Chapter 46 Crossing the River

June is already the time to harvest wheat in Guanzhong, and the weather is so hot that it seems to be on fire. Yun Xiao's stay in Donghu is even more difficult, the weather here is hot and dry, as if there is not a trace of water in the air. It makes people feel like they are scratching their throats when they take a breath.

There was a large plate of ice in the palace, and Yun Xiao soaked in the bath. The white body is like a Dutch pig, and there is already fat on the belly. Belch...... It seems to have gained weight again.

There's no way, all the things you eat in Donghu here are high protein and high sugar. It's impossible not to be fat, Xiao Yuncong has a bare little buttocks. Pounced on the water and came to Yun Xiao's side. His round body was like a ball, and his fair skin made him look like a jade doll.

"Daddy, give me grapes!" The grapes that have been treated with illness are sweet and sour, and the abundant sunlight makes the grapes a little sweet in the sweet and sour. Yun Xiao was very worried that if he continued to eat like this, he would suffer from diabetes at a young age.

"Cong'er, you have eaten enough Daddy today." Yun Xiao patted his big belly, I don't know when it started, there was already fat on his stomach. It's a bit scary, Yun Xiao thinks about whether to consider exercising and losing weight.

"Daddy's belly is big, and my mother's belly is also big. My mother has a little sister in her belly! Yun Cong stared at the big black eyes and said a little mysteriously.

Maybe it's because Yin Yin is really good at giving birth, or maybe it's the role of the tiger whip. Anyway, Yin Yin's stomach is very competitive, and after Yunxiao's continuous cultivation. The Yun family will add a new family member.

"How do you know it's a little sister and not a little brother?" Yun Xiao felt very magical about Yun Cong's words, without being detected by B-ultrasound. can actually open your mouth to predict your character, if this kind of magic comes to the next generation. That's it!

"What I saw must be a little sister, not a little brother." Yun Cong said mysteriously. There was a hint of cunning in his dark eyes.

Yunxiao game suddenly, when I was a child, I heard that children have heavenly eyes. I don't know if it's true.

Zheng Bin raised his head and looked up at the starry sky, it had been five years since he arrived in the Northland. Although the land is fertile, the winter days are too cold. Crops can only be harvested once a year, but they are abundant. There is also a lot of wild meat in the mountains and forests, and many families in Guanzhong eat grain and vegetables for a year. Here, the grain and meat have been eaten for a year, and the caravans of the Yun family have come and gone. Truckloads of skins were taken away. Because there is no exploitation by middlemen. The life of every family is quite prosperous.

"The skins are all collected, and tomorrow there will be rain and don't get wet. When it is damp, it cannot be sold at a high price. Zheng Bin looked at it for a long time, turned his head and yelled behind him. In the silence of the night, his voice could be heard far away.

The first half of the night is still full of stars, and the second half of the night there is not a single star to be seen. According to Zheng Bin's experience, heavy rain will soon fall.

The Tuoba clan in the mountains is restless again, and has already come out to sneak attack twice this month. But they were all repelled by Zheng Bin, who was aware of it in advance. In his spare time, Zheng Bin built the city wall. In five years, a city of considerable scale has been built.

Although the city wall is only three zhang high, there is not even a moat. But it's still enough to deal with the rather primitive Xianbei people. The weapons of the Xianbei people can be described as rudimentary. There is no iron, let alone steel. Bronze weapons are already high-end goods, and wooden forks are affordable mass brands.

If it weren't for the fact that the weapons of the Xianbei people were so rudimentary, it would have been impossible for Zheng Bin and these thousands of people to defend this Qitai River for five years.

Patted the city wall under his palm, this is simply the throat of the Xianbei people. If the Xianbei people want to go out of the mountain, they must pass through the Qitai River. Unless they want to go up the mountain and down the river, if they want to rob, they can only fight this way. This is also something that can't be helped, if you rob a hundred catties of rice, can you still carry it and walk a hundred and ten miles? These seven rivers lie across the main road. No matter how much you dodge, you can't dodge. If you want to go through the carriage, you must pass through this road without a semicolon.

I don't know what the Xianbei people have experienced. In previous years, there may have been one or two times when I wanted to rush out. But this year there are a lot of them, just last month twice. Did they meet something in the mountains? Zheng Bin looked at the swarthy mountain, and could only see a faint silhouette in the dark night. Underneath it, is a dense jungle.

At this moment, the jungle is like a beast crouching in the night, ready to choose people to devour.

"What's going on in the mountains?" Zheng Bin muttered to himself.

Suddenly, Zheng Bin's eyes shrank suddenly.

"Ahh A scream rang out. It's so horrible in this silent night. Then a torch was lit in the deep forest, and countless torches converged into a single dragon. It is densely spread over almost the entire forest, and people are shocked to see.

"Xianbei people are out, ring the bell, ring the bell quickly. Get the bunnies up! Zheng Bin hurriedly shouted loudly.

