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Chapter 355 Underground River

East of Baekje, Yuanning Mountains.

The violent storm has been falling for several days and nights, mercilessly washing away everything between the heaven and the earth.

The pleasant Dachun Valley has long since become flooded.

Not far from the Dachun Valley camp, there is a cliff formed by a landslide. There is a large stone cave at the bottom of the cliff, and the soldiers of the Starfall Legion nest in it to avoid the rain.

Ren Ning inspected the situation inside and outside the cave.

After a while, he breathed a sigh of relief.

3000 people may not seem like a lot, but it is definitely a lot.

Fortunately, Wei Junqian's news came in time, otherwise there would definitely be a big problem if we hurriedly resettled so many subordinates after the typhoon hit.

"General," Lei Er's excited voice suddenly echoed from the depths of the cave.

Ren Ning turned around and looked.

Lei Er happily ran over with a few wet soldiers.

"Come back, what did you find?"

Haha!

Lei Er remained silent, and kept grinning wildly after saluting, almost showing his back molars.

These days, the entire Baekje Peninsula has been pouring rain, and it lasted for several days, and it hasn't stopped yet.

Although the stone cave at the foot is large, but with 2000 troops and various logistical supplies crammed into it, it can be said that turning around has become a problem.

The hole is too crowded to train.

The soldiers either get together to fight or wrestle or play mahjong.

Having nothing to do, Lei Er took a few soldiers to explore the depths of the cave with Ren Ning's consent.

Originally, it was just killing time, but after this exploration, I discovered that there is another world in the cave.

"It is estimated that this cave used to be an underground river, and then the landslide outside exposed the surface."

Ren Ning's heart moved, "So where does it lead to?"

Hey.

Lei Er smiled like a fox who stole a chicken.

He didn't answer the question.

"From here, the cave will become smaller and smaller, but the first half is not a problem for pedestrians and horses. After about thirty miles, the cave is divided into two, and the one on the right leads directly to the sea in the south."

"The sea?" Ren Ning was stunned.

Haha!

Lei Er's laughter almost suppressed the storm outside, "Yes, it is the sea in the south."

"Moreover, my subordinates went out to have a look, and found that the entrance of the cave is less than half a foot away from the sea level."

Zhang half!

Ren Ning was both surprised and delighted.

He has always wanted to casually touch Xilong Island, which is the closest to the Yuanning Mountains, and destroy all the crops and Japanese pirates cultivating it.

It's just that there are high cliffs everywhere in the south, and you have to climb rocks if you want to go to and from the ocean.

Getting into the water is not a problem for Starfall Soldiers.When attacking Hushou Pass in the south, Ren Ning had trained and implemented rope descent.

However, the cliff here in Baekje is higher than that in Hushou Valley.

After destroying the crops on Xilong Island, it is bound to attract the pursuit of Japanese pirates.

At that time, they will either stay on the isolated island for help, or evacuate back to the Yuanning Mountains.

It's just that large-scale abseiling is not a problem, but it is extremely unwise to adopt large-scale rock climbing to escape from danger.

Leaving aside physical strength, if Japanese pirates overtake them while climbing up, the soldiers hanging on the cliff and staying on the water are just living targets.

Now Lei Er discovered the secret passage, and it was less than half a foot away from the water.

Ren Ning pondered for a while, and soon smiled.

This height can be solved by building a few ladders or simply stacking the rubber boats.

"The one on the right leads to the ocean, where does the left lead to?" Ren Ning asked again.

Hey.

Lei Er was even more happy.

He took a few steps to the map, stretched out his hand to touch it heavily, "Here."

Ren Ning's eyes lit up a bit, "East coast? No, Jiamuhe?"

Lei Er smiled and nodded, "The general is right, the exit is Jiamu River."

Naoto Kudo or the Japanese pirates did not just pick a place in the Yuanning Mountains to cut down trees, but gathered around the Jiamu River.

As long as the cut tree poles are pushed into the river or loaded on a boat, they can be gathered along the winding Jiamu River to the seaside.

There is a shipyard that the Japanese pirates have just built.

The wood can be made into boats big and small there.

Ren Ning had sent soldiers to explore the Jiamu River carefully before.

It was found that nearly half of the river water came from groundwater, and it was impossible to divert it, so I had to give up.

Unexpectedly, a big typhoon forced 2000 of them to look for shelter everywhere, and finally found its source...

"After this stone cave forks, there is almost no water accumulation on the right road leading to the ocean. It is only necessary to repair a few narrow places to march."

"And the stone cave on the left road goes forward for about [-] miles, and it will meet another underground river. Put a rubber boat on the river and run eastward along the river to get out of the ground."

"It's just..." Lei Er hesitated, "It's raining heavily outside now, and when we came back, the underground river was almost full."

They almost had to run back across the mountains from the surface.

It's okay not to encounter mountain torrents along the way, but it is still a problem whether to return or not.

"Brothers, you have worked hard." Ren Ning patted the shoulders of Lei Er and the others, "Hurry up and have a hot meal and have a good rest."

He said with a smile: "There will always be a day when the rainstorm stops, and there will always be a time when the water level of the underground river will drop. We have plenty of time."

Lei Er and the others went back to eat and rest, and the cave quickly became lively.

"Brothers are up, it's time to work." You Qianchang yelled.

"Qianchang, the rain hasn't stopped outside, what kind of work can there be?"

"Lei Er found a good secret cave, the general asked us to build the road."

This is business, and the soldiers stood up one after another.

Then the long team walked deep into the cave with torches and tools.

Ren Ning didn't need to do anything to build the road, he got up and was ready to follow.

The guards quickly stopped.

"General, although Lei Er has already walked through it once, it is raining too much outside, and landslides have occurred in many places. No one knows what will happen in the depths of the cave."

"You stay here, and a few of us will go and have a look for you."

"Let's go." Ren Ning shook his head, "If all the brothers can get in, I can get in."

And he didn't see the exact situation in the cave himself, and he didn't feel at ease.

The guards failed to stop them, so they had to walk around with torches and shields, guarding against falling rocks or other unknown dangers.

Ren Ning walked slowly, carefully checking the surroundings.

As long as the bottom of the gold finger turns red, it is usually infested by snakes or insects or the rocks on the cave wall are in danger of loosening and falling.

He recorded them one by one in the notebook and marked them at the same time.

"These places need to be reinforced."

"Understood." The guards responded one after another.

The stone cave does not really lead to the end as Lei Er said.

There will be large and small forks every halfway.These forks either lead to a dead end, or they are so narrow that they cannot pass through.

Fortunately, Lei Er brought a guide rope during the investigation, and future generations can easily find the way forward as long as they follow the rope.

After walking and stopping, I finally saw the fork that Lei Er mentioned.

The two guiding ropes extend into the unknown darkness, one on the left and the other on the right.

The left side leads to the Jiamu River on the east bank, and Ren Ning walked to the right without hesitation.

After passing the fork, we walked around for nearly an hour.

call--

There was a strong wind blowing ahead.

After struggling for a while, I finally heard the sound of crashing waves.

The ocean has finally arrived.

(End of this chapter)