Han Daocheng rode on his horse, listening to the low sound of the Qiongqi River, flowing to the west. ▲∴

It was already the end of the moon, and there was no moon in the sky. No matter how hard the stars blinked, they only sprinkled a layer of silver light, covering the earth with fantasy colors, but could not illuminate the scenery on the ground.

The opposite side was quiet, without light, and without sound. I wonder if the local soldiers of Jiadong who were patrolling back and forth during the day would still be loyal to their duties at night.

"Can this area wading across the river?" Han Daocheng asked Li Qingcheng beside him in a deep voice.

Li Qingcheng said: "Don't worry, commander, as soon as October this year, there will be less rain. There is less water from Luzhou than in previous years. You will definitely be able to pass by when riding on a horse!"

“Is there any place where anyone can hike over?”

"That's really not! The Qiongqi River is not a stream. It can be sailing all year round, so how can it trek on foot?"

Han Daocheng nodded and did not speak anymore.

Li Qingcheng was uneasy and didn't know if his answer could satisfy the cavalry leader. But he praised Haikou in front of Xu Ping and must let the official army god cross the river without knowing it.

Han Daocheng walked back and forth twice, estimated the terrain, called the military envoy Cao Yang to come over, and told him a few words.

"Magistrate, let's go to the front to see."

Han Daocheng called Li Qingcheng, and the two continued to move forward along the Qiongqi River.

With the two states and cities connecting Liangzhou in the north and south as the center, the two walked three or four miles to the east and west. Li Qingcheng pointed out three places where they could ride horses and wade by water, and Han Dao Chengdu was guarded by someone.

Back at the center, Han Daocheng asked: "Master, where is the right bridge for this section of river?"

"Of course, the narrower the place, the more suitable it is. One is in the upper reaches. It is about five miles away from here. However, there are huge rocks on both sides of the shore. It is rugged and uneven, which is not conducive to traffic. There is also the lower reaches, and two large rocks are opposite each other, forming a small narrow valley. However, neither of the two large rocks rise, but they just extend flat into the river. There is no obstacle to the traffic between the two sides. It should be the most suitable place to build bridges."

"Okay, let's go there."

As soon as I got nearby, I could clearly hear the sound of water different from other places, which was obviously much louder, and there was also the sound of eroding the stone walls on both sides of the shore.

Seeing that Li Qingju was honest, Han Daocheng still didn't say anything, so he still called his hands and gave a few instructions. He didn't know what he said, but he still took Li Qingcheng back to the middle position.

In the middle of the night, the moon still did not rise, and there were more and more stars in the sky, making it brighter and brighter.

Han Daocheng got off the horse. He stood by the river and watched the other side of the river in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking. Li Qingcheng didn't dare to ask casually. He had to stand beside him honestly.

The sound of horse hooves came from afar, and two kerosene lamps were lifted in front of them, like the eyes of a giant dragon, winding into the Qiongqi River in the night.

"The official is here!"

Han Daocheng turned around and quickly walked towards the dragon in the dark night.

When Li Qingcheng heard Xu Ping coming, he was shocked and followed Han Daocheng closely.

When welcoming Xu Ping, Han Daocheng saluted with his hands: "I have met the military envoy!"

When he arrived by the river, Xu Ping dismounted, looked at the Qiongqi River in the dark, and asked, "How is it? Are you choosing a place to build a bridge? Is there any place to wade in the water?"

"Report to the official, there are three places where I wade through the water. I have sent someone to investigate. As for building a bridge—"

Speaking of this, Han Daocheng looked at Li Qingcheng.

Li Qingcheng was well-behaved and knew that Han Daocheng didn't want him to hear it. He said, "I don't know what I ate for dinner today, and my stomach felt a little uncomfortable. Officials, you guys talk, I'll go and go."

Xu Ping didn't raise his head and said calmly: "You didn't eat at night, so you came here as soon as you came out of the yamen. Commander Han continued, saying that since you asked Li Zhizhou to lead the place, you are not afraid that he will know."

Li Qingcheng smiled awkwardly, and no one could see clearly under the light.

With Xu Ping's words, Han Daocheng no longer had any taboos: "As for building a bridge, Li Zhizhou pointed to a place downstream three miles away from here, and the river channel was narrow. I have sent someone to go into the water to investigate, and I will know if it is possible after a while when I come back. I think I will choose here two bridge sites, and I will divide the left and right bridges to ensure that two or three thousand squadrons and cavalry quickly cross the river."

Xu Ping looked at the direction of the river, then turned around and looked at the city where he came to the city, nodded and said, "Let's just be here. Zhang Rong will bring the bridge builders here later. You must first find out the water situation."

Han Daocheng turned his promise and did not make any other moves.

Li Qingcheng didn't understand this when he saw this. Whenever he arrived in a place, Han Daocheng ordered people to do things, he would definitely let his subordinates with good water nature go to the river to see the water. Of course, such a big thing cannot be settled with just one word.

After not long after, the people who went down to the river to check the water feelings gathered at the place where Xu Ping was and reported the situation on the river and the two sides one by one, which was basically consistent with what Li Qingcheng said.

After listening to a few people's talk, Li Qingcheng breathed a sigh of relief and said to Xu Ping: "The officials are still worthy of their mission, but the officials are also clear about the people in Jiadong opposite the water conditions of these places, and I am afraid they will guard against it."

Xu Ping asked the person who just started the water: "Did you go to the opposite shore?"

“I went up and checked it.”

