Chapter 1024: Crossing the River

Uncle Zhang, who was asleep, suddenly woke up, and after a while, he found that the scene of the rebel impact that connected the sky and the earth and almost cut off the Yellow River was a nightmare from himself, and it was completely quiet outside, and it was the middle of the night now, and there was no war at all.

This made him unconsciously spit out the turbidity in his chest, and when he turned over again, he wanted to go out of the tent to make a round. Now that the army's heart is unstable, Uncle Zhang does not dare to slack off at night, and he will patrol the army almost every night to rest assured. After he got out of the big tent, his face, which was still a little relaxed, changed again, because the outside was so quiet, and the sound of running water that should have been clearly audible was completely gone!

"Not good! Could it really be that the sky is going to kill me......" Uncle Zhang only felt a chill in his heart, and even his body began to shake, what he was most afraid of finally happened, and the Yellow River, the biggest barrier that could allow him to lead this little weak soldier to block the rebels, had been frozen and became a smooth road?

And at this moment, an even more panicked sound suddenly sounded in the north - knock, the stirring drum suddenly rose in the middle of the night, accompanied by the roar and neighing of men and horses, and the dense footsteps of countless feet on the ice, the rebels, actually chose to step on the frozen water surface of the Yellow River in the middle of the night, and launched a sudden night attack on the defenders on the south bank.

When the sound of killing suddenly rang out, the defenders' barracks were immediately chaotic and exploded. Countless soldiers rushed out of the tent in a hurry, accompanied by panicked screams, and they looked even more panicked. Few people can really wear it neatly, and some people even run out with empty hands in only single clothes and shout:

"Rebels, the rebels are here......"

"The Yellow River has long been frozen, we can't resist their attacks, run......"

"They said that the soldiers were raised so that I could wait for the soldiers to live a good life, and it was for the sake of the Qing monarch, so why should we run? I am willing to surrender ......."

In the chaos, some people turned around and ran back, some people went to find the horse, and regardless of it, they rode their horses to the rear side, and some people even dropped their weapons and knelt on the ground...... Few of them had the intention to resist for a while, and the defenders who should have gathered together quickly collapsed in this sudden burst of drums and killings, and became a mass of scattered sand, hundreds of thousands of scattered sand......

As the commander of the three armies, Zhang Shuye stood there stunned, and there was no reaction at all. Because at this moment, his heart is dead, if only a small number of soldiers flee or something, he may still be able to stabilize the morale of the army by killing people and standing up for power, forcing the soldiers to stick to the river bank and block the impact of the anti-army. But now, in such a chaotic situation, even the two personal soldiers around him have already fled behind him, and no matter how great his ability Zhang Shuye is, it is impossible to turn things around and restrain the army.

He could only watch in despair as the hundreds of thousands of troops who had been shaken by the lack of food collapsed and fled in the blink of an eye, kneeling and begging, and in the end, he could only close his eyes helplessly because of despair, waiting for the last moment to come. It may not be long before the rebel vanguard rushes in front of him and decapitates him.

At the same time, the soldiers who were scrambling to flee to the rear moved their hands because of all kinds of friction, and with this chaotic scene, the brazier was also crowded, and then the tent was set on fire. And with the continuous intensification of such collisions and contradictions, the entire barracks caught fire in many places, and under the blowing of the north wind, they spread everywhere, and the entire barracks fell into a terrible fire again.

In the crackling sound of the fire, the figures and cries of the fleeing soldiers seemed more and more distorted, as if everything was false, everything was like a dream. This feeling made Uncle Zhang have a trace of expectation in his heart again, he opened his eyes again, but after looking around, he saw a scene that made him sad and desperate, the soldiers and horses under his command had already fled, and only more than 100 people were still guarding him, this is reality, not another nightmare.

The only thing that is similar to the previous dream is that the rebels who should have been slaughtered like beasts did not come to kill with the sound of drums, although the sound of killing and drums are still ringing, but the imaginary figure of stepping on the ice is not half of it, and even if you look closely, there are only a few fires on the other side, and there is no forward trend.

At this moment, Zhang Shuye suddenly discovered a very sad fact - the rebels on the other side were just bluffing, beating a drum, and making a posture of crossing the river at this moment, but they had completely frightened the more than 100,000 troops on their side to collapse and flee, and begged to surrender on their knees. The morale of this army was so unbearable that it collapsed without the enemy's action.

Not only Zhang Shuye, but also Sun Tu on the other side, was also shocked by the defenders who suddenly broke up in front of him at this moment, and after being stunned for a long time, he sighed softly: "I finally understand......" He finally understood why the Northern Song Dynasty in history died so completely, obviously they still had the danger of the Yellow River in their hands, and it was clear that the Great Song Dynasty could actually mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops, how could it be destroyed by less than 100,000 Jin soldiers? It turns out that this is the answer.

