The first thousand four hundred and sixty-seven chapters
Chapter 1,467 Climbing the Mountain
After hearing Yuan Shu's order, all the generals looked at each other and clasped their fists together to accept the order.
Hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops evacuated directly and began to camp outside the city of Gambilas.
"Your Majesty, General Mifret would like to see you."
After the Chinese army withdrew, Mifret arranged the defense of the city wall and came directly to meet with the Kushan Emperor Vesutiva I.
"Let him in."
When he heard that it was Mifret who was coming, Vesutiva I directly asked him to come over and have an audience.
"Mifret pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor."
Seeing Vesudeva I sitting on the throne, Mifret knelt down and saluted.
"Okay, let's get up. What was the result?"
Vesudeva I waved his hand at the other party, beckoning him to get up and speak.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Chinese army has temporarily retreated. The casualties of our soldiers are not as high as expected. The interception network brought by Your Majesty has done a great job. Without the threat of long-range weapons, the Chinese soldiers will just do this."
Mifret directly told the situation about the city wall, and inadvertently flattered Vesutiva I. If it weren't for the interception network brought by the other party, his losses would definitely be much greater than now.
"Well, it's good as long as it's useful. Although China is no more than that, we can't take it lightly. They can conquer so many provinces in Kushan, so they must have their own merits. Do you understand?"
Regarding Mifulet's words, Vesutiva I nodded and reminded him not to underestimate the strength of the Chinese Empire just because of a battle.
"Mifret will remember His Majesty's teachings and will never underestimate the strength of the Chinese people."
Mifulet bowed to Vesudeva I again.
"Okay, if you have nothing to do, go down and rest."
Vesudeva I waved his hand at the other party, indicating that he could go down and rest.
"yes."
The city of Gambilas is also full of joy. After all, they have seen the strength of the Chinese army, but so what, they have not been severely defeated in their own hands. Is there anything more worthy of celebration than defeating the strong by the weak?
of.
Compared with the joy of the Kushan Army, the Huaxia Army was neither happy nor sad. They built marching camps under the leadership of their respective captains.
"Zhou Yu, do you think our mission can be completed this time?"
Wei Yan, who was responsible for smuggling the Shesheng Fifth Army from the Hindu Kush Mountains, was marching on the vast mountain road and approached Zhou Yu. To be honest, although he came up with this strategy, it was obvious that he did not expect that this mountain would be so difficult to climb. Compared with
The land of Shu is no less generous.
"General, there is no need to think too much. Even if the Hindu Kush Mountains are a natural chasm, they cannot stop our elite Chinese troops. As long as we are willing to do it, we can climb this mountain within easy reach."
Zhou Yu glanced at Wei Yan. He was a little tired of walking on the mountain road these days, but so what, this was the order of Emperor Yuan Shu, and they had to complete the task no matter what.
"Well, Staff Officer Zhou Yu is right. As long as we are willing to do it, the Hindu Kush Mountains are just a low hill. It is impossible to resist the footsteps of the army. We can just cross over."
Jiang Qin on the side heard the conversation between the two and smiled slightly, indicating that he was absolutely confident that he could complete the task.
"Okay, let's stop chatting. Instead of thinking about this here, it's better to think about how to attack Baisha, the capital of the Kushan Empire, after crossing the Hindu Kush Mountains."
Huang Zhong also turned his attention. His belief has always been firm, that is, he must complete the tasks assigned by Yuan Shu no matter what. This is what a minister must do.
"Lou Baisha should be unprepared now. As long as our army crosses the Hindu Kush Mountains, it can go south as quickly as possible and capture Lou Baisha before the opponent's troops are mobilized."
Wei Yan looked at Huang Zhong. He was not worried about not being able to get the white sand downstairs. They would definitely not be able to withstand his sudden attack. His only worry was that the damage here would be too great.
"Okay, the army continues to move forward, and must pass here as quickly as possible for me."
Huang Zhong gave the order, and the sound of the order continued to circulate in the mountains, accompanied by the sounds of birds and animals.
Time passed day by day, and Huang Zhong, who had been at the forefront of the army, finally climbed to the top of the Hindu Kush Mountains. He looked up and saw that all around him were mist formed by the air of clouds and water, and he looked at a vast expanse.
"Immediately send out scouts to explore the mountain road over there."
Looking down carefully, there is a winding path under the top of the mountain, going all the way down.
"promise."
Someone around him immediately responded, and he was about to arrange Huang Zhong's order.
"Wait a minute, keep the scouts at bay for the time being and wait until night for action. I'm afraid the Kushan people have plans there."
After thinking for a while, Huang Zhong stopped the people again and asked the scouts to take action at night. What they had to do now was to be absolutely sudden, and they still had to win steadily.
"promise."
As time went by, more and more soldiers climbed to the top of the mountain, and then began to disperse under the guidance of the army, and did not move downward for the time being.
"General Huang Zhong, did you find anything?"
