The river bank under the cliff was very narrow, and Liu Wei stood on the edge of the river beach, bent down and touched the river.

Although it is approaching late spring, it is still not summer after all, and the warm sun shining on people's bodies will bring a little warmth, but the water temperature of the flowing Yellow River is still a little cold.

On the cliff behind Liu Wei, soldiers were sliding down the cliff with the help of ropes, and there were more and more people standing on the edge of the river beach.

"Swim with me to the other side of the river!" Looking at the opposite riverbank, Liu Wei said to the soldiers who first went down the cliff with him while dressing: "Before going into the water, remember to splash your body with water, otherwise if you cramp in the water, the brothers next to you may not be able to save you." ”

After instructing a few soldiers on the side, Liu Wei turned his head and said to Dian Wei, who was standing on the side: "I'll drag the rope to the opposite side of the riverbank, and you will lead someone to tie one end of the rope to the big reef, so that the soldiers who know how to swim can help those who can't swim to support their clothes, so that everyone can wear dry clothes after crossing the river!" In addition, soldiers who don't know how to water should let them grab the rope with both hands when crossing the river, move over little by little, and never let go halfway, otherwise they will be buried in the river! When Yuanfu led all the people down the cliff, remember to light the fire and burn the rope, and don't leave the conditions for the pursuers to catch up with us! ”

"Your Royal Highness......" Liu Wei said that he would personally cross the river, Dian Wei was taken aback and hurriedly stopped, clenched his fists and bowed to him and said: "Send a few soldiers with good water nature......"

"I am a human being, and the soldiers are also human beings!" Without waiting for Dian Wei to finish speaking, Liu Wei waved his hand at him and said, "Everyone is raised by their mother's biological parents, and the soldiers are gone, how can I retreat for fear of being drowned?" ”

His words not only stunned Dian Wei, but even a few soldiers standing beside Dian Wei were said to stay there and didn't come back for a long time.

"Down the river!" Taking off his clothes and armor, Liu Wei stood on the bank of the river, stretched out his hand to pick up the cold river water, and splashed it on his body.

The cold river water splashed on his skin, causing goosebumps in an instant, but Liu Wei continued to pick up the river water with mud and sand and smear it on his body.

Several soldiers who wanted to cross the river with him also ran to the river and took off their clothes and armor one after another, two of the soldiers picked up the clothes and armor taken off by Liu Wei and others and stood aside, while Liu Wei and several other soldiers dragged the rope down the river after making full preparations.

The two soldiers holding their armor went down to the river after the most reluctance, lifted their armor high, and swam to the opposite side of the river bank after Liu Wei and the others.

Dragging the rope with one hand, Liu Wei pulled the water with the other, swimming towards the opposite side of the river bank in the rippling Yellow River.

The riverbed of this section of the Yellow River is very wide, and it is at least more than 400 steps to swim to the opposite bank. However, the relatively spacious riverbed also slowed down the impact of the current, although the river still occasionally set off waves and slapped on the heads of Liu Wei and the soldiers who went into the water with him, but it was much softer than the turbulent water downstream.

Standing on the bank of the river, Dian Wei would clench his two fists tightly every time he saw Liu Wei being annihilated by the waves from time to time, and unconsciously, his palms were also covered with beads of sweat.

More and more officers and soldiers climbed down from the cliff, and the bank of the river was gradually full of people, and all the officers and soldiers who went down the cliff would rush to the shore, stretch their necks, and look at Liu Wei and those soldiers who were breaking through the waves and swimming bravely towards the opposite bank.

It is not a simple task to keep a straight line to swim to the opposite shore under the wash. Every time Liu Wei swam forward, he would compare how far they had been swept downstream by the current, and then adjust the angle and swim towards the straight riverbank.

Halfway through the swim, Liu Wei already felt a little physically exhausted.

The soldiers who followed behind were also struggling to paddle the water, although their water properties were good, but crossing the Yellow River, after all, it was a matter of great physical strength, after swimming more than two hundred steps in a row, everyone felt as if their strength was about to be drained.

"Brothers, ......" glanced back at the back, Liu Wei found that the soldiers behind him were a little tired, he opened his mouth and shouted behind him, but at the moment when he shouted, a wave slapped at him, and the river with mud and sand poured into his mouth in an instant, choking back what he was going to say later.

"Phew!" When the waves passed, Liu Wei spit out the river water and sediment in his mouth, he turned his back to the river, and then shouted to a few soldiers who were swimming: "Work hard, we will almost reach the opposite side of the riverbank, and the lives of more than a thousand brothers are in our hands!" ”

After shouting, he pulled the rope with one hand, and with the other hand accelerated the speed of paddling the water and swam towards the opposite shore.

Several soldiers with ropes were inspired by him, and although they did not speak, they all added a little more strength when swimming.

Finally, Liu Wei's feet were able to step on the bottom of the river, and he pedaled the mud and sand at the bottom of the river with both feet, and walked up to the river bank with difficulty.

He was covered in water, and the river wind blew on his body, and he couldn't help but feel excited when he was cold. But after coming ashore, he did not immediately sit down to rest, but turned around, pulled the rope hard, and dragged the rope towards the shore.

