Under the leadership of the old man, Li Xiu and his party finally found the first mountain road destroyed by Goguryeo. However, when they came here, they saw a cliff as high as ten feet high, and it stretched for several miles, and it definitely didn't look like it could be dug by humans.

"How could it be so high?" Li Xiu raised his neck and looked at the cliff in front of him, with a look of shock on his face. If the road here was dug up by the Goguryeo people, the project volume would be too large.

Meng Yao also asked the old man about the old man. Finally, the two communicated for a long time. Then Meng Yao came to Li Xiu to report: "Mr. Concubine, I have already asked clearly. The old man said that this was originally a road, but a mountain torrent broke out many years ago, which collapsed the mountain and destroyed the road. Goguryeo later sent someone to destroy the place more thoroughly. And according to him, even if he passed this cliff, there were other places destroyed by mountain torrents behind it."

Hearing Meng Yao's words, Li Xiu couldn't help but shook his head helplessly. It seemed that this place was not suitable for passing. After all, the power of the mountain torrent is too great. Sometimes it can even change the trend of the mountain, let alone a mountain road that is not easy to pass.

The first road must not work. At this moment, Li Xiu also asked Lao Xi people to continue leading the way. There were only three roads in total. If this one was given up, there were only two left, which made Li Xiu's heart feel much heavier.

The second road was not far from the first road, and they walked for two hours. However, according to the old man Renren, this road was also affected by the mountain torrent, which made Li Xiu and the others not have much hope. When they reached this place, they found that although this road was not as thoroughly destroyed as the first road, it was not very valuable. Not to mention repairing it, it was unlikely to send a small number of troops up.

The last road was a little far from the domestic city. Li Xiu and the others walked for nearly a day before they found the dug-out road. Compared with the first two, this road was completely destroyed by humans. However, in this era, the damage caused by human resources was very limited, so when Li Xiu saw this road, he was also happy.

I saw that this road was originally a ridge, but it might have been a landslide caused by the excavation of Goguryeo, which caused the ridge to collapse and formed a vertical section. However, the section is not high, and it is visually estimated to be about three or four meters, but the section is very smooth, and it is not easy to go up.

"Report to the prince-consort, this old man said that although this road was not easy to walk before, he could reach the foot of Marudu City. Then he could go around in a circle to reach the road in the domestic city. And only here was dug up, so the road behind should be fine." Meng Yao reported to Li Xiu again at this time.

Upon hearing this news, Li Xiu finally smiled a little. At this time, Xue Rengui also stepped forward and said, "Mr. Concubine, I will go up and explore the way first. If we can really reach the city of Marundu, then we will go back and report to General Qin immediately!"

"Ah? How can you get up at this high?" Li Xiu couldn't help but look surprised when he heard Xue Rengui's words. Although the cliff was only three or four meters high, the cross-section was vertical and smooth, and it was probably not easy for a monkey to climb up.

"Hehe, I have my own way." Xue Rengui smiled proudly at this time, and then he saw that he had someone take the bow and arrow, then tied a rope to the tail of the arrow, then he set the bow and arrow, aiming at a crooked tree on the top of the cliff and shot out. As a result, the rope passed through the tree and then fell to the ground, and the rope just sat on the trunk.

Xue Rengui tied the rope tightly, then took off his armor and grabbed the rope and climbed up. Although he was tall and burly, he was extremely flexible. In the blink of an eye, he climbed up the cliff. Li Xiu was worried that he was alone, so he sent a few more soldiers to go up. After these people climbed up, he greeted Li Xiu and the others and left.

Although Marutou Mountain is not very big, it is also a mountain after all, so Li Xiu estimated that Xue Rengui and the others would not be able to come back in a short time, and it was getting late at this time, so he camped here for a rest. They waited for a day and a night, but had not seen Xue Rengui and others come back. This made Li Xiu feel anxious and even wanted to send someone up to see the situation.

However, on the afternoon of the next day, Xue Rengui and his group finally poked their heads out from above, which made Li Xiu finally relieved. Then Xue Rengui and others were down the rope. When they saw Li Xiu, they immediately smiled excitedly and said, "Mr. Prince Concubine, this road can indeed lead to Maruto City. The road is a bit difficult to walk, and it can also go around the road in the domestic city. However, the trees around Maruto City have been cut down. I am afraid that someone will find it, so I dare not get too close."

When Li Xiu heard Xue Rengui's report, he was also happy and immediately sent someone to the domestic city to report the news, and they stayed to guard the place. It is estimated that Qin Qiong would know what to do after he knew the news.

