Chapter 153: Breaking into the Wujiang River

A bamboo raft is simply a few ropes that tie the bamboo poles together.

With the buoyancy of the hollow bamboo, it is possible to transport something. But it's hard to say how safe it is.

And then because of the rain. The water flow of the Wujiang River is becoming more and more rapid and more turbulent. In the midst of such a torrent, there is no way for people to control themselves. It can only roar down with the flowing water.

Coupled with the complex topography of the Kutaki and Eighteen Beaches, the further east you go, the more complicated the river situation becomes. Pushed by the rushing current. It is possible to hit a rock, or sink for one reason or another.

Just thinking about it makes people's hearts tighten.

Zhang Xuan's gaze swept over the frightened generals, and said with a sneer: "Why don't you dare? Then I'm rafting in the first column. ”

"How can a general's golden body be in danger." Qin Meng suddenly said: "It is my responsibility to explore the road for the army, and it is my responsibility to fall into the current situation, the general, please give me a chance, let me be the vanguard of the army, and atone for my sins." ”

Qin Meng even suspected that he had delivered the canopy.

Originally, because of the loss of Changsha City, it was downgraded several levels. Official positions are easy when you descend downwards, but not easy when you ascend to the top.

Under Zhang Xuan's care, Qin Meng has made a lot of contributions, and he is diligent and diligent, and he is about to rise.

But in the face of such a thing.

Qin Meng may be responsible for today's incident, but the most is Zhang Xuan's decision-making mistakes. But Qin Meng felt that it was not necessary to say this. connived at Zhang Xuanken to take responsibility, and Qin Meng was also jointly and severally responsible.

Moreover, Qin Meng thinks that Zhang Xuan is his descendant, and his backer is Zhang Xuan, and when he enjoys the special treatment given to him by Zhang Xuan, it is also his lingering responsibility to carry the black pot for Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan looked at Qin Meng and said, "Okay." ”

He couldn't help but secretly think in his heart: "No wonder some people like to cultivate descendants, at critical times, it is still descendants who can come in handy." ”

Just do what you say.

In the heavy rain, Zhang Xuan once again presided over the light load.

Distribute the food to every soldier, and throw away everything except weapons and food, banners, gongs and drums, and bedding. and even military salaries.

Zhang Xuan would bring tens of thousands of taels of silver to reward the soldiers, and bury them in a cave on the spot.

When almost all the baggage is emptied, all the rafts are emptied.

Even then, these rafts are far from enough. It's just a little over a thousand.

On the one hand, Zhang Xuan sent soldiers to Pingshi overnight, so that the bamboo raft in the direction of Pingshi could be lowered downstream. They're ready to intercept below.

On the other hand, as the first brave. Qin Meng was ready.

They took a lot of ropes, vines, and will each

A soldier was tied to a bamboo raft.

Then one person holds the penny. Stand at the front. Control the direction of the raft.

The thing that is worthy of Zhang Xuan's happiness is that it was Jinhua Army who was trapped. And not the Deng and the Ministry, or the Luo Dai Ministry. The biggest difference between the Jinhua army and them is that Luo Dai's department and Deng He's department are all northerners. But Jinhuajun is from Zhejiang.

Although it is a bit arbitrary to judge people's water attributes purely from the north and south. But that doesn't negate the impact of the environment on people.

Most of the Jinhua army from the south are water-based, and there are even a lot of people who can support the penny, after all, the south ships and the north horses, and operating a boat in the south is also a basic skill.

If Deng and the Ministry were replaced, these people who were in charge of the boat would not be able to find out.

After everything was ready, it was already dawn.

But under the suppression of layers of dark clouds, the sky was very dark, although it was not like night. But it also adds a dark color to the whole operation.

Zhang Xuan looked at Qin Meng, Qin Meng was kneeling on the bamboo raft at this moment, ropes stretched out from below, wrapping Qin Meng's legs around the bamboo raft, and only his upper body could move freely.

There were about ten people on a bamboo raft, and one was standing in front of the raft with a penny in his hand. Watching the water rise little by little, this propped man has no bottom in his heart.

