Compared with the tragic battlefield in the south, the battlefield in the east and west were a little more dull, and the two sides were evenly matched. Geng Yan and He Yunke finally controlled the situation on the battlefield after huge casualties. They began to withdraw slowly to the north, although there was only a few left in the army.

People were surging on the Tao River, and the people were passing through the ice in an orderly manner. On the other side, above the Tao River and at the gate of the north city, Liang Dynasty soldiers were maintaining order.

"General, you go there too!" Chen Yongnian suggested: "Just leave it to me!"

King Yu nodded and said to everyone, "I'll leave this to you. I'll go to meet with Ou Luyang. Your responsibility is to protect the people across the river. Geng Yan will bear the task of breaking the back."

"I will obey the order!"

In order to relieve the pressure on the ice, King Yu gave up his war horse and walked across the ice, but the ice he walked through had quietly spread like blood vessels. In fact, it was not just this section. The large area of ​​ice that the people stepped on were already covered with cracks, and the Tao River was still flowing under the not-thick ice surface.

"This speed is still too slow. Duan Lang, Xinggang, Xuan Shaoning, you three will expand some space so that more people can pass through at the same time." Chen Yongnian ordered.

The three of them agreed with Chen Yongnian's military order, but Xuan Shaoning felt it was a bit risky, so he advised: "General Chen, and letting more people on the ice surface can indeed speed up the crossing of the river, but at the same time it will also put more pressure on the ice surface. In the end, they will be worried that the ice surface will not be enough to support everyone to cross the river."

"You are right, but the enemy behind us is mainly cavalry. Once they come quickly, the remaining people who have not had time to cross the river are like live targets for the enemy. In this way, you three must not only maintain order, but also pay attention to the ice surface and report immediately if the situation occurs!"

"I will obey the order!"

Chen Yongnian turned to Ling Feiyan and Siheng and ordered: "You are here with me to escort the people across the river, and wait for the withdrawal of troops from three sides!"

Chen Yongnian and the others did not wait too long. The first team that appeared at the North Gate was He Yunke's left-ranking guard. When they appeared, basically every soldier was covered in blood. He Yunke had lost his war horse, and the same was true for the soldiers behind him. When they appeared, Chen Yongnian was filled with mixed feelings.

What was happy was that one of his guards had finally returned successfully, but what was sad was that even the last guards had already lost eight out of ten, and there were only a few hundred people in total.

"General!"

"Don't salute, you cross the river immediately!"

"General, although the enemies in the west are basically destroyed by us, the coalition forces of Xia Tang and Xiliang have rushed towards this side, so let the general stay and cut off the rear!"

"The task of the rear-end is not for you. If you have other tasks, it does not mean safety when you pass the Tao River. You still need to continue to protect the safety of the entire army and cross the river immediately!"

"I will obey the order!"

When the left-handed guard stepped onto the ice, Xuan Shaoning felt vaguely uneasy. Now, the wide river surface was densely arranged and the people and the army were all arranged. Xuan Shaoning looked at Duan Lang and asked with his eyes. Duan Lang naturally understood. He lay on the ice surface regardless of the cold and listened to any sound coming from the ice surface.

The surroundings were so noisy, and all kinds of noises were mixed together, disturbing Duan Lang's judgment. He could only close his eyes and try his best to restrain his emotions and calm himself down. This process was not easy to do. Even Duan Lang, a master of geomantics, still lacks his current Taoism.

Xuan Shaoning looked at Duan Lang lying on the ice, and even if he was anxious, he could not urge him, so he could only wait quietly. At present, the left guard had arrived, and there were still Geng Yan's Golden Armor Guard and Peng Anze's Tunlian Guard. Xuan Shaoning looked up but never saw them.

Crack! Duan Lang heard it. It was the sound of cracking on the ice surface. His heart began to slowly lift up. He continued to listen. Soon, the crackling sound was endless. Duan Lang suddenly opened his eyes. It was no longer good. The ice surface was almost unable to bear it. We must remind everyone immediately!

