Chapter 150 Her things are outstanding
"Great, it's really fire! Look, it's hot!"
Wu Dahan, being Wu Dahan himself, actually tried to touch it with his hand. As a result, the hair on his hand disappeared with a "swish", and his hand almost turned into a roasted pig's trotter.
"Use it to make a fire!"
"Thank you, Major General, but...how do I use this thing?"
The flames went out immediately after Wu Dahan took it, and he was dumbfounded!
"Press here, and don't let go until the firewood is lit."
Wu Dahan wiped his hands on his clothes again and again before carefully taking it.
When he pressed the protrusion as instructed, he was startled by a "click" and let go.
"Hold on, don't let go."
Wu Dahan hit him again, and this time he didn't let go. A cluster of flames jumped on his hand. He bared his teeth, happy like a child.
"Go cook!"
“Hey, hey!”
Wu Dahan left happily, and Nangong Min felt a surge of emotions in his heart.
This was one of the things Bai Li gave him before he left.
It seems that everything this little girl gave him was extraordinary!
Ji Huanan just came to his senses now. That ignition artifact was simply amazing!
"Major General, where did this come from? Do you still have it?"
"Marshal Bai gave it to me. I still have two. I wonder if she has them."
"This is really great! With this thing, we don't have to worry about the tinder getting wet. It's perfect for us when we're marching and fighting!"
“Everything she does is unique and outstanding.”
Ji Huanan couldn't help but be amazed. To receive such high praise from Nangong Min, it was obvious that the thing was indeed special.
Nangong Min's team stopped advancing and waited for the emperor's reply.
Bai Zongren was caught up by Haisheng and his men a day later. Suddenly, there were a hundred more soldiers. Bai Zongren welcomed them with joy.
"That's great! With passionate warriors like you in our Great Zhou, why should we fear foreign invasion?"
"General Bai, I was afraid you wouldn't want us!"
Haisheng wiped the rain off his face and smiled foolishly.
"My dear fellows, I, Bai Zongren, welcome you to join our team. Together, we will defend our country, protect our homeland, and drive the foreign enemies out of the Great Zhou!"
"Defend the country, protect our homeland, and drive out foreign enemies!"
"Defend the country, protect our homeland, and drive out foreign enemies!"
The voices of more than two hundred people were so deafening that the raindrops on the trees fell down, startling the birds in their nests and causing them to fly out against the rain.
With the addition of these one hundred people, the team moved much faster. When there were places that the carriage could not pass, several people just worked together to lift it over.
One day, while marching, they encountered a river that had overflowed a wooden bridge. The road ahead was muddy and they couldn't tell where the bridge was and where the riverbed was.
Local villagers put up a warning sign next to the wooden bridge: The wooden bridge here was washed away by floods, pedestrians please take a detour.
"Captain Bai, what should we do if we can't get through?"
"Go and ask a few people if there's a way around the mountain."
"yes."
Haisheng thought for a moment and said to Bai Zongren, "Captain Bai, I'm a good swimmer. Let's go test the depth of the wooden bridge first."
Since he has joined the team, he must abide by military discipline and be called Captain Bai instead of General Bai.
Although he firmly believed that Captain Bai would soon be promoted to general for his meritorious service, he was not yet there and could not shout nonsense. The team had strict military discipline and he could not break the rules.
"Okay, take a few people with you, tie a rope around your waist, and have someone behind you pull one end of the rope. Be careful."
"good."
Wang Haisheng picked out a few people from his village who were good at swimming, picked up a bundle of ropes for camping and left.
"Brother Haisheng, let me do it!"
A childhood friend volunteered, but Haisheng waved his hand and rejected him.
"Brother, I'm good at swimming. I'll do it."
"Go away! I'm here, why would it be your turn?"
Haisheng pushed his younger brother Hailin aside like he was shooing away a fly, wrapped the rope around his waist several times, and left a long piece of rope to put in the hands of several people.
"My life is in your hands, so hold on tight!"
"Brother, don't worry, I won't let go even if you drag me in!"
Haisheng ignored their chatter, looked at the road at both ends, estimated the location of the wooden bridge, and moved his feet carefully.
Bai Zongren was listening to the report from someone who was asking about the mountain road.
"Captain Bai, the villagers said that there is only one official road to Yuanzhou, and it goes around a mountain, winding up from the foot of the mountain, and it is very difficult to walk.
And with the continuous rain, the mountain roads might have been washed away by the rain, making them impassable, or even washed away by flash floods!"
"So, the only way to cross is this wooden bridge in front of us?"
"Yes."
Bai Zongren looked up and sighed silently at the gray sky.
At this time, Haisheng came over excitedly.
“Captain Bai, I found the wooden bridge.
I just checked and the river water only reaches the knees above the wooden bridge. The bridge seems to be quite solid. An empty carriage can pass through, but it is definitely not possible to carry a load."
"Well, can we take down the Eight Oxen Crossbow and have a few people carry it over?"
"No, only two to three people can cross at a time, and the load capacity is about 300 kilograms. If it's too heavy, the wooden bridge will break."
The Eight Ox Crossbow alone weighs eight hundred pounds, and with several people weighing over a thousand pounds, it definitely won't work.
The carriage, the eight-ox crossbow, and the horses weighed more than a thousand pounds. No matter how they arranged it, the eight-ox crossbow just couldn't get through, and Bai Zongren was in a dilemma.
Bai Dalang opened and closed his mouth again and again, but never said anything.
Luo Yang remembered the Marshal's instructions, so he bravely said to Bai Zongren: "Captain Bai, Marshal Bai said that in an emergency, save people first and abandon weapons!"
"What! Did she really say that?!"
Luo Yang nodded and glanced at Bai Dalang, indicating that he should help confirm it.
Bai Zongren stared at his eldest son, his tone more serious than ever.
"Tell me, did your sister say something like this?"
Bai Dalang was being roasted over the fire, and finally nodded as if he had given it his all.
Bai Zongren was so angry that his veins were exposed, "Nonsense! Our mission this time is to escort the weapons to Yuanzhou.
If you even lose your weapons, it would be a dereliction of duty and you would be subject to military law. How could you just throw them away?!"
"But, isn't this too much?"
Bai Dalang muttered to himself, and felt that there was no other way except this, and it was also a helpless move.
At the beginning, he had the same idea as his father, that a soldier's duty was to obey, and once he accepted a mission, he had to complete it even if it meant sacrificing himself.
But now he kind of understood his sister's idea. Instead of being trapped with both people and weapons, it would be better to abandon the weapons and lead the team to Yuanzhou quickly. This is the best way at the moment.
"If you can't get through it, find a way. If that doesn't work... you can only wait!"
Later on, Bai Zongren also realized that something was wrong.
But his mission is to escort weapons. If there are no weapons, what is the point of him going to Yuanzhou?
"Dad, my little sister said that weapons can be remade, but human life is only once. She said that we must always ensure our own safety first..."
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