The rugged mountain path greatly limited the progress of the Horse Gang. As a result, when the Horse Gang Leader's men arrived, One-eye's men were still blocking the path. Only a small number of horses and chests were transported over. This situation made the Horse Gang Leader very dissatisfied, so he personally came to supervise the Horse Gang in carrying the chests.
These treasure chests were not small. Each chest weighed about one or two hundred pounds. It was already very tiring to carry such heavy chests on the flat ground. On the rugged mountain path, it was even more tiring to carry these chests. Moreover, the distance to carry them was not short. First, they had to climb a hundred steps and then go down a hundred steps. In the middle, they would encounter several narrow and almost impassable places. Two people had to cooperate very well to be able to carry the chests smoothly. If they did not cooperate well, the chests would hit the tree trunk or even fall to the ground.
For hard things like gold and silver ingots, there was no need to worry about collision. They would not be damaged no matter how hard they hit them. However, some treasures were more delicate jade and some jewelry made of gold and silver jade. These things were more delicate and easy to be damaged. Once damaged, their value would be greatly reduced.
One-eye had more than a hundred brothers and more than a hundred horses. According to the calculation of two chests per horse, there were more than two hundred chests in total. In addition, there were some other items, which were various sundries placed on the horse's back.
A chest needed two Horse Gang members to carry it together. Two Horse Gang members were responsible for transporting four chests. Therefore, all the Horse Gang members had to carry the chests four times. It was tiring enough to carry it four times in a row. This physical labor was really not small. Many Horse Gang members were so tired that they were panting.
When people were tired, it was inevitable that they would make all kinds of mistakes. For example, they would drop the chests on the ground or even break the gold and silver jewelry inside. The most serious thing was that the chests would roll down the cliff after they fell.
"Brothers, work harder. Hurry up."
Seeing that the team was blocked here, the Horse Gang Leader anxiously requested.
Seeing the Horse Gang Leader's urging, the Horse Gang members had to speed up. However, the path was too difficult to walk on, so the speed of carrying the chests could not be fast at all.
"Brothers, be careful. Be careful. Slow down a little."
When the speed was slightly faster, many boxes hit the tree trunks by the roadside, making crashing sounds. This made the leader of the Horse Gang very distressed, and he quickly opened his mouth to ask the Horse Gang to slow down.
Just now, he said to be faster, but now he asked his brothers to slow down. This was simply contradictory. This also reflected the anxiety of the Horse Gang leader. He wanted his brothers to work faster, but at the same time, he hoped that his brothers could be more careful and not break the treasures in the box.
"Hualala …"
Sometimes, what one feared would happen. Two exhausted mounted bandits accidentally knocked the chest against a tree trunk. As they did not hold the chest firmly, the chest slipped out of their hands and rolled down the small cliff beside the road. In the process of rolling down, the chest's lock opened due to the impact, and all the treasures inside spilled out and scattered everywhere.
Hearing such a sound, the Horse Gang Leader's heart was broken. He was unusually angry and berated loudly, "I told you to be more careful. Why are you so careless? Hurry up and pick them up. Go down and pick them up."
The two little mounted bandits who caused trouble quickly went down to pick up the scattered gold and silver treasures. However, because the scattered area was too big and the road below was very dangerous, it was not an easy task to pick up these treasures. With just these two people, it was estimated that they would need to spend a lot of time to complete this task.
One-eye naturally understood this reason, so he hurriedly sent more than ten men to go down and pick up the treasures together. He also prepared more than ten ropes for them to be more careful.
"Look at how careless they are. They are actually so careless. This chest is full of jewellery, who knows how many of them are broken?"
The Horse Gang Leader said with heartache.
One-eye opened his mouth and comforted, "Brother, don't worry. These are all gold and silver utensils. They are very sturdy and won't be broken. Brothers, you can pick them up again after scattering them."
"It would be great if we could pick them all up. I'm just afraid that we might miss something!"
