For the sake of this expedition, Li Ming brought almost all the masters on the island. Not only were Zhuangya and his wife and a few disciples protected him, but he also transferred all the people from his original guard team. These people followed Li Ming from the beginning, and later Li Ming disbanded them to various regions and departments to hold various leadership positions. This time, he gathered them again in order to deal with the natural dangers in Lianshan in front of him.

In addition to these people, Li Ming also had some people transferred from Linjiazhuang. These people were all very skilled and their martial arts were no less than Li Ming's original guards. They were usually active all over the country as main commerce personnel. This time they were also summoned by Li Ming. For this battle, Li Ming spent a lot of money.

There were more than 300 of these people in total, which seemed to be a little less in this battle of a large army. Originally, Li Ming's two thousand personal guards were the most suitable for carrying out such a task, but they were blocked outside Mingyang City. In desperation, Li Ming had no choice but to use these people to make do.

Calling these people together, Li Ming explained the specific steps and precautions of this task to them in detail. Then, under the leadership of Marin, he rushed towards the Lianshan Mountains quickly with the sun gradually setting above his head.

The guards of Lianshan Pass will definitely be wary of Li Ming's troops. The enemy who fled from the Third Ring City area will definitely convey the news of their rushing into Zhongzhou to Li Jiao. As Lianshan Pass, which blocks the main traffic route of Zhongzhou, is definitely on high alert now. Therefore, Li Ming has no idea whether Malin and the others can complete the task smoothly. After all, they only have more than 300 people. Although their martial arts are much higher than ordinary people, once they are exposed, they will not only face thousands of troops on the scene, but also destroy Li Ming's plan.

The sunset gradually fell on the horizon, and the moon in the sky began to emit bright light. With Li Ming's order, the five thousand elite soldiers carefully selected from the 40,000 trained troops walked steadily towards the wide mountain road. After receiving the news from Malin and others ahead, they learned that the first obstacle had been cleared by them, these people would go there to ensure that the large army could not be attacked by accident when they passed. These people took off.

He had heavy armor on his body, soft cowhide armor, and a light sabre and long rope tied on his back. Although they had not experienced mountain battles, they had undergone a brief training before departure. Li Ming applied the training method of the modern army's special forces in Zhongshan District to them, and trained a group of mountain amphibious combat troops with about 40,000 people to deal with the situation in front of him. This situation was something he had been considering when he returned from Mingyang City.

The moon gradually moved above people's heads, and the world was covered with a faint silver light. It was obviously not a good choice to attack on such a night, but Li Ming, who was anxious, didn't care about so much. His army of more than 800,000 people consumed a lot of food and logistics supplies every day, which put a lot of pressure on his logistics supplies. Although he was familiar with modern war theory, he had paid great attention to this point, in this era of poor transportation, it was still very difficult to meet the transportation of so many materials. Therefore, Li Ming must end the war as soon as possible. He could not delay the attack until ten days later because of the moonlight at night.

Malin's vanguard sent back the second news. With their outstanding light skills, they had successfully arrived near Lianshan Pass. Judging from the news sent back, Li Jiao really wanted to use this place as a natural danger to block Li Ming's advance. There were not only flags all over the mountains, barracks everywhere, but also densely packed with large stones on the cliffs on both sides of the mountain road. It was impossible for Li Ming's army to pass through the main road. The condescending stones from the cliff would cause Li Ming to suffer heavy losses and would be difficult to move forward.

However, although Li Jiao's troops occupied the cliffs on both sides of the mountain road, there could not be too many troops in that kind of place after all, and the space on the cliffs was limited, and large pieces of stones were constantly transported to the top. Therefore, there were only a few thousand troops ambushing the cliffs. Most of the remaining soldiers gathered on the flat ground near the top pass and stood for sniping, which gave Li Ming a great space to move. With the more than 300 martial arts masters in the forefront, it would be no problem to clear the ambush on the cliffs on both sides of the road. The key now is how to break through the pass on the top of the mountain that was built against the mountain and towering into the clouds.

Under the command of Li Ming, the second batch of 5,000 soldiers set out. Although these soldiers did not have the skills of the pioneers and martial arts masters, it was still possible to climb the cliff with the help of ropes and climbing tools. They were the hope of Li Ming's victory in this battle. If they were not successful, Li Ming had to set fire to the mountain.

Li Ming passed several hours while anxiously waiting. It took four or five hours from Lianshan Town to the top of Lianshan Mountain. The soldiers sent by Li Ming could not walk the main road in a noble way. Therefore, they would need to spend more time. Normally, they would be able to completely occupy various natural dangers on the pass before dawn tomorrow to open up roads for Li Ming's large troops to reach the bottom of the pass. Only Li Ming's large troops could approach the pass, and his various weapons could play a role. Therefore, the action tonight was crucial.