Several soldiers behind him landed on the shore one after another, although everyone was very tired, but Liu Wei did not rest, they would not sit down, and they all dragged the ropes.

Dian Wei, who was standing on the opposite side of the riverbank, watched Liu Wei and the others go ashore from a distance, and hurriedly commanded several soldiers to pull the other end of the rope, straighten the rope, and tie the end of the rope to a solid reef.

"Your Majesty!" Liu Weigang took a few soldiers to tie the ropes, and the soldiers who crossed the river with his clothes and armor walked behind him, holding the clothes and armor in both hands and holding them high above the top and calling him softly.

Reaching out to take the armor, Liu Wei raised his hand and waved it to the opposite side of the river bank while putting on his clothes.

Dian Wei, who was standing on the opposite bank of the river, saw someone waving his hand, and hurriedly turned his head and shouted to the first group of soldiers who had taken off their clothes and armor and were ready to go down the river: "Soldiers, cross the river!" ”

A group of soldiers who had already stripped off their armor and were standing by the river waiting for orders hurriedly descended the river. The soldier who knew how to swim in the water swam in a straight line to the opposite side of the river bank with a few pieces of armor in one hand, and his body followed the resistance of the rope; The soldiers who did not know how to swim grabbed the rope with both hands and rubbed it towards the opposite side of the river.

Standing on the bank of the river, Liu Wei wore the armor that had been neatly dressed, and at the same time slightly furrowed his brows and looked at the officers and soldiers who were struggling to cross the river.

Although the officers and soldiers who knew how to water were holding several sets of armor in one hand, they had the help of ropes, and they crossed the river much more easily than when Liu Wei and others crossed the river.

The bitter thing is that those officers and soldiers who don't know how to swim go down the river and can't touch the bottom of the river with their feet already make their hearts feel weak, and the waves that flow over their heads from time to time make them a little more nervous.

Fortunately, these soldiers have all experienced battlefield battles, and although they are nervous, they are much more courageous than ordinary people.

Pulling the rope tightly with both hands, relying on the strength of the arms, pulling the rope little by little towards the riverbank, it didn't take long for the first batch of soldiers who couldn't swim to climb the riverbank.

Some people went up to the river bank first, and the people behind were also relieved, and the progress of crossing the river was getting faster and faster.

"What's wrong?" The officers and soldiers have begun to cross the river, and the people on the cliff have slowly descended to the bank of the river, Zhou Cang came down the last one, and as soon as his feet landed, he separated the officers and soldiers in front of him, walked to Dian Wei, and asked Dian Wei: "I can't wait for the water, can I go over?" ”

"Your Highness's method must be fine!" Looking at the officers and soldiers who were crossing the river, Dian Wei said to Zhou Cang: "You go over first, and so-and-so is watching here." ”

"Good!" Zhou Cang nodded, untied his armor, handed all the armor to a soldier who knew how to water beside him, and slowly touched the river.

"Yuanfu!" As soon as Zhou Cang's two feet stepped into the water, Dian Wei shouted to him: "Your Highness has explained, before entering the water, soak your body with water first, otherwise when you reach the middle of the river, in case of cramps, your life will be in danger." ”

"Hmm!" Zhou Cang nodded to Dian Wei, stretched out his hand to pick up the river water, and slapped it uncontrollably on his body, the cold river water slapped on his body, and his body trembled, he first let out a long breath, and then pushed the water to his body.

When his skin was completely cold, Zhou Cang followed the example of the non-sailors in front of him, grabbed the rope with both hands, and rubbed towards the river step by step.

There were more and more soldiers crossing the river, standing on the bank of the river, Liu Wei frowned slightly, and looked at the officers and soldiers who were crossing the river without blinking.

The number of officers and men who did not have access to water was far greater than he had imagined. Not to mention that the more than 100 Central Plains men from the Yellow Turbans are almost all landlubbers, and even the Dongjun soldiers and Huainan troops are mostly impermeable.

Every time one more officer and soldier came ashore, Liu Bian's hanging heart would be relieved.

On the edge of the cliff on the opposite side of the riverbank, two fire dragons were rushing towards the top of the cliff, and the officers and soldiers on the cliff had successfully descended the cliff, and Dian Wei burned the rope according to the order.

Looking at the officers and soldiers who were trying to move towards the shore in the river, Liu Wei saw Zhou Cang holding the rope with both hands from a distance, and he was struggling to move towards the river bank.

On land, Zhou Cang's martial arts are also very exquisite, the big sword dance will rise, and dozens of men will not be able to get wet, but in the water, his appearance is very embarrassing, every time a wave hits him, it will make his complexion change.

"Phew! Damn! Finally, Zhou Cang's feet stepped on the bottom of the river, his head was exposed on the water, and while pulling the rope towards the shore, he poured it into his mouth, and spit out the river water with mud and sand, and muttered a curse: "I almost drowned Lao Tzu!" ”

Zhou Cang went up to the riverbank, stood aside and got dressed, Liu Wei frowned slightly, looked at the opposite side of the riverbank, and said to Zhou Cang: "Let the brothers who go ashore get ready, as soon as everyone crosses the river, I will leave here!" ”