The Horse Gang Leader continued.
The small cliff had a drop of at least 50 meters. The vegetation below was dense. Although it was winter now, there was too much dry grass and leaves on the entire cliff. Some small jewellery fell under the grass and it was very difficult to find. Therefore, it was inevitable to lose some of them. This would make the Horse Gang Leader's heart ache.
In order to find these dropped jewellery, the mounted bandits tied ropes to the tree trunk and then tiptoed down. They were very careful with every step, for fear that they would fall to the bottom of the cliff and lose their lives if they were not careful.
"Look, such a good bracelet is broken. It's worthless if it's broken. Sigh!"
After a few mounted bandits came up, they put the treasures they picked up into the chest. The Horse Gang Leader picked up the broken bracelet in the chest and said with heartache.
"Brother, this is a jade bracelet. It's not very valuable. It's not a criminal item. It's of medium quality. It's only a few hundred copper coins. Brother, you don't have to be so sad."
One-eye said.
"A few hundred copper coins, gone in an instant."
The Horse Gang Leader said with heartache.
More than a hundred mounted bandits under One-eye's command worked hard and finally moved all the chests over. They were so tired that they were panting. However, more than a dozen mounted bandits who were responsible for looking for the scattered treasures on the cliff had not finished their task. They needed to continue searching below. One-eye led most of the mounted bandits under his command to continue moving forward. Among them, some mounted bandits needed to take care of two horses. After all, more than a dozen mounted bandits were looking for the scattered treasures on the cliff. The horses these bandits were responsible for had to be temporarily handed over to others.
The 100 men under the command of the Horse Gang Leader carried relatively less supplies. There were only 100 chests of various kinds, half of the number of chests under One-eye's command. Therefore, it was easier for them to pass through this difficult path. However, they were also very tired. Without an hour, the team would not be able to pass through this damn place.
One-eye's team, which had already left, was moving forward slowly. The mounted bandits were very tired. Many of them were so tired that their foreheads were sweating. In the winter, they were so tired that their foreheads were sweating. This was enough to show that they were really tired. Otherwise, they would not be sweating on their foreheads.
"Brother Ma, are you tired? I'm dying of exhaustion."
Fatty said to Foal as he pulled the reins of his horse with all his might.
Foal nodded and said, "Look at the sweat on my forehead. How can I not be tired? It's really tiring. I really don't know how many more of these damn paths there are. If we encounter such a path every day, we really can't go on anymore. "
"Brother Ma, please don't scare me. I'm timid. If we have to walk such a path every day, I don't want to live anymore. I've never suffered so much before."
Fatty said fearfully.
Fatty could not be blamed. Although this guy looked very strong, he was actually quite weak. He did not have much strength at all. Usually, he would be able to spar with others. However, once he had to do heavy work for a long time, he would not be able to stand it. His entire body was covered in sweat.
Foal smiled faintly and said, "Fatty! You just lack exercise. How many more times will it be better for you to walk such a path? This way, you'll be able to become stronger. At the same time, you can also lose weight. It's not good to look at a belly full of meat. "
Fatty frowned and said, "If I lose weight, will I still be Fatty? I'd rather stay fat like this. This is good enough. "
However, sometimes, what one feared would come true. They had just walked for less than three miles when they encountered an equally difficult path. On this extremely difficult path, they still had to unload the boxes on both sides of the horses. Otherwise, they would not be able to pass at all. This way, they would have to suffer again, and it would be a very heavy punishment.
Previously, they were very tired from moving the boxes. This time, they had to move the boxes up and down the slope again. Many people saw the situation of the road and sucked in a breath of cold air. This kind of road was really terrible. If the road was like this all the time, how could they continue to walk?!
Especially Fatty. When he saw the path like this, his legs immediately turned to jelly. His expression was one of despair and he wished he could die.
"Brother Ma, I really shouldn't have said those words. I just said it and now we're on such a terrible path again. How can we continue like this?!"