The moon in the sky slowly fell down the horizon. After a brief darkness, a ray of dawn gradually lit up from the east sky. With the help of the light of the sky, Li Ming, who had not slept all night, stared anxiously at the road leading to the mountains, eagerly waiting for news from the troops ahead.

Finally, before the sun jumped out of the horizon, the troops in front heard the smooth news. After receiving this good news, Li Ming's whole body was wiped out and he hurriedly issued the order for the large army to set off.

This time, the 10,000 heavy infantrymen were the first to go. Although they did not have much effect in fighting in the mountains, as the vanguard, it was still possible to resist some dangers for the follow-up troops. Then, the 5,000 mountain combat teams trained by Rangers were followed. They had light clothes, clever movements, complete mountain climbing equipment, and the rangers' unique precise crossbows. The cooperation between these aspects made them the trump card of Li Ming's mountain combat.

Following the mountain troops was the catapult army on which Li Ming relied to attack the city and draw the village. Under the support of mules and horses, the catapult army often walked on the wide mountain road, making it magnificent.

The logistics troops followed behind them. They drove the carts of oil and trucks of food and grass to the catapults. For a time, the mountain road where three or two carts could walk side by side was squeezed out.

Under the escort of Zhuangya, Li Ming flew on the cliffs on both sides. Looking at the crowded road under his feet, he couldn't help but feel very lucky. If he hadn't prepared in advance and made him clear about the obstacles along the way, the opponent's big rock could cause huge casualties by flying down. If he did not occupy the advantage of the terrain in such a mountainous area, no troops would be enough to be ruined. Such a mountainous area can be said to be a one-man as a pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it.

Along the way, Li Ming was able to meet the vanguard troops standing on the mountain peaks and cliffs from time to time. Looking at the wounds cut by rocks and bushes on their bodies and the tired faces, Li Ming could only be moved to bow to them repeatedly. Without their risk-taking attack, his large army would not have been able to approach the enemy smoothly. Therefore, they were the ones who made the greatest contribution to this battle.

When it was almost noon, Li Ming was not far from the top of the mountain. Looking up from the steep peak, the towering pass penetrated into the sky and was connected with the cliffs on both sides, making it so insurmountable. The flags flying above the pass and the crowded heads seemed even more vigilant.

Lianshan Mountain Road passes through the peak from a natural valley. Therefore, there are towering cliffs on both sides of the road. It is really solid to establish a pass in this place. Only the mountain road is flat in front of the pass, and the rest are steep peaks. Therefore, no matter how many people come to attack in such a place, there are only a hundred or ten people who can truly participate in the battle. For such places, there is no way to break without heavy weapons.

Fortunately, Li Ming's fire attack is the best way to deal with Chengguan. Although doing so can easily cause wildfires, in order to break through the obstacles in front of him, Li Ming didn't care about so much.

After dealing with the enemy for a night, the more than 300 martial arts masters sent by Li Ming were stationed on a hillside more than 100 meters away from the pass. More than 300 people were divided into four groups and monitored the hillsides and tops of the place. Seeing Li Ming coming, Ma Lin, the leader, hurried over to report the situation.

According to Ma Lin's personal report, Li Ming knew how tragic the battle last night was. Ma Lin and his team had been working hard for more than ten hours, and they successively wiped out more than 4,000 enemy troops ambushing on the cliffs on both sides. They themselves lost more than 20 people. These more than 20 people were masters from Linjiazhuang. These people were usually busy with business, so most of their martial arts were abandoned and many were hunted by the enemy's traps at night.

When Li Ming heard this news, he felt a little heavy. The martial arts masters around him were hard-won, and one less died, so under normal circumstances, Li Ming would not let them take action. However, today's battle is crucial. These more than 300 people destroyed more than 4,000 enemy troops, and it is very normal for him to lose more than 20 people. Li Ming also understood this, but he could never let it go.

After a while of silence, Li Ming slightly relieved his mood and turned to inquire about the situation of the enemy. According to Malin's report, the enemy stationed about 3,000 people on the pass and the platforms dug out of the cliffs on both sides, making the pass very tight defense. On the defensive surface that is only a few meters wide, it is almost impossible to exceed these 3,000 people. Although Malin and his team have cleared all the enemy troops within 100 meters of the pass, the enemy troops within 100 meters of the pass cannot be cleaned up. Once they get too close, they will be attacked by archers above the pass. In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, Malin and others ignored those people. Fortunately, the remaining enemy troops outside the pass will not exceed 500, and it can no longer pose too much threat to Li Ming and the others.

