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"Historically, a rainy day would be the perfect time for a sneak attack. Allegedly, this Huangfu Song has always liked a sneak attack, but I wonder why Imperial army didn't make use of this opportunity."

"I think the imperial army is still human. Although they are well-equipped, if snow suddenly fell on them, they would definitely not be prepared. They might have frostbite too. If we can hold on for a few days, and when the snow stops, we can attack them again.

"Makes sense, makes sense. Even the imperial army isn't made of iron. They probably haven't even seen such a cold day. If we don't freeze them all to death, even if they were lucky, they wouldn't be able to sneak an attack on us. Now I understand, no wonder they did not make a move, the frostbite must be very serious, if not, that old fellow Huangfu Song would not let go of such a good opportunity. "

Zhang Liang said with a smile on his face. This was the first time since Zhang Jiao died. It seemed like the heavens had blessed them with this snow. If they could freeze to death all of a sudden, it would be too good for them.

"Human Generals, I still have some deer meat here. Since we have nothing better to do tonight, why don't I get the chefs to prepare some for a drink?"

Jiang Zhen saw that Zhang Liang had a smile, and quickly tried to please him. Ever since Zhang Jiao died, there had been almost no wine left in the yellow cloth army camp, even if there was, they would only be able to drink secretly. Zhang Liang bitterly endured for so many days before he finally relaxed and agreed.

"Alright, let's relax and have a drink today."

After dinner, the military camps of the imperial government that were stationed everywhere started to get busy. Under the shouts of the officers, groups of imperial officers and soldiers s started to leave their tents and gather at the camps. According to Huangfu Song's arrangements, the main target of this attack was the xanthopanax that was stationed outside the city, while the cavalry of Youzhou was in charge of attacking and rescuing the south side of the city.

Due to the continuous heavy snowfall, a few soldiers of the imperial government suffered frostbite. However, the number of frostbite was not many, so it would not affect their combat ability. Tonight's operation was not attended by any of the frostbitten soldiers. They stayed behind to guard the barracks.

Yang Lin rode on his horse in the snow, looking expressionlessly at the vast snowy plains, but his heart was surprisingly calm. He was already used to the upcoming great battle, so he could not stir up the waves in his heart. The cavalry of Youzhou followed closely behind him, as they slowly walked towards the Guangzong City.

Beside him was the imperial government's imperial edict, Song Dian. Due to the heavy snow blocking his way, he had been staying in the cavalry of Youzhou's camp the entire time. Today, when he heard that the cavalry of Youzhou was going to take action, he wanted to personally go and take a look. He wanted to experience the abilities of the government officials.

"Lord General, a snowy night sneak attack, if word of this got out, it would definitely be good material for a storyteller."

Song Dian laughed and said. Being able to personally participate in the cavalry battles made Song Dian exceptionally excited. Of course, he also had his own reasons. At the very least, if he returned to the side of the Hanling Emperor s, Liu Hong would have the ability to brag about himself, and the other Eunuch s would pale in comparison.

"Hehe, in order to make the story of the storyteller more interesting, does Director Song want to go up personally?"

"Hehe, I don't have the same martial arts as the Lord General."

The north wind whistled as it swept the snow into the sky. Although the snow was bright, one could not see anyone from more than ten steps away. Although the general's eyes were good, they were all white snow. The houses in the village were covered in white, the trees had turned into bulky silver strips, and the walls of the houses were more like huge snakes with white backs, stretching out into the distant, misty wilderness. Looking far into the Guangzong City was a vast expanse of white snow that could not be seen clearly; near by, the uneven ground was completely filled with snow and became a vast expanse of white flat land.

Standing on the snowy plains, it was almost impossible to tell where the road was, where it was a ditch, where it was a village, and where it was a field. At this moment, the ground was covered with two feet of snow. It was like a large blanket covering a wasteland, tightly wrapping around a village and a field.

If not for the marks the exorcism s made beforehand, no one would have been able to find their way forward. Under the lead of the exorcism s, the cavalry of Youzhou pounced towards the Guangzong City s. The soldiers were not frightened by the snow. On the contrary, they were happily walking on the snowy ground, occasionally joking with each other. The soldiers at the front quickly stepped into a passage, making it easier for the troop at the back.

The weather was too cold and the wind and snow were too strong. Many of the trees could no longer bear the weight of the cold and were no longer able to withstand it. They fell down, falling onto the road in front of the cavalry of Youzhou. It took the soldiers a long time to get rid of them.

When Yang Lin and the others reached the outskirts of the Guangzong City, Huangfu Song and his imperial army were already there. In order to avoid exposing their target, the imperial officers and soldiers s were all crawling on the ground in the snow, so big eunuch Song Dian walked in front of them and did not notice anything.

"Lord General, didn't General Huangfu Song want to attack? Why have they only come to our cavalry of Youzhou? The xanthopanax outside the city has a total of 120,000 people, can tens of thousands of people do it too? "

Song Dian was getting anxious, his face full of questions. To be exact, he was a little scared, because that was over a hundred thousand xanthopanax. If he was surrounded by them, he didn't know if he could escape. Yang Lin smiled and did not explain it to him.

