Generally speaking, if you want to attack Namco, you must first occupy the peaks of the mountains on both sides, otherwise you will not be able to reach the pass at all, and you will be directly killed and wounded by the Tubo soldiers above. Looking at this difficult plateau pass, Wu Jue took a long breath and asked Zheng Biao next to him, "General Zheng, is there a magic way, can you attack the peaks of the mountains on both sides?" ”

Zheng Biao is the head of the mountain battalion of the Dingguo Army, if anyone can attack the top of the mountain without any impossibility, it is only Zheng Biao. As a result, with the clairvoyant mirror in Wu Jue's hand, Zheng Biao observed the surrounding terrain with a solemn face, and finally shook his head a little dejectedly, "There is no way, the sides are too steep, there is no point of focus at all, and it is too high." ”

Even Zheng Biao, who has always regarded himself very highly, said that there was no hope, and Wu Jue also gave up the idea of attacking the top of the mountain first, "It seems that it is wrong to only storm Namu!" ”

After resting for a day north of Panlongpo, on November 17, the Dingguo army began to launch a fierce assault on the Namtso Valley. The army was in a line of four, leaning against the mountain walls on either side, holding their shields above their heads. The soldiers of the Dingguo Army entered the Namco Valley, and Nayan Ace, as a guard, was naturally not polite, seeing that he was about to enter the attack site, Nayan Ace pulled out the scimitar at his waist and roared without hesitation, "The Han dog entered the valley and wanted to destroy me and Tibet, are the warriors willing?" Now, kill these Han dogs! ”

"Kill" With a burst of roars, the Tubo soldiers buried on the top of the mountains on both sides began to push down the stones that had been prepared, and the large and small stones fell like rain. For a while, there was a lot of wailing in the valley, and some soldiers were directly hit by large stones. The stone was pressed directly against his body with a heavy shield. Suddenly there was no breath. The Namtso Valley was miserable. But what those Tubo people who were laughing wildly didn't expect was that even in the face of this invincible Death Valley Dao, none of them retreated.

Since its establishment, the Dingguo Army has gone through countless battles and suffered heavy casualties in wars, but it has never retreated, let alone failed, so it has already developed an arrogance in the Dingguo Army. Even if you die in battle, you can't retreat lightly, and the prestige of the Dingguo Army today is what countless predecessors have bought with blood. Several of them simply threw away their shields, raised their swords and shouted, "Advance, cross the valley, kill the Tibetan dog thief"

As soon as they arrived, striking the heavy shields, the suppressed soldiers of the Dingguo Army let out an angry roar, and the speed of the march increased. Still, the stones fell, and more and more people died. They stepped over the stones, over the corpses of their companions, and on. Nayan Ace's expression was solemn, knowing that this road was full of difficulties and dangers, but there was still a surge of fear, as if those Han soldiers could fly over. It is said that the Han people are cowardly, why are these Han soldiers so brave and fearless?

"Let go of the rolling stones, crush these Han dogs" The cold voice jumped out of Nayan Ace's mouth, and soon after, I saw a few more round boulders under the pass, and those Tubo soldiers withdrew the wooden fence in front of the boulders, and the boulders rolled down violently. The round stones were so big and heavy that the earth trembled as they rolled. In the face of nature full of violence, human beings are very small, and some things can never be stopped by heroism, a plug-headed lieutenant who is at the forefront of the top is directly crushed into flesh by a boulder, and the flesh and blood are mixed together and splashed in all directions. For a moment, everyone fell silent, except for the rumbling of boulders.

"Ah my legs" Suddenly, a miserable howl broke the silence of the silence, one by one the soldiers of the Dingguo Army died tragically under the boulder, they wanted to dodge, but the valley road was narrow, and the boulder rolled down from a high place to a low place, where is there room to dodge? The round boulders are like rollers, rolling out a path of death in this narrow valley road.

