The boundary is divided by the mountains where Shibao City is located, where there is no red and purple as blood. On the east is a lowland valley with vast mountains and rivers covered with fertile fields, and on the west is an endless pasture and pasture.

In the mountains near the stone fort, there was also a voice gasping and introducing intermittently;

"The mountains and rocks here are all red. The more you go up the ridge, the deeper the color is closer to purple. There are rumors that the ancient emperor killed gods and demons and made them fertile blood. Therefore, it is like one since time immemorial, and the wind passes like ghosts and gods crying, and this is the only place far and near;"

"The Shibao Military City is located in the center. Although the place is not large and only accommodates hundreds of thousands of people, it is the throat key of the "Qiangzhongdao" that controls entry and exit from the West Sea (Qinghai Lake). Whether it is the only place for merchants and travelers to enter and exit the large army, it is also the only place for the Tang and Tibet to compete for victory in the past."

"So, after all the dynasties, the army of Tang looked up to Huangyuan and drove straight into the West Sea. When Tubo was able to look down at Longyou, he rode his horse lightly. Therefore, the surrenders changed their hands several times, and countless soldiers, civilians and people were killed and injured one after another...

"The most fierce competition was when Wang Zhongsi, the four governors of the Kaiyuan period, was ordered to attack Tubo Da Lun, and he was killed and injured and finally won the victory here. However, as the Anshi Rebellion came, these border keys were abandoned one after another."

"But I don't expect that after several changes, I have become..."

However, listening to these words that disappeared intermittently in the mountain wind, Li Hanzhi, the pioneer general of the Taiping Qinlong attack army who had climbed here, looked at the cliff towering into the clouds in front of him, and felt once again as if he was shrouded in some kind of malice of fate.

Since joining the Taiping Army, most of his military career has been like a dangerous mountain. From the east and west roads of Shannan, then from the west and west roads of Shannan, then from the west and west roads of Shannan, he entered Guanzhong from Shu, thought he could calm down, but he didn't expect that he would encounter so many mountains during his pursuit of Qinlong.

It can be said that during this period, he climbed/attacked at least dozens of mountain tops of all sizes. From the brigades on low mounds, to the Tuzhai on the hillside, to the deer forts on the mountain facing the cliffs, even the stone towers with pillars standing on the hillside, and the square Tuzhai on the ridge, all attacked them all.

He was born as a cavalry general who led thousands of horses to charge into battle, so why did he become such a thing as Bu Bazi? But since he had already reached this point, he did not feel sorry for himself. He turned around and looked at the thousands of ravines that had been trekking along the way, and only the last round of clouds in front of him was left as if it was cut.

After a while, after the team of people climbing up the mountain had eaten dry biscuits and fried noodles with strong tea soup, dozens of sergeants who had been repaired and ready to finish stood up. This was selected from the top experts who were best at climbing and climbing.

They had all removed most of their burdens, but were left with only a pair of vests and tight short shirts; they exposed their thick and short and tight hands and feet, and their feet looked like they had been polished with sandstone, all with rough and thick calluses;

On their waists were thin and tough rope rings, and rows of steel wedges with hooks inserted tightly on the leather case; with a short whistle, they asked to trot like ape, to help them rush up the cliff, and quickly grabbed the cracks and protrusions, climbing up step by step.

Therefore, after just a few dozen breaths, their figures gradually became farther and smaller as the ropes hanging in the air shaking. Then, after climbing half of the mountain wall, their speed also slowed down to the naked eye.

Because as the height rises, there are fewer and fewer places on the cliff walls that can climb and leverage force. At the same time, they have to constantly take out the steel wedges from their bodies and embed them in the cracks of the rocks. Therefore, as the sand and gravel that continues to peel off, the first fallen fall soon appeared.

However, at this time, the wedges that had been embedded in the cliff had been pulled at a critical moment, and the straight falling momentum that caused the muffled sound to fall turned into a painful cry of collision on the cliff one after another. Although it was inevitable that the hands and feet would be scraped blood and there was still obvious internal injuries, at least the life was temporarily saved.

Li Hanzhi also let out a rough breath, but not long after, the sky gradually darkened. As the gradually bitter mountain wind brought a wet and biting coolness, Li Hanzhi couldn't help but look up, but saw a cloud in the sky getting thicker and thicker; and slowly drifting with the wind.

However, this generation of mountainous climates began to cause trouble again; at this time, the life-catching team standing beside Li Hanzhi, Yi Damao couldn't help but have some anxious and worried suggestions:

"Li Xianzheng, should we blow the whistle and let them retreat, and try again later..."

Although Li Hanzhi, who was locked with his eyebrows, did not say anything, not long after, a faint dull roar came from the cumulonimbus clouds far away, which made the people waiting under the cliffs feel more and more worried.

"Please take it first, please let someone take it down first, otherwise it will be too late..."

At this time, someone suggested again: But he was the Yu Hou who was in charge of the camp and encouraged morale;

"When the military situation is urgent, the battles have been fought in Chiling and the outcome is not decided. Can we afford to delay here?"

