At the same time, when Zhang Shihua and the others arrived in Nanyang Mansion City, they were making every effort to build a raft to cross the river. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 In the barren mountains and mountains of fifty or sixty miles northeast of them, Zhao Jiu and Zhang Shihui were also leading the most elite eight hundred red turban soldiers in the Nanyang Territory to shuttle between the mountains here.

You must know that Nanyang is a basin terrain, and even the city of Nanyang is actually named because it is located south of Funiu Mountain and north of Hanshui. Therefore, there are still a lot of mountains in the north. But fortunately, there are no lofty mountains and mountains on this side of Nanyang.

Although it is also a basin terrain, his mountains are not as difficult to walk as the Shu Road in Shudi, Sichuan.

But even so, it was still not easy for Zhao Jiu and them to march. No, they had been marching all day in the wilderness, and according to the local guides, they were still more than forty miles away from the place where they crossed the river.

You must know that these more than 40 miles of roads are all mountain roads, and this is not comparable to the 40 miles of roads on the flat ground of the official road. Even if these 800 Red Turban soldiers are the elite of the elite, if they complete the forty-mile mountain road, it will still take three or four hours, and it will take most of the day to approach a day.

So after knowing about this, Zhao Jiu and Zhang Shihui just gritted their teeth and walked seven or eight miles. When the sun had completely set, the 800 soldiers did not continue walking, but chose to rest in the mountains.

In this barren mountain and forest, the red turban soldiers naturally did not dare to make a fire. After all, in this old forest, the trees are next to the trees, and the grass is crowded with grass, and if you start a fire and cause a mountain fire, then it will be a big deal. If one trouble is not good, all 800 people have to be explained.

Therefore, after the order to rest in place was issued, these 800 soldiers were all in groups of three or five to find a place to sit. Then he took out dry food and water from his bosom, and while eating, he chatted and started talking quietly.

The taste of this dry food is naturally not very good, that is, some fried noodles are put in some salt, and some dried meat is mixed in the fried noodles. But even so, all the Red Turban sergeants still ate very sweetly. After all, almost all of the Red Turban sergeants are from poor backgrounds, and in terms of eating and drinking, these people really don't pick.

Besides, even Zhao Jiu, who is a deputy of ten thousand households, and Zhang Shihui, an official of a thousand households, eat the same dry food as them, and these people really have nothing to pick.

Of course, not much to say, just after Zhao Jiu and Zhang Shihui had eaten dry food and filled their stomachs, the two people who were leaning on the same tree couldn't help but talk to each other about tomorrow's march.

"Brother Jiu, the brothers will almost be able to reach the edge of the river at noon tomorrow, but after we get there, how should we cross the river? This place is almost the upper reaches of the water, and the water flow is estimated to be slow, so we have any tools to cross the river, and it is not an easy thing to cross the river. ”

Hearing Zhang Shihui ask like this, Zhao Jiu was already leaning against the big tree with his eyes closed and said, "Shihui, don't worry." The current march route was planned by the General a long time ago. Tomorrow's crossing point for our people will be the slowest and easiest crossing point for dozens of miles of water in the vicinity. ”

And this season also coincides with the dry season of the water, and in this season, many local mountain people have also used small rafts to cross the river smoothly. So tomorrow at noon, when we get to the water side, we will build a raft to cross the river on the spot, and it should not be a problem to rely on the raft to cross the river. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Shihui couldn't help but nodded, but just as Zhang Shihui nodded, Zhang Shihua suddenly thought of the staff officer he had just recruited, that is, Zhao Ziyu, who would become his eldest brother in the future, who said to him before he entered the mountain, "This surprise attack is not afraid of dangerous roads, but I am afraid that the Tartar officers and soldiers will be prepared." If the Tartar officers and soldiers are prepared, not to mention the long journeys of the generals and others, and there are few soldiers. If you encounter a large army of Tartars, it may be difficult to succeed. Therefore, please be cautious. ”

So after thinking of this, Zhang Shihui couldn't help but express his worries to Zhao Jiu. And after Zhao Jiu heard Zhang Shihui's words, to be honest, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. Because Zhang Shihui is a guy, whether it is his appearance or temper, he is very similar to Zhang Fei of the Three Kingdoms.

