Chapter 93: Blocked

When Terry came to the capital alone, it only took 2 days to walk more than 1,000 kilometers, but this time it was not so easy to go back.

One is that the movement of the army cannot always be a rapid march, and there is too much baggage, so walking 30-40 kilometers a day is already a rare fast march in this era.

Moreover, this way passed, the army had to take the main road, so it had to bypass many difficult rivers and high slopes, plus the altitude increase of 4 meters per kilometer, making the march of the army slower and slower.

By the fourth day, the altitude here was approaching 4,000 meters, the air was getting thinner, and some of the plain soldiers in the army began to experience slight altitude sickness, so the marshal had to slow down the march again.

Seeing that the time agreed with Major General Oplar was approaching day by day, Terry's heart was also very anxious, so on the evening of the fourth day, Terry came to Marshal Shi Yexuan's tent to ask for a meeting.

"Mu Jiu, there's no way, you can also see it, the march on this plateau can't be fast, but fortunately, this season is not the rainy season, and the road won't be muddy, otherwise it will be slower."

Seeing Terry's anxious look, Marshal Shi Yexuan thought that Terry had come to ask for a faster march, so he explained first.

"No, Uncle Shi, I don't think it's better to be like this, the army is marching slowly, I'll go back to the Yiyan Plateau to take a look, if the major general has already arrived near the Great Snow Mountain of the Kharbu Tart, I'll come with them, let the troops repair in which secret passage first, and then go to the secret passage to meet us when you get to the special banner of the unit, what do you think?"

Terry was so anxious, mainly afraid that before he followed the army to reach the special banner of the unit, the major general took the lead in going to Lagustevich's station through the secret passage, and the revolutionary army that did not know the conspiracy of Admiral Ragustevich was very likely to have losses, or be taken hostage by the general, and it would be very difficult to deal with even if the army arrived.

"Well, what you said also makes sense, so let's ask Barossa to arrange a few capable subordinates to go with you, so that it is more convenient to contact, otherwise it will be difficult to pass on any situation from your side."

After listening to Terry's words, Marshal Shi Yexuan thought for a while, and felt that Terry's suggestion was feasible, but he was still not very confident that Terry would act alone, and was worried about Terry's safety, so he had to arrange some elite soldiers from the special battalion to assist Terry.

Marshal Shi Yexuan's tent was actually his marching office, on one side of this huge tent, a huge map was hanging, Terry looked for a while and found a high ground near the secret passage, so he pointed on this high ground, and then said to Marshal Shi Yexuan.

"Thank you, Uncle Shi, but no, I'm faster alone, as for the contact, you should not need it, after you arrive at the special banner of the unit, directly send troops to this position, I will leave a mark nearby, and then you can find the exit of the secret passage as long as you follow the mark."

"Heights 5421, is that secret passage near here?"

Looking at the location that Terry was referring to, Marshal Shi Yexuan asked suspiciously.

"Yes, the Major General here does not know if he has been there. However, the exact location is not clearly indicated on the map, so I have to reach this high ground to find it, but it should not be very far. ”

Because this is a military map, some places without any strategic and tactical significance are not illustrated, so Terry can only find a nearby high ground that he can distinguish as a reference point, but the collapse location of that exit is halfway up the main peak of the Yumai of the Kharbu Tart Mountain, and there is only one mountain peak sign on the map, and the main peak mountain range that stretches for several kilometers cannot be seen at all, so the specific location cannot be marked on this map.

"That's fine, you can do it first, but be careful, it's best not to let Ragustevich's garrison find out."

Seeing Terry's insistence, Marshal Shi Yexuan also agreed, but still gave a word of advice, which allowed Terry to leave.

Out of the tent, Terry immediately stepped on his horse and left the temporary camp, heading in the direction of the Great Snow Mountain.

What Terry didn't know was that at this time, Major General Oprah and others, who were far away on the other side of the Kharbu Tart Snow Mountain, were encountering a problem, that is, the heavy snow and avalanche had completely blocked the road into the mountain.

It is completely different from the side of the Great Snow Mountain, at this moment, because the Great Snow Mountain blocked the low-altitude cold current going south, this cold current continued to hover on the north side of the Great Snow Mountain, and when Terry arrived at the special flag of the unit, the blizzard began here for several days.

Due to the late arrival of this year's cold snap, a large number of glaciers in the remaining veins of the Great Snow Mountain have loosened, and under the effect of this heavy snowstorm, avalanches continue to occur, and the road drawn by the horse bandit captives has been completely changed by avalanches and blizzards.

Coupled with the new snow for several days in a row, it became difficult for the Blue Banner Leather * army to move an inch, although supplies were not a problem at this time, but due to the higher and higher altitude, coupled with the severe cold, some frail soldiers also began to have non-combat attrition.

Fortunately, there were some local serfs accompanying them this time, although these people made it more difficult to supply the troops, but they were all experienced aborigines of the Yiyan Plateau, and they had long been accustomed to this kind of ice and snow and high altitude, so with their help, the most troublesome transportation of baggage in the march became easier.

In addition, some old serfs are actually a living map, and at this time, under the translation of soldiers who know the Ikan language, these old serfs have become the best guides for the troops after entering the mountains.

However, as the mountains deepened, the difficulties became greater and greater, and looking at the avalanche traces everywhere, even the old serfs began to persuade the troops to wait for the sunny weather before leaving, otherwise a small avalanche could wipe out the entire army.

"Davis, let the troops stop."

Looking at the snow that could trap the whole person in, Major General Oprah was in a hurry, but he had no choice but to give the order to stop the march.

"Master Priest, we can't be stationed here, we need to retreat to the hillside two miles later."

An old serf with a wrinkled face standing on the side heard the interpreter's explanation, and hurriedly came to the major general anxiously and knelt down to speak.

"Hurry up, old man, are you saying that it will be dangerous to be stationed here?"

Seeing the old serf kneeling down in front of him, and then listening to the words of the translator, the major general hurriedly helped the old serf up and asked.

"Yes, it's dangerous here, Lord Priest, you can't see it on a snowy day now......"

The old serf, with the help of an interpreter, explained the situation in detail to the major general.

There is a large, steep snow-capped peak not far to the left of this valley, and this is the most prone to avalanches at this time, and if you are stationed here, in the event of an avalanche, the whole valley will be buried by the snow that rolls down.

Hearing the old serf's explanation, Major General Oprah was also startled, and hurriedly ordered all the men to retreat to the high slope behind.

Half an hour later, before everyone had gone up the high slope, there was a muffled sound from the upper left side of the valley.

"Avalanche! The people behind quickened their pace. ”

As soon as this rumbling voice came, everyone who understood what it was began to loudly urge those who had stragged down in various languages.