The Wei River in deep winter has already formed thick ice, and the originally rushing river water is also bound by the cold winter, becoming a stiff sleeping dragon.

The official army and the rebel army confronted each other through the Wei River, which was no longer a natural barrier, looking for the most favorable opportunity for them to fight. The long and bloody patrol tug-of-war was staged day and night, bringing back various enemy information to their superiors.

However, the quality of the scouts of the official army is really not satisfactory. After the death and injury, the information brought back was mixed with too many personal opinions. Some of them were simply hiding far away from the battlefield and using nonsense to perfunctory tasks. Some of the scouts brought back were even more contradictory, making it feel like they were falling into a fog when the officers of the top peak saw this information and could not make a decision. If they wanted to fight this battle, they must truly understand all the deployments of the thieves.

Qian Tong, as the most trusted central army of the border army, was entrusted with important tasks in this decisive battle. On behalf of Yang He, he led the two thousand war soldiers who had put all their strength into pieces into the border army to participate in the battle.

Qian Tong's arrival not only achieved the appreciation and reliance of Shaanxi Governor Li Yingqi, as well as the commander of this war, General Du Wenhuan, and always thought that he always made a decision.

Qian Tong was not only trusted by Yang He, but also joined forces with Zhang Yuan earlier. Whether it was yesterday's wealth and promotion or future success, everything had to rely on Zhang Yuan's armed forces. Rather than saying that both sides were allies, it was more appropriate to say that both sides had become one. In this battle, he hoped that Zhang Yuan's Zhang family army would make contributions. Therefore, he was more concerned about this decisive battle and made great efforts to deploy troops to the official army. Gradually, even Li Yingqi and Du Wenhuan could not leave.

In terms of 70,000 to 40,000, the official army has an absolute advantage in terms of number of people, but in terms of strength, Qian Tong is more optimistic about robbers. This is a real thing, and this is also the reason why he feels heavier in his burden. In this battle, both sides put on a desperate stance, and everyone knows the consequences of this victory or defeat.

Qian Tong knew that it was absolutely not easy for the government court to achieve absolute victory. Although the entire Shaanxi Province had tried its best to collect 70,000 after the King's Army went on a war, the county governments in various places also mobilized for the first time under the strict orders of Yang He, Li Yingqi, Hong Chengchou and others. The powerful people from all over the country were united even more rarely. Some people contributed their people and money contributed money, which boosted the morale of the entire official army. But it was absolutely impossible to achieve absolute victory, and everyone knew this.

The reason why I knew that one side could not win, I still tried my best. In the officialdom, I just hope that after this battle, I could keep the current places in the hands of the government and the court, and not all fall into the hands of the thieves. I also hope that in this battle, I would setback the strength of the thieves, so that the thieves could be calmed down for a while after this battle, not too much. It only takes three to five years, no, even one or two years. As long as there is even one year, when the court resolves the invading Jurchens near the capital, I will free up my hands and form a large army to completely encircle and suppress the thieves.

And the powerful and powerful gentry also hoped that this would be the case. Once the thieves swept across Shaanxi, the good days they would wait for would end. Don’t you see the brothers and brothers living in the seven counties of the thieves? Although they are still rich, they all become kittens. When facing their own tenants, they would nod and bow. Not to mention that they were going to live or die as they were before, even if they scolded them, they might attract the intervention of the village chief appointed by the thieves. What’s more, there is a soldier behind them. When those kids appear, they will almost be wiped out by the powerful men of this generation.

Defeating the thief, even if it is just to maintain the current situation, is worth it and everyone must do their best.

However, in the face of chaotic and contradictory information, it is extremely difficult to mobilize and deploy defenses by the government army. In this crisis, it is dangerous, irresponsible to sit in the big tent and swear to the ranks. It is an absolute suicide. It is an urgent task to master first-hand information.

As a governor, of course, he cannot take risks in person. The general of a town cannot leave the big tent easily. He Renlong was even more busy with countless military affairs. Among the remaining senior decision-makers, only money can be taken out to the forefront. This danger is that it is worth taking for himself, Zhang Yuan, and the court.

Early in the morning, under the protection of the 50-strong family's personal soldiers, Qian Tong rode a horse to patrol the front of the battlefield, and asked in detail about the terrain of the road along the way, as well as the assembled garrisons along the way.

The result of the inquiry certainly made his heart heavier and heavier. Unconsciously, their team of men actually approached the front line of the battlefield, and the sharp glacier of the Wei River was already in sight.

"Sir, there is already a battlefield ahead, and there are fighting every day, and it is extremely dangerous. Please turn around." A brother of the Chen family nervously grabbed Qian Tong's war horse.

