Chapter 133: The First Line Gorge
In the face of Ma Xingzhou's straightforward challenge, He Qianshan confided the truth with good intentions.
"This ...... Old horse, brother, I'll tell you clearly, although I don't know why, I'm born with no feeling of how much I drink, and I can't get drunk!"
Ma Xingzhou refused to be spared.
"I don't believe it! You just didn't drink that! I'll get you drunk this time! If you don't take it, we won't be able to be brothers in the future!"
"Or ...... I'll confess it in public......"
He Qianshan was halfway through this, and he saw that the old horse's eyes were about to erupt with fire, so he had to nod: "Okay!"
Ma Xingzhou's face softened at this time!
"Okay! Then tonight, you have enough to eat and drink during the day, so that you can rest!
On this day, the fleet arrived in Kuizhou.
This Kuizhou is the mouth of the Three Gorges, because after entering the Three Gorges, the river is turbulent, the waterway is steep, not suitable for night boats, the fleet will anchor in Kuizhou tonight to rest, replenish supplies.
The most replenished is actually wine!
It was night, and on the dragon's head boat, the ship's lights were high, illuminating the entire deck!
On the deck sat not only the crew of the ship, but also the lucky representatives from other ships in the fleet!
In front of them, there are two rows of wine jars neatly arranged, still three catties and one altar, one row of ten altars, and two people are opposite each other at the head of the column, it is Ma Xingzhou and He Qianshan!
The helmsman stared at He Qianshan like a great enemy, with a serious expression!
The eyes of Master He looked more embarrassed, wandering left and right, avoiding the old horse's focused gaze!
"Brother He, please do your best! If you give in the slightest, you really can't be a brother! You just let the horse come, I can afford to lose!"
"Old Ma, don't worry, brother, I will do my best! If you offend, please ask brother Haihan!"
So far, that's all he can do!
An elderly veteran crew member presided over the competition, and he announced the rules of the competition, which are very simple and easy to understand, with unlimited drinks, until you get down!
After that, he asked the two players for their opinions with his eyes, and Lao Ma and Xiao He both nodded that they could start.
The old crew walked between the two rows of wine jars, turned around and slashed from top to bottom with one palm: "Drink!"
Ma Xingzhou and He Qianshan held the wine jar at the same time and raised their heads to receive the wine.
I saw the wine pouring like a waterfall, and the wine beads splashing around!
The audience suddenly boiled and cheered!
They are not biased at all, as long as one of the two drinks a jar and puts it down, they warmly clapped their hands and celebrated!
Today's horse helmsman is quite different, it seems that he has taken out all his life's drinking skills, and his state is better than usual, he actually finished the ten jars of wine all the way before He Qianshan, and his body is like a rock, and he will not fall!
After this round of drinking, seeing that He Qianshan was still dealing with the last altar, he suddenly thought, drinking fast is actually a loss, this kid is really a ghost!
He didn't expect that although he drank fast, but under the wild drinking, he spilled half a catty after drinking a jar, but He Qianshan drank carefully and spilled very little!
When He Qianshan also finished drinking the tenth altar, the old crew asked the two contestants to solve the bloated bladder together, and supervise each other, don't play any tricks!
The two of them went to the side of the boat to release the water, and when they came back, the second round of twenty jars of wine had been arranged!
To be honest, when Ma Xingzhou saw his ten jars of wine at the moment, his heart began to feel uneasy!
He was cheering himself up in his heart, but he saw that He Qianshan had already drunk without saying a word!
This round He Qianshan completed quickly, while Ma Xingzhou drank more and more slowly, and only drank half of it!
When he shook his body and grabbed the air several times before grabbing the sixth jar, Ma Xingzhou saw He Qianshan's eyes!
Not smugness, not ridicule, not pity, but admiration and concern!
Ma Xingzhou smiled, raised the wine jar on his back, but his body fell down, the wine jar was upside down on his face, and the wine was bubbling through!
He was so drunk, so drunk, so drunk that it was dark, unconscious, and he fell into a deep sleep, not knowing when he would wake up!
Fortunately, there was no need to wait for him to depart, and as soon as it dawned the next day, the fleet entered the Three Gorges on time.
He Qianshan had never been to the Three Gorges, and was immediately shocked by the majestic and beautiful scenery of "the mountains on both sides of the strait, and the heavy rocks covering the sun"!
He remembered the description of the Three Gorges in the "Notes on the Book of Water" and compared them one by one.
"In spring and winter, it is a turbulent green pool, and the reflection is clear. There are many strange cypresses, hanging springs and waterfalls, flying in the meantime, clear and glorious and ......"
And in front of you is really a white torrent swirling in the blue waves, and the green pool water reflects the green mountains on both sides of the river, the peaks are full of strange beautiful pines and cypresses, and there are hanging springs and waterfalls between the peaks!
“...... The forest is cold and the stream is severe, there are often high apes howling, which is poignant, the empty valley sounds, and the mourning is long-lasting. ”
At this time, the sound of apes on both sides of the river, coming from the cold and silent forest stream, was terrible, and then echoed through the empty valley, mourning for a long time, and it was endless......
After appreciating the majestic beauty, near noon, the fleet entered the most precipitous place of the Three Gorges!
The waterway here is tortuous, the beach is rapid, the strange rocks are numerous, the cliffs are horizontal, and the boat is very thrilling!
And there are dangerous peaks in the gorge from time to time, and the river stands steeply, which can be described as the gorge in the gorge!
It is especially difficult to sail in this small gorge, not only is the line of sight obstructed, but also the width and narrowness are changed, and the queue is difficult to complete!
For example, the narrow gorge in front of you, with the width of the dragon head boat, will be passed, and the direction is slightly crooked, that is, there is a risk of hitting the cliff!
Therefore, the fleet can only enter alternately in turn, and the three columns are combined into a column, and this gorge can be described as a "first-line gorge"!
The cliffs on both sides of this line of gorge are not as continuous as the big gorge, but intermittent and there are many gaps!
The flotilla traveled very slowly here, and it was half an hour before the leading dragon boat approached the exit.
Seeing that he was about to get out of this line of gorge, He Qianshan, who was standing at the bow of the boat, found that the bow of a big ship appeared on the left side of the gorge!
It was a square-tipped pointed-bottomed boat heading to the right side of the gorge.
As it moved forward, an eight-winged ship appeared in the draft on its side.
"Isn't this the car and ship of the officers and soldiers?"
He Qianshan heard a crew member next to him say this.
The giant ship gradually turned to the end, and the car and ship slowly stopped, blocking the mouth of this line of gorges!
The starboard side of the car and boat was facing the bow of He Qianshan's dragon head boat, and a row of figures could be seen standing on the car and boat in the distance, with blurred faces.
"Are they from the government? What are they going to do?"
The crew gathered at the bow of the ship, for some reason!
The helmsman has also ordered the oarsmen to stop.
The two boats are getting closer, and the second son of He with the best eyesight is the first to notice that something is wrong!
The people on the boat were all wearing masks!
And the masks are all exactly the same human faces, which are beautiful and solemn, kind and compassionate, just like ......
Just thinking about what it was like, on the high mast of the car and ship, a jade-white flag suddenly rolled down!