The Yellow River is surging and rushing to the east.

This mother river of the Chinese nation has nourished the Chinese nation on both sides of the river for thousands of years, but at the same time, she is also a very short-tempered mother, always changing the river course suddenly, roaring and raging on both banks, bringing deep disasters to the people born by the river.

Because the river is turbid, too much sediment has accumulated, so that the riverbed of the Yellow River is constantly rising, even at several ferries with the most gentle water potential, the turbulent water still makes many southern generals who have just arrived at the Yellow River feel frightened.

No way, compared to the Yangtze River, which has deep still water, the impact of the water of the Yellow River is much stronger.

In front of us, the boiling water of the Yellow River passed in front of everyone, and from time to time under the action of the wind, huge waves were thrown high one by one, as if they could sweep away all the boats and other tools on the shore ready to be launched at any time.

It was Sun Ning, who also looked solemn when he saw this, and carefully admonished several officials of the Ministry of Industry in front of him who specialized in water control and bridge building: "Although I have said that speed is the first priority, there must be no negligence in safety, and we must ensure the safety of every people who build bridges." ”

"Obey Your Majesty's will, and your ministers will do their best to deal with it carefully." Several officials immediately bowed down and agreed, and then walked to the shore in front of them, and while checking the water situation, they asked people to drive the wooden stakes one by one into the water.

If you want to cross the Yellow River quickly, there are two ways, one is to take a boat, and the other is to build a bridge.

Both of these methods have their pros and cons, with ships transporting people faster, but also more dangerous. Especially when a large number of soldiers and horses are to be transported, the time required and the number of trips and backs increase, and the possibility of accidents will naturally increase rapidly. And if you really ferryed the army by boat, how could you come back? And how to transport the subsequent ordnance, grain and grass?

As for building bridges, it is safer, even the simplest pontoon bridge, which is more stable than taking a boat. However, the time it takes is long, and I am afraid that the imperial court cannot afford to wait, and the enemy on the other side will not be able to give the army such a chance.

So after some deliberation and planning, Sun Ning decided to take a two-pronged approach.

First, a part of the elite was transported across the Yellow River with large and small ships, and then after guarding the Yanjin ferry on this side to ensure that the army could cross the river, a pontoon bridge was erected that could bring more soldiers and horses through the Yellow River, so that the army could continue to kill all parts of Hebei.

The key to this river-crossing strategy is that the first group of people can cross the river safely and quickly occupy Yanjindu on the other bank! For such an important matter, in addition to letting Wu Tiexiong, who was already good at water warfare, command, Sun Ning himself set an example and walked with the army.

At this time, after making all kinds of arrangements in the rear, Sun Ning no longer hesitated, except for some bulky armor and clothes, he only carried the wind crushing knife, and accompanied by Yang Xuan and several other guards, came to the river and boarded a small boat that only accommodated more than a dozen people.

"Your Majesty, think twice. You are the Son of Heaven, how can you be so dangerous......" Beside him, several courtiers were still making their last efforts, trying to persuade him to give up the risk.

In fact, they have said too much about this kind of rhetoric in the past few days, and even Shen Xiang has persuaded him many times, but as a result, the emperor still made up his mind and refused to take back his fate.

At this time, it was naturally the same, Sun Ning stepped into the narrow boat, and said with a smile: "It's just the Yellow River, and it's not going to the sword mountain and the sea of fire...... Just because I am the emperor, I am even more of a pioneer, so that these thousands of soldiers can move forward and hold the ferry on the other side until our army can really enter Hebei! ”

Then, without waiting for the others to speak, he immediately ordered: "Go!" ”

The soldiers on the boat had already become extremely excited by the arrival of the emperor, and immediately agreed loudly, hoisted the sails, and then rowed hard with the oars, so that the small boat several feet long was offshore, officially in contact with the rushing water of the Yellow River, and flew horizontally towards the other side of the Yellow River.

Seeing this, the other ships on both sides no longer hesitated and followed.

All of a sudden, hundreds of boats, large and small, broke through the water like fish and rode the wind against the wind.

The two banks of the Yellow River are more than 30 miles apart, which seems not to be too far, but because of the complex water flow, whirlpools and waves that appear from time to time, this time crossing the river is far more difficult than imagined.

In particular, in order to catch the enemy troops guarding the ferry on the opposite bank by surprise, the Vietnamese army also chose to cross the river after evening, which made the march more uncertain and difficult.

And Sun Ning, who was on the boat, couldn't do anything at this time except look around.

He only felt that after the boat entered the turbid current, the speed of the boat suddenly slowed down, especially after entering the center of the Duhe River, as the heavens and the earth were completely plunged into darkness, except for the rushing water and some heavy breathing of the people around him, he could not hear anything, and he could not even feel that he was moving forward.

This is rare, uncertain about itself.

Many people are flustered because of this, even if more than half of these soldiers and horses who cross the river are soldiers who live on the edge of the Yangtze River and are proficient in water warfare, their faces have changed at this time, and they are very nervous.

The Yellow River and the Yangtze River are both water systems, but their characteristics are very different, making it difficult for people to adapt to them for a while.

Suddenly, a wave hit, and the boat shuddered and tilted straight to the other side. Fortunately, Sun Ning and the others were all very skilled, and hurriedly stabilized their figures, and some people picked up the penny oars to help turn the boat back to the established angle, but there was no danger.

But the other ships were not so lucky, and after several waves in a row, several ships suddenly capsized. And the soldiers on it had only time to utter a few shouts in the middle of the night, and they were quickly swallowed up by the murky river and swept away.

As the boat penetrates deeper into the center of the river, such dangers come more and more urgently.

Fortunately, the soldiers who held the sails of the ship finally became familiar with the water nature here, and finally stabilized the situation, so that the ships went straight to the opposite shore quickly and steadily.

When it was close to dawn, after a night of wind and waves, Sun Ning and the others finally saw the silhouette of the black shadow on the opposite bank, and the acropolis post that was not small in scale established on the ferry.

"Yanjindu is right in front of you! All ready to fight! They will soon discover our whereabouts and must hold down the enemy on the shore before they attack! Wu Tiexiong clenched the handle of the knife in his hand at this time, and made arrangements in a low voice.

The order spread swiftly through the ship, and all the men and men tried to hold their bodies, drew their swords, guns, and weapons, or drew their bows and arrows, and looked at the shore three miles away.

At this time, the morning light is faint, and people can already see the outline of something in the distance......

Some people died, but not completely......