A melodious bell rang, followed by a tight whistle. With the whistle and the sentry captains cursing their curses. One by one with swords. The guy with the spear was driven up the wall. At first the fellows were swearing, but when they saw the overwhelming torches in the forest, they were all stunned. Too many, too many people. It's almost as many as the stars in the sky.

"Crossbowmen prepare, the traps in the forest won't stop much time. Set up a firewood and boil water, hurry up! Zheng Bin ordered urgently.

Fortunately, I made a lot of traps in the forest a few days ago, and I guess it was some unlucky ghost who fell into the trap just now. These traps are either sharp wood chisels or thistles. The Xianbei people didn't even have felt boots, they were all dressed in animal skin boots. In the face of these things, the leather boots are vulnerable.

Screams were constantly being heard in the forest opposite, apparently even with torches. There are still unlucky people who keep stepping on the trap.

Finally, the Xianbei army rushed out. Dense torches converge into a long river of flames.

Zheng Bin was a little frightened, he didn't understand why these Xianbei people would go out. Their backward weapons can't do anything about Qitaihe City, but why are they so desperate to rush out, are they tired of being crooked?

There is no moat in Qitaihe City, because there is a wide Nenjiang River 800 steps away from the city. The river is rushing and turbulent, and the turbulent river is swirling. The Nenjiang River is like a dividing line, just separating the Han and Xianbei. For many years, in addition to regular border trade. Han Chinese rarely set foot on the territory of the Xianbei people. And the Xianbei people seem to have a special attachment to the mountains. There is no intention of coming out at all, and somehow since this spring, the Xianbei people seem to be crazy and want to get out of the forest.

Eight hundred paces, this is the ideal firing distance for a three-bow bed crossbow. Due to secrecy, Zheng Bin is not equipped with a gunpowder crossbow here. But a javelin capable of shooting 800 paces was enough, and in the distance the Xianbei people began to cut trees and tie up rafts.

"They're crazy!" Zheng Bin muttered that he had shot more than 1,000 Xianbei people by the river last month, and threw their bodies into the Nenjiang River to float downstream. It's only been more than half a month, and so many have poured out. Looking at this formation, I am afraid that there are tens of thousands of people.

The sound of "dodo" logging kept coming, and the Xianbei people lived in the forest all year round. They know how to cut down trees, how to cut them fast.

By the time the sky was light, they had already tied more than 100 rafts with high efficiency. Each raft can carry more than 20 people. Zheng Bin gasped when he saw it, these Xianbei people are really fighting. This is the rhythm of sending 2,000 people at once, and it looks like there will be a bloody battle today.

The fiery red sun rose on the horizon, and the heavens and the earth seemed to be on fire. Even the rushing river seemed to be rolling down with bursts of flames.

"Woo......!" "Woo......!" "Woo......!" As the three horns sounded, groups of Xianbei people seemed to be competing. Pushing the raft into the water, he rowed desperately. For a time, the water splashed on the Nenjiang River. It's like a dragon boat race.

The wide Nenjiang River couldn't resist the ambition of the Xianbei people, and these guys rowed over like madmen. Then the rising sun, Zheng Bin clearly saw that there were even many ladders on the raft. It seems that Xianbei people's work efficiency is quite high, and they can do so much work in such a short time. It's really a lot of power.

Finally, the first Xianbei warrior stepped onto the riverbank, but he had just jumped off the raft. A sharp spear pierced through the skin of his body, and the great inertia carried him into the air. flew five or six meters upside down, and was planted into the water with a "poof".

A blood flower bloomed in the rushing river, which gradually spread with the river. The corpse rushed through the water, and the long spear shaft stood like a banner on the surface of the river. But more spears were shot in the air. It is clear that this is corrective shooting.

The Xianbei people only paused slightly, and then a large number of Xianbei people rushed to the shore.

"See how many of you are enough for me to kill, three-bow bed crossbow aim and shoot!" The corrected three-bed crossbow began round after round of shooting. Spears and corpses fell into the river, and gorgeous blood flowers continued to bloom in the Nenjiang River.

But the Xianbei people turned a blind eye to this, after all, among the thousands. The death of a dozen people has no impact on the overall situation. The Xianbei people who landed on the shore shouted the trumpet and actually lifted the raft. No matter how powerful the three-bow bed crossbow is, it is impossible to shoot through the raft. Rows of rafts were erected like a shield wall. There was a loud "bang" "bang", and the javelins hit the water-soaked raft with a dull sound.

"These guys are smart!" Zheng Bin looked at the raft standing up one by one and muttered helplessly.

The Xianbei people had obviously been deliberated in advance, and more than a dozen people carried the raft forward. It wasn't until a barrier was built by the river that Zheng Bin's three-bow bed crossbow was helpless. Then, more Xianbei people began to cross the river.

"Come on! Look at how you die! Cheer up, the Xianbei people are going to attack the city! (To be continued......)