Yellow River Ferry, Li Gudu.
The 100,000 strong army came from the south like a mighty flood!
"Your Majesty, this subject Zong Ze requests to lead his troops to build a pontoon bridge and cross the river first to open up a path for the army!”
Zong Ze, whose hair and beard were half white, immediately requested.
It was early spring in February, and it was still chilly. The Yellow River was about to thaw, and there were cracks and floating ice everywhere. It was a relatively dangerous thing to cross the river at this time.
If they were careless, the floating ice upstream would knock over the pontoon bridge and drag them into the water.
This was a difficult task, but Zong Ze and his soldiers were eagerly asking for orders.
This was because the soldiers under Zong Ze mostly came from Cizhou and Huazhou, which were north of the Yellow River. They were very familiar with the climate and terrain on both sides of the Yellow River and were the most suitable troops to cross the river.
Moreover, the homes of these soldiers had been conquered by the Jin army!
They were fighting against the Jin army. After being defeated, they scattered to Xiangzhou and were reorganized by Zong Ze.
Therefore, they were also the ones who wanted to cross the river as soon as possible and fight back!
"Correct!"
Zhao Kai glanced at Zong Ze and agreed to Zong Ze's request.
In the original history, Zong Ze had submitted dozens of letters to Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, requesting to send troops to the Northern Expedition. However, he was suppressed by Zhao Gou until he died. Before he died, he shouted three times," cross the river ", becoming a regret for the ages!
Today, Zhao Kai would fulfill this loyal and brave minister's wish and let him lead his subordinates across the river first!
"Clang!"
Just as Zong Ze and his subordinates were preparing to build the pontoon bridge, Zhao Kai rode on a Dark Stallion and drew the Emperor's Sword, Scarlet Heaven, from his waist. A red glow flowed in his hand, attracting the attention of all the soldiers.
"In the name of the Emperor of Great Song, I, Zhao Kai, command all the flames in the world to listen to my orders!
My soldiers want to cross the river, and nothing can stop them!”
Zhao Kai shouted and pointed the Redcloud Sword at the river in front of him.
With a boom, a hazy red glow seemed to descend from the sky, curling around the floating ice on the river.
The next moment, a shocking scene appeared.
At the same time, the floating ice that was like a small mountain was melting rapidly. The area of the floating ice on the river was rapidly decreasing, and a large area of river water began to appear.
"This is…"
When Zong Ze, Zhong Shidao, and the other 100,000 soldiers saw this miraculous scene, their eyes widened in shock!
If they hadn't seen such a miraculous scene with their own eyes, they would never have thought of it!
The dangerous huge ice floes melted rapidly in this cold weather as if they had met the scorching sun!
No!
Even if it was under the scorching sun, it shouldn't have melted so quickly!
"Long live Your Majesty!"
Soon, they turned their attention back to Zhao Kai, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty. It was because of Zhao Kai's words that the floating ice melted!
At this moment, the hearts of the 100,000 soldiers were boiling like the rapidly melting ice!
With a single order from their Emperor, they could melt the ice mountains and make the mountains and rivers give way!
Especially the 90,000 soldiers, excluding the 10,000 soldiers of Bianliang, who had heard about Zhao Kai's mystical abilities, were now being shown in front of them!
This was a well-deserved miracle, proving that their Emperor was the chosen one!
" Long live Your Majesty! Great Song will definitely win!"
Tears welled up in Zong Ze's eyes once again. As a scholar, he didn't believe in supernatural powers, but at this moment, he believed from the bottom of his heart that Zhao Kai was the true Son of Heaven of Great Song!
Zhong Shidao, Zhang Shuye, and the others cheered in unison, their voices shaking the banks of the Yellow River!
To the 100,000 soldiers of the Great Song, Zhao Kai's move was not only a miracle, but it was also a good medicine to boost their morale!
Their blood was boiling, and their fighting spirit was boiling. This was because they firmly believed that Zhao Kai, who followed the will of heaven, would win no matter what kind of enemy he faced. He was fearless!
In fact, the melting of the ice floes was both a miracle and not a miracle.
Zhao Kai had the fate of fire. In order to prevent the floating ice from breaking the pontoon bridge and hurting the soldiers, he had used the luck gathering technique of the Innate Yi Technique to gather all the 500 miles of fate he could sense and use on the river in front of him.
The fire luck within a radius of five hundred miles was added to the surface of the river that was only one or two miles wide. One could imagine the blazing aura!
Not only did the dense Fire Fate melt the floating ice, but because it was so dense, the originally invisible Fate turned into a hazy red glow!
Zhao Kai's move could be said to have two benefits.
Not only did they avoid casualties, but they also greatly boosted the morale of the 100,000 soldiers!
Morale was the same as luck. Although it was illusory, it had a huge effect and could even determine the outcome!
The brave would win when they met on a narrow road. An army with high morale believed that they would definitely win, so they naturally had nothing to fear!
Without the obstruction of the floating ice, the pontoon bridge was soon built.
Looking at Zong Ze's pleading gaze, Zhao Kai nodded slightly."Cross the river!"
Zong Ze nodded heavily and immediately carried out his duties as the vanguard of the river crossing. Holding the Great Song flag, he rode his horse onto the pontoon bridge.
At this moment, Zong Ze's three excited shouts rang out from the pontoon bridge,""Cross the river!"
"Cross the river!"
"Cross the river!"
Zong Ze did not know that his tragic fate had changed because of Zhao Kai.
Because he followed the wise ruler Zhao Kai, crossing the river had become Zong Ze's lifelong glory and was no longer a regret in history!
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