Under the hazy moonlight and hazy night after the wind and snow stopped, Cao Xiang, who was covered with frost and snow and made his armor cold and hard, led people to crouch behind a dirt slope, trying to look at the bank of the Yellow River outside Juancheng, the fire was bright and the fighting troops were moving.

He had been trapped in this Yuncheng for too long, and he felt that his joints were going to be moldy and itchy; Only by leading troops to rush in front of the battle can he find the indulgence and familiarity of being in control of everything and letting go without any worries when he was a vanguard soldier and horse envoy in the past.

"It's really expected that the Wei Bo thief is really going to retreat from this place overnight."

A subordinate general whispered beside him.

Cao Xiang nodded invisibly, this time in order to strike with all his strength, he had already brought over all the mobile manpower that could be mobilized in the city, and only then did he make up a lineup of about 5,000 people; Compared with the 30,000 troops under the command of Wei Bojiedu envoy Han Jian, it is really not enough.

In other words, they lack the ability to even open a frontal position for field warfare, let alone take the opportunity to cover up and capture the city. But now Wei Bojun is bent on returning, as long as he takes the initiative to go out of the city to act, he will inevitably be given corresponding opportunities and flaws.

Especially among the people and horses who are the broken queen and the winged protector, some people betray their inner life without anger, and they are also secretly under the yang and yin; This flaw is further amplified to the point where the balance of power between the two sides is temporarily overlooked.

Therefore, he did not safely follow the proposal of the other party or the ideas of most of the generals, as long as he sent troops to cover the rear and wait for the opportunity to seize Juancheng and the baggage, cattle and horses that they could not take away. Instead, he divided his troops into a capable army and touched the bank of the Yellow River.

After all, compared with Wei Bojun, who had not been outside for a long time, the soldiers of the Tianping Army were more familiar with the geography and climate change of their hometown, and it was easier to find and find a suitable location to cross the ice surface of the Yellow River. In this way, what they have to face is just one of the Wei Bojun waiting to cross the river.

And under the light of the fire that shook back and forth and flickered, it can be seen that these Wei Bo troops had already stumbled on the ice in a relatively scattered formation; But most of the men and horses who remained on the shore were still vigilant and in good formation.

Moreover, the men and horses who had passed ahead were led by the light of the fire on the opposite shore, and they also pulled many ropes on the ice as subsequent traction; This greatly improves the progress and efficiency of the rear team's crossing.

Because they can climb these ropes and walk relatively smoothly, without having to stumble and fall from time to time. Then, mixed with the crowd of people walking slowly, even some mules, horses and vehicles began to walk onto the plain white ice under the tutelage of the horse.

However, seeing that these Wei Bo soldiers had left for a while, the opportunity and wedge that Cao Xiang was waiting for had not yet arrived, which couldn't help but make the tooth soldiers around him, who were also covered with snowflakes and looked like snowmen, more and more restless.

Although he has a fur sheath and boots stuffed with fluff, after staying in the wild for a long time, he can't help but feel that his hands and feet are becoming more and more stiff and stiff, and they are like heavy ice lumps. There are still people who can only rub their faces with snowflakes over and over again to stay awake and refreshed.

"After staying, why don't you move over there, it's not a way to continue to freeze. I'm afraid I won't be able to stand it. ”

One of the tooth generals couldn't help but ask again.

"For a moment or three, whether they move or not, we will withdraw."

Cao Xiang couldn't help but sigh in his heart and said, these newly recruited and trained tooth soldiers still can't be compared with the group of people brought out by his father back then;

You must know that in the snowy night battle outside Songzhou City, as an elite tooth soldier, he squatted in the snow for most of the night, crawled through more than ten miles of snow, and almost touched the outside of Wang Xianzhi's military battalion commander, only to be discovered and burst into a surprise attack.

A lot of baggage and flag battles were seized on the spot, and only then did Song Wei, who was later the envoy of the Pinglu Jiedu and the envoy of the eastern camp, report the victory in the imperial court and claim that Wang Xianzhi was beheaded in battle.

And among the rocks and ice and snow on the banks of the Yellow River, Han Jian, the unsafe Wei Bojiedu envoy, was also preparing to cross the river; Of course, as the head of an army, he has a special slide that he can sit on and be dragged by the soldiers on both sides of the strait.

But before that, he was more concerned about the heavy boxes he had obtained from the balances and the states of the Righteous Army; These heavy objects were sliding along the cleared and leveled passage on the river beach to the ice, and then they were slowly moving towards the opposite bank under the push and pull of the soldiers on sheepskins and other objects.

In the process, one of them suddenly hit the edge of a raised stone edge, and suddenly cracked and spilled out some bright objects, which were some small pieces of gold and silver utensils and jewelry.

Han Jian's face couldn't help but change slightly, but he still held back his intention to drink and be held accountable. Although most of the captured and plundered places were successively distributed by Han Jian to his subordinates, the most valuable light and expensive property was still kept by him and wanted to take it back to Wei Bo's territory.

"Let's go and tell the sons and daughters to speed up their hands and feet, as long as I can return the whole teacher, I will have no reward and reward."

He then said to the left and right.

"There is no need to put on the soldiers' personal bags, so they are thrown on the shore and counted and numbered by the Confucian officials, and there is corresponding compensation for them."

However, before his words fell, he suddenly saw a fire slowly lit up in the middle of Juancheng in the distance, and there was a faint roar and shouting of killing.

"These rats of the Tianping Army are really here,"

Han Jian is looking forward to it left and right.

"It's a pity that the return of this army is imminent, and I can't entertain this generation well, otherwise I only need a partial division to attack, and I will be able to take Yuncheng."