"Have you found people in those places that are particularly defensive?"

"No! There are people patrolling the other side of the river, but there are only three or five people in one or two miles, and the defense is not tight. If we have sharp blades, it will not be difficult for them to end!"

Xu Ping nodded and said to Li Qingcheng: "Master Li was worried too much. I saw that Jiadong opposite him didn't expect that we would cross the river tonight and did not strengthen our precautions."

"Cross the river tonight?"

Li Qingcheng was shocked. He thought that today was just a preparation and a good place to choose. The army had to build a bridge if it wanted to cross the river. Although the Qiongqi River was not wide, it was twenty or thirty feet wide. How could this bridge be built overnight?

But then again, Li Qingcheng thought this way, and the people in Jiadong must also think this way. If Xu Ping could really build the bridge overnight, it would be really unexpected.

After midnight, a crescent moon finally rose up shyly in the east. The crescent moon looked so delicate, but the light suddenly overwhelmed the stars in the sky.

The crescent moon climbed to the top of the mountain, and the moonlight shone on the river surface. The water waves flashed from time to time.

By this time, the cold was already heavy. Li Qingcheng shrank, looked at the river, and then looked at the people around him. He could not figure out why he could build a bridge at dawn with these people.

Suddenly, Li Qingcheng felt the ground trembling slightly under his feet, and was startled. He turned around and looked up and saw a large black shadow coming from the direction of the city.

Xu Ping looked at the sky and said, "Tan Hu is coming at the right time, I hope everything goes well!"

The ground was shaking harder and there was a rumbling sound in his ears. As he got closer, Li Qingcheng discovered that the shadows coming were a large group of countless ox carts.

When he arrived at the shore, Tan Hu ordered people to stop and salute in front of Xu Ping: "Official, the second commander of the bridge building of sugar sugar bridge has arrived. Please order the military order!"

"Let them prepare!" Xu Ping waved his hand, "Commander Han. You will send people with good water quality to the other side to go to the other side to patrol the soldiers of Jiadong. Your subordinates will come out with two people. Wet across the river from upstream and downstream respectively, guard the other side, and let the bridge commander concentrate on building the bridge."

Han Daocheng Yingnuo turned around and sent his subordinates.

The bridge road is a special number among the Song army, referring to the wing army that repairs and paves the road. All prefectures located on major transportation roads are established, and the village soldiers of Sucrose Affairs also use this number.

The commander of the bridge road received the military order and divided it into two groups, one left and one right, and became busy on the shore.

Anyone with the conditions will not build just one bridge. Military information will not wait for anyone and will not tolerate any accidents. The two bridges can be backed up each other to deal with all kinds of unexpected accidents.

Li Qingcheng saw a group of soldiers unloading the ox that was pulling the cart from the cart, not allowing them to leave, but took off the wooden components from the cart and pieced them together on the shore. It took not much time to put it into a huge wheel, and then put it on and change it to the power to pull the wheel.

The huge ox cart was pushed to the shore and plugged it with wedges, and the tart cloth covered was lifted up.

It turned out that there were huge bamboo rows on the car, about two feet apart, neatly lined up on the car.

Li Qingcheng looked around and couldn't tell the reason. Due to his identity, he didn't have time to ask others, so he had to make a fuss and wait until the time came to reveal it.

After about an hour, people came to report to the upstream and downstream, and the other side was well prepared.

Xu Ping looked up and saw that the crescent moon in the sky had reached mid-air. It was estimated that it would be more than half an hour before dawn, and said to Tan Hu: "Start!"

After receiving the order, Tan Hu ran to command the bridge roads on both sides and came back to report.

Xu Ping said again: "Send someone back to inform the commanders who want to enter Jiadong. Make preparations immediately. Cross the river as soon as dawn, and then grab Jiadong and have breakfast!"

Tan Hu Yingnuo ordered a few personal soldiers to bring Xu Ping's token and inform the departments separately.

Li Qingcheng stood aside and kept paying attention to the bridge road command. They waved their whips and drove the cattle to walk up. The huge wooden wheel began to rotate slowly. As the wooden wheel rotated, the bamboo defecation on the ox cart was pulled into the river by a rope.

The bamboo tray reached the end and hit the shore with a slap. It was strange that it was still stretched flat and did not fall. The second bamboo tray continued to stretch out along the front, and at the end it was still on the front.

As the cow pulled the wooden wheel and kept rotating, the bamboo rows stretched out to the river one by one, and there was no end to be seen at most. It was not until a loud bird came across the opposite side that it stopped here. A soldier commanded the bridge and climbed onto the narrow floating bridge that had been built. I don’t know what he had done, and the bridge quickly stabilized.

After setting up the two, the soldiers moved to the ox cart, next to the first and second lanes, then tied the two lanes together, and started to set up the third lanes.

Just stretched down one by one, and by more than a dozen, a wide bridge had appeared on the Qiongqi River. On the left and right, two bridges had already taken shape.

Of course, Li Qingcheng couldn't understand. This was the experience Xu Ping learned from his previous life. This temporary bridge seemed simple, but the price was not small. These men and horses were able to cope with it after being trained for a long time.

Of course, temporary bridges are not durable, but Xu Ping does not need to be durable. As long as it can take ten or twenty days, he has other ways to make up for it.

The two bridges were laid out, and a trace of whiteness appeared in the east, and the crescent moon in the sky became so light that it was hard to see clearly.

At this time, thousands of people rushed from outside Beiliangzhou City and rushed towards the bridge that had just been built. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!