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Chapter 1101 The Western Expedition (2) Brothers

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    At night, the two sides fought fiercely.  After a hard day's fighting today, although the Tuyuhun people retreated continuously, Tulou Mountain was really steep.  The Tuyuhun people took advantage of the terrain and caused great damage to the Sui army.

    Huang Mingyuan felt that if he attacked by force, he could break through this place, but there would be at least thousands of casualties.

    Early the next morning, Huang Mingyuan continued to order all armies to conduct tentative attacks, but the firepower of the Tuyuhun people on Tulou Mountain did not decrease, and it was not difficult to attack them temporarily.

    Today, Zuo Tiancheng continued to lead hundreds of elite soldiers as a commando team to attack Tulou Mountain from the front.

    Zuo Tiancheng attacked three times in a row, but each time he was blocked by a cliff in front.  This cliff is four to five feet high and is almost 90 degrees to the ground. There is only a narrow mountain path that can pass through.  The Tuyuhun people took advantage of this cliff and deployed a large number of archers on both sides to block the enemy.  If the Sui army wanted to attack the mountain road, they had to pass through the cliff, and they would be completely exposed to the Tyuhun archers. Therefore, they suffered heavy casualties every time they charged here.

    "This kind of critical battle is completely at the expense of human lives."

    Although the battle in Tulou Mountain was fierce, Huang Mingyuan's eyes had already turned to a canyon in the southwest of Tulou Mountain, and this canyon was the famous Qi Gorge (today's Xining Shi Gorge).

    Qixia Gorge is also called Huang Gorge because Huangshui flows eastward through the gorge.  The danger of this gorge is due to the ingenuity of nature.  Looking towards it from the north, you can see the stone peaks facing each other and the river running through it. The two mountains are like gates, the long river is like a belt, and the cliffs are steep, all integrated into one.  The cliff is surrounded by a mountain and a road. The mountain path is narrow, so you can only enter by passing through, and engage in "fighting in the cave" at hand-to-hand combat.

    Such a critical place can be said to be "one person is in charge of the pass, and no one can open it."

    The Tuyuhun people did not believe that the Sui army could break through the natural defenses of Qixia Gorge. Therefore, Tuyuhun's army did not deploy heavy troops in Qixia Gorge. They only blocked the road with huge rocks on the cliff on the north side.

    Huang Mingyuan stood by the river, looking across the river.  Chen Yuan saw Huang Mingyuan staring at Qixia Gorge and asked thoughtfully: "Does the Lord want to send people to cross Qixia Gorge and bypass Tulou Mountain via the Changning River?"

    Huang Mingyuan asked back: "Does Zhong Chang think it's not feasible?"

    Chen Yuan said: "It is feasible, but the Qi Gorge is steep, the water is turbulent, and going upstream makes it difficult for large troops to cross the Qi Gorge."

    "I'm afraid that may not be the case!"

    In order to ensure the success of the smuggling, Huang Mingyuan has sent soldiers who are good at water in the army to sneak into the Qixia Gorge in advance to reconnoiter its topography.  The unpreparedness of the Tuyuhun people was the reason why Huang Mingyuan dared to cross the border illegally.

    Huang Mingyuan also recruited more than a thousand soldiers who were good at water in the army, ordered people to cut down trees to make boats, and used sheepskin to make airbags suspended on the left and right sides of the wooden boats.  Huang Mingyuan had already recruited dozens of ferrymen who had ferried here and understood the water conditions as guides for the army.

    ¡°A thousand or so people is already a lot for this kind of raid.  However, considering that there are tens of thousands of Tuyuhun troops on Tulou Mountain, the effectiveness of the raid cannot be guaranteed if the raid team is small.

    And non-combat casualties must be taken into account.

    Although Huang Mingyuan has made adequate preparations for crossing the Qixia Gorge, no one can guarantee its safety due to the roaring river.  In Huang Mingyuan's view, he was thankful that only 500 of the more than 1,000 soldiers could actually land ashore.  As for the people who fell into the water, although there were many miracles, the weather had turned cold and the water was strong. It was feared that once they fell into the water, they would not be able to survive.

