Chapter 293: Diving

Zhao Yu is more satisfied with the supervision mechanism of the supervision mechanism on the ink greed. Ouyang is more concerned about Zhao Yu's personal safety. Wanyan Zongbi's attitude made Ouyang's heart beat a drum. The next day, Ouyang presided over three safety symposiums in a row, and conducted in-depth discussions on Zhao Yu's diet, travel and other aspects, striving to be 100% safe.

Although worried, Zhao Yu's itinerary would not change, but Zhao Yu also agreed to the proposal to take the Tuhe Bridge instead. Ouyang also did a lot of homework on this matter. For example, before the news was made public, internal guards were sent to lurk near the Tuhe Bridge to observe. For example, the forbidden army was sent to inspect the bridge inch by inch. But the results of the investigation disappointed Ouyang, and there was no progress at all.

The remnants of the Jurchen and the two accomplices had not yet been traced, but Zhao Yu was not afraid at all, and still set off according to the itinerary. The 20,000 forbidden troops who had opened the road before, under the leadership of their generals, searched inch by inch of land, but they did not find the slightest abnormality. While this reassured many people, it also made Ouyang even more worried. Ouyang insisted that if Wanyan Zongbi did not have a more feasible plan, it would be impossible to send himself into the tiger's mouth.

Although Wanyan Zongbi also arranged firearms at the Sancha Bridge, Ouyang believed that those were all deception props. Because with the disguised identity of Yan Zongbi Mafu and his cronies, it was impossible to approach the three-way bridge when the emperor came. Not to mention ignition or pulling wires. Besides, the bridge will have to be inspected by the internal guards at the end, and small things like mines will be forgotten, and big things like explosives bags will definitely be detected.

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Eighty meters long from north to south and three meters wide from east to west, the Tuhe Bridge is not a solid stone and wood arch structure, but a pontoon bridge. After the boats were side by side, they were nailed to death, and then planks were laid on them, and thick ropes were used for safety. In order to facilitate the boating, wooden arches were also raised in the north and south places, and the water surface was emptied to facilitate the passage of ships.

The history of the pontoon bridge is more than 3,000 years, and it was built by an emperor in order to marry his wife. At that time, it was stipulated that only the Son of Heaven could use the pontoon bridge. When the Son of Heaven runs out, he will dismantle it. During the Warring States period, the etiquette collapsed, and this rule was broken, and the pontoon bridge began to be used by the people. The Song Dynasty already had a history of building pontoon bridges of more than 400 meters. However, the arch lifting technology of the Tuhe Bridge has opened the eyes of the stereotype.

Although in that era, the Han people mastered relatively concentrated and excellent technical resources, but the Liao people also had many skilled craftsmen. Although the pontoon bridge is simple, it is expensive to repair. The Tuhe Bridge was already a little dilapidated, and while learning this arch lifting technique and leading people to repair the bridge, his time was relatively tight, and Zhao Yu only gave him four days.

Approaching the Tuhe Bridge, the atmosphere of the royal car is even more tense. Ouchi was responsible for dispatching and protecting Zhao Yu's safety, and took a series of measures. For example, because Vice General Ba knew the speed, he could not leave the royal car too far and interrogate suspicious people at any time. Accompanying civil officials is a group, accompanying military generals is a group, and palace maids and eunuchs are a group. The perimeter is the guard, and all groups are not allowed to work in tandem except for the inner guard. This is very face-saving for Yan Zongbi and Ouyang, and the general opinion is that it is impossible for a thief to be assassinated, and even if a thief assassinates, it will not pose a threat to Zhao Yu.

Ouyang asked Adjutant General Ba: "How is it?" Is there a Jurchen mixed into the forbidden army or a eunuch? ”

"Nope!" The adjutant shook his head and said, "My lord, to be honest." The end of the pull away will know each other, but his two personal followers, what kind of personal followers, the last general is really not sure. ”

"Such a big thing, I believe that I will have to take action in person." Ouyang said: "Don't be nervous, especially when crossing the bridge, be extra careful." ”

"Yes!"