Wu Jue's expression became more and more cold, he knew that the strong attack would definitely pay huge casualties, but the casualties at the moment were too great, a total of more than 2,000 elite soldiers, before they touched the pass, they were almost completely lost, even if he Wu Jue's heart was ruthless, he couldn't withstand such a loss. When there was no miserable howl in the valley, the clairvoyant mirror in Wu Jue's hand fell to the ground, he closed his eyes tightly, trying not to let tears gush out, "Huming Jin withdraws the troops"

When the word "collect the troops" was spoken, countless generals and colonels all hung their heads, they knew that the national army had been defeated in this battle, and the defeat was a mess, and Nayan Ace guarded the entire valley road like an iron wall, and they had no way to start. Zheng Biao stomped his feet fiercely, could it be that the first defeat of the Dingguo Army since its formation was about to be born from him and Wu Jue? What a shame. I want General Niu to cultivate wholeheartedly, His Royal Highness loves him, and allows him Zheng Biao to be the commander of the mountain battalion, and this time he was entrusted with an important task to attack the Namco Valley with General Wu, but he wants to repay His Highness's love with a fiasco?

Looking back at the generals behind him, Zheng Biao raised the big knife and roared angrily, "Damn, all give Lao Tzu a head up, who said that we were defeated, isn't it Namco Pass?" Yin Lei, Hongtai, the two of you order 500 soldiers and horses, copy Lao Tzu to the north cliff, even if you use your life, you have to hang a rope for Lao Tzu. ”

After receiving the order, two black-armored generals came out of the column and raised their hands and said, "Don't worry, general, I will pull a rope and hang it on the cliff, if the task is not successful, I will wait to see you!" ”

Yin Lei and Hongtai left together, Wu Jue glanced at Zheng Biao deeply, and then gathered his mind and gave the order to attack Gudao again, but this time it didn't have to go too deep. Zheng Biao said before that the possibility of wanting to go up the mountain from the north cliff is very small, it can be seen that Yin Lei and Hongtai have little hope of going, but even if there is a little hope, they have to try, in addition to gambling, is there a better way now? Wu Jue has always been a steady person, he led the army to fight, and Niu Gao and Han Shizhong had many things in common, that is, they were both willing to win at the lowest cost, and this was the only time he gave an order regardless of casualties.

The military order was like a mountain, and another 3,000 soldiers rushed to the valley of Namco, and there was a dream in the hearts of Wu Jue and all the soldiers of the Dingguo Army, that is, to be able to drag the attention of all the Tubo people, so that the mountain camp could climb the mountainside and climb to the top of the mountain step by step. Inflicted a fatal blow on the Tubo people on both sides by surprise. For this wish. 3,000 soldiers could continue to be buried in the Namtso Valley. Even Wu Jue can die here. No one can accept the outcome of defeat, and no one is willing to bear the shame of the first defeat of the Dingguo Army. Wu Jue's military order was not to go deep into the Namco Valley, but after the real fight, many soldiers rushed in without hesitation in order to attract the attention of the Tubo people.

The blood paved a red road, the smell of blood filled the entire valley road, and the minced flesh and bones were scattered all over the place. At this time, he had a question in his heart, is the Han general a stupid pig? Knowing how unwise it is to storm Gudao, or ordering a rush without hesitation, if the generals of the Dingguo Army are stupid to such a point, can the Dingguo Army be invincible and make this prestigious name? Nayan Ace has never dealt with the Dingguo army, but he knows the power of the iron hooves of the Great Liao, and he also knows the ability of the Uighur Yeling King. was defeated by the Dingguo Army. These Han people must be exchanging their lives for something, and for the Tibetan warriors. Something unforeseeable.

