Chen Xiaobei just woke up from a dream, and quickly called Chen Dayong and Chen Daqiang, tied a thick rope on the thin rope, and asked Huang Ying and Shen Ziyan to pull it over.
Thick ropes pulled one after another.
Chen Xiaobei fixed four ropes, two up and two down, according to the original construction method of the cable bridge.
Use string to connect the two lower ropes, and then lay out some branches. A simple rope bridge is made.
Liu Rumei was the first to jump up and walked to the other side carefully step by step.
Liu Rumei walked across the rope bridge several feet long in the time it took her to walk a pack of cigarettes.
She must check every point carefully to ensure that nothing goes wrong, and she must ensure Jamel Xiao's absolute safety.
After walking to the other side and checking that everything was correct, Liu Rumei turned back unexpectedly.
Under everyone's gaze, Liu Rumei quickly turned back and came to the side of Prince Xiao Jingyun. She clasped her fists and said, "Your Highness, please cross the river. I will take people back to take a look."
After hearing this, Chen Xiaobei secretly gave Liu Rumei a thumbs up.
Yes, they took too long here. If there were pursuers behind him, wouldn't it be wrong to launch an attack while Xiao Jingyun was crossing the river?
Before Liu Rumei could even think about it, he had already led a dozen of his men to fan out and search behind him.
Seeing this scene, Chen Xiaobei was very moved. This is loyalty. Loyalty that radiates from the very core.
Chen Xiaobei had an idea and discovered that he still had two landmines.
You can bury one at this end and one at the opposite end. Anyway, people like Liu Rumei know that they have mines and will pay close attention to the marks left behind. Will not cause accidental injury.
Liu Rumei led people to search for two miles. After making sure that there was no danger within the reach of bows and arrows, Liu Rumei arranged sentries and then withdrew.
Chen Xiaobei told Liu Rumei his thoughts.
Liu Rumei shook her head.
"If I'm not wrong, you only have two landmines left. It's better to keep them for emergency use."
Well, since he has good intentions and others don't appreciate it, Chen Xiaobei can't say anything more.
By the time they all crossed the river, it was already noon.
After passing this river, Chen Xiaobei probably understood why there were no traces of people on the other side of the river.
A river, under today's technological conditions, is a natural chasm, just like when I crossed that canyon. Without that big tree, ten orioles would have been unable to do anything.
Going further down is much smoother.
They walked to the west of the sun in one breath. At this time, there were obviously more signs of human activity on both sides of the road. They even ran into a few mountain people.
The villagers were very surprised to see so many people coming down from the mountain.
Liu Rumei gave full play to her advantages as a woman and went forward to explain that she got lost in a heavy rain and ended up walking into the mountains, and it was easy to get around.
After hearing her explanation, the villagers all laughed.
A bold villager smiled and said, "I'm afraid you came back after reaching the Dragon King River and having trouble crossing."
When I heard the name of Dragon King River, I felt that the river was very mysterious.
Chen Xiaobei couldn't help but ask, "Yes, we hit a river, and there is no bridge across the river. Otherwise, we would have to walk in."
After hearing his words, the villager waved his hands repeatedly.
"The river is so wide, no matter how you build a bridge, it won't be able to pass people."
Yes, a river several feet wide is an obstacle that is difficult to overcome for the people.
The man turned back and pointed, "Just keep walking and you will go down the mountain. If you go down the mountain and keep walking, you will reach the official road."
When they heard that it was only a dozen miles away from the mountain, everyone seemed very excited. But when they actually came out of the mountain, what they saw in front of them was dumbfounding. They came out of the mountain, but the situation after they came out of the mountain was similar to that of Hetou Village. At the foot of the mountain, it was just a small village with a dozen households.
Liu Rumei wanted to step forward to ask for a drink of water, but was stopped by Xiao Jamyun.
"Okay, don't disturb the lives of the people, let's move forward."
After walking forward for a while, there was a slightly open road ahead. Zhou Quan took out a map from his arms, looked at it carefully for a long time, and finally shook his head.
"Your Highness, this road is not marked on the map. Maybe we are still some distance from the official road."
At this point, there is no other choice but to move forward. Even if you want to rest, you have to find a forest, and the surrounding area is bare, and the crops have all been harvested. It can be seen that there is not a single tree on the roadside in the distance.
At this time, Hetou Village became lively.
After Liu Ce came down from the mountain, he hesitated again and again and went to the county seat, summoned Yang Zhi and others, and prepared to go into the mountain and give it a try.
At this moment, he got good news that Liu Tie was back with his people.
Liu Tie, the top master in the Protectorate's palace, returned from his injury, giving everyone great confidence.
After Liu Tie listened to Liu Ce's account, he sighed slightly.
"You are just careless."
"The first time they enter the woods, you should launch an attack. Be condescending and take advantage of their unpreparedness. What a great opportunity to attack."
What he said made Liu Ce blush a little.
"Yes, a single thought led to the injury of so many brothers, and the situation became more and more passive."
Liu Tie thought for a long time and then slowly said, "Let's go into the mountain at night and get to the steep slope before dawn."
"Dawn is when the whole person is most tired."
"We took the opportunity to attack and retake the steep slope."
When Liu Ce heard this, he became excited, "Then I'll go gather some people."
Just when Liu Ce and the others were preparing to enter the mountain. Everything was as Chen Xiaobei expected. The Lotus Cult Master followed the location chosen by Chen Xiaobei last time and descended into the canyon.
After all, the half-stretched and burned rope left on the canyon is an obvious trace.
At this time, she did not know that she would have to walk for at least three days before there was a way out.
Ma Biao and others who were guarding the bridge quietly retreated after holding on for two days as agreed.
At this time, Zhang Yu, who was guarding the steep slope of the capital, became uneasy. It has been two days since they lost contact with the Lotus Leader.
Two waves of people were sent out one after another, but neither the whereabouts of the Lotus Cult Master nor the whereabouts of the Crown Prince Xiao Jingyun were found.
Everyone seemed to disappear out of thin air, only he was still holding on.
This unusual scene made Zhang Yu's nerves tense.
At the foot of Qingniu Mountain, just when Liu Ce and his people were preparing to enter the mountain, Chen Dachun arrived with Cui Hongyu.
When he saw Cui Hongyu, Liu Ce showed great respect, clasped his fists at him and said, "Sister Hongyu, what do you want from me?"
Cui Hongyu bowed to him, "I heard Xiaowen and Xiaobo say that my husband and the others were blocked on the mountain. Is it true?"
Liu Ce was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer. In the end, he nodded slightly.
"Don't worry, we will go up the mountain now and we will definitely take back the steep slope and let the Xiaobei brothers come down safely."
Suddenly, Liu Tie next to him shouted in surprise, "It's you, the girl."
Cui Hongyu looked at Liu Tie and was stunned for a long time before coming back to his senses.
