The residents of Qingtan Town have lived for many years and clearly know that no matter who lives on the beach, they cannot do without their assistance. Even the domineering Mongolians have to stay and buy money, otherwise they will not be able to pass this sinister Qingtan. In addition, those who wander on the brink of death every day are not only "despised death as if they were home", but also very close to each other, so that they can survive such a difficult situation.

These boatmen are confident that they can't pass the beach without them, so they are not afraid of threats, nor are they worried that passing ships will not enter the hub. The national justice is nothing in the eyes of people who are forced into desperate situations by life. Seeing that the Song army rejected the price they proposed, they are not worried. Such stingy customers have not appeared before, but in the end they often have to surrender and even be forced to accept higher prices.

Now the boatmen saw Song army soldiers carrying some unknown iron lumps and transporting them to the steep ridge on the south bank, resting on the Nancao where the boat was walking, then laying several forearm-thick ground piles made of fine steel, and starting to install a giant iron base, and then set up a stand to place a huge cast winch on the base.

There are also people among the boatmen who are still busy. Although there are no soldiers who are busy, they have realized that they want to use the winch instead of the towing power of the boatmen to drag the boat across Qingtan. But they still have a lucky mentality at this time, thinking that it is difficult to pull the boat up with a winch without being familiar with the water conditions and terrain. However, some people have different thoughts, thinking about whether to stop the soldiers from installing the winch. However, with a burst of explosion, the little troubles they had just developed was gone.

‘Boom, boom, boom…’ Three warships anchored in the river, lying across the middle of the river, and bombarded the stone dam that blocked the channel with heavy artillery on the port side. Solid iron bombs were like an extremely powerful sledgehammer to hit the stone half-sinking in the river. These huge rocks that had been hit by the impact of the river for a hundred years cracked and shattered under the continuous impact of the stone bombs. They finally could not withstand the impact of the river water and collapsed. As the river water rolled and slid downstream, they turned into pieces of pebbles, and eventually turned into a fine grain of sand in the river.

Seeing the stone dam gradually lowering, some experienced boatmen and beach masters were amazed at the power of the firearms, and realized that the height of the stone dam was reduced by several feet under this bombardment. Although it could not completely eliminate the danger of Qingtan and form a new reef, it could reduce the steep hurdle, slow down the river water flow rate, and reduce the impact on the ferry. Moreover, the waterway was widened, greatly improved the traffic capacity of Nancao, and made it possible to pass through large ships.

Those guys with evil thoughts saw the huge rocks turning into pieces of gravel under bombardment. Thinking that their heads were no longer as hard as the reef. It was not a wise move to make trouble with these soldiers. After annoyed them, the entire Qingtan Town had to turn into powder and kill blood, and quickly extinguished his thoughts.

With the efforts of the engineers, the winch had been installed in the evening, and the Nancao Waterway was widened under the cleaning of artillery fire, and the stone dam was reduced by more than two feet. It was estimated that the medium-sized warship could pass safely. However, Liu Shiyong thought that although the war was urgent, he must first ensure the safety of navigation. He calculated the time that the Chinese army fleet would not arrive tomorrow in the afternoon, so he decided to wait until dawn tomorrow before trial sailing.

The next morning, the fleet was assembled, and Liu Shiyong climbed the deck of the coach's boat and looked at the sky. Since it was early winter now, and the sun could not shine into the canyon, the temperature difference between the upper and lower places made the river surface covered with mist, and the view was not very good. The two sides of Qingtan were full of people, with different expressions, some were worried, some were panicked, and more people were watching the fun. They clearly did not believe that just a single guy could change the history of traction of ships across the beach for thousands of years.

Liu Shiyong ignored others' attitudes and still sent a small boat to explore the way according to his experience of passing Konglingtan. A half inch cable was tied to the mast, and the winch gradually tightened the cable under the push of more than a dozen soldiers, and the small boat began to go upstream. While several sailors were adjusting the course with long poles and rudders, several sergeants responsible for surveying and mapping on the ship were also busy, constantly monitoring the depth of the waterway and the flow rate of the river, and returning it to the coach's ship through flag words.

Under the drag of the winch, the boat took less than two quarters of an hour to easily pass Qingtan, which was much faster than human traction, which made the onlookers on the shore exclaim. However, some people couldn't help but feel sour in their hearts and said sarcastically that the ability of a small boat to pass the beach does not mean that a load of big ships can pass the beach. They still need their assistance at that time, but anyone can see that they are no longer as confident as they were earlier.

After the first trial voyage, Liu Shiyong did not rashly pass by a large ship, but carefully sent small ships to test twice. After finding out the details of the waterway, he sent the engineering ship to mark the waterway and water depth according to the data obtained from the trial voyage, either with a float, a benchmark, or a picture on the reef. Only then did he decide that the medium-sized warship would pass by the beach, but he still took the lead and took the lead with the commanding ship.

