The temperature in the central part of the Feng Kingdom suddenly turned cold and heavy snow fell. This sudden change in weather caused a reversal in the situation of both sides. Originally, Yancheng, the capital of Feng, was in danger and had no troops to stop the powerful enemy. However, the Zhen Army was sure of victory, and it was only time to capture Yancheng.
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But now, the Zhenjun, who could not bear the severe cold, could only throw away the fruits of victory and reluctantly chose to retreat.
At the same time, Wancheng also saw signs of the retreat of the Zhen Army. Feng Country is a place of severe cold. The Feng people have long been accustomed to the cold weather and are very well prepared. When the temperature drops sharply, the Feng Army soldiers immediately
They received the matching cotton clothes, trousers and cotton boots, but even so, the soldiers guarding the city were still shivering from the cold and kept walking back and forth on the top of the city.
The Feng Army's sentry was the first to spot the Zhen Army's movement. Without any delay, he hurriedly ran down the tower and reported the news to the city. Soon, the news reached Wu Mei, and suddenly he heard the news that the enemy troops were retreating. Wu Mei turned over and walked directly from
He sat up on the bed, with no trace of sleep on his face, and asked the female guard who came in: "Are you serious about this?"
The female guard responded: "Replying to Madam, it was the soldiers who were keeping watch on the top of the city who showed up."
That should be correct. No one would dare to report this kind of thing falsely. Wu Mei was puzzled. How could Zhenjun retreat? She asked while putting on her clothes: "What happened to Zhenjun?"
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The female guard shook her head and said: "It's not clear yet, but it suddenly snowed heavily in the middle of the night. Did the Zhen army retreat because of this?" She made a random guess, but she was really fooled.
"Oh?" Wu Mei put on her clothes as quickly as possible, opened the door, and walked out with quick strides. She went out quickly and came back even faster. She was blown back by the cold wind outside. At this time, she
Wearing only single clothes, I didn't expect the wind outside to be so strong and the biting cold. After returning to the room, Wu Mei said repeatedly: "Quick! Go and find a cotton coat for me!"
"Yes! Madam!" the female guard agreed and walked away quickly.
Wu Mei calmed down and thought about it carefully, and she understood the reason why Zhenjun retreated.
Zhenren must have been unable to adapt to the sudden change in the weather, and had not made enough preparations to prevent the cold. The whole army could not bear the cold, so they had no choice but to retreat. Thinking of this, Wu Mei understood why Zong Yuan vowed to say so last night.
The Zhen army must retreat. It turns out that he had already judged that it would be cold and snowy tonight, and also judged that the Zhen army was not well protected from the cold.
Oops! Wu Mei stamped her feet. If she had known this, she should have listened to Zong Yuan and prepared the cavalry to go out of the city to chase Zhenjun! Just as she was walking back and forth in a hurry, the female guard came back and brought her
Wu Mei quickly changed into a set of clean cotton clothes, then wrapped herself in a large cloak and quickly walked out of the residence under the protection of a group of guards.
As soon as Wu Mei came out, she saw Zong Yuan and Lei Zhen coming towards her. Seeing them, Wu Mei immediately blurted out and asked: "I heard that the Zhen Army has retreated. Is it true or false?"
Zong Yuan and Lei Zhen both looked happy and responded with both heads: "Hui Madam, it's absolutely true, the Zhen Army has indeed withdrawn its troops!"
After receiving confirmation from both of them, Wu Mei's heart finally fell back into her stomach. She chuckled, looked up and sighed: "This is God's blessing for me!" After sighing for a moment, she
Then he said urgently to Lei Zhen: "General Lei, you must use the two thousand cavalry in the city to hunt down the Zhen army. You must not let the Zhen army retreat too slowly."
"General, I obey!" Lei Zhen accepted the order with his hands in hand, turned around and left.
He gathered two thousand knights in the city, rushed out of Wancheng, and chased Zhenjun directly. The cold wind in the city was no longer too small, but as soon as he left the city, the cold wind outside became stronger, blowing in the dark sky and darkening the ground, making ghosts cry and howl.
, even the cold-tolerant wind people can't stand it when they put on cotton clothes and trousers. Even if they can stand it, the horse they ride on can't stand it either.
Less than two miles out of the city, Lei Zhen and his cavalry were forcefully blown back to Wancheng by the wind and snow outside. When they returned to the city, not to mention the soldiers below were so cold that they burst into tears, even Lei Zhen felt as if his ears were
It was almost freezing, it was numb and stinging, and my head and beard were covered with a layer of white frost.
It was impossible to leave the city in this kind of weather! He sighed secretly in his heart, wiped the snot from his nose, and went to find Wu Mei to explain the situation. After hearing this, Wu Mei was not angry, but actually happy, and his soldiers left the city.
If you can't hold on, then you can imagine Zhenjun's situation.
Her guess was correct, Zhenjun was in extremely miserable condition now.
People were walking hard in the cold storm and snow. From time to time in the queue, someone fell straight down. No one paid attention. People were already in trouble. How could they have the mood and strength to care about others?
In the ice and snow, you can still see the road at first, but when it gets a little dark, you can no longer see the road, and you can't see any reference objects. Everything you look at is a vast expanse of white, as if
Everything in the world is covered with snow.