"Hehe, hehe, when the attack starts, they will be in the attacking position." At this time, in the Guangzong County City, inside and outside of the city, almost no one moved. Even a few sentries who were wandering around were frozen and hid. The north wind was too strong, causing people to be unable to stand up in the cold. The sentries could not stand the cold and quickly found a place to warm up.

The walls of the Guangzong County City were covered with ice hooks and the entire wall seemed to be covered in a layer of crystals. It was smooth and bright.

In the big camp outside the city, all the tents were covered with snow. If it was a short tent, you couldn't tell if it was a snowdrift or a tent. Other than the sound of the wind, there was nothing else in the camp. Even the soldiers on the watchtower outside the main camp were snuggled together, warming each other. It was unknown whether they were asleep or frozen.

The imperial officers and soldiers s were all squatting on the snow as required. Not long later, their bodies were covered by a layer of white blankets. When they suddenly looked at them, they did not expect that there would be a group of people squatting on the ground.

Yang Lin's cavalry of Youzhou was standing not far from the imperial army. After looking for a long time, Song Dian finally understood. So it turned out that everyone was squatting on the ground, and he couldn't help but smile. But after a while, he couldn't laugh anymore. He kept rubbing his hands and stomping his feet, but his hands and feet still quickly became ice-cold.

"Master Yang Lin, why aren't you attacking? "Just wait a little longer, I might freeze to death."

"It's not time yet. The imperial army needs to attack when the xanthopanax is at its weakest. This way, they can attack the main camp and reduce the number of casualties. It's so cold, it's hard to treat a soldier's injury. "

Huangfu Song would never change his plan for the sake of a eunuch, so he didn't know where he was squatting at this moment either. Song Dian really couldn't hold it anymore and had no choice but to kneel down. The few Young Eunuch s he brought with him encircled him, so that he could get a bit warmer.

Yang Lin stood unmoving in the snow, letting the snow and wind blow against him. His right hand was leading the horse, his left hand held onto the spear, his two eyes staring straight ahead, like a sculpture standing amidst the wind and snow.

Inadvertently, Song Dian glanced at Yang Lin, his heart suddenly shook, as if he saw a war god. His tall and big body was covered with snow, but he stood steadily on the vast snow plains.

"He really is an indomitable hero. To Darky Court, it is unknown whether this kind of hero is fortunate or unfortunate. "

Song Dian could not help but sigh in his heart, Zhang Liang had high hopes for Yang Lin, and did not know if Yang Lin could be relied on or not. However, there were very few generals who were close to Yang Lin, and they had no choice but to place their hopes on him.

"Lord, it's time. The imperial army has begun their attack."

Zhang Banxian's feet continuously stepped on the ground, which probably wasn't light either.

"Prepare to attack."

Yang Lin said coldly. Immediately, a few herald s jumped out from the snow behind him, mounted their horses and rushed into the distance. This time, the main force in charge of the attack was the imperial government's army, only when the imperial government's army broke through yellow cloth army camp would Yang Lin's cavalry rush into the main camp.

A moment later, the soldiers of cavalry of Youzhou stood up from the snow. They didn't have enough time to wipe the snow off their bodies, and immediately mounted their war horses and gathered together with the officers.

Yang Lin also jumped on his horse and smiled at Song Dian.

"Does Director Song want to follow us to the front lines to take a look?"

"Of course, of course."

Song Dian immediately said. He originally wanted to watch the show, with so many men and Yang Lin, it should be very safe. Why not go and watch the show?

"Then let's go. If we delay it any longer, we might not be able to make it in time." "These guys are all waiting anxiously for the war to end. Who knows, they might just end the battle so quickly that the general director won't be able to see the fun anymore."

Yang Lin smiled and said to Song Dian, and when Song Dian mounted his horse, they rushed forward together.

At this time, the imperial army was nearing the yellow cloth army camp. As the xanthopanax had dug a trench around the camp, the imperial court's officers and soldiers s had brought many wooden ladders with them. However, with the heavy snow covering the trench, the soldiers could only use their guns to probe the trench before lowering the wooden ladder.

Crossing the trench was the fence formed by yellow cloth army camp's wooden piles. The sharp wooden piles were slanted towards the trench, if they were to rush in normally, there would definitely be a lot of deaths and injuries. However, these wooden stakes were no longer effective. The soldiers chopped them down with their axes, and the tens of thousands of imperial officers and soldiers s rushed into the xanthopanax's camp.

"Dang, dang, dang, dang …"

"Dang, dang, dang, dang …"

"Dang, dang, dang, dang …"

Suddenly, urgent warning gong sounded from all over yellow cloth army camp, one after another, sounding more and more urgent. It turned out that the sound of the Imperial officials chopping down the wooden stakes had woken up the xanthopanax's sentries. They started knocking on the wooden posts, disregarding everything else.