Chapter 169: Set off! Go to Suweikou

"Come!"

Xu Xingxia shouted.

"Sir, what are your instructions?"

Yun Qifeng hurried over and stood up solemnly.

"Call all the officers above the general flag, there is something important."

After thinking for a while, Xu Xingxia finally made up his mind and said calmly.

Soon, Yu Lijun, Zhang Quanfu, Gao Meng, Zhang Feng, Mao Shisan, Wang Xia, Chi Hu, Liu Heng and others all arrived. Their positions in general flag were temporarily appointed and removed by Xu Xingxia. The masters above didn't like Xu Xingxia, and even didn't like them, so they classified them as Xu Xingxia's best friends. They ignored their promotions. In fact, just in terms of military achievements, there were already several people who could become formal general flags. But the superiors deliberately forgot about this matter, and Xu Xingxia did not mention it specifically.

Sometimes, Xu Xingxia also secretly sighed, do you dare to be a little stupider than those stupid guys above? If you find a way to actively promote someone from me, that person might be closer to you and become a constraint for me, Xu Xingxia. However, later he figured out, who is qualified to be a constraint for these people under his command? Who has the ability and courage to conquer him? Even though he knows that it is useless to win over, it is better to be too lazy to spend your energy!

After the staff arrived, Xu Xingxia said straight to the point: "I invite you all today. There is mainly something to arrange with you. Three days later, Tuoba Su will appear at Suweikou. There are not many people accompanying you, maybe only about one hundred people. The interesting ones are, so we will send out quietly and kill him secretly. Well, after killing you, there will be some benefits."

Yu Lijun's expression moved slightly and asked with concern: "Tuoba Su of Aobao?"

Xu Xingxia nodded and said calmly: "Yes, it's him. The secret mission I received is to kill him. It's about confidentiality. As long as everyone knows it, no outsourcing is allowed."

Yu Lijun's face suddenly became eager, and he rubbed his palms with rare excitement. The other officers' faces also became eager. They nodded in looking at each other and took on the task without hesitation. Most of the officers of the White Army hated Tuoba Su. As long as they had the chance to kill him, they would never hesitate. What's more, with Xu Xingxia leading the team, it would definitely be a sure win and the result was done.

Gao Meng said excitedly: "Do it! This old boy does not have much less bad things than the Tartars! Let's kill him, it is equivalent to eliminating a big disaster for Ningxia Town! Sir, when you go to Suweikou, you must bring me! This old boy, I wanted to cut off his head early in the morning! I also want to dig out his heart to see if his heart is black!"

Wang Xia also said coldly: "Yes, Tuoba Su is extremely guilty and has a serious sin. It's time to give him the title! Sir, this time, you have to bring me with you! I want to see for myself what kind of virtue Tuoba Su is, and he has the ability to harm Ningxia Town for more than ten years! I used to have a brother who died at the hands of Tuoba Su, and I happened to avenge my brothers!"

Zhang Quanfu shook his head and shouted, "Hehe, everyone, calm down! No one of you should rob me! Last time you killed the Tartars in Ningxia City, you were so romantic and happy. I was still stationed in Niujiaoduan, so depressed! Sir, you can't send me to Niujiaoduan! I also want to meet this Tuoba Su in person! The military households in our Ningxia Town want to get his head, but there are a few days!"

Other officers also asked for battle, no one was willing to stay behind, and no one wanted to go on the battlefield to kill the enemy. Everyone knew that this action to kill Tuoba Su was definitely a good opportunity for the White Army to show their face. As long as Tuoba Su was killed, the reputation of the White Army would be at least one level. Tuoba Su had been rampant in Ningxia Town for more than ten years, and no one could do anything to him. If he died at the hands of the White Army, it would be strange if Ningxia Town did not get excited.

At that time, any officer of the White Army may be admired by other military households. If someone asks me how Tuoba Su died and what he looked like, you can only say, sorry, I did not participate in the battle with Tuoba Su, I stayed behind... What a shameful thing!