Duan Lang suddenly stood up and was about to open his mouth to shout at Xuan Shaoning, but he felt a vibration on the ice surface, crackling, which was the vibration and sound caused by the horses running across the ice surface. Now, Duan Lang didn't need to say anything, most people felt the vibration on the ice surface. With the vibration, cracks on the ice surface began to appear on the surface from below.

When cracks broke in front of everyone, the people who had stopped by the shock were shocked and panicked immediately. Everyone began to panic and stopped moving in accordance with order. They spread their hooves and ran away. As a result, the ice cracks became more and more powerful.

Oops! Xuan Shaoning shouted to the crowd: "Don't run, so the ice will crack faster! Don't panic!"

The result is conceivable. His shouting has no effect and no one from the people listened to him. At this moment, Geng Yan's army arrived, and their arrival brought bad news - the enemy army attacked.

Ling Feiyan held Zheque tightly and planned to fight, but Siheng held her hand and said, "Feiyan, I am afraid the ice surface will last for a long time, so you can cross the river quickly."

"Let's go together!"

"Listen to me, you go there first, and I'll arrive later!"

"Stop making a fright! As long as you don't move, I won't leave!"

Without waiting for Si Heng to persuade him, Ling Feiyan pushed him away and threw him out of the Zheque, wrapped around the neck of a Tang Bing, threw him to the ground.

The enemy followed too tightly, Geng Yan immediately stopped and ordered the Golden Armored Guard to line up to meet the enemy. Ling Tieying was also among them. He waved his machete and fought hard, but in the end he was unable to stand his arm and the blood could not stop flowing. He could only retreat step by step.

"Dad!" Ling Feiyan arrived in time and rescued Ling Tieying. "Dad, you can cross the river quickly!"

"What are you saying? Is Dad such a person who is greedy for life and fears death!"

"Of course not. Dad is a great hero in the Xuanjia Army, but my daughter is the only one like you. You can go quickly, my daughter will fight for you."

"Nonsense! I should be the old bone of my life. You are still young and you have more life to experience."

"I said, don't give in, when is it now!" Si Heng held one person with one hand, and limped to the ice without saying anything. Ling Feiyan broke free from Si Heng's hand.

"What are you doing!"

Siheng didn't plan to argue any more at this time. He stepped forward and forced a kiss on Ling Feiyan, no matter how she struggled. Ling Feiyan struggled for a while and slowly gave up. She let Siheng kiss her forever. The two hugged each other for a long time, as if they were not in the battle at all.

"Feiyan, okay to be obedient? Take your father across the river quickly. There are many ways to be loyal. We should not choose to sacrifice this way unless we have to."

"And you......."

Si Heng covered Ling Feiyan's mouth with his hands, "There is really not much time left. Believe me, I will definitely cross the river alive, and I have to marry you!"

Before Ling Feiyan could tell the truth, the ice surface that had struggled for a long time on the verge of collapse finally could not bear it and completely split. The first crack was on the road that the people were running. The sudden opening of a big mouth caught everyone off guard. Before the people who fell into Taoshui could not stop calling for help, more and more people who could not stop following in the footsteps followed.

The ice surface splits very quickly. Not long after, the cracks have extended in all directions. The cracks arrive at the place where the cracks arrive. If someone stands at the top of Anzhou City, he will definitely see a large hole breaking out of the Tao River, spreading from the big hole. The ice surface breaks one after another, and the holes are becoming more and more and slowly connecting, and the ice surface is about to collapse completely.

"It's too late, let's go!" Si Heng roared at Ling Feiyan with red eyes, but Ling Feiyan was not angry, but also red eyes. She was no longer a soldier, but a wife who didn't want to separate from her husband. She wanted to hold Si Heng's hand and cross the river together.

"Go!"

Accompanied by Si Heng's roar, Ling Feiyan and Ling Tieying finally turned around and started running, but without taking two steps, Si Heng yelled behind her: "Feiyan, I love you! I love you, I will definitely come back alive, I want to carry a sedan chair to marry you!"
Chapter completed!