It rained again a few days ago, and the waterway of the Huangniu River seemed to be wider. Fortunately, Da Sui put a lot of effort into river engineering, and the embankments of several large rivers were very stable. The location of Huangyang Road is already very far away, thousands of miles away from the hinterland of the Central Plains, but the Sui Dynasty is still pragmatic from the imperial court to the local government, so even in the border area where the population density is far sparser than that of Gyeonggi-do, officials rarely neglect their duties thing.
The source of the Huangniu River is on the westernmost side of Huangyang Road, so although the river for hundreds of miles looks wide, the water flow is not smooth. Local fishermen dare not cross at will when the water is swollen. Because the river is too deep, there is an undercurrent under the seemingly calm water. When the boat is washed by the undercurrent, it will immediately lose its direction.
At night, the sound of the rushing river rumbles like thousands of troops galloping by. Especially when it is pasted on the embankment, it seems that the earth is shaking.
Fang Jie climbed on the embankment and looked towards the opposite side. He could vaguely see strings of torches fluttering on the opposite bank, which looked like will-o'-the-wisps swaying. They were soldiers on duty at night from the rebel army patrolling back and forth. It has to be said that just the name of Luo Yao put tremendous pressure on the rebels, so the density of patrols was twice as high as before.
Fang Jie looked at the big river in the night, and suddenly thought of the dying old man who left the Yanwu Academy in Chang'an City and guarded the library alone. He already knew how bizarre and terrifying the old man's identity was, and such things as crossing the river with willows were indeed linked to old perverts.
Fang Jie is not ten thousand stars, the distance is nine days away.
"How did you get there?"
The narrowest part of the river is almost 300 meters wide, and the current is so fast that it is difficult to swim across. Even if it is a peerless master, it is not as good as an ordinary fisherman if it has no focus in the water and is completely out of control.
"Where are the ropes ready?"
Fang asked.
The Flying Fish Robe who followed immediately took out the ropes, several coils, carried by several people.
"Go ahead."
Fang Jie gave an order.
Feiyupao immediately found the ends of several coils of rope and connected them together, tying a dead knot. Fang Jie tied one end of the rope around his waist and pulled it to make sure it was stable. He looked at Dahe and took a deep breath, then turned around and said to Dagou and the others: "The river is too wide, the rope is too long, and the pulling force of floating on the water is very strong. If I am washed away by the river, immediately pull me by the rope. return."
"How do you plan to get there?"
Shen Qingfan asked with a frown.
"walk over."
Fang Jie said lightly, and then looked at a stone the size of a millstone not far away: "Don't worry about me, the only good thing Fang Henshui did before he died was to tell the mantra of the turtle's breath method to me." Me. Hold my breath with the turtle's breath method, and I can still maintain my sanity for half an hour. After half an hour, I guess I will become an idiot if I don't die. It took me a long time to grasp the boundary between suspended animation and staying awake , use the tortoise breath method to close my breath but make sure not to sink into suspended animation."
"No, it's too dangerous!"
Mu Xiaoyao grabbed his hand and said anxiously: "The river is so wide, and the current is too fast, what if something goes wrong!"
"fine."
Fang Jie smiled at her: "Although the Turtle Breathing Method is a method to put people into suspended animation, as long as you find that limit, you can hold your breath while maintaining a little sanity. I can't do it like normal. But at least one thing can be managed... move forward."
He picked up the boulder and looked back: "Remember, keep an eye on the rope at all times. If the rope floats in the direction of the water flow, it means that I was swept away by the water. Don't be too nervous, there will definitely be a big hole in the rope." A big arc, as long as it doesn't go straight out in the direction of the water flow, it means I'm fine."
"And I'm not stupid, I'll come back once I'm sure it's hard to do."
He smiled: "don't forget to bring me some clean clothes."
After saying this, he walked slowly into the water with the big stone in his arms. The people on the bank were dumbfounded, especially those flying fish robes, who had never seen such a river crossing before. Mrs. Fang wanted to carry the stone to the bottom of the river and walk all the way to the other bank, which is absolutely impossible in the perception of normal people. As long as he is a normal person, he will call an idiot to come up with such a way!
But Fang Jie, at this moment, is like an idiot trying to prove himself.
People watched his body step by step into the water, and everyone held their breath. More than a dozen flying fish robes held the rope in their palms, but they didn't dare to hold it tightly, letting the rope go forward naturally along with Fang Jie's strength. They watched as the water reached Fang Jie's waist, reached his shoulders, and finally disappeared.
Next, there is a long wait.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the rope. As Fang Jie entered the Huangniu River for longer, the arc of the rope pulled out on the water surface became wider and wider. At this time, Shen Qingfan and the others didn't even realize that their palms were covered with sweat.
Just like that, every minute of the torment seemed so long. Because the rope was stretched longer and longer, the pulling force was getting bigger and bigger. In order to ensure that the rope would not be washed out by the current, the flying fish robes could only hold the rope tightly and loosen it little by little. They were standing on the bank, and it was so hard for a few of them to work together. One can imagine how much pressure Fang Xie was under in the river.
This matter has gone against the sky.
When people's endurance reached the limit, when Mu Xiaoyao couldn't bear to reach out to grab the rope, Shen Qingfan suddenly shouted: "Don't move!"
Everyone froze, and then looked at the rope.
Gradually, straighten.
How much force is needed to straighten the rope
At this moment, people felt that the young man who was struggling to straighten the rope on the opposite bank in the invisible night was like a god descending from the earth.
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The rope was tied to the big rock on the opposite side, and then the flying fish robes on the river bank began to exert force at the same time. The rope was stretched gradually, gradually rising above the water surface.
