Two days later.

The Han River has been north, Fancheng.

On the riverside, about 20,000 Wei soldiers and soldiers lined up closely, and the formations cooperated closely with each other, which was extremely rigorous.

When the officers and men of the whole army looked at the river, they could not help but be overjoyed.

Because, with the advent of the cold wave, the water surface of the Hanshui River has turned into ice under the shroud of cold air after two consecutive days of heavy snowfall.

For several days, the Wei army was unable to conquer Xiangyang, and was blocked due to the natural danger of the Han River.

But now that the frozen river is over, not only can the troops cross the river, but the Jingzhou naval division that the Han army is proud of will also lose its usefulness.

Thinking of these in a row, even though the cold wind is biting now, the Wei army is full of fire, and they finally don't have to suffer the threat of Jingzhou sailors and can cross the river to besiege the city to help the main force and kill the Quartet.

Xu Huang gathered the whole army and first ordered a group of cavalry to gallop on the surface of the Han River to test the ice layer to see if the thickness of the ice could support the large-scale crossing of the river.

After all, if the knight has nothing to do, the pawn is even less problematic.

When a team of knights wandered back and forth for several times without any changes, Xu Huang's hanging heart was quietly put down, and then he swung his axe and roared angrily at the soldiers of the whole army: "Ladies and gentlemen, we have been on the Han River for more than a few days, although the soldiers are strong, but due to the barrier of the Han River, they have been unable to save for a long time, but now even the sky is helping the Great Wei in the dark, and at the critical moment, the sky has rained down and frozen the river to help our army cross the river." ”

"Great Wei is mighty, and Great Wei must obey the heavens and sweep away the rebellion."

shouted angrily, and the Wei army also roared angrily: "Mighty, mighty, Great Wei will win!" ”

The ancients were in awe of the heavens, so the emperor called himself the Son of Heaven, meaning "the pride of the sky", instead of the sky to govern the world, and its jade seal was carved "both longevity and eternal prosperity, ordered by the sky" to declare legitimacy.

Xu Huang moved out of this set, which naturally boosted the morale of the sergeants under his command.

At this moment, watching the blizzard suddenly approach the frozen Han River, everyone was rejoicing.

In the next second, Xu Huang ordered all the troops to line up and cooperate closely to cross the river.

Due to the ice, the warships could no longer be unimpeded, and the Jingzhou sailors who were originally swimming on the river had to retreat in advance, and Kou Feng, who was stationed in Xiangyang City, got the news and wanted to follow the example of Guan Ping to dig ice on the river.

Merely.

Xu Huang finally thought of using the time to break the Han River, how could he let Kou Feng succeed?

He took turns to send sergeants to patrol almost at any time, and once he found that the Jingzhou army had mobilized the people around him to dig the ice, he immediately attacked it in a big way!

In response to this situation, Kou Feng knew that he could no longer prevent the Wei army from crossing the river, so he had no choice but to give up digging ice and instead vigorously strengthen the city defenses and hoard military supplies such as grain and grass to prevent the next siege or storm.

Subsequently, he immediately sent people to the front line of Yicheng to report the incident.

In Yicheng, the Han army camp.

As the temperature plummeted, the water level of the Han River gradually dropped, and the convenience of the sailors gradually lost their advantage, and with the arrival of the Xiangyang heralds, Guan Ping had already realized that the Han River might no longer be able to defend the Wei army on the north bank.

Knowing that Xu Huangbu was slowly crossing the river, Pang Lin pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but admonish: "Junhou." The current cold wave has caused the Han River to begin to freeze, restricting the movement of our army's water division, if the temperature drops sharply again, and the ice becomes more and more stable, I am afraid it will be difficult to carry out a blow to the Wei army's logistics and grain routes. ”

"At that time, if the Wei army is fully supplied, and Xu Huang's troops on the Fancheng side are attacked from both sides, then the situation of our army's overstretched strength will be greatly exposed, and I am afraid that the situation will become more and more unfavorable at that time!"

After the words fell, Pang Lin paused, and then suggested: "Yilin, it is better to lead the troops to evacuate in advance, and wait until the water level rises in the spring of next year, and then fight with the Wei army." ”

In some words, Pang Lin slowly expressed his opinion, and in view of the current situation, he suggested that the troops should be called off and the truce should be fought again in the coming year.

Merely.

This suggestion was repeatedly opposed by the generals, during which Wei Lei, who had distinguished himself in the Jiangling martial arts in his early years, was appointed as a captain of the Ma Military Academy and was in charge of a main cavalry with his repeated military exploits.

At this moment, he said bluntly: "General Guan." At present, even though the enemy is above our army, but even so, in this decisive battle in the past few days, our army can still compete with it and gain the upper hand. ”

"The last general thinks that even if the sailors can't get unimpeded due to the cold wave, they can defeat the strong enemy with the infantry alone."

