And now, in the pile of rubble, there is a shaft like a wellhead, which is wrapped with a rope the thickness of a wrist, and the other end of the rope is tied to the waist of a large man. He wore only a drape made of a few gas-filled lamb tripes.

The people of Turii were nurtured by the waters of the Kratty River and lived on the Kratty River, but when they really stood by the roaring river, their ears were like a thunderclap, and their whole souls trembled, and the commanders and their teammates could only see the mouth open, and could not hear a sound at all. Ahead of him was the Corati River, and with the only glimmer of light from the setting sun, he could see the rushing water splashing several meters high, and the maelstrom on the river's surface......

If ordinary people saw and heard this, they would have been terrified, their hands and feet would be weak, and they would not be able to stand up. But before he and his companions became Dionian citizens, they were all sailors and sailors, begging for a living at sea all the year round, and were accustomed to fighting in the wind and waves, so for this mission, he firmly believed that with his own ability and experience, he would be able to successfully complete the mission and fight for a bright future for himself and his family!

When the lamb, frightened by the rushing water, was brought out, it trembled and could not scream at all.

Dracos cut off the head of the lamb with a single sword, placing it upright on the reef, and the blood of the sheep was smeared on the faces of each warrior, and everyone prayed to the river god Acherous.

Then, the big man stood up, saluted Dracos, and then stood by the river, he looked at the opposite bank in front of him on his left, which would be the destination of his mission, subconsciously touched the rope to make sure that it was firmly tied, took a sharp breath, and roared, like a mermaid quickly burrowed into the water, and the waves that suddenly covered his figure......

The dark river rushed forward, and it was difficult to find his trace, only the rapid rotation of the wheel axle......

Dracos' gaze grew nervous as he followed the ropes that continued to stretch into the water......

Previously, after surveying the terrain around the Bruti Mountains, Davers proposed that the best breakthrough in this war was in Bissinia, and when he said his idea, Pherisius and the legion commanders were stunned: it was too risky to swim alone through a hundred meters of stormy waves, and still carry dozens of pounds of weight (the weight of ropes and the momentum of the river), and not be discovered by enemy sentinels!

However, Davers came up with strong evidence: Matthicoris of the Institute of Mathematics ran to the entrance to the water, lowered the trunk several times, and found that the river would eventually push the trunk near the shallows on the opposite bank below. He also calculated the speed and direction of the river, believing that people should be able to reach the other side.

Davers also asked one of the retinue (actually Antrapolis) who had accompanied Antaoris on his mission to Bruti to recount his findings: the Bessinians had fortified camps and watchtowers in front of the riverside path to the south, and there were also checkpoints on the road leading to Cosenza to the north, except that there was no special guard in front of the river beach. Perhaps it was because the city of Bissinia lay ahead, or perhaps the roaring, unnavigable stretch of the river gave the Bissinians confidence.

As a general, you don't want to get into a long and arduous tug-of-war with your enemy, which is likely to happen in the war with Bruti. Eventually, the Legion generals of Dionya agreed to Davers's adventure.

The hundred-meter rope reached its limit in the blink of an eye, the rope was stretched straight, and a huge force pulled the axle, and if it were not for a few soldiers to pull it with all their strength, the whole bearing would be dragged into the river.

Dracos was disappointed, the first soldier to go into the water must have failed, otherwise the rope would not have been so tight, but he still motioned to the soldiers to hold on a little longer, hoping that the soldier would be able to untie the rope on his body, with the buoyancy of a sheep's belly, and there were more than a dozen boats in the middle of the Cratty River waiting for him, and he would probably be rescued.

But the ropes were tightened, and the soldiers continued to wrestle with the river, until they finally ran out of strength.

Dracos made an instant decision, hurriedly drew his saber, and prepared to cut the rope. The soldiers were already exhausted, and the axles flew up with a "whirring", and if it weren't for Dracos's fast flash, he would have been seriously injured if he was hit without dying.

The rope plunged into the river with a wheel shaft, and not even a single splash was raised.

The people on the shore stood still, and sorrow and fear began to grapple with everyone.

Dracos quickly came to his senses, as the commander of the Second Legion, he was the core of the Legion, and he couldn't panic in the first place.

He immediately motioned to the soldiers to hurry up the slope and bring down the new axles and ropes.

Such a sturdy 100-meter rope was processed overnight by all the boating shops in Turii for several days to produce three sets. This means that the Second Army has only a maximum of three chances.

"Who's going to go first?!" Dracos looked at the remaining two selected soldiers and gestured.

The two swimmers flinched in the face of the terrible force of nature, and the tragedy that had preceded them, and after they looked at each other, they bowed their heads under the expectant gaze of Dracos.

