It was late at night.

Team after team of Zhao pawns patrolled there with spears in their hands. More Zhao pawns gathered together to make a fire to keep warm.

And in front of them, on the opposite side of the Xiaosha River, the fire was full of skylight, dazzling firelight, through the reeds, and the faintly visible lonely starlight. Unlike the soldiers of the Zhao army from the Central Plains, those Xianbei people are obviously very adapted to this climate.

A shivering Zhao pawn squatted there, rubbed his hands and said, "This ghost weather is really cold." ”

Among the Zhao pawns who were warming up by the fire, there was also a childish little soldier.

The little soldier was also squatting there, still holding a spear in his arms, he trembled like this, tilted his head, and stood to the side, the older Zhao Shu asked, "Third uncle, do you think we can go back alive?" ”

"Who knows."

The elder Zhao shrugged his shoulders and said, "This battle is unpredictable. Although the current situation is quite unfavorable for our Zhao army, but until the last moment, we can't easily say defeat! ”

"Hey! I said old king, you better save it! ”

A relatively sturdy Zhao pawn with a wide forehead sneered and said, "Our Zhao army has already fallen to such a field, how can there be any possibility of victory?" Not to mention that now our soldiers can't force themselves across this small sand river, even if they can pass it like walking on the ground, so what? Are those Xianbei people vegetarians? ”

"Yes! Oh, yes! ”

A Qiang man coaxed: "The Xianbei cavalry is like a wolf and a tiger. Now their main army is on the opposite side, and their strength is even better than ours! Our army was originally a long-distance expedition, and now it has encountered such a predicament, how can it be undefeated? ”

Seeing that these alien soldiers were singing, the old king suddenly said indignantly: "What do you guys know? Hardship, you can survive! In the previous battle of Coyote Peak, our Zhao army also encountered an unprecedented crisis, and almost the entire army was wiped out, but didn't the Metropolitan Governor still come up with a countermeasure, and led the whole army to turn defeat into victory, defeating the seemingly powerful Xianbei people in one fell swoop? ”

"This time and that time." The broad-fronted Zhao pawn shook his head and said, "I admit it, I have to admit that our Grand Governor is indeed very powerful, wise and brave, but now in this critical situation, how can he turn the tide?" ”

"I've heard about it. Our army's food and straw can only last for two days at most! Those of us who served as soldiers are now short of food and clothing, and many of us have frozen to death. ”

At this moment, the childish Zhao pawn seemed to see something, suddenly stood up, pointed to the bank of the Xiaosha River, and said in disbelief: "Huh! Third uncle! Look! What are they doing? ”

"Are you chopping reeds?"

Looking at the eyes of everyone, I saw a team of hundreds of Zhao pawns, holding torches along the Xiaosha River, where they cut down one reed after another.

There was also a large group of Zhao pawns who took reeds and braided them into thick ropes and twisted them together.

At noon the next day, a ray of sun appeared in the sky, and the ice surface of Xiaoshahe melted somewhat, and even the phenomenon of "drift ice" appeared, and a lot of ice had begun to melt, but there were still many ice cubes floating on the river surface.

In the Xianbei camp.

Tuoba Shiyiqian pressed the sword, surrounded by a group of civil and military officials, facing the cold north, climbed the watchtower of the camp, and looked condescendingly at the Zhao army camp opposite.

Seeing that Zhao Jun on the opposite side did not make the slightest move, Tuoba Shiyiqian couldn't help but be confused.

Tuoba Shiyiqian pointed to the Zhao army's camp on the other side of the Xiaosha River and asked, "What does the Zhao army mean by the delay in attacking?" ”

Dugu Xin is a general of the country, strategic, quite good at military affairs, since Tuoba Shiyiqian asked, he is duty-bound, and stood up to answer at the first time.

Dugu Xin then said: "Back to the king, Zhao Jun may be looking ahead!" ”

"Looking ahead?" Tuoba Shiyiqian was stunned, and then said with a smile, "This is not like the demeanor of a famous general like Shi Min." ”

It seems that in Tuoba Shiyiqian's mind, Shi Min's image should be decisive and decisive.

"The king doesn't know." Dugu Xin crossed his hands and said, "Shi Min is no matter how decisive he is, at this moment, he doesn't dare to act rashly!" Lord Tuoba Gu had already led his troops to the back of the Zhao army. But Shi Min did not send troops to pursue, it is conceivable that he wanted to fight to the death with our army in this Xiaosha River! ”

"A decisive battle? Impossible. Tuoba Shiyiqian waved his hand and said, "Why does Shi Min have such confidence to fight a decisive battle with our army?" You know, now this is the base camp of our Tuoba Xianbei tribes, hundreds of thousands of horses are laid here, not to mention anything else, it is the people who control the strings, and I Xianbei people have no less than 100,000! ”

"Moreover, can Zhao Jun force this Xiaosha River? Not necessarily, right? ”

"The king has spoken very much. Unless their Zhao army has wings, it will be impossible to force the Xiaosha River to cross! But ......"

Dugu Xin couldn't help but say worriedly: "O king, Shi Min himself is a man who can create miracles. In the previous battle of Coyote Peak, Lao Chen thought that Zhao Jun had nothing to do when the water source was cut off! Who would have thought, I don't know what method Shi Min came up with, he actually made a trick, like a divine help, and he really got the water source. ”

Tuoba Shiyiqian bowed his head slightly and said: "Shi Min is indeed a rare good general, and he hates to be owned by a widow!" Dugu Xin, the widow sees that Zhao Jun is now alone and deep, and his food and straw must not be much, and he may not be able to last three or five days. In the past few days, you only need to supervise the soldiers under your command and strictly guard the line of Xiaosha River! The widow doesn't believe it, this time Shi Min can still turn defeat into victory! ”

"No!"

The bank line of the Xiaosha River is extremely long, stretching for hundreds of miles, so Shi Min took tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to swim along the Xiaosha River, and finally found a place far away from the Xianbei camp opposite, and began to work in full swing.

What is Zhao Jun doing?

I saw that under Shi Min's command, the Zhao pawns used reeds to weave thick ropes to block the flowing ice, and soon, the scattered ice blocks were connected, but not very strong.

"Governor, what are you doing? Did you want the soldiers to climb along the thick ropes made of these reeds? Mulan next to her was puzzled.

Hearing this, Shi Min shook his head and said, "This naturally can't be done." The thick rope could hold back the flowing ice, but it wasn't strong, and it didn't work for my cavalry! Qin Mu, do you know what my intentions are? ”

Qin Mu is now a personal soldier of Shi Min, so he can get along with Shi Min day and night like Mulan.

"If my guess is correct, you probably want the ice and reeds to freeze together, like a pontoon bridge, so that the army can force it over, right?" Qin Mu said with a smile.

"Those who know me, Qin Muye!"

Shi Min praised it, and then said, "Li Nong! ”

"The last general!"

"You immediately send troops and scatter all the reeds you have collected on the ice!"

"No!" Li Nong didn't know why, but it was an order from Shi Min, the Metropolitan Governor, and he had to obey it.