Under Guangwu City, the fire was soaring into the sky, and even the biting northerly wind could not blow away the permeating black smoke. All the baggage, including siege equipment, excess food and grass, and tents, were all plunged into the raging sea of ​​flames.

In the gap between the smoke, one can see groups of cavalry retreating in an orderly manner.

Weishi, who was standing at the top of the city, could tell that Zhao Jun had really retreated, but she frowned and said nothing, with a look of struggle on her pretty face.

"Mom, what are you still hesitating about? Zhao Jun retreated without a fight. He burned his baggage. He must have returned home as fast as he could. It was a perfect opportunity to pursue him!"

"No!" Weishi waved his hand fiercely: "Although Zhao's army retreated without chaos, our army's pursuit will not be successful, let alone what is our purpose of entering Bingzhou? It is not to fight to the death with Shi Le, but to lay a foundation here.

Why add extraneous branches? However, it is already the middle of winter.

The Qin army will cross the river at any time. Since the Qin army can defeat the stone tiger, its bravery should be better than that of the Zhao army. This time we believed Pei Kuan's lies and led the crowd to come with nothing. My mother is worried that the King of Qin will take this as an excuse.

By tearing up the agreement, tell me, should we leave or stay?"

Tuoba Chen said without hesitation: "Mom, we can't retreat at all. How will we deal with this retreat? In my opinion, our army can stay dozens of miles behind the Zhao army and use scouts to explore the road. Once confirmed,

Completely retreat, and immediately occupy the cities along the way. As long as you move quickly enough, King Qin will have nothing to say, and then retreat again.

Step, even if the King of Qin does not keep his promise, but we have a large army in hand, does he dare to come and take it by force? Isn't he afraid that the Zhao army will turn around and attack from behind? The greatest enemy of the King of Qin is Shi Le, not my Tuoba tribe.

How could the King of Qin be so unwise? If we are sandwiched between Qin and Zhao, we may be able to obtain more favorable conditions!"

Weishi thought about it. She couldn't guess that Yunfeng had any reason to attack her. Unless this person was crazy, she nodded slowly. She was waiting for the order to send out troops tomorrow, but she saw a stranger leading a stranger in a hurry.

Come on, I couldn't help but look over.

Not long after, his personal entourage came to the front and saluted: "To the concubine, the King of Qin's messenger wishes to see you!"

Mrs. Wei turned her attention away again. The messenger took out a letter from his arms and presented it: "At the end of the day, King Qin ordered me to bring a letter to Mrs. Wei!"

"Oh?" Weishi reached out and took it, opened it and looked at it. Tuoba couldn't help but asked: "Mom, what did King Qin say?"

Weishi said calmly: "The King of Qin invited us to join forces to attack the Zhao army, and changed the previous agreement to divide Bingzhou into two parts. Jinyang and its north were assigned to our Tuoba family to settle, and the south of Jinyang was assigned officials from the Qin State.

manage!"

"Humph!" Tuoba Hu snorted coldly: "Since we have made an alliance with blood, how can we change it at will? King Qin has no sincerity at all!"

The messenger calmly raised his hand and said, "Young Master Tuoba made a serious statement, and the King of Qin expected that your side might blame you. Therefore, he sent a message at the end of his life: Has your ministry ever captured Bingzhou?" He said,

He glanced at Tuoba Na, who looked a little irritated, and said: "The change of the agreement by King Qin just shows his sincerity. Otherwise, even if he refuses to fulfill it, no one in the world can say that the first half is not right. Tuoba Xiao

What do you think, Mr. Lang?"

With a look of dissatisfaction on his face, Tuoba then said: "At the beginning, your envoy said that it was impossible for the Shi family to enter Bingzhou, but what about now? Where did these 100,000 Zhao troops come from? So, your envoy said

If you provide false information, you should bear full responsibility!”

The messenger smiled slightly and said: "The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, how can we generalize it in one word? Duke Pei just put forward his own speculation, but he is not Shi Le after all, so it is normal for his speculation to be wrong, and your army has 80,000 troops waiting for work.

