The next afternoon. On the Alagou Pass of the Middle Tianshan Mountains on the west side of Tuoxun, on the top of the ancient beacon, Bayinqing is holding a telescope and observing the distance......

Last night, he passed through Turpan and Tuoxun from Qiketai, walked through Alagou, and arrived at the Balentai fortress before dawn. After meeting Jinhua Hatun, he informed Jinhua Hatun of the Khan's itinerary.

Jinhua Hatun and the leaders of the tribe were extremely excited when they heard the news that the King of Khan had entered Xinjiang and had arrived near the Flame Mountain and would soon be able to return to the tribe!

Jinhua Hatun personally informed Bayinqing of the 1st Army of the Kokand Army, which had camped on the inside of the mountain pass, less than 40 kilometers from the Baluntai fortress, and that it was now attacking the Eagle's Beak Pass. He also described to Bayinqing that the tribe was preparing to block along the way, and placing heavy troops in the fortress of Baruntai to completely block the defense plan of the invading army.

According to the arrangement of the Khan, Bayinqing learned about the current offensive situation of the invading army of Kokand and the defense plan of the tribe; I didn't care about resting at all, so I hastily ate something, so I hurriedly returned the way I came, and headed for the east mountain pass of Alagou.

On this departure, Jinhua Hadun sent fifty cavalrymen to accompany Bayinqing to meet the Khan king. In addition, a cavalryman was sent to Taohuazhai in Nanshan, Urumqi, to inform Xu Xuegong that the Khan had contact with the tribe, and the people he sent to receive it could be withdrawn.

Bayinqing, who was in a hurry, led the team back to the mountain pass on the east side of Alagou according to the original route, and had been waiting here for a long time......

Seeing that the sun was about to set, Bayinqing became more and more anxious, and thought in her heart: According to the time, it should be time? There can't be any real surprises, right? ……

He began to regret leaving the Khan King for this trip. He blamed Mingzhuer in his heart, and he made his words clear, but Mingzhuer just didn't take the initiative to bring it up, and he would run this trip.

It's so dangerous that the captain of the guard is not by the side of the Khan! Moreover, when the Khan entered Beijing this time, he left the well-trained Khan King's guards in the tribe and temporarily cobbled together a new guard. In order to let these hairy guys see the world and temper their will, but their combat effectiveness is a big difference!

The only thing that made Bayinqing feel relieved was that the monk Zhixin was by the side of King Khan, and at a critical time, only Zhixin could play a role.

Just when Bayinqing was thinking wildly and uncertain, the distant mountain side slowly raised billowing dust. When I raised the binoculars to look at it again, the outline of the Khan's team was already relatively clear.

Bayinqing felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart! Hurriedly jumped down from Gu Fengsui and rushed forward with the team......

The Khan listened to Bayinqing's introduction of the Kokand army's attack on the Barentai Grand Canyon and the defense plan of Jinhua Hatun. Slowly and thoughtfully asked:

"Are you saying that the 1st Army of the Kokand Army is camped on the inside of the pass, and a cavalry regiment has crossed the Eagle's Beak?"

"Yes! The large camp of their 1st Army was encamped on the dry riverbed six miles into the valley, and a cavalry division was further six miles ahead of the mouth of the eagle's beak. The Kokand people had been attacking for two days, and Battle and Li Jiekun were both guarding the eagle's beak, and a man named Zhao Tiefeng was also there. ”

"Is it Zhao Tiefeng, the deputy commander of the garrison camp in Korla City?"

"It seems to be!"

"Can you determine the location of the enemy cavalry regiment that entered the mouth of the eagle's beak?"

"Be sure! This cavalry regiment used artillery to destroy most of the 'stone piles' on the top of the Eagle's Beak while the three cavalry divisions of their 1st Army were attacking the mountain with all their might, and then cleared the passage at the bottom and ventured through the bottom of the Eagle's Beak. Now camp in the middle of the valley between the mouth of the eagle's beak and the mouth of the flyover. ”

"Who are we guarding the overpass?"

"It's Sanji Meren! He brought with him three hundred men and horses. Sanji Meiren still has injuries on his body. ”

The Khan stood up, pondered silently, and slowly walked to the top of the hillside.

He stared at the majestic Middle Tianshan Mountain in front of him, as if he saw the Eagle's Beak Pass behind the mountain, hundreds of kilometers away, and saw the Batel team besieged by thousands of ferocious invading troops and struggling to support the position......

