Chapter 92 Long Rope Crossing the River
The spring in the roaring forest is always late.
When the wild flowers in the southern forest are blooming, on the northern edge of the forest, the green grass poked its head out of the sand and stones, and the small white flowers scattered in it.
The mountains in the distance are still covered with snow on the top of the peak.
On the beach by the Nucang River, hundreds of orcs and green gobs are busy. Next to the huge fish pond, a giant catapult dozens of feet high is being loaded with the last tether.
Since Leon laid this fishing trap on the beach, thousands of big fish in the Nucang River have become the food on the plate of the mad hammer tribe, which not only solves their food problem, but also the delicious fish has become an important source of nutrition for the thunder beast warriors.
But this fish pond, which can be called a treasure basin, is about to be abandoned and buried, because the mad hammer tribe is about to cross the Nucang River and move north to the southwest province of the Kingdom of Bemeng.
This is a plan that Leon has been preparing for a long time. For the long-term development of the tribe, I hope that the valley can only be a temporary place to stay. When spring comes, leaving is an inevitable choice.
The capture of Dolai Tucheng has greatly accelerated Leon's plan, which is not only closer and closer to the enemy's threat, but more importantly, Leon has obtained a group of excellent human craftsmen, so that his plan has been successfully implemented.
"It's almost done!" Rubin rubbed his hands, a little excited and a little nervous.
It's not that he hasn't made a catapult. It turned out that the ten stone throwers behind the walls of Dole Tucheng were all designed by him - although they never worked, it was the first time he tried to build such a huge catapult.
Ten days ago, Rubin saw the drawings drawn by Leon for the first time. When he heard Leon's request, the old craftsman was really dumbfounded.
But he did not refuse this difficult task. After repeated attempts and calculations, he used the power of half a tribe and finally successfully completed Leon's request.
Looking at the giant catapult standing next to him and holding the thick log bracket lever, he felt sorry from the bottom of his heart: "It's a pity to use it only once!"
"Don't worry, there will be opportunities to make better in the future." Leon said with a smile, "Get ready to start!"
Under the command of the old craftsman, the two thunder beast warriors put a thick multi-clawed iron hook on the bullet position of the catapult.
This iron claw weighs hundreds of pounds and was personally created by Rubin according to Leon's drawings. Six hook-shaped pointed claws can easily pierce the trunk, and its tail is tied with a three-finger thick rattan rope.
The rattan rope extends backwards and falls on the beach. I don't know how long it is. It is the best materials used by the elderly women in the mad hammer tribe. It took a lot of time to make it at night. It doesn't look very thick, but it is very strong and reliable after special treatment.
"I'm ready!" The old craftsman shouted.
More than a dozen thunder beast warriors, including Leon and Rock Hammer, grabbed the rope pulling the catapult respectively. They were responsible for launching the giant catapult - this is not an easy job.
"Fand!"
With the last roar, Leon and the rock hammer launched at the same time. The two used their greatest strength to pull the thick rope in their hands and pulled them back. The other ten soldiers slowed down a little by half a step to make the same action.
Boom!
The long wooden bar suddenly flew up. When it almost became upright, the iron claws placed on the bullet position suddenly flew towards the north bank of the Nucang River under the action of the huge habitual force.
Behind the iron claws, the vine rope was quickly taken away, making a "ssing" hiss.
Pang!
The cable in Leon's hand could not withstand the last tension and broke into two pieces, but he didn't care. He stared at the iron claws flying in the air.
Can you succeed in this move!
From the beach to the other side, the Nucang River is several miles wide. It is not difficult to throw iron claws with a catapult, but dragging a long rope behind the buttocks is another matter.
The iron claw flew dozens of meters high. It drew a long arc in the air and quickly skimmed the surging Nucang River and threw it to the other side of the river bank.
After a suffocating short wait, it finally fell into the dense forest on the other side and disappeared after breaking a lot of branches.
Only the vine cable across the river still clearly indicates its location.
It worked! Leon couldn't help waving his fist, while everyone else cheered.
"Puncre up!"
Only the old craftsman Rubin remained completely calm. He shouted at the back of the mountainside, "Punle up the rope!"
Several thunder beast warriors waiting on the mountainside immediately began to pull the ropes in their hands, and the vine ropes that fell into the river were pulled up and suspended into the air little by little, gradually tightening.
There was a small scratch in the woods on the other side, which was a sign that the iron claws were also driven, but soon it hooked something and could no longer move. A rattan cable sloping down from the south bank to the north bank connected the two sides!
