Final Chapter. Beacon Roll Sky 272
In fact, with the "pearl and jade first" of Fuyu City, Guo Xing did not dare to rashly reveal his identity; But when he saw Hu Legan with pale lips and curled flesh on his shoulders, he could only be ruthless and gritted his teeth to gamble once. Through an ominous question, first hold the initiative in his own hands, this is already the only preparation that Guo Xing can do today.
"Exactly! Who are you from? ”
"We are all subordinates of King Chaolu Khan, and we have been ordered to cross the river to report on our work."
The fishing boat was silent for a moment, and then quickly turned the boat sideways and landed firmly on the shore. A young man who looked like a boatman turned over and disembarked from the ship, nailing the ship's fiber in a hurry; Two armor soldiers wearing Youbei military uniforms also jumped out of the boat and walked straight to Guo Xing, who was the only one who maintained a fighting posture:
"You say you are a subordinate of the Great Khan, but I don't know what proof you have?"
Guo Xing pursed his lips when he heard this, bent down to find the belt that fell at his feet, and revealed the silver waist support in the middle with a tiger head ornament.
"Do you recognize this?"
The armorer carefully identified it, and then took the torch in his hand, and illuminated the cavalrymen lying on the ground; I saw that everyone was a Mobei man's rattail braided hairstyle, and there was no trace of a new shave, so I breathed a sigh of relief:
"Whew, it's a lot of hearts among my subordinates...... I immediately ordered the other side to send more boats to cross the river to all the officials! ”
After waiting for about half an hour, forty more boats came across the river. The two armor soldiers who had been looking at the river looked at each other, turned around at the same time, and walked straight towards Guo Xing.
"General, the ships are ready, we can cross the river."
"Don't be in a hurry, tell all the boatmen to open the hatch and walk off the ship with torches in hand."
"This ......"
"What? Before boarding, Admiral Ben should have had a priori the cabin, is there anything wrong with that? ”
"No, no ......"
Guo Xing glanced at the two of them, and in each other's eyes, he caught a trace of anger and added a little peace of mind. Because if it is suspicious of friendly forces for no reason, normal people should react like this.
After the inspection, Guo Xing drove all the ship's workers off the ship; At the bow of every ship on the shore stood only one boatman with a torch. After the inspection was completed, Guo Xing ordered 20 small boats to ferry horses and 20 small boats to ferry people, which can be said to be extremely cautious.
Hu Legen, who was wounded by arrows and urgently needed to be disposed of, went first, and Guo Xing led the wounded and sick to take charge of the rear of the palace; After nearly an hour of ushering in and sending off, there is finally only one ferry left. Fortunately, with the blessing of the Immortal Heaven, there were no mistakes during the crossing of the river.
Guo Xing and more than a dozen wounded soldiers, plus the two Youbei armor soldiers, squeezed into a small boat in the middle. As long as their group of people can cross the river safely, they can enter Li Zilin's camp along the river, eat a full meal, and sleep comfortably in the dark!
After getting Guo Xing's order, the boat boss struggled to hold the long pole, and the boat left the shore leisurely along the water. The boat is not lightweight, so the draft is very deep; In addition, the mixed river is gentle tonight, so there are no waves; The hull of the boat sways slightly with the rhythm of the current, which is very conducive to sleep. Before they had gone far, the ship was already snoring; Only Guo Xingqiang endured exhaustion and drowsiness, staring at the two Youbei armor warriors with good eyes......
"The general has been keeping an eye on us, but what is wrong with us?"
When he asked him this, Guo Xing, who was already a little numb, also came back to his senses, rubbed his stiff eyes vigorously, raised his hand and grabbed his numb and tight scalp, and said with a little ease:
"I'm just thinking about things and coming up with a god, the two of you are done properly, I will definitely say something good to Brother Zilin. Ay? Listening to the accents of the two, they should be both natives of Dongyou Road, right? ”
"Yes, the ancestors of our two families are both from Ludong. It started from my grandfather's generation and moved to settle in Youbei. ”
"Since your ancestors are all from Ludong, it should also be extremely important to pay tribute; So why did the two follow a shameless man who killed his father and betrayed his country for glory? ”
Hearing Guo Xing's words, the two armorers were stunned; Guo Xing saw that the two of them looked different, and he was also vigilant in his heart, but he still maintained this smile on his face, and patted each other's shoulders quite enthusiastically and said:
"Don't be nervous, just have a casual chat. I'm also from Beiyan, haven't I followed the Great Khan of Chaolu to conquer the world? ”
After listening to Guo Xing's explanation, the expressions of the two also eased slightly, and showed some embarrassed looks:
"Our brothers and I went to war in order to eat food and get paid; Whoever gives us bread, we will give his life to whomever he wants. As for other things, we don't understand, and we don't ask around. ”
"Well...... The absence of curiosity is indeed the secret of longevity...... If you understand this, why do you want to kill me? ”
In the first half of the sentence, Guo Xing's tone was very calm; In the second half of the sentence, he suddenly raised his voice, just like the thunder in early spring, floating along the water lines on the river, and also woke up many sleeping Mobei soldiers!
