From Lanzhou, to Xingqing Mansion, nearly a thousand miles of river section, meandering to the north, all the way to the mountains and cliffs, twists and turns, between the reefs and cliffs, creating a dangerous beach and canyon.

Fortunately, these boatmen, who have always been accustomed to fighting turbid waves, and Zhang Liang's plan to put the rafts in one place, not only is it difficult to overturn, but it is equivalent to gathering the experience and strength of many boatmen, so in the past four or five days, the loss has been very limited.

It was not until halfway through the voyage that the Yellow River entered the territory of Yingli Prefecture, and the flow rate, which had slowed down for a while, began to speed up.

The boatmen, whether they had been here in person or had only heard of the danger, were nervous.

Zhang Liang also told Lao Cao: "Lord, the front is the Black Mountain Gorge, which is sixty or seventy miles long, and it is the longest canyon in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. ”

An old boatman next to him sighed: "The good general learned that there are many dangerous shoals in this canyon, such as Longwang Pit, the old couple, the seven sisters, the three brothers, Huang Shixuan, Yiwo Cook, and Hades...... Everywhere is a place of death, I don't know how many rafters, buried here, and the souls of the wronged cannot be detached. ”

There was another boatman, who sighed with a bitter face: "There are also the door barrier tiger, the five dragon swirls, the yin and yang farewell, and the high cliff knot...... Alas, I don't know how many lives have been lost to develop such a fierce notoriety. ”

Lao Cao heard what they said seriously, and immediately stood up, this station-

It shows the advantage of being short!

You must know that this raft is swaying and floating on the water, with the undulation of the waves, if it is a long man, it has not more than ten years of horse steps, and it will never want to stand firm.

However, Lao Cao's station is as steady as a rock, and it is no different from sitting.

Several boatmen and rafters, seeing it in their eyes, did not dare to say it openly, and they all applauded in their hearts: "Wow! This short man is so solid, but it's a pity that he is a husband, otherwise wouldn't he be a natural rafter?

Lao Cao looked at the entrance of the canyon from afar, but saw the turbid current under his feet, and cut a river between the cliffs.

The cliffs on both sides of the river, more than 100 zhang high, are like knives splitting, sharp and steep.

The river was surrounded by cliffs on both sides, and it narrowed from wide to wide, and its speed increased sharply.

If it's just a fast flow, it's fine, but it's not a straight road.

According to Zhang Liang, sixty or seventy miles of canyons, such as sharp bends that almost made a direct U-turn, turned more than ten times.

As for the rest of the river bays, there are countless of them, and the twists and turns of them are like entering the intestines of sheep.

The raft is set by the torrent below, which is dizzying in the east and west. There is also a reef hidden under the surface of the river, which is difficult for human eyes to see, and it is really thrilling to turn over when you touch it.

Hu Sanniang was shocked when she heard this, and was about to get up to take a closer look, but was held down by Lao Cao and shouted: "Silly mother-in-law, you two long legs like a heron, you will fall crooked when you stand up, such a rapid, if you fall down, you will sink to the bottom, who can save you?" Wouldn't you just cheapen your husband to others! And sit obediently. ”

Sanniang's face turned red, and she didn't dare to move anymore, she sat firmly in the middle of the raft, bowed down, and reached out to hold the bamboo and wood covered on the sheepskin and cowhide tubes.

The rest of the people were also in this posture, one by one cautious and trembling.

Don't say it's a person, it's a horse, at this moment it seems to be aware of the crisis, one by one trembling and trembling, usually sleeping and standing, but at this moment they all kneel down, for this sinister place made in heaven.

The old boatman saw that everyone was afraid, and took the opportunity to persuade: "General, if you want to land at this time, there is still time, and when you enter the canyon, you will not even be able to reach the shore." ”

Lao Cao laughed, pointed forward, and shouted: "Du Xiu wants to persuade me, just look forward!" It must be remembered that life and death have their own destiny, and how can blessings and misfortunes be caused by man? Go, go! ”

Those boatmen didn't dare to persuade again, one by one squatted slightly, stared roundly, their muscles and flesh bulged, and they all took out all their means to struggle to survive in this Black Mountain Gorge.

Cao Cao didn't expect this section of the Yellow River to be so sinister! Knowing in his heart that everyone would be frightened, on a whim, he simply urged Zhang Liang, put the raft under his feet in the first place, and rushed into the canyon first.

Who knew that as soon as the raft entered the canyon, the speed of the water increased sharply, and it was faster than the galloping horse, but it also rose and fell with the waves, and there were more long winds and waves, and the split face hit head-on, everyone couldn't help but squint their eyes and head sideways, and the waves rained down on everyone, and in a moment, they were all soaked.

There were those who were more timid, and they couldn't help but cry out and lose their voices.

It's just going fast, but it's just going back, and the most amazing thing is to meet the turning point of the river, and the raft under the feet is carrying everyone, as if crazy, and it crashes head-on into the cliff.

Seeing that the swarthy mountain cliff was coming from the face, it was Lao Cao's courage, and his hair stood up, and his throat and heart were full of cool air.

At this time, the lives on the raft were completely pinned on the boatmen's penny!

The boatmen shouted in unison, and all of them drew their rods, topped or plucked, and again and again at the last moment, they propped up the raft and went down.

After a few turns like this, Lao Cao heard the cry behind him, which shook the sky, mixed with the deafening sound of the waves, which was extremely terrifying.