At this time, he already felt that it should be an excellent opportunity to concentrate his forces at present to eliminate this aggressive Kokand Army cavalry regiment, pull out this wedged "nail", and thwart the invaders' troops!

The King of Khan walked quickly down the hill and said to Bayinqing, Mingzhuer, and Zhixin, "We will not return to the Baluntai Fortress now!" Change routes...... Enter Alagou, go southwest, and cross these mountains to the mouth of the eagle's beak. Kill this enemy cavalry regiment! ”

Mingzhu was surprised! I didn't expect King Khan to make such a decision. He said with some confusion:

"King Khan! From Alagou to the mouth of the eagle's beak, there is no direct access channel. I've heard Asankun say that you have to go through the Nayink Grand Canyon and the two valleys to the southwest, and then cross the entire Kerguti Grand Canyon. After all, there are more than 200 miles of mountain roads that are very difficult to walk! And we haven't even walked this road......"

When Bayinqing was thinking about the problem just now, he had already inquired about what happened last night. When he knew that something had happened, Mingzhu was put down by "Mixiang", not only failed to protect King Khan, but was rescued by King Khan after he escaped. The key role in protecting the Khan King, in addition to Zhixin, turned out to be Gao Shan and Qi Feng.

He hugged Gao Shan and Qi Feng excitedly, and the more he looked at these two little guys, the more he liked them. But in my heart, Mingzhuer, who often "picks" him, looks even more unpleasant. When he heard Mingzhuer say this, he said lukewarmly:

"You don't understand the matter of leading troops to fight and charging into battle! It's called 'taking it by surprise, attacking it unprepared', you know? …… We don't know about this road, but Ah Shankun is as familiar with this road as the road in their vegetable garden. He went to the tribal camp and traveled back and forth countless times from here. The front is not far from the Heavenly Wolf Valley in Sharga Sumu. The best way is to enter the Heavenly Wolf Valley and find Ahsan Kundu; Let him show us the way. Isn't that enough? ”

Mingzhuer knew that this was Bayinqing stealing himself in secret, but he couldn't defend himself. However, last night's incident really made me lose "face". Originally, he was going to desperately protect the Khan King, but he was still fascinated when he received the warning signal. As a result, it was the Khan who sent someone to save his life, and he was really ashamed to think about it! Listening to Bayinqing mention Ashan Kundu, I felt that I should take the initiative in this matter. He hurriedly said:

"King Khan! Why don't I go to the Heavenly Wolf Valley now, find Ashankun, and act with us? ……”

King Khan nodded and said to Mingzhuer, "You can find Ashan Kundu to lead the way." However, Sharga Sumu had just experienced the catastrophe of the Kokand Army's advance team slaughtering the village and exterminating the mouth, and he had not yet recovered, so Sharga's men and horses should not move. It would be enough for Ahsan Kundu to take two cavalrymen who were familiar with the road, one to set off to inform Battle at the mouth of the eagle's beak, and the other to inform Sanji Meiren at the mouth of the overpass. When we got out of the Kerguti Gorge and reached the mouth of the valley and gave the signal, we surrounded us from three sides and launched a joint attack. ”

"That centaur will rest here for a while before setting off, I will now go to the Heavenly Wolf Valley to find Ashan Kundu, and Ashan Kundu will lead people to wait for everyone at the fork in the road......"

"You and Ashankun are just waiting at the fork in the road. Let the two cavalrymen take the first step and rush to the mouth of the eagle's beak and the overpass as soon as possible to give orders. King Khan confessed.

Mingzhuer responded, took a cavalryman, and hurriedly set off for the Heavenly Wolf Valley.

King Khan and Bayinqing led this cavalry team of one hundred and fifty men, and after meeting with Ashan Kundu and Mingzhuer, Ashan Kundu led the way, and followed the mountain road he took back to the tribe, and marched in the direction of the eagle's beak mouth and the overpass mouth in the Barentai Gorge......

The team passed through the Nayinke Grand Canyon, which is perpendicular to the Arragou Gully, and two other valleys on the west side, and entered the ancient Grand Canyon of Kerguti, which runs north-south and runs for 40 kilometers.