The conscience of heaven and earth, Guo Xing's questioning is purely a subconscious lie! Because the large army has now crossed the river safely, it is unlikely that even if the other side cheats, it is unlikely to pay attention to the last group of wounded and sick.
And Guo Xing's own water nature is good, although he has no food in his abdomen and his body is weak; But at least the posture of "drifting with the water" can still be done.
But even Guo Xing himself didn't expect that it was this deception of "there are dates but no dates to hit a rod", and it really defrauded a dull thunder! After his sudden rebuke, the two-faced armor's expression also changed suddenly! Before Guo Xing could open his mouth to question, the two of them suddenly sank in their hearts at the same time: the change in their expressions was too obvious, which was equivalent to missing the details, and it would be useless to break back hard!
After all, not everyone has the talent for acting and the courage to be in danger.
The two of them looked at each other, and they coping with Guo Xing, while taking advantage of the cover of the night, they began to untie the straps of the leather armor; When Guo Xing felt the frequency of the hull shaking differently and reached out to copy his cold manggun, the two of them had already sat on the boat, and at the same time leaned back and planted their heads into the heart of the inky river!
I heard the sound of falling water in front of me, and the boatman, who was rocking the oars at the stern, jumped into the river without even looking back; At the same time, the rest of the ships on the river also faintly heard the sound of entering the water......
The sound of falling water came and went, and "dumplings" actually fell on the surface of the river at the same time......
Rao is Guo Xing was already mentally prepared, but seeing the other party abandon the ship so decisively and enter the water, it was also greatly unexpected to him. After only being stunned for a moment, he quickly picked up the cold manggun and stood on the stern of the boat, and kept stabbing into the water, and beckoned to those ignorant Shenshi Army soldiers in his mouth:
"I've been tricked, brother with a guy in his hand, hurry up and stab under the water!"
Pity this group of injured Mobei men, who have been hungry, tired, injured and sick, tormented by weak hands and feet, dizziness; In addition, most people are still on a boat for the first time in their lives, and seasickness and seasickness are not uncommon. But now that Guo Xing has issued a military order, they can only sigh, lean on the boat gang weakly, draw their sabers or spears at their waists, and stab at the river without a ride......
Knock knock knock...... Knock knock knock...... Knock knock knock......
There was a knock on the door, and soon it came from the bottom of the boat; And the "method of water warfare" that Guo Xing came up with in a hurry is of no use at all except for being stupid; Of course, there were a few guys who had taken the shit luck, forked a few fat and strong river fish, and happily introduced their advanced experience to their colleagues and brothers......
Unfortunately, the fishing and hunting tournament was not held as scheduled, and the wounded soldier who was holding a large carp suddenly felt that his feet were becoming wet, so he subconsciously looked down......
"Damn, the boat is leaking!"
Most of the people in Mobei are naturally afraid of water, which is purely from the fear of an unfamiliar environment, and has nothing to do with the dignity of status. And since beating those "Youbei soldiers" who jumped into the Mingtong River, Guo Xing also expected such an incident, but he didn't expect that the speed at which they scuttled the ship would be so amazing!
Since it is a mature waterway, the water level of the mixed river here is not too deep, and the water potential is relatively gentle; Villagers who live near the riverside often swim across the river, and even five or six-year-old dolls are not in danger as long as they are familiar with the nature of the water.
However, Guo Xing's group of Mobei men are all landlubbers, not to mention that at this time, everyone is injured, there is no food in the abdomen, and they don't even have the strength to "flutter" a few times, how can they understand the skill of "swimming" by themselves?
It can be seen that most of the people who drowned were landlubbers who could not water.
In fact, Guo Xing and others have such a catastrophe, and it is not wronged. Because Li Zilin couldn't figure out where Guo Xing would flee, and he couldn't guess when and where he would cross the Mingtong River; Therefore, he installed Jianghu people disguised as Youbei soldiers in every water village along the river in advance.
When it comes to shipbuilding, these people may not be able to do anything; But when it comes to scuttling boats, they're all experts!
Some of them are fishermen, and some are simply green forest water ghosts; There are also some carpenters who know how to water and coolies of the Cao Gang; Most of them live on water all year round, and even if there are not many opportunities, they will be able to scuttle a medium-sized cargo ship on the spot!
And with such a gentle water potential as the Tongjiang River, it is not even the slightest challenge for these dragons in the water!
Looking at the turbulent river that had already poured into the boat, Guo Xing couldn't care about others anymore, and immediately turned over and jumped into the river, and quickly floated away in the direction of the current. It's not that Guo Xing is cold-blooded and ruthless, but in the face of such a situation, he can only protect himself and have no time to take care of anything else.
Because for those who don't know how to water, if they suddenly fall into the water, they will grab whatever is around them, and they don't have the strength of three or five people, and they don't want to break their hands apart! Every year, there are countless good people who enter the water to save people, and this is how the people who fell into the water are entangled in their limbs and bodies, and finally buried in the belly of the fish together.
To cross others, you must first cross yourself.