Zhou Yu also climbed to the top of the mountain under the escort of Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai. When he saw the soldiers paused their downward movement, he also directly asked questions.
"I discovered a passage inside the mountain. I was afraid that Kushan soldiers would be stationed there, so I ordered the soldiers to rest temporarily. Anyway, the troops need to rest after climbing the mountain for such a long time. I will wait until the scouts investigate clearly in the evening."
Huang Zhong glanced at Zhou Yu who was walking towards him. It was really difficult for him on the mountain road these days. A literati could follow the footsteps of a large army without saying a word of hardship or tiredness. This is what a Chinese literati should have.
Character.
"Well, that should indeed be the case. We have 50,000 soldiers. If we want to hide our traces, we can only do it carefully and check step by step. We should try our best to do what we can."
Zhou Yu nodded. Yuan Shu really knew how to know people. The Huang Zhong he chose was not only outstanding in martial arts but also extremely stable. This time, he could tell something from the fact that the opponent did not march down the mountain hastily.
"Well, the army should all take a rest. The general should instruct the soldiers in the rear not to dig and cook, but to only eat dry rations with the army. Do you understand?"
After Zhou Yu finished speaking, he spoke again and mentioned his suggestion to Huang Zhong.
"Immediately order the entire army not to dig and cook, but only to eat dry rations for the army. Anyone who disobeys the order will be punished by military law."
Huang Zhong nodded. Zhou Yu was right. The current situation is like this. If you can't help but dig and cook, you will probably be discovered by the enemy and it will be over.
Huang Zhong's order was conveyed in the army again. The soldiers were accustomed to hearing this military order. After all, they had been climbing the mountain for so long and had never fired. Except for some weak soldiers who needed cooked food, the rest were undergoing strict
of silent work.
As time went by, the sky became darker and darker. Seeing this, the scouts who had already been prepared sneaked down the mountain and ran towards the discovered road.
Hundreds of scouts shuttled through the woods like the wind, like beasts knowing their way, approaching their target step by step.
"The entire army is suspended."
The scout captain who was marching suddenly stretched out his hand to signal the scouts to stop moving temporarily.
"What's the matter, Captain?"
A team leader came to the school captain Huang Min and didn't understand why the other party asked the soldiers to pause.
"Look here."
The captain took out the steel knife in his hand, gently pushed aside the dense grass, and a huge animal trap appeared in front of several people.
"Bear trap, there should be hunters here."
Seeing the existence of the bear trap, the team leader was also frightened. If the captain hadn't discovered it in advance, someone might have been killed.
"This is not an ordinary bear trap. The material is absolutely high-quality. Ordinary hunters simply don't need these if they want to hunt, so..."
"So these animal traps are either held by noble men or set up by generals in the army."
The team leader is not a fool. The captain has already made a good start. If he doesn't understand, he will not be able to get the position of team leader in the strong Chinese army.
"Well, you are right. I told the scouts to be careful and not to get caught in the traps. And don't move any of these traps. Do you understand?"
Huang Min glanced at Pao Ze behind him and directly issued his order.
"promise."
Soon nearly a hundred scouts began to move carefully. These elites were all capable men who could catch tigers in the mountains and turtles in the sea. Since they were prepared, these animal traps did not pose any threat to the scouts.
After passing through the bear trap area, it didn't take long for the scouts to pass through the woods and see the path leading from the top of the mountain.
Following the path upwards, we found a fortress standing in a mountain pass. The fortress was not big but it controlled the mountain pass. It can be seen that this was a protective measure set up by the Kushan people to guard against this passage.
The scouts moved toward the fortress along the woods like lurking ghosts. However, after moving forward for a while, they stopped moving. There were no trees to hide them further and they were easily detected by the enemy.
Although there is still some distance, the situation on the fortress can still be seen to some extent. There are not many people patrolling the city wall, only a few people standing there.
"Temporarily retreat. Send someone immediately to report the situation here to General Huang Zhong. The others are retreating temporarily with me. Be careful and don't let the other party discover you."
Huang Min took a look at the situation in front of him, backed away, and asked someone to report the situation to Huang Zhong.
"General, we discovered the fortress established by the Kushan people in the valley."
The scout returned, came directly to Huang Zhong, and reported what he found to Huang Zhong.
"fortress?
How many enemies are there and how well prepared are they?"
After hearing what the scout said, Huang Zhong stood up immediately and asked the scout about the situation of the fortress.
"We did not investigate carefully because there were no conditions to continue moving forward near the enemy's fortress, but the enemy's defense should not be very high. There were not many people on the fortress when we investigated the news."
The scout shook his head. It was impossible to know the other party's situation from across the fortress, but he could still guess the general situation.
"In that case, gather your troops immediately and capture the enemy's fortress for me tonight."
Although we don't know how many soldiers and horses the enemy has in the fortress, as long as they are unprepared, it is very easy to capture them.