When entering the depths of the Kerguti Gorge, Bayinqing suddenly asked Ashan Kundu, "Where is our Kerguti Village?" ”

Ahsankundu told him, "In the direction of our right-hand hand, there are still ten miles from here...... Are you thinking of your old rival, Srigulen? ”

Bayinqing nodded and said, "Yes, this is the first time I have entered Kerguti. I really want to see him, he's half my master! ……”

Ah Shan Kundu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Forget it! Twenty days ago, we and Leader Xu passed by here with a large army, and happened to bump into Si Rigulen. He took his son Subotai and followed us to act...... Aguba's third son, the commander of the Fourth Legion, Kdackel, was shot by him! The little thing Subotai also shot and wounded the commander of the enemy's Guards Cavalry Division, Yunus...... After Meng He's sacrifice, Si Rigulen's spirit has not been very good......"

Bayinqing was taken aback! Hurriedly asked, "Meng He sacrificed?" ”

Ahsankundu nodded slightly, "Covered by British artillery fire, sacrificed ......"

Bayinqing hurriedly asked again, "Has the corpse been found?" ”

Ahsankundu shook his head, "I only found the scimitar that Srigulen gave him......"

King Khan was also a little surprised! At this time, he suddenly realized that in the team sent by Jinhua Hatun to respond, there was no Cao Liman, the leader of the Khan King's guard, and he felt that there must be a reason. Just let Ah Shankun roughly talk about the loss of this seven-star showdown.

Ah Shan Kundu's mood became even heavier, and he choked up and said: "In this big showdown, we have more than 4,000 cavalry casualties alone. Cao Liman and Su Kaizhaleng led the Khan's guards and attacked the enemy's Yanqi barracks and arsenal at night. Cao Liman carried a bag of explosives, urged his horse to rush into the enemy's arsenal, and perished with hundreds of enemy troops! ……

"Jiang Bakundu led a group of cavalry, at the passage by the Kaidu River, to block the enemy's Fourth Army Corps, which was about to outflank us, and all of them were killed; At the same time, more than 100 herdsmen and 30 lamas led by Battle's old father were sacrificed......

"Meng He was already wounded when the enemy attacked the tribe's camp; Later, he followed Battelle to lead the assault team and went to Korla to rescue Jinhua Hatun. When he completed his mission and rushed to the battlefield of Qixingshankou, it was the most difficult moment for us when a large number of enemy cavalry reinforcements and artillery arrived. He single-handedly rushed to the enemy's command position, killed several enemy soldiers, cut down the enemy's commander's flag, and shook the enemy's morale! …… As a result, it was densely covered by artillery fire from the British.

"Zabu Taiji and Su Kai Zhaleng were shot, and Lama Mucheng, Sanji Meiren, Gulu Zabu, Manji Dorji, Bayin Chaolu, and Li Jie Kun all had stab wounds on their bodies. Even Hatun's attendants, Caicik and Qiqige, were wounded by swords...... Tashi Delektaiji, who was Heshute, also had injuries on his body when he went back......"

When King Khan and Bayinqing heard this, they realized that the losses in this battle were even more serious than they had imagined before, and they felt very uncomfortable!

"Fortunately, the person who came out to report the news came to the Heavenly Wolf Valley in time; They and I immediately went to Peach Blossom Village. Leader Xu Xuegong didn't say a word, and immediately set up troops...... If the rescue army of Taohuazhai arrives an hour late, what will be the result? I can't even imagine it...... "Ahsankundu is already so uncomfortable that he can't speak."

The King of Khan waved his hand and said, "All right! Don't be too upset. Although we are costly; But Aguba and the British were also wounded to the bones. Overall, we were victorious! ”

Ahsan Kundu nodded, "Yes! We killed more than 3,000 enemy cavalry on the battlefield alone, and at least three or four thousand were wounded. The artillery of the British, seeing that it was too late to retreat, blew up all six field guns on the artillery position. Their Yanqi barracks and arsenal have also been 'turned upside down' by us. The continuous resistance in the passes of Hora Mountain has also tossed them enough! Aguba's son, Kdakkel, was shot and killed on the battlefield by Srigulen......"

King Khan nodded, "Srigulen must be uncomfortable if he loses his only nephew!" Let's not disturb them this time, and go straight to Taniguchi......"

As the team reached the middle of the canyon, the wind began to pick up. After a while, the thick clouds in the sky completely obscured the moon. Then, the rumbling thunder began to sound incessantly, louder and louder; The lightning that tore through the sky also began to illuminate the entire canyon again and again. The rainstorm was coming, and the team picked up the speed of their march......