In this case, who will have the bottom.

At this moment, the supplies in Zhang Xuan's hands were gone, and even the wine for the military doctor was gone. He picked up a bowl of water and said: "During the march, there is nothing else but a bowl of Wujiang water, which is strong." ”

Qin Meng picked up the water, drank it all, only felt that his whole body was about to burn, and said, "Lord Xie." ”

What can arouse pride more than wine is the blood of men who has never been cut off from ancient times to the present.

It's a game of the brave, and war has always been a game of the brave. 、

The penny lit up the stones on the shore and gently pushed the bamboo raft into the water of the Wujiang River. Pushed by the turbulent Wujiang water, the entire bamboo raft seemed to fly.

The sky was raining like a pillar, and a big river was like an evil dragon, among the mountains, draining for thousands of miles. Crashing into countless rocks, it was born to change course.

The place where it passed was like a broken jade in Kunshan. Countless jade shavings collapsed.

And in the midst of this turbulent flowing water, a bamboo raft flew in.

On each bamboo raft, there should be ten people up and down, all wearing hats and robes. Cover yourself tightly, so that people can't see the face clearly.

But this kind of shelter is this can't block the rain.

The rain that fell from the sky had already wet everyone's clothes, whether it was the river water gushing out of the cracks in the bamboo poles below, or the rain, there was no room for a dry place on their bodies.

The bamboo raft is like a fallen leaf, flowing down the water. There is no point at all

Autonomy. The person standing on the bamboo raft and supporting the fence is often an ornament.

Because they simply can't adapt to such a turbulent current.

A bamboo raft slammed into a large rock along the current. The hard stone suddenly shattered all the bamboo poles, and even the reinforcement of countless ropes could not avoid this.

Since the soldiers were tied to the bamboo raft, after falling into the water, they could not stretch their legs many times, even if they hurriedly cut with a knife in their hands. A lot of times it's too late.

Because between breaths, this stream of water can send people more than ten meters away. Before it could be unraveled, it was already caught in the rapids or crashed into the rocks. was even stabbed to death by a broken bamboo pole.

The blood was just a red line on the surface of the water, and then it was washed away by the river.

It's as if it didn't happen either. Those don't exist the same.

This is still a minor issue.

The bamboo raft where Qin Meng was located could be regarded as escaping the crisis one by one. In just a quarter of an hour, it drifted for more than a dozen miles. Came to the turning point of the Wujiang River.

Shaozhou is in the southeast direction of Pingshi, and the Wujiang River has been flowing eastward, or even northeast. And when it comes to this position, it begins to turn south.

If only it were just a big bend. Just take a risk.

It was the start of a series of corners. And from here, the drop in the river is not small. Later generations built a hydropower station on a section of the river, which can be seen in general.

The drop widens, but it doesn't look like a waterfall. But let the raft go south again. The increase in curves greatly increases the probability of the bamboo raft hitting the mountain and hitting the rocks.

Qin Meng tensed his nerves.

But no matter how brave he is, at this time, he is powerless. I can't take my own life.

Qin Meng has followed Zhang Xuan since Nanjing, and has experienced large and small wars, and he is not without courage. But at this time, his face was pale and bloodless. It's just that under the cover of the hat, people can't see it, and even if they do, it will only be because of the chill of the rain.

Qin Meng secretly prayed in his heart at this time: "Lord Dragon, you have a kind heart, as long as you can let the army pass through here smoothly, I will reshape the golden body for you." No, I ask the general to ask for a knighthood for you. Please ask the Son of Heaven to list you as a national ritual. Four hours and eight festivals are endlessly sacrificed. Just ask you to help us. ”

Qin Meng actually didn't know that praying to God and worshiping Buddha at this time was simply useless. But he can't do anything now, so he can only drift along the bamboo raft.

Watching the bamboo rafts burst apart, the soldiers fell into the water. It is impossible to save it. There was no one to save them.

In the face of the power of heaven and earth, how described and powerless the power of man is.

In such a situation, even those who claim to be warriors have the courage to break through, and this is all they can do.