Qin Qiong's reaction was also very fast. On the third day after Li Xiu sent someone to report the news, a team of 3,000 people arrived here, and Cheng Yaojin led the team himself. Li Xiu was not idle for this period. He asked someone to make many rope ladders hanging on the cliff to facilitate the army to climb up.

"Mr. Prince Concubine, Shubao can't come here, but we have already discussed it. This time, I will send 3,000 people to touch it, and then go around the road in the domestic city and kill from top to bottom. The people below will also cooperate with the upward attack. Then it depends on whether we can seize this road in one fell swoop!" Cheng Yaojing immediately spoke as soon as he saw Li Xiu.

Although you can also go up here, the 30,000 Tang troops cannot climb up all of them from here, and there are various supplies in the army, so the roads on the domestic city must be taken down, so it is convenient for the army to go up the mountain to attack Marudu City.

"Who led the troops this time? You can't be General Cheng, right?" Li Xiu couldn't help but ask back when he heard Cheng Yaojin's words. Although Cheng Yaojin brought three thousand soldiers this time, he seemed to have no other generals. Cheng Yaojin had a stubborn temper. He was really afraid that the other party would go to the battlefield in person. After all, if something happened to him, he would be unable to explain to Li Shimin.

"Haha~, if I were twenty years younger, I would definitely not give this opportunity to others. But now it is the world of young people. Wouldn't there be a good general around you?" Cheng Yaojin also smiled and looked at Xue Rengui standing next to Li Xiu.

"General Cheng, what you mean..." Xue Rengui couldn't help but blush with excitement when he heard this. Although he was promoted by Li Shimin, he had never had the opportunity to lead troops alone. If Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin handed over this task to him, it would be a good opportunity to make contributions.

"Yes, Shubao and I think Rengui, you are very suitable for this task, so I will pick two thousand people out of the soldiers I brought and hand them over to you. In addition, the 1,000 people under your command, a total of three thousand will be your command. Be sure to capture the road to the domestic city!" Cheng Yaojin said in a commanding tone when he said the last.

"After the order!" Xue Rengui also shouted excitedly at this time. Such opportunities are not available at all times. If they were in normal times, they would probably be fought over by countless people. After all, the most in the army is a young general like him who is dedicated to making achievements.

Seeing Xue Rengui taking on this task, Li Xiu couldn't help but feel a little worried, but he thought that as a general, he was just holding his head to exchange for military merits. Since Xue Rengui chose this path, he must be mentally prepared, so he didn't say anything.

In addition to bringing the army, Cheng Yaojin also had some supplies. Because Li Xiu and the others were worried about being discovered by the Goguryeo people on the top of the mountain, they did not dare to raise fire when they were stationed here, so they could only eat dry food every day. This time, Cheng Yaojin brought enough supplies to Xue Rengui, including a lot of canned food, and some lime bags. This was the method that Pei Xingjian promoted in the army. It is said that Wanniang came up with it, which made Li Xiu and the others finally have a hot meal.

The next morning, Xue Rengui led the 3,000 troops up the mountain again. He had been there once before and was very familiar with the road. Li Xiu and Cheng Yaojin rushed back to the domestic city immediately, but most of the troops were left to guard the cliff, in case someone came to cut off Xue Rengui's retreat. After all, if Xue Rengui and his friends were not in a smooth attack, they could still evacuate from here.

Li Xiu and Cheng Yaojin rushed back to the domestic city as fast as possible, and Qin Qiong was ready to attack. As long as Xue Rengui on the top of the mountain sent a signal, the people below immediately attacked the mountain.

According to the previous agreement between Li Xiu and Xue Rengui, the best attack time should be in the early morning, which was also the time when people were the least vigilant, and their sneak attacks were also the easiest to succeed. Therefore, Qin Qiong also ordered the army to go to bed early and prepare for the attack early every morning.

The early morning of the first day was very calm, and there was no movement on the mountain. The next day, Li Xiu thought Xue Rengui would do it, but there was still no movement. This made everyone a little anxious. Li Xiu estimated that there were too many people on Xue Rengui's side. In order to hide their whereabouts, they did not dare to rush through the day, so they walked slowly.

Sure enough, just in the early morning of the third day, Qin Qiong had just asked the army to prepare, but suddenly there were several fireworks signals burst out from the top of the mountain, followed by a shout of killing, and a firelight appeared on the mountain road.

"Attack!" Seeing the signal from the top of the mountain, Qin Qiong immediately roared, and then the Tang army also started a new round of charge. This time, it was obvious that the resistance on the top of the mountain became weak and powerless, and even the shouts of killing on the mountain road were getting closer and closer. It seemed that Xue Rengui was rushing down with people, which also made the Tang army below even more excited. As long as he controlled this mountain road, Maruto City would be near.
Chapter completed!