As we approached the end of the Kerguti Grand Canyon, the rain began to pour down. By the time we reached the valley mouth, everyone had already become "soup chickens".

Bayinqing asked, "King Khan! This weather is really a bit unimpressive! Are we going on the offensive as usual? ”

The King of Khan smiled and said, "Didn't you just say that you want to 'take the enemy by surprise and be unprepared'? ……”

Suddenly, two cavalrymen rushed out from under the cliff in front of the left and rushed towards the Khan's ranks. These were the two cavalrymen sent by Sanji Merin from the mouth of the overpass to guard the valley to meet the Khan's troops.

The two cavalrymen reported the details of the place: the mouth of the Kerguti Grand Canyon and the Barentai Grand Canyon intersect vertically. Three miles to the left side of the valley pass is the eagle's beak pass, and four miles to the right is the overpass pass. The enemy's cavalry regiment was entrenched on the dry riverbed in front of the mouth of the Kerguti Grand Canyon; Its warning direction and ring fortifications are mainly oriented towards the passover...... The observation post set up by the enemy cavalry regiment at the mouth of the valley of the Kerguti Grand Canyon has withdrawn to camp because of the rain. Two cavalry pick-up cavalry sent by Battle from the eagle's beak were on standby at the enemy's observation post.

The king of Khan realized that in less than half an hour of such heavy rain, the river would rise; Once the river rises too fast, it will be very difficult for the cavalry to cross the river, and it is likely that they will lose their fighters! Without further ado.

He decisively ordered the two cavalrymen who came to meet him: "You immediately rush back to the overpass and inform Sanji Meiren: We will attack in twenty minutes!" Your attack from the mouth of the overpass is to avoid the front of their fortifications, detour back to its western left flank, and then charge......"

He turned to Bayinqing and said: "You go to the front and inform Battle's people, immediately return to the Eagle's Beak Mouth position, and inform Battle: When we attack, use the remaining stones on the top of the cliff to seal the bottom of the Eagle's Beak Pass again, and cut off the escape route of this enemy cavalry regiment." At the same time, it also blocked the passage of enemy reinforcements. ”

Bayinqing responded, and quickly ran towards the valley mouth with two cavalrymen.

The torrential rain is getting heavier and heavier, and the dense raindrops that fall on the body almost make people unable to raise their heads; Everyone was having trouble breathing, and the temperature began to drop rapidly......

The sentries on the lookout posts in the camp of the enemy cavalry regiment, in the pouring rain, watched in horror; But even with the light of lightning, he couldn't see anything ten steps away.

Under the cover of torrential rain and night, the Khan's party crept out of the mouth of the Kerguti gorge and crossed the river, stealthily approaching the camp of the enemy cavalry regiment.

Bayinqing and Ahsan Kundu, who had already touched the fence of the enemy camp, fired arrows at the same time, and brought down the two sentries on the lookout at the same time.

The king of Khan raised his command knife in the torrential rain and gave a loud order: "Kill!" ......" leads the team,

Rushed directly to the right flank of the eastern flank of the camp of the enemy cavalry regiment......

At this time, Sanji Merin led his team to fight through the pass of the overpass, bypassing the enemy's frontal fortifications, and entering the enemy camp from the left flank on the west side of the enemy camp.

Battle and Zhao Tiefeng led dozens of cavalry to kill from the halfway point of the mountainside at the mouth of the eagle's beak, and entered the enemy camp from the rear of the south side of the camp of the enemy cavalry regiment......

Li Jiekun swung his knife and cut the cables on the top of the eagle's beak mouth, the last two "stone piles". The overwhelming large and small stones fell from the sky, and in an instant, the bottom of the eagle's beak pass was completely filled again, completely sealed.

The low fences around the camp of the enemy cavalry regiment could not stop the cavalry charge at all, and the three cavalry teams all rushed into the enemy camp in an instant......

The enemy soldiers of this enemy cavalry regiment were already embarrassed by the heavy rain they had never seen before; The saddles on the horses were not taken off, and they all went to the tents to hide from the rain. When these enemy soldiers heard the sound of gunfire and shouts of killing, and came out of the hundreds of marching tents, most of them had not yet seen the appearance of the attackers, and they became ghosts under the knife one by one!

