The more you want this cold winter to end soon, the longer you will feel that this winter is very long, even to the point where it is desperate.

The whistling northwest wind raged for several days in Hetao Three Road. Just when everyone thought they could finally take a breath, the temperature did not show any signs of warming up after the biting cold wind disappeared. Even the weather was a little colder than when the cold wind was cold.

There has been no war on the Yanzhou front for nearly a month. Although the Song army still dared not take it lightly, the people and the strong men collected were becoming more and more optimistic. In their eyes, it turned out that the war was like this. The two armies were just shouting and scolding each other across a river, and they were not as scary and cruel as the storytellers said.

Ye Heng sent generals to drive away the women and children in the people's camp, but the effect was not very ideal. After severely scolding the people from different camps several times, many brave people still took advantage of loopholes and secretly left some women and children in the people's camp.

Until the end of October, as the Jin people suddenly launched an attack without warning, although the scale was not large, the battle was also particularly fierce. In less than half a day, casualties on both sides were greater than any previous battle.

It was precisely because of this battle that the tens of thousands of people collected finally realized what the real war was like. That night, the entire camp of people was in a panic, panic, and everyone was in danger.

With Ye Qing's tacit consent, not only the remaining women and children ran away that night, but even some people who were afraid of death were secretly left behind. They had been carefully managed for nearly a month and planned to escape from the front line.

There were not many people who fled, and they didn't even need wages for the last few days of the ice breaking mission. This was naturally a good thing for the entire army, and the people who stayed were no longer as relaxed as usual.

In the days that followed, every time they went to the river to break the ice, they no longer talked and laughed like they were when they were working in spring. Instead, they were like frightened birds. There was a little bit of a big noise on the side of the Golden Man, and the people here would instantly throw down the things in their hands and run away without a trace.

After two nights, Ye Qing finally wrote a notice to safeguard the people. The content was nothing more than hoping that everyone would unite and resist the Jin people crossing the river with the same hatred of the enemy. However, in terms of speech, he chose extremely deceptive and inciting words. His passionate patriotism was vividly revealed on the paper. Under the passion of the messenger, the listeners felt that they had a burden and responsibility to defend their country on their shoulders.

If the sudden attack of the Jin people did not count the casualties of the army, Ye Qing made a lot of money in this battle. Not only did it make the people's camp nervous, it would no longer be as dispersed as it was at the beginning, and it would even affect the morale of the army. It also made the people spare no effort when breaking the ice. It no longer needed the command and supervision of the army as before.

Today, the surface of the Yellow River has never been able to form an ice layer that satisfies the slaves of the gods. In addition, the people's spared no effort and began to actively check for shortcomings and fill in leaks. Instead, the nearly 100-mile surface of the Yellow River was invisible even in the early morning, and all of them were broken into the turbid river water.

"They really know how to choose the time." Wang Chong, who had never spoken, subconsciously shook his head and continued with a hint of sarcasm on his lips: "The Xia Kingdom has just died just now, and they immediately rushed north to seize power. Are you not afraid that such internal strife will continue, and Xia Kingdom will rekindle, and will the Jin people take the opportunity to attack the Yellow River?"

Ye Heng looked at Ye Qing silently, and then Wang Chong. He now understood the pressure of Ye Qing's Northern Expedition. At that time, he was just like Shi Miyuan and Han Tuozhou. Although he did not want to seize power like them, he had been attacking Ye Qing's Northern Expedition in Lin'an and his actions of not responding to the order.

Of course, Ye Heng now naturally admires Ye Qing's strength even more. When he first made an Northern Expedition, he was able to withstand the huge pressure from all sides of Lin'an, unswervingly continue the Northern Expedition, and recover lost territory. Even if he was infamous for a lifetime, he would be willing to do so.

Ye Heng even admires the stool

Ye Qing's determination to Yu Yunwen, Xin Qiji stayed in Lanzhou Prefecture and Jinan Prefecture at this moment seemed so wise and correct.

It is hard to imagine that if Xin Qiji and Yu Yunwen were not guarding Jinan and Lanzhou at this moment, it would be difficult for any official in the north to withstand the pressure from Han Tuozhou and Shi Miyuan.

After all, the two of them represented the court coming to the two places, and it was difficult for other officials to firmly stand firmly inclined to Ye Qing's position. In this way, it is very likely that Shi Miyuan and Han Tuozhou will succeed in seizing power, which makes Ye Qing really make wedding dresses for these two people, and all efforts over the years have been wasted.

"Since Jinan, Lanzhou has gone to Shi Miyuan and Han Tuozhou, it is difficult for anyone to come to Jingzhao Mansion. Lord Ye, Jingzhao Mansion has to make arrangements early." Ye Heng frowned. Now that the vast territory is in the hands of Ye Qing, Shi Miyuan and Han Tuozhou intervened in two places, would they let go of Jingzhao Mansion?

"Yes, there will be someone coming to Jingzhao Mansion." Ye Qing sighed.

Wang Chong said with some confusion: "Sir, if you look at the geographical location, then the court should send others to continue north, and it should go to Kaifeng and Luoyang. After all, this is more beneficial to the court, or Shi Miyuan, Han Tuozhou? Although Jingzhao Mansion is important, it is under your nose, and there is Duke Chong in charge. Don't they know that it is very difficult to seize power?"

"Luoyang Zhouzong, is Kaifeng Zhang Kui trustworthy?" Ye Heng couldn't help but ask after hearing Wang Chong's question.

He was not sure about the officialdom in other roads in the north. All of this was the official who had been sent to office by Ye Qing when he first made an expedition to the north. Ye Heng didn't know anything about his background.

"The officials left behind from Jin Dynasty, but before the Northern Expedition, they had already surrendered to us secretly, which is completely credible." Ye Qing took a deep breath and continued: "The court will not send people to Luoyang and Kaifeng. Although the two places are more meaningful to the court, are they legitimate officials of the Song Dynasty? Even if the court goes to recruit people, there will be no breakthrough."

Seeing Ye Qing's words so sure, Ye Heng nodded silently and said, "Xin Qiji, Yu Yunwen should be able to deal with Shi Miyuan and Han Tuozhou for a while, so the most urgent task is to deal with all of this in front of us. Since the Jin emperor is coming here, it is enough to show that the Jin people are planning to fight to the death with us here. The Jin people's offensive will be more fierce in the future. With our current military strength, it is difficult to deal with it, and we need to make plans early."

Ye Heng's words were on the empty bank of the Yellow River, but they felt depressed. At present, they were still internal and external troubles. If they were not done well, all their efforts would be wasted.

If the Hetao three routes cannot be defended, it is very likely that the Jingzhao Mansion Road will be lost. If the Jingzhao Mansion Road is lost, the territory of the Xia Kingdom that has been struggling to capture may be lost. Even if the remaining Xia Kingdom will not be restored, Han Tuozhou is still eyeing Lanzhou.

The current dilemma has left everyone standing on the bank of the Yellow River at a loss. They have to deal with the golden people and their own people behind them. Even Jingzhao Mansion will fall into a restless situation in the future, and one person must be in charge.

Ye Qing's eyes swept over Ye Heng and others, and he couldn't find a suitable candidate. Although Ye Heng was the most suitable, Bai Chun did not trust Ye Heng very much, and the umbrella had intercepted correspondence between Ye Heng and Zhao Shikui.
Chapter completed!