Zhu Ran didn't know how powerful Sun Quan's underwater kung fu was, but because he had known Sun Quan since childhood, Zhu Ran knew Sun Quan better than Dong Xian. Sun Quan is not a reckless man, but whenever there is a bit of risk, he has always hid far away, so Zhu Ran did not dissuade Sun Quan's solo action like Dong Xian, and even Zhu Ran thought that this plan was quite suitable. Why? Because Zhu Ran believes that his own side is the most dangerous, not to mention the clear goal, there are still difficult tasks. In contrast, Sun Quan alone is far from danger.

The two pondered some more details, and finally, all the flotillas of the Jiangdong Army set sail, and the two merchant ships slowly pulled anchor and set sail.

Swimming against the current, the speed of the merchant ship was not fast, and Sun Quan waited until he was about to arrive at Xiakou before he used the skill of allowing me to think twice for the first time today.

Time stands still, space shatters,

Let me think twice about the first thought

———— the Dividing Line of Illusion————

Entering the illusion realm, Sun Quan greeted Zhu Ran Ling Cao and came to the deck.

There are already quite a few people on deck, the cabin is stuffy, and many people like to go outside to see the scenery. As soon as Zhu Ran appeared, many people immediately came up, whether they had business dealings with Zhu Ran or not, if they had the opportunity, they would definitely have to make friends with a character like Zhu Ran.

Zhu Ran pretended to wave his hand to Sun Quan and the others, meaning to let his "subordinates" wait for him next to him, and then greeted him with a smile. Sun Quan and the others also took the opportunity to walk to the edge of the deck and stand in an inconspicuous place.

Along the river, Sun Quan looked forward, only to see that the river road is getting narrower and narrower, the front is like a gorge, the mountains on both sides are high, the water in the middle is turbulent, look at the width of the river, probably only about five boats in parallel.

From a distance, at the back of the gorge, there are two slender Mengchong across the river, one on the left and one on the right, and the gap left in the middle is probably only for small boats. Of course, in that gap, there should be a rope that is out of sight now, so unless it is a very short boat, any ship that tries to pass will be stopped by the cable.

"My lord, look, there are enemy camps on the cliffs on both sides. The camp was small, but it was full of Hercules and archers, and whenever we tried to get through, they would push down the boulders and shoot arrows that lit fire. Ling Cao whispered to Sun Quan.

Sun Quan raised his gaze upwards and did see traces of buildings on the cliffs on both sides.

"There's an observation deck up there, right?" Sun Quan asked.

"Naturally, there is." Ling Cao nodded, "The sound of the water in the river is too loud, so we can't hear it here, but the enemy will whistle to transmit the signal, and when they see the merchant ship coming, they will whistle to notify the below, and the lower side will loosen the iron cable and let go of the route for the merchant ship to pass." ”

"And what about the enemy? Burning wolf smoke? Sun Quan asked.

Ling Cao shook his head,

"This is not a flat grassland, the river wind is too strong, and the wolf smoke is difficult to form. Also, the lookout is on the mountain, so you may not be able to see it from below. ”

"That's good."

Sun Quan stood at the bow of the ship, as the merchant ship gradually approached the Xiakou checkpoint. As the distance got closer, more and more people on the deck, including the owner of the merchant ship, also came out. Sun Quan, on the other hand, sneaked to the stern of the boat, and while everyone's attention was on the bow of the boat, Sun Quan quietly went into the water and attached himself to the bottom of the boat.

At the same time, the owner of the merchant ship on the bow of the ship loudly communicated with the Jingzhou army on the shore, and after confirming the identity, several soldiers began to drag the huge iron cable on the shore.

The long iron cable, one wrapped around a few large trees on the shore, was almost stretched and straightened when blocking the river road. When it was necessary to open the river road, the iron cable was lengthened little by little, until the iron cable in the river gradually sank to the bottom of the river, and the two horizontal Meng Chong also became almost vertical along the current.

The whole process is very slow, I don't know if the people on the boat are waiting anxiously, at least Sun Quan, who is hiding in the water, is very anxious, isn't this a waste of fantasy time? Fortunately, after cultivating the longevity technique, Sun Quan was able to stay underwater for a long time without showing his head, otherwise, he would have been discovered a long time ago.

Huang Zu's caution can also be seen here, obviously the lookout has already seen only two merchant ships coming in the morning, but the checkpoint still has to wait until the merchant ship comes close and confirms its identity before letting it go. Every time he was so painstaking and laborious, delaying time, it was no wonder that Huang Zu only let merchant ships pass twice a day.

Finally, the merchant ship moved forward again, and Sun Quan, who was hiding at the bottom of the ship, was able to see the iron cable that had sunk to the bottom of the river. I have to admit that the iron rope is even thicker than Sun Quan imagined, and it is no wonder that when I heard Sun Quan say that he wanted to cut the iron cable, Dong Xihui had that kind of expression.

But no problem, Sun Quan still has time, and he can cut it off little by little. Sun Quan no longer paid attention to everything in the outside world, took out the Qingyu Sword, used his internal force, and concentrated on his work. If he can't break the rope on his side, then everything will be in vain.

The process was not thrilling and the result was very smooth. The iron ropes of this era are rough and thick, but they are not as resilient as Sun Quan imagined, in short, they are brittle and easy to break. It didn't take much effort for Sun Quan to complete his task. Seeing that there was still a lot of fantasy time, Sun Quan thought about it and secretly dived to the place where the boat was parked on the shore.

Due to the fact that the iron cable itself is sunk to the bottom of the water, the outside world did not find anything strange at the moment when the iron cable broke. It's just that the soldiers are pulling and pulling, and they find the problem, this iron rope seems to be lighter than usual? Of course, I didn't pay too much attention to it, after all, so many people pulled it together, maybe someone was lazy before? It is not ruled out that the river water at this time is not so urgent?

As time passed, it wasn't just the soldiers who pulled the wire who noticed the problem, they pulled it more and more easily, and the other soldiers on the shore realized that something was wrong. It stands to reason that after the iron cable was straightened again, the two Mengchong should have been horizontal in the river again, but now, Mengchong not only did not become horizontal, but even had a tendency to be gradually washed away by the river.

"That's not right!"

"The rope is broken!"

Someone finally woke up.

However, although the people at the scene were not confused, they instructed Meng Chong to start paddling and stabilize the boat, and at the same time began to check the cause of the broken iron cable. At this moment, no one thinks that the iron cable is artificially cut, only that it is a process problem.

As a result, just as all the iron cables in the river were pulled ashore, Jingzhou suddenly found that the fracture of the iron cable was so smooth, and the lookout on the mountain instantly sounded a rapid alarm.

The enemy flotilla is coming?!!

"Quick! Fast! ”

"Prepare to meet the enemy!"

"Inform the mountain, prepare falling rocks and bows and arrows!"

"Not good! Without a rope, Meng Chong would not be able to cross the river at all! ”

"Don't worry! Drop the anchor first! Even if you can't stand horizontally, you have to stand in a position! ”

"Quick! Send someone back to report to the general, the Jiangdong Army is coming, the iron cable is broken, and Xiakou is in danger! ”