In this canyon, which is three or four kilometers long and less than half a mile wide, between two passes, the sound of thunder and lightning, the neighing of war horses, the shouts of cavalry, and the wails of enemy soldiers are intertwined and resounded! Suddenly it became a "slaughterhouse" for cavalry to infantry.

In less than an hour, the enemy's cavalry regiment would have been wiped out!

Everyone looked at the neat hundreds of war horses that had not yet been unsaddled, and they were ecstatic in their hearts! The excitement is indescribable......

When the enemy cavalry regiment between the mouth of the eagle's beak and the mouth of the overpass was surrounded and annihilated; The barracks of the enemy's 1st Cavalry Division, which was less than three kilometers away from the Eagle's Beak Pass, heard scattered gunfire. Hurriedly braved the torrential rain and sent two cavalry battalions, ready to risk rushing through the Eagle's Beak Pass to reinforce them. However, when this reinforced enemy team arrived, they found that the bottom of the eagle's beak pass had been completely closed again, and it was impossible to advance at all......

In the valley between the mouth of the eagle's beak and the mouth of the overpass, although the short battle is over; But this once-in-a-century heavy rainstorm has no intention of stopping.

The king of Khan realized that such a heavy rain had been going on for an hour, and in the future, there would be unimaginable flash floods!

He immediately ordered Battle and Sanji Meren to gather all the men and horses guarding the two passes, take the captured horses and munitions, and immediately move all of them to the fortress of Barentai......

When the Khan King urgently moved to the Barentai Fortress with his victorious team, the river in the Grand Canyon was already a vast ocean.

This unprecedented heavy rain lasted for most of the night. Before dawn, huge flash floods poured down from many major valleys such as Bayingou, Heixionggou, Daxigou, and Kerguti Grand Canyon! In an instant, it converged into the lowest Balentai Grand Canyon, forming a monstrous flood.

The water depth of the river channel of the Barente Grand Canyon has risen from the usual two or three meters to more than ten meters in an instant. A raging torrent began to destroy all the obstacles below the Barentai fortress.

The old elm tree, which has grown for hundreds of years, has been uprooted in patches. The boulder, larger than a camel, was pushed by the current and rolled quickly towards the lower reaches of the valley......

The camp of the enemy's First Legion, which was stationed on the ancient riverbed at the lowest level of the Barentai Grand Canyon, had been tossed a little chaotic by the heavy rain!

Haigura stood at the door of the military tent, looking at this kind of heavy rain that he had never seen in his life, and his heart began to feel a little fearful!

Before he could figure out a way for the 1st Cavalry Division to try to cross the Eagle's Beak Pass to rescue the attacked cavalry regiment trapped in the valley between the Eagle's Beak Pass and the Overpass, the river was already muddy, and the water level was beginning to rise slowly.

Although he is a little nervous and afraid, as the main general, he must stay calm! Still, he felt that the torrential rain would stop quickly and that the river would not rise too quickly. Moreover, they are, after all, at the highest point of the ancient riverbed, which should be relatively safe.

After nearly an hour of delay. When they realized that the impending flash flood was about to destroy everything, they gave the order to retreat and move outside the canyon. At this time, the flood that had entered the camp had swallowed up the field artillery on the flat ground, and the flood water in the rivers on the side of the mountain on both sides had blocked the passage to take refuge in the mountain.

Haigula and Kuburi immediately urged all the men and horses in horror to move quickly along the middle of the valley to the outside of the mountain pass! But it's too late......

When Hygula and Kubri fled to safety outside the canyon pass with their command post and looked back; It was found that in the raging flood of the river, the corpses of countless drowned soldiers and war horses were flowing down the river. Seeing the horses and soldiers who were still struggling in the flood, there was nothing they could do......

This horrific scene made them both heartbroken and painful! I want to shoot myself in the head.

Nearly 3,000 men and horses of Khagula's three cavalry divisions were drowned, not including the hundreds of men and horses of the cavalry regiment that had been surrounded and annihilated between the mouth of the eagle's beak and the overpass.

The military supplies, rations, grass, ammunition from the arsenal, and more than a dozen British artillery pieces of the battalion of the enemy's 1st Army Corps were all destroyed.

Of the dozens of remnants of the British mercenary "Mountain Company", all but three of the leaders survived and were drowned in the river......