Cao Cao asked me to go rob a tomb

Chapter 832 Lair? (4000)

"Oh? What was the water level here half a year ago?"

Hearing the big dog's muttering, Wu Liang turned around and asked.

"Please take a look, benefactor."

The big dog then pointed to a boulder jutting out of the water in the shallow water area, and said seriously, "Originally, the boulder was more than three feet above the river, but now it is only more than two feet exposed. Compared with this, the water level should have risen by nearly one foot."

"One zhang..."

Wu Liang murmured.

This is a very dangerous signal, especially for above-ground rivers like the Yellow River, where such a rise in water level can easily cause embankments to burst.

But the strange thing is that fishermen like Dagou who live by the Yellow River should be very sensitive to the water level.

If the water level in the upstream where they live now has also risen, they should have become nervous a long time ago, and they will never continue to live by the river with peace of mind.

Thinking about this, Wu Liang asked subconsciously: "The water level here has risen by a foot, so hasn't the water level upstream?"

"In the past six months, the water level in the place where the villain and the others live has indeed risen a little, about three feet."

Big Dog replied, "But benefactor doesn't know that the water level change in the upper reaches is actually a normal phenomenon. Every year in winter, the water level of the Yellow River will drop slightly, and it will rise again in spring, so the villain didn't take it to heart. ...If the water level upstream also rises by ten feet, it is not normal, and the villain will move to the higher level to prevent it from happening."

"I see."

Wu Liang nodded slightly, thinking, "In this way, it should be that the Yellow River's estuary is temporarily blocked, causing the water level here to rise significantly, and the upstream where you live is higher than here, so it hasn't been affected too much yet. influences."

"What kindness said is not bad."

The big dog nodded and said, "A large amount of sediment washed down from the upper reaches of the Yellow River, many of which will be accumulated at the mouth of the sea, and blockages are inevitable over time. Now that this situation has occurred, it should be that the sand under the mouth of the sea has accumulated seriously. Judging from the past experience of the villain, this historic site located in the middle of the estuary may be completely submerged and destroyed in a short time, and may not be seen when the benefactor returns in the future."

"No way, this mountain is not small."

Looking at the small hill in the middle of the Yellow River a hundred meters away, which is tens of feet high and covers an area of ​​about two or three mu of land, Yang Wanli couldn't help but say.

"This brother doesn't often deal with the Yellow River, so he doesn't know much about the power of the Yellow River."

Big Dog said with a smile.

"So we came just in time."

Yu Ji continued.

Wu Liang then asked again: "Then based on your experience, is there anything we need to pay special attention to when crossing the river at this moment?"

They don't need to be distracted by the ferry. This time the Tuan army went down the river, and the big dog specially drove two small boats to follow in the river, in order to prevent that there were no boats available when crossing the river.

"The current here is turbulent. When crossing the river, two small boats can be connected together, and a few logs can be tied around, so that the hull will be more stable in the water."

The big dog thought for a while and said, "Also, when passing through the floating corpse formation, Engong had better arrange for a few people to push the floating corpses in front of them with long poles, so that they won't block the way, let alone hang them up. On the boat, that’s all there is to it, as for how to paddle against the current in the river so as not to be washed away, then the villain will explain it according to the actual situation, benefactor just rest assured.”

"good."

Wu Liang nodded slightly, looked back at the crowd and said solemnly, "Yang Wanli, you heard what Dagou said, I see a small forest over there, you take some brothers to cut some logs to remodel the ship."

"Also, everyone, crossing the river is only the first step. After landing on the small island, you have entered the real danger. You should also take this opportunity to make adequate preparations. As long as you can bring self-defense equipment, you must Bring them all, if you don’t succeed this time, you’re afraid you’ll be killed.”

……

Two hours later.

The people in the Huan army had already completed the transformation of the two small boats, lighted a fire and had a full meal by the way, and then boarded the boats one by one and sailed cautiously to the small island in the center of the Yellow River estuary.

Wu Liang has secretly performed the technique of controlling water since he boarded the ship.

Although it cannot stop the flow of the river, it can also make the water flow in the place where the boat passes more gentle, which not only saves energy for everyone, but also reduces the risk factor of crossing the river.

