Before the sun set, a large number of people gathered in front of the broken cable bridge in Qingping Town.
Manager Wen and his craftsmen have already made the iron locks and iron rings needed to repair the bridge. Manager Wen and several craftsmen stood on this side of the bridge, pointing at the piers on both sides and the broken and remaining iron locks and chains, studying how to repair the bridge as soon as possible. Many people also gathered here to watch the excitement.
Suddenly, a voice was heard at the bridge head.
"Master Yan is here..."
Hearing this voice, the people gathered at the bridge head consciously and respectfully made way, and then Yan Liqiang walked to the bridge head from the back.
Yan Liqiang returned to Qingping Town calmly. He had time to practice the Yi Jin Xi Sui Jing several times in the afternoon. Although he had just fought with the Ghost King, his injuries were healed a little under the powerful effect of the Yi Jin Xi Sui Jing.
“Greetings, Lord Yan…” Manager Wen and several craftsmen hurried over and bowed to Yan Liqiang.
"No need to be so polite!" Yan Liqiang waved his hand. "I heard that you have already built the things needed to repair the bridge, so I came to see how it goes. Is there any problem?"
"Your Excellency, we have already built the things!" Manager Wen pointed to the pile of things on the ground and said humbly, "We are now looking at how to repair this bridge!"
"Not bad, not bad, you are quite efficient!" Yan Liqiang looked at the things and nodded with satisfaction, "What is your plan for repairing the bridge?"
"We plan to send a few craftsmen with this rope to follow these two iron locks to the other side of the river, pull up this rope first, and then use the rope to slide the things used to repair the bridge over. Some of the broken iron locks need to be replaced with another iron lock to be pulled up. There are also a few iron locks that have fallen into the river. We need to have people hook them with hooks and salvage them, and then connect them with these iron locks and iron buckles. It is a bit difficult to salvage the iron locks that fell into the river, and it will take some time to repair the broken iron locks, but we will do it as soon as possible..." Manager Wen said as he looked at Yan Liqiang anxiously. Two hours was the limit that Manager Wen said through gritted teeth, because in two hours, it would be almost the hour of Hai. If these things were not fixed within two hours, the trip tonight would be delayed. At this time, they could not afford to waste time.
"Two hours?" Yan Liqiang was stunned for a moment. He looked at the tools in front of him, and then at the broken iron chains hanging in the river.
Manager Wen was sweating, thinking that Yan Liqiang was dissatisfied. He bent over and looked at Yan Liqiang with a bitter face, "Sir, this... this is our limit... The iron lock is heavy, and it will take time to salvage it. It is not easy to repair the broken iron lock and iron buckle. If it is faster, I am afraid... I am afraid..."
Yan Liqiang laughed, patted Manager Wen on the shoulder, and said in a friendly manner, "Two hours is indeed too long, but I won't bother you with the bridge repair. Since the tools are ready, you can just watch from the shore. I think it will only take half a quarter of an hour to repair the bridge..."
Half a quarter of an hour
Manager Wen and several craftsmen around him looked at each other, and looked at Yan Liqiang in amazement, wondering if they had heard it wrong. How could it be possible
Yan Liqiang smiled and picked up the tools, ropes, and iron locks and rings weighing hundreds of pounds that were used to repair the bridge...
“Sir, what are you doing…” Manager Wen looked at Yan Liqiang in astonishment.
"Haha, just watch!" Yan Liqiang said, and under the gaze of everyone here, he jumped up, holding those things in his hands, and flew into the sky like a bird, crossing the more than ten-foot-long river, and landed steadily on the other side. Everyone here exclaimed.
Yan Liqiang, who landed on the other side, put down everything else in his hands and was left holding only a rope with an iron hook shaped like a cat's claw on it. This hook was used to salvage the iron lock that had fallen into the river.
Yan Liqiang shook out the long rope, waved it in his hand, and then threw it into the river with a bang. The iron hook entered the water like a javelin, splashing water more than ten meters high. Then Yan Liqiang slowly pulled up the rope, and when the iron hook of the rope left the water, he found a broken iron lock ring hooked on the iron hook.
“Master Yan has hooked up the iron hook…” the crowd watching at the bridge head exclaimed.
"Hey, he hooked it up in one go. Sir Yan's skill is really amazing..."
The river was surging and the bottom was not visible. The broken iron chain fell into the river and everyone could only see a general direction. It was not an easy task to hook a fish in one go. If other people wanted to salvage the fish, they could only throw the iron hook into the river and try their luck again and again to see if they could hook the fish and pull it up. They would never be as quick and efficient as Yan Liqiang.
Moreover, the iron chain that fell into the river weighed at least one or two thousand pounds. Yan Liqiang pulled up the iron chain easily like an old man fishing for a small fish.