When dealing with Qian Tong, Zhang Jiajun knew his importance and always praised him as his teacher. During this tour, Zhang Yuan team carefully selected his brothers and repeatedly explained that the teacher would not be able to make any difference.

Although fifty brothers and fifty men followed suit on this tour, in fact, in the surrounding area, nearly a thousand horses were sent to clean up the thieves who appeared at any time along the way. Just now, he heard a series of shouts and fighting sounds not far from the south. It must have been the encounter between his brother and the thief's scout. If it moves forward, it will be absolutely dangerous.

Qian Tong looked at Zuojin's tight defense, and then listened to the fighting that had calmed down in the distance. Although he was afraid, he decided to take a risk while worrying about the situation of the war. "Let's go forward and look at the enemy camps to know yourself and your enemy." After saying this, he saw that there were all the children of the Zhang family around him, and couldn't help but sigh: "There is only one opportunity, victory, and we can protect our future, and failure." Thinking about it, he had nowhere to go, and sighed again: "If we fail, we can only go far away to Shanxi and become a guest army. What else can we do at that time?"

Qian Tong said that all the Zhang family members who followed him were silent at that time. Yes, victory was the only way to preserve the current territory of Shaanxi. However, once it failed, it would be a guest army and a place to live under someone else’s roof. At that time, what else could be the place to stand out?

At the beginning, I thought of avenging my family and under the expanding business network of the Zhang family, there were sufficient food and wages and endless refugees, and could achieve a Zhang family army, achieve a vigorous career, granting his wife and son, and shining his family. Now it seems that this has become a luxury. This battle not only concerns the official hat of the superiors, but also concerns the future of the Zhang family, and now, the wealth and life of the gentry and nobles who are dependent on the Zhang family. Of course, it also includes Qian Tong and Qian Zhongjun.

"Please think twice, sir." The child surnamed Chen advised cautiously. Although he knew that moving forward was necessary for the Zhang family army to obtain the first-hand enemy situation, the safety of this person who had joined the Zhang family army was more important. Without his superiors and subordinates, his Zhang family army would be extremely difficult.

Qian Tong looked at the front and back again and evaluated the surrounding environment again, "Let's move forward." As he said that, he took the lead in the war horse generation.

Since Mr. Qian insisted on moving forward, everyone could only sacrifice their lives to follow.

In fact, everyone is not very worried about the danger of moving forward, and the reason is that Zhang Yuanwai had arranged an almost complete security system early in the morning. On the way, he was almost wiped out by the Zhang family's personal soldiers in advance. Although the Zhang family's side must have been killed or injured in the face of the powerful thieves, this is necessary and worth it. Now it seems that there should be no more patrol scouts of thieves in the west of the Wei River. Safety should not be too big a problem.

Therefore, at Qian Tong's insistence, and when the Zhang family's children believed that there was no danger, the team approached the bank of the Wei River.

Niu'er was still lying listlessly on the east bank of the Wei River. Regardless of the complaints of his team brothers, he looked at the other side so desperately, and didn't know what he was thinking.

At this time, a team of cavalry on the other side protected a civil servant close to the west bank of the Wei River. The eyes of the originally half-dead bull suddenly lit up, and it was no longer as hazy as before.

"Brothers, the big fish is here, let's search the guys, and prepare." Niu'er lowered his voice and called out to his lazy brother.

The brothers who were still mumbling and complaining were very excited when they received a greeting from the leader. They ran back to their positions one by one, became nervous and alert, and pulled out their waist knives one by one. Several brothers slowly retreated in the grass, as if they wanted to retreat to the enclosure of the war horses, preparing to start the horse and attack immediately if they were unable to attack.

Niu'er was furious and whispered: "Baby, this is not the time to charge. Come up quickly, pick up your crossbow, find me a chance, a rain of arrows pass by, and shoot the leading civil servant to death, that is our reward silver, hurry up."

So, those scolded awakened in a blink of an eye. Yes, we have longbows and cavalry crossbows in our hands. As long as the enemy approaches the river bank, it will be a storm-like shooting. Isn’t that great skill at your fingertips?

So, several people quickly rolled and crawled back to their original position, placed the longbow or crossbow in their hands, and nervously aimed at the other side.

Qian Tong did not feel the danger on the other side, because, as usual, the patrols were on the river bank, and no thieves would lie on the other side to avoid war and fight. That was a shame for the brothers of the thieves. Therefore, he firmly believed that there was no danger in the Wei River that had been cleared.

So he stepped forward, so when he was hitting the awning on his hand to observe the other side of the river, he saw a group of thieves suddenly stood up in the grass on the other side. Then, a crow-like arrow hit his face - can thieves also be afraid of death?
Chapter completed!