Ding Kun said: "That's right. Originally, the only way to pass through Sanmenxia was by boat or by land. Only the door-to-door filling ship created by Liu Yan when he was the magistrate of Xia County can pass through Sanmenxia. The bottom of this ship is thickened, and the front is narrow and the back is wide. The bow of the boat is tilted up, so it is not afraid of the sand and gravel on the river bottom, and can travel through the most violent parts of the river."
At this moment, the ropes on Qianfu's back and on the cliff were stretched so much that they were pulling the boat through the ghost gate with difficulty. Suddenly, there was a soft sound, and one of the ropes on the cliff on the right suddenly broke, and half of it was as thick as The rope of the human arm was pulled back like a whip, hitting several boatmen on the deck, and one boatman almost fell into the river. Fortunately, Mr. Zhang Guo grabbed his belt and pulled him back.
When this rope was broken, the other two winches were unable to hold up. The worker pushing the turntable fell over with a sudden crash. The winch quickly reversed and the ship quickly lost its balance. Suddenly, the men were unable to pull the rope in time. Unable to stop the boat, and unable to escape from the noose of the rope, several people were immediately dragged by the rope and fell into the water. The big boat crashed straight into the cliff on the right side. There was only a loud "click" sound, and the starboard side of the big boat violently crashed. When it hit the rocks, an ordinary ship would have been shattered by the collision. Fortunately, the door-to-door filling ship was built extremely solidly, and it did not fall apart after the collision.
Ye Qingyao felt the ship shaking violently in the cabin. When he came out of the cabin to take a look, he caught up with the ship and hit the cliff. Unsteady, he was thrown out. At the critical moment, Jiang Shuo flew forward and hugged Ye. Qing Yao's waist branch, with his other hand, he forked the seven-star sword into the deck. Before he could draw the sword, at the critical moment, his divine power came into being, and he actually inserted the scabbard directly into the wooden deck, which stabilized the two of them.
After the impact, Ye Qingyao was about to free himself from Jiang Shuo's arms when suddenly the boat swung to the left again. It turned out that the fast river water pushed the boat away from the cliff and towards the other side of the cliff. Ye Qingyao immediately gave up. The thought of breaking free, in turn, firmly hugged Jiang Shuo's shoulders.
Seeing that it was about to hit the cliff on the left shore, the leader of the Qianfu, surnamed Chen, was really smart. He ordered the Qianfu to regroup and pull the rope to control the ship. At this moment, they were no longer facing the ship, but Facing the big ship, leaning backward, making a tug-of-war-like posture.
Fortunately, the rope pulled, and the ship did not hit the cliff on the left side. The water flowing near the shore was squeezed by the ship, which produced a huge pushback force, pushing the ship toward the cliff on the right side.
This time the boatmen all reacted and hurriedly used the bamboo poles in their hands to reach the top of the cliff. However, the closer they got to the gorge rocks, the more intense the water flow became. How could a dozen bamboo poles block the mighty force between heaven and earth? There was a sound like exploding beans, and all the bamboo poles cracked and shattered into strips. But this one after all slowed down the force of hitting the cliff, and the impact this time was lighter than before.
After the violent vibration, the big ship was pushed away from the cliff again by the river water. At this moment, one of the winch ropes was broken and it was unable to pull the big ship upstream. However, the other two ropes had slipped from the winch, and it was impossible for a man to survive the rapids of Guimen alone. He held the big ship in the middle, and while it was going down, it hit left and right like a pendulum. Although the door-filling ship was strong, it could not withstand such tossing. Everyone on the boat dared to panic, and screamed continuously at every impact. Only Mr. Zhang Guo acted as if nothing had happened, swaying left and right on the boat, but he was not seen falling.
Ding Kun shouted: "It doesn't work, Qianfu, let go of the rope and let the boat swim downstream!"
But at this moment, the turbid waves in the ghost gate were roaring, and Qianfu on the shore couldn't hear Ding Kun's cry at all. At this moment, the weight of the ship fell on the rope, and Qianfu did not dare to let go easily. If he let go at different speeds, it would be late. Those who let go must be dragged into the water. Leader Chen could only shout slogans to let the thousands of people hold on.
