In the middle of winter, the northeast is freezing cold, and the breath exhaled by people and horses is in the form of white mist, and sometimes ice hangs under the nostrils of war horses

Pillars, armor stiff knives flashed with cold light.

On this day, outside Huining City, Ah Gu Taqin led the army to say goodbye to Wu Qimai and others.

With his aunt's entrustment and the hope of the Jurchens, the Jurchen chief once again led Wanyan's disciples to return to Ningjiang Prefecture in the heavy snow. When Wu Qimai returned to the city, the horses led by Aguta disappeared into the vast hilly wilderness.

After a long journey, the Jurchen army once again passed through the frozen waters and marched towards the Ningjiang River on the frozen frozen soil of the wasteland.

When the last rays of the sun ignited the sunset on the horizon, the Ningjiang Prefecture guard general Yan Mu and Yinshu Ke led several personal soldiers to wait for the chief in front of the city. After a while of greetings, the army entered the state city in an orderly manner.

The next day, Aguta heralded the iron shop in the city to hang the palm of the war horse, and for a while, the sound of clanging palms and hammers could be heard everywhere in the city.

Ningjiang Prefecture is less than 100 miles north is the Duck River, it is named because of the number of wild ducks in spring, in fact, it is the same water as the mixed river, but that section of the river is passed on by people and changed the name.

The Chuhe store is located in the northwest of Ningjiang Prefecture, close to the north bank of the Yazi River. The Manchu word "ice" in Chuhedian is not a "shop", it was just a small fishing village with a few families at that time.

On the day when Aguda arrived in Ningjiang Prefecture, Xiao Sixian led the Liao Dynasty army to settle in Zhuhedian. The duck river, which used to flow, has now solidified into a surface of ice that is several miles wide and has steep ridges. There is a charcoal brazier in the felt tent of the Liao army on the shore, and the lights are bright at night, and Xiao Si first invites the people to feast and drink in the tent.

Xiao Si first raised the bowl and said: "Today, I invite all the generals to feast and drink, one is to comfort you for the hardships of long-distance work, and the other is to hope that you and the capital will work together to fight the rebellion, this time the troops will win the battle, retake Ningjiang Prefecture, and give the saint a surprise, the day of triumph is the time when you are crowned with officials." I want to get drunk tonight, and in order to live up to the grace of God, I will drive the woman back to Huining's hometown, come, drink a bowl of it! ”

The generals raised their bowls and drank them all, Xiao Si wiped his mouth first, stood up and poured wine for everyone personally.

When it was poured in front of Xiao Wuna, Xiao Wuna blocked it with his hand, Xiao Si first looked a little unhappy, and said: "The old general doesn't give Pontus face?" ”

Xiao Wuna hurriedly explained: "How dare you be old, the capital is unified, you have to make mistakes if you have too much wine, you must strengthen the defense along the river, Ah Guda is good at using soldiers, don't be careless and lose Jingzhou." ”

Xiao Si first put the wine urn on it: "Oh, old general, you were scared by Ah Gu, why worry about it?" Xiao Wuna put the wine bowl on the table and said: "Ah Guda is not comparable to ordinary bandits and grass cowards, the lord is resourceful and brave, not to be underestimated." ”

Xiao Si blinked his little eyes first, poured himself a big bowl of wine, and said with a big grin on the empty bowl: "Oh, the old general is afraid of women, but I, Xiao Sixian, am not afraid!" After speaking, he poured the wine again in turn, and drank them one by one.

Cui Gongyi chewed with a leg of mutton in his hand, and said slightly drunkenly: "Dutong, the old general said - yes, it's better to be careful, just in case, I will lead people to break the ice and fortify along the river overnight." After that, he made another bowl.

Although Xiao Wuna was massive, he was not greedy, his mind was always clear, he pulled Cui Gongyi and said: "The general has drunk too much, you can't go." ”

Cui Gongyi's mouth was drunk, and he said vigorously: "I didn't—I didn't drink too much, I'll go!" After saying that, he staggered out of the felt tent.

