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Chapter 1102 The Western Expedition (3) Night Crossing

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    By nightfall, fifty ferries were ready on the river bank.  The moonlight is not obvious today, and people can hardly be seen by the river.  Everyone boarded the ferry and sailed along the river to the Qixia Gorge.

    The stone walls on both sides of Qixia Gorge are tall and steep, and the trees are dense. There is no sunlight during the day, and at night, there is no moonlight, and you can't see your fingers.

    Everyone sailing at night relies entirely on experience, it is simply a matter of luck.

    These conscripted guides and ferrymen had long been frightened to death when they saw the actions of the Sui army, so they were also trembling with fear on the boat.  Although they have ferried and fished on the Huangshui River on weekdays and are familiar with the water properties, the entire Huangshui River is enough to support them, so there is no way to cross the Qixia Gorge, let alone at night.

    When the guides first learned about Huang Mingyuan¡¯s request, they were so frightened that they almost peed their pants.  This official is so bold and daring to think, there is no way he can cross the Qixia Gorge.  I don't know that "the bend of Qixia Gorge is ninety-nine, and the ferry boat is sad and the fish is sad."  The Qiqi Gorge is so dangerous that even fish are worried about crossing it, let alone people.

    Fearing death, everyone knelt on the ground and kept begging Huang Mingyuan for mercy, begging Huang Mingyuan to give up the idea.  No matter how Huang Mingyuan tried to coerce and induce them, these people just refused to obey.  Later, Huang Mingyuan became angry and threatened everyone that if they did not want to cross the Qixia Gorge, they would all be executed.  Everyone was even more afraid of death, so they had no choice but to agree.

    After boarding the boat, Huang Mingli held his saber tightly and squatted on the bow of the boat, leading the way for the ferry.

    The bow of the boat moved quickly, breaking up rapids.

    He is a pioneer, so he leads the people at the front to clear the way.  Huang Mingyuan himself had never experienced such a scene, and he was actually very nervous. However, as a general, he could not infect the soldiers around him with nervousness, so he could only look into the distance with a tense face.

    In order to prevent the fleet from being scattered by the rapids, the Sui army connected the bows and sterns of the ferries with thick ropes and divided them into several rows to move forward.  At first, everyone barely looked through the moonlight to see where they were going.  And the river is wide, so even though the ferry goes upstream, it can barely do so.

    But as we walked outside Qixia Gorge, the road suddenly became narrower and the current became more rapid. The ferry could not move forward at all, but was pushed backward by the water.

    At this time, the leading ship on one side suddenly hit the rocks on the shore. The bow of the ship broke, water entered the hull, and it sank shortly after.

    Everyone on the boat fell into the water and was swept away, and the people on the other boats had no time to rescue them.  Such a scene shocked the people on the other boats.

    "Break the rope!"

    Fortunately, the man in the rear boat had quick eyesight and quick hands and cut off the rope connecting the two boats to prevent him from being pulled into the water by the front boat.

    Not long after, another ship hit the rocks and sank.

    Huang Mingli knew that he couldn't do this anymore.  The water conditions here are unclear, the water is fast and dangerous, and there are rocks everywhere. If we march here, I am afraid that the entire army will die here.

    Huang Mingli suppressed his voice and shouted in a low voice: "Who dares to step forward to explore the road?"

    At this time, a person on the boat replied to Huang Mingli: "General, let me go explore the road!"

    Huang Mingli couldn't see the person either, so he had to ask: "What's your name?"

    The man said: "General Hui Lang, my name is Wenren Sui'an. He is from Xuanzhou and is good at water. He was sent by the chief manager to investigate the situation in Qixia Gorge."

    Huang Mingli was overjoyed and asked hurriedly: "Did you swim there before?"

    Hearing this, he quickly answered "yes"!

    Huang Mingli was even more surprised and asked: "Do you dare to swim into Qixia Gorge again now?"

    "Why don't you dare? I have been a trend-taker since I was a child. I can swim forty or fifty miles under the water in a big river. I have to lie under the water for seven days and seven nights, and the water is like a white stripe."

    When Wenren Sui'an mentioned his own abilities, he became very arrogant.

    Huang Mingli asked Wenren Sui'an to put the rope on his back and jump from the boat into the water.

    This Jiangnan trend-setter is indeed very capable, and he is not afraid at all in ups and downs.  No matter how big the storm was, Wenren Sui'an had seen it and knew it well, so he was not in a hurry to poke his head out. He didn't surface until he found the direction, and went all the way against the current into the canyon.

    When I heard that Sui'an was investigating the situation in the valley, he remembered the location of most of the rocks in the valley, so he led everyone towards the depths of the water.

    "However, the current is too fast, and it is difficult for the ferry to move forward solely by human power.

    Wenren Sui'an thought that there was a huge rock protruding on one side of the valley mouth. If the power of the rock was used, the army might be able to be introduced.  So he swam hard towards the reef, chasing the wind and waves, and finally reached the reef to ambush him.  The reef is huge and seems to be very solid.

    Hearing that Sui An tied the rope on his back to the rock,Fixed the position.

    With the rocks blocking the way, the ships entering the valley were finally able to stabilize their position.

    Huang Mingli led the way and directed the remaining ships to slowly move towards the reef.

    At this time, Wenren lurked beside the reef and waited until Huang Mingli's boat arrived nearby before climbing aboard.  As soon as he got on the boat, he was breathing heavily. After today's ups and downs, he was already exhausted.

    Huang Mingli held Wenren Sui'an's hand and said: "If I can go back alive today, I will recommend your great contribution to my brother. However, the future is still extremely risky. In order to reduce casualties, we can only rely on this method of anchoring the rocks.  Way forward, you may dare to explore the way for the army again."

    Hearing that Sui'an was all wet, he gasped and said loudly: "Why don't you dare to die for the chief steward?" So he put on the hemp rope on his back, turned over and jumped into the water again.

    The river is fast and freezing cold.

    Wenren Sui'an relied on his memory of the terrain in the valley to lead his army to avoid the obstacles of the rocks and successfully passed through the Qi Gorge.

    After passing the mouth of the Qixia Gorge, the river widens. At this time, the Huangshui River branches off into a tributary to the north, which is the Changning River.  After everyone entered the Changning River, the water flow gradually became gentler, and the cliffs along the coast became much less numerous.

    Everyone continued to walk north, and the view became wider and wider.

    Huang Mingli led his army to continue exploring the road ahead, and soon saw a low shoal.

    Through the night, Huang Mingli could vaguely see Tulou Mountain to the east, and they also successfully smuggled to the west of Tulou Mountain.  Huang Mingli then ordered all the ships to look for opportunities to land ashore and assemble by the river.

    At this time, everyone started starting around Xu Shi and kept going all the way. It has been nearly four hours now.

    Everyone gathered on the shore. There were only about thirty boats and more than six hundred people left in the raiding team. The rest fell into the water, not knowing whether they were alive or dead.  A canyon caused the smuggling team to lose more than one-third of its troops.

    After completing the task, Wenren Sui'an used his last strength to climb to the river bed. He was exhausted and could not get up again.

    Huang Mingli stepped forward and took Wenren Sui'an's hand and said, "Today's great achievement, you are the first."

    Wenren Sui'an could no longer attack, so the general Duan Wenchao left Wenren Sui'an and some other soldiers who had lost their combat effectiveness here to guard the warship, while the remaining 600 soldiers took the opportunity to kill the Tuyuhun people on the mountain.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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