They all knew Tuoba Su's strength. This guy is definitely not an idiot, his ability to ride and shoot is quite superb. Legend has it that this bandit has a natural intuition about danger and has successfully avoided several fatal traps before. Otherwise, he would not have been arrogant in Ningxia Town for more than ten years and was safe and sound. This time, it may not be as easy as he thought that the White Army had to deal with him at Suweikou. However, with Xu Xingxia leading the team, they were all full of confidence. Tuoba Su was definitely dead this time.

"Everyone calm down! Quiet!" Xu Xingxia frowned.

The reaction of the white-clothed army officer was so intense that it was a bit beyond his expectations. It seemed that the public anger aroused by Tuoba Su was really not an ordinary person. He could understand the officers' mood to ask for battle. However, it was absolutely impossible for everyone to rush forward. Someone must stay in Weizhen Fort and Niujiao Dun to avoid accidents. You can't throw away your nest just because you went out to wipe out Tuoba Su, right?

After a simple discussion, Xu Xingxia decided to take the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry team to Suweikou. The other white-clothed troops were stationed at Weizhen Fort. There were only two general flags accompanying him, one was Gao Meng and the other was Zhang Feng, the commander and deputy commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. The other officers were not taken and all remained behind. Last time, Xu Xingxia had just left Weizhen Fort, and Zhang Qiuqing came to make trouble. He had to guard against it.

Xu Xingxia was not worried at all whether the situation in Weizhen Fort would change after he left Weizhen Fort. Now, he has absolutely no prestige among all the military households in Weizhen Fort. Even if someone wants to get up and cause trouble, he must have other military households to agree. Besides, the six general flags of the Management Council are not a frugal person. The White Army and the Management Council are hindering each other, so he can safely leave Weizhen Fort for a while.

The most critical element to dealing with Tuoba Su is to attack him and be surprised. As long as you do this, you don’t need many people. According to the information, Tuoba Su’s ability to escape is still very powerful. On the contrary, if a large army is dispatched and the news is blocked, it will be very difficult. If Tuoba Su learned the news in advance, everything would be useless. The terrain of Helan Mountain is complicated and even thousands of troops can’t hold him.

It is hard to say whether there is Tuoba Su's eyeliner in Weizhen Castle. It is estimated that there is no. However, in Pinglu City, there must be Tuoba Su's eyeliner. The tiger and leopard cavalry are moving, and Tuoba Su's eyeliner in Pinglu City will probably know. However, he would never have thought that if the tiger and leopard cavalry are moving, they dare to go to his master if they are moving. What Xu Xingxia wants to use is this illusion, using the tiger and leopard cavalry with only fifty or sixty people to eat Tuoba Su and his party with hundreds of people.

The Qing Palace did not invite Ningxia Town to send a large army to encircle and suppress the enemy, which is probably because of this reason. With the strength of other Ming troops in Ningxia Town, at least 500 people were needed to kill Tuoba Su's 100 people. Five hundred people were dispatched, and Tuoba Su would have run away without a trace. The cannons hit mosquitoes, but there was no effect. If something went wrong in the middle, Tuoba Su would be beaten up by Xunji, causing heavy losses.

Of course, in order to deal with sudden accidents, it is very necessary to arm the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry team to the teeth. Sun and Moon guns must be carried, and hand-to-hand weapons such as scimitars and axes must be carried. A sufficient Minnie bomb is also carried. Each person can carry at least one hundred Minnie bombs. It would be even better if he could carry two hundred rounds. The explosive bags are also carried. The number of explosive bags does not require a lot, and ten are almost the same.

As for being familiar with the guide at Suweikou, of course, it is also necessary. Among the military households in Weizhen Fort, there are not many people who have been to Suweikou. Lin Hainiu has been there many times and has a good understanding of the terrain there. So Xu Xingxia asked Lin Hainiu to serve as the guide. For the need for confidentiality, Lin Hainiu could never leave after entering the military camp.

After everything was accurate, late that night, Xu Xingxia quietly took the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry team. They wrapped the horse's hooves in cotton cloth in the military camp and quietly went out. It was Chen Denglong who was responsible for guarding the gate. Everyone opened the fort gate and left Weizhen Fort without knowing it. Except for Chen Denglong and other few people, other military households in Weizhen Fort knew that Xu Xingxia and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry had left Weizhen Fort.

