The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the wind was blowing harder and stronger, and the Black Turban Army all changed into cotton clothes, turned to the east, and raised their hands as if they were enchanted, and the swords, guns, swords, and halberds in their hands intersected with a piercing metallic sound, like a roar before killing, which made people shudder.

The Chinese officer Xue Sheng stood on the tower and looked at the movement on the west bank of Wuping, the Black Turban Army, which had been shrinking from Ruitian, was about to assemble towards the west bank due to the suspension of the Guangxin Army's trebuchet, and they did not have any river crossing equipment, only saw the forward of the Blackest Turban Army pushing a large number of ballistas and trebuchets slowly approaching the river, as if preparing to cross the river.

Xue Sheng glanced at the sun, about five or six o'clock, there was already thin ice on the surface of the river, and if this continued, the Yongxing River might all freeze in the afternoon. At that time, there was no need to cross the bridge at all, and hundreds of thousands of horses of the Black Turban Army would be able to step on the strength of the ice Yongxing River.

Just when Xue Sheng was in doubt, the guards around him shouted:

"General Xue, it's raining, it's raining!"

Xue Sheng was stunned, Tie Qing's face showed a little surprise, and he stretched out his hand to the tower, and a few drops of bean-sized rain poured down with ice plants, and the snow on the ground was immediately hit by jade beads.

"God, God!"

Xue Sheng was overjoyed, stepped off the high platform, climbed on the war horse, and galloped away to the Chinese army.

"Report, report Zhao Shuai, it's raining, it's raining!"

Xue Sheng said, Zhao Xun's frowning brows suddenly loosened a little, he stood up and asked:

"Is it rain and snow, or is it raining?"

"Back to Zhao Shuai, it's rain and snow."

Zhao Xun calmed down, restrained the joy that had just been revealed, sat back in front of the desk and said in a deep voice:

"Order all armies and battalions to increase the fire and strictly guard the pass, but anyone who disturbs the army's heart and flees and mutiny, will be punished on the spot!"

"No!"

Xue Sheng turned around and left, and Zhao Xun ordered Zhong Heng:

"Zhong Hengdu listens to orders."

Zhong Heng didn't know what he meant, he instinctively took a step and hugged his fist:

"The last general!"

Zhao Xun picked up Ling Jian and looked at Zhong Heng:

"When the heavy rain falls, your department must erect the bridge within two hours at any cost, and there must be no mistakes."

"No, the last will obey."

When the words fell, Zhao Xun took another Lingjian, and his eyes fell on Jiang Min, Jiang Min's heart moved slightly, thinking that the sudden rain was not expected by Zhao Xun?

"Guangxin public listens to orders."

"Lonely order." Jiang Min stood up, his face reluctant.

"This commander ordered your troops to take the lead in killing the transition bridge and occupying the highland Ruitian with 10,000 people in Zhong Heng's department after the bridge is erected, and the public can have objections."

"This ......" Jiang Min hesitated for a moment, and asked tentatively: "Dare to ask Zhao Shuai, now that the situation is unclear, I am afraid that I will be imprisoned if I rush across the river, whether to wait until the situation is clear before using troops." ”

Zhao Xun's eyes froze, his expression did not fluctuate, he knew that Jiang Min had the heart to withdraw from the army to protect himself in private, and his words were steady at this time, but he actually didn't want to enter the army.

But the harmony on the face still has to be maintained, not to mention that he has no roots and no foundation in the court, as far as the current situation is concerned, there is no Guangxin Gong and Chenling to deal with, after winning this battle, Shanling can feel that victory is easy, and he may be removed and reassigned to someone else to lead the army, and his political status will return to its original shape, so the people of the Inner Dynasty need Jiang Min and Mo Anzheng to maneuver.

At this time, Zhao Xun and Jiang Min have gradually changed from last year's life-saving benefactors to today's appearances, which is in response to Bailiyan's judgment at the beginning, Jiang Min is really unreliable.

Zhao Xun quietly withdrew Ling Jian and appeased Jiang Mindao:

"What Guangxin Gong said is extremely true, it is this handsome man who is in a hurry, so it is not too late to wait for half a day."

