The mighty fleet went down the river. In order to bypass the area controlled by Luo Tu, the team from Chang'an City first crossed the Luoshui River, then turned over the Mangdang Mountains, went east from the Yellow Niu River, and then took the Luo River. The water flows downstream. This is nearly a thousand miles away than going directly to the Yangtze River ferry, but it is inevitable to walk a little longer to reach Yongzhou safely.
Although Luo Tu was defeated, he still had an army of more than 400,000 troops. No matter how elite the Iron Armored Army came out of Chang'an City, there were no more than a thousand people.
Originally, according to Puhu's intention, he just rushed there, but Tan Qingge, who was an imperial envoy, strongly opposed it. After all, there are red sleeves recruiting nearly a hundred people in this team, and most of them are women. I don't know whether it's because they are more sympathetic with Tan Qingge or if Puhu also has a heart of compassion, but in the end he agreed to Tan Qingge's request to take a detour.
You must know that for Pu Hu, taking a detour was something he would never do in the past.
Leaning on the ship's side, Tan Qingge looked back at the gloomy Iron Armored Army soldiers on the big ship. Although they were still cold and unapproachable, they still had a murderous intent that was so thick that it made people uncomfortable. Qing Ge could tell that these Iron Armored Army soldiers seemed not used to taking boats.
These burly and strong soldiers were holding tightly to what they could hold on to, as if they were afraid that if they let go, they would fall into the river.
Tan Qingge couldn't help smiling, and said to himself that there really is no absolutely powerful person in this world. These armored soldiers are invincible on the battlefield, and no one can match them. At the beginning, with the number of 20,000, Luo Yao's army of one million was killed abruptly. This is enough to show that they are worthy of the word "invincible" on land.
But when they arrived on the rickety big boat, they were all very nervous.
"How long will it take to disembark?"
Pu Hu also had an ugly expression on his face, he seemed to be extremely unaccustomed to this kind of life floating on the water, he was originally a cold and arrogant person, but at this moment his face actually had a somewhat pitiful look on his face.
"Soon."
Tan Qingge pointed to a faintly visible big city by the river and said, "That's Xinyang City, which has already entered the ground of Huangyang Road. Let's go down the river quickly. If there are no accidents, we can enter in about ten days. Pingshang Road. After landing on the shore, walk for a day and a half, two days at the latest, and you will be able to reach Yongzhou."
Puhu's face changed obviously, he leaned on the side of the boat and sighed: "It's still ten days... The thing I hate the most in my life is taking a boat. If you didn't say that going by water can be faster, I would never agree to it." Come on board."
"Among the ten thousand armies, how can a general who rushes to and fro like entering no man's land be afraid of water?"
Tan Qingge made a joke.
"What's the point of being afraid of water? Who doesn't have something to be afraid of? I'm afraid of mice!"
Pu Hu complained, and sat down along the side of the boat and took a deep breath. On the big boat, it seemed that he could only feel more at ease if he sat down and leaned against something.
"And you, do you have anything to be afraid of?"
he asks.
Tan Qingge thought about it seriously, and then replied seriously: "I'm afraid of death."
"well… "
Pu Hu sighed for some reason, and after a long silence, he slowly said: "I used to think that the thing I was most afraid of was death, but later I found out that death is not as terrible as imagined. After you have experienced a lot, you You’ll find that a lot of the things you fear don’t really matter at all.”
"Say it as if you were dead."
Tan Qingge said with a smile.
"You just died!"
Puhu gave him a blank look: "It feels good to chat with you... I have no friends since I was a child, only the general loves and protects me, and I am used to following him and doing things under his orders. He let me I'll do whatever I want, but this is the first time I've been away from him for so long, so it's inevitable that I'm in a hurry to finish my work and go back. That's why... I will promise you to go south by boat, but I still feel that I can only step on my feet It’s solid on the ground.”
"Why don't you have any friends?"
Talk about Qingge and ask.
"because… "
This time it was Pu Hu's turn to think seriously, and then smiled at himself: "I'm ugly?"
Tan Qing Gezai took a careful look at him, then nodded, "It's ugly."
Pu Hu couldn't help laughing loudly: "It's really strange. If someone else said I was ugly, I would have pulled it over and tore it up. But if you said I was ugly, why didn't I have the heart to kill you? ?”
"Because I'm honest."
Tan Qingge said: "You said you were ugly, I looked carefully, and you are indeed not beautiful. When others say you are ugly and you want to kill them, it is because they are laughing at you. But when I say you are ugly, I don't mean to laugh at you."
Obviously it is what others love to hear the most, but he talks endlessly.
But Puhu seemed really not angry: "You don't know how to chat!"
"I?"
Tan Qingge was silent for a while and then said: "I don't have any friends..."
Pu Hu was startled for a moment, then asked curiously: "Why do you have no friends?"
"because… "
Tan Qingge smiled: "I'm handsome?"
Pu Hu spat, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth.
Tan Qingge sighed slightly and said: "When I was in the Martial Arts Academy, most of the time was spent helping the cook cook, and then going to the library to deliver peanuts to the old man. The rest of the time was either sleeping or spending time in the back mountain. I’m in a daze. I can’t say that I don’t see many people. The students from the Yanwu Academy come to eat every day, but I just don’t like them. I said that those people have a disgusting smell on them. Later, I asked the chef about it Why, the cook said because you are poor and they are rich because you are low and they are high.”
He turned his head and glanced at Puhu: "I thought about it carefully, and it seems to be so."
