The heavy goose feather snow filled the whole world with the whistling north wind. It took only one night to dye both sides of the Yellow River a pure white. As the temperature dropped again with the heavy snow, thin ice had formed in the slippery areas slightly farther away from the water.

The power of nature is so great and unpredictable. No matter you have a plan before, you have made thousands of tricks, but in this harsh climate, you can only stop the war and wait for this sudden storm to pass before thinking about his way.

The morale of the anti-threat army was not affected by this snowstorm. On the one hand, it was because their military rations were still quite sufficient. They had swept across Hebei and had obtained enough food for several months. On the other hand, the generals who came from Sun's way had already conveyed the fact that they were not afraid of delays to the army below, so that the soldiers were more confident. The temporary stopping gave the soldiers more rest and breathing opportunities.

However, the heavy snow took three days and nights, and the temperature was even lower than the lowest point in several years, which made the soldiers somewhat unable to bear it. Seeing this, at noon on the 22nd, Song Jiang asked to see Sun Tu and put forward a view: "General, I think that since I can't move the troops for the time being, why not retreat the army first and then retreat to the rear city to rest? This will save the soldiers from suffering here."

What he said makes sense. In a few days, there have been many frostbite accidents in the army. Even though Sun Tu had been on guard early in the morning, in such a bad weather, ordinary soldiers still have a hard time. Even as time goes by, the number of bonfires used to keep warm at night has decreased sharply. If this continues, there will be a large number of casualties.

But Sun Tu immediately denied his strategy: "If it doesn't work, one can't help but lose all the energy. If we retreat at this time, our morale will inevitably be frustrated. Even if we make a comeback after the snow, it will not be possible to achieve the current results. Moreover, do you think that only we are suffering and the defenders on the other side will be better? If I guess well, they will only suffer more than we are even less prepared. Once we retreat, they will also give them the opportunity to retreat, so they will never retreat."

"But in this way, the soldiers' bodies..." Song Jiang said with concern.

Sun Tu was tough and said, "For the sake of the general situation, sometimes one can only sacrifice some people. Besides, I always thought that the opportunity for us to cross the river might soon appear, so I persisted for a few more days." After pausing, he said, "Give orders to pass on. From today on, we will go down. All the generals can only have a bonfire to keep warm, and other firewood will be divided into ordinary soldiers."

Song Jiang looked at Sun Tu thoughtfully, and did not object anymore, so he hurried out to issue this new military order. As soon as Sun Tu's military order was issued, the morale of the originally depressed army was really boosted. When he saw the dry firewood from the generals being moved out to his small tent, especially when General Sun's dry firewood was moved out, the little resentment in everyone's heart completely dispersed.

In fact, this team that has been in charge for many years and is never afraid of hardships. As long as the generals above can treat everyone equally, it is enough to truly support them. Now, with Sun Tu, the head coach, set an example, everyone is even more convinced that in no time, they will be able to achieve the final victory and kill the surging Yellow River.

Two more days passed, and the early morning of the 25th, the heavy snow finally stopped on the eve of the previous day, and the long-lost sun also showed up. But before everyone could be happy, a bigger problem arose again. The weather did not warm up as the wind and snow stopped, but instead became colder.

There is a saying among the people that it is cold and snowy. When it snows, people feel bone-broken cold. Once the sun melts snow, the temperature will naturally drop again. Even at noon, people can tremble when they are in the military tent.

Even Sun Tu's physique felt cold all over at this time. Because his military tent was too big, he only had a bonfire and could not make the temperature in the tent rise at all, but it was much colder than the military tent of ordinary soldiers.

However, his attention was no longer here at this time. After putting down a military clerk, his ears suddenly tilted. After listening carefully to the outside, he shouted loudly: "Come here!"

Although the few personal soldiers guarding outside the tent were a little frozen, they quickly brought colder air outside into the tent: "General!"

"But I heard there is anything different outside?" Sun Tu said, and had already stood up and walked towards the tent door. The personal soldier was stunned and shook his head blankly: "I don't know..."

"Listen carefully, is there any less movement than before?" Sun Tu lifted the curtain and listened carefully, and the smile on his face became more and more prosperous. The opportunity he was waiting for was indeed here.

