Tie Mo smiled. It was really hard for Ramazhi to say these words. But one thing, Ramazhi was right at all. It is better to be a peace dog than a person in troubled times. In troubled times, human life is not as good as
Gou Tiemo had no reason not to agree to Ramazhi. Although Ramazhi or the little prince Zongzan played some language tricks, they had to wait until Tanggula Mountain before they were willing to fully cooperate and let go of the gates of Anduo City. But that's it.
A little cooperation is enough. If we can't cross the Tanggula Mountains, no matter how many guarantees we get, it will be useless.
"Please reply to the little prince, I will definitely cross Tanggula Mountain," Tie Mo promised Ramazhi. After seeing Ramazhi off, he stood in the courtyard and burst out laughing. Xu Meiling stretched out her hand to push Tie Mo's
Looking over his shoulder, he asked rather depressedly, "What do you think, you agreed to Ramazhi so easily, so why is the little prince Zongzan useful to you? You still have to cooperate with him!"
Hearing Xu Meiling's angrily words, Tie Mo was stunned, and then rolled his eyes. Even Aqige stared at Xu Meiling as if he were an alien. The atmosphere was a bit strange. Xu Meiling frowned and pointed.
Pointing at himself, he hummed, "What are you looking at? Is this wrong?"
Hai Lanzhu shook his head and said with a helpless smile, "Sister, I have a question for you. What do you think Zongzan wants to do with himself?"
"Zongzan?" Xu Meiling lowered her head and thought for a moment, then stood up and said confidently, "That Wu Si Zang barbarian is so old and still stupid. Even if he is sold, he still helps count the money. I said he is stupid.
wrong?"
"Well, of course that's true, but the more stupid he is, the better. If he's not stupid, how dare you cooperate with him? Zhuoma Yizhi is not stupid, but this kind of person cannot be kept!"
Qi Ge said leisurely, and Xu Meiling gradually blushed a little, but she forgot about the evil thief. Tie Mo was not a good person. He agreed so readily because of his feelings. He had already thought of how to trick the little prince Zongzan.
Already.
Tie Mo really wants to help Zongzan ascend to the throne. This prince Zongzan is actually a lovely and respectable international friend. He is a lot of fun and his mind is not too flexible. This kind of person should be the king of Wu Si Zang.
It couldn't be better.
As for why Zongzan opposed Zhuoma Yizan, it can actually be explained. The old king died inexplicably, and Zhuoma Yizan suddenly came to power. How could Zongzan be of the same mind as him? Although Zongzan is a dull man,
But he is also a bit stubborn in his work. Since Zhuo Ma Yizan is not a good person, he will never cooperate with Zhuoma Yizan in this life.
The conversation was divided between two parts, Tie Mo was busy getting in touch with Zongzan, while on the other side Zhou Dingshan had already led people to climb the northern ridge of Tanggula Mountain. In the middle of winter, the Tanggula Mountain was subject to strong winds, mixed with dry and cold air, and in three days
, Zhou Dingshan and his party finally arrived at Sangdan Kangsang Snow Mountain, but at this time Zhou Dingshan not only faced the problem of personnel shortage, but also faced the big problem of insufficient food and grass.
When I came here, I thought it would only take two days to reach the Sandan Kangsang Snow Mountain, so for the convenience of the march, I only brought three days of rations. But now the three days of rations are almost exhausted, and what’s more terrible is that many of my soldiers are...
A few of them caught wind and cold, and two soldiers died on the way to the mountain because they couldn't bear the altitude sickness. The Sandan Kangsang Snow Mountain is right in front of you, but looking at the situation of the Sandan Kangsang Snow Mountain, Zhou Dingshan has no doubts about the ability of the mountain.
I can't cross this snow peak, so I have a skeptical attitude. On top of the snow peak, there is snow all year round, which has already formed thick ice crystals. The extremely smooth ice surface, coupled with the steep stone walls, I really don't know how.
Only then can you climb up.
Now there are only two choices before Zhou Dingshan, either give up and withdraw from Tanggula Mountain, or go all the way forward, whether life or death, to climb Sangdan Kangsang Snow Mountain, but no matter which choice, it is incomparable
It was difficult. We were retreating. We were almost out of food. How could we persist until we went down or up the mountain? How could we ensure that we could make it up alive?
Mu'ali and Zheng Zeshi all gathered together. The three of them huddled behind a boulder, hiding from the violent wind and snow. Mu'ali was different from Zheng Zeshi. He was an out-and-out Khitan disciple. When had he ever experienced such a situation? The grassland
The most violent snowstorm in the world is so gentle compared to the Sangdan Kangsang Snow Mountain.
