The next day it was just after dawn, and the sun had not yet risen. Meng He had already led six cavalry to the top of the Yunding Pass, the top of the Bingdaban, the Tiger Pass, to ambush and take up positions to monitor the enemy's movements. For the sake of safety and concealment, they hid their horses at the bend of the mountainside a kilometer behind them, avoiding the winding mountain road on the north side of Bingdaban, where the enemy soldiers were about to pass.

In the pine forest three kilometers away on the east side of the big glacier, Batel, Xu Xuezhong, Li Jie Kundu, Ashan Kundu and others have led a large group of men and horses to wait here.

About half an hour after the sun came out, a cavalry team faintly appeared from the direction of the west valley entrance of the Heavenly Wolf Valley, crossed the Black Bear Gully, and was heading towards the bottom of the winding mountain passage on the south side of Bingdaban.

Meng He took out his binoculars, carefully examined their every move, and counted the number of personnel in this cavalry team. After counting it several times, it was finally determined that it was twenty-six horses. Meng He called over a cavalryman and asked him to inform the team in the pine forest that was hiding and waiting......

In the command post of the enemy army in Qingsong Village in the Heavenly Wolf Valley, Shaman was leaning over to watch and admire the simple combat sand table that simulated the terrain and landform of the entire territory of Xinjiang. The sand table shows that the center of the four directions of east, west, north and south of Xinjiang is the Tianluo Valley at his feet, from which you can look down on the Urumqi area to the north, the Ili Great Plain to the west, the Turpan-Hami Passage leading to the interior to the east, and the entire Yanqi Plain to the south, threatening to control Yanqi and Korla, the chokepoints of northern and southern Xinjiang. He looked forward to the spectacular picture after occupying the entire territory of Xinjiang, and he was also extremely proud of the immortal achievements he was about to make. However, Shaman always felt in his heart that there were people in the vast alpine jungle who had not been discovered by them, and these survivors were all huge hidden dangers to them, and they might have an irreparable and fatal impact on the existence of the entire advance team and the achievement of the core mission...... Although there are many factors that cause him this psychological shadow, the most important factor is that in addition to his own sensitive and suspicious perverted character, it is the sequelae left by the violent impact of Sangeji's fearless spirit that would rather die than give in to the depths of his soul, that is, the inferiority complex born of being crushed by invisible forces in the spiritual aspect is extremely strong, which makes his judgment and sense of smell paranoid and go to the extreme. Therefore, he always put the search operation in the first place, and although the mountains are dense and laborious, and he knows that there will be no significant results in the end, he still insists on doing it.

According to Shaman's arrangement, his adjutant first inspected the preparations of the 1st Cavalry Battalion for the search operation at Donggukou, and reminded them to carefully search the entire Donggukou and Qingsongzhai up and down, and to be fast, meticulous, and leave no dead ends. After explaining in Higashiguchi, he hurried to Nishiguchi. The 2nd Cavalry Battalion, which was searching the mountains at the mouth of the West Valley, had already begun to move, and the enemy soldiers in groups of 35 were spreading out in a fan to search the mountains from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain.

The adjutant observed the dragnet search team and the lookout posts on the nearby hills, and always felt a little uneasy. He specially explained to the commander of the cavalry battalion:

"Commander Shaman has repeatedly reminded you that your main task now is still to search the mountains, and you must not let go of any suspicious places......"

The cavalry battalion commander smiled and said disapprerovingly: "Don't say that there are still people alive here, even the squirrels and hares on and off this mountain have been cleaned up by us." Is it still necessary to search the mountains in such a big way? ”

The adjutant said solemnly: "This is an order!" Don't be careless, the last time the accident happened was at your Nishiguchi. Searching the mountains is not only to find out the remnants of the Heavenly Wolf Valley, but also to find the people lurking in from the outside...... However, also pay attention to the signals given by the sentry on the top of the ice dazaka. If you receive a call for help, you must immediately abandon the search and quickly support the cavalry team guarding the mapping team. ”

"These things have been arranged, don't worry!" Said the cavalry battalion commander.

"Why can't I see the shadow of the signal soldier?" The adjutant asked, looking high up on the mountaintop.

"The warning points are all on the outside of Taniguchi in the direction of Bingdazaka, and we definitely can't see it from the inside. There are now four guard relay posts: the first guard post on the mountainside on the south side of the valley mouth, the second on the top of the hill behind the north side, the third on the top of the ridge of Black Bear Gully, and the fourth one below the Bingdabanpan Road. If you add the observation post at the tiger's mouth on the top of Bingdasaka, there are a total of five guard relay posts. This march route from Nishiguchi to the Great Glacier is completely covered. The cavalry battalion commander explained.

