For the ongoing military operation, the private affairs of the military advisors were of no importance. The army marched northward along the Hutuo River without being affected at all. They rode horse-drawn sleighs on the frozen river at an astonishing speed. That afternoon, the army
They arrived at Dai County, two hundred miles away. They then ran ashore for eighty miles and entered the frozen riverbed of the Sangyu River. Then they ran northeastward along the Sangyu River overnight and arrived in Yangyuan County in the afternoon.
In less than two days and one night, the army marched 700 miles and arrived at Yangyuan County in the north of Guangling County. This was an out-and-out miracle. Of course, it also paid a heavy price. At least 200 sleds overturned and died.
Nearly a thousand soldiers were injured in the fall. But at this time, the number of casualties is meaningless. We can only keep moving forward and win the final victory.
The vanguard stopped at a place called Xiaodukou Village. After confirming that they were not going in the wrong direction, Mo Wen and Xu Huaiqing, who were the vanguard, were relieved. The biggest worry about such a long-distance attack was getting lost, especially in this vast snowfield with wind and snow, it was impossible to
Not being able to tell the difference between west and east, if Wang Xian hadn't come up with the genius idea of using the river as a road, they would probably have been lost in the snow and wind.
Now, when you arrive at Xiaodukou Village, you can enter the Huliu River, a tributary of the Sanyu River. The source of the Huliu River is just west of Guangling County. As long as you follow the river upstream, you can't go wrong.
The army turned into the Huliu River, but after traveling for thirty miles, it had to stop, because further forward was the rolling mountainous area, and the river became very steep...or a canyon would be more appropriate, Mara
The sleds were simply impassable, and no matter how capable the Borzigits were, they could not send them over the mountain.
"Get out of the car" orders came one after another from the officers. The soldiers, who were snuggling together for warmth, reluctantly left the sleigh, moving their numb limbs, and their eyes were a little dazed for a moment...
The sharp whistle of "assemble, gather" was blown, and the soldiers lined up in the direction of the flag as if on conditioned reflex. They saw Wang Xian, accompanied by the generals, appearing on a large raised rock.
"Brothers, why did we come to Shanxi?" Wang Xian asked, slowly scanning the crowd.
"Suppress the bandits..." the soldiers said at once.
"I can't hear you," Wang Xian said coldly.
The voices of the "suppressing bandits" soldiers were much more uniform and louder this time.
"Yes, suppress the bandits. We want to suppress the Bailian bandits in Guangling County." Wang Xian said, pointing to the towering mountains behind him and said: "Now let me tell you, over these mountains, over there is Guangling County."
"Aw..." The eyes of the soldiers suddenly brightened. After such a difficult journey, they now felt that as long as they could reach Guangling County, they would be victorious, regardless of how many enemies there were.
"Then there's no need to say more." Wang Xian pulled out his sword, pointed it at Guang Ling and said: "The two years of hard work and waiting, countless blood and sacrifices must be realized at this moment. Let us climb over this mountain and take the
Go down to Guangling County to repay His Majesty the Grand Sun and bring glory to the brothers who sacrificed their lives."
"To repay His Majesty the Grand Sun for honoring the sacrificed brothers," the soldiers responded in a deep voice. They felt their blood boiling and their hands and feet were filled with strength. They followed the young army flag and climbed up the steep river...
...Although I no longer take the sled, it is still good to go up the mountain along the river.
Before going up the mountain, Wang Xian walked up to Baoyin Qiqige. The Mongolian girl's body was abnormal. After several days of jolts, she was as if nothing had happened, but her face was a little pale. However, she had Kushan blood, so she could
Can't see how.
"Let Delengtai take them back. I'll send you to Datong to recuperate." Wang Xian took Baoyin's hand. Although they were wearing thick leather gloves, they could still feel the slightest warmth.
But Baoyin always had an idea, shook his head and said: "I will go back to Tumochuan with them."
"You have to know what's good and what's good." Wang Xian didn't dare to hurt her now, so he could only say patiently: "Be sure not to have a fetal infection after running around for so many days. It's better to go to Datong and ask a doctor to take a look."
"I am not one of your Han women," Baoyin chuckled and said, "We Mongolian women get pregnant on horseback and give birth on horseback. This little bump is nothing."
"The medical conditions in the mainland will be better after all..."
"We Mongolian women rarely have dystocia..."
"Okay..." Wang Xian knew that this Mongolian girl always had a right idea and giving orders would not work, so he had to find another reason and said: "I will lead my army into Guangling soon. The fate of this trip is uncertain, so you can't
Will you go back when I return safely?"
"No." Baoyin was indeed very assertive. She shook her head and said sternly: "The outcome is all destined. It doesn't make any difference to me whether I know sooner or later... If you die in the battle, I will still take our children."
Give birth and then raise him. If you had not died, I would still have given birth to our child and raised him again.
Her tone was so matter-of-fact. It seems that the Mongolians view life and death really differently from the Han people. Wang Xian couldn't help but secretly smile bitterly. This child has not yet been born, and his heart is all about the child. It seems that I am going to die or not.