    As for the survivors, they still have to attack the Tuyuhun people from behind the mountain to support the large army to reach the summit.  For the raiding team, even if they can win this battle, it is expected that after this battle, there will be very few survivors.

    But this is war. In order to achieve overall victory and to save the lives of most people, we can only sacrifice a small number of people.

    In such a dangerous assault, a good commander can decide the life and death of the entire team, which is of greater significance, but who is the commander is a difficult matter.

    The generals in the army are also very aware of the difficulty and danger of this battle, and few are willing to take on this important task.

    The main reason is that the possibility of non-combat attrition in this battle is too high. Even if the commander is in the river, his death probability is not much different from that of the soldiers.  Facing the rolling river and its rapids, few people dared to come forward.

    In the end, Huang Mingyuan's general Hu Benlang, Duan Wenchao, stood up and asked to fight.

    Duan Wencao was Huang Mingyuan's confidant in Zuowuwei and one of the four tiger generals in the army.  Seeing that no one asked to fight at this time, he volunteered to be the leader of the raiding party.

    Huang Mingyuan was overjoyed and thought he was strong.

    And Huang Mingyuan's cousin Huang Mingli also requested to attack with Duan Wenchao.

    Huang Mingli is twenty-four years old this year. He is honest and upright. He once accompanied Huang Ming on an expedition against the Turks and made many achievements.Due to his military exploits, he is currently appointed as Zuowuwei Yingyanglang General.

    Huang Mingli¡¯s invitation to fight also surprised everyone, including Huang Mingyuan.

    People are close and distant, so they have their own selfish motives. After all, Huang Mingyuan is Huang Mingyuan's cousin. If he died here in the battle because of this, Huang Mingyuan didn't know how to explain it to his second uncle, so he never thought of letting Huang Ming leave and risk it.  Such a big risk.  In the eyes of everyone, Huang Mingli's actions were unnecessary. He was a general under Huang Mingyuan, and Huang Mingli could live with some credit leaked from his cousin's fingers, so why take such a risk.

    Huang Mingyuan didn¡¯t want his cousin to go, but he couldn¡¯t refuse in front of everyone, so he had to agree.

    As everyone prepared, Huang Mingyuan called Huang Mingli to his tent and asked: "Wu Lang, did you want to do what you did today, or was it instigated by others?"

    Huang Mingli quickly said: "Brother, what happened today is the result of my careful consideration."

    "Do you know how risky this battle is?"

    Huang Mingli knelt down and said: "Brother, in the whole world, there is no one who is not afraid of death, but sometimes he has to sacrifice his life to die. My brothers are not here, and I am the only one who is by my brother's side, so I cannot lose my brother's reputation.  Today's sneak crossing of Qixia Gorge is related to the victory of this battle, and all the generals are afraid. If I don't stand up and set an example, how can I attract the whole army to fight together to defeat the enemy."

    Huang Mingyuan's expression was a little complicated. Although this younger brother was silent on weekdays, he was always someone he could trust when it came to critical moments.  Huang Mingyuan knew that this younger brother took the risk so that he would not be in trouble.

    Huang Mingyuan helped his younger brother up.

    "Wu Lang, I have passed the time of caring about my reputation, so you don't have to think about this for me, and you don't have to take risks for this. In today's fight for crossing, there will be a narrow escape, and the casualties will not be small. You have to think clearly about the consequences."

    Huang Mingli said: "Brother, don't worry, Wu Lang will fulfill his mission."

    Huang Mingli is determined to fight, and Huang Mingyuan will not pour a basin of water on him.  Since he is willing to fight for the rest of his life, Huang Mingyuan will not hinder his footsteps.

    Huang Mingyuan patted his younger brother on the shoulder and said happily: "I have so many good sons in my family, how can I not be happy?" (Remember this site's website address: www.hlnovel.com
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