Ouyang walked back for forty meters to Zhao Yu's royal car, and now he is resting. Zhao Yu was drinking tea in a pavilion, and the internal guards were on guard on all sides. Ouyang looked at the dozens of people here, and they were all people he knew. When Zhao Yu saw Ouyang coming back, he couldn't help but smile and asked, "Ouyang, seeing that you are usually very bold, why are you so cautious today?" Have a seat! ”

Ouyang sat down, the ninth father-in-law brought the tea, Ouyang drank it all, and the ninth father-in-law had to run over again to get a cup of tea. Ouyang Yi smiled and said, "According to the minister's understanding of Wanyan Zongbi, it is impossible for him to sell himself so simply. The minister was wondering if it was also his conspiracy to ask the minister to take the Tuhe Bridge. ”

"The wise are suspicious." Zhao Yu sighed and said, "Are you too afraid of this Wanyan Zongbi?" ”

"Report!" An internal guard reported: "The underwater inspection of the Tuhe Bridge has been completed, and no traces left by the thieves have been found. ”

Ouyang asked, "How far is it from the bridge?" ”

"Two miles."

Two miles away, Ouyang hesitated again, and Liu Cangmang, the deputy commander of the Great Internal Commander who was in charge of the emperor's security, said: "My lord, we have been closely guarded, even if they really have a plan, I am afraid they will not be able to implement it." He thinks that the Tuhe Bridge is just a suspicious tactic, and the thieves may wait for us to cross the bridge and be vigilant and lax before taking action. He also gave Ouyang a lot of face, after all, he recognized that Ouyang thought that Wanyan Zongbi would attack, and the others would have sneered if it weren't for Ouyang's status.

Zhao Yu smiled: "Ouyang, I ask you." I went to Yangping twice, once to go in micro-suits, and I took a few people with me. The forbidden army is also dozens of miles away, so it's okay to be so lax, and now it's tightly protected, why are you even more uneasy? ”

Ouyang shook his head: "Your Majesty, attack one and defend ten." Especially in assassination, the assassin uses one point of strength, and the protector uses ten points of strength. Your Majesty must not take this lightly. ”

"It's okay." Zhao Yu didn't take it to heart and ordered: "Let's drive!" ”

The ninth father-in-law shouted: "Get up!" ”

After some of the internal guards packed up the tables and chairs and loaded the carts, the elite forbidden army opened the road first, then the internal guards, and then the royal carriage. Ouyang hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, wait a minute!" ”

"What's the matter?" Zhao Yu was a little dissatisfied in his words.

"Is the carriage passable?" Ouyang asked. Zhao Yu is a four-seater carriage, and the bridge deck is only three meters wide.

Previously, the scout's internal guard reported: "I can't get over, so I can only ask Your Majesty to cross the bridge on foot." ”

"On foot?"

Zhao Yu said impatiently: "Ouyang, why are you such a mother-in-law?" Am I walking less? You told me what you can do by walking across the bridge? ”

What could be the matter, Ouyang really didn't know. Ouyang said helplessly: "Yes!" ”

"Let's go!"

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At the head of the bridge, the forbidden army began to cross the bridge in a column to test the bearing capacity of the bridge. The arches of the bridge have a slope, but they are not very difficult. But it can't pass the larger carriages. Then the infantry crossed the river neatly, and finally the internal guards protected Zhao Yu to cross the river. Civilian officials and other groups are all behind, and in extraordinary times, they are all divided into groups according to their status, and they cannot run around.

The roads on both sides of the Tuhe Bridge have been completely occupied by the forbidden army, and they stand in a neat row of three steps and one person. Zhao Yu was a little arrogant, threw off the palace clothes, and left first. Ouyang and Jiugong followed closely a few steps behind.

