Water Margin people

Chapter 1506 War of Annihilation

Sun Lei looked at the fortress-like Yumen Pass and laughed.

"It used to be said that there was an isolated city between thousands of mountains. Now it seems like a nail is driven into the mountains!"

Sun Lei pointed at Yumen Pass and said that Sun Li had really turned this place into an indestructible fortress.

"Your Majesty, Luan Tingyu is here with his men to welcome you!"

Zhu Wu pointed at the soldiers lined up outside Yumen Pass and spoke.

"Haha, let's go and take a look at this pass!"

Sun Lei smiled and led his army towards Yumen Pass.

"Is this Yumen Pass? Why is it in a place like this? Aren't all passes between two mountains?"

Xin Qiji, who was on his first military expedition, looked at Yumen Pass in confusion. In his impression, a pass should be built at a pass between mountains, occupying absolute geographical advantages. However, the fortress before him was built on a Gobi desert, which overturned his understanding of the pass.

"This area is all Gobi Desert. The purpose of Yumen Pass is to control the tribes in the Western Regions and prevent them from invading the Central Plains!"

Lu You looked at Xin Qiji and said.

"What if the enemy gets around?"

Xin Qiji pointed to the wide Gobi Desert on both sides, where thousands of troops could pass.

"What should we do? Then let them pass. As long as Yumen Pass is there, the enemy's logistical supplies cannot be transported through, and no matter how large the army is, it will be isolated!"

Lu You said with a smile.

"I see!"

Xin Qiji's eyes lit up, and he finally understood the significance of Yumen Pass.

Yumen Pass.

Luan Tingyu led his army in neat formation.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Luan Tingyu and the troops shouted in unison.

"Thank you all, soldiers!"

Sun Lei smiled and waved in response.

Entering Yumen Pass, a huge sand table has been prepared in the central army camp, showing the terrain of the Western Regions in its entirety, including three major mountain ranges: the Kunlun Plateau, the Tianshan Mountains, and the Altun Mountains, the Gobi Desert in the south, and the prairie in the north.

"Your Majesty, we just received news that the enemy army has arrived at Xingxing Gorge!"

Luan Tingyu pointed to a mountain range in the north and said, this mountain range is full of peaks and ridges, and Xingxing Gorge is located at the pass between the mountains.

The mountain range where Xingxing Gorge is located is called Xingxing Mountain, which is a remnant of the Tianshan Mountains. In the Western Regions with numerous mountains and valleys, Xingxing Mountain, which is only a thousand feet high, is not worth mentioning. It is even smaller than the three major mountain ranges. However, such a mountain range lies between the Western Regions and the Central Plains and has become a gateway.

"You do have some foresight, but that's all! Don't you think about it? Since this place is so important, why don't I take it first?"

Sun Lei smiled and said that Xingxing Gorge was actually a trap, a trap to lure the enemy out of Hami.

Hami is a good place, an oasis in the desert where the army can defend for a long time.

But the army besieging the city was in a difficult situation. They were facing the desert Gobi, lacked food and clothing, and could not afford the consumption at all.

But with Xingxing Gorge, things are different. The enemy will also be in the desert Gobi.

"Yue Fei, how many days do you plan to take over Xingxing Gorge?"

Sun Lei looked at Yue Fei and asked.

"It's just Xingxing Gorge. We can take it in one battle!"

Yue Fei said calmly that although Xingxing Gorge looked steep, it was actually full of loopholes. There were dry river valleys throughout the Gorge and there was no connected solid wall at all. His army could easily bypass it.

Moreover, the Qi army was not like those foreign tribes, not all light cavalry. Qi had powerful firearms and was not afraid of siege battles. "Then I'll leave it to you. I don't want to see a single living person in Xingxing Gorge!"

Sun Lei said this in a cold tone, as if he was just talking about an insignificant matter.

These people in the Western Regions are spineless. They will surrender to whoever comes. To deal with such people, you must intimidate them with absolute strength and bloody means.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Yue Fei took the order and started preparing. According to the order, he knew that this battle was going to be a war of annihilation.

The military order quickly spread throughout the army, and the army immediately began to rest and conserve its strength for the upcoming battle.

"My axe is going to be very effective again this time!"

Li Kui rubbed his two axes excitedly. Annihilation war was his favorite way of fighting. As long as they were enemies, they would be killed without mercy, without any rules or restrictions.

“Tie Niu, you really are a stranger to me now!”

Lu Fang looked at Li Kui with a look of disgust, his eyes full of sympathy.

"What are you doing, kid!"

  Li Kui was a little annoyed. Why was he saying these things when he was fine?

"No, Brother Tie Niu used to be a good and unrestrained man. He would not take off his clothes even if they got rotten. He would wash his face rarely once a month. When he took a bath, he would just roll around in the water. He would let his beard grow as long as he wanted... He was such a good man. How come you have become like a sullen scholar now? If you didn't bring these two axes, I wouldn't even recognize you!"

Lu Fang said seriously that Li Kui's current image is completely different from before. He wears clean clothes, has neatly combed hair, and has shaved his beard. The only thing left is a pair of axes.

"Ha ha!"

Everyone burst into laughter. Li Kui's image has changed drastically since he got married.

"Tie Niu, it's Qiuxia who knows how to take care of people! You have an image like no one else. We won't be surprised if you turn into a white-faced Tie Niu someday!"

Guo Sheng also laughed.

"Hey, you guys, how dare you make fun of me!"

Li Kui was furious. Only then did he realize that this group of people were making fun of him, and he immediately became angry.

When Li Kui got angry, everyone laughed even louder. In the past, when Li Kui got angry, his hair and beard would stand on end, and he would look like a dark-faced fierce man.

But now Li Kui has washed his face and shaved his beard, so his anger is funny no matter how you look at it.

Li Kui naturally didn't dare to take action. He was beaten with hundreds of military sticks last year, so he was very honest now. But if he didn't take action, he could use his mouth, and he could swear at anyone.

"What's all the fussing about?"

Wang Jin walked in, looked at the generals cursing, and asked with a frown.

"Coach Wang, you came just in time. These guys are bullying me!"

Li Kui immediately said to Wang Jin.

"You, Tie Niu, you are the one who cursed the most fiercely, and you are the first one to file a report?"

Wang Jin was speechless. He had heard Li Kui's shouting and cursing just outside the room.

"Alright, get ready. Tomorrow the army will march to Xingxing Gorge and we must win in one battle!"

Wang Jin looked at everyone and said that the war was imminent and it was time to get nervous. Being too relaxed would not be good for the war.

"Master Wang, do we all need to go to the small Xingxing Gorge? Why don't we go directly to Gaochang City and take it down directly!"

Deng Fei smiled and said that Xingxing Gorge was too small, and it would be like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut if their army went there.

"Gaochang is more than 1,500 miles away from Yumen Pass. It's not easy to get there. We must first take down Xingxing Gorge, and then attack Hami!"

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Wang Jin slowly spoke to them, even though they had already reached the gate of the Western Regions, they were actually still a long way from Gaochang.

(End of this chapter)