Zhao Jiu really didn't expect that Zhang Shihui would be able to say such a thing.

However, although he didn't expect Zhang Shihui to say such a thing, after really hearing Zhang Shihui's words, Zhao Jiu still said: "Shihui rest assured, this water is more than 100 miles long, and there are only 6,000 defenders in Nanyang Mansion City, so it is impossible for them to divide troops to inspect the mountains and forests in the north." ”

"Take another 10,000 steps back, even if they can divide their troops to patrol the mountains and forests in the north, how much can they divide under the control of the general on the main road? These 800 brothers under our command are all first-class elite soldiers, and even under a long journey, they can still defeat one against two. So, you don't have to worry. ”

And when Zhang Shihua heard Zhao Jiu's words, he couldn't help but nod in agreement. Because Zhang Shihui is still very confident in the combat power of his side, he thought that "no matter how long he travels on his side, if the Tartar army does not send 3,000 people, he will not be able to do anything about himself." ”

But although he thought so in his heart, Zhang Shihui couldn't help but sigh on his lips: "It's a pity, we are marching in the mountains and forests, and we can't wear plate armor." If you can ask us to bring those hundred pairs of plate armor, then we will not be afraid of anything. ”

And hearing Zhang Shihui say this, Zhao Jiu couldn't help but nod approvingly. Obviously, after the two of them saw the plate armor not long ago, they were both completely impressed by the super defense power of the plate armor. But there was no way, who told them to march in the mountains and forests.

In a place like the mountains and forests where the road is difficult, no matter how elite you are, you can't march in dozens of pounds of iron armor.

So on this march, Zhao Jiu and the others were all light soldiers, and everyone was just wearing a suit of leather armor, holding a war knife and a shield, and that's it.

However, although Zhao Jiu can't wear plate armor this time, Zhao Jiu himself still respects plate armor very much. So after hearing Zhang Shihui's words, he couldn't help but continue: "Don't worry, with Ye Xian's coal, Wuyang's iron, and the hydraulic forging machine made by the general, it will be a year at most, and everyone in our army will definitely be able to wear armor." When the time comes, we can't go there in the world of Kyushu! It is estimated that when the time comes, we will be able to kill all the way to the capital of Yuan and slaughter the Tartar Emperor with our own hands. ”

Hearing Zhao Jiu's words, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but look forward to it. After all, Zhang Shihua and Zhao Jiu are very young now, even Zhao Jiu is only twenty-six years old today, which is the age when the two of them are most looking forward to making contributions. Therefore, as soon as Zhao Jiu's words came out, Zhang Shihui couldn't help but talk about sex, and the two talked for another hour before falling asleep one after another.

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Early the next morning, as soon as it was dawn, Zhao Jiu and the others woke up. After everyone came to their senses, counted the number of people on one side, and hastily finished breakfast, these people couldn't help but continue to rush forward.

Naturally, the further you go, the more lush the forest becomes, and the more difficult the road ahead becomes. So after walking not far, Zhao Jiu and the others could only use the war knife in their hands to open the way for themselves little by little.

And in this way, Zhao Jiu's marching speed was naturally slower. But the more this happens, the less you can rush. After all, in this deep mountain and old forest, who knows what you will encounter, in case there is a trap or something ahead, you will lose manpower in vain if you venture forward.

So yesterday, Zhang Shihui thought that he could walk the road in half a day, but it took nearly an hour to really walk.

But it's okay, at least in time. Now, their dry food is enough for them to eat for a day and a half, and they led their eight hundred soldiers to rush to the river in the deep mountains and old forests at this time.

And rushed to the river in the water, after hurriedly eating lunch and resting for a while. Zhao Jiu immediately ordered the whole army to cut down trees and build rafts for crossing the river.

Because almost half of the army was armed with battle axes, they naturally cut down trees quickly, and it took an hour for the whole army and eight hundred people to work together, and they prepared the raw materials for the raft.

And after the raw materials were ready, that is, the wood was cut, these people also built a raft for crossing the river under Zhao Jiu's order.