Rubbing his hands and breathing hot air, Zhou Dingshan looked coldly at the snowy peak not far away, "Two generals, you all know the current situation. Now the army has run out of food, and it is unknown whether they can insist on returning.
.So, Yang doesn’t want to hide it from you. No matter forward or backward, there is a narrow escape. How to choose now, the two generals can make up their minds."
While speaking, Zhou Dingshan quietly put his hand on the hilt of the sword. Both Mu Ali and Zheng Zeshi were concentrating on thinking about what Zhou Dingshan had just said, so how could they pay attention to it. Nowadays, they are the only three who have authority in the army. Although Zhou Dingshan
He was asking these two people, but in fact he already had an idea in mind.
The Superintendent sent him here but not Geng Zhongming. It was a clear sign of trust. Therefore, even if there were many difficulties and dangers ahead, he had to go through it. If anyone dared to say retreat, he, Zhou, would not mind being a butcher for a while.
Mu Ali and Zheng Zeshi didn't know that Zhou Dingshan had murderous intentions in his heart. If they showed the slightest displeasure at this time, Zhou Dingshan would definitely take action. He could not let these two people affect the little morale that was left.
After a while, Zhou Dingshan finally breathed a sigh of relief, because both Zheng Zeshi and Mu Ali chose to move forward, especially Mu Ali. He patted his blue face, and said with a bitter smile, "General Zhou, it's already this time, why don't you go forward?"
Talking about retreating, they are all grown men. After reaching this point, even if they die, they have to move forward. In short, the general will not retreat. If he goes back hastily, it will be Princess Aqige and Ao
General Erg will not let the last one go."
Mu Ali will not retreat, and Zheng Zeshi will not retreat. Zheng Zeshi was born as a bandit, with an innate ruthlessness flowing in his blood. "General Zhou, next Zheng will fight in the front line. From now on, whoever will
If you dare to retreat, I will personally chop him up. In the Namtso Valley, Mr. Zheng left the bodies of his brothers and failed to take care of them. I don't want to be such a coward anymore."
After that, Zheng Zeshi stood up suddenly and left the boulder, and came to the soldiers in the mountain camp. Zheng Zeshi shouted something excitedly, and the soldiers followed him and rushed towards the Daxue Peak not far away. Zheng Zeshi had already taken out the actual
Action, others refused to lag behind, and just like that, a decadent army slowly walked towards the Sandan Kangsang Snow Mountain.
Before arriving at the snow peak, Zheng Zeshi put on the shoes hanging on his back. These shoes are specially owned by soldiers in the mountain camp. The appearance of the shoes is no different from ordinary military boots. The difference lies in the feet. The soles are made of special iron plates.
There are many iron thorns exposed on the board, and the style is somewhat similar to the shoe nails of later generations. Putting on his shoes, Zheng Zeshi held a dagger in his right hand, and at the same time tied the dagger and his hand firmly with cloth.
Climbing a mountain is a difficult process. You need to dig a hole in the ice and secure it with a dagger before continuing forward. Many soldiers' hands were so cold that they lost all feeling. Blood flowed out along the cracked hole, but they felt nothing at all.
None. Maybe the dagger was not tied to the hand with a cloth, and it had fallen down long ago. Even so, casualties were inevitable. Some soldiers in the mountain camp lost strength in their hands and slipped off the ice. Many people did not.
They died immediately, but their pain was simply worse than death. At this moment, Zhou Dingshan's heart was hardened. He asked the soldiers to come forward and make a patch, filling in the wounded soldiers to relieve the pain.
No one will say anything. How many people die miserably these days? A soldier fell into an ice cave and his entire crotch was pierced by an ice pick. He watched his blood flow out little by little. How to save him? That time,
It was General Mu'ali who cut the man's throat with his own hands. Everyone knew that the soldier left with a smile when he died.
Sometimes death is not suffering, but the relief from suffering. Sometimes it is more difficult to kill than to save. When Zhou Dingshan was in a hurry, General Han Shizhong once said when he was at Dayangtan Military Camp, to be a general, you should pay more attention to living.
People should consider that there are some orders that others dare not and cannot give, and as a general, you must have this responsibility.
For half a day, almost every inch of land in the northern part of the Sangdan Kangsang Snow Mountain was stained with the blood of the soldiers of the Northern Shanxi Army. However, the sacrifice was worth it. Before the sun set, Zheng Zeshi led the people to the snow peak and started fighting.
This snow peak is a thousand-year miracle. Only when you stand on the snow peak can you understand the vastness of the world.