Seeing that Qianfu didn't respond, Ding Kun shouted to the boatmen on the boat: "Everyone on the boat, cut the ropes together! Quick!"
The boatmen took out their pocket knives and tried to cut the hemp rope, but the hemp rope was as thick as a child's arm and could not be cut at the same time. It was even more difficult to cut it at the same time.
Jiang Shuo drew out his seven-star sword and said, "Sister Qingyao, let me go, and I'll cut off the rope!" But Ye Qingyao was frightened, but she firmly held his shoulder and refused to let go, so Jiang Shuo had no choice but to let her fall. He carried her with him and jumped towards the bow of the ship. The seven-star sword was so sharp. A bolt of lightning flashed through, cutting off all the ropes. All the men suddenly lost their strength and fell to the shore together. Although their hips and backs were hurt from the fall, Fortunately, his life was not in danger.
The hull hit the cliff again on the right side
Suddenly, the ship's hull trembled violently, and the long sword in Jiang Shuo's hand almost fell into the water. If the ashwood scabbard hadn't nailed him and Ye Qingyao firmly to the deck, they would have flown out together. The big ship, which had lost the grip of the rope, did not hit the cliff again. Instead, it was pushed out of the ghost gate by the rapids and rushed downstream.
The river divided into three streams and rushed through the Sanmen Gorge, forming countless whirlpools and turbulent currents under the Sanmen Gorge. As soon as the ship left the Ghost Gate, it was carried by the turbulence and rushed horizontally downwards. It was about to hit the downstream pillar on the side.
The mainstay has stood in the river for tens of millions of years. If it were not extremely strong, it would have been washed away by the river long ago. If a large ship hit the mainstay, it would undoubtedly be like an egg hitting a stone, and it would be shattered to pieces. The boatman at the helm tried his best to twist the rudder stock in an attempt to steer the ship away from the mainstay, but the turbulent whirlpool in the river firmly sucked the ship in, making it impossible to escape.
Ding Kun stepped forward and pushed the helmsman away, shouting: "Idiot! The bow of the ship is pointed at the mainstay!"
Jiang Shuo was shocked. No matter how hard the bow of the ship that came to fill the gap was, could it be harder than the rock of the mainstay? Whether the bow or the side of the ship hits the mainstay, I'm afraid the outcome will be the same.
However, all the boatmen had woken up and helped Ding Kun to move the rudder rod vigorously. However, the closer he got to the mainstay, the more turbulent the river became, and the rudder could not be turned. Although Jiang Shuo didn't know why Ding Kun wanted to point the bow of the ship towards the mainstay. , but thinking that Ding Kun was experienced in sailing, he must have his reasons for doing so. The situation was urgent at this moment, and he had no time to think too much. He returned the sword to its sheath and said to Ye Qingyao: "Hold me tight, don't let go." He flew towards the stern of the ship. Go help push the tiller.
With Jiang Shuo's help, Ding Kun finally straightened the rudder. The ship escaped from the eddy and crashed towards the mainstay. Ding Kun shouted: "Young Master, Madam Ye, hurry up!" Jiang Shuo followed his words and fixed the rudder stock. To stabilize his body, Ye Qingyao hugged Jiang Shuo's lower back tightly, closed his eyes and buried his head behind Jiang Shuo.
Just when the big ship was about to hit the mainstay, it was pushed to one side by a huge current and rushed into the central water channel. There were only a few loud clicks and sounds, as if it hit the rocks at the bottom of the river. Fortunately, it came to the door. The filling boat had a strong bottom and was not damaged. It whirled past Zhanggong Island on the north side of the mainstay and rushed downstream. Seeing the lead boat rushing back, all the boats downstream were busy using their bamboo poles to top the hull of the boat. Each boat was still tied to the anchorage. The downward force of the big boat could not disperse so many boats, so it finally stopped at the river with the help of each boat.
Everyone on the boat collapsed on the deck. Even Ding Kun was soaked with sweat. He knelt down to Jiang Shuo and crossed his hands and said: "My subordinate's death penalty put the young master in danger. Fortunately, the young master came to my rescue with a sharp knife. If The young master and Mrs. Ye have something to do with each other, and this subordinate will definitely die."
