Chapter 31: The Great Army Presses the Border (Seeking Recommendations)

  On the top of Tanjieling, every soldier of the Tang army had a worried and bitter face, gazing at the glaciers with a sigh, feeling helpless.

  After descending from Tan Zhong Ridge, it's Anuo Yue City, which is a piece of cake to take down. Taking down Anuo Yue City means reaching the border of Xiao Bo Lu, and this southern expedition will be a great success. However, at this critical moment, the Tang army's advance was unexpectedly blocked by the icy river's danger, and the Tang army was unwilling, extremely unwilling.

  Reluctant to admit defeat, but as soon as he stepped onto the glacier trail, Tang Jun's courage was shaken, his heart racing and legs trembling, unable to take another step forward.

  "Damn it!"

  Li Siye clenched his fists and shook them fiercely, his face filled with regret and self-blame: "How can I be so useless? Afraid of just a small ice path!"

  "This is something nobody can help!"

  Duan Xiushi was busy comforting him, saying: "I'm walking on it too, aren't I? At first, I thought it was nothing, just a small ice path, but after a while, my heart is racing and my legs are trembling!"

  The Tang army had all experienced life-and-death battles and were the elite of the Tang Dynasty, originally there was nothing to be afraid of. However, when they encountered the icy glaciers, they only then realized that in this world, there were still glaciers that made them tremble with fear.

  "What to do now? Can't just retreat, can we?" Li Siye was extremely reluctant, gazing at the glacier and sighing deeply. "We're only a few hundred miles away from the city of Luoyang! Even if the mountain path is treacherous, it would take us at most two days to reach the border of Boluo, if not for this glacier, how great that would be!"

  "Ah!"

  Duan Xiushi let out a long sigh, which was her response.

  Like them, there were countless Tang soldiers who blamed themselves, lamented and grumbled, no one knows how many. Whoever is in this situation will vent their grievances like this.

  "What is that?"

  "Look! There's someone on the glacier!"

  "Wow! There are so many people! Several dozen!"

  Just as the two were discussing, a burst of exclamation suddenly sounded, and the two looked up at the glacier, only to see more than 20 figures appearing on the glacier, climbing up from below.

  These people are very skilled and can walk steadily even on slippery glaciers, as if they were not treacherous ice fields but broad avenues.

  The Tang army had tried many times, but no one dared to penetrate too deeply. Suddenly seeing these people so agile, each and every one of them widened their eyes, staring intensely as if they were dreaming.

  Li Siye and Duan Xiushi's eyes widened in shock, as if they had seen a ghost.

  Gao Xianzhi and Li Changgu stood high up, looking at the unbelievable yet exciting sight of the Tang army with nods of approval.

  "Xiaoyong School Lieutenant, this plan should be feasible!" Gao Xianzhi clenched his fists tightly, unable to conceal his excitement.

  He was a famous general of his generation, and he had experienced countless storms in his life. Ordinary things couldn't make him emotional, but this matter was too important. If they couldn't cross the icy river, the Tang army wouldn't be able to pacify Little Bolu, and if they couldn't pacify Little Bolu, they wouldn't be able to cut off the Tibetans' passage into the Western Regions. If they couldn't cut off the Tibetans' passage into the Western Regions, he wouldn't be able to concentrate his forces to contend with Dashi.

  The relationship is too great, and he can't help but be excited.

  "I hope it comes true!"

  Whether it would work or not, Li Changguo had no confidence and secretly wiped away a bead of sweat.

  Before long, these people climbed up to the top of Tan Zhai Ridge. The Tang army saw clearly that they were foreigners with high noses and protruding foreheads, each face beaming with joy, overjoyed, shouting: "Are you the Tang army? We have come to welcome the Tang army!"

  "Where are you from?" Li Siye shouted loudly.

  "We are the Anuo people!" A Hu person loudly replied: "We heard that the Tang army has arrived, we are overjoyed and have come to welcome you. Our Anuo city has prepared delicious wine and food, clean tents, please enter the city, Tang army!"