Zhou Dingshan did not dare to stay longer because time was too tight and he had to find a way to go down the mountain. But there is a saying that it is easier to go up the mountain than to go down. Standing on the top of the mountain, it is covered with snow and clouds and mist, but the most basic direction can still be judged.
You must go eastward to enter the Namtso area. Step by step, it was difficult. When you came to the eastern area of Sangdan Kangsang, Zhou Dingshan just wanted to spit out a mouthful of blood, because there was no way to find it, and the bare snow-capped cliffs
It's almost straight, with only a slight slope, how can anyone stand there?
I turned around to look at the sun in the west. It was so groggy that I had to go down the mountain today. Otherwise, by nightfall, the Northern Shanxi Army would probably have been defeated by the ensuing snowstorm before they starved to death.
Zhou Dingshan didn't explain much. He tied the sword on his body and threw the thick cloak aside. "Now it's time to go down the mountain. Brothers, we will go down the mountain to Namtso. Then we can cooperate with the supervisor to capture Tanggula."
We are at the mountain pass. Are you asking how to get down the mountain? Haha, actually this question is easy to answer. Are you afraid of death? Those who are not afraid of death should follow me!"
Let's talk. Zhou Dingshan jumped up and slid down the smooth ice. He slid farther and farther until nothing could be seen. Many soldiers were stunned. General Zhou jumped down like this? What if there was danger below?
What should I do if there are rocks in front of me? With Zhou Dingshan as an example, Mu Ali and others followed suit, so a group of people rolled down, and pieces of rolling gourds appeared on the ice.
"Ah" a scream came. It turned out that it was a soldier who fell into the ice cave. The Sandan Kangsang Snow Mountain is not a complete mountain. There are mountain streams in many places, but they are blocked by the ice. This is a large number of
Many people rolled down the mountain. Tokyo was not small. Under the shock, some of the ice cracked, and those soldiers became unlucky. They fell into the ice hole and could not be saved.
Zhou Dingshan is really crazy. What he did today is a bit of a gamble. If there is a cliff or an ice valley under the snow peak, no one who goes down will survive. But Zhou Dingshan is very lucky. When Youyou wakes up, except for his body
There were a few scratches here and there, but some places were a little sore. He stood up unsteadily and roared to the sky, and then many people gathered together.
After counting the number of people, there were more than 3,000 people left. Even before the war started, nearly one-third of the troops were lost. This shows how terrible Tanggula Mountain is. There is a coniferous forest at the foot of the snow peak. I am very happy.
Seeing that there is a coniferous forest around me, I feel quite relaxed. On the one hand, I have people treating the wounds, and on the other hand, I have Mu Ali go hunting in the forest. If I can improve the food before standing, that would be very good.
On November 28, the 10th year of Chongzhen, the Namtso Canyon was quiet. Nayan Ace was trying his best to deal with it, but he never expected that the Northern Shanxi Army had actually appeared on the high mountain west of the Namtso Canyon. Nayan Ace
I had previously ordered the scouts to pay attention to the vicinity of the snow-capped mountains, but how many of them listened? After several inspections and no abnormalities were found, the Wusizang soldiers relaxed their vigilance in the direction of the snow-capped mountains. Moreover, even if they were to go to the snow-capped mountains again at this time,
Sending people here would be of no use. The Northern Shanxi Army would not hide where they were and wait for people to investigate. They had already found a hidden mountain col and hid there.
Zhou Dingshan asked people to make some things. These things are Kongming lanterns used to send signals. It was originally agreed that when attacking Namtso, red sounding arrows would be used as the signal. Unfortunately, on the snowy peak, those sounding arrows had already been destroyed and no hair was left.
Now, the only thing that can transmit signals is the Kongming Lantern. Late at night on November 29th, a cold wind blew across the Tanggula Mountains. During this cold wind, a few lonely lanterns rose slowly. Wu Si
Tibetans don't know what the Kongming Lantern is, so many people think the flying lights are very beautiful, and some people even kneel on the ground and pray. The Usi Tibetans are very superstitious, similar to the Mongolians.
That kind of flying lamp must be a gift from the gods.
There was movement in the camp, which also woke up Nayan Ace, who was sleeping soundly. He looked up with his clothes on, and visually checked the direction in which the magic lamp was rising. His expression suddenly changed, "Quickly send orders to all ministries to be on guard."
, the Han people are about to attack!"
How much effect did Nayan Ace's words have? It was almost zero effect, because just when he was passing the order, a faint cry of killing had already come from the west of the canyon, accompanied by a flame. Zhou Dingshan recuperated his energy after a day
Rui, launching a sudden attack now will not give the Wusi Tibetans time to react.