At this time, Zhenjun's march became even more difficult. When he took one step forward, he could hardly see his calves. The snow had already reached his knees. He had to exert all his strength every step he took. In addition, the biting cold wind blew people away.
Unable to open their eyes, tens of thousands of Zhenjun gradually became completely lost in this snowy world. They could not tell the difference between east, west and north, so they just walked forward blindly.
After an unknown amount of time, the soldiers walking in front exclaimed: "There are woods! There are woods ahead!" Now they no longer expect to encounter towns or villages, as long as there are mountains and trees to protect them from the wind and snow.
Seeing the woods, the Zhenjun soldiers seemed to have seen an oasis in the desert. People used all their strength to rush towards the woods despite the wind and snow.
This forest is quite large. Zhenjun entered the forest and went deep into the forest. Once here, the cold wind finally weakened a lot. People pushed away the snow on the ground, cut branches from the trees, and lit fires.
The officers and soldiers of the Zhen Army gathered around the fire, sat on the ground, and then let out a long sigh. They began to retreat in the middle of the night. Until now, everyone in the Zhen Army was tired, hungry, and cold, and everyone was exhausted.
Li Cheng leaned against an old tree, half squatting and half sitting, looking at the exhausted soldiers around him, sighing bitterly in his heart, and then said to the generals around him: "Go and make statistics, our army now has
How many troops?"
Along the way Zhenjun was walking, some people fell to the ground. Li Cheng saw it, but he couldn't do anything.
Soon, the numbers of each regiment were reported one after another. When the generals counted them, people were a little unbelievable. When they attacked Wancheng, the Zhen army numbered more than 80,000 people. When they retreated, there were more than 50,000 people. But now,
There were only 30,000 people left, which meant that nearly 20,000 people fell during the retreat.
Oops! Seeing such data, Li Cheng looked up and lamented, God was unfair to Zhenguo, and it was even more unfair to him, Li Cheng! Since entering the wind battle, he has never made a mistake, winning consecutive battles and conquering cities and villages.
He was invincible, but the result was like this. How could Li Cheng accept it?
Seeing the sad look on Li Cheng's face, Xun Xiao and other generals comforted each other: "General, there is no need to be sad. Even if there are only more than 30,000 brothers left, after the wind and snow stop, our army can still capture Wancheng and advance into Yancheng!" They said
These words are not just comfort. In fact, the Zhen army does have such strength. Even if there are only 30,000 people, it is not something that the current Feng troops in Yan and Wan cities can withstand.
Li Cheng looked at the sky and murmured: "Who knows when this snowstorm will end?!" As he spoke, his stomach made a growling sound.
People were stunned for a moment, then they all touched their food bags, took out steamed buns and dried meat, and handed them to Li Cheng.
Li Cheng took it and lost his appetite before he even put it in his mouth. The steamed buns and dried meat passed by everyone had already frozen and were as hard as rocks. If he hit his head, he would probably be smashed out.
A big green bag.
He shook his head and smiled bitterly, drew out his sword, stabbed the steamed buns hard, and then put them on the fire to roast. Seeing this, all the generals followed suit, taking out their swords, roasting the steamed buns and dried meat.
They had something to eat, but most of the soldiers did not. The people were so hungry that they were blind and unable to go out of the woods to find food. They could only lie down by the fire and huddle up to rest.
The sky was getting dark, but the blizzard showed no sign of stopping. Li Cheng ordered the whole army to rest where they were and spend the night in the forest tonight.
At night, the bonfires flickered in the forest, rows and rows, which was really beautiful. However, the Zhenjun soldiers did not have the leisure to enjoy the bonfires and the snow scenery. They lay beside the fire, not even bothering to move.
No one talked, no one spoke, no one even made a sound. In the huge forest, with more than 30,000 Zhen soldiers, it was eerily silent, with only the crackling sound of dry firewood burning.
There was no talking all night. When the next morning, the wind and snow were no longer as strong as yesterday, Li Cheng cheered up and asked the generals on his left and right to take some of his strong brothers to search for food outside the forest.
As the order was passed on, the regimental commanders shouted loudly, asking the soldiers below to get up quickly. But then people suddenly realized that many Zhen soldiers would never get up again after lying down. In one night, thousands of soldiers
Ji's Zhen soldiers were frozen to death in the forest.
Suffering from hunger and cold, people in Zhenjun were suffering from frostbite almost all the time.
Finally, five hundred soldiers with good physical strength were selected from the Zhen army. They were led by an assistant general and went outside the forest to find something to eat.
Not long after they left, the storm turned from weak to strong again. The five hundred people led by General Isa never came back after they left...
This sudden storm lasted for four days and four nights.
The Zhen army, with Li Cheng as the leader, drove straight into Yancheng and attacked Yancheng. However, they suddenly disappeared. No one alive or dead was found, and no trace could be found.
Fengguo could not find them, and they did not return to Zhenguo. The inexplicable disappearance of all Li Chengyi became an unsolved case.
It was not until a long time later that hunters from the Feng Kingdom inadvertently entered the forest and found a large number of remains of the Zhen Army. Later, after careful inspection, it was confirmed that the remains of the Zhen Army were none other than Li Chengyi, and the remains of the Zhen Army