Fatty said helplessly. He had no energy left.
Foal encouraged him, "Fatty, don't be afraid. I'm here. As long as I'm here, you won't be tired. I'll carry the boxes alone. You only need to lead the horses."
When Fatty heard this, he quickly waved his hand and said, "No, how can that be? It's so tiring to carry the boxes. It's already difficult enough with two people. If you carry them alone, won't you be exhausted to death?! No, I can't bear to let my brother suffer alone. At worst, I won't live and die of exhaustion. "
One-eyed, who was in charge of leading the team, felt like dying when he saw the state of the road. The difficult road they had just encountered had already made them very tired. Now, there was another difficult road in front of them. It was also difficult for horses to carry boxes to pass through. Such a road was really terrible. They were going to end up in the same situation as them!
Moreover, it could be seen that many of his brothers were already unhappy. Now, these unhappy brothers could still be controlled. However, if they encountered such a situation every day in the future, he might not be able to control the situation. If his subordinates rebelled, it would not be a joke. Many people would die.
"Brother Eye, what should we do? How many more paths like this are there? It won't be this difficult every day, right? "
One of the mounted gangsters asked.
One-eye said angrily, "You're asking me! How would I know?! I've never walked it before. Who knows what kind of path is ahead? "
It was obvious that One-eye did not have any hope for the following path. He knew that the path ahead would not be easy. Moreover, they were heading to Hedong. To reach Hedong, they had to cross the Yellow River. The Yellow River was a very wide natural moat. Crossing the Yellow River would be an even bigger hurdle. At that time, they would need to let their brothers cut down trees and build simple boats. This was also very tiring. In short, the journey ahead would not be easy. There would be many challenges waiting for them. They had to be prepared to face these challenges.
Foal suddenly noticed something. He quickly walked over and said, "Brother Eye, the tree here has no side branches within one zhang of it. This is great. Our brothers don't have to work so hard to carry the chests. We can just put a chest on the horse's back and we can pass through."
When One-eyed heard this, he quickly looked at the big tree in front of him. It didn't matter if he didn't look, but after looking, One-eyed immediately became happy. The big tree in front of him was different from the one he had encountered before. It didn't have any side branches below one zhang. In this way, he could let the horse carry the boxes. A horse could carry the boxes back and forth twice. This was really a very good method.
"Hahaha! Foal is right. Let's unload one chest and put the remaining one on the horse's back. That's it. Brothers, hurry up. Hurry up. "
One-eye opened his mouth and ordered his mounted gangsters to hurry up and get to work.
Fatty was overjoyed when he heard the news. As long as he did not have to carry the chests, he would be very happy. Although it was tiring to lead the horse, it was much easier than carrying the chests.
However, even if they were to use horses to transport the chests, they still needed two people to work together. This was because the horse's back was not flat. Such a large and heavy chest could easily tip over on the horse's back. One person had to hold on to it. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if it tipped over.
"Fatty, what are you waiting for? Quickly get on the horse and carry the chests. Don't let the chests tip over."
Foal said.
Fatty was even happier when he heard this. Not only did they not have to work hard, they could even ride the horse for a while. This was too comfortable.
When the other mounted gangsters saw how they were doing, they copied this good idea. One person led the horse in front while the other sat on the horse's back to support the chests. This was to prevent the chests from tipping over.
In this way, with Foal's wisdom, the group of more than a hundred men easily transported more than two hundred chests over. The mounted gangsters were not tired at all and completed the task easily.
When they had all crossed this difficult path, the group behind them had not caught up. This made One-eye very happy.
Foal walked in front of One-eye and said, "Brother One-eye, should we leave someone here to tell the brothers behind that we can use this good method to transport the chests?"
"No need, no need. If you can think of such a good idea, do you think others can't think of it? Hurry up and lead the horse! Let's go quickly. "
One-eye said.
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