The adjutant reminded the cavalry captain again: "Although there is a small chance of an accident, you must be very careful. Be sure to make sure that the mapping team is absolutely safe! Otherwise, we won't be able to explain ......"

The cavalry battalion commander said: "You are absolutely assured of this! ……”

At the foot of the Great Glacier. Catherine and Henry were obviously very excited, and took a picture of each other as a souvenir while the light was right. Although Catherine was still coughing, she insisted on finishing the two rolls of film before she began to set up the measuring instrument.

More than twenty black-clothed cavalrymen opened the distance and fanned outward, guarding outward.

After a while, Catherine felt that her warm black cloak was in the way, so she took off her snow cap and took off her cloak.

Henry hurriedly reminded: "You don't have a good cold, pay attention to keep warm!" ……”

Catherine waved her hand and said, "It's okay, let's get to work." After that, he began to operate the measuring instrument. Her carmine tight-fitting short outfit and extremely decent black pleated skirt, especially the thick long golden hair, which stood out under this ancient glacier.

"It's so beautiful!" Henry, who was standing behind Catherine, muttered.

"Are you praising the glacier, or are you praising me?" Catherine was in a happy mood at this time, and deliberately asked Henry.

"Both...... It's all very beautiful! Your beauty and the magnificence of the ancient glacier are simply indescribable! Henry was actually impressed by the magnificent glacier and couldn't help but marvel. After Catherine's question, he still felt a little shy, and hurriedly responded in embarrassment.

Listening to Henry's praise of the Great Glacier, Catherine suddenly thought of what Clun had told her yesterday. Thoughtfully put away the drawing tablet, the pleasant smile disappeared in an instant, and a melancholy expression immediately appeared on his face.

Henry observed the change in Catherine's expression, and was a little overwhelmed, and hurriedly asked, "I didn't say anything wrong, did I?" ”

Catherine did not reply, but her expression became more melancholy. She looked at the beautiful and holy ancient glacier, and her thoughts were like a mess.

Seeing this, Henry became a little worried, and continued to ask, "Did something happen?" ”

Catherine looked at the glacier heavily, and muttered to herself: "Such a beautiful and magnificent ancient glacier, which has been cultivated by nature for millions of years, is about to be destroyed by our hands......"

Henry was taken aback! Puzzled, he asked, "How could it be destroyed in our hands?" ”

Catherine glanced at Henry, her expression was very serious, and she asked slowly, "Do you know what we brought more than a ton of explosives for?" ”

Henry was shocked again! Hurriedly asked, "You can't want to blow up the glacier, right?" ”

Catherine didn't answer, her anger and helplessness intertwined with her attachment to the Great Glacier, and she couldn't put her words into words to express her feelings at this time.

Henry confirmed his suspicion from Catherine's expression, and impatiently asked, "How could the Kokand people and Clouen have such crazy plans?" It's all the work of barbarians! ”

Catherine froze and said indignantly: "Even if the barbarians attack each other, to the point of life and death, they will not be able to do such a shameless deed of anger and resentment!" As he spoke, he coughed violently several times due to cold and agitation! After a pause, she continued: "Clouen has informed me not only to complete the mapping of the glacier structure as soon as possible, but also to select the blasting site; Find out the best poisoning location and mark it......"

"Huh? …… Still going to poison? …… And those highly toxic chemicals that we brought with us are going to be used here? Henry looked terrified!

"Yes!" Catherine nodded bitterly.

"So we're quickly the killers of millions of innocent civilians? …… How so? Henry was a little broken at this point.

Catherine's gaze was already a little glazed, staring at the holy glacier in front of her, which she had dreamed of all her life, imagining the vast land it nurtured and the impending destruction of millions of hard-working simple villagers, and the condemnation of conscience and the call of duty made her not know what to do next. She drew a cross on her chest and prayed for God to guide her......

Meng He, who was ambushed on the top of Bingdaban, was observing the enemy situation in the direction of the West Valley of the Heavenly Wolf Valley on the south side, and also observed the movements of the enemy exploration team at the foot of the big glacier on the north side. When Catherine took off her cloak, Meng He on the top of the mountain in the distance was taken aback! I didn't expect that there was a slim young woman in this enemy team? He quickly adjusted the focal length of the telescope, wanting to look more closely. But Catherine had her back to him all the time, and all she could see was her tall figure, bright dress, and beautiful blonde hair......

By this time, Battle's brigade had already gone out and ambushed the mountainside on the east side, only a kilometer away from the Great Glacier. Through his binoculars, Battle could see the movements of the enemy exploration team and the cavalry team responsible for the escort at the foot of the Great Glacier. He handed over the telescope to Xu Xuezhong.

