After more than an hour, the group of people had all turned into snowmen, covered in white snow, blending in with the surrounding environment and sky, making it almost indistinguishable unless they got closer.
Suddenly, a figure moved.
The figure turned its head and put its ears against the cold ground.
Because the body temperature has been warming and melting the snow on the ground, the ground is now muddy.
The mud stuck to his face, making it even more freezing cold.
But he didn't care at all. He tilted his head and put his ears to the ground. After listening carefully for a while, he said to the snowman next to him: "General, there is something moving."
Su Pingbei perked up.
I received news from the Guza tribe that the largest batch of military supplies for the Liao army will pass through here today. This batch of supplies contains the most urgently needed food, grass and equipment for the Liao army. Once it can be successfully intercepted, the Liao army's logistics will immediately
into an extremely dangerous situation.
So Su Pingbei took the risk.
He personally led people to stay here for more than an hour. Just when his patience was about to run out, the good news finally came.
"Approximately how many people are there?" Su Pingbei asked quietly.
The conditions outside the Great Wall were difficult, and it was snowing heavily in winter. Everyone, including Su Pingbei, looked embarrassed.
His body was covered with dust, and his lips and face were already red from the cold. This was considered mild. In more severe cases, his fingers and toes had suffered frostbite. If this kind of frostbite was not treated in time, it would lead to amputation.
But while marching outside, they couldn't even guarantee their survival, let alone any medical conditions.
In the short time after leaving the customs, dozens of the thousand soldiers had already suffered from frostbite.
Su Pingbei's condition was good, but his lips were chapped. He took the opportunity to talk and licked his dry lips. There were traces of blood oozing out of the cracked lip lines, making his mouth taste salty.
No matter how thirsty they are, they cannot eat snow directly.
Because the melting of snow will further lower body temperature, many soldiers have already fallen ill because of it. Now they are performing reconnaissance missions and it is impossible to light a fire, so Su Pingbei is relying entirely on willpower to support him.
The man lay on the ground and listened carefully for a while, and then said: "The exact number of people cannot be determined, but it is definitely more than three thousand soldiers and horses, and the sound of horse hooves and the turning of axles is extremely dull, obviously the load is extremely heavy."
Su Pingbei's eyes lit up and he said, "Here comes someone."
In the team, two soldiers immediately raised their heads and looked at Su Pingbei.
"Go back immediately and report the news so that the brothers can prepare for battle."
The two soldiers took the order, quietly climbed down the hill in reverse, and then ran wildly in the direction of the military camp.
Although the white snow covering the ground caused great difficulties for the march, it also greatly helped Su Pingbei and the others hide their figures.
Several groups of Liao army scouts ran past not far from them, but did not find them.
Until Su Pingbei saw with his own eyes that at the end of the horizon, a heavy supply troop appeared as far as the eye could see.
This army was guarded by cavalry on both sides, and protected by the cavalry was a long convoy in the middle.
The horses struggled to pull the vehicles, and each vehicle was piled with piles of supplies and grain.
At a rough glance, the number of people was about 4,000, and the number of baggage they escorted was at least 2,000.
Even though Su Pingbei had been mentally prepared for such a spectacular sight, he still couldn't bear the excitement at this moment.
