Hu Aqi stared at him, this old farmer was talking so loudly about borrowing troops and returning troops.
Wu Ya'er didn't think this was ridiculous. He looked at Jiang Ming and asked, "Are you all good at water?"
Jiang Ming nodded and added: "The water properties are pretty good."
"Come, let's test it." Hu Aqi waved.
Jiang Ming looked out at the sky: "It's dark and the water in the river is getting stronger. We don't care. I'm just afraid that everyone is in greater danger."
Hu Aqi snorted, but Wu Ya'er interrupted him: "Then I'll help you."
Is this an agreement? Since Wu Yaer agreed, Hu Aqi swallowed his words even though he stared dissatisfied.
Just as Jiang Ming said, the sooner the better, Wu Ya'er issued the order, and groups of soldiers and horses gathered by the Wuding River. In the dusk, the Wuding River roared more ferociously, shouting at these tiny creatures who were about to trample on it.
intimidation.
Standing at the front were more than twenty people. They had taken off their armor and military robes and were naked. Among them, apart from the Zhenwu Army who had just passed the test, there were ten people named Jiang. Jiang Ming and others also took off their clothes.
, the difference is that they did not stand still, but waved their hands and feet and jumped.
Compared with Zhenwu Army, Jiang Ming and others are a little thin, but their muscles are strong. Even the older Jiang Ming's skin is not as loose and shiny as his smiling face. Hu Aqi curled his lips and ate.
That's great.
"Move your body." Jiang Ming beat and beat his body while commanding more than a dozen Zhenwu troops standing in solemn formation.
More than a dozen Zhenwu troops looked at each other, then at the generals beside them.
Wu Ya'er said: "Master Jiang is very good at water. You should obey him in everything."
After saying that, Wu Ya'er also stretched out his hand to unbutton his clothes, ready to join everyone.
Jiang Ming saw it and said hurriedly: "General, don't go."
Wu Ya'er didn't stop moving: "I can also swim."
Jiang Mingdao: "The generals should stay on the shore, it is very dangerous underwater." Wu Ya'er quickly explained before he could speak, "I know that the generals will not be afraid of dangers and take the lead, but the number of people is almost the same. Too many ropes entering the water will cause confusion, and the generals will
Since you are familiar with the water properties, it is better to check the movement of the rope on the shore."
There are countless changes in the river, which are difficult for people on the bank to see.
"If someone is drowning, it is necessary to pull him up in time. At the same time, we must prevent misjudgment from interrupting people who are not drowning. These are also the key to the success of crossing the river."
Wu Ya'er looked at him and thought.
Jiang Ming smiled again: "To put it bluntly, we are enough for crossing the river. Let alone generals, others don't have to go."
Hu Aqi rolled his eyes, Wu Ya'er smiled and tied his untied clothes back again: "Okay."
The sound hit the ground, and there was a faint sound of thunder rolling in the sky, causing everyone to raise their heads.
Hu Aqi cursed: "How come it's going to rain!"
Although I don’t understand the nature of water, I know that crossing the river will definitely be more troublesome if it rains heavily.
Wu Ya'er ignored Rolling Thunder and signaled to the dozen Zhenwu troops to continue. These dozen people immediately imitated the movements of Jiang Ming and others, moving their hands and feet and slapping their bodies. The crackling sounds were mixed with the roaring river water.
Jiang Ming also asked people to bring buckets of river water and told everyone to lift them up and pour them on themselves. Mud and water flowed on the dry ground.
With the thunder rolling, Jiang Ming pulled up the long rope on the ground and wrapped it around his waist. He took one step, two steps, and three steps to reach the river. Without any hesitation, he took one step forward and fell down.
It was so sudden. Hu Aqi jumped onto the stone wall by the river with a low cry. He only saw the long rope floating in the rapids. Jiang Ming was nowhere to be seen. The thunder was rolling above his head and the river was roaring under his feet. It made people's hearts beat.
Clutched into a ball.
Others did not lag behind. They picked up the rope one after another, or walked into the water leisurely like Jiang Ming, or jumped in with a trot, and two of them jumped high and spun in the air...