"Look at ours below!" Leon laughed and rushed up the mountainside with the rock hammer.
One end of the rope is firmly fixed to the trunk of a large tree, and a simple wooden platform is set up underneath.
Leon climbed up the wooden platform and grabbed the pulley hanging on the rope, fixed himself with the rope on it, turned his head to the rock hammer and said, "Push me!"
The rock hammer swallowed its saliva, stretched out its hands and pressed it on Leon's waist and pushed it. The pulley on the rope immediately slid forward with Leon and crossed the beach to the sky over the Nucang River in the blink of an eye!
The wind roared in his ears, the river roared under his feet, the waves beat the shore like thunder, and the feeling of flying in the air made Leon feel extremely exciting.
It's just that he thought it was exciting and fun. All the people on the beach pinched a handful of sweat. In case the rope broke and fell off, even the beast soul warrior may not be able to survive.
Of course, the worst thing didn't happen. Leon safely slipped into the woods on the other side and landed on a big tree.
He turned around and waved to the people on the other side, pulled out the Lei Yan sword and cut off the branches that formed obstacles next to him one by one.
This simple cable bridge is done!
This is Leon's solution to cross the river. In the case that it is impossible to ferry and build a bridge, it is undoubtedly the simplest and most practical way to use a single cable bridge. As long as the rope is strong enough, it is only a matter of time to move the whole tribe.
The ropes are woven by yourself, and the pulleys are made by craftsmen. There can be more than one such ropeway, and three or four are not problems.
The next thing was very simple. Another brave soldier slid over with another rope and built a second cable bridge.
The height of the new cable bridge is exactly the opposite of the original, so that Leon returned to the south bank from the north bank.
As soon as he landed on the beach, a leopard scout from the thunder beast camp rushed up.
"Your Excellency, our people have caught a black elf scout, and Captain Rose is waiting for you to go back to deal with it!"
It's finally here! A stone in Leon's heart fell to the ground!
From the day he decided to destroy the Diyan tribe, Leon knew that he would eventually face more powerful enemies, black elves and even elves.
In fact, the other party appeared faster than he thought. You know, it's only ten days away from the destruction of the Diyan tribe.
"Let's go back together!"
Leon nodded and knew that the migration of the tribe was urgent. Fortunately, the construction of the cable bridge was completed, and it was completely possible to transport the old, young and important materials of the tribe first.
But Leon didn't have much fear in his heart, but had an impulse to fight.
Now the strength of the mad hammer tribe has greatly expanded. More than 670 orcs have been rescued from Dolai Tucheng, all of whom are young men. With a little training, they are the best warriors.
Although this group of people still need time to recover and can't fight immediately, their participation has dramatically expanded the size of the Thunder Beast Battalion to more than a thousand, and everyone has more than one metal weapon.
Such strength has reached or even exceeded the level of some orc tribes.
The number of green gophsmen has also increased to 2,000. Leon will not let these hard-working guys idle. They are digging tunnels in Hope Valley night.
Leon's eyes have already turned to the future, obtaining wealth and supplies from the Diyan tribe, which made his ambition or ambition quietly expand.
Reon, who returned to the Hope Valley camp, saw the captives in the dungeon.
The black elf scout was very bold. Before it was dark, she quietly touched the mountain forest on the side of Hope Valley and avoided two sentries.
But unfortunately, the dense forests on both sides of the valley have already become Leon's test fields and training ground. I don't know how many traps have been set in it, and the thunder beast warriors who are usually unfamiliar with the situation dare not go in.
So the black elf was unlucky. She was lucky that she did not step on the deadly mechanism. She was caught by the rattan net and triggered the alarm, and then she was reprimanded by the thunder beast.
"She injured my two soldiers..." Rose's face was still full of anger: "If it hadn't been for Elder Munstein's timely treatment, I'm afraid I would have lost one of them forever!"
"Don't worry, I will avenge them!" Leon looked at the prisoner quietly.)
This black elf scout is not much different from other black elves. The same surname has a beautiful figure, long ears and dark skin are their most obvious racial characteristics.
It's just that her limbs are tightly tied by vine ropes, with blood stains and bruises on her face and arms, and her fierce eyes are a little ferocious.
She cursed with all her strength, but Leon couldn't understand a word.
"Call Anlan over..." Leon ordered.
He looked at the prisoner in front of him with great interest, with a cold smile on his face.
(to be continued)