"A certain person is willing to lead a group of people to share the worries of the county king. Only 500 riders are enough. ”

But it was Chen Guangyi, the tooth general who was present, who immediately asked for his life.

"Very good, then I will give you eight hundred horsemen and one thousand foot soldiers, although it is cheaper to go to Yunzhou."

Han Jian also made a decision immediately.

"Dare to ask the marshal, what should be done with Juancheng, and whether to send troops to help."

Another soldier and horse knew that Li Chengxun asked for instructions

"And rest assured, I'm not completely defenseless and arranged, as long as the other generation comes to make trouble, it will definitely be easy for Qi."

Han Jian said lightly to him.

"But in order to be safe, then you will lead the men and horses of the left and right rear three capitals of the Ya army to steal the back of the attacking enemy, so as not to let them get out."

As if confirming Han Jian's words, as the two teams of people who quickly came out of the clumsy group, the sound of fighting in Juancheng slowly subdued, but the steaming firelight did get brighter and brighter, and almost illuminated the night sky.

At this time, another tooth soldier stepped forward and said:

"Marshal, you can make the Chinese army cross the ice."

And among the rocks and ice on the shore, there are dozens of corresponding soldiers waiting for them, and there are some figures wrapped in thick cloaks and fur hats. These are all the new concubines that Han Jian accepted in the prefectures of Henan.

Although he is in his early fifties, his demand for women has not diminished much; This is true even when leading armies out on a journey; Therefore, every time they stopped at one place, there were interesting subordinates who collected the eunuchs and rich women to serve in the tents.

Therefore, when the current crisis began to withdraw his troops, he was not willing to leave these beautiful girls, but insisted on taking them with him. After looking at these forbidden genera, most of them were pulled onto the ice one after another, Han Jian took a few deep breaths of cold air, and also sat on a huge slippery body full of fur, canopy and hearth.

In the rustling sound of cymbals grinding on the ice, Han Jian stuffed his frozen hard hands into the chest of the escort woman without saying anything, and suddenly heard a sudden explosion of shouts and killings on the shore, so shocked that Han Jian almost didn't draw the rope with the fierce shaking, and was thrown out of the ice:

"Kill all the Wibeau dogs."

"Don't go, old thief Han."

Then he looked out behind the canopy, and in the distance there were endless torches running and flying like dragons, and the rear team of men and horses that he had left on the shore to guard the baggage had been scattered and thrown into chaos by the unknown enemy who had suddenly struck out.

And those Wei Bo soldiers who were staggering on the ice couldn't help but be frightened and confused; Some people want to speed away, some don't know what to do, and some people want to reflexively go back to the rescue, and as a result, they roll, slip, and stumble on the stiff ice.

After that, the slides and cages that were being dragged between the two sides of the strait were also knocked down, overturned, and even scattered on the ground and became new obstacles on the ice.

"Hurry. Pull me to the other side."

On the slippery, Han Jian urged the tooth soldiers who followed and escorted him to the left and right, and continued to run forward until he was almost in the middle of the river. Then I saw that between the flames rising on the shore, the soldiers and horses that remained behind had been completely routed, and turned into scattered figures who were scrambling to flee onto the ice.

"Watch out for the arrows."

A tooth soldier in two-gear armor suddenly shouted. Immediately many sparkling fires flew into the air, and then turned into screams that splashed on the ice and scattered in the sky.

"Let's go."

At this moment, Han Jian suddenly felt uneasy and hurriedly flew down and jumped off the heavy slider, and was quickly supported by those tooth soldiers near the left before rolling and slipping on the ground; It's just that before he could take a few steps forward, he saw that the big slider with a clear goal in his place had been hit by several rockets.

There was the scream of a woman who had not yet fled, and then she lit the fur and silk liner inside, and the ice burned with the wind. Han Jian, who was sweating profusely at this moment, also forgot the fact that he was nearly fifty years old, and ran the ice.

And when so many people rushed to the ice in a chaotic manner, and there were constant screams and shouts of slipping and crashing, and shouts for help, another strange sound that seemed to creak and rub against each other began to quietly appear on the ice that looked like it was frozen and distinct.

However, Han Jian and his party, who had finally arrived on the other side of the shore with a broken tail, waited for a long time before they sat down and gasped for breath for a long time, and they were stunned again to see another strange and creepy scene on the ice.

As the moonlight emerged from the shattered clouds, it illuminated the Wei Bo soldiers who were staggering on the ice, squirming and struggling forward, and a giant white flower blooming beneath their feet.

At that time, the ice cracks that were spreading after the trampling and shaking of countless people's footsteps turned into water sprays and large pieces of broken ice that cracked diagonally from the source, and in a terrible howl and cry, everyone and everything nearby were swallowed up and down.

However, when Han Jian rushed all the way to Linhuang County, the nearest city, he got another bad news in the city. Han Yizhi, the deputy envoy of Bozhou's assassin history and capital regimental training, led troops to relieve the siege of Anyang, and Wei Bojun, who was also the class teacher, responded; Immediately, he was killed by Li Hanzhi, the general of the Heyang Army who retreated from Anyang City.

The Bozhou army, which was caught off guard, was immediately defeated and lost with the city, and Han Yizhi, the deputy envoy of the regimental training, was also overwhelmed by Li Hanzhi and beheaded on the spot; The defenders of Anyang, who immediately lost their fighting spirit, under the leadership of Governor Shi Li Wenxun, tied up the assassin and defense to make Han Shengyun open the door and surrender.

Since then, the entire territory of Xiangzhou has been owned by the Heyang Army, and it has begun to attack the land of Bozhou and Weizhou, which are the roots of Weibo Town.