Jiang Shuo hurriedly helped him up and said, "Brother Ding, what are you talking about? It is not your responsibility that the rope broke. Fortunately, Brother Ding handled it properly and saved the whole boat and Brother Qianfu on the shore."
Ye Qingyao had just recovered from the shock and had already broken free from Jiang Shuo's arms. To resolve the embarrassment, he asked Ding Kun: "Brother Ding, just now you let the ship hit the mainstay, why did you survive?"
Ding Kun said: "Ms. Ye's wife doesn't know something. The so-called "mainstay" means that the river is forcibly separated by the mainstay. The current at the foot of the mainstay is the most turbulent. No matter what kind of ship rushes towards the mainstay, it will definitely be pushed away by the waves, but If you are afraid of death and want to avoid it, you will be sucked into the whirlpool under the pillar and smashed to pieces. "
Ye Qingyao asked again: "Why didn't the current push the boat back to the south bank, but instead pushed the boat to the middle channel?"
Ding Kun said: "The central water channel on the north side of the mainstay is deep and wide, while the coastal water channel on the south side is much shallower. Most of the river water coming down from the upstream rushes into the central water channel, so the same big river will have a strange scene of being clear in the south and turbid in the north."
Jiang Shuo looked upstream. Sure enough, it was clear and shallow on the left and turbid waves on the right. He asked Ding Kun: "Brother Ding, I think the Divine Gate in the middle of Sanmen Gorge is the widest, but the Ghost Gate on the left is the most dangerous. Why not How about trying to get through the divine gate?"
Ding Kun took a breath after hearing the words and said: "Young Master is right. The water on the south side of the main pillar is shallow and cannot be paddled with oars. It can only be pulled by Qianfu. The ghost gate on the south side is a sharp bend. Among the three gates It is the most dangerous, and it is indeed much safer because the Shenmen is wide and wide. When we released the boat from the upstream, we did go through the Shenmen waterway."
Ye Qingyao also wondered: "Then why doesn't the Master go through the Divine Gate?"
Ding Kun said: "If you take the waterway on the south side of the mainstay, you can't pull the boat to Shenmen. If you want to take Shenmen, you can only go around the north side of the mainstay. But originally
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Ye Qingyao said: "But didn't we just come from the middle?"
Ding Kun said: "In the first month of the first year of Tianbao, Li Qiwu, the prefect of Shaanxi Province, chiseled a mainstay as a gate to connect the canal, and opened a road in the north of the mountain. He burned stones and fertilized ferment on the mainstay and Zhanggong Island, and widened them. The waterway."
Jiang Shuo said, "Isn't it possible to sail from the middle?"
Ding Kun said: "Hey... after the water channel was dug for convenience, Li Qiwu ordered the stones to be thrown into the river. He thought that the strong water in the river would surely wash the stones downstream. Unexpectedly, a ship hit him two years later. After sending people into the water to explore the rocks at the bottom of the river, they found that the boulders that were supposed to be washed downstream had actually returned to the Xinmen waterway and were stuck in the waterway. The water was so turbulent that the boat could not enter Xinmen. The boatman believed that This is because the main stone was spiritual and did not want to leave, so it came back together again, so we decided to take the original Guimen Waterway instead. We just brushed against one of the huge rocks, but luckily we just brushed against it, so the ship did not sink."
Ye Qingyao said: "Is there such a strange thing? Can't we just cut open the boulder and break it into pieces?"
Ding Kun said: "It's easy to negotiate peace. The rock on the pillar is extremely hard. When we were on the mountain, we had to burn the stone with ferment before we could dig it. Now that the huge stone has sunk to the bottom of the river, what can we do if we can't light a fire in the water?"
Jiang Shuo looked at the rapid turbulence between Mainstay and Zhanggong Island. He thought about the village for a long time and said to Ding Kun: "Brother Ding, can you take me to the Xinmen Waterway in a small boat? I'll see if I can try to get rid of this." A few boulders."
