Chapter 469: Chapter 27: Securing the Turkic Holy Mountain, Raising the Gu Clan’s Name (Part 2)

Even though they had a significant advantage in numbers, they could not gain any upper hand.

If it weren’t for the need to climb the mountain on this expedition, if it were on flat ground instead.

For these people to try and stop the Tang Army would undoubtedly be a fool’s errand.

But—

Trying to climb Yudujin Mountain under such circumstances is equally difficult.

Under the blessing of their faith, each Turkic person, long driven mad, used their lives like lunatics to block the Tang Army.

The entire Yudujin Mountain.

Has completely turned into a bloody meat grinder.

This battle is destined to be bloody.....

....

Meanwhile, at Yin Mountain.

"Haven’t you found any news about the Grand Tutor yet?"

Li Jing looked at the generals in front of him, frowning and asked.

The generals immediately nodded.

Seeing this, Li Jing’s frown deepened even more.

Did something unexpected happen?

Could it be that the Western Turks have intervened in this battle?

He had once coordinated on the battlefield with Gu Yan in the past and knew some of Gu Yan’s abilities and character.

According to his judgment, in any case, Gu Yan should have already led the army to fight by now.

Yet there’s no news at all now.

What exactly went wrong?

"Immediately send out more scouts, no matter what, find out about the Grand Tutor’s whereabouts," Li Jing couldn’t help but say again, "Moreover, the attack on Yin Mountain must not cease."

"We must attack fiercely!"

"Consume all their provisions!"

"This time, we must keep them all here no matter what!"

It must be said, Li Jing’s capabilities are reassuring.

Although not as good as Gu Quan today.

But he definitely surpasses Gu Yan.

Precisely because of this, Li Jing still trusted his judgment, if nothing unexpected happened, with Gu Yan’s character he would definitely come to flank with him.

An accident must have happened!

He needs to find out, to prepare everything in advance.

"General."

At this moment, his aide Zhang Gongjin suddenly frowned slightly and spoke: "Could it be that the Grand Tutor is handling something else? The Gu Clan’s way of fighting... has always been unpredictable."

As soon as these words were spoken, some generals couldn’t help but nod their heads.

The Gu Clan’s tactics were difficult for others to decipher.

But there were also those who disagreed.

"Given the current state of affairs, is there anything more important than attacking Yin Mountain?" the vanguard Su Dingfang immediately spoke.

Everyone nodded again, followed by a wave of discussion.

Li Jing also frowned deeply, thinking over the judgments of both sides, until after a moment he waved his hand, "From what I understand of the Grand Tutor, the Grand Tutor shouldn’t be doing anything else."

He didn’t speak too directly.

But the meaning was already quite clear.

Gu Yan is ultimately not Gu Quan.

If Gu Quan were still alive, Li Jing might have had a similar judgment.

He knows Gu Quan’s capabilities.

But Gu Yan is ultimately lacking somewhat.

In such a major matter, Gu Yan should not risk creating additional complications.

He interrupted the topic.

Letting the generals act according to his orders.

Countless scouts successively departed from the Tang camp, braving the wind and snow to gather information, some even heading to Bai Daochuan.

But there was still no news.

The situation grew increasingly severe.

The Tang Army had never relaxed its attack on the entire Yin Mountain.

Not only was Li Jing curious about where Gu Yan had gone, Jie Li Khan was equally so.

A trusted and feared opponent suddenly disappeared, which exerted an unimaginable pressure on him given the current situation!

But ultimately no one could predict the actions of the Gu Clan.

In the Tang Camp.

Just as everyone felt the situation growing ever more bizarre, news from Li Shimin finally arrived.

In his letter, he commended the generals.

And then he mentioned another matter, which was that they didn’t need to concern themselves with Gu Yan, only needed to do their tasks well.

This letter finally ended the matter.

Regarding the sudden disappearance of the Gu Clan, everyone instinctively thought Li Shimin must have had some other arrangements.

Li Jing included.

He then began a large-scale attack on the entire Yin Mountain.

He didn’t necessarily need Gu Yan to flank.

Jie Li Khan by now had reached a dead end, even relying on himself, he could still break through Yin Mountain.

Why was he so concerned about this matter?

All because he was worried about any sudden enemies coming.

As the commander, he could not afford to overlook any detail.

——The situation shifted again!

Jie Li Khan was completely in despair.

The successive Tang attacks forced him to put all his elite forces into the front lines, yet he was constantly worried that something would happen at the rear.

The reputation of the Gu Clan was too overwhelming.

Since the days of Gu Xiao, from time to time, descendants would achieve miraculous surprise attacks.

How could he not worry about this threat?

Under such circumstances, the battle at Yin Mountain also grew increasingly unfavorable.

External pressure exacerbated internal conflicts, creating an atmosphere of impending doom rising in everyone’s hearts.

And Jie Li Khan had to make a decision.

——He was going to flee!

...

At Yudujin Mountain.

Days of relentless slaughter had completely stripped this Turkic Holy Mountain of its former sacred glory.

——The mountains were strewn with bodies everywhere.

The dull sounds of armor clashing with frozen ground were fragmented by the wind and snow, while broken knives and spears jutted from the snow like grim bones.