Gradually, Nayan Ace's eyes fell on the top of the mountain in the distance, and after thinking about it, the scimitar pointed to the top of the mountain, and said extremely strictly, "Mulaf, you go to the top of the mountain to inspect and see if there is any movement on the north side, and if there is movement, you must drive the Han people down!" ”

As soon as Ace's words came out, countless people were stunned, and the deputy general Mulaf was even more puzzled, "Lord Ace, are you too worried, the stone wall in the north is steep, and even monkeys can't climb up, let alone Han people!" ”

"What's nonsense, let you go" Nayan Ace didn't want to explain more, the Dingguo Army was not the kind of ordinary soldiers, they could do anything crazy. Mulaf took the order and left, and at this time, Yin Lei and Hongtai were climbing the cliff little by little, climbing rocks, which was a compulsory subject for the soldiers of the mountain battalion, but the situation in Namco Valley was too bad, even if he was careful, casualties were still inevitable, and in just half an hour, more than a dozen soldiers had fallen because of their hands. This height, combined with the fact that the ground is full of sharp stones, can be imagined.

The mountainside is right in front of you, and as long as you climb up, you will have a support point and a rope for a while. The Tubo Plateau in November is like the coldest winter in Bianliang, with hands climbing on the stone wall, already frozen unconscious, and sharp stones cut out bloody holes.

Mulaf didn't take Nayan Ace's words to heart, Lord Ace was also making a big fuss, the Han people were not monkeys, how could they climb up? But when he came to the top of the mountain to the north and looked down, the whole person almost didn't fall down. There are really people, mother, those Han people are hanging on the stone wall, although they climb very slowly, but they climb up after all. Seeing this, Mulaf hurriedly blew the horn on his waist, and in the buzzing sound, people kept coming. At this point, it can be said that all the efforts of Yin Lei and Hongtai have been in vain, because as long as the Tubo people obstruct it a little, they will only be defeated.

Pieces of gravel rolled down, Yin Lei was hit in the head, snorted, like falling down in the wind with a broken line, Hongtai saw Yin Lei dead, his angry eyes were red, and he roared with his bare eyes upward, "Barbarian, Lao Tzu is here, you come here here"

After two hours of vicious fighting, the soldiers of the Dingguo Army once again left more than 2,000 corpses in the valley of Namco Valley, and the more than 500 mountain battalion soldiers of Hongtai and Yin Lei were not spared. When the casualty report was reported, Zheng Biao could no longer hold back the grief in his heart, his body shook, and he almost fainted. Hongtai and Yin Lei, brothers for many years, but they died here, just arrived and inserted in the cracks of the stones, Zheng Biao knelt on the ground and looked up to the sky and shouted, "Brother is my brother, I can't stand you"

Standing up suddenly, Zheng Biao was about to rush down the Panlong Slope, Wu Jue pulled out his sword and stopped in front of Zheng Biao. Wu Jue's face was cold, but his eyes didn't look at Zheng Biao, "General Zheng, if you insist on sending you to death, I wouldn't mind sending you on the road first, lest more brothers accompany you to the funeral." ”

"Wu Jue, can you bear this breath? I have determined that the national army has been defeated until now, hehe, more than half of the brothers have been killed or wounded, you have the face to go back, Lao Tzu has no face to go back! ”

"Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, this time, Wu should be fully responsible, what do you have to do? Don't forget, Wu is the main general in this army, and now the general has ordered all to retreat and let Panlongpo go! After Wu Jue finished speaking, he turned around and made a gesture, and the commander of the pro-army immediately waved the order flag, and it didn't take long for the golden gong to sound when the retreating troops sounded, and the army withdrew to the north of Panlongpo one after another. See Wu Jue like this. Zheng Biao shouted angrily. "Wu Jinqing. I cǎo your ancestors, the bodies of your brothers are still there, the bodies are still there, woo"

Zheng Biao cried, and many generals cried, but the military order was like a mountain, no matter how dissatisfied they were, they had to obey the military order. Is Wu Jue feeling good? The torment in his heart is worse than that of Zheng Biao and others, but he can't express the slightest sadness. Compassion is not in charge of soldiers, righteousness is not in charge of wealth, if you want to save more people. You have to give up more people, and your life is just a bargaining chip on the battlefield.

