According to his original idea, the only way to go to the mountain was to use conspiracy. Although he also knew that the Tang Dynasty's army was very powerful, no matter how strong the army was, when it came to this place, you had to coil up if it was a dragon, and you had to lie down if it was a tiger.
After all, this is an impression accumulated over hundreds of years.
The armies of the Sui Dynasty also fought all over the world, but they could not defeat this place. In the end, they could only agree to the opponent's emergence as a state within a state. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, they did not use force against this place due to various reasons.
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Therefore, both the chieftains on the mountain and the common people at the foot of the mountain take it for granted that this land belongs to them. Even if a large number of troops from the foot of the mountain come to encircle and suppress them, they have nothing to fear. They can definitely defeat them easily using the methods left by their ancestors.
The army at the foot of the mountain.
Now Zhang Jiuli has another idea. When he persuades his son-in-law to cooperate, there may be certain difficulties. At that time, he can use the army to attack a certain stronghold on the mountain. According to the elite nature of this army, it should be possible.
It's easy to take it off, and when the time comes, you can use both soft and hard measures, and the time can be reduced by more than half.
When Zhang Jiuli told Qian Ping this method, although Qian Ping didn't understand what art of war was, he also understood about strategy. After being banned in the palace for so many years, he still knew what Zhang Yizhi meant.
clearly.
"When we come back from the mountain, you can just report it directly to His Highness. As long as it is beneficial to the entire situation, His Highness will definitely cooperate."
Qian Ping didn't reply directly, he just said what he was thinking. There was no problem with this matter in his opinion, but what Li Xiang would think about it was Li Xiang's business. We can only leave the ball to him.
Kick to Li Xiang's side.
Zhang Jiuli nodded beside him. He thought it was impossible for Li Xiang to refuse. The two chatted about some local customs and customs. When they walked forward, they could no longer see the Tang army. Some of them appeared.
Beyond the people working in the fields, you can see mountains in the distance.
"This must be the first time for adults to come to our side. Even though this mountain is right in front of us, we can't reach it before dark today."
Zhang Jiuli saw that Qian Ping was very interested in mountains. After all, Chang'an City is surrounded by the Guanzhong Plain, and such large mountains are not very common.
According to Qian Ping's idea, as long as we speed up a little, we will be able to reach the foot of the mountain soon. Who knows that it is just like what He Zhang Jiuli said, it is still far away from the mountain when it gets dark, and we will obviously leave in the afternoon.
There are many roads, but when I took a look before it got dark, it seemed that the road had not changed much and it was still so far.
This is what is called Wangshan's dead horse. People like Zhang Jiuli have been there once, so they still know this place very well, but Qian Ping naturally doesn't know.
There is no village or shop here, so we can only set up camp here and continue heading into the mountains when we get up tomorrow morning.
In order not to arouse suspicion on the mountain, the troops brought by Li Xiang from the north were not used this time. The entire team was not that big, only a hundred or so people in total. They were all Zhang Jiuli's former subordinates.
If they had come to this place before, they would have had to drink and have fun, otherwise it would be difficult to get rid of the depression during the day, but now the family is being watched by people from the court. If they still do things like that, it is very likely that they will
Affects family members.
When it got dark, everyone went into the tent to rest. Only a few people stayed outside for the night. Qian Ping changed places and couldn't sleep. He was also a little worried. As for what was going on on the mountain, Qian Ping was now two
His eyes went dark.
"who?"
Just when Qian Ping was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard the words of the guards outside. The guy quickly got up. When he came outside the tent, several guards had already drawn their swords to protect Qian Ping.
In front of him, these people were sent by Li Xiang. Each of them has a combat strength of more than 25 people. If there is any danger, they can definitely protect Qian Ping from leaving. This is also an insurance for Qian Ping when he goes up the mountain.
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"Don't move, don't move any of them, call your centurion over, I am Zhang Jiuli."
Zhang Jiuli could tell that these people were the chieftain army on the mountain. The atmosphere on the mountain and down the mountain was relatively tense during this period, so these people should have come down from the path.
Qian Ping was also feeling frustrated next to him. Didn't I ask you to block all the roads going down the mountain? It seems that the local troops are really useless, and I don't know where you were blocked.
Looking at Qian Ping's eyes, Zhang Jiuli didn't dare to raise his head. During the day, he even boasted to Qian Ping that the roads up and down the mountain were blocked. They couldn't get down and we couldn't get up. What happened to the small army in front of him?
What's going on?
"Ye Motong has met Mr. Zhang."
This man was a centurion on the mountain. He had met Zhang Jiuli before and knew that this man was not a simple man. His two daughters were married to the two sons of the chieftain. Now, although the eldest daughter has lost power, the second daughter
There is plenty of strength over there.
"I didn't expect that we are acquaintances. Put down your knives. We are all a family. I have something to do when I go up the mountain this time. I want to see your chieftain's hometown. I thought I would arrive at the pass tomorrow, but I didn't expect to see you today.
It's your time, have the brothers eaten? I'll let them prepare."
It was impossible for Zhang Jiuli to remember this centurion, but he still spoke very warmly. After all, he was about to enter his territory. If you act arrogantly, someone might shoot you a cold arrow.
"Thank you, sir, for the meal."
The centurion was also a lower-level officer under the chieftain. They usually had no chance to contact the upper-class people. The reason why they took people down the mountain this time was because they did not get the consent of the chieftain.
Although Chengdu is relatively peaceful now, there will still be small groups of chieftain troops going down the mountain to rob. Originally, they were going down the mountain to rob today, but after seeing Zhang Jiuli, they will definitely not be able to go around and rob. How should they explain to him when they go back?
After thinking about it, I just said that I found a strange team at the foot of the mountain, so I took people down to check it out. Maybe I could get some credit after I went back.
Zhang Jiuli naturally knows what they are here for, but he can't tell the truth after seeing through it. He has to expect someone to take them up the mountain tomorrow. If you expose it on the spot, according to the way these chieftain troops do things, they may kill you and silence you...