Everyone simply set up tents and lit a bonfire and took a break, because they would continue setting off at dawn. Fang Zian also took a nap in the tent next to the bonfire. The wind and snow outside never stopped, and the wind whistled on the treetops.

There was a loud noise, and snowflakes continued to fall. Cold wind poured in from time to time through the gaps in the trees, making the bonfire roar and sparks fly. The woods were not actually able to withstand the invasion of wind and snow, but they were much better.

Already.

At dawn, when Fang Zian stood up, he found that there were piles of snow in the forest. In places where wind and snow are easy to pour in, the piles of new snow were piled high. It looked like the snow was really quite big.

The wind and snow have not stopped, but everyone is about to set off at dawn. After eating dry food and hot water, and everyone drinking a bowl of ginger soup, everyone gets ready and sets off. Fang Zian is the first to lead the horse outside the woods.

At that moment, everyone was shocked. But outside the forest, they saw a vast snowfield between the sky and the earth, which was boundless. Originally, there were remnants of snow that had not yet melted in the mountains and fields, which looked black, white, and desolate. But at this moment, it was already

It was a vast expanse of white, and everything was covered under the snow. The snow was still falling, and the wind was still mixed with flying snowflakes, but none of this could stop everyone's footsteps. After identifying the direction, the team set off.

The team headed forward in the wind and snow, deliberately avoiding villages, towns and cities to avoid being discovered. In fact, there were almost no traces of people along the way. On the one hand, there was heavy snow, and no one would come out and walk around. On the other hand,

It is true that after the Jin Kingdom occupied the Central Plains, the land was vast and sparsely populated, and there was indeed not much population.

I think that when the Jin Kingdom arose between the white mountains and black waters, there were only a few hundred thousand people from more than ten tribes. After the destruction of the Liao Kingdom, the entire Jin Kingdom had a population of only tens of millions. But the area they occupied was extremely vast.

.After that, they annexed the Central Plains of the Song Dynasty. The local people fled to death, leaving less than a million people. In this case, the most lacking thing in the entire Jin Kingdom was population. The Jin people invaded the country.

Songbian Town was often used to plunder the people's population. There was a clear detail in the Shaoxing Peace Negotiation that year, which required the Song Dynasty not to accept people who fled from the Jin Kingdom to the Song Dynasty, and required recognition of the territory that originally belonged to the Song Dynasty.

All the people in the land north of the Huaihe River currently occupied by the Jin Kingdom will become the subjects of the Jin Kingdom. This is actually because the Jin Kingdom is too short of population.

I think back then, under the rule of the Song Dynasty, the Central Plains had a prosperous population and prosperity. But now, the land is desolate and there are few people. It is normal to walk hundreds of miles without seeing a human being. The fields were destroyed and turned into horse breeding.

The cattle and sheep pastures and the few common people were tightly controlled near the state capital and county town, and were strictly subject to cruel jurisdiction and surveillance.

Of course, this is a good thing for Fang Zian and others. Starting from the early morning and walking until dusk, apart from the difficult road and the suffering of the cold, there is no safety that will prevent the Jin people from discovering their whereabouts.

Worry. When it got dark, when everyone rested and camped in a mountain col, Fang Zian calculated the itinerary and found that he had walked more than 160 miles in the whole day.

Everyone was very happy. In addition to the distance traveled last night, it took a day and a night to walk more than two hundred miles. In one to two days, we can reach the Taihang Mountains.

The southern end of the Wangwushan Mountains is reached. Victory lies ahead.

Fang Zian made an exception and took out the wine he had brought with him, and each of them drank a small bowl of wine. The wine helped to recover from fatigue and keep out the cold. At the same time, Fang Zian decided to refit a dozen large vehicles. During today's itinerary, due to the backlog,

Because of the snow, the cart is the most cumbersome and often gets stuck in snow pits and cannot get out. Fang Zian originally thought he could go further, but the cart delayed too much time. After the heavy snowfall, the road behind

They should all be traveling on snow, so this problem must be solved.

The method is also very simple, just nail the wheels temporarily, cut down the wood and make a few large sled frames to install under the wheels. In this way, the cart becomes a sled, and the movement will be faster, and it will not be too heavy and deep.

Trapped in snow.

In the early morning of the next day, everyone got up and started again. As expected, the effect of the sled was obvious. There was no longer any danger of the cart falling, and the speed increased greatly. At noon, the wind and snow that had been raging for two days finally stopped, and the carriages and horses arrived at a very wide road.

Beside the river.

Everyone climbed onto the high cliff on the south bank and looked around to see a long frozen river winding across their feet.

"The Yellow River has frozen. It's great. As expected, the adults were right. Now we don't have to worry about how to cross the river." Zhao Gang said happily.

"It's true. But why are there still rumbling sounds? What is that sound?" Lei Hu said.

"That's the sound of the rushing water under the ice. Even though the river is frozen, the water below is still rushing." Feng Yiming said with a smile.

