Chapter 391

Flying beams and treacherous treacherous ridges. Led by Jinzhu Stronghold, seven strongholds control the throat of Nanchuan. If Commander Ma wants to pass through, he must destroy these seven strongholds.

The seven strongholds are dangerous mountains and torrential rivers. Above them are steep cliffs and below them are torrents and abysses. The mountain peaks roll above the torrents and appear and disappear in the clouds. It is easy to defend and hard to attack.

Yang Yinglong dared to rebel because of the successful cases of the "sages". When those founding emperors started, their capital was not as good as his. On the other hand, he felt that with the many dangers, it is enough to protect himself.

Ma Qiancheng and Qin Liangyu received the order and led the 3,500 soldiers into the mountains. The mountains were so dense that not to mention three thousand five hundred people, even if thirty-five thousand people were thrown into the mountains, they would disappear without a trace.

Commander Ma only cared about waiting for the "signal to raise the fire" that he and Qin Liangyu had agreed on. Once night fell, he ordered the soldiers to be on standby and not take off their armor. However, for two consecutive nights, there was no news from the mountain, which made Commander Ma suspicious. He was always worried that Ma Qiancheng's troops would be defeated as soon as they entered the mountain.

But … if something really happened to Ma Qiancheng's army, it is impossible that none of the 3,500 people escaped, right? He is at the foot of the mountain but he did not hear any news. He also did not see any defeated soldiers escape.

The commander of Jinzhu Stronghold is called Cao Lin. His original name is Cao Linlin. When he was born, the fortune-teller said that his eight characters are too young. Giving him a girl name makes his life seem cheap and easy to raise. This is similar to the people in the Central Plains naming their sons Gousheng and Shuanzhu. Now that he has grown up and is a local official, one character is removed and he is called Cao Lin.

On this day, the commander of Jinzhu Stronghold, Cao Lin, received news from his family that his second son was born. Cao Lin is overjoyed. Because the soldiers have been attacking the stronghold for days without any success, he inevitably feels negligent. He orders people to slaughter pigs and sheep and bring out good wine to reward the three armies.

The soldiers have been defending the stronghold for days. Although the battle is not fierce, it is not peaceful. They are mentally and physically exhausted. Now that the general is rewarding the three armies with wine and meat, who would not drink to their heart's content? The entire Jinzhu Stronghold is in jubilation.

At this time, Ma Qiancheng and Qin Liangyu have led their 3,500 soldiers to the back mountain of Jinzhu Stronghold.

After Ma Qiancheng and Qin Liangyu entered the mountain, they did not go directly to the seven strongholds. Instead, they made a detour and hid in a deep col. Then, they sent nearly a hundred experts who were good at leaping onto roofs and vaulting on walls to carefully examine the terrain of the seven strongholds. Finally, they chose Jinzhu as their breakthrough point.

In fact, from the surface, the Gold Building was by no means the easiest to break through among the seven strongholds. Among the seven strongholds, the Gold Building was the most famous. In addition to the tallest and largest mountain peak, it was also the easiest to defend and the hardest to attack.

On the left side of this stronghold was an abyssal gorge with a turbulent waterfall. On the right side was a mountain ridge that was connected to the other strongholds. If one attacked from that side, it would be very easy to be attacked from the front and rear. The road in front of the mountain was a winding path. Both sides of the road were covered with shrubs and lush foliage. Huge rocks were hidden in the middle, making it difficult for a large army to pass through. Even if there were any siege weapons that could be transported up the mountain, they would not be able to do so.

As for the mountain behind the stockade village, when it was two-thirds of the way up, it suddenly formed a hanging rock wall that was more than a thousand feet high. It was impossible to climb up this height, so there was only a group of soldiers stationed at the top of the cliff to keep watch.

It was precisely this difficult terrain that Qin Liangyu had chosen. She had her eyes on the back mountain of the Jinzhu Stronghold! It is difficult to climb for others, but it is the opposite for her because her soldiers are white.

The weapons of white is specially designed by her according to the special terrain of Bashu area. The geography of Bashu area is not far from Guizhou area. It is just right to use it in this terrain.

The spear of the white polearm was extremely long, with a hooked blade at the bottom of the spearhead, and a cast iron ring at the end. This ring could be used as a hammer to smash people, and when hung together with the hooked blades of other white polearms, it would form a 'rope' of the polearms.

The cliff looks flat from top to bottom. In fact, there are some sharp protrusions like chisels. If it is a rope, it will be broken in a few times. But the hard and tough spear shafts can't be broken. So Qin Liangyu takes her people to the foot of the mountain and quietly hides.

When the sky is full of stars, Qin Liangyu sends out her 500 white soldiers. Using their special weapons, they start to climb quietly. The soldiers brought by Ma Qiancheng are also practicing and using white spears. But they are not as skilled as the soldiers of Qin Stronghold. So Qin Liangyu sends 500 disciples trained by her to be the vanguard.

These disciples are good at climbing mountains and ridges. With the help of the white spears with blade hooks, they can hook on some small protrusions on the cliff. They are more agile than monkeys.

The soldiers at the back were also ready and waiting. The distance between each group was about a spear's length, and they climbed up one by one. If the sky is bright at this time, people can see a spectacular scene. 20 to 30 rows of white is climbing the cliff in batches, approaching the top of the cliff bit by bit.

Every soldier climbing up had their mouths gagged with a piece of cloth. This was to prevent them from screaming out in fear of alerting the guards at the top of the cliff if they slipped and fell. Although Qin Liangyu's soldiers are experts at rock climbing, it is still dangerous to climb in the dark at night.

In the process of climbing, there were three soldiers who fell carelessly. Two of them fell from the cliff because the rock they were hooked on fell off, and the last one was unlucky and was hit by one of his comrades who fell.

However, two of them had fallen from a relatively low position. Although they were injured, they did not die. The other one, on the other hand, had his body smashed to pieces. He did not even make a sound when he died. With tears in his eyes, Qin Liangyu ordered people to move the dead and injured people away. This is not the time to be sad. Only by taking the Jinzhu Stronghold will his people not die in vain.

When it was almost midnight, a group of soldiers had already climbed to the top of the cliff. This was the time when the guards on the top of the cliff were the most tired. Especially since Officer Cao had rewarded the three troops, everyone had more or less drunk some wine. When these soldiers rushed to the front with their short knives, the guards were still snoring loudly.

They had indeed been careless, but they had not expected that someone would actually be able to climb up this natural precipice that was basically impossible to climb up. After finishing off the defenders, the white spear soldiers immediately set up a defense at the top of the cliff. At the same time, they sent out a signal to the bottom of the cliff. The white spears were strung together one by one. The soldiers below grabbed the linked spears and stepped on the protrusions on the cliff wall. More and more soldiers appeared at the top of the cliff.

Five hundred, one thousand, one thousand and five hundred soldiers appear on the top of the cliff like ants. When more than two thousand people have gathered on the top of the cliff, it is already past the fourth watch and the sky is faintly turning white.

"Qiancheng, we can't wait for all of our people to come up!"

Qin Liangyu looked at the sky and decisively said to Ma Qiancheng, "When all of our people come up, the sky will be bright. Now is the best time for the enemy to be unprepared. We have to send a signal and attack the stockade! "

Ma Qiancheng looked down the cliff. There are still more than a thousand people climbing. Ma Qiancheng thought for a moment and said in a low voice, "You are right! There is no time to lose. Attack immediately! Guards! "

Ma Qiancheng looked at the small bamboo building on the top of the cliff where the guards were resting and taking shelter from the rain. "Pile some firewood and light it up!"