A wave of anger burned in Dracos's heart, and he opened his mouth to curse.

"Let me go!" At this moment, a person walked up next to him.

Dracos looked at it, and it turned out that it was the person recommended by the newly formed Dionian Navy, who was said to be the fastest swimmer in the navy, but because he was not strong enough, Davers They thought it was difficult for him to swim through the raging rapids of 100 meters with weight, so he was only listed as a candidate. But at this critical juncture, his courage to rise to the occasion lifted Drax's spirits.

Without saying anything more, Drax personally put on a sheep's belly cloak for him, tied a rope, and then solemnly said, "Hades will shelter you!" The defeat of the last soldier caused Drax to subconsciously abandon the river god Acherous and replace it with his most trusted Hades.

"Don't worry, I, Secrean, am the one who will make a name in Valhalla!" The sailor spoke confidently and strode onto the foremost reef, the setting sun casting the only warm light on his slender and well-proportioned body.

As he plunged into the water, Dracos's heart was once again in his throat: Can you not be nervous! If they fail again, it is estimated that those two cowards will not dare to go on! Unable to swim to the opposite shoal, the troops will not be able to reach the opposite side safely, let alone capture the city of Bissinia, and the predetermined battle plan will not be realized, so the second plan will have to be implemented...... This means that the extra time, energy, and military rations consumed before will make this war against Bruti even more difficult!

"Legion Commander, to ...... It's over! ”

Without the anxious shouts of the soldiers, Dracos had already seen the axle stop turning.

Failed again? Dracos's heart sank, and he didn't want to give up, shouting, "Hold on to the clue!" ”

He shouted as he stepped forward to help. The rough rope rubbed blood marks back and forth in the palm of the palm under the mutual pull of the force...... But Dracos felt that the force was not as great as the last time, and he cheered up again: "Brothers, hold on! Hold on! ……”

He energized the soldiers beside him, and the pull of the pure rope gradually weakened, and finally it relaxed.

It worked?! Dracos looked at the other shore in disbelief, feeling as if his entire strength had been drained, and he sat down on the reef with his ass on his back, and the soldiers beside him cheered softly.

The rope tightened little by little...... Stop it...... Move...... Stop it...... Move......

I don't know how long it took, but just when Dracos felt that time was too long, the rope finally tightened again, and there were three faint vibrations, and after a while, three more vibrations......

Dracos confirmed the code, suppressed his excitement, and shouted to the soldiers: "Quick! Tie it to a tree! Fast! Fast! ”

In the evening, a long rope runs over the Klatty River, connecting the two banks.

A soldier of the Second Legion crossed his feet around the rope, clasped his hands, and walked forward alternately, his whole body hanging upside down in mid-air, the lowest body was only two meters high from the surface of the river, the splash of the river could wet his whole body, and what was even more terrifying was that the roar of the river was like a magic dragon whispering in his ears, coupled with the rope that was shaking all the time......

Although the soldiers have carried out targeted training in the past few days, the reality of the scene requires them to have greater courage. Apparently the soldier had enough courage and rope climbing skills to be the first to cross the "rope bridge". In addition, in order to pass quickly, and to ensure the safety of ropes and crawling, the soldiers who crossed the river did not wear helmets, cuirasses, shins, or brass shields, but tied a stabbing spear and a small wooden shield to their backs, and of course another rope was tied to the body of the first soldier who crossed the river.

When he finally climbed to a large tree on the opposite bank, Sekrian was waiting under the tree, his chest dripping with blood, obviously wounded.

It turned out that the strong river carried him across the river beach, slammed him into the reef, and almost made him faint in pain, but the desire to survive made him endure the sharp pain of being pierced in the chest by the sharp stone edge, and hugged the reef tightly with both arms, and at this moment, Dracos pulled the rope with all his strength, giving him a chance to breathe, he used all his strength, climbed the reef with great difficulty, and moved to the river beach with the last step, step by step......

With the joint efforts of Sekrian and the soldier, a second "rope bridge" connecting the two banks was erected, and the soldiers of the 1st Brigade of the 2nd Regiment began to cross the river in turn.

Even with the two "rope bridges", the soldiers were still slow to cross the river, because only when the first soldier reached the opposite bank, the latter soldier could begin to crawl on the rope, after all, hanging two or more people on one rope at the same time would be a great burden to the rope that had made great efforts to connect the two banks, or the large tree that was the pillar of the "rope bridge", and Dracos did not dare to take this risk.

Note: Secrean had previously appeared at the end of the First Crotone War, when Lucias was the captain of a patrol ship when he traveled to Turriy to negotiate peace.