In the tent, Xiao Sixian and the others continued to drink, and Xiao Wuna persuaded: "Dutong, we have a heavy responsibility, and the army has arrived in Ningjiang Prefecture, and our army should be ready to meet the enemy." ”

Xing Ying said drunkenly: "I expected Ah Gu to inquire about the arrival of my army, it was early--deep ditch and high base, and the turtle was cowering in Ningjiang Prefecture-city, right?" ”

Xiao Si greeted him first: "Hmph, maybe-I've already fled elsewhere, come, drink!" ”

The crowd chimed in. Only Xiao Wuna reluctantly put down the wine bowl, what he was thinking, only he knew.

The Duck River under the starlight, the river surface is vast, the river wind blows the snow and runs, and the ice is up to three feet thick.

I saw that on the frozen river, the Liao people were digging through the ice, what does this mean in the season of dripping water into ice? It was by no means that Xiao Sixian suddenly had a whim and wanted to learn from his emperor what kind of fish feast, he wanted to chisel through the ice of the Tongjiang River once and for all, and separate the Jurchens on the other side!

With the tribal strength of the Jurchens, with their rudimentary marching tools, it was simply impossible to carry a warship. In this kind of weather, it is impossible to cut down large trees to build ships, so once the ice breaks, this fight cannot be fought. Unless the Jurchens choose another way...

Cui Gongyi led 500 soldiers to dig through the ice along the river bank, and the sound of "click" could be heard in the distance. The soldiers were constantly digging into the ice, sweat soaking through their underwear, and the cold wind was sticking to their bodies like sticking to an iron plate.

Cui Gongyi kept urging with the strength of the wine, and kept scolding: "Hurry up!" - Chisel quickly! ”

A soldier named Brown Li muttered, "Hmph, they eat wine, and we chisel ice?" The voice was very low, but it was heard by Cui Gongyi.

Cui Gongyi rebuked loudly: "You eat wine, you you- do you have that mouth?" It's not long—it's going to have to do this if it's not long, chisel! "Brown slipped her feet, and the ice fell into the river.

Cui Gongyi came over with a wooden stick, beat his head violently, and Brown fell on the surface of the river and rolled and wailed, and the rest of the soldiers did not dare to make a sound, so they only stepped up to dig the ice.

In Ningjiang Prefecture City shrouded in darkness, only the pine of the state government was not extinguished, and Ah Guda paced back and forth in the yaya without any sleep. I thought: In the face of dozens of times the army, how to break the enemy?

At this time, the living girl came in to report that the minister of the country asked to see him, and Ah Gu said: "In the future, the minister of the country will see me, and there is no need to report." ”

Sagai responded: "Brother is the chief, Sagai can't break the rules." "With that, I entered the door.

"You didn't sleep either?" Akuda asked.

Sakai said: "The strategy to break the enemy is undecided, can I sleep?" I saw that the chief's lamp was still on, and I came. ”

Ah Gu said: "I have been thinking repeatedly, the enemy is currently outnumbered, and I can't win unless I fight to the death." Fighting requires morale, and we must find ways to motivate the morale of the soldiers, if the soldiers are cowardly, they will definitely lose. ”

Sakai didn't have any good ideas for a while, and he was constantly thinking about how to boost the morale of the soldiers. He pondered for a while, then suddenly patted his head with his hand and said, "There you have!" ”

Ah Guda asked urgently, "What is the magic strategy?" Sakai said: "My people are convinced of the shaman's dream of Bu, why don't the chiefs come to 'Mengbu' today?" ”

"It's a good idea. So he called the living girl to come in, and ordered him to send all kinds of Bo Jin to the state government overnight to discuss matters.

As soon as the living girl left the state office, she saw two sentry agents escorting a Liao soldier, and the living girl turned around and returned to the house to report: "Chief, the sentry has captured a Liao army spy." ”

Ah Gu was shocked and asked, "Spies?" Where is it? The living girl turned around and pointed: "It's right outside the door" Ah Gu was escorted in.

