Chapter 392

On the dark Surabaya River, a small boat floats rapidly from north to south along the west bank, and there is no need to paddle at all, and the turbulent water will quickly rush the boat to the east wall of Gunzhou City; On the contrary, when you get to the outside of the city wall, you need to use a penny to support the hull of the boat to prevent the boat from drifting too far downstream.

Song Nan and Wang Yong sat on the first boat, staring at the dark riverbank with blazing eyes, looking for the mark left last night, and soon found the two dead branches that were inserted in the cracks of the rocks on the shore that were marked last night.

But seeing the bubbles gurgling, the bottom of the boat slowly sank, and the eight people under the boat held the wooden strips on both sides of the boat with both hands, and as the boat sank, the soles of their feet also touched the bottom of the river.

The current under the water was a little slower, but even so, it still rushed at everyone's bodies, but as they got down to the ground, everyone's bodies gradually stabilized. Song Nan emerged from the bottom of the water, and there was already a rapid gasp in the dark cabin, Song Nan asked in a low voice, "Are all the people coming in?" ”

"My lord, we're all here." The crowd replied in a big voice.

Song Nan put his mind at ease and felt that there was a gap in the cabin, and the air inside was enough for nine people to breathe for a while.

"Hold yourself steady first, and I'll cut the iron fence." Song Nan shouted in a low voice, and in the small space, the voice was extremely loud.

Everyone whispered yes, Song Nan took a breath and dived into the water, reached out and touched the iron fence, took out a dagger from his waist, cut it on the railing, and cut more than ten rusty iron fences when he landed, and then turned the railing hard to make a big hole enough for a small boat to pass through; The oxygen in his chest was exhausted, and he quickly turned around and popped up in the cabin, taking a big breath.

Wang Yong in the rear asked, "My lord, is it cut off?" ”

Song Nan nodded and said: "It's broken, this dagger that Gonggong Zhang is carrying with him is really powerful, sharpening iron like clay, follow me, let's go inside." ”

Everyone was nervous, following Song Nan's footsteps, stepping on the silt at the bottom of the river, and carrying a turtleshell-like boat to the culvert like a space walk, the surrounding area was as dark as thick ink, and the bow of the boat shook, obviously hitting something, and everyone was staggered.

Song Nan hurriedly reversed the direction of the bow of the boat, this time the bow of the boat entered the fence hole, as soon as he entered it, he suddenly felt that the surrounding water had no impact force, and his body could stand steadily.

Although the bottom of the culvert is paved with stone slabs, there is a foot high of rotten mud and debris on it.

Song Nan was horrified, these gases were generated by decay and contained a large number of toxins, he didn't expect this section beforehand, and if he didn't get it, something would happen; I was nervous, sweat beads appeared on my head, and my mind was a little dazed.

The breathing of the people behind him was also obviously short, and Song Nan shouted calmly: "Brothers, speed up, the air is a little insufficient." ”

It is said to speed up, but it is not easy to walk in the water, bumping and bumping all the way, only to feel that the time is extremely long, and there is still no exit from the culvert, Song Nan felt that the boat was getting heavier and heavier, and the way forward was getting slower and slower, so he hurriedly asked: "What's going on behind?" ”

Wang Yong's faint voice came, and he said intermittently: "My lord...... Humble and weak. ”

Song Nan said: "What about the others? ”

After a long silence, Wang Yong shouted: "Li Laojiu, Chen Gouwa, what about the majority of the governors, how are you?" ”

Still silent, Song Nan touched his hand back, the head of the soldier behind him was already drooping, and between his mouth and nose, there was still some breath, and his hands were also tightly holding the wooden strip next to the boat.

Wang Yong was still asking, Song Nan endured the dizziness and nausea that attacked, and shouted: "Brother Wang, they are all stunned by poisonous gas, we must take them out, remember, take a small breath, hold your breath, it's up to you and me." ”

Wang Yong gasped and said, "Obey." ”

Song Nan stretched out his strength on the ground a little, Wang Yong worked hard in the rear, and the two of them were like carrying a bamboo pole to dry a string of dried fish, struggling forward in the dark and smelly culvert.

After more than ten breaths, Song Nan's mind was confused for a while, knowing that he no longer had the strength to move forward, and he couldn't help but regret it, he subconsciously stepped forward, and suddenly the bow of the boat ran into an obstacle, Song Nan was overjoyed, pulled out the dagger from his waist, groped forward with his hand, and suddenly touched the iron fence.

It's an exit, damn it.

Song Nan's brain was dizzy for a while, and he used all his strength to cut the iron fence in pieces, and rushed forward with the boat, only to feel that the soles of his feet were empty, and the place where he stepped was no longer ground, and he was overjoyed in his heart.