Shi Qian looked back, because the river turned sharply, his vision was obscured by the cliffs, and he did not see the situation behind, but there were cries, obviously more than one group of rafts overturned.

Lao Cao shouted: "Don't look at it! The real danger of our expedition is not the Western Xia defenders, but the Yellow River at our feet! It is inevitable that there will be some damage, and everyone has their own destiny! ”

After traveling so fast for more than ten miles, the situation is even more precipitous!

I saw that the river under my feet became more and more cramped, the narrowest place, even less than three or four zhang, the original turbid waves, at this moment have turned into rolling white waves, the two mountain cliffs are steep, even the sky is covered.

When the ship had come to this point, he could not even hear the cry, and the sound of the waves was like a great thunder, and after listening to it for a long time, his mind was confused.

What I saw in my eyes, the torrents were rushing, the strange rocks were hideous, and there was a gloomy scene.

Even Jiao Ting, such a villain. At this moment, he couldn't help trembling, opened his hand to hug Shi Qian, and howled: "Oh, brother, this Yellow River, isn't it directly to the Yellow Spring?" If it weren't for hell, how could there be such a bad scene? ”

Shi Qian was much calmer than him, although his face was also white, but after all, the artist was bold, while comforting Jiao Ting, he broke free from his embrace, reached out and held the lock sickle in his waist, a pair of eyes shimmered, and he glanced around like a monkey.

But it was better in his heart: if he really made a mistake, he flew out of the scythe and hooked the stone, and with this light skill, he swore to protect his brother to death, as for his sister-in-law and Jiao Ting's brothers, he really couldn't take care of it......

Jiao Ting is still so frightened, even if "Yizhang Qing" is a heroine among women, can he be better than him?

Poor this lady, who was already dizzy and dizzy, with a peach blossom powder face, turned pale at the moment, held Cao Cao's hand, and wept: "You and I shouldn't be on a raft, if this raft also turns over, won't the child lose his father and mother at the same time." ”

Lao Cao shouted: "Fart! What are you talking about, this? Even if I am dead, I have my own teachers and teachers at home, do you dare to deny my son? Who really dares to think badly, with my brother Wu Er here, how can he sit idly by? ”

He was usually gentle and amiable with his wives, and rarely got angry, let alone reprimanded.

It's just that at this moment, he is in desperate danger, it is difficult to get out for a long time, Rao is a generation of overlords, and his mood is also a little lost, he is angry for a while, his voice is violent, Hu Sanniang is already discouraged, eating and drinking and scolding, and even more frightened The flowers and branches tremble and tremble, the tears rained down, but he was afraid that he would annoy Lao Cao again when he cried, so he only blocked the mouth of Sakura with a small fist, and he was aggrieved and did not dare to have a trace of words.

Lao Cao looked at her pitiful look, slightly stunned, and suddenly remembered the benefits of Hu Sanniang, as a mother, just to be reluctant to separate from herself, willing to leave her son, but also to fight thousands of miles with herself, at this moment, although she is still young and beautiful, compared to the beginning, it can't help but add a few wisps of wind and frost.

After a turn of tenderness, he suddenly couldn't bear it, so he hugged her head, leaned on his chest, and said in a low voice: "That's it, I shouldn't be angry with you." It's just that you don't have to think nonsense, others don't know me, don't you know? If heaven and earth are willing to kill me, why should I awaken to my past life? My husband and wife are in the same boat, and they are naturally in danger. ”

Hu Sanniang thought about it, and it really made sense!

How can a character like Lao Cao fold in such a place?

God made him awaken his memory, could he have given him such a gentle gift?

couldn't help but reach out, hugged Lao Cao tightly, and pressed his face tightly against him.

Shi Qian saw it in his eyes and couldn't help but be anxious: Oh, the two of them are hugging each other, how can I have the strength to hold the two?

Just fluttering like this, I don't know how long it took, suddenly my eyes lit up, and Shi Qian was the first to shout: "Okay! It's out! ”

Lao Cao followed the prestige, and sure enough, I don't know when, the water flow has slowed down a little, the mountains and gorges on both sides of the river, and even on the river beach in the distance, the lush forests and abundant grass, can be seen in the eyes, and there are high waterwheels, turning leisurely.

Lao Cao must be in his heart, and laughed: "Brothers, such a dangerous situation has also been broken through by us, and the Western Xia will be destroyed!" ”

Zhang Liang and the other boatmen all looked at the scenery in front of them in disbelief, and they couldn't help but smile, and then they couldn't help but sit down softly, letting the raft drift slowly and slowly along the more and more open river.

After floating out of the way, Lao Cao looked back, in the black canyon, large and small rafts, one after another, drifted out, I don't know who started, the cheers were loud, startling the birds on the shore, flying high.

Lao Cao listened attentively for a moment, breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled with Shi Qian: "That's it! Listening to this momentum, most people are fine, fortunately it is a raft, if it is a wooden boat, I am afraid that it will be more than half of it, no wonder Li Xian was timid back then. ”

Then he called Zhang Liang: "Wait for the rest of your hard work, quickly find a peaceful place to land, I want to see if the brothers are okay." ”

Shi Qian said with a smile: "My brother is destined to do great things, naturally auspicious, we are brothers, if we want to do things with my brother, there will be no danger." ”

After an hour, rafts leaned against the shore one after another.

This is exactly what it is: the huge waves and high cliffs are rolling up and flowing angrily, and the heavenly soldiers are angry out of Lanzhou. Guanshan Feidu is unpredictable, and the smoke in the northwest should not stop!

(End of chapter)