‘dong, dong, dong…’ Amid the drum sound, the commander ship left the berth, came to Qingtan and tied the cable. At this time, the number of sergeants pushing the winch had doubled, and another team of sergeants were on standby, which was unexpected. When approaching the beach, the drum sound suddenly became fierce, and the soldiers on the shore pushed the winch with all their might and tightened the cable. At the same time, the soldiers on the boat also stepped up to drive away the cattle pushing the cone plate, and the oars suddenly accelerated, stirring up layers of water.

The tonnage of the coach ship is several times that of a small warship. Even with full force and with the assistance of a winch, it is very difficult to get under full load. It is like a person gasping for a steep slope, driving the oars up while driving at full speed, pulling up hard by the cable. The helmman who was driving the boat carefully turned the rudder wheel and controlled the warship to drive along the calibrated channel. After some effort, he finally passed Qingtan safely. For a moment, the whole army was cheering up and down, which not only marked that the Western Expedition Army had passed a dangerous pass, but also marked that they were one step closer to Xichuan.

Faced with the cheers of the soldiers, Liu Shiyong felt no ease at all. The convenience in front was Guizhou, known as the throat of the Three Gorges. Now the army has been entering the Yangtze River for more than a month, and has been constantly attacking cities and villages. The strategic intentions cannot be kept secret. Guizhou must have deployed heavy troops to defend along the river. If you want to pass, there will inevitably be hard fighting. Although two of the three dangerous shoals in the Three Gorges have passed, there are still Xuetan and Yanhaotan and Chitan, which conserves Kuimen, and countless dangerous shoals in front.

It is said that the bleach is the longest beach in the Three Gorges. When the mountain torrent waterfall broke out, the stream in the north of the bleach pushed stones into the river, silting into a conical stone dam, occupying most of the river surface. On the south bank, there is a lying stone beam that forces the beach to flow. With the bleaching bed, bleaching pillow, and bleaching needles in the river, the danger of the bleaching beach is even more serious. In summer, the river water rises, and the bleaching beach flows faster, at a speed of up to six meters per second. The river flows surging, and the waves are rising. The boats rushing to the beach are like thrown shuttles, shooting out in the ripples, and they hit the reefs without any attention. The stone dam is broken into pieces.

Chitan is a beach formed by stone beams that are forced toward the middle of the river. The Yangtze River passes here and is forced to be flattened again and again by stone beams, so that its belly is pressed against the wall. It roars and leaves the road, and the waves are surging on the shore. The passing ships become the punching bag of the river. If there is a slight mistake, the end of the ship being destroyed and the people being killed.

Yanhao Beach, which guards Kuimen, is the first dangerous beach to enter the Three Gorges in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The rolling beach flows, rushing and roaring, and the sound shook the canyon. A large stone bag suddenly popped up in the middle of the river, and a giant black spider stared at the boat entering the gorge. As soon as the boat entered the beach, the water situation suddenly became without any warning. The layers of waves rushed towards the face like the tentacles of spiders hunting, and they tried hard to push the boat onto the stone bag. Countless novice boatmen were pushed by the waves and hit Yanhao pile unexpectedly, and the boat could be destroyed in an instant...

In mid-November, the city of Lin'an has also begun to winter. After a snowfall, the winter is even stronger. The Zhiyuan Hall in the imperial city is also shrouded in a vast white area. The fire dragon in the hall has already ignited and baked the house warmly. Zhao Bing took off his cloak after coming in. He had just asked the Queen Mother for the time being, but now the Queen and the Three Eighties have been pregnant for six or seven months. The Queen Mother has spared them from paying peace every day, but he cannot lose the rules and still insists on going every day.

After asking for peace, Zhao Bing took the opportunity to see the queen and imperial concubine, Concubine De. Although he had never been a father in his previous life, he also knew that pregnant women needed the most care at this time, so he took time to sit separately. Based on the memories of the words and phrases about pregnant women in his previous life, he thoughtfully prepared recipes for them and formulated exercise plans. He also ordered the Wei brothers and several imperial physicians who were good at gynecology to form a medical team in the palace and monitored them at all times. He was considerate.

However, near the end of the year, not only was the busy business, but the two wars also involved a lot of energy. In addition, dealing with several pregnant women, Zhao Bing couldn't help but be tired. Seeing the emperor turn around, Wang De hurriedly ordered the kitchen to serve breakfast, and delivered the newly transferred war report to the case. Although he felt sorry for the emperor, he also knew that the little emperor was concerned about the war, but he did not dare to disobey or conceal it.

"What's wrong with the official family?" Wang De saw that His Majesty had browsed the battle report and showed a strange expression, as if he was happy or sad, and as if he seemed happy but not happy. He could not see what he thought, so he bowed and asked softly.

"The Western Expedition Army led by Wen Xiang has recovered and returned to the prefectures and counties, conquered dozens of military camps along the river, annihilated thousands of enemies, and the army left Kuimen and approached Chongqing!" Zhao Bing put down his army and reported.

"Official family, the victory of Sichuan and Shu is a happy event, why are you worried?" Wang De asked strangely, a little confused.
Chapter completed!