The northern part of South China is basically a gentle hilly terrain. There are not many mountains. Even if there are, they are very low. Moreover, there are flat basins between the mountains, so it is very convenient to travel between them.

Zhao Hao originally thought that this journey would be smooth and would not encounter any trouble, but he never thought that he would encounter trouble as soon as he arrived at the northernmost point of Nanhua.

Because there was a river in front of them, a very wide river, much wider than the Haotian River at its widest point.

Linluo, Linluo, turned out to be close to Luoshui. Only then did Zhao Hao realize why the elder here was called Elder Linluo.

Luoshui is not generally wide, and other places in Nanhua do not have the ability to build ships. Zhao Hao has not brought a big ship over, so how can they cross the river?

Elder Nanhua seemed to have been aware of this problem for a long time. Elder Linluo had been following them, as if to help them cross the river.

It was just after noon when the group of people arrived at the south bank of Luoshui River. It was still very early. However, they had to set up camp because they could not go further. Such a large river with a width of more than a kilometer was impossible.

It's impossible to wade through the water.

So, what to do?

After the tent was set up, Elder Nanhua took Zhao Hao and Elder Linluo to the river. He looked at Luoshui and was silent for a long time, then murmured: "Every time I cross the river, it is so troublesome. I really want to

Build a bridge over the Luoshui River."

Are you kidding me, building a bridge over Luoshui River?

Zhao Hao didn't dare to think so, because the Luoshui River was really too wide. For such a wide river, it was certainly not very deep. The deepest part was probably not tens of meters deep.

How to build a bridge over such a big river?

At least, with the current level, it is impossible to build a bridge on the Luoshui River.

Of course, Grand Elder Nanhua just sighed. He also knew that it was impossible to build a bridge on the Luoshui River.

Immediately afterwards, he asked: "Linluo, how are you preparing?"

Elder Linluo said without thinking: "Everything is ready. I have arranged for people to cut enough wood and dry it. They are moving here now. They should be able to move here tomorrow morning."

I see.

Zhao Hao couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this.

Enough wood has been prepared and dried in the sun. It must be something similar to a big ship, but I don't know what kind of ship the people under Elder Linluo can build.

This question was answered the next morning.

The number of people gathered by Elder Linluo was over one. Zhao Hao made a rough estimate and estimated that there were thousands of people, and these people were all carrying wood.

With so much wood, if used to build ships, at least dozens of them could be built.

It's a pity that they don't know how to build ships at all, or in other words, they don't know how to build big ships like Haotian Leader.

They only use the most primitive method, tying logs in a row with strong rattan to make a wide raft.

They made about fifty rafts of this kind.

That is, basically one raft for every three people.

Of course, they also brought a lot of horses and carriages, and at least four horses and one carriage were required on each raft.

Zhao Hao looked at the raft they made and couldn't help but frown.

Rowing a raft like this across a river would be exhausting to death!

A raft is different from a boat. The bottom of a boat is at least streamlined, which can reduce the resistance of the water. A raft, on the other hand, is just a square shape. It is very difficult to row. Not only is it hard, but the speed is also very slow.

Fortunately, they also knew how to make oars, and the current in this section of the river was not too fast. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to cross such a wide river with this raft.

Elder Linluo organized more than a thousand tribesmen to work hard for a day, and more than fifty rafts were finally completed. Early on the third day, Zhao Hao and his party began to cross the river.

According to Zhao Hao's arrangement, the bodyguards basically consisted of three people per raft, plus two carriages, and eight horses. He, on the other hand, took Ji Rushuang, Ayun and others along with a carriage and Bailong's family.

Take a ride on a raft.

After the raft was launched into the water, he felt the difficulty of pushing to the other side. Although he and Ji Rushuang rowed desperately, one to the left and the other to the right, the speed of the raft's forward progress was still far behind the speed of the water.

They were pushed by the current, all the way eastward, and it took them more than an hour to row to the other side. At this time, the other rafts had not yet reached the shore. Even the raft on which Elder Nanhua was riding was far away from the shore.

There are still more than a hundred steps away.

There is no way, the left and right sides of the raft must be balanced to row the raft. No matter how strong the elder Nan Hua is, the other person who is opposite does not have the strength of more than 100,000 kilograms, and the speed of the raft will still not be fast.

Therefore, he and Ji Rushuang rowed the raft together the fastest, while the others were still paddling hard on the river.

Driven by the flow of water, more than fifty rafts were scattered into pieces, and some rafts were even washed away more than ten miles away.

After Zhao Hao's family landed ashore, they could only wait by the river.

After a while, Elder Nanhua finally came over panting. He looked at the rafts that were scattered in all directions and said with a little embarrassment: "Haotian, why don't we set up the tent and wait, today

It would be good if everyone can cross the river safely."

Okay, Zhao Hao could only nodded slightly, and then took Ji Rushuang and others to set up tents.

This crossing of the river was really strenuous, and it was not until the afternoon that Zhao Hao's personal guards and the strong men of Nanhua Elder arrived one after another at the place where they camped.

After crossing Luoshui, the terrain ahead is still gentle hilly terrain, with many flat basins, but not a single excavation of farmland is visible. All you can see is waist-high weeds, and there are not even roads.

On the afternoon of the fourth day, after setting up camp, Zhao Hao once again held a feast and invited the Grand Elder of Nanhua to the tent. After having a good meal and wine, he finally couldn't help but asked curiously: "Elder, why are you alone on this road?

I haven’t seen it yet. Isn’t this the territory of the Taihua tribe?”

Hearing this, the great elder of Nanhua couldn't help but said in embarrassment: "Well, this was originally the southern border of the Taihua tribe, and it was sparsely populated. Our Ji Zhou family also ventured across the Luoshui River to create the territory of Nanhua. In the past,

Basically no one wants to come here."

So that’s it.

It seems that the territory of Nanhua is somewhat out of touch with the Taihua Department.

Zhao Hao then asked: "Then how long do we have to go before we see people?"

Elder Nanhua thought for a while and then estimated: "If we go at the previous speed, we will have to walk for at least eight days before we can see any people. Now, with the carriage, I estimate that we can reach it in about four or five days."

I saw the crowds."

In four or five days, at their current speed, they can advance at least five to six hundred miles north.

It seems that this area is really not that remote. There is no human habitation for more than 500 miles!

At this time, Zhao Hao truly realized how difficult it was to travel in ancient times. Not to mention it took a day to cross the river, and there was not even a single person in sight for five or six hundred miles. He had to rely on people to clear the way to move forward. At this time,
Chapter completed!