The long and wide suspension bridge connects the mountain roads and cliffs at both ends of the canyon, turning the previously insurmountable chasm into a smooth path. Protection measures such as railings and handrails are installed above the suspension bridge, but the deck of the suspension bridge is not made of logs as imagined, but

It is made of bowl-sized bamboo rafts that are densely packed and intertwined with each other. Only the main body of the frame is made of thick logs as the frame support.

Obviously this is more reasonable, because if such a large suspension bridge is made entirely of wood, it will definitely be extremely heavy and difficult to put down or put away. You know, such a suspension bridge obviously relies on the winch on the top of the opposite cliff.

The heavier the suspension bridge is, the more difficult it is to operate. In addition, the toughness of bamboo is actually no less than that of logs. Especially on such suspended suspension bridges, the flexibility of bamboo is more reliable.

It is easier to connect to each other and maintain consistent stability.

Although the suspension bridge was lowered, it was temporarily impassable. The slot at the head of the bridge must be firmly fixed in the cut-out bluestone groove. This requires specialized personnel to operate. A small group of soldiers quickly ran across the bridge and used hammers to pry it open.

Knock the rod to pry the bayonet at one end of the bridge, and firmly fix the suspension bridge in the bluestone groove. In this way, the suspension bridge will be completely stable in the sound of the canyon, and there will be no risk of displacement.

Zhang Ruomei explained to Fang Zian in a low voice that all these operations were not unnecessary. Although the suspension bridge itself was heavy and seemed to be very strong, the wind in the canyon was no joke. The larger the suspension bridge, the greater the wind force it would withstand.

The turbulent flow in the canyon will produce huge force on the bridge deck, and even lift the bridge deck. Therefore, the bridge head must be extremely stable, and safety can be ensured only after the two ends are fixed.

Of course Fang Zian understood this truth and ordered everyone to wait patiently for the team that fixed the suspension bridge to be completed. At the same time, Fang Zian also saw the limitations of this suspension bridge. Obviously this suspension bridge requires time and manpower to maintain. This is almost impossible in an emergency.

There is no such time. Regardless of whether to pull up or lower the suspension bridge, it takes nearly half an hour to operate, which is unreasonable. But as far as the current situation is concerned, this is already an amazing use of terrain as the ultimate

Barrier approach.

After the suspension bridge was fixed, Zhang Ruomei informed Fang Zian that he could cross the bridge. Fang Zian immediately ordered that the carriages and horses separate and cross the bridge in order. Considering the bearing capacity of the bridge, it is obviously impossible to swarm on the suspension bridge, and because it is made of bamboo.

For the suspension bridge, Fang Zian also needs to consider the vibration problem, so it is best to deal with it part by part.

Just as the first batch of two carts and more than 20 soldiers and horses were about to step onto the suspension bridge, the sound of whistles sounded from the hole at the other end of the suspension bridge in front. Immediately afterwards, someone waved a red flag at the entrance of the hole. Zhang Ruomei looked

Seeing all this, his face suddenly darkened.

"What's going on?" Fang Zian asked softly.

Zhang Ruomei said softly: "You guys wait for a while before getting on the bridge. I'll go over and take a look. The red flag is waving, which is a signal that no passage is allowed. I don't know what happened. But if we get on the bridge now, the archers on the opposite side will

Shoot the arrow. I'll go ask what's going on."

Fang Zian said: "I'll go with you."

Zhang Ruomei nodded and took the lead to step on the suspension bridge and walk to the opposite side. Fang Zian ordered everyone not to act without permission and followed Zhang Ruomei onto the suspension bridge. The sound of the suspension bridge hanging high in the canyon made you realize how scary it was when you walked out.

The cold wind above the canyon trembled in the cold wind, making a chilling buzzing sound, as if it would break at any time. The bamboo raft bridge deck under the feet also seemed extremely unstable. Below the canyon, there is no bottom, and it makes people dizzy to look at it.

.The wind direction is not stable, and occasionally there is a strong

The strong air flow rushed up from the valley below, blowing Fang Zian's white fur cloak covering his armor and Zhang Ruomei's cloak into the sky. The two figures seemed to have a pair of wings and were flying in the air.

"Fang Lang, are you afraid?" Zhang Ruomei turned around and looked at Fang Zian, her hair covered with black hair flying, but there was a smile on her face.

"Are you telling the truth?" Fang Zian smiled.

"Of course, tell the truth." Zhang Ruomei said.

"I was so scared that I almost peed my pants. I didn't expect this suspension bridge to be so scary," Fang Zian said.

Zhang Ruomei burst into laughter, stretched out her hand to grab Fang Zian's hand and said, "It's not as exaggerated as you said, hold my hand and I will take you there."

Fang Zian said: "I'm not exaggerating. There is an abyss below. If you fall down, you will be shattered to pieces."

Zhang Ruomei said softly: "Don't worry, even if you fall, I will fall with you. If you die, we will die together."

Fang Zian smiled and said: "Although I am very touched, this is a miserable ending. It is better to live together and live a happy life."

Zhang Ruomei smiled and said: "Of course, although living may not be happy, it is better than being dead."

While talking, the two arrived at the opposite side of the cliff. When they got closer, Fang Zian realized how wide the cave entrance was. It was no wonder that the suspension bridge needed to be so wide to block the entrance. There were more than a dozen loyal soldiers standing at the entrance of the cave.

A short and stocky young soldier stood at the entrance of the cave and saluted Zhang Ruomei.

"I've met Miss Ruomei."

Zhang Ruomei said coldly: "Qi Danian, why don't you allow people and horses to pass?"