"Zhao Shuai is wise."

Jiang Min echoed, thinking that Zhao Xun still obeyed his arrangement at the critical moment.

At this time, Bai Liyan (Wei Xian) was standing below and watching the fire, Zhao Xun suddenly withdrew Ling Jian, and a trace of hesitation faintly flashed in his eyes, although it was not obvious, but he knew that Zhao Xun was the most taboo to retreat.

Yin Yangcheng fought to the last soldier that year, until Zhao Xun asked Bailiyan to flee with the Qiguo people, and Zhao Xun did not let the soldiers and civilians of Xianguo flee for their lives. Jiang Min proposed to postpone the dispatch of troops at this time, which was undoubtedly a slap in the face to Zhao Xun.

Zhao Xun took back the order and put it back in the pot, and then untied the horizontal knife from under the ribs and put it on the case, and then said nothing, sitting and waiting for the rain to expand further.

Half an hour later, the heavy snow stopped and began to rain, and the 30,000 miscellaneous cavalry of the Chinese army arrived at Wuping as soon as possible, and 10,000 strong archers and 10,000 heavy armored troops arrived in Wuping together.

The Black Turban Army had already set up trebuchets and bed crossbows on the opposite bank, waiting for the heavy snow to fall and the temperature to further drop to freeze the river, so as to kill the Yongxing River in one go. But who knew that there was a sudden heavy rain on the road, and the thick cotton clothes were soaked in rain at the moment, draped over the body like an ice coffin, making people shiver and shudder.

The Xian army entered the east bank of Wuping and began to build a bridge, and the shield infantry held thick wooden shields and covered 20 teams of soldiers carrying small boats into the river, and the Xian army on the bank followed closely behind to lay planks and ram wooden stakes.

Seeing the Xian army crossing the river, the black turban army braved the rain to urge the war weapons, organized the strong archers to release arrows, the stone and giant arrows were as dense as flying locusts, at first there was some strength, a wave of rapid shooting caused the Xian army to kill and wound a lot, but the Xian army's bed crossbow moved forward, the strong archers were in place, and the two sides went back and forth to shoot at each other, and the casualties rose rapidly.

The Black Turban Army originally waited for the river to freeze hard and then crossed the river in a big way, so it put on a posture of pressing the whole line, the personnel were extremely dense, and the Xian army was covered by several bursts of arrows, and there were many casualties.

At this time, the rain is getting heavier and heavier, the bowstring eats the rain, and the bowstring becomes loose, even if it is a strong bow that can shoot a hundred steps, it can only shoot thirty or fifty steps at this time, and even pull the bow with all its might, and there is a risk of breaking the bowstring.

In order to ensure a smooth crossing of the river, Zhong Heng requisitioned nearly 1,000 boats of various types in advance, and three or five people could carry them into the river. After the pontoon bridge was repaired to the center of the river, Zhong Heng ordered 2,000 soldiers to forcibly cross the river by boat and forcibly occupy the beachhead on the west side of the river.

The Black Turban Army originally planned to wait for the Xian army to freeze to death before crossing the river, but they did not expect that the Xian army would cross the river in a big way, and they did not have time to transfer oil and set fire in a hurry, so they rushed down the river embankment in a trembling way to fight the Xian army.

At this time, the temperature has dropped below 10 degrees, the soldiers of the Xian Army are stubborn and stubborn and only wear a thin summer military uniform, the black turban sergeants are deadlocked in the torrential rain for nearly half a day, the temperature drops again and again, and the soaked cotton clothes are like soaking in ice water, and they are shivering and shivering.

Even though there were a large number of Black Turban Army, under such bad weather conditions, Zhong Heng's 2,000 men and horses rushed ashore, and they tore a big hole in a rush.

"Qi Zhao Shuai, General Zhong Heng's command has captured the west bank, and the pontoon bridge is only ten steps away from the west bank." Xue Sheng was urgent, and the generals in the tent immediately looked at each other.

Zhao Xun glanced outside the tent, the heavy rain fell into a curtain, and the turbulence was like a waterfall. He looked at Bailiyan (Wei Xian) again, and the stone hanging in his heart fell suddenly.