Will something happen? Will it be okay? As soon as Zhao Yu arrived in the middle of the bridge, Deputy General Ba, who was twenty meters in front of her, suddenly shouted: "Pull out the speed!" ”

"What?" All *** surprised, Vice Admiral Shunba pointed at it, it was a forbidden army standing guard before crossing the bridge.

When the forbidden army saw that everyone was looking over, he nervously waved the spear in his hand and asked, "What?" Where is it? ”

"Pull out the speed of the go." The deputy general turned his horse and rushed towards the river.

One of the guards shouted, "Stop! "The emperor is still in the middle of the bridge, what do you mean by this horse rushing over?

Ouyang suddenly realized and shouted: "He is the one who pulls out the speed!" "Damn, the thief shouted to catch the thief. Bastard, ruthless enough. This lieutenant general arrested Yan Zongbi and arrested Yan Zongbi's cronies. The purpose is to increase one's trust. Ouyang thought of a large number of assassinations in ancient times, such as Jing Ke, who also borrowed the head of the general to get close to the King of Qin......

"Yes, Lao Tzu is the one who pulls out the speed." He squeezed the two guards into the water, and then threw a hand-throwing cannon that had been lit earlier at Zhao Yu.

He also underestimated the martial arts of the internal guard, and an arrow flew and knocked the hand-throwing cannon out of the bridge, and the hand-throwing cannon exploded on the water. Zhao Yu was not shocked or feared and said to Ouyang: "I said it a long time ago, they can't get close to me." After saying this, he was already hit by two arrows and two internal guards were fighting, although it was only about ten meters away, but the internal guards had already arranged defenses. And the people on the other side of the bridge began to turn back, and the speed of the second kill was only a moment.

It seems that as Zhao Yu said, there is no need to be afraid of any assassination. More than a dozen knives in the quick body roared: "Kill! Then he collapsed on the bridge and died.

Ouyang was shocked, it seemed that another one had died worthless. The hand-throwing cannon is the only lethality of pulling out the speed, but the internal guards are not afraid of death, and even if the hand-throwing cannon is thrown in, there are dead soldiers to deal with it. Lethality is simply not to be feared.

"What's that?" Ouyang turned his head to look frightened, and dozens of fireboats loaded with supplies suddenly appeared on the upstream water surface, swimming down and crashing towards the Tuhe Bridge. Behind the fireboats, there were several ships full of Jurchens, and dozens of people brandished weapons and shouted.

"Protect the emperor, protect the emperor!" Many people shouted together.

But how to protect it? Ouyang finally fully understood Yan Zongbi's assassination plan. First of all, Zhao Yu must be allowed to take the Tuhe Bridge, not the three-way bridge. Because there are no people in the upper reaches of the Tu River, it is conducive to lurking. Compared with the wood and stone structure of the three-way bridge, the damage consequences of the attack on the pontoon bridge are more serious.

How can Zhao Yu be rerouted? Wanyan Zongbi came up with a plan to kill two birds with one stone, that is, to sacrifice himself. The confessions of his cronies showed that there were still Jurchen assassins lurking in Buyeo County, which made the Song people uneasy. The second effect of Wanyan Zongbi's sacrifice was to increase the trust of the pull-out speed and make him close to Zhao Yu. Even if Zhao Yu walks the three-way bridge, he can still have a certain assassination ability. The effect of pulling off the speed is also to block the traffic on the bridge deck, send a signal to notify the accomplices to move, and delay the time.

Ouyang just wondered who had confirmed the identity of Bali Su as a general sent to the front line.

"Arrow Strike!" The Jurchens began to shoot arrows to attack.

Liu Cangman asked anxiously: "What should I do?" ”

"Dive!" Ouyang said to Zhao Yu: "Your Majesty, let's jump, it's too late, everyone who can swim will jump together." ”

"I don't jump!" Zhao Yu's face was colorless. She can't swim.