The Liao soldiers "pounced" and knelt down on the ground and said: "Chief, the villain is not a spy or a Liao soldier Brown Li, Cui Gongyi ordered the villain and others to break the ice along the river to block the soldiers and horses of the noble army." The villain was tired and hungry, and accidentally dropped the ice into the river and was severely beaten, and the villain could not bear it and took the opportunity to escape. ”

Ah Gu snorted: "You are clearly a spy, and you are recruited from the truth!" ”

Brown Li looked very aggrieved and said: "Chief, the villain is indeed not a spy, there is no half a lie, you see that there are scars on my face and body." ”

When Ah Guda approached, he saw that his face was bruised and swollen, and his nose was bloody. Sagai lifted the old leather armor with a small amount of wool, and the flesh on his back was torn and blood-soaked underwear. Ah Gu looked at it and said with a smile: "It's obviously a bitter trick, and you can hide it from me!" Brown said: "I am not a spy, I hope the chief will see clearly." Sagai asked, "When will you come to the river to break the ice?" ”

Brown Li kowtowed and said: "The army has just arrived today, Xiao Sixian and the generals feasted, and we went to the river to dig ice and fortify under the supervision of Cui Gongyi, the location is on the opposite bank in front of you, and a waterway about five zhang wide and ten miles long has been dug out. Sakai said: "Chief, let him rest in my camp, take care of it by a special person, and send a sentinel to find out, and if what he says is true, he will be rewarded, and if he lies, he will be killed." ”

Ah Guta obeyed his words and escorted Brown Li away.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the state office, and Ah Gu heard that someone had come to lie at the desk and pretend to sleep.

Xi Bushi and the Bo Jin came one after another, and Xi Bushi sat on the bench. Sagai walked around outside and returned to the ya, approached the desk and whispered, "Chief, all the roads are ready. ”

Sagai said a few times, and Ah Guda slowly raised his head, glanced at everyone, and asked in surprise: "You Bo Jin have been here for a long time, seeing that I almost missed a big thing by snoozing." ”

"The chief is so tired that he can't bear to wake you up." Sakai said apologetically.

Ah Gu straightened his body, looked at everyone and said, "Strangely speaking, I just took a nap at the desk and had a strange dream. Sachai pretended to be surprised and asked, "What kind of strange dream is it?" ”

Ah Gu steadied his mind: "It's unbelievable, I vaguely saw a white-bearded old man, holding a quinoa cane, entering the state office, and saying, 'Sending troops overnight will win a great victory, and if it is late, it will be destroyed', after speaking, he drifted away, and at this moment the minister woke me up, it turned out to be a dream. ”

The crowd was surprised and discussed, some said that it was the manifestation of the ancestors, and some said that it was the guidance of the gods.

Xi knew the play between Sagai and Ah Gu, and he lost no time in saying: "Chief, this is not a dream, this is the blessing of the gods, and the troops will win a big victory overnight, and the opportunity must not be lost." ”

As soon as these words came out, the crowd was excited. Lou Room was the first to stand up and shouted, "Chief, this is the will of heaven, let's send troops overnight!" ”

All the Bo Jin stood up and hugged their fists and said, "Chief, with the protection of the gods, let's send troops overnight!" ”

Facing Bo Jin, who had a strong desire to fight, Ah Guda stood up and said loudly: "Okay, with the guidance of the gods, we must fight bravely to be the first, come to him to be one as ten, and the Liao Breaker is tonight!" ”

All Bo Jin knelt on the ground and said in unison: "Kill the Liao soldiers, we will move forward bravely!" ”

Ah Gu slapped a few cases, and ordered loudly: "Okay, all departments immediately gather people to come and obey orders!" ”

Zhong Bo Jin was ordered to return to the various departments and told the soldiers what the chief had seen in his dream, and the soldiers were also shocked, this "dream" greatly danced the morale of the Jurchen soldiers, and they were ready to fight to the death with the Liao soldiers.