Chapter 26: An Unexpected Shot

  Under Qin Lei's strong request, Lu Kan repaired the four ropes that supported the bridge boards with the fastest method. The firmness was also very solid and could withstand at least a few thousand people without any problem.

  But not everyone rushed forward, crazy trampling situation. Not yet over a few hundred people, the wooden bridge plank was trampled to pieces, leaving only four ropes on the river. When the bridge plank broke, there were also team members squeezed on the bridge, and their usual training agility came into play. They grasped the rope in the nick of time and swung on the river surface. After calming down a bit, they took out the iron hook customized by Qin Lei from their backpacks, one end hanging from their waist and the other end hanging from the rope, and moved towards the opposite bank with both hands alternating.

  The remaining team members, one by one, squeezed out of the crowd, hung their hooks on the rope and moved to the opposite bank. The peasant army had not learned this move and did not react for a moment, stunned there, just serving as a shield for the team members, blocking the attack of the Baisheng Army.

  When most of the surviving crew members had landed, the peasant army tried to imitate them but found it impossible. After all, they were trained professionals and didn't know the secret, so it was not easy to imitate.

  At this time, Bai Shengjun finally completed the annihilation of the remaining personnel on the shore, and there was not a single peasant army or guard member left on the south bank of the Chongling River.

  Zhao Yun led his horse to the riverbank, gazing at the peasant army hanging from the ropes like a string of sugar calabazas. A thick sneer flashed across the corner of his mouth. He waved his hand and said: "Cut them down!"

  The knights on the side were a bit strange, but they still firmly executed the commander's order. A few people jumped off their horses, drew out their machetes and hacked fiercely at a rope.

  There were still a dozen or so peasant soldiers on that rope, and those with quick hands had almost reached the other shore. The weight of over a thousand catties stretched the rope taut, making it easier to chop. With each chop of the knife, the break in the rope grew larger, and the people hanging from it either cursed, begged or were so frightened that they loosened their grip on the rope and fell into the river, but this could not stop Qi's knife from falling.

  The rope suddenly broke before it was cut to one-third, and the huge elasticity bounced the people on the rope slightly upwards, and then they were pressed down by the heavy weight. Only a few of those in front were lucky enough to be saved from the disaster by being caught with ropes by their companions who had landed earlier, while the rest fell into the water, struggling for a few moments before disappearing.

  At this time, Zhao suddenly patted his forehead and exclaimed: "How can we cross the river if we cut it down? How stupid am I! Stop immediately!!" The soldiers were about to cut down the second one, but after hearing the order, they put away their axes and stood aside.

  Inspired by the successful rescue with the lasso earlier, people on the shore threw down their lassos one after another. As long as they could lasso one person, they could pull him back without much effort. For a time, the speed of the escaping peasant army increased greatly.

  Zhao Mo finished speaking, and suddenly felt that something was not quite right, but couldn't put his finger on what it was. After a long while, he suddenly realized: "We won't chop, they will still chop. How can they let us cross the river?" So he ordered: "Continue chopping!"

  At this time, more than half of the peasant army on the rope had gone up, and the previous interruption gave them a chance to escape from death.

  The soldiers of the Qi state slightly despised this slow-witted General Zhuo, but their hands didn't slow down. They quickly cut off two ropes and were about to cut the third when General Zhuo finally realized something. He thought to himself, "If we cut the ropes on the other side, we can still get a large section of rope, which would make repairs easy. But if we cut them on our own side, the rope will all be left on the other side, making it much more troublesome to repair the bridge."

  Although he understood, General Pu was not going to change it again. It's just building a new bridge, isn't it? Being able to spend more time is much better than WeChat sweeping the floor.

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  Qin Lei took a deep look at the Baisheng Army in front of him, as if to engrave them in his mind, then turned around and strode after the troops, heading northwest.

  The losses in this battle cannot be described as tragic, enough to make Qin Lei remember for a lifetime. Three thousand three hundred peasant army, before the bridge was repaired, only less than one thousand people were killed. But after the bridge was repaired, there were actually eighteen hundred people who died, most of whom died from mutual trampling, squeezing, and being slaughtered by the Qi army after blindly fighting back.

  These people died as many Qin Lei wouldn't bat an eyelid, but among the ninety-seven loyal guards of Qin Lei, fifty-three were also killed in action, and the rest were all injured, with half being seriously wounded or disabled. In other words, after only half a time of war, there were only twenty-two people left without missing arms or legs. How could this not make Qin Lei heartbroken, how could he not be deeply grieved?

  What's more, many of these people sacrificed themselves in order to protect Qin Lei.

  "The Battle of the Luhe River", no one knows how much impact it had on Qin Lei now, but undoubtedly changed a lot for him. At least the families of the 53 brothers who died for him and the latter half of the lives of the 22 brothers who were disabled for him have become his inescapable responsibilities.

  Besides, for the twenty-two men who were unharmed, how could he not repay their loyal defense?

  So from this moment on, Qin Lei is no longer wandering in this era, starting to try to accept this era, and starting to try to get more things for the people around him. This is the most direct impact.

  However, fate plays tricks on people, when Qin Lei was about to try and accept this world, the world seemed somewhat unwelcoming to him.

  Qin Lei was assassinated, and this world tried to erase the mark of this intruder.

  That is to say in detail ——

  As Qin Lei quickened his pace by two steps and was about to catch up with the group, he could already see Shen Qing and Shi Wei smiling as they walked towards him.

  A sharp arrow suddenly shot from behind him.

  If it were the usual Qin Lei, he would naturally be able to avoid this disaster with his keen intuition. However, at this moment, Qin Lei's mind had just calmed down from its turmoil and was at its most unguarded and weakest state of reaction.

  When the arrow was about to hit him, he felt a whistling sound behind his back. He slightly shifted his body to the right and felt the arrow easily pierce through his outer garment, armor, and inner armor, deeply embedding itself in his back. A chill ran through his entire body in an instant, and Qin Lei fell forward with a thud.

  Shen Qing and Shi Wei's eyes were about to split, they let out a mournful cry as they rushed up to catch Qin Lei's falling body. Looking in the direction of where the arrow came from, only some reeds were gently swaying.

  Qin Lei's last thought before losing consciousness was: Retribution comes so quickly.

  He had just shot a lieutenant of the Baisheng Army with a crossbow arrow half an hour ago.

  Now all the arrows seem to be in the same position.

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  Volume 2 ends.

  Dividing line

  The young monk has something to say:

  You may have some minor complaints about the content of this volume. I also admit that without this volume, the article might be more compact. However, this is a section that cannot be deleted under any circumstances, because Qin Lei's team needs to appear in this volume. It can't be that he returns to the capital, feeling confused and having no one trustworthy around him.

  Also, in order to expand on future plot developments, this volume laid down many foreshadowing clues. If they were to return directly, it would seem to affect the tension of the subsequent plot.

  So the little monk thought for a long time and finally came up with this volume. (Whispering to the donor, originally this volume was planned to be longer, but in fact, writing and writing, I felt sorry for the readers myself, so I stopped.)

  Finally, here's a preview of the next volume:

  Qin Lei arrived in Zhongdu, the fragrant and interesting life of the prince, the complex political struggle is about to unfold, please stay tuned for the next volume "Zhongdu Rain"

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