Xu Xuezhong also checked it carefully, and then said: "Those two men and women who are engaged in surveying and mapping are the core figures, if you control them, it will be easy to do......"

Battle nodded.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Battle quickly arranged the division of action: "There is a distance of about a hundred paces between the enemy's guard cavalry and the two surveyors. Li Jiekun and I quickly cut through this gap, separated them, and then picked up the enemy cavalry. Xuezhong and Ashankun are both responsible for capturing those two people who are engaged in surveying and mapping, don't hurt them, they must live ......"

Xu Xuezhong nodded.

"Those war horses had better not be injured, they are all good horses." Ahsankun came up and whispered. Li Jiekun smiled and nodded.

Battle decisively ordered: "Action!" ……”

The cavalry team instantly rushed out of the gap in the mountainside and rushed straight towards the enemy cavalry on the outer side of the foot of the Great Glacier......

The enemy cavalry who were in charge of guarding the direction of the glacier with their backs suddenly felt a strange "rumbling" sound in the ground under their feet, and the enemy horses began to roar restlessly, and they all stared in horror and searched for suspicious targets in front of them, but they did not expect the cavalry of the brigade to stick in from behind them, and when they turned around to protect Catherine and Henry, it was too late.

Battell's cavalry, descending from the sky, quickly rushed behind the enemy guard cavalry. The enemy cavalry squad, which had not yet fully sobered up, had no choice but to fight with a strong spirit, but as soon as they drew their swords, they were shot down by a rain of arrows, and the remaining dozen or so cavalry teams that could not withstand the preparation rushed to kill, and without firing a single shot, they all became "ghosts under the knife......

Xu Xuezhong and Ah Shankun both rushed to the inner side of the foot of the Great Glacier with their men and horses, and surrounded Catherine and Henry......

The two enemy soldiers who were in charge of watching and guarding at the Tiger Pass on the top of Bingdaban were shivering by the cold wind on the top of the mountain, and at first they could walk back and forth while rubbing their hands to maintain their body temperature, but then they couldn't hold on, so they simply picked up some hay and rotten wood nearby and lit them to warm up. When the first fire burned out and I went to search for grass and trees, I suddenly heard a noise in the direction of the big glacier, and hurriedly took my gun to the edge of the cliff to check.

At this time, Meng He, who was ambushed in a high place, waved his hand, and the two archers "Whoosh, whoosh!" "Two sharp arrows were shot...... Two enemy soldiers, one shot through the neck and one through the chest, lunged forward and rolled off the cliff. One of the enemy soldiers pulled the bolt with his finger before falling off the cliff, "Boom! A gunshot rang out and reverberated violently through the valley......

Inside at the foot of the glacier, Henry drew the pistol he had been given, and stood in front of Catherine in terror, the muzzle of which was pointed at the cavalry that surrounded her, but she trembled and raised her hand to shoot...... Xu Xuezhong motioned for Henry to put the gun down, and Henry looked at Catherine and hesitated.

Catherine was also startled, but immediately calmed down. She took a closer look at the people who had come up to her...... Although these people are full of murderous and ferocious abnormalities; But in her heart, she vaguely felt that these people didn't seem to be the ones who came to kill her. Although the eyes of these people are fierce, the Chinese kind atmosphere can't hide it, which makes her suddenly have a little bit of "déjà vu" intimacy, and she herself doesn't understand why she has such an inexplicable feeling. However, she also realized in an instant that the current situation seemed to be the will of God, and it was the power of God that was at work to guide her out of her confusion. This is where the fate of one's life should begin to take a turn – despite the uncertain prospects......

Catherine, after coughing violently a few times in succession, waved her hand for Henry to throw the gun away......

Meng He and his few people jumped down from the top of the cloud in ambush unhurriedly. He hastened to his companion and said:

"Go to the front and bring the two horses first, they are two good horses. Ready to withdraw! ”

Meng He stood on the south side of the tiger's mouth, holding a telescope and patiently observing the movement in the direction of the west valley mouth of the Heavenly Wolf Valley...... After observing for a while, he found that a large group of people and horses rushed out of the Black Bear Gully from the direction of the West Valley Entrance of the Heavenly Wolf Valley, and quickly rushed towards the winding mountain road at the foot of Bingdaban.

Meng He put down the binoculars and muttered unhurriedly, "You guys are finally here!" The little wind on the top of this mountain is indeed a bit biting, and if you don't come again, it will really freeze Lao Tzu...... You're here, it's time for us to go, and slowly collect the bodies of your accomplices. We will not accompany you! ……”