The boat glided out, and Song Nan only had time to say: "Float." The brain was suffocated and deprived of oxygen, so he immediately let go and poked his head out of the boat, only to see the faint light on the water flickering, and he couldn't see clearly, but in Song Nan's eyes, it was as gorgeous and beautiful as a brilliant firework in the dark, so he kicked his feet together, and his body floated up and showed the water.

A cool air filled his heart, his lungs seemed to have a sweet smell, the stars twinkled in the sky, the breeze blew across the water, blowing on his face, although it was very cold, but Song Nan was extremely happy.

Song Nan took a few big breaths, and Wang Yong beside him also showed his head and took a big breath. The two hurriedly worked together to flip the boat and drag it aside, dragging several of the fainting soldiers ashore, and soon after, after breathing fresh air, the soldiers gradually recovered.

At this time, Song Nan had time to look at the surrounding environment. This is an artificial pond within the city wall, about 20 zhang away from the city wall, the pond is densely covered with long aquatic plants, and there are many residual lotus rain covers standing, and there are a few houses not far away with faint lights, and the surroundings are silent.

Everyone was half-squatting and half-lying on the shore to catch their breath, while waiting for the second boat to enter, and after waiting for a long time to see it come in, Wang Yong asked with some concern: "Could it be that you are also stunned by the rotten poisonous gas?" ”

Song Nan shook his head and said: "It shouldn't be, the poisonous gas produced by the rotten things will automatically come out of the water and release it when it gathers at a certain time, we are the first group of people just now, and a large amount of poisonous gas will be emitted when we step on the rotten things, and the back ones are much safer, even if the poisonous gases are not large, they should not be life-threatening." ”

As he was talking, he saw the bubbles in the culvert surging and making a noise, like a big fish entering the sea, and it can be seen that the boat in the culvert entered the pond and brought up the undercurrent, and then the sound of the water sounded continuously, and seven or eight heads emerged from the water, like a dying fish opening their mouths to breathe.

Wang Yong was overjoyed and said: "Sure enough, it was successful." ”

In an hour's time, there have been more than 30 boats entering, there are already more than 300 people on the shore, and the first 15 boats are all Jinyiwei's personal guard battalion, and these landlubbers have actually passed through the claustrophobic culvert unharmed, which makes people particularly happy.

After three more boats came in, the city head twenty zhang away suddenly burst into flames, and there was a warning gong sounded, and there was also a sound of scolding and scolding on the city, everyone was stunned, I don't know why, Song Nan whispered Wang Yong and said: "Go and see." ”

Wang Yong jumped up, touched the side of the city wall, and after a moment turned back to report: "The defenders of the city are shooting arrows outward, and I am afraid that they have found the brothers on the river." ”

Song Nan frowned and thought for a moment, then resolutely ordered: "Don't wait, if the brothers outside are discovered, they will soon suspect that we have some intentions, and we need to act quickly." ”

Wang Yong nodded and said, "What the adults said is very true, everyone prepare." ”

Everyone had already unwrapped the oilcloth on their bodies, and the blades and firearms had already been taken out and stood by, and when they heard the words, they quickly formed the team, Wang Yong said: "My lord, how to act, you give the order." ”

Song Nan said: "The soldiers are divided into three routes, ten brothers rushed to Xicheng to light the fire, ten brothers rushed to the north city to light the fire, and the rest of the brothers went to the south with me." ”

Wang Yong quickly assigned the task, and the two hundred households each took ten brothers to the west of the city and lit a fire in the north of the city, so that the soldiers and horses who feinted outside the city officially attacked, while Song Nan had to take more than 200 brothers to occupy the southern city wall and welcome Hou Dabiao's 5,000 men and horses who were ambushed outside the southern city into the city.

In the night, the city of Gunzhou was dead silent, there were few pedestrians on the street, most of the people were driven to the west of the city and the north of the city to help defend the city, Song Nan did not hide his figure, and rushed to the main street with everyone all the way to the south.

Half an hour later, Song Nan had already arrived at the side street not far from the south city, hiding in the shadows and looking around, the south city wall was also a torch with bright human shadows, it seemed that the thieves did not relax their vigilance against the south gate; In the open space under the city wall, thousands of people lay together in a vertical row, more than a dozen bonfires were lit in the clearing, and wood and stone materials were piled up under the city, it seems that once the city is attacked, these people will be driven to carry wood and stone to the city.

"My lord, what should I do?" Wang Yong asked.

Song Nan pointed to several exquisite and tall small buildings at the fork in the side street, and said in a low voice: "Take a few brothers to light the fire." ”

Wang Yong waved his hand, and with several Tiqi guards, he jumped up and disappeared into the shadows of the street corner.