After a long time, Zhao Xun reached out and took a piece of Ling Jian and placed it on the ground:

"Ye Xin and Gao Pei listen to orders."

"The last general!" The two stepped forward in unison.

"Ben Shuai ordered the two of you to lead a heavy armored army of 5,000 each, and after crossing the river, General Ye Xin will assault to the south, Gao Pei will go north, and the pursuit of the enemy shall not exceed ten miles."

"The last will obey."

……

"He Meng listens to orders."

"He Meng is here!"

"This commander ordered you to lead 10,000 cavalry, and after crossing the river, you will attack westward to Ruitian, and there must be no mistake."

"No!"

……

"Guan Pu and Xiao Chen are out of the ranks."

"The end will be."

"The two of you each lead 10,000 cavalry, and after General He Meng crosses the river, cover his left and right flanks, sweep away the black turban traitors and detour to Ruitian, and do not let the traitors enter within ten miles of Ruitian."

"I'll take my orders!"

The last one was thrown, and Zhao Xun took the order Jian and handed it to Xue Sheng:

"Xue Zhongjun immediately ordered Zhong Heng to complete the repair of the first pontoon bridge, and then build the second one, so as to ensure that the two sides of the strait are unimpeded and there must be no mistakes."

"The last will be ordered."

Xue Sheng took the order, and the generals left one after another, and after a while, only a few generals such as Bailiyan, Jiang Min, and Jiang Qian were left in the tent. Things came suddenly, Jiang Min was stunned and asked:

"Zhao Shuai, it's raining heavily outside, so it's probably not good to send troops at this time."

Zhao Xun's always gloomy face was a little relaxed at this time, he stood up, and said with relief:

"I think it will be like for the Black Turban Army to be dressed in cotton clothes at this time, soaked in the biting cold wind."

"Hiss......" Jiang Min was shocked, and he suddenly found that the snow was not falling: "Zhao Shuai didn't mean that this snow has changed to rain!" ”

Jiang Min has been in Beihai County for many years, and he has little understanding of the transition between rain and snow, he only thinks that rain and snow are a common phenomenon when it snows, and it will snow in the end. Now that the heavy rain has been pouring down for more than an hour, the temperature has stopped dropping, and Zhao Xun suddenly sent troops, no matter how stupid he is, he should know that this snow will not fall.

Zhao Xun put away the horizontal knife on the case at this time, picked up a Ling Jian and said:

"Is the public willing to send troops to fight at this time?"

Jiang Min was suspicious, and he couldn't pay attention to it, but Jiang Qian didn't have his father's order, so he stepped forward and said:

"Jiang Qian is willing to go, and he also asks Zhao Shuai to give an order."

Zhao Xun glanced at Jiang Min, then at Jiang Qian, and finally stuffed Ling Jian into Jiang Min's hand.

"The young general is mighty, and the marshal borrows the sword of the young general, I don't know what happens under the public will of Guangxin."

Jiang Min looked at his son Jiang Gan, and hesitated for a moment before saying:

"Okay, the man should gallop across the country and dare to be the first, and follow Zhao Shuai's orders."

"That's good, this marshal ordered 10,000 Guangxin troops to march west with He Meng, the governor of the capital, and capture Ruitian."

"No!"

Once the Xian army crosses the Yongxing River, the southern wing of the Black Turban Army will inevitably collapse, and the winner of the first battle will be a great achievement.

Zhao Xun had intended to give this great achievement to the Guangxin Army to help Jiang Min prosper, but Jiang Min was undecided and missed the opportunity. Now that the main force has been distributed, Zhao Xun only allowed 10,000 infantry of the Guangxin Army to cross the river, just to let the Guangxin Army make some combat achievements, so as not to look too ugly on his face.

Guan Pu is the descendant of the great Sima Jiang Yan, and Xiao Chen is the descendant of Zhang Jun, the Marquis of Taiwei Dingyang.

After a short time, Bailiyan returned to the Guangxin Army camp with Jiang Min and his son, and Luo Songting had already gathered all the men and horses to get ready to go.