no longer felt cold on their bodies!

Niu Bajin shook the rope and shouted, "Go back to the shore!" Don't loosen the rope! ”

The two men ran back to the river bank as fast as they could. Niu Bajin said: "Man Gu, you go to the camp to report the news, so that the leaders know as soon as possible!" Junko and I are guarding here. ”