While speaking, Li Ming's vanguard had already appeared in their sight. The heavy infantry walking in front held heavy shields and wearing heavy armor, moving slowly upward with difficulty. Fortunately, they had been trained for a long time. Otherwise, holding such heavy shields and wearing such heavy armor would have been difficult to persist in crawling for four or five hours in the mountain road.

Seeing the appearance of this pair of heavy infantry, the enemy troops defending the pass suddenly became turbulent. They shouted loudly and quickly ignited the fireworks on the city wall. At the same time, huge stones and rolling wood began to appear in the hands of the soldiers in the city. The trenchers set up on the city wall also began to load huge stones and began to bombard Li Ming's troops.

On such a steep mountain road, the power of the rolling stone is huge. It can even be said that a huge rock rolling downward can eliminate most of Li Ming's troops on the mountain road. Therefore, Li Ming made various preparations for this kind of attack. He sent heavy infantry up the mountain to let them block the attack of the rolling stone. However, he did not expect that the other party would set up a catapult on the tall city wall.

With the advantage of the terrain, the enemy threw huge stones high from the city walls and flew nearly 200 meters in the air. Then they roared and smashed Li Ming's troops. With a loud bang, the four heavy infantry had been smashed into meat mud by huge stones. Then they jumped up on the road of rocks and rushed down again, smashing more than ten soldiers below to their legs and arms. However, the other soldiers next to them took the opportunity to force the big stone to the rock next to them with their shields. Although more than twenty soldiers were crushed to death in the process of subduing this big stone, they finally stopped the big stone from rolling downwards.

However, it was not just this stone that came down from the other party's city wall. As the first huge rock flew out, hundreds of large stones flew down from the city wall one after another and flew straight to the road. Since the road was opened between two cliffs, the stone caster on the city wall was not worried about the direction. Even if the stone fell on the cliff slopes on both sides, the stones would roll down the road. Therefore, for a moment, the heavy infantry sent by Li Ming was mostly injured. The large stones rolled down the mountain road like wild horses, crushing more people into meat paste.

Although the heavy infantry themselves understood that they were used as shields this time, and before they came, they had learned how to stop the rocks from rolling, so many stones and so many casualties were unexpected. They saw a stone that was stopped by them and rolled, but more stones fell down immediately and smashed the soldiers into meat sauce. This made the soldiers who were originally very determined start to panic. If the stones on the city wall continued to fall, it would inevitably cause the collapse of the ten thousand vanguards.

Li Ming, who saw this situation on the cliff next to him, was really shocked and anxious. The seriousness of the matter was far beyond his expectations. If he let the enemy continue like this, the more than 100,000 troops on the mountain road today might be reimbursed. The extreme shock and anger made him lose his mind for a while. He couldn't help but roar: "Follow me if you have good light skills! Eliminate their catapults and occupy their city walls! Don't let our soldiers suffer any more!" As soon as he finished speaking, his figure disappeared from the spot. In a blink of an eye, he appeared ten meters away.

Zhuang Ya, who had been guarding him, was shocked and rushed to catch up with Li Ming, while Ma Lin and the others did not dare to neglect. When they saw Li Ming going up in person, they ignored their safety and chased after him one by one. Although the cliff in front of them looked so steep and steep, and although the enemy troops on it could end their lives with a big stone at any time, Li Ming's risk made them forget the danger. At this moment, what they were thinking was just how to protect Li Ming and how to prevent him from being hurt.

The extremely frightened and angry Li Ming had already used the Lin family's floating shroud skills to the extreme. On the steep cliff, he was really like a flying willow catkins, quickly rising to the towering cliff. Among these people, in addition to Zhuang Ya, Li Ming was the highest martial arts. In terms of light skills alone, Li Ming, who obtained the true teachings of the Lin family, was no less than Zhuang Ya. Therefore, Li Ming, who took the lead, threw everyone away from him in a blink of an eye, and was about to approach the towering city wall.

It was not until this time that the soldiers guarding the city wall discovered that Li Ming and others who were quickly approaching them from the cliff next to them had never used any direction as the object of defense in their defensive arrangements. Therefore, facing Li Ming's approach, the soldiers were at a loss for a moment. Who else could they be except for gods and immortals at such a fast speed on such a steep cliff? This idea flashed through the minds of almost every soldier guarding the city, making them a little surprised when they stood there.

Li Ming, who had breathed a breath, showed an unprecedented level. The true energy in his body was circulating rapidly, and approached Chengguan from the cliff on the side of Chengguan like a whirlwind. Then, he took advantage of a protruding big stone in front of him and finally landed on the seemingly insurmountable city wall.
Chapter completed!