In fact, if you think about it, you can understand that Zhao Jiu and the others are all a group of fighting men, and there is not a single craftsman, plus the time is relatively tight, and these man-made rafts are naturally not very good. This raft looks, and it goes without saying that it is a disposable.

However, although their raft was badly built, this section of water did not look like a good-natured lord at all.

Although it is said that the river at this crossing point is already the slowest part of the water flow within a radius of twenty or thirty miles. But don't forget, no matter how slow he is, this river is still an upriver area in the middle of the barren mountains. In this place, even if the river is slow, it can be slowed down there.

Therefore, looking at the water in front of them, the faces of many red turban soldiers were inevitably afraid.

But at this time, in fact, they are already ready to send arrows, after all, at this time, they can't always go backwards. Therefore, in order to boost morale, Zhao Jiu, as the commander-in-chief, took the initiative to stand up, called three or five guards with good water quality, pulled out a raft and prepared to cross the river.

And when the surrounding soldiers saw this scene, they couldn't help but admire. After all, a general like Zhao Jiu who is the first in almost everything, even in Zhang Shihua's army, there are few of them, and it is such a dangerous thing as crossing the river.

Therefore, for Zhao Jiu's such a move, there is no way for the surrounding red scarf soldiers not to admire.

However, Zhao Jiu didn't have time to pay attention to what the soldiers around him were thinking at this time, at this time, he just explained to Zhang Shihui beside him, and said: "If in the future, I, Zhao Jiu, failed to cross the river smoothly, but died in the river." ”

"This is my Zhao Jiu's order, and you will never cross the river again in the future. It's better to go back the way we came, and we must not all fold here. ”

Hearing Zhao Jiu's words that were almost goodbye, Zhang Shihui couldn't help but be moved, and wanted to say that he wanted to cross the river instead of Zhao Jiu, but when the words came to his lips, he could only hug his fist at Zhao Jiu and said, "Please rest assured, general." ”

Rest assured, these two words bite hard. Obviously, Zhang Shihui listened to Zhao Jiu's words this time.

Seeing this, Zhao Jiu couldn't help but nodded, and then he took the five soldiers with excellent water nature and pushed the small raft down the river.

The river was very fast, and the rafts that crossed it were small and small. Therefore, after Zhao Jiu and the six of them got on the small raft, they did not dare to stand on the small raft, but sat on the small raft with their legs open, called a dustpan.

Moreover, Zhao Jiu and the six of them also held a long wooden stick in their hands, which was used as the oars of a small raft.

But, if you think about it, you know that even if each of the six of you took a stick as an oar. But the turbulent river between the mountains is not something you can resist with a few small wooden sticks.

Therefore, after Zhao Jiu and a few of them went into the water on a small raft, the turbulent river from north to south instantly rushed Zhao Jiu and them to the south.

Seeing Zhao Jiu and the others being swept away by the river in an instant on a raft, Zhang Shihui and others on the bank couldn't help but sweat. But fortunately, the river water was not in a hurry, so Zhao Jiu and the others were only washed away, but there was no other danger, and the small raft they were riding on was not overturned by the river because of this.

And not only did it not overturn, but under the control of Zhao Jiu and others, this small raft also drifted towards the opposite bank little by little, although the speed of the float was not fast, but it was indeed a little bit of drifting towards the opposite bank.

Therefore, after almost a quarter of an hour of such a thrilling and dangerous experience, Zhao Jiu and the others took the small raft and finally crossed the river smoothly.

And Zhang Shihui and the others on the shore couldn't help but cheer when they saw Zhao Jiu and the others crossing the river without danger, and their eight hundred red turban soldiers couldn't help but let out a burst of cheers. Then after these people cheered, they didn't need Zhang Shihui to say anything, they followed Zhao Jiu and them, in groups of six, holding sticks, riding rafts, and went down to the river one after another.

So at this moment, on the surface of this section of the river, it can be said that hundreds of rafts are competing for crossing.

And maybe it's really the Emperor and the Queen of Heaven who is blessing them and bless them with the Red Turban Army. These 800 soldiers crossed the river on such a simple raft, and not a single one of them had an accident. There were 800 people, and they all crossed the water smoothly and came to the shore.