At this time, even the most determined and brave Beifu generals all changed their expressions and looked at each other. They had fought on the battlefield many times in such thunderstorms and violent storms, but never once , it will be like now, with angry thunder and lightning directly hitting the ship in front of it. It is the only prop to return to the capital. Isn't it God's will to be hit by lightning like this?
Hu Fan gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Jinu, I'm afraid it's God's will not to allow us to move forward, which implies the danger ahead. We'd better not cross the river now."
Liu Yu didn't speak, his eyes were bright, and he glanced at the frustrated and disappointed faces: "Everyone has the same idea, don't you want to cross the river now?"
Zhu Lingshi frowned: "Brother Jinu, even the boatmen have run away now, and there is only one boat left. Dark clouds are pressing down on the river, lightning is thundering, and there are so many floating corpses in the river. It is too dangerous. If If any accident happens to us in the river, it will greatly damage the morale of the military and civilians. Now you must not have any accidents. Please put the country and the country first and rest for the time being. When the storm subsides tomorrow, we will It’s not too late to cross the river.”
Liu Yu looked at Shen Linzi: "Do you think so too, Linzi?"
Shen Linzi said sternly: "Commander, people can't completely disrespect God. We also wish we could fly across the river now to calm people's hearts. But now this is really not a good sign. Maybe it is a warning from God. What else? Please think twice."
Xu Chite gritted his teeth and said: "Brother Jinu, my water quality is not bad. Why don't you let me sail back first and tell the soldiers and officials in the city that you are back and will cross the river tomorrow?" They feel at ease, okay?”
Liu Yu sighed softly: "Everyone, I know that you are all doing this for my own good and for the sake of military morale, but I ask you to think about what are we going to do this time?"
Everyone looked stern, and amidst the rumbling thunder, they shouted loudly: "Destroy the demon thieves and protect our country!"
Liu Yu said seriously: "Look at the corpses in the river, and look at so many of our dead soldiers. What does it mean for the demon thieves to deliberately let the corpses go down the river? Firstly, it shows that they are cruel and vicious, and they want to take advantage of this. Come to attack and destroy our morale. This second also proves that they are very close. I am afraid that the forward has approached Liyang. Only then can we see so many corpses here, let alone overnight, I am afraid We can’t even waste half an hour. If the demon thief’s fleet is allowed to arrive here and block the river, we may not be able to even think of crossing the river!”
Wang Zhene's expression changed slightly: "No, it won't be so soon."
Liu Yu shook his head: "The demon thieves are good at water warfare, and they can control boats just like northerners control fierce horses. Now they don't have any huge ships, but they can use the speed of small and medium-sized warships. They don't even have to attack on land and water. Instead of attacking a fortress like Liyang, we directly use light boats to rush in, kill on the river outside Jiankang, exile the corpses, show off our martial arts, create panic, and make us collapse without a fight!"
Wang Zhene murmured to himself: "It's really possible. We really have to cross the river as soon as possible."
Liu Yu said in a deep voice: "It is far from enough if Chite crosses the river. At this time, only I return to Jiankang to give everyone confidence and courage. Chite, I am not belittling you, but At this time, if we send people back, others will think that even I, Liu Yu, am afraid of life and death and are in a wait-and-see state, which will only make the situation worse."
Shen Linzi gritted his teeth: "But, today's situation is really too dangerous. What if..."
Liu Yu suddenly interrupted Shen Linzi: "Linzi, won't it be dangerous for us when we go back? We have banned the ferries from the south bank to the north of the Yangtze River. We have cut off our own retreat. In Jiankang City, we will probably only be able to rely on a few Thousands of soldiers and horses face the enemy's hundreds of thousands of troops. The level of danger will only be higher than today's lightning and thunder, and the turbulent river. We grew up by the river since we were young, and are well versed in water. We used to train in the Beifu Army At that time, the last test to join the Tiger Force was to swim across this river on a winter night. Although many years have passed, I, Liu Yu, can still swim three times in this river!"
As he spoke, he took off his raincoat, threw his bamboo hat heavily to the ground, and tore off his clothes, revealing a strong body with muscles as hard and developed as steel. No matter who looked at it, Everyone is amazed, how can this be the body of a middle-aged man in his forties? He is clearly not inferior to a twenty-year-old young man.
A bolt of lightning pierced the sky, and there was another thunder, falling on the rocks on the river bank. The gravel scattered everywhere, and some even fell on the side of their group. Wang Zhene was bending down to take off his leggings, and there were After being scratched by two stones, two blood marks immediately appeared on his legs, which made him frown and slow down the movements of his hands.
Liu Yu let out a loud roar, raised his fingers to the sky, and cursed: "God, you thief, you dare to hit me with this lightning, you are so fucking impatient, aren't you?"
When he said this, he picked up the dragon-slaying sword on his back, pointed it straight to the sky, and shouted loudly: "If you don't tolerate me, Liu Yu, and don't protect my Dajin, kill me now, otherwise, as long as you As long as I, Liu Yu, am here, I can cross this river no matter what I do today."
In the sky, dark clouds were rolling, wind and thunder bursts, and in the river, there was also a roar, like a ghost crying and a wolf howling, but no lightning fell. Even on the river in the distance, the dark clouds seemed to be slowly rising. Rising up, a ray of light fell from the dark clouds and shone on the river surface, immediately making the dark surroundings glow with light.
Tan Zhuan said excitedly: "Brother Jinu, there is light, there is light ahead!"
Liu Yu laughed loudly: "Have you seen it, brothers? This is God's will. If God does not bless me, we will be dead even if we cross the river tomorrow. But if God does not abandon us, we will have a decisive comeback. Today's storm, thunder and lightning will subside. I believe that with our determination and will, and the hundreds of millions of living beings in Jin Dynasty, God will never abandon us like this. No matter how many difficulties and obstacles we face, no matter how hard it is, Neither celestial phenomena nor monsters, nor conspiracies nor millions of enemy troops can stop us!"
As he spoke, he took a quick step, wearing only a pair of calf-nosed trousers, and jumped onto the boat rocking by the river, shouting: "Brothers, come with me!"
Zhu Lingshi was the first to jump on the boat without saying a word, and laughed loudly: "Follow Brother Jinu, come in the wind, go in the waves, no matter how hard you die!"
(End of chapter)