Otherwise, if one is not careful and does not control it well, the boat may go down the current and fall into the waterfall a hundred meters away.

When approaching the floating corpses around the island so quickly.

"Wow—"

The originally relatively calm river suddenly turned into waves.

Those floating corpses kept swaying with the rippling of the waves, and slowly, an unimpeded waterway split out from the middle, quite a bit like inviting you into the urn.

"This……"

Seeing this scene, everyone suddenly looked suspicious and did not dare to move forward.

"Don't worry, I did it."

Wu Liang explained calmly.

"As expected of a son..."

Only then did everyone feel relieved, and continued to slide the boat that should have been done and continue to sail.

But even so, driving a boat among such floating corpses, apart from the stench from the floating corpses, everyone still felt an inexplicable chill.

Because of this, everyone fell into silence.

No one knows if he is the only one who feels the chill, but he dare not communicate with others easily, so as not to disturb the morale of the army. After all, this time Wu Liang and the others have no way out, even if there is a sea of ​​swords and swords ahead, they must bite the bullet Keep going.

At least so far, everything is going well.

However, when the ship had just sailed to the center of the floating corpse formation, a vision that no one had foreseen finally appeared.

Although Wu Liang had been using the Water Control Technique to manipulate the river to create waves and push the floating corpses to the sides, these floating corpses surrounded them again unknowingly.

The waterway ahead has been blocked by floating corpses.

The waterways in the rear were also slowly converging together, blocking their retreat.

"Young master, what do you think is going on here?"

Yang Wanli had no choice but to order the soldiers of the Tuan Army to stop rowing and turn around to ask Wu Liang.

Everyone also looked at Wu Liang in puzzlement.

A few days ago, everyone had seen his water control technique. Although it was far from the level that stopped the river from flowing, it was still enough to turn rivers and seas, and he could do whatever he wanted.

So now when everyone sees this situation, the first thing they think of is whether this is Wu Liang's trick.

"strangeness……"

Wu Liang had already frowned.

He naturally noticed this situation, and until now, he is still using the water control technique to control the river to turn waves to both sides. If there is no other external force, these floating corpses should slowly move to both sides as before. Floating away, there is no reason for the scene in front of me to appear.

"Be careful!"

Seeing Wu Liang's reaction, everyone understood something, and immediately became nervous. Then Yang Wanli gave a soft drink, and everyone picked up their weapons and watched the river carefully.

"Big dog, do you know what's going on?"

Wu Liang couldn't figure out the situation for the time being, and he didn't want to make too much noise. After all, there are so many floating corpses gathered together. I'm afraid there are many suspected 'bone-eating worms' hidden in those floating corpses and underwater. If you can However, Wu Liang didn't want to disturb them easily, so he had to ask Dagou, a guide who had been to the "Fairy Mountain", for help first.

"This... benefactor, even a villain can't tell."

The big dog looked a little nervous at the moment, and quickly replied, "The last time the villain came, there were not so many floating corpses here, the water level was not so high, and the water flow was much gentler than now, so the villain just drove as usual. The boat docked easily without encountering such a strange situation."

"Brother talented, these floating corpses seem to be swimming slowly, and there is a certain pattern."

Zhuge Liang then reminded again.

"The old man also discovered that although it is very slow, these floating corpses are indeed swimming."

Yu Ji quickly added, "It seems to be swimming in a circular trajectory from west to east and from south to north, and you can see that the heads and feet of these floating corpses are also pointing in the same direction, as if something is manipulating them. Just looking at them...what the hell is going on?"

There is no such thing as "clockwise" or "counterclockwise" in this era, but Yu Ji has made it very clear that these floating corpses are moving slowly in the "clockwise" direction.

And it is true that all of them maintain a very regular posture with their heads facing forward and their feet facing back, without exception.

"This……"

Wu Liang quickly verified Zhuge Liang and Yu Ji's discovery with his eyes, and his heart began to tremble.

You must know that his "Water Control Technique" is still controlling the river water, which means that these floating corpses are actually resisting the waves and currents he controls, forcibly forming such a strange encirclement.