"Don't let anyone break the rope."
Shen Qingfan ordered: "After we pass by, loosen the rope. We will tie the rope to a hidden place on the opposite side, and protect your side too. You have to remember, if the rope is broken, we will have General Fang." May never come back!"
"Here!"
The Flying Fish Robes responded with a solemn expression.
They had already admired and respected each other to the extreme.
Zhuo Buyi said: "Don't worry, I will watch here."
Shen Qingfan nodded, and then jumped onto the rope. She waved towards Mu Xiaoyao, and Mu Xiaoyao jumped up immediately. The two walked forward holding hands and stepping on the rope. It seemed that as long as Shen Qing fanned her with a strong point, she could turn herself into a breeze, and by the way, Mu Xiaoyao also turned into a wind. The two people rushed away on the rope, but the rope barely hung down, which shows how ingenious Shen Qingfan's cultivation is.
Da Quan looked at the two women leaving hand in hand, smiled wryly and cupped his fists at Zhuo Buyi: "I said that you have to rely on yourself when you go out, and you must not rely on women."
Zhuo Buyi laughed and said, "The key is that it's not your woman."
Big Dog laughed loudly, he was top-notch in lightness skills, so naturally he wouldn't lose too badly. After the three of them passed by, Zhuo Buyi was silent for a while, turned around and said: "Go and tell Chen Qianshan to lead his troops to guard here. Don't make a big fuss, or people on the other side will find out. You must guard the nearest place. Even the people from Shanziying are not allowed to come close."
The flying fish robes were startled, and subconsciously looked at Zhuo Buyi.
Zhuo Buyi said: "This side is safe, which side is not safe. If the rope is found by the scouts of the rebels, it will be difficult for General Fang and the others to come back. I want to go..."
Following Fang Xie's order, the ten military elites guarding here looked at each other. Chungu stepped forward and stopped Zhuo Buyi and said, "Sir, you don't have to cross the river. Your Excellency has ordered you to do so. It's not safe here. We can just go there." Now, you only need to take care of this side. And you have a high level of cultivation, but we are better at things on the battlefield."
Zhuo Buyi didn't know the origins of these ten people, Fang Jie told him that Wu Yidao had lent them to him, and they were all veterans of many battles, so Zhuo Buyi didn't doubt it. It is not unusual for Wu Yidao to recruit any kind of talents.
Zhuo Buyi didn't know the martial arts of these ten people, but he could guess from Fang Xie's reliance on them.
"Let's stay together, after all, there are people from Shanziying guarding here."
Zhuo Buyi was silent for a while and said.
Chungu hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Okay!"
The equipment of the ten people was too heavy, carrying the Mingguang armor and the Damo knife wrapped in cloth. They don't have such good lightness skills, so they can only go down the river and swim to the other side along the rope. Zhuo Buyi stepped on the rope and followed behind them to prevent anyone from being washed away by the water. It took them half an hour to reach the other side, and they had a rope to pull them. Even though they had a hard time swimming, one can imagine how frightening it was for Fang Jie to walk across the bottom of the water.
Eleven people arrived on the other side, Chungu and the others were already gasping for breath.
Zhuo Buyi saw Fang Jie resting on a rock, and through the moonlight, he could see water dripping from his hair.
"I knew you would follow."
Fang Jie looked at him and smiled, his voice was not loud and he seemed tired. Zhuo Buyi could imagine how much effort it took to get Fang Jie out, an ordinary person wouldn't even be able to pull the rope! Holding a heavy stone and walking a full length of more than 300 meters in the river, if the news got out, it would be shocking enough to make it impossible to add.
"I just want to see if you are exhausted now."
Zhuo Buyi said lightly.
"It's hard to get a compliment out of your mouth."
Fang Jie rolled his eyes at him: "Don't you think I did something awesome just now?"
Zhuo Buyi nodded: "If you come here, you are a great person. If you don't come here, you are a fool."
Fang Jie curled his lips: "If I wasn't afraid that you would beat me up, I would definitely greet your uncle."
He took a deep breath, he looked really exhausted, he wanted to stand up, but he didn't get up after trying. Zhuo Buyi walked over and gave him a hand. Fang Jie stretched his body and pointed to the rock he was sitting on just now: "This thing is for you, and you can't make a fire for cooking. Save the blood for drinking."
"what."
Zhuo Buyi looked down subconsciously.
"Big eight."
Fang Jie shook off the water on his body: "When I walked halfway, the buoyancy of the rope was so strong that it almost dragged me up, and I couldn't open my eyes to look for something at the bottom of the river. This bastard just happened to swim over and rub against my body. I grabbed it and squeezed it to death. It's not small, and it weighs sixty or seventy catties if you count the shell. Damn, I used up the last of my strength when I picked it up. I originally planned to save it for myself, but now Sending you off..."
"I lost my strength, and my life is not guaranteed. You didn't let go of this bastard?"
Zhuo Buyi stared at him and asked.
"This is a wild bastard, what a good thing... It smoothes the Qi, invigorates the kidneys, nourishes the yin and nourishes the skin. This is something that will be good for you and her after eating..."
"roll!"
Zhuo Buyi was too lazy to understand, and looked around: "Go early, come back early, no one knows when the rebel scouts will pass by."
Fang Jie hummed, and then looked at Chungu: "Look for a hidden place to hide. If there are rebels passing by, if they don't find the rope, let them go there. If they find out, if there are few people, they will be slaughtered. If there are many people... you will be killed." Find a way to get out. I can’t see the rope when I come back, so I will naturally find a way to find another way back.”
"The rope is with the people."
Chungu raised her jaw slightly and said, very seriously.