"Stop crossing the river!"
Military Affairs Commissioner Qin Wu was in charge of the rear infantry. Seeing the blizzard raging across the river and receiving reports that the ice covering the river ahead had almost entirely collapsed, he chose to assume the political risk and issued the order.
It was not that the army could not find an alternative route, but the current conditions were too unfavorable. The entire landscape was besieged by wind and snow, the stability of the ice on the river was unknown, and night was falling rapidly. To force a continued advance now would not only cause further casualties but would also leave them scrambling to set up camp in the dark upon reaching the opposite bank.
Chapter 211