And this situation is enough to illustrate.

These suspected "bone-eating worms" actually have a certain degree of consciousness, and are not independent individuals, but are very likely to be a very well-organized whole, just like the more common ant colony.

If so, it might not be a coincidence that these floating corpses always gather here.

Instead, like ants carrying food back to their nests, they send it here consciously...

Thinking of these, Wu Liang's uneasiness immediately became stronger. Could this be the nest of those bugs?
If this group of bugs has a group consciousness, then there must be a strict hierarchy in the population, and the one at the top of this hierarchy is the supreme king, just like the queen in an ant colony.

With such a guess in his mind, Wu Liang immediately shouted loudly: "Everyone listen to the order, and immediately move forward at full speed with all your strength, rush out of this floating corpse formation and land on the island as soon as possible, and I will cooperate with you with the water control technique!"

He knows better than anyone what it means to rashly approach or break into the territory of this group-conscious creature?
Unlike human beings with independent thinking, no matter how many such creatures there are, they only have one brain, and all members only serve this one brain.

In order to defend their territories, surround their kings, and surround their descendants, such creatures will definitely go out to resist foreign enemies, and there will never be any individual who has the idea of ​​retreating. Either the future enemies will be wiped out, or the entire group will be destroyed together. .

And in such ethnic groups, there are usually different divisions of labor.

For example, in an ant colony, there are worker ants who specialize in hard work, soldier ants who are good at fighting, male ants who sacrifice themselves for the reproduction of the ant colony, and queen ants who specialize in reproduction and enjoy all the resources of the ant colony first.

The same is true for these suspected "bone-eating worms".

Then the insects that pulled the big dog into the water before should be "worker ants" that go out to look for food, while the "soldier ants" who are good at fighting only move around the nest and are responsible for the safety of the nest.

Usually, the size and fighting power of "soldier ants" are much higher than that of "worker ants". If "worker ants" can easily drag a large living person into the water, then "soldier ants" will definitely be even more terrifying!
"promise!"

Everyone in the Huan army immediately took action when they heard the words.

Wu Liang couldn't take care of so much at the moment, and immediately opened up the "Water Control Technique" with full firepower, while causing bigger waves in the water in front, trying to disperse the floating corpse formation blocking the front, and at the same time setting off waves to push the water behind. The boat moved faster.

He has only one idea now.

Even if you can't push away the floating corpse formation in front of you with the "Water Control Technique", you must rush out even if you hit it hard with a small boat. It's not a good thing to stay here for a long time!
"Wow—"

Under Wu Liang's control, the river to which he was heading was already tumbling, and the sudden surge of water finally forcibly pushed away a few floating corpses, causing a slight flaw in the floating corpse array that was originally operating like a machine.

Under Wu Liang's encouragement and everyone's hard work, the boat rushed over quickly.

At the same time, Yang Wanli took a few soldiers to stand on the bow of the boat, using the long pole prepared in advance, ready to peel off the floating corpses blocking the front of the boat at any time.

Just at this time.

"Whoa!"

A sound of water breaking suddenly came from behind.

The boat stopped suddenly as if being pulled by something, causing everyone's bodies to fall forward unconsciously under the action of huge inertia.

"Alas!"

Standing on the bow of the boat, Yang Wanli and the others staggered even more, and fell into the water with a sway.

"Pfft!"

Two Tuan soldiers fell into the water in response, and Yang Wanli survived by grabbing the side of the boat with sharp eyesight and quick hands.

"Yang Wanli, get him out of the water immediately!"

Just as Wu Liang stabilized his figure, he immediately ordered loudly and subconsciously turned his head to look at the stern.

I saw that the log at the stern that was specially tied to stabilize the hull had already been caught by two dark red worms. These worms were much bigger than the ones I had seen on the floating corpses before, and they were as big as an adult man's body. The thickness of the arm!

at the same time.

There are three other bugs of the same thickness that have already protruded out of the water, and are twisting and climbing towards the boat at this moment.

"Shh!"

Without waiting for Wu Liang's order, Dian Wei's halberd struck down with the momentum of thunder, cutting off one of them instantly.

(End of this chapter)