Life has little impact on her.
"But you have to come back alive." Unexpectedly, Baoyin changed the topic and looked at him again and said: "I don't want the child to be born without a father." After a pause, a blush flashed on her cheeks and said: "I
I still want to have many, many children with you..."
"Hahahaha" Seeing that he was not completely useless, Wang Xian laughed loudly, hugged his child tightly and said, "Don't worry, I will come back to watch our child be born."
"Be careful." Baoyin nodded, suddenly took off his gloves, tied a string of beads on his wrist, and said softly: "This is given by the living Buddha, it can protect you from being hurt by the sword."
"Put on your gloves quickly, don't freeze." Wang Xian learned the lesson the hard way. Both of his hands were frostbitten. Although it was not serious, it hurt like needles.
"You should go quickly," Baoyin looked at him deeply and nodded to Gu Xiaolian, "Sister Xiaolian, take care of yourself too."
"Take care." Gu Xiaolian smiled and nodded, and Wang Xian turned around to catch up with the team.
Baoyin stood there all the time, watching their figures disappear at the mouth of the canyon, and then burst into tears. In order not to worry her husband who was on the expedition, Mongolian women have always been strong in the face of separation, and the tears only came when he turned around.
then shed...
From the map, the distance from the canyon to Guangling County is only forty miles in a straight line. However, climbing up the winding and rugged canyon river, it feels so long and difficult that many soldiers lost their footing and fell into the valley... Fortunately,
Knowing that they were in Guangling across the mountain, the soldiers built up enough strength on the sleds. They were strong on their feet and energetic in their hearts. Finally, they climbed up the canyon in the middle of the night.
Coming up to the canyon, there is a flat area in front. The soldiers excitedly took off the skis on their backs and started galloping silently on the winding river. Passing by the pass with the White Lotus Army, the defenders never expected that the Ming army would come here.
At that time, someone came from behind to kill them, and they were still sleeping... Ordinarily, someone should be patrolling the watchtower day and night, but on such a cold night, with such a heavy wind and snow, the officers stayed on the kang and refused to get up.
The soldiers on duty naturally grabbed the fire to warm themselves. Who would be willing to stand guard in the knife-like night wind?
The Ming army ignored them and passed by the sentry posts along the river. The team moved unimpeded and arrived at Guangling City at dawn. In the faint light of the sky, a city was clearly visible. The officers and soldiers all knew that they were there.
After putting in a lot of hard work, they finally reached the foot of Guangling City without anyone noticing. At this moment of achievement, everyone's blood boiled, fatigue and coldness were swept away, and the whole body was filled with strength.
Without further ado, Xu Huaiqing and Mo Wen immediately began preparations for the siege. For this siege, they painstakingly designed a portable ladder. They divided the ladder into several short ladders, and then split the short ladders.
It was very convenient to carry them separately when marching and pick them up again when attacking the city. When the Chinese army arrived, they carried the connected ladders and slid quietly to the bottom of the city. At this time, the wind and snow gradually subsided.
, the line of sight was also improved, which was naturally extremely disadvantageous for the siege party. Although everyone was wearing white robes and white hats, they tried their best to approach the city quietly. But everyone was extremely nervous, not only the siege team.
The troops, the central army under the city and the rear army responsible for guarding, were all breathless and stared at the top of the city, fearing that there would be a sudden loud siren, or a rain of locusts... that would be terrible.
The most nervous person is Wang Xian. Needless to say, this is an unprecedented gamble. From the moment his plan is implemented, it is full of risks. Once there is a problem in any link and the news is leaked, it will lead to serious consequences.
A total failure. The consequence of the failure was that he and the more than 10,000 brothers were here, and the prospects for His Highness Taisun were also very bad... Although Mo Wen was the first to propose the raid on Guangling County, Wang Xian was the promoter.
And the planner, if something goes wrong, he will bear all the responsibilities... If he can afford it, the problem is, the consequences are not something he can afford...
Wang Xian clenched his fists nervously. In such a cold wind and snow, his head was covered with sweat. Gu Xiaolian and others on the side did not dare to say anything. They were all praying to the gods and Buddhas in the sky, Guanshiyin, to protect them from death.
Just kidding at this time...
Under the attention of everyone, the siege troops approached the city, set up a ladder, and slowly set it up on the top of the city. At this time, the wind and snow stopped completely, and everything was silent. The ladder collided with the city head, making a crisp snapping sound.
, scared the Ming army outside the city to death. Fortunately, Mo Wen saw the opportunity and did not bother to rush his soldiers, and was the first to climb up the ladder. The soldiers behind him woke up from a dream and hurriedly followed. After a while, four people
Cloud ladders sent more than a hundred soldiers to the top of the city, but the defenders on the city still didn't respond.
This sight made Wang Xian inexplicably surprised. He wondered what Wei Wuque was up to?
In Wang Xian's opinion, one must always be wary of that bastard Wei Wuque, as any slightest carelessness will be plotted against.