Five hundred and seventieth chapters under the lake
Chapter 570 Under the Lake
It was an unexpected surprise to get this map. (《》)
With this map, things will be much easier.
Immediately, Lu Heng led a group of people to the Prince of Shu's Mansion, which had been captured.
He was accompanied by five thousand elite soldiers to protect him, and in the end, Lu Heng also brought Artisan Lu with him.
With this old horse helping to guide the way, the rescue of His Majesty should go much smoother.
A group of people walked through the street in a mighty manner, raising a cloud of dust. The people who were staying behind closed doors poked their heads out to look around, feeling uneasy and suspicious of what might happen.
When they arrived at the Prince of Shu's Mansion, the soldiers responsible for guarding him quickly came to greet him.
After Lu Heng stood up and dismounted, without saying a word, he led everyone directly into the Prince of Shu's palace. The group of people passed through the corridor and reached the back garden. After seeing the vast and majestic lake in the garden, Lu Heng stopped.
Because it was winter and the wind was freezing, a thin layer of ice covered the lake.
It was already ten minutes past noon, and the sun was shining on the ice, reflecting a dazzling light.
By the lake, the withered trees and the few remaining dead leaves fell on the ice, and the cold wind blew across the ice.
On the ice, there are several ice caves about one meter apart. The soldiers stood in the ice caves, breathing white air, and using the long wooden poles in their hands to explore the bottom of the lake.
"Did you find anything?" Lu Heng stretched out his hand and breathed out into the palm of his hand. He turned his head and looked at Zhao Yunyi, who was responsible for guarding the Shu Palace next to him.
"This lake is very deep! I didn't find anything!" Zhao Yunyi shook his head and sighed. The circles under his eyes were a little dark, and it looked like he had not slept all night.
"What is that soldier doing?" After Lu Heng glanced at the lake, he suddenly discovered that a soldier was holding a trumpet on the water, with his ears attached to the back of the trumpet, as if he was listening to the movement in the water.
"Haha, he said he was listening to the movement in the water!" Zhao Yunyi also didn't understand the soldier's actions. He asked a question before, but got such a ridiculous answer.
"Did you hear anything?" Lu Heng became more interested and asked with a smile.
"I caught a lot of fish!" Zhao Yunyi smiled awkwardly, with a hint of embarrassment appearing on his handsome face.
When Lu Heng saw this, he stared at Zhao Yun and was stunned for a moment.
After a long time, Lu Heng looked away, looked at the lake, and said with emotion: "Zhao Jiangyun, if you were a woman, you would definitely bewitch countless talented people!"
Zhao Yunyi was stunned for a moment, and her pretty face turned even redder.
Seeing Zhao Yunyi lowering his head in embarrassment, not daring to speak. Lu Heng laughed loudly and waved his hand to disperse the awkward atmosphere. He raised his hand, pointed at the soldier who was listening to the movement in the lake with a loudspeaker, and said to Zhao Yunyi:
"He doesn't need to be a soldier anymore. When things in Beijing are settled, let him work in the Ministry of Industry!"
Hearing this, the surrounding officers and soldiers were dumbfounded.
Some were envious, some were jealous, and even more lamented the good luck of this soldier who was full of fantastic ideas.
From an ordinary soldier, he suddenly became an official of the Ministry of Industry. His rise to success is nothing more than that.
After Zhao Yunyi was stunned for a moment, he said in surprise: "Really?"
"What do you think?" Lu Heng laughed loudly, reached out and patted his shoulder, then waved his hand and led Wang Shichao and others in the direction pointed by Craftsman Lu.
Behind him, Zhao Yunyi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter.
Zhao Yunyi, who was so excited, turned around, put his hand to his mouth, and shouted loudly to the lake: "Song Yingxing, you kid is in luck!"
On the lake, a soldier named Song Yingxing raised his head in confusion after hearing the general's voice. Seeing the general standing there waving to him from a distance, Song Yingxing was puzzled, and he also smiled and waved.
[Appendix: (Song Yingxing, author of Tiangong Kaiwu)]
"What the hell are you calling, hurry up and leave!" Wang Shichao turned around, slapped Zhao Yunyi on the back of the head, and cursed with a smile.
…
The group of people walked around the lake and walked to the rockery.
Craftsman Lu, who had been following Lu Heng, jumped out without waiting for Lu Heng's call.
I saw Craftsman Lu jumping up and down on the rockery for a while, and finally stopped next to a small green pine tree on the rockery. ("")
"Found it?" Lu Heng stepped forward and asked.
Craftsman Lu nodded, pointed to a round pebble under the root of the small pine tree and said, "That's the stone!"
Then, Craftsman Lu raised his finger and pointed to an invisible spot on the rockery, and said seriously: "The secret door is here!"
Hearing this, Lu Heng nodded, and then took Lu Yushi back dozens of steps. He waved his hand and asked Zhao Yunyi to come forward with the bow and arrow battalion and the sword and shield men.
While a soldier stepped forward to pull the stone, dozens of soldiers holding crossbows were standing beside Zhao Yunyi, hiding behind the sword and shield men, and their crossbow arrows were all aimed at the secret door in the rockery.
"Get ready!" Zhao Yunyi, who was waiting in full swing, waved his hand vigorously and said in a deep voice: "Open!"