"It's amazing. The water flowing under the ice is so roaring and roaring. If it hadn't frozen, how would it be?" Zhao Gang is from the south and has never seen the Yellow River, so he doesn't know the rushing water of the Yellow River.

"Let's put it this way, even a feather cannot float in the rapids of the Yellow River." Feng Yiming said with a smile.

"Awesome!" Zhao Gang clicked his tongue in shock.

Fang Zian looked at the river below and felt a little worried. It is not surprising that the Yellow River freezes, but what Fang Zian is worried about is whether the thickness of the river ice is enough to support the carriages and horses crossing the river. On the previous journey, the most discussed topic was crossing.

The problem of the Yellow River is the biggest obstacle on the road. Without boats, it is not reliable to cross the Yellow River on a sheepskin raft. Fang Zian knows that in later generations, the upper reaches of the Yellow River will freeze in October in winter. This is the middle reaches of the Yellow River, the twelfth lunar month.

It should be frozen, but based on Fang Zian's knowledge, even if the rapids of the Yellow River freeze, the ice layer will not be too thick.

"The remnants of Wangwu Mountain are ahead, right?" Shi Hao said in a deep voice, looking into the distance.

Only then did Fang Zian and others turn their attention to the distance. But under the sunshine after the snow, the mountains on the distant horizon were undulating and majestic. Even though they were far away, they could still see that it was a big mountain. Bianliang

Although there is a large area of ​​Pingchou to the north, a hundred miles away is the southern end of the Taihang Mountains and the remaining range of the Wangwu Mountains.

"We're here, we're really here." Zhao Gang said excitedly.

"Wangshan is still a hundred miles away. Let's cross the river first." Feng Yiming said with a smile.

Everyone stopped to rest under the cliff and prepared arrangements for crossing the river. Fang Zian personally led the people down to the river beach under the cliff.

Climbing onto the ice to check the strength. Standing on the yellow and white river ice, the feeling is really soul-stirring. Because the entire ice seems to be shaking, making a buzzing roar. The water is rolling under the ice, pushing aside

After the snow has accumulated, in some places you can see the rapidly flowing turbidity below. Standing on such ice is like standing on a crater that is about to erupt at any time. It makes people feel really small and pitiful.

Worth mentioning.

A group of people were tied to each other with ropes, one person separated by more than ten steps, and slowly explored the way to the center of the river. Every few steps they took, they punched through the ice to check the thickness. Near the river bank, the thickness of the ice was up to three meters.

More than a foot. But the farther you go to the center of the river, the thinner the ice layer becomes. At the center, the ice layer is less than a foot thick. This makes Fang Zian a little uneasy. According to Fang Zian's experience in the army, the ice layer thickness

Cars can move on the ice if it reaches one meter, but if it is less than one foot thick, it may be dangerous. It may be dangerous for people and horses to walk on it. Especially the ice of the Yellow River is mixed with too much silt and ice.

The entire layer is yellowish brown, and ice containing impurities is even more unstable. If it falls into the water, with the current under the Yellow River ice, even a hundred people cannot hold it back, and they will be swept away directly.

In order to verify the thickness of the ice, Fang Zian decided to take a risk and test the strength of the ice in the center. He hooked the scratching hook into the thick ice in the distance, anchored three ropes, then tied the rope ends around his waist and walked to the river

On the ice in the center, people suddenly began to jump vigorously. They jumped continuously on it and stepped on the ice to test the strength of the ice. After confirming that there was no problem with one person, they used the same method to make another taller and stronger person.

The soldiers came to have fun together. The number increased to five. The ice made a muffled sound under the jumping and stepping of the people, but it did not break. Fang Zian felt relieved. Practice has proved that a one-foot ice layer can still withstand six or seven

It weighs a hundred kilograms. This is enough. As long as the people and horses are separated and not too crowded, the people can cross the river. And the large vehicles can cross the river and unload the materials. Although it is slower, there should be no

What's the problem? It's just that it takes a little longer.

In the afternoon, the carriages and horses descended to the river beach one after another and slowly crossed the river according to the arrangement. Small teams and small teams crossed the river one by one, one by one, and one by one. It took more than two hours to get there.

In the evening, all the carriages and horses finally crossed the Yellow River neatly and successfully gathered in the wilderness on the north bank of the Yellow River.

The men and horses did not bother to rest, and immediately set off towards the undulating mountains in the north. After dark, they walked in the dark for two hours, and finally arrived at the south slope of a high mountain at the second watch. They found a flat place and set up camp.

Lighting the fire, cooking and feeding the horses, it was a very busy time.

Although the soldiers were all exhausted, everyone was in a good mood, laughing and cheering. Because everyone was very happy, they had gone through the most difficult few days of their lives. They thought it was a nightmare with no end in sight.

They will never wake up, and there will never be an end, but now they have succeeded. For many people, this journey alone is enough to make them reborn and comprehensively temper and improve their bodies and will. This
Chapter completed!