Therefore, the military discipline of the rebel army also declined again and again as morale decreased. No one followed the system that was originally small and no one even had the spirit of patrol! Because everyone felt that the Ming army would not appear in such days when the wind and snow were flying.

However, Niu Bajin, a veteran, urged more than a dozen of his subordinates to patrol the patrol, which made everyone very unhappy. However, everyone could not resist Niu Bajin, so they could only follow him and go out to patrol the patrol.

Everyone got up and ate some dry food and went out. As soon as they went out, everyone was hit by snowflakes floating from the sky! After trembling, they wrapped their clothes tightly. Even a strong young man like Niu Mangu was no exception.

Niu Mangu wrapped his clothes tightly and whispered: "Damn it! Why is the weather so cold this dog days? It hasn't been so cold in previous years!"

Everyone went out to go straight to the stable. Although the stable made of straw was dilapidated, it did help the war horses block a lot of cold wind. As the backbone of the old camp, taking good care of the war horses is the most important thing. Without a horse, you can't fight, and you can't escape if you lose. Therefore, the people in the old camp are very concerned about war horses.

Everyone packed up and got off the camp and started patroling. The normal patrol distance was five miles away and a fan-shaped range.

A team of people set out on a fixed route. Although the snow is not small, there are still traces of horses walking on the road ahead. It seems that they were left by the people on the previous team of patrols.

After walking for a while, it was only three miles away, the traces of a patrol team turned. But Niu Bajin was still walking forward. Niu Mangu said to his father: "Dad, that's about it! This ghost weather. The Yellow River is frozen, so where will the officers and soldiers come out to fight?"

Niu Bajin said with a stern face: "Since you have come out, then let's finish the rest of the road."

Everyone didn't say anything after hearing this, followed Niu Bajin to finish the remaining road and walked back after a long circle. It was not until the camp was in sight that everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Niu Bajin said, "Okay, I'll go back soon and go to the forest ahead to get some firewood."

There was no objection to this matter. After all, the firewood was used by themselves. So everyone walked into the woods in front and picked up guys to chop the branches and trunks.

Not long after

Yes, the war horse was piled up a lot of dry firewood. Everyone packed up the dry firewood and walked towards the camp impatiently, preparing to go back and enjoy the warm bonfire. But along the way, Niu Bajin seemed to be thinking about something.

When he walked to the camp, Niu Bajin tied his war horse and said, "You go back first. Mangu, Shunzi, you two follow me."

The name was not named and returned to the camp happily. Niu Mangu said dissatisfiedly: "Dad, what else do you want to do? Isn't it good to go back and roast the fire in the cold weather?"

Niu Bajin walked forward and said, "I want to go to the river to have a look."

Niu Mangu said dissatisfiedly: "What's good about the riverside? It's not like that!"

They said that, but they still followed Niu Bajin toward the Yellow River. Soon a few people ran to the Yellow River.

The land on Huanghe shore is quite flat, so the wind is very strong, and it makes people's faces feel like they are stabbed by needles! The snowflakes raised from horse hooves hit their faces even more cold.

When they ran to the river, Niu Mangu said, "What's the best place by the river?"

But Niu Bajin looked different! His face was flushed and his breathing was rapid, which shocked Niu Mangu! Niu Mangu hurriedly said, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"

Niu Bajin suddenly said loudly as if he had returned to his soul: "Look forward!"

Niu Mangu and Shunzi looked forward in a daze. Niu Mangu said, "Nothing! Isn't this all snow? What's so good about it?"

Shunzi beside him also nodded repeatedly. But Niu Bajin stopped working, and whipped Niu Mangu's back with a whip and said, "Move your heart and think about it carefully! How can there be snow on the river surface?"

Niu Mangu was still staring at the large snowfield in a daze. After a long time, he suddenly screamed and said, "The Yellow River is frozen! We can run out!"

Niu Mangu finally realized that the Yellow River was indeed frozen! If the river surface was not frozen or frozen, the snowflakes falling from that day would have been melted by the river water. How could it float on the river surface? The snowflakes were not wood!

Niu Mangu wanted to run forward when he rode his horse, but Niu Bajin grabbed it and said, "What's the hurry? I don't know if there is any freezing? You are like this

Wouldn’t you die if you rush down?”

After hearing this, Niu Mangu immediately jumped off his horse, followed the sloped runway and riverside, knelt on the ground and pushed the snow away with his hands. Sure enough, he saw the ice under the snow! At this time, Niu Bajin and his men also rushed to the shore. Niu Bajin jumped off his horse, picked a bundle of ropes from the horse and threw it to Niu Mangu and said, "Tie it in your waist and go forward to explore the way."

Niu Mangu tied the rope excitedly, lighted the ice in front of him with the tip of the knife, and walked forward step by step. Niu Bajin also tied the rope to his waist and stood on the shore, staring at Niu Mangu nervously. Shunzi led the horse and looked at the two people eagerly.

In this way, a very strange scene appeared on the river surface. A young man kept poking the ice surface with the tip of his knife and walked forward step by step. There was a person walking as steadily as a mountain dozens of steps behind him.

There was a thick rope between the two of them, stopping and stopping. They all the way to the center of the river. Niu Mangu looked up at the opposite side, and after confirming that he had arrived at the center of the river, he tentatively stomped his feet. After seeing that the ice surface had no reaction, he stomped his feet hard. As a result, he felt that his heel was so shocked!

Niu Mangu waited for a while and found that there was no change, so he jumped up hard and landed heavily on the river surface! The result was still nothing!

Niu Mangu immediately lay in the snow enthusiastically, pushing away all the snow around him, revealing the solid ice surface. Niu Mangu lay on the ice surface and looked at it again and again, and vented his breath on the ice surface, melting the snow particles on the ice surface.

After a moment he looked up and shouted, "Dad, there is at least one foot of ice! We are saved!"

Niu Bajin's face was full of smiles when he heard this. He pulled the rope and shouted loudly: "Go upstream and walk!"

The two of them walked upstream in parallel again. The two walked hundreds of steps, knocking and beating all the way. After careful inspection by the two, the river surface of this section was indeed frozen! This result made the two of them blush with excitement, and they no longer felt cold on their bodies!

Niu Bajin shook the rope and shouted: "Go back to the shore! Don't loosen the rope!"
Chapter completed!