As soon as these words fell, his close friends Tan Quan, Long Zhi and other generals also echoed their words, the reason is nothing more than the hope that they will continue to fight the Wei army with the infantry army, although there is no regret in death!

Seeing that the morale of the generals under his command was not affected by the weather at all, Guan Ping's heart was also unconsciously raised by a few points, but now it is not as good as before, as the main general, he is considering the overall situation, and he can no longer continue to rely on bravery.

In the past, even though he had a wrong plan, he still had his father behind him.

But now that he is in charge, Guan Ping knows that every step of the decision needs to be made carefully.

Immediately, he looked back at Liu Feng, a staff member from the side, and said in a low voice: "Sir, what do you think of Pang Cheng's opinion?" ”

Hearing this, Liu Feng pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Junhou." In my humble opinion, even if our army is about to be attacked by the Wei army Xu Huang this time, and is far inferior in terms of strength, our army will definitely not avoid the battle, otherwise Xiangyang City will become a lonely city! ”

"If our army withdraws for a while, then the Wei army will inevitably besiege Xiangyang City on a large scale, and during the winter cold wave when the water level of the Han River drops for at least a month or two, there is no way to use the periphery of the water army to deal with Xiangyang, and once the infantry army retreats, it will no longer be able to resist the Wei army."

"After all, the battle pays attention to morale, as the so-called: one blow, then decline, three and exhaustion, if you want to fight, you must fight to the end, once our army stops fighting at this moment, then Xiangyang can survive!"

For a moment, Liu Feng solemnly explained the cause and effect.

Hearing the general reason, Guan Ping was not inclined to strike a truce in his heart, and at this moment he made up his mind to fight to the end!

After pondering for a while, Guan Ping's complexion suddenly became serious, and he looked at the generals and said in a deep voice: "Everyone." Pang Zhizhi is indeed considering the overall situation, and if we continue to fight, our army will face a disadvantage in terms of strength, but the general has already decided that this time, no matter what, we will fight to the end and fight to the last man. ”

"Although this battle is dangerous, the general will never take half a step back, and he will be with the generals."

"The general is mighty, mighty ......"

For a while, as Guan Ping stated his stance of fighting to the end, the roars of one after another suddenly resounded among the camps, and the will to fight ignited in their hearts was once again strong.

Subsequently, Guan Ping waved his hand to stop everyone, and then said: "The current enemy general Xu Huang is taking advantage of the freezing of the Han River to lead his troops to cross the river, but more than 20,000 people want to cross the river with full power It is not possible to complete it in a short time, and in order to avoid being attacked by the enemy and further deteriorating the situation, the general decided to strike first, directly take Cao Ren's camp, and break the Wei army." ”

This bold statement blurted out, and Guan Ping immediately issued a Dao order without waiting for the generals to react, just for tomorrow's decisive battle.

He has made preparations to "break the cauldron and sink the boat", and if this battle is not successful, he will become a benevolent.

Early the next morning.

Han army camp.

The sergeants of all the departments in the camp gathered in a formation, and the formation was long and long, and the tight formation was full of the terrifying murderous aura of the sergeants, which made people feel extremely strict but daunting!

Guan Ping was wearing a navy blue robe at this moment, standing on the platform, and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, this battle is related to the honor of my Jingxiang counties, if defeated, Wei Kou can take advantage of the situation to pursue, and the momentum will sweep all over the land like a broken bamboo, I will think that you will definitely consider the consequences of honor and disgrace for the safety of your father, wife and children at home, so you will not say anything more." ”

"Ben will reiterate one point, this time I will be with you, share weal and woe, shed the last drop of blood, swear not to retreat, not to give up an inch of land!"

"The Han is victorious, the ...... is victorious"

As Guan Ping made an impassioned speech, the thick atmosphere in the camp suddenly ignited, and thousands of soldiers below waved their palms and shouted with all their might.

The sound of the sky was like a deafening thunderclap.

The momentum is unprecedented!

Immediately afterwards, Guan Ping promised to the soldiers of the whole army: "This battle is related to the overall battle, and the general promised that whoever kills the enemy with more than five people at the head will be awarded the first level after the war, and the people will be given a knight, and if the unfortunate ones die in the war, the imperial court will issue three times the pension to each household, in order to show the will of your military exploits." ”

"Warriors, fight......

Encouraged by a note, tens of thousands of Han soldiers marched out of the camp in unison with high steps and neat steps to attack the enemy camp.

Guan Ping took the lead, leading the Xiliang knight to the front.

During this period, the soldiers sang the "Song of Xinghan":

Batch of iron armor, carrying a long knife.

The battle with the son is long.

Fight with the enemy, die and live together.

Fight with your son, and your heart will not be slack.

Promote my Han Weixi, kill Cao thief.

Fight with your son, and never stop.

Horses trample on the grassland, chasing beards.

Fight with the son, and sing fearlessly.

Wouldn't it be fun to be a strong man?

One by one, the Han soldiers sang the songs of Xinghan, and they were all excited!