Hu Aqi sighed again and breathed a sigh of relief.
"The rope has moved." The soldiers guarding the long rope by the river shouted.
Hu Aqi looked at the river. As Jiang Ming and others sank into the water, the floating ropes slowly moved towards the river as if they were alive.
The sound of splashing continued, and all the soldiers jumped into the river. The long ropes tied to the shore slid on the ground, flapped on the stone walls, and dropped down into the river, like willows swinging in the wind.
When the soldiers entered the water, their puffs were as dense as dumplings. After entering the water, they were like looking for a needle in a haystack. Some people rose and fell in the river, looming in the rapids, and each rise and fall was never seen again.
The generals stood on the stone wall and stared at the river, while Wu Yaer stared at the long sliding rope.
"Pull it up," he shouted, pointing at one of them.
The soldiers beside the rope immediately shouted and pulled, and the long rope quickly moved up. A naked soldier was pulled ashore. He was covered in bruises, his face was pale, his eyes were closed, and he was not breathing.
"Turn him over."
"A pat on the back, hard."
"Let him lie on your lap."
The soldiers were all busy shouting.
Wu Ya'er stopped paying attention to the soldier and continued to stare at the rope. Four or five ropes were quickly pulled up. Only two of the soldiers tied to the four or five ropes were saved, and the others were helpless.
Without calling for the rope to be pulled up, Wu Ya'er couldn't guarantee whether the people on top were still alive. The river swallowed everything and he couldn't see through it.
The rolling thunder in the sky became more and more dense, and the evening sky seemed to have entered the dark night in an instant.
There was a dead silence by the river, and everyone looked across the river with determination and confusion on their faces. They were not afraid of life or death, and they were not afraid of ferocious enemies, but they were brave and powerless in front of the fleshless river water.
Wu Ya'er pulled up the rope around a dead soldier and tied it around his waist. He waited another quarter of an hour. If it still didn't work, he would jump into the water himself.
The sound of the river remains unchanged, and there is no difference on the other side of the river bank. Time seems to be stagnant and yet it seems to pass quickly.
Wu Ya'er silently counted the time in his heart, three, two, one, when it arrived, he pulled the rope and stepped forward...
Hu Aqi shouted loudly from the stone wall, and people rushed to the edge of the stone wall. The broken stones fell into the river with a crash.
Regardless of fear, Hu Aqi raised his hands and waved vigorously towards the opposite side.
Everyone looked over there. In the darkness, the night seemed to be waved away. A naked man dripping with water stood on the opposite stone wall, holding a long rope with one hand and waving it vigorously with the other.
Hu Aqi had never seen this old farmer's face so carefully before.
He was not the only one, and soon the night was swept away. In addition to standing by the river, there were people climbing on the river wall.
The people who climbed out of the river didn't bother to rest. They nailed the rope into the ground by the river or tied it to a huge stone. Following Jiang Ming's wave of his hand, Wu Ya'er threw away the rope from his waist and shouted loudly.
: "Erect a stake!"
The soldiers guarding the ropes ran and shouted, erected the tall and heavy wooden stakes, and the ropes wrapped around them were pulled up high, jumped out of the river, hung in the air on the river, and hung down to the other side of the river...
Wu Ya'er ran forward and jumped up when he reached the river. He grabbed a piece of animal skin and wrapped it around the rope with both hands.
"Cross the river!" His high-pitched and sharp voice cut through the night and drowned out the rolling thunder.
Lao Hu and others jumped down from the stone wall, and the soldiers standing on the shore moved forward one by one.
"Cross the river!"
"Cross the river!"
The shouts were rolling, and the figures were sliding on the ropes, like meteors streaking across the sky, falling to the ground, lighting up the fire, more and more fires, and the fires on both sides of the Wuding River burned fiercely.
...
...
The night was thick, and King Lu, who was wrapped in ordinary soldier uniform and leaning under the eaves, suddenly opened his eyes and his ears dangled.
"Did you hear anything?" he whispered, "like a night owl."