Starting from Weizhen Fort and heading towards Suweikou, the road was quite easy to walk at the beginning, and there was no problem with marching at night. However, after entering Helan Mountain, the road was difficult to walk, and you had to wait until dawn to move. Both sides of the road were cliffs, and you would be thrown away if you were not careful. After riding a horse for a whole day and a night, it was not until the next evening that Xu Xingxia and his group arrived at Suweikou.

"Sir, it should be here." Lin Hainiu looked at the surrounding terrain and said with certainty. Their current location is the most dangerous. As long as there are a few stones on it, they can kill several of them. There is basically no place to hide in the narrow canyon. In the case of attack, you can only hold on.

"Okay, thank you! You go down and rest first!" Xu Xingxia nodded and asked Lin Hainiu to rest beside him. Then, he waved his hand and asked Gao Meng and Zhang Feng, the soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, to look for places around, ambush, and wait for the arrival of Tuoba Su and his group. He himself rode a war horse and observed carefully around the canyon.

Suweikou was also called Suyukou in later generations, and it was a very narrow canyon. In layman's terms, it should be called Yishitian. Because when standing inside the canyon, you can't see only Yishitian. Even when the sky is gloomy, you can't even see Yishitian. There is no vegetation on both sides of the canyon, all of which are large and small stones. Some stones are covered in the sky above the canyon, as if they will fall down at any time.

Occasionally, one or two small trees emerge from the cracks of the stones, which are short, half-dead, and malnourished. A considerable part of the rhizomes of the trees are exposed outside, and some are dry. There is no way, growing in the cracks of the stones, how much nutrients can it absorb? It is almost the same if it doesn’t die.

At the bottom of the canyon, there are also uneven stones. In some stone cracks, you can even see fragmented bones. Either the merchants or the horse thieves come and go. Before, it was said that Suweikou only leads to Qingyang Palace, which did not take into account the statement that the Alaxan Desert outside. If it is associated with the Alaxan Desert, there are too many stories to tell in this narrow passage at Suweikou.

In the late Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the Alxa Desert was not that vast and was not directly connected to the Helan Mountains. More often than not, it should be called the Alxa Plateau. After leaving the Helan Mountains, it was not a desert, but a barren plateau. On the edge of the plateau, it was the Gobi Desert. The edge of the Gobi Desert is the real big desert. This gave many caravans the opportunity to venture from the west side of the Helan Mountains.

On the east side of Helan Mountain is the Ningxia Plain. On the west side of Helan Mountain is the Alxa Plateau. There are two main roads to enter the Ningxia Plain from the Alxa Plateau, one is Chimukou. In the middle of Helan Mountain, the other is Suweikou. Huangxiakou is actually a fellow traveler, but the terrain is more dangerous and the Tatars generally do not walk. In the 21st year of Wanli, the Tatars moved south in large numbers, and some of the Tatars entered the Ningxia Plain through Suweikou.

In fact, the famous near Suweikou is not the strange terrain, but the pictures on the rock wall, referred to as rock paintings. Of course, the rock paintings are not drawn, but carved with tools. According to reasoning, there should be a large number of craftsmen who are busy on the stone wall and carve lifelike patterns. Because the texture of the stone is very hard, most of them are still preserved after experiencing wind and rain and sunshine.

Xu Xingxia slowly rode a war horse and wandered in the canyon, just to observe these rock paintings up close and discover some things he was interested in. In later generations, he had observed many rock paintings online, developed a strong interest in many rock paintings, and once studied them in depth. This time it was a real field investigation.

According to the general conclusions of later generations, it is generally believed that Helan Mountain rock paintings are an art gallery of Chinese nomadic peoples and have high historical and cultural value. Indeed, Helan Mountain has always been a place where northern ethnic minorities such as the Huns, Xianbei, Turks, Uighurs, Tubo, Dangxiang and other northern ethnic minorities stationed in nomadic hunting and reproduction. The last nomadic people should be the Dangxiang people. The Western Xia Dynasty they established has been destroyed for more than 300 years.
Chapter completed!