However, Li Hanzhi, who had been unmoved, glanced at him and then slowly spoke:

"It's time for them to move forward and retreat on their own..."

However, after the elongated whistle blew three times, the wet rain and mist that blew with the wind finally came to this waiting team under the cliff. Then the world quickly became hazy in the increasingly dense rain and the view became difficult to see.

The Taiping Army, who quickly raised a large piece of rain-covered tarpaulin under the protruding mountain wall, began to work dizzyly, preparing to respond and rescue those comrades who had retreated from the cliff or fell down. Despite this, they still inevitably lost at least half of their comrades. It was too difficult to escape from the cliff wall with heavy rain and slippery rain.

I don’t know how long it took, the hasty storm finally laughed to death, and a dazzling golden light came from the cracked clouds. After burying the dead and injured comrades, the team also selected dozens of relatively leisurely soldiers again.

But this time, the cliff that was wet and dripped by the rain did not climb up so much; even though they had several wedges and ropes left in the air as relays, some people kept climbing up, and some people kept sliding down in dust.

Seeing that the team became more and more anxious and nervous, and even frustration began to spread; Li Hanzhi was also helpless and sighed. Could it be that his journey was about to be frustrated? He ordered without changing his expression:

"The entire army stopped working and moved to rest on the spot. If you can't catch up, you can't catch up. This is beyond the reach of manpower. Don't force it anymore. After the war, I will show you the corresponding relationship to the governor's office."

"After the correction was made on site, we moved to the third plan C and other plans to see if we could find a shortcut that detoured to the bottom half slope of the stone fort."

". Could it be that so many journeys have come, and just a mere hindered, will you lose all your songs? That's too unusable."

But no matter what, with Li Hanzhi's not-so-savvy arousal and encouragement, the dull atmosphere in the team finally cheered up again; and he began to clean up the venue and prepare to turn into the retreat sequence. However, the next moment, a soldier shouted loudly under the cliff:

"It's moving, it's moving..."

Then, Li Hanzhi also brought people to a rope under the cliff, and saw the rope trembling gently up and down in a very obvious pattern and rhythm, as if it was conveying some sense signal. Seeing this, Li Hanzhi couldn't help but look happy and shouted loudly:

"It's done, someone still climbed up in the rain. Come and get more ropes..."

Then, more rope heads were connected to the lower end of the long rope, and after a moment of waiting along the reverse shaking message, it was slowly dragged up in a trance-escaped line. After about half an hour, more long ropes shook off in the sky.

So, when Li Hanzhi also climbed the rope ladder that was dragged up from the long rope and reached the top of the cliff full of moist and muddy, he felt that his vision was suddenly wide and he couldn't help but smile at the sky to vent the agitation in his heart.

At this time, the guide responsible for leading the way was also the former Western Army Yaqian Primary School, who was born in the Jishi Army (town) in Langzhou. He used caravan guards to travel to the rice ruler of Qiangzhong Road many times. He was also standing on the pile of rocks at the other end of the mountain. He shouted excitedly:

"We...we have arrived at the rear of the Shibao Military City..."

Then, Li Hanzhi, who came to him after hearing this, couldn't help but feel excited, because, hundreds of feet below, there was a gray-brown mottled fortress; roughly half a circumference, it was like an isolated island, with three sides exposed to steep and straight cliffs and valleys, and there was only the simplest fence.

The only way to the east of the road is a wall that is tall enough by stones (gravel and grey) that is facing a crossing path across the mountain, forming an advantage gap of condescending and suppressing; and it makes it difficult for the attacking party to deploy any force, so it can only attack it with small oil-filled straits.

It is just because there are a large amount of cattle, horses and baggage in the stone fort city at present, and the defenders far exceed the scale, it seems a bit narrow and cramped. Among them is the scene of smoke rising from the cooking stove; and people are constantly running around the mountain road leading to the mountain and the battlefield in the distance.

"First, what should we do..."

At this time, someone asked for instructions again on the top of the mountain that was one line higher than Shibao City:

"Or why just take advantage of the situation and keep searching..."

"No, don't hurry..."

However, after roughly evaluating this distance and the possible impact effect, Li Hanzhi shook his head slightly and said:

"Ask the people in the back team, how many firearms and medicines have they brought with them this time?"

"At such a long distance, I'm afraid the firearm can barely reach it, but if there is any fear, it's hard to say what you can do if you kill."

Some people raised objections, but Yu Houbei stepped on the stone and said:

At this time, a few screams suddenly came from afar, and someone was shouting and scolding:

"Everyone said you should be careful. After the rain, the soil and rocks are soaked loosely. It is easy to slip on the air when you walk to the edge."

"It's better if you don't want to die. If you startle the enemy's formation, you will ruin a big deal..."

However, Li Hanzhi couldn't help but feel aroused when he heard this. His tense expression suddenly loosened. He turned around and stepped on the stone at Yu Houbei:
Chapter completed!