Chapter 20: Riptide Flying

Wei Qing happened to know because when he was the commander, one of the people in his army was a local, and his home was by the river. This can be regarded as the benefit of being a captain.

"Release the boat!" Wei Qing was sweating profusely, and the others were also wheezing heavily. But now time is pressing, so I can only get on the boat and rest.

There was a ruffled bang and a dozen boats were lowered. "Get on board, get on board!" Bai Buxin, Ma Chao and Li Guang shouted in unison, and the faces of the soldiers pulling the boat turned red. The current is so fast that if you don't get on the boat quickly, I'm afraid you'll be washed away before you get on the boat.

The soldiers jumped onto the boat, and the last of the soldiers almost chased the boat in the water.

"Keep the direction, be careful not to hit the shore~~~", Wei Qing roared loudly, his voice sounding so faint in the rumbling water.

The soldiers on the ship did everything they could to maintain their orientation, but they did not have to accelerate, and the speed of the ship in the water was already as fast as a galloping horse. "To the left!" "Watch out on the right!" "Catch! Don't fall! The boats shouted and shouted, and the soldiers were all terrified, desperately trying to stabilize the ship.

The river sloped rapidly downward, and the rapids carried the boats like broken kites, splashing up from the bow of the boats, and everyone was soaked.

Wei Qing wiped a handful of water from his face and tried to open his eyes wide to look ahead. The torches had already been extinguished by water, and although the sky was already a little shiny, it was still blurry a few feet away.

"Wang Er, there must be no reef in this river, right?" Although Wang Er had promised several times, Wei Qing was still not at ease. If you hit the reef at such a speed, you will die.

"My lord, I'll take my head as a guarantee!" Wang Er sat behind Wei Qing and replied loudly, "This river is not allowed by ordinary people, but I have walked in the river a few times, and there is absolutely no reef!" ”

The sound of water was deafening, although Wang Er's voice was very loud and very close to Wei Qing, Wei Qing still didn't hear it very clearly, but no matter what, he could be more or less relieved now.

They are now going all the way down this turbulent river, bypassing the Jin army besieging the camp, and heading straight for the South River! This plan was indeed unexpected by everyone, but since even the generals of the Han army did not expect it, it was also difficult for the Jin army to think of it, so the possibility of success of this plan is very high.

"Hold it on!" Every inch of Wei Qing's muscles in his body were tense. Like a leaf fluttering in a gale, the ship slid to the left and to the right, with the bow raised high and the stern lifted into the sky. Faintly, Wei Qing heard the sound of vomiting.

Although Wei Qing chose soldiers who were proficient in water, such a boat, no matter how water-based it was, it was difficult to guarantee that he would not get seasick, and he himself was also turned upside down.

Beside it, a ship spun like a spinning top, and there was a panicked shout on board.

The boat was not well controlled, and the stern of the boat scraped the riverbank, and the boat suddenly lost its balance and spun all the way down.

"Hold on, hold on!" Wei Qing shouted hoarsely at the people on the boat, but the rumbling water drowned out all his shouts.

"Throw the rope!" Someone suddenly shouted at the stern, "Someone has floated down!" ”

"Over there, throw it that way!"

"Here's one!"

There was chaos on board, and the soldiers rushed to rescue the people who had fallen into the water. Wei Qing pounced forward, the hull of the boat shook violently, he almost fell into the water, and Wang Er grabbed him behind him. Wei Qing hated to watch the arm, which was only a few inches away from his hand, quickly drifting away, and there was a faint cry for help in the water.

It's just a little bit close to getting him back! Wei Qing bit his lips with hatred, why was it so close!

He didn't know who this man was, the only thing he knew for sure was that this man must be a member of his team, the darkness and the torrent made him unable to see this man's face clearly, this man was washed away like this, maybe no one was alive, no body was dead, and it was certain that in the current state of war, it was impossible to send anyone to look for him.

This is war, where human life is as light as dry grass, and everyone can die suddenly and without warning.

"It's all secure!" Wei Qing put his hands to his mouth, let go of his throat and yelled.

He knew he didn't do it much, but there was really nothing he could do about it. In the face of nature, human power is ridiculously small.

"Rescue one!" The boatman shook, and a watery man fell to the boat with a thud.

"It's General Ma!" A soldier approached, saw the man clearly, and couldn't help but exclaim.

Wei Qing couldn't get by, this little boat man was crowded, he couldn't go over at all, so he could only ask loudly: "Is General Ma still alive?" ”

"The end, the end will be returned。。。。。。 Ahem, ahem, ahem。。。。。。 Although Ma Chao did not answer the word "alive", he has already proved that he is not a ghost yet.

Wei Qing let out a sigh of relief. Half a breath, to be exact.

With a bang, the hull of the boat suddenly tilted violently, Wei Qing couldn't hold it, and fell straight into the water! The people on the boat fell into the water like dumplings, and the boat made a muffled sound and flipped over!

