Chapter 29: Glacier Sky Hazard (Seeking Recommendation Tickets)

  The sun is shining brightly, with no clouds in sight, what a great weather!

  In the majestic mountains of Congling, although the sun was scorching hot, it felt warm on my skin rather than sweltering, because the mountain was too high, and the mountain breeze blew gently, making me feel very comfortable.

  The Tang army marched through the mountains and rivers of Congling, with joy on every face and a smile on each person's face, as if they had endless energy. The originally rugged and difficult mountain path was like flat land, and their footsteps were swift.

  After capturing Lianyunbao, the Tang army took a short rest. Gao Xianzhi gave an order and the army set off again, heading towards Anuo City (present-day Kashmir region).

  After passing through Anwucheng, we arrived at the border of Xiaobulü. This southern expedition is one step closer to final victory.

  This time in the southern expedition, although there were countless difficulties and twists and turns, they all conquered one by one, achieving a great victory at Lianyun Fortress. The morale of the Tang army was high, their will to fight was fierce, like the scorching sun in the sky, unstoppable, with endless momentum. Marching for them was no longer a hardship, but a pleasure.

  As always, Li Changguo led Kang De and others to scout ahead. The reason why the Tang army's southern expedition was so smooth was not only because of the high morale and strong will of the Tang army, but also because Li Changguo, this vanguard officer, was extremely competent, and the three armies trusted him. If Li Changguo didn't continue to serve as the vanguard, who would have the face to take on this role?

  The only drawback was that from Lianyunbao to Anwu City, Li Changguo had not taken this road before and was not very familiar with it. However, Gao Xianzhi was well-prepared and had collected a lot of information. Li Changguo carefully asked some mountain people for directions, and there were no mistakes. The Tang army's march remained as usual, extremely swift.

  "How refreshing!"

  Kang De opened his shirt, revealing a sturdy chest, and with an expression of enjoyment, he looked up at the sky and muttered: "What's going on? The sun is blazing in the sky, but it's unusually cool here, not feeling hot at all!"

  "That's right!"

  Ferré and they emphasized in unison, echoing each other.

  Li Changguo also found it strange. Although the elevation of Congling is high, the weather shouldn't be too hot, especially with the mountain breeze blowing, it's a kind of enjoyment that makes people feel carefree and relaxed. But it wasn't this cool either, just like having air conditioning on.

  Look carefully, here is not far from the Dangjiling Mountain Pass (now Deosai Mountain Pass in northern Kashmir, north of Baltit in northwestern Kashmir, and east of Mir Peak in the Karakoram Mountains). Just cross this mountain and you will reach the Dangjiling Mountain Pass.

  Along the route, as long as you pass through the Tanjialing Mountain Pass, you will arrive at Anwuyue City. Once you arrive at Anwuyue City, you will be on the border of Xiaoboer, and victory will be just one step away.

  "There's something strange on the mountain ridge!" Li Changguo raised an eyebrow, like a sharp sword out of its scabbard, and shouted loudly: "I'll go to Tanjia Ridge first to take a look and pave the way for my brothers!"

  "Yes, sir!"

  Kang De and his men were deeply convinced of Li Changguo's abilities, admiring him to the point of being completely devoted. They carried out his orders with precision, responding in unison.

  Under Li Changguo's leadership, the crowd quickened their pace and rushed towards Tan Jue Ridge. An hour later, they finally climbed up to Tan Jue Ridge, only to feel a sudden burst of light in front of them, a dazzling radiance that shot out, stimulating their eyes to the point where they couldn't even open them.

  Li Changguo's eyes involuntarily closed, greatly astonished. What was this radiance that was so dazzling? To think that he was a martial artist, with eyes different from ordinary people, and even he couldn't bear it, let alone Kang De and the others, whose eyes were all stimulated to tears.

  After opening his eyes again, Li Changguo finally saw clearly and exclaimed: "Ah!"