Wu Jue retreated very decisively, and in the evening, the remaining 6,000 people all withdrew to a place twenty miles north of Panlongpo. Knowing that Wu Jue ordered the withdrawal of troops, Nayan Ace didn't feel the slightest ease, this time he really ran into an opponent. As a general, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, if they can only experience success, but not failure. You will never be able to become a great talent. Nayan Ace hoped that the Han Chinese would be angry at the tragic death of their companions, and that it would be better to stay in Panlongpo. Waiting for a decisive battle with the Tibetan warriors. If that's the case, you can sneak up on Panlongpo at night. It's a pity that the Han general Wu Jue was very calm, and he still gave the order to retreat at the critical moment.

In Yushu City, the urgent report from the front had already been delivered, and after hearing that Wu Jue and Zheng Biao had defeated Namco Valley, Zhao Yougong only frowned, and did not appear too surprised. The terrain of the Namco Valley is complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Zhuoma Yizan strengthened the pass a few days ago, and there is nothing strange that it can't be defeated, but the casualties are indeed a little large. In the evening, Zheng Biao's letter requesting another attack on Namco was also sent to Yushu City, Zhao Yougong just glanced at it, directly withheld the letter, and only gave back four words: "Do not move".

In the middle of the night, the general's mansion was still brightly lit, and in addition to Xiao Zhiyun and Zhao Yougong in the room, generals like Xiao Yue and Yang Zaixing were also present. Namco Valley is simply a dead place, Zhao Yougong has no heart to attack Namco again, the army in that place can't be expanded, his own numerical advantage is not used at all, plus the cavalry can't enter, so he confronts the Tubo people like this, and he is still the one who suffers.

If you really want to pass by Tanggula Pass from other places, there is no way, but Zhao Yougong has been wondering whether to do so. Tanggula Mountain is a towering terrain with an altitude of more than 1,000 zhang. From the eastern peak of Tanggula Mountain, you can also enter the peaks on both sides of the Namco Valley, but Tanggula Mountain is too high, and the top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round, and it is a forest of mountains, crossing a snow peak and a snow peak. From the northern end of the Namco Valley, you have to cross the Sandan Kangsang Snow Mountain, which is the most steep snow peak in the Tanggula Mountains. People can freeze to death on the snowy peaks in summer, let alone in early winter and November? Most of these soldiers are children of Guanzhong and Hedong, and most of them can't adapt to the plateau climate, let alone climb the steep snow peaks? Zhao Yougong has such a path, but he doesn't dare to make a decision, because no one knows whether he can cross the Sangdan Kangsang Snow Mountain, and everyone will freeze to death on the snow peak.

"Your Highness, it is really unwise to storm the Namco Gorge at the moment, it is better to Xu Mo General 5,000 soldiers and horses, from the end of the general day and night, from the hinterland of Tocharo to the hinterland of Tubo" It was Xiao Yue who spoke, Xiao Yue knew Wu Jue's ability to lead the troops, if even the always scheming, steady and witty Wu Jinqing had no way to take Namco, who else could confidently take Namco?

Zhao Yougong shook his head and vetoed Xiao Yue's suggestion, Xiao Yue's mind is good, but the truth is still the same truth, it is too time-consuming, if you do that, it is better to take the initiative to retreat and divide the army to trap Tubo to death on the plateau. Now that Yan Zongwang has already started to act, Murong Fu happily gathered the Goryeo people over there, and sat on the mountain to watch the tiger fight, if he Zhao Yougong couldn't stand up in time, the Great Song Dynasty would really suffer a catastrophe. Zhao Yougong only needs the Bianliang forces to reshuffle, and he doesn't want the real Jingkang shame, if he has to bear such a heavy humiliation when he is reborn, why should he return to this Great Song Dynasty?