The soldier squatting under the tree, after hearing this, held the pebble with both hands, twisted it half a circle to the left, and then twisted it to the right again.
There was a roar, and after the pebbles were pulled, the intact rockery suddenly fell to the ground.
A rectangular stone door as tall as a person appeared in front of him in darkness.
And at the same time that the stone gate appeared, dense arrows suddenly shot out from the stone gate.
"Bang bang!"
The arrows were so powerful that hundreds of them were shot out in an instant. The shields in the hands of the sword and shield soldiers turned into hedgehogs.
Several feather arrows penetrated the shield and shot randomly.
Agui, who was standing next to Lu Heng, saw this and took a step forward without changing his expression, blocking him in front of Lu Heng. He didn't see any movement from him. He just waved his hand casually and rolled back a few arrows that were shot.
go back.
Plop...
The stone door stretched out, and after a few muffled sounds, the arrow's shooting speed suddenly slowed down.
Zhao Yunyi, who was hiding behind the shield, seized this opportunity and immediately ordered the archers to fight back.
Bang bang bang...
The sound of bow strings vibrating sounded one after another. Hundreds of arrows shot by crossbows were like a plague of locusts, densely packed into the stone door.
After a round of volleys, a series of screams suddenly erupted from the depths of the stone gate.
"Shoot!" Zhao Yunyi took this opportunity and issued the order again.
A group of soldiers with arrows already on their strings behind them hurriedly stepped forward and poured out their arrows towards the deep division gate.
After the third salvo, there was no sound from inside.
Until then, the cautious Lu Heng ordered Zhao Yunyi to light a torch, protect Craftsman Lu, and lead people in.
Then, Lu Heng, who was worried, also walked in.
Anyway, with Agui by his side, Lu Heng went through the mountains of swords and seas of fire.
Lu Heng went in, and Fatty Hong had no choice but to follow him.
Wang Shichao is His Majesty's loyal and loyal guard, so there is nothing wrong with him.
However, it is not the style of Fatty Hong to dare to venture in.
"Do you still remember what I said to you when I visited Queen Jin at your house?" After entering the cave, Fatty Hong also changed his usual playful smile. When he saw Lu Heng looking at him in surprise,
Fatty Hong smiled and said lightly.
Lu Heng smiled slightly and nodded.
The group of people walked down the steps slowly. Zhao Yunyi led the leading troops, followed by Agui, Lu Heng, Fatty Hong, Wang Shichao and others.
Perhaps because he knew that Agui's martial arts skills were unparalleled and that he was extremely brave, Fatty Hong, who had been so righteous just now, also sneaked close to Lu Heng, looking like he was afraid of death.
After walking about ten meters deep, we finally reached the bottom.
On the ground, there were more than a dozen soundless corpses strewn across the ground.
There were at least dozens of feather arrows stuck in these corpses. The death state was horrific and gruesome.
Zhao Yunyi, who was walking in front, originally thought of catching a panting person and asking him the way down. But after seeing this situation, he couldn't help but look a little ugly.
He turned around and glanced at the military advisor. The look in his eyes was full of apology.
Lu Heng smiled and waved his hand, indicating that he wouldn't mind.
Afterwards, the group of people continued walking forward.
After walking in this damp and cold underground passage for a while, Craftsman Lu, who was closely protected by Zhao Yunyi, suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Yunyi asked curiously.
"The first trap is ahead!" Craftsman Lu had witnessed the fierce battle at the entrance of the cave. Now when he saw the dark front, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. After swallowing a mouthful of saliva, he said nervously.
When Zhao Yunyi heard this, he looked ahead solemnly, stepped back a few steps to protect Craftsman Lu, and waved his hand behind him: "Sword and Shield Soldiers, step forward!"
After the words fell, three sword and shield soldiers stepped forward, raised their shields, and blocked the passage in front of them.
Afterwards, Zhao Yunyi personally took a bow and shot an arrow into it.
With a bang, the arrow flew out of the string.
Shot into the dark front.
A moment later, there was a sudden tinkling sound ahead, and sparks flew everywhere. If he were not in danger at this moment, Fatty Hong, who prided himself on being rich in knowledge, would have recited a poem and admired the scene before his eyes, like fireflies flying all over the sky.
of wonders.
Then, after the tinkling sound fell and it was time for a cup of tea, Zhao Yunyi sent someone with a torch to explore the way.
In the weak firelight, Lu Heng and others who stayed on the spot could clearly see that the walls of the passage in all directions and the ground were covered with dense arrows.
Seeing this scene, everyone felt chills in their hearts. They looked at each other and took a deep breath.
Afterwards, everyone passed through the first mechanism without any danger.
When he reached the second mechanism, Zhao Yunyi threw a stone. As a result, not far in front of him, the completely intact ground suddenly collapsed in half. A soldier was caught unawares.
He almost fell into the pit. Zhao Yunyi, who was behind him, had quick eyesight and quick hands and picked him up.
Then, a soldier stepped forward and illuminated it with a torch.
After taking a look at the collapsed pit, the soldier was suddenly frightened and sweating profusely.
It turned out that there was an inverted blade inserted in this pit that was two meters deep. The densely packed sharp knives reflected a frightening cold light in the weak firelight, making people's hearts tremble.