"Is this jealousy?"
Puhu asked.
Tan Qingge laughed and said, "You can use a more beautiful word, for example, I am noble."
Pu Hu laughed, and then asked seriously: "Can you be friends with me?"
Tan Qingge was stunned, then shook his head: "Who knows... maybe in the future, you and I will really become friends."
This is actually a refusal, but Puhu seems very happy: "What is a friend?"
Tan Qingge didn't know, he also asked the cook. The cook told him that a friend is someone who is happy with you when you are happy, and who may cry with you when you cry, but who will beat up those who cry with you. When you are proud, he may stay away from you, he will live his life and you live your life. When you are frustrated, he will come over and pat you on the shoulder, smile at you and say, do you want to compare who pees farther away
Tan Qingge didn't know why the cook had such a vulgar definition of a friend, but he had a vague feeling that this was what a friend should be.
So he said exactly what the cook said.
Puhu thought for a while, and it seemed that these words were a bit difficult for him to understand. But he decided to give it a try. He stood up and unbuttoned his trousers and aimed at the side of the boat: "Do you want to see who pees farther away?"
Tan Qingge was stunned, then nodded: "Okay... But you are not allowed to use your inner energy!"
Pu Hu snorted: "I'm not trying to kill someone!"
"Have you ever pissed and killed someone?"
"Not really...but you can try it later..."
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The big ship had passed Pingshang Road on the third day heading south, and Beihui Road was the shortest north-south road among the four southwest roads, and it took less than two days to cross and enter Nanhui Road. However, this section of Luoshui in Beihui Road is the most beautiful and beautiful, and the coastal scenery is refreshing. It has the magnificence of the mountains and the gentleness of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River.
Tan Qingge was fascinated by watching, and every day he just stood on the bow of the boat and watched the scenery on both sides of the river.
And Puhu seemed to have no interest in these things, but he spent most of his time standing on the bow of the boat with Tan Qingge. These two people seem to be particularly mismatched, one is slender and handsome, and the other is short, strong and ugly. At first, the people on the big boat felt that the contrast between the two standing together was too strong, but later they suddenly felt that the two standing there were like the scenery on both sides of the Luoshui River.
There are high mountains and dangerous peaks, as well as nursery flowers.
Very good.
Seeing that Tan Qingge opened and closed his mouth several times, Puhu couldn't help asking curiously, "What are you trying to do?"
Tan Qingge blushed, and smiled embarrassingly: "Looking at this road, both sides of the river are so beautiful that people want to say something. No wonder those poets like to travel far. The beautiful scenery really makes people feel comfortable. I also I wanted to say something, but after thinking about it for a long time... I have no words in my stomach."
"You've spoiled this book-length robe."
Pu Hu gave him a contemptuous glance and said, "I can say a hundred of Yong Jing's poems, do you believe it?"
"Do not believe."
"Then I won't say anything."
Puhu smiled, as if he had thought of something: "When I was studying, I always ran out impatiently to play, either to hunt for birds or to dig ant nests. Later, the general made a big deal of it It took me a good beating before I was willing to bite the bullet and recite the words and phrases of the ancients. But what is the use of memorizing these things?"
He stretched his body and said: "Of course a man has to fight on the battlefield. In my opinion, composing a poem is definitely not as satisfying as beheading a man. It's nothing if you don't know how to write poetry, it's enough if you can kill... I forgot, You can't kill people either. But then, for a long time, I had nothing to do but read books, but I developed the habit of reading books. So no matter where I go, I always bring a book for entertainment."
Tan Qingge looked down at the long sword hanging by his waist like a pool of autumn water, sighed and said, "Writing can't make poetry in seven steps, martial arts can't kill people in ten steps... what else can I do?"
"Live."
Pu Hu said naturally: "To live is to achieve great success... This is what the general said."
"To be alive is to achieve great things?"
Tan Qingge repeated it, as if realizing something.
He was about to speak when he saw Pu Hu's expression suddenly changed. The smile he had when he was talking lightly before suddenly disappeared, and the killing intent that hadn't appeared in his eyes for many days emerged uncontrollably.
"The general said that there will be some clowns on the road... Sure enough!"
Just finished saying this, suddenly a big fish jumped out of the water and went straight to Tan Qingge!
Tan Qingge looked at Pu Hu in a daze, as if he didn't feel the danger behind him at all. When he saw Puhu take off a sledgehammer from his waist, he couldn't help but let out an exclamation. But Puhu didn't mean to do anything to him, he pulled him away and threw the sledgehammer out!
Where is the big fish that jumps up in the water.
but a person.
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It wasn't just this one person, there were countless black shadows in the water, it really looked like a lot of big fish swimming in the water. It's just that these big fish are not friendly, some jumped out of the water and went straight to the big boat, while some approached the big boat with their hands, intending to cut through the big boat at the bottom of the water!
Puhu threw a hammer, and the man in mid-air slashed down with the power of a knife in both hands. The knife slashed with a majestic knife aura, and slashed squarely on the sledgehammer with a sound.
But this fierce saber air had no meaning at all, the sledgehammer flew straight over and hit the assassin's chest with a bang, smashing half of the assassin's body, and then consciously circled in mid-air He flew back by himself. The mutilated body fell down, staining the river red.
The shadows are getting denser and denser, and there are more and more people.
Pu Hu sneered, and squeezed out a few words between his teeth.
"Talking about Qingge, if you don't know how to compose poetry, learn how to kill with pleasure... I'll teach you!"