But we are retreating steadily, how can we explain this? The King of Qin also said that if your troops think the conditions are harsh, you can lead the army back and never force it!"

"You..." Tuoba was furious, but Weishi waved his hand: "Okay, please tell the King of Qin that I, Tuoba, have agreed, and the entire Qin army will be dispatched within seven days of crossing the river!"

The messenger was not wordy and bowed deeply: "The King of Qin is very much looking forward to meeting Mrs. Wei, so I will say goodbye now!" With that, he turned and left.

As soon as the messenger came down from the tower, Tuoba Yu couldn't help but asked: "Mom, why did you agree?"

"Hey~~" Weishi sighed: "What King Qin said is right. He revised the agreement to show his sincerity. The state was divided into two. Although it is regrettable, it is better to get nothing. We

There is no way out. King Qin has a reputation for loyalty, so I just trust him. If I could have captured Jinyang earlier, I would not have fallen into such a passive situation now. In the final analysis, my Tuoba clan is still weak.

ah!"

Including Tuoba Wen, the generals at the top of the city understood immediately. Although they felt a little uncomfortable, they also understood that what Wei was telling the truth. Gradually, they all turned their attention to the south, and everyone felt depressed in their hearts.

Qi, only by establishing a firm foothold in Bingzhou can the Tuoba clan have the possibility to develop and grow. Suddenly, a cold, tragic, and vigorous aura was mixed in the howling north wind, rising from the top of the city.

Time passed quickly. Early the next morning, the fifth day of December, Yunfeng led everyone to the bank of the Yellow River. Unlike the previous two days when a large number of ice floes were wrapped in the surging yellow water, the northerly wind overnight caused the river bed to collapse.

Both sides of the strait are covered with icebergs of different sizes, which are jagged and towering in all sorts of strange ways.

The highest point is piled up to a height of two to three feet, and the river surface is covered with a thick layer of corrugated horizontal ice. Some places are transparent, and some places are milky white. Under the transparency, you can vaguely see the water flow.

There are various signs that the Yellow River is not far away from being completely frozen.

Correspondingly, the vigilance of the Jie army on the other side of the river is far higher than before. Due to the departure of 50,000 cavalry, the original camps have been replaced by trenches on the several miles of open space between Puban Pass and Puban City.

They are two feet wide and one foot deep, wrapping Puban City tightly.

Looking at the marvelous workmanship created by nature in front of him, Yu Wenjun, wrapped in thick furs, couldn't help but praise: "General, I can't believe that the water was still flowing yesterday. In just one night, it was all frozen. That's right.

, can this river still be crossed?"

Yunfeng put his hand in the air. It was estimated that the temperature at this time should be between minus 15 and minus 20 degrees. It can be seen that the north wind blowing from yesterday is a heavy cold wave, but although the river has frozen, after all

He was not sure whether he could cross the river. After all, in addition to people, horses, and ballistas, large vehicles carrying grain, grass, weapons and equipment had to cross the river. Each vehicle had a load of tens of thousands of kilograms!

So, Yunfeng signaled: "Come on, Miss Yu, come and give it a try." As he said that, he pointed at a large stone weighing about a hundred kilograms not far away, and said: "You lift it up and throw it into the river.

Use as much force as you can, and throw it as far as you want!"

"Yeah!" Yu Wenjun hurriedly ran forward, grabbed the horns of the boulder with both hands, and lifted it with all his strength. Suddenly, the boulder was steadily lifted above his head. He looked around proudly and threw it with all his strength!

"Hey!" was heard, and a loud bang came from the ice about ten feet away, and ice shards flew in all directions!

Immediately afterwards, there was a crisp sound of "clack". With the boulder as the center, radial cracks appeared on the ice surface, expanding to the surroundings very quickly. Not long after, a burst of water splashed out, and the rocks fell into the ice.
Chapter completed!