Chapter 151 It's Hard to Choose

Under the pressure of his father's gaze, Bai Dalang's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally he closed his mouth silently.

"You also said that you are shaking the morale of the army, do you know?"

Bai Zongren glared at him fiercely and waved his hand to stop Luo Yang who was about to speak.

"A dozen of you go and scout out the mountain trails, and the rest of you find a place to camp, rest, and cook some food."

"yes!"

Bai Zongren had led troops in battles for many years and had the aura of a superior, and ordinary people dared not look him in the eye.

Bai Dalang and Luo Yang looked at each other and shrugged, indicating that they had done their best.

Luo Yang didn't expect Captain Bai to be so stubborn. He began to worry that he would not be able to complete the task assigned to him by the Marshal.

There was a section of road on higher ground ten feet away from the wooden bridge. Bai Zongren ordered three tents to be built on the roadside, one for carriages and horses, and two for soldiers.

The wooden struts for the tent were not lost; they were placed under the carriage and could be pulled out and used.

When the tent was set up, the people who went to explore the mountain road came back.

"Captain Bai, a section of the mountain road has been cut off by the mountain water. We can't get through."

"Cut some wood and put it on top. Can you fix it?"

"No, that road has a mountain wall on one side and an abyss on the other. The collapsed section is too long. It will take more than a month or two to repair it."

Bai Zongren frowned and remained silent.

Bai Zongrui wiped the rain off his face and couldn't help but complain: "Oh my god, it looks like someone poked a hole in the sky! This rain is endless!"

Although the rain has weakened a bit in the past two days, it has not stopped yet.

"Let's go in and rest for a while. The kitchen will have cooked a meal, so you can have a bowl to warm yourself up."

"Brother, this water is so turbid, how can we drink it?"

"You just remembered now? The water we drank before was cloudy. We filtered it with this thing and boiled it before drinking it."

Bai Zongren took out a coarse cloth bag, which was tightly wrapped, and no one knew what was inside.

"This was given by Li'er again."

Bai Zongrui didn't even have to guess, he just said yes directly.

Bai Zongren nodded. He didn't expect that all the garbage his daughter had stuffed into his pockets before would now be useful.

Fortunately, he didn't throw it away as garbage. If she knew he had such thoughts, she would definitely confront him!

hiss!

Speaking of which, that devilish girl was really strong. He couldn't even survive five moves from her.

It’s embarrassing to say that as a father, he can’t beat his daughter.

But when he talked about it with others, he couldn't suppress the corners of his mouth.

Bai Zongrui rolled his eyes at his silly brother. It was obvious that he was thinking of his precious daughter again.

Who is this? Who doesn't have a daughter?

"I'm going to rest for a while. Big brother, you should rest for a while too. We won't be able to cross this bridge anytime soon anyway."

Luo Yang stood in front of the wooden bridge and was worried. Captain Bai was unwilling to give up the Eight Ox Crossbow, so they had to stay here. However, Yuanzhou was short of troops. What should they do?

"Young man, this wooden bridge has been in disrepair for a long time. It's now flooded by the river. Anyone who steps on it will fall into the river immediately. You can't force your way across!"

An old man passed by and saw that he was so anxious that bubbles were coming out of his mouth, so he tried to persuade him.

"Old man, to be honest, we are the team transporting food to Yuanzhou. The soldiers over there are still waiting for our food to fill their stomachs so that they can fight Simon the dog!"

"Oh, this is a big deal!"

"That's right, why else would I be so anxious?"

"The official road can only pass through here, this... is difficult!"

"Old man, please help me think of a solution. If Yuanzhou is gone and Simon marches straight in, our Great Zhou will be gone!"

"The river is rushing fast, there's nothing we can do!"

The old man shook his head and was about to leave. Luo Yang asked him where he lived and what village this was.

"My surname is Sun, and I'm the village chief of Sun Lao Zhuang. It's fifty miles away from Yuanzhou."

"Don't worry, young man. The rain is weakening. Maybe it will stop in two days. You can build a wooden bridge to cross then!"

Luo Yang had no choice but to wait.

Two days later, the heavy rain had not stopped. The rain, which had weakened, gradually became heavier and poured down like the previous few days. Bai Zongren looked at the impenetrable rain curtain with a frown.

"Captain Bai, we can't wait any longer. If we wait any longer, the wooden bridge will be washed away and we won't be able to cross!"

Luo Yang thought about Yuanzhou's predicament and became so anxious that his mouth was covered with bubbles.

Once Simon's cavalry is destroyed, he will surely launch a frenzied counterattack.

There are less than 10,000 soldiers guarding Yuanzhou City now. Even if Marshal Bai has great strategies, it will be in vain if there is no one to support him.

Luo Yang had no choice but to tell Bai Zongren about the destruction of Simon's cavalry.

After hearing this, Bai Zongren was so shocked that he slapped his thigh, stood up and paced on the spot.

"Li'er... Marshal Bai is too bold. If Simon launches a reckless counterattack, even the 10,000 troops of Yuanzhou won't be enough to stop him!"

According to his previous fighting style, he mainly focused on repelling the enemy's attacks and had never tried to kill them all in this way.

If your strength is strong enough, you don't have to worry about these things. But if you dare to pull out the feathers from the tiger's mouth when your own troops are few in number, isn't that courting death?

"Brother, we have to go help her quickly, otherwise there won't even be anyone to use the Eight Ox Crossbow."

"Yuanzhou only has her 500-man cavalry unit, and no one is using it. She can't find the manpower for any deployment she wants."

The Bai brothers talked to each other, and became more and more worried.

It's not just because she is their niece and sister, the most important thing is that the fate of Yuanzhou is tied to her, and to a broader point, the fate of Da Zhou, which concerns everyone.

"According to the schedule, Major General Nangong's team should be here in two days. We have to repair the wooden bridge, otherwise they won't be able to cross!"

"Okay, let's build the bridge now."

Bai Zongren finally made the decision and hardened his heart as he watched the heavy rain.

"Bai Dalang and Bai Sanlang will go to the village to buy or rent axes and saws from the villagers. Bai Zongze, Bai Silang and Wulang will take a dozen people to cut down trees. Bai Zongrui and I will go to clear the garbage from the upstream riverbank and prepare to build a wooden bridge."

Luo Yang was anxious, "What about me?"

"Luo Yang stays here to guard the carriage and horses, and the others follow me."

After Bai Zongren finished his arrangements, he left the tent without even taking his hat.

The hat got soaked after a short while of wearing it. It was the same as not wearing it at all. Why bother?

Luo Yang saw that everyone had left, leaving only Wang Haisheng and other new recruits.

"I say, Manager Luo,"

Haisheng didn't know how high of an official he was, he only knew that he was a small leader, so it was right to call him the manager.

"you say."

Although Luo Yang was impatient, he still let the person finish speaking.

"Manager Luo, I've tested the bridge. It was pretty solid two days ago, so two or three people could easily cross it. Now I'll go test it again. If it's solid, there's no need to bother repairing it, right?"

Luo Yang thought for a moment, "Then I'll go with you to take a look."

"Call a few more people and get some ropes."

"Why!"

Haisheng smiled innocently and went to call for help. Luo Yang thought that he looked honest and simple on the surface, but in fact he was a very smart man.