Yan Liqiang held the iron chain with one hand and shook it gently. The iron chain that had just been pulled out of the river splashed water and became straight, spanning the river. Then Yan Liqiang picked up a forged iron chain and buckled it on a ring of the broken iron chain. The buckle of the iron chain, which was thicker than an adult's thumb, looked like mud in Yan Liqiang's hand and could be kneaded at will.
Yan Liqiang took the iron lock and buckled it onto the bridge pier at the bridge head. With a twist, the entire iron lock was tightly fastened. It was so easy. It took Yan Liqiang less than half a minute to fix the iron lock...
The people at the bridge were stunned and silent...
The next second, Yan Liqiang did the same thing, simply repeating the process, lowering the hook, pulling up the iron lock in the river, then buckling the prepared iron lock ring on the broken iron lock, straightening it, buckling it on the lock of the bridge pier, twisting it, and it was done.
In less than five minutes, Yan Liqiang picked up the broken iron chains one by one and fixed them back on the bridge piers. The originally damaged iron chain bridge was restored to its original position in just a short while. A sturdy iron chain bridge reappeared in front of everyone.
Yan Liqiang walked calmly on the repaired iron chain bridge and came back to the front of the manager. "The iron chain has been pulled up again. If you want to allow vehicles to pass, you need to build a bridge deck on the iron chain. The next thing is up to you..."
Still dumbfounded, Manager Wen shuddered and came to his senses, "Ah... Don't worry, sir. All the wooden planks for the bridge deck have been prepared and will be laid soon..."
"Well, you've worked hard. I heard that you didn't eat today. After you're done, let everyone eat something and take a rest, then we'll be ready to leave!"
Manager Wen nodded quickly...
After finishing these, Yan Liqiang left. Then, Manager Wen and several craftsmen were careful that the iron locks and iron rings on the other side were not fixed properly, and they also followed the laid iron locks to the other side of the river for a careful inspection. As the saying goes, you don’t know until you see it. When they saw the iron rings that Yan Liqiang had fastened to the bridge pier, they all gasped - the joints of the iron rings were directly twisted into a twist-like shape by Yan Liqiang, and they were so strong that they couldn’t be stronger. If you look closely, there are even fingerprints of Yan Liqiang’s fingers on the iron rings, and the lines on the fingerprints are clearly visible...
"This... this iron ring is so thick, but it's made of fine steel... This... How much strength does it take to easily twist the joint of the iron ring into this..." A craftsman muttered absentmindedly, "If we were to make it like this in a blacksmith's workshop, it would take a day or two of hammering to twist it into place..."
Manager Wen also swallowed his saliva with his eyes wide open, "Don't just stand there, get to work..."
The wooden boards used for paving the bridge deck are the door panels removed from Qingping Town. After all the door panels are removed, they are sawed and planed according to length, and then holes are punched and ropes are passed through. After being laid on the bridge deck, the ropes are fixed to the iron locks, and the bridge deck is ready.
Just like yesterday, as soon as the hour of Hai arrived, Yan Liqiang brought all the people to the bridge head and started crossing the bridge.
Yan Liqiang, riding on Caiyun Zhuiyue, was the first to cross the bridge. He then stood by the bridge, waiting for the subsequent troops and vehicles to arrive.
The paved iron chain bridge was a little shaky, but it was enough for horses and carriages to pass. All the wheels and horse hooves were wrapped in cotton cloth again, and the sounds made by the horse hooves and wheels on the wooden boards were also particularly dull.
After Concubine Rong's carriage came over, it stopped in front of Yan Liqiang. The curtain behind the window vents was lifted, revealing Concubine Rong's big eyes again, "Master Yan, you have worked hard. I heard that the bridge repair today was all thanks to Master Yan. If it weren't for you, the bridge might not be repaired now..."
"Your Majesty, you are too polite. I just used brute force. It is still more helpful to follow the help of our craftsmen!" Yan Liqiang said modestly.
"Then can we leave Huizhou City tonight?"
Yan Liqiang nodded. "After crossing this bridge, we are almost in Huizhou. We will have more options. As long as we avoid those dangerous places along the way, we will definitely be able to pass Huizhou City tonight!"
"Then I'll leave it to you, Master Yan!"
Yan Liqiang nodded.
The curtains of the carriage were also lowered.
After all the horses and men had crossed the river, Yan Liqiang shook the reins, and ran to the front of the team with Caiyun Zhuiyue, and led the team on the road.
In the sky, the Fire Eye Golden Eagle was circling, scanning the situation on the ground. Arriving here, with the Fire Eye Golden Eagle as a reconnaissance satellite, Yan Liqiang suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. He no longer had to rush forward like he did last night. Seeing how difficult it was to get through the zombies on the road ahead, Yan Liqiang led the team to take a detour. Although they had to take a detour along the way and there were fights and forced attacks on the road, the overall situation was much better than last night...
(End of this chapter)