  Li Changguo was extremely bold and rarely surprised by anything, let alone shocked to the point of exclaiming out loud. This was the first time Kangde and the others had seen him like this since they met Li Changguo. They were all shocked, struggling to open their eyes wide in surprise, mouths agape, but not uttering a scream.

  They were so shocked that they collectively lost their voices!

  What entered their eyes was not grass, trees, mountains or stones, but a hanging glacier, a huge glacier!

  This glacier starts from the Tanjia Mountain Pass and is divided into two parts. The one on the east side is called Xuewa Suoluo Glacier, and the one on the west side is called Dakou Glacier. Both glaciers are over 10 kilometers long.

  Standing on the top of Tanjia Ridge, the entire glacier is in sight, with a dozen kilometers of crystal-like jade, and an unspeakable beauty. Looking around, I see ice hills rising and falling, ice towers standing tall, ice cliffs like walls, and crevices like nets, truly a place of great danger.

  What's even more astonishing is that under the sunlight, glaciers shine brightly, like a mirror of over ten kilometers in size, reflecting light so strongly that it's hard to keep one's eyes open.

  Li Changguo was amazed and never thought that there would be such a large glacier.

  "Are we going to get through here?" Kant's throat let out a series of awkward gurgling sounds, as if a rooster had its neck wrung, before finally managing to squeeze out a useless sentence.

  What's the point of rushing here if the Tang army isn't going to pass through this place?

  "Li Xianfeng, can we go around?"

  Everyone knew Li Changguo was familiar with Congling, and they looked at him expectantly.

  "This is the only way!"

  Li Changguo was very clear that if the Tang army wanted to rush to Anwu City, they had to pass through here, and there were no other roads.

  "Can...can we make it?" Kant stuttered for half a day before asking, his eyes glancing down at the cliff, only to see that it was thousands of feet high and bottomless, with no idea how deep it was.

  What's even more frightening is that there was only a narrow path, just wide enough for one foot, leading across the glacier, and this was the road by which the Tang army advanced.

  Kant had slept in a pile of corpses, bathed in blood, and tempered his heart to be extremely resilient. Ordinary things couldn't scare him. But in front of the glacier, he knew what fear was for the first time.

  "But it's also over!"

  Li Changguo said a sentence that was very unfeeling but also helpless.

  The Tang army must conquer the south, this is an inevitable path, but it will also be a difficult one!

  Even if it's as treacherous as a knife mountain and fire sea, I must get through!

  "Let me try first!"

  Li Changguo had never encountered such a dangerous road in his life, and although he was highly skilled in martial arts and had quick reflexes, he was also anxious in his heart and wasn't sure if he could make it through.

  Leading his war horse, Li Changguo stepped onto the small path on the glacier, and suddenly felt a slip underfoot. Fortunately, he was agile and managed to steady himself.

  "Crack!"

  The war horse let out a loud whinny, constantly backing away, its body trembling with fear in its eyes, looking at it like that, as if it wanted to run as far as possible.

  "Go! Go!" Kant's hand rose, and the whip lashed fiercely on the horse's back. The warhorse stomped its four hooves on the ground, but refused to move forward.

  Li Changguo thought for a moment, and then went to explore the road first. He loosened the reins, and his war horse retreated backwards, its tail tucked tightly under its buttocks, its four legs trembling constantly.

  This warhorse is a fine horse from the Western Regions, extremely spirited and majestic, with thousands of mountains and rivers not in its sight. Who would have thought that it was actually frightened by Bingchuan? Li Changguo was truly speechless.

  "Be careful, Vanguard!" Kond warned, and stepped gingerly onto the glacier trail.

  "Be careful too!" Li Changguo reminded, and carefully walked forward.

  "Ah!"

  He hadn't taken two steps when Kant looked down the cliff and saw that it was bottomless, his heart skipped a beat, his legs trembled, and he fell down the cliff.