The soldier leader named Qi Danian hurriedly said: "Miss Ruomei, Beizhi has just received an order from the commander-in-chief, asking us to prohibit outsiders from entering the camp. This was not Beizhi's idea, otherwise Beizhi would not have lowered the suspension bridge before. Da.

Who dares to disobey the commander's orders, but those in humble positions dare not disobey orders."

Zhang Ruomei said coldly: "My brother's order?"

Qi Danian said: "Exactly."

Zhang Ruomei said: "What about me? Does my order count as an order?"

Qi Danian scratched his head and said, "Miss Ruomei, please don't embarrass yourself in your humble position."

Zhang Ruomei said: "I won't embarrass you. I brought people into the camp myself. My brother blamed me and said it was my order. He just asked him to come to me."

Qi Danian smacked his lips and said: "This... this is not easy to handle. The commander-in-chief should blame me."

Zhang Ruomei sneered and said: "I can tell, you only listen to my brother's orders, not mine, right? That's fine, he is the commander-in-chief, so naturally you have to listen to him. I won't embarrass you. Qi

New year, I tell you now, I want to lead people across the bridge, and I will follow them across the bridge myself. If you give the order to shoot, you will shoot me too. Anyway, if you execute the order and shoot me, there will be no one else.

I will blame you. Either you order the arrow to be released, or you make way for me to open the hole and step aside without saying anything. This matter has nothing to do with you. You make your own choice."

Qi Danian smiled bitterly and said: "This... I am not a rat in the bellows, suffering from both sides? How dare I order Miss Ruomei to shoot arrows? But I don't dare to disobey the commander's military order. It seems that in front of me

The only way out is to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff. Alas!"

Zhang Ruomei said coldly: "I don't care whether you jump off the cliff or not. I must lead people across the bridge today."

Qi Danian was about to speak when he heard a sneer and a rough voice coming from the cave.

"Sister, don't be ridiculous. You will obey my orders.

Don't you want to listen? No one can enter the camp without my order. It's okay if you don't listen to my order and run to contact them. You also forcefully enter the camp with outsiders, and you take me, the commander of the loyal eight-character army, seriously.

What? Even if you are my sister, you can't be so willful."

Qi Danian looked surprised and relieved, and said happily: "The commander-in-chief is here."

In the dark cave, there were clattering and heavy footsteps. A tall, dark-faced man slowly appeared under the sunlight at the entrance of the cave. He squinted his eyes and had wrinkles on his face, but they were not those of old age.

Like the result of years of wind and frost, there are some scars among the wrinkles. His head is wrapped in a green cloth, and there are eight large characters tattooed on his dark forehead, which he does not cover up. The cloth is wrapped around the top of his forehead.

His hair is just to highlight the eight characters on his forehead. Judging from his face, he seems to be in his thirties or forties. In short, he cannot tell his specific age. His eyes are sharp, bright and piercing.

god.

"Brother!" Zhang Ruomei shouted.

The person who came was none other than Zhang Xian's son Zhang Diwan, Zhang Ruomei's brother.

"Humph, you still know that I am your brother. You don't even listen to my words and disobey my orders. Do you still take me seriously?" Zhang Diwan shouted in a deep voice.

Zhang Ruomei cried out sweetly: "Brother, please don't make trouble unreasonably? They are from the Song Dynasty and they are my friends. How can we turn them away? We can't do this."

Zhang Diwan shouted: "Ruomei, could it be that you have forgotten what the court has done, and how your father died. The court is incompetent and the emperor is in power. The traitor Qin Hui is the one who is used to destroy the loyal and good. Our loyal Eight-Character Army has been with the Jin people for so many years.

During the war, the imperial court never cared about us. I said that anyone coming from the south would be ignored. We would not be in conflict with them. Not only that, if they were the traitors who participated in the murder of Marshal Yue and my father, we would be even more concerned.

I want to take their lives. Have you forgotten what I told you?"

Zhang Ruomei shouted: "Brother, please don't be so stubborn, okay? Every wrong has its owner, and every debt has its owner. You can't overturn a boatload of people with one stroke. Even if we don't have to have anything to do with the court, the person who comes this time is

My friend, who rescued me in the capital back then, and I also have... a friendship. How can we not understand etiquette?"

Zhang Diwan waved his hand and said: "At such a young age, do you know what the etiquette of friendship is? Are you grateful when others do favors to you? I don't know it is not a trap of the imperial court. I don't trust the people in the southern imperial court at all. Those are all

These cowardly, despicable, cowardly and despicable people are not worth making friends with, let alone any friendship with them. How can anyone with any backbone be willing to turn a blind eye to the humiliation inflicted by the Jin people? How can one be willing to allow half of the country to lose and still feel at ease in a corner of his mind?

They are all cold and despicable people, what is there to make friends with?"

Zhang Ruomei was furious and stamped her feet: "It really doesn't make sense to you, that's all, I won't tell you anymore. Are you going to tell me whether my friends will be allowed to enter the camp?"

Zhang Diwan shouted: "Of course not."

Zhang Ruomei nodded and said coldly: "Okay, Zian, let's go."

Zhang Ruomei pulled Fang Zian and turned around to leave. Zhang Diwan shouted coldly: "Where are you going?"

Zhang Ruomei said: "I followed them and left the Zhongyi Army and never came back. Now you are satisfied."

Zhang Di was shocked and said angrily: "How dare you! You are my sister and the commander of the female battalion of the Zhongyi Army. You can't go anywhere. You are violating military discipline and defecting privately!"
Chapter completed!