Chapter 227: Fujibashi

The Chu River, originating in the Tianshan Mountains, flows westward from the high mountains, flows into the Pinghu Atami on the plateau, then pours down from the vicinity of Tolu Pass, flows through the town of Broken Leaves, and continues further west, winding on the edge of a large desert, and finally disappearing into the desert.

The north bank of the eastern section of the Chu River lies a low mountain range that stretches from east to west, with many ravines that the cavalry cannot cross. The farther west you go from Shattered Leaf Town, the flatter the terrain becomes. The location of Li Huaitang's first crossing of the river was two hundred miles west of Broken Leaf Town.

This time, Li Huaitang's breakthrough site was chosen on the north bank of the eastern section of the Chu River.

"What? Are you sure? "The new scout general handed an important enemy to Sulu Khan.

The scout didn't dare to slack off, and was sure again.

Hearing the news of the scouts, the old fox Que Yi Nanru sneered: "The mountains on the north bank of the eastern section of the Chu River are continuous, although the mountains are not high, but the terrain is completely cut off, and the deep valleys and ravines in the east-west direction cannot even be passed by the infantry. They're looking for their own death. ”

As Que Nanru knew, almost everyone believed that no army could cross the river from the northern bank of the eastern section of the Chu River. Based on this understanding, the Turgish used this stretch of low mountain range as a natural fence to contain the enemy, and did not place troops in this direction. Taking advantage of the night, Li Huaitang's troops suddenly accelerated eastward, bypassed the pursuers behind them before the Turgish people could react, turned back to the south, and galloped towards the north bank of the Chu River, which was half-mountainous and half-hilly.

"Surround them and smash them!" Sulu Khan gritted his teeth. If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to drive the water north, wave his army into the Ili River valley under the banner of pursuit, and take the opportunity to annex the Moheda cadres, Sulu Khan would have been unable to pounce on them and bite and crush the enemies he had never met. Since the enemy was not as he wished, the annoyed and angry Sulu Khan naturally stopped being polite.

Sulu Khan's wishes depended on the speed of his reflexes, as well as the speed of his horses. If you strike backward and not fast enough, then you can only talk about it regrettably.

Li Huaitang's command had four or five horses, and when the mount showed a slight sign of fatigue, he jumped on another horse, which was an incomparable advantage for Sulu Khan's tens of thousands of troops.

After a day and a night's gallop, the legendary hills and mountains are in front of you. This continuous hundreds of miles of low mountainous areas, is the Kunge Mountain Range extends to the plain area of the side branch, not to talk about the imposing, not to talk about the steep and majestic, but very distinctive, three main ravines from east to west on the north bank of the eastern section of the Chu River, during the period, distributed scattered hills and mountains and many small ravines.

The Iron Bull led his beloved mount, carefully avoiding the sharp rocks. This war horse is quite spiritual, and the previous owner Ergui abandoned it, but it was able to survive the fireworks in the Valley of Hope. Because of his merit in leading the way, Li Huaitang gave him the opportunity to make a request, and as a result, Tie Niu designated the horse. No one noticed the shrewdness of Tie Niu's straightforward appearance, and his idea was that only by running fast could he grab more battle merits.

Several times, Li Huaitang looked at the iron bull leading the way, and stopped talking. The road here was not an ordinary difficulty for the cavalry, and before the first major ravine, thousands of horses had already been abandoned. At this rate, even if he finally crossed this mountainous area, Li Huaitang had no doubt that his light cavalry would turn into pure infantry.

In the afternoon, the snail line stopped again! Tens of thousands of people and horses spread all over the mountains, all stopped, anxiously tiptoeing their heads. No need to ask, there must be some ravine ahead.

The steep slope of the lower ditch was reluctant, and the horses neighed and refused to go down. Li Huaitang patted the head of his sweaty horse, muttered a few words to the ear of the war horse, a miracle happened, his sweaty horse obediently followed his footsteps, and went down to the bottom of the ditch without danger. The head horse went down the ditch smoothly, and the rest of the war horses also plucked up their courage, and soon, there was an unprecedented bustle at the bottom of the ditch.

"This is the grass and vine used to build bridges?" Li Huaitang weighed the bridging material that Tie Niu said in his mouth, a slender and slender plant that was said to be grass and vine.

"Well, don't worry, General, my grandfather taught me. When my grandfather was a child, hunters used this kind of grass and rattan to weave bridges to make it easier for people to enter and exit the mountains. It was only later that the Turgish occupied the town of Broken Leaves, and gradually, the mountainous area became uninhabited. There are often floods in the ravines, which have washed away the vine bridges, and the Turkishes do not care about building the bridges and paving the roads, and after a long time, people forget that this mountain road is passable. Iron Bull explained, harvesting the grass vines with a scimitar. At the bottom of this ditch, there is a thick layer of silt, usually with little sunlight and sufficient moisture, which is suitable for the growth of grass and vines.

Physical work is always the strength of many people. Thousands of soldiers waved their swords, sweeping away the grass and vines at the bottom of the ditch.

After crossing a ravine with difficulty and grinding for a long time, tens of thousands of people and horses finally came to a ravine dozens of feet deep when the sun was setting, and the first challenge was in front of them.

The ravine was deeper, wider, and steeper than anything I had ever seen before.

By the light of the fire, Li Huaitang stretched out his head to look at the bottom of the ditch, but there was nothing but darkness.

He kicked several stones down.

"Boom! Boom! It took a few breaths before the voice came.

"It's so deep! I'm afraid there are hundreds of zhang. Li Huaitang looked at Tie Niu with a suspicious gaze, unbelievable, the hero who defeated this natural danger was completely incompatible with Tie Niu's thin body.

"Iron Bull, can it work?"

"No problem guaranteed!" Iron Bull thrashed his chest loudly, 100% confident, and drove away the distrustful gaze of everyone with a proud look.

"Good! Iron Bull, I don't care what method you use, before midnight, I will see three rattan bridges across this ravine. ”

There is no suspicion in employing people, and there is no need for suspicious people. It is useless to think too much about the layman's things, and if it comes, it will be safe.

In front of the deep ditch, more than 2,000 knights changed their identities from warriors to craftsmen in the workshop.

There are plenty of grass vines, but it takes a lot of time to weave them into ropes. Looking at the unfamiliar craftsmanship of the soldiers, Li Huaitang was very anxious. At this time, they not only have to fight the ravine, but also have to race against time.

The Turgish pursuers will not give them much time, once they are overtaken, the total annihilation of the army will be inevitable, even if they rely on the terrain to block the Turgish people on the opposite side of the small ravine before, they must cross this mountain area as soon as possible and cross the Chu River, otherwise, the scouts of the Turgish people will send the news back to Broken Leaf Town, and only a few thousand troops will be needed to block their way forward, and they will also be trapped in the mountains.

"Protect the capital, the rattan bridge is erected, and you lead the team to cross the bridge overnight."

"After the crossbowman is broken with me, turn back and snipe the pursuers!"

Li Huaitang's tone was resolute and decisive.

"General, let me break the queen!" In the face of danger, the protector took the initiative to ask for help.

"What's nonsense, do you have my archery skills?"

It's too bullying, how does this have anything to do with archery? Hudu was speechless, and his mouth was speechless. For him, it was an insurmountable chasm and an irresistible command.