"Grab the ship's side! Grab the ship's side! Wang Er shouted again and again.

Wei Qing struggled to grab the side of the ship, and just as he stabilized it, the hull of the boat shook, and a person slid past him. Wei Qing subconsciously stretched out his hand and grabbed this person's hand. Through the glimmer of dawn, Wei Qing saw clearly that this person was Wang Er!

Wang Er's face couldn't tell whether it was sweat or river water, he tried his best to swim to the side of the boat, but the hull of the boat shook, the current was turbulent, and he couldn't get close to the side of the boat several times in a row.

Wei Qing's face began to distort. He only grabbed the side of the boat with one hand, and the other hand tightly grasped Wang Er, every time Wang Er rushed to the side of the ship, he had to exert a force, and the hand holding the side of the ship was slowly sliding outward, and he really couldn't support it.

Wang Er also saw Wei Qing's predicament. He suddenly shouted at Wei Qing: "My lord, let go!" ”

Wei Qing didn't say anything and didn't let go.

The boat shook again, and someone beside Wei Qing disappeared into the water silently.

"Your Excellency!" Wang Er's voice was full of tears, "Wang Er is content!" To defeat the Jin Army, you can do without Wang Er, but you can't do without adults! ”

Wei Qing didn't say anything and didn't let go.

He didn't have the strength to make a sound, and now he was grabbing the side of the ship with one hand with all his might, if he let out this breath as soon as he spoke, he was afraid that he and Wang Er would disappear at the same time.

The sound of the water rumbled, and the boat drifted faster and faster. The waves hit Wei Qing's face one after another, making him almost unable to open his eyes.

He is still holding on to Wang Er!

He felt a pain in his fingernails gripping the side of the ship, and his fingernails were oozing blood from the side of the ship.

No more! I can't catch it! Wei Qing's heart was extremely painful. Wang Er is right, he can't give up his life for Wang Er, it's not because he spares his life, but because if he dies like this, tens of thousands of Han troops may lose hope of life.

He sighed inwardly, and now, he could only let go。。。。。。

Almost at the same time as he let go of his hand, a strong force suddenly surged, the waves instantly stirred up several feet, and a stream of water swept him away at once, and he immediately found himself in a whirlpool, and his body spun involuntarily.

Wei Qing hit his head in the mud.

He gasped for a few moments before he could slowly get up. When he looked up, the water suddenly became very wide, and the river flowed slowly, and he was now on the bank of the great river. The sun is slowly creeping out of the water.

"Nanhe, it's Nanhe! We're on the South River! A familiar cheer sounded behind Wei Qing.

It's the second king! Wei Qing was overjoyed. "Wang Er, you 。。。。。。" Wei Qing didn't continue. Because Wang Er didn't allow him to continue.

Wang Er looked at Wei Qing, and suddenly kowtowed to Wei Qing in the water: "My lord! Wang Er will never forget the great kindness of adults! ”

Wei Qing's heart was embarrassed. He can deceive Wang Er, but he can't deceive himself. If it weren't for the confluence of the water of the Nanhe River and the water of this small nameless river at the same time as he let go, Wang Er was afraid that he would not have this kind of reaction. But he couldn't say that he didn't save Wang Er, so he could only reach out and pull Wang Er up without saying a word.

On the shore, the small boats of the Han army docked one after another, some of them landed first at the bow, some landed first at the stern, some docked horizontally, and some docked with their backs.

The heads of the Han soldiers were also surging in the water, and people climbed ashore panting.

It took a while for Wei Qing to reassemble the army. Fortunately, less than twenty people were missing, and it was even more fortunate that the commanders of the three centuriens were all safe and sound---- at least not seriously injured.

Wei Qing squinted his eyes and looked forward, and sure enough, the ship masts not far away were densely arranged. This is the main wharf for the Jin army to cross the river, and it is also the gathering place of the Jin army's grain and grass.

His plan has now completed the first step: from a small river down the rapids to cross the Jin army's defense line and go around to the Nanhe. Next is the second step, raid the docks and granaries of the Jin army and burn their supplies and ships!

No matter how strong the Jin army in front of them was, they couldn't even support it for ten days without provisions, and without ships, they had no way to retreat and no possibility of supplies.

This is not only to relieve the siege of the Left Route Army, but to solve the danger of the entire Han Army.

The vanguard of the Jin army had penetrated sixty miles deep into the south bank of the Nanhe River, and they had completely mastered the Nanhe, so they thought it was safe here. And Wei Qing is precisely going to give the Jin army a fatal blow in this safest and most important place, which is called a sword piercing the heart.

"Change clothes! Split up! Wei Qing ordered.

They had to change into the uniforms of the Jin army and divide into three routes, one to burn the ship, the other to burn the grain, and the other to meet outside.

"I'll follow a team to burn grain," Wei Qing ordered, "Bai Dutong, act according to the original plan, you will respond outside the camp!" ”