Just when the personal soldiers were still confused, Dong Ping and Song Jiang and other generals rushed over excitedly: "General, good news, a letter from the river comes from the river. The river water ahead slows down rapidly, and the river water near the shore shows a sign of freezing. Our chance has come!" With excitement, they didn't care about being outside the tent, and as soon as they saw Sun Tu, they quickly said loudly.

After hearing this, the personal soldier realized that yes, the surging sound of the Yellow River that could be heard every day was so low that he could not hear it without any care. This made him jump. Once the river water cut off, it would be much easier to kill the south bank.

Sun Tu smiled even more happily at this time: "Okay, it's not in vain that we have been waiting on the river bank. Isn't this the opportunity I mentioned before coming?"

"General's vision, I admire him." Everyone immediately clasped their fists and said. They still had some doubts when Sun Tu said they wanted to wait for an opportunity here, but now the answer has finally been revealed.

"When will we send troops to cross the river?" Yang Zhi asked even more.

"No hurry, go to the riverside to take a look first." Sun Tu smiled, walked forward again. Half an hour later, they had arrived at the bank of the Yellow River. Seeing the surging river flowing quietly like a stream today, everyone's eyes were even more joy flashing.

After watching for a while, Sun Tu took a stone at his feet and smashed it hard to the freezing place ahead. With a bang, the stone smashed a small hole on the ice, then bounced and finally rolled into the river water further ahead, disappearing. After seeing this scene, Sun Tu's eyes lit up, and the situation was far more favorable than he thought.

"General, compared to before, the current Yellow River has slowed down too much. Maybe with just one impact, our ships will be able to reach the south bank smoothly." Song Jiang said again: "We were repeatedly blocked by them because of the failure of the water war, but now it is different."

"Yes, General, the opportunity is rare, why not send troops as soon as possible? I thought tonight was a great opportunity. They would never have thought that we would have this move and dare to force cross the river at night." Dong Ping also expressed his opinions with his eyes shining.

But Sun Tu still shook his head: "No hurry, do you think the river water will continue to freeze until the entire river surface is frozen?"

Everyone finally understood what Sun Tu meant, and each face showed a strange look: "This, this is a bit too difficult, right? It is said that the Yellow River water has not frozen once in ten years. Will there really be such a miracle this year?"

"It's hard to say that the weather is really cold this year, isn't it?" Sun Tu's eyes suddenly looked away, but he found that there were people and horses on the other side of the river. It was obvious that Zhang Shuye came to check the situation after he knew that the river was frozen.

At this moment, the commanders of the two armies looked at each other across the river, and seemed to have a deep look at each other. Although they could not see each other's appearance, Sun Tu could guess that Zhang Shuye must be very anxious and panicked at this time.

This is true. Zhang Shuye's face was so worried that he had already wrinkled into a ball. He stared at the increasingly slower river water ahead, muttering: "How could this be so? Is even God standing on the side of those rebellious people, and he really wants to trap the court in the Jedi?"

In the past few days, Zhang Shuye, who was originally very handsome, had completely changed his body. Not only was his face haggard, his eyes were covered with blood, and his hair was half white. He looked at him and was more than ten years old. He was really under too much pressure and the situation in front of him was too dangerous. On the other side, there was a rebellious army eyeing him, and the court behind him had not sent military rations due to food shortages. Now the army is about to run out of food. Now that this is coming, the Yellow River, which is about to cut off, is almost about to become the last straw that crushes him.

In sharp contrast to his panic helplessness, Sun Tu's face was red from excitement: "See it? The ice surface of the river about a foot offshore is so strong, and this is just the beginning. In another day or two, I believe that the water of the Yellow River will inevitably freeze here. By then, let alone infantrymen, even horses can rush over the ice surface. Once you can really cross the Yellow River on foot, how can the soldiers on the other side stop our offensive?"

All the generals were also excited at this time. If such a result was really the result, it was indeed what everyone wanted to see the most. After all, most of the army was a landslide, and it was always the best choice not to take a boat, not to mention that it only took two more days to wait. Compared with the harvest, this delay is not a problem at all.
Chapter completed!