C3541 Night Assault Stellar Gorge (1/2)

This pretty and inappropriate name was indeed worthy of its name. When Xu Zhanbiao first laid eyes on the place, he was deeply captivated by this wondrous sight.

Stellar Gorge did not say that this was the best place to view the stars, but said that the entire desert was filled with stars.

Stellar Gorge said it was a canyon, but it wasn't just a crack. It was a huge S-shaped pass, and the mountain range that separated the north and south suddenly revealed a very complex pass.

For millions of years, the contest between the wind and the rocks had been an arduous struggle between the northwest and the Gobi Desert. It had been torn apart by the wind into a complicated and dangerous path!

The deepest part of the pass was a canyon that was impossible to open. However, there were layers of high points on top of the canyon, with more than thirty stone blocks or a dry fortress.

After a few bloody battles, the twelve fortresses near the direction of the Gansu Province had already landed in Xu Zhanbiao's hands, the Shu Army had left a thousand elite warriors there.

Yaqub had left eighteen hundred soldiers there. He did not ask for them to defeat the Qing army, he only hoped that they could hold on to this winter.

Both sides were at each other's throats. They could see each other's shadows in the nearest fort. In the absence of wind, both sides could hear each other's curses!

The personal guards led by Xu Zhanbiao quietly made their way up in the dark of the night, not disturbing the enemy at all.

Under the leadership of the old soldier from the bunker, the general and the two hundred soldiers quietly climbed up the cliffs on both sides of the canyon under the cover of the shadow of the rocks. As a result, one of the soldiers who came for the first time in the open area immediately cried out in alarm.

”Ouch …” So beautiful, so many stars! ”

”Shh …” ”Be quiet, the enemy is very close …” The veteran guard quickly gagged him.

There was no time to punish this proscribed fighter. The two hundred men were already deeply attracted by the wondrous scenery. As far as the eye could see, other than loess sand and rocks, the desert was filled with stars.

The stars were not in the sky, but on the earth!

Xu Zhanbiao said in a low voice, ”Don't make such a fuss, the moon is shining bright today... ”There are a lot of quartz and mica in the stones here, reflecting the light of the moon in the sky. That's why there are so many stars!”

”This is the throat of the Western Regions, the east-west road, the only way into the border. Whoever controls this place will be the one to control the gate of Xinjiang!”

”Brothers …” ”No one fight with me for it. Tonight, I want to be the first one to pull out the opposite bunker. I won't let you get the first prize!”

”Go …” With the cover of the sandstorm, we will be able to get close to it! ”

Zuo Zongtang should really be grateful to Xiao Letian, the friendly relationship between the Xiang Army and the Chinese race allowed him to obtain many miraculous little things.

For example, desert camouflage clothing!

Xu Zhanbiao and the two hundred men were all wearing desert camouflage clothes made of Chinese cloth. As long as they didn't move, you wouldn't be able to notice them.

Furthermore, tonight, as if the wind was howling like wolves, Xu Zhanbiao was not afraid of making a ruckus in the desert. Xu Zhanbiao watched as a round stone the size of a bowl roll past him and landed on his personal guard's head with a loud bang.

The Sichuan people loved to be carefree and soft all the time, but as long as they left that rich basin, as long as they fought a national war, they would all be very valiant!

A stone the size of a bowl struck his forehead as blood splattered all over. The soldier did not even make a sound. He acted as if it was not his own head as he continued to lurk forward!

The Sichuan Army's tolerance for bitter battles was indeed worthy of its reputation!

Overhead was the biggest fortress, there were over 400 Yaqub rebel soldiers guarding it, the windows shone with a faint light and the sound of playing zither came from afar, it seemed to be the winter Bella, a common sight in the Southern Wilderness.