His brows furrowed, he gradually stretched out, pointed his fingers on the table, and said slowly, "This king has a way, I heard that there are many snow-capped peaks on the top of this Tanggula Mountain, and the highest peak in the east of it connects the northern intersection and Namco. This king now needs one person to be able to cross this snow peak, but there is one thing that this king will not deceive everyone, and he will die nine times on the snow peak. ”

Everyone wondered, how did His Highness know that there was a road on the top of the mountain? But now is obviously not the time to ask questions, everyone, look at me, I look at you, Xiao Yue led the troops with a heartfelt heart, and immediately arched his hand, "Your Highness, send the last general!" ”

This time, not only Zhao Yougong shook his head, but even Xiao Zhiyun on the side shook his head gently, "No, brother, you can't go, you rarely even go to the mountains in your life, how can you get past Xuefeng?" ”

Xiao Zhiyun's words were very reasonable, Xiao Yu listened, and could only smile helplessly, Zhao Yougong thought about it, and still handed over this task to Yang Zaixing, "Shao Lie, you should go this time, and Zheng Biao's people will be transferred by you, if you really can't go up, come back, don't bury everyone's lives!" ”

Zhao Yougong's words were heavy, with some helpless emotion, if he really couldn't take Namco, then he could only say that Tubo should not die.

Zhao Yougong has never believed in fate, but sometimes you have to admit that manpower is not omnipotent, just like this Tanggula Mountains, if you try all the methods, you can't turn over, then you can only retreat, maybe you really can't destroy Tubo. In fact, there should be this kind of awareness, the Tubo people have lived on the plateau for thousands of years, and they have never been exterminated. The next day, Yang Zaixing left Yushu, and this time he took five thousand elite soldiers with him, accompanied by Mu Ali and Zheng Biao. Zheng Biao was obviously angry about the previous defeat, and this time he took the initiative to ask for it with Yang Zaixing to Tanggula Mountain.

The army of 5,000 has a long way to go, life and death are unknown, and the only hope that Zhao Yougong can hope for is that Yang Zaixing can be calm and calm and resolve the difficulties on the road. On November 19, the wind was fierce, the cold wind was dry and cold, like a knife stabbing a person's face, twenty miles north of Panlongpo, the Dingguo army built a temporary camp, and the camp was handed over to Xiao Yue himself. The Dingguo army did not move, as if it had lost the mind of attacking Namco, but for Nayan Ace in the Namco Pass, this was tantamount to an ordeal. This Khitan Xiao Yue is really a lone wolf on the prairie, and since the establishment of the camp, he has not moved at all. Nayan Ace felt that the Dingguo Army must be brewing some conspiracy, but he really couldn't think of it, sometimes the battle situation was so mysterious, if the Dingguo Army came to attack and guarded the Namco Pass, he would feel at ease, because at least he could understand the situation and could respond accordingly. But now, knowing that the Dingguo Army has taken action, but he doesn't know anything, and he is not afraid of being passive on the battlefield, but he is afraid that he will not be able to control the situation.

Nayan Ace found Mulaf and directly ordered Mulaf to go to Panlongpo in the north to have a look, and in the middle of the night, Mulaf stood respectfully in front of Nayan Ace, before he had a lot of complaints about this elephant male, and felt that this person was not qualified to lead Namco's soldiers. However, after a few days of getting along, Nayan Ace's ability to lead the troops conquered many people, and if it weren't for his insistence on inspecting the northern cliffs, it is estimated that the Dingguo army would really succeed.

"Mulafu, Ni Ling's 4,000 men go to Panlongpo, remember, don't move tomorrow, just guard Panlongpo, if the Han people don't act on this day, you will launch an attack on the northern military camp of Panlongpo at night. Remember, when you encounter resistance, withdraw immediately, and never fall in love! ”

Nayan Ace frowned, looking very solemn, as if he knew that something bad was going to happen. The wind swept and the cloak wrapped around his rugged body, Muraf scratched his head and asked in a low voice, "Lord Azer, what are you worried about?" ”

"Don't you think it's strange to Muraf? The Han people came to work, attacked only once, and then did not move? Hey, I'm afraid these Han people are thinking about some kind of conspiracy. I don't know what the other party's idea is now, so let you fight a dozen Han people, also to see if you can test something! Mulaf, don't underestimate the Han people, these Han people swept the northwest in a few years, destroyed the Great Liao, and swallowed the Western Xia, how could they be that kind of incompetent people? It's just a pity that the nobles in Luo Qi City still have the dream of the god of the mountain, but they don't know that the Han people may cross Tanggula Mountain at any time. (To be continued......)