Regardless of history or reality, today's Great Song army, those troops that can still obey the dispatch of the imperial court, have long been rotten to the roots, and there is not much combat effectiveness at all. If they have the upper hand, they may be able to hold out for a while, but once they are at a disadvantage, they will be like sand sculptures on the shoreline, and when the tide comes, they will completely collapse.

And now, as the Yellow River freezes, the loss of the last line of defense they rely on has finally become the last straw that crushes the camel, so they don't even have to take the initiative to send troops to attack, the enemy will collapse because of the fear in their hearts, and there will be no more resistance and resistance.

The generals around him were also stunned to look at the firelight rising into the sky in the military camp on the other side, and the defenders who fled in all directions like mourning dogs in the firelight, and only after a long time did they let out bursts of cheers, and then someone shouted: "The general is wise, and with only a few war drums, he scared more than 100,000 enemy troops into rout, and the last general is really convinced!" ”

In fact, such an effect was also something that Sun Tu did not expect. He did this only to disturb the defenders, to wear down the enemy, and then wait for the day break to strike the fatal blow. It's just that I didn't expect the effect to be so amazing, and the enemy was so unbearable that they couldn't wait for the dawn to fight, and they were already defeated without a fight.

But that's fine, in this way, it will avoid more casualties. Moreover, the smooth crossing of the Yellow River in such a situation will inevitably greatly enhance the morale of its own army, which will be of great benefit to the next war.

The subordinate officers and soldiers were also extremely excited at this time, and their worship of Sun Tu reached a peak, and for a while, all kinds of shouts had echoed everywhere in the army: "General Sun went south this time to respond to the people, and even God helped to make the Yellow River freeze and help us cross the river smoothly." This is God to help us, sweep away the traitors, and restore the prestige of the army! ”

"The enemy army collapsed without a fight, our army has won a great victory, and it is a blink of an eye to enter Tokyo to eradicate the traitors!"

"Cross the Yellow River and enter Tokyo!"

With the sound of various slogans, the morale of the thieves on the north bank has risen to the extreme, if it were not for Sun Tu's order not to cross the river before dawn, everyone would have taken the opportunity to rush over and hunt down those enemy troops who had long lost the strength to resist.

Although they did not move, the movement of hundreds of thousands of people shouting at the same time still spread far across the Yellow River and poured into the ears of the rout, who were already panicked to the extreme, so frightened that they did not dare to turn back, and fled to the rear as fast as possible.

In desperation, he just slowly pulled out the sword at his waist, suddenly turned around, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed hard to the south: "Your Majesty, the minister is incompetent, and he failed to lead the troops to hold the Yellow River, and even let the army of more than 100,000 people collapse overnight." The minister is ashamed of his trust in you, and he lives in the world without shame, only to apologize for his sins, in order to tell the world, my Uncle Zhang, is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and he is not a person who will be in the same stream with the rebellion! At this point, he slammed his sword at his neck, and roared at the last time: "God, how unjust you are, not to help our loyal ministers but to help rebellion!" With a roar, the hand pulled suddenly, and the blade of the sword had already cut the throat and the artery behind it, and with the sudden spray of blood, the person also fell down with a thud.

Although the surrounding soldiers wanted to stop them, they didn't dare to step forward in the end, because they knew that this might be the best ending for Zhang Shuai. If he also fled back to the south like everyone else, and then returned to Bianjing, he was afraid that he would die under the responsibility of the crime, then it would be more glorious to die for his country.

Of course, it is impossible for these pro-soldiers to die with him, most of them have fled south quickly after Uncle Zhang's death, while the other dozen or so people are standing in front of the cold body of their own commander, waiting for the arrival of the thief army.

It was not until the sky was bright, the sun shone golden, and the reflected frozen surface of the Yellow River shone in bursts of light, that the army on the north bank finally marched in earnest, carefully stepping on the frozen river to the south. This time, let alone blocking, there were almost no people on the other side of the river.

Facts have also proved that Sun Tu's choice is right, although the surface of the Yellow River looks frozen, but in fact, the ice is far less solid than imagined, especially near the center of the river, and it is often trampled out of the hole by people and horses. Fortunately, there was no hindrance this time, otherwise Sun Tu would really have to pay a lot of price if he wanted to kill the Yellow River.

But now, they were able to cross the Yellow River safely and officially enter the territory of Gyeonggi Road on the south bank.

On the 28th day of the seventh year of Xuanhe of the Great Song Dynasty, Sun Tu led the army to cross the Yellow River, and there was no danger to defend Bianliang in Tokyo, and the soldiers were close to the city......

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