  "How did you know we came?" Duan Xiushi frowned, somewhat surprised. They had not yet crossed the ice river, if the Anuo people knew that the Tang army had arrived, this was a leak of military information.

  "The great Tang's heavenly prestige is known even in distant lands beyond the borders, how could we not know?" The A Nuo Ye people were eloquent and had struck a chord with the Tang army.

  At that time, it was the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty was at its peak. The prestige of China spread to distant lands beyond the borders, not to mention the current Kashmir region, even the Middle East knew the prestige of the Tang Dynasty.

  "Long live the Great Tang!"

  The Tang army burst out with a thunderous roar, shaking the nine heavens.

  Gao Xianzhi and Li Changgui strode forward, Gao Xianzhi grasping the Hu's hand tightly, his face alight with excitement: "Thank you! Our friends, the Arabs!"

  "Thank you, Great Tang, for treating us as friends!" The Hu people bowed and paid their respects.

  "This glacier is so treacherous, why aren't you afraid?" Gao Xianzhi asked.

  "What's this? Is this what they call a limited edition?" Hu Ren raised his head, puffed out his chest, and looked quite pleased with himself: "General, take a good look!"

  Regardless of Gao Xianzhi's reaction, he quickly walked onto the glacier trail and even danced on it. Although his dance moves weren't particularly elegant or beautiful, his courage to dance on the glacier trail was admirable.

  Tang Jun was stunned, with a "kill me now" expression, as if he couldn't believe this was real.

  "The people of Anwu are so enthusiastic, let's hurry to the city of Anwu!"

  Li Changguo suddenly stood up, waving his arms and shouting loudly, shaking the sky, rich in passion, with the power to inspire people to strive forward.

  "Long live the Great Tang!" The Tang army erupted in a thunderous roar, each and every one of them was exceptionally stirred up, their hot blood surging, with sparkling lights flashing in their eyes.

  Li Changguo took the lead and walked onto the icy glacier first, followed by Hu Ren, heading forward together.

  Gao Xianzhi watched with bated breath, his heart racing with anxiety, as the success of the mission hung in the balance.

  These Hu people are indeed Hu people, but they are not Anbei people, they are Hu people in the Tang army.

  This was Li Changguo's idea, to have Gao Xianzhi select clever and daring people who were good at climbing mountains and crossing ridges from among these barbarians, reward them heavily, and have them sneak down the glacier and then disguise themselves as barbarians and climb back up again, in order to boost military morale.

  In short, the Tang army did not dare to cross the glacier, it was a psychological fear, as long as this psychology was overcome, the problem would be solved, and this required a model.

  At present, there is a model, but whether it can be successful or not, Gao Xianzhi also has no grasp.

  Success or failure hangs in the balance, and Gao Xianzhi is more nervous than he has ever been in his life!

  What made Gao Xianzhi overjoyed was that he saw the Tang army, one after another, stepping onto the icy path, proceeding cautiously forward. Even Li Siye also stepped back onto the icy path, following the troops, walking forward.

  Only a long dragon was seen winding its way forward on the icy glacier.

  "It's done! It's done! It actually worked!"

  Gao Xianzhi was so excited that he could hardly speak, and tears rolled down from his tiger-like eyes.

  This time in the southern expedition, he carefully prepared for several years. If he couldn't get through the icy glacier, he could only retreat and it would be a waste of effort. The next southern expedition, who knows when it will happen, maybe in the year of the monkey month.

  Having passed the treacherous ice valley, there was nothing ahead that could stop the Tang army. It can be said that their great achievement is now complete!

  During the flight over the icy river, dozens of unexpected events occurred, and Tang soldiers or horses fell off cliffs. Despite this, the psychological fear of the Tang army was gone, and nothing could stop them again.

  Thus, the Tang army crossed the Ice River and arrived at Anwu City.

  Anuo was a small town in Congling, not big and with few people. It had no hostility towards the Tang Dynasty. When it heard that the Tang army was coming, it surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang army took Anuo city without bloodshed.

  After taking down Anwu City, the Tang army did not stay and marched westward without stopping.

  Two days later, the Tang army arrived at the border of Xiaobulü, and the army was pressing the border!