The situation in the place where the Wumeng Tribe is located is extremely complicated! Its core area is about a hundred miles in radius! Moreover, in the territory of the Wumeng Tribe, there are many mountains and rivers, and the terrain is changeable. As outsiders, I and others have a lot to deal with. The situation here is unfamiliar, which will definitely be extremely detrimental to the subsequent expedition.
It is obviously not a good idea to fight the enemy in an unfamiliar area!
"Commander, the scout reports!"
Shen Chou's voice sounded outside the tent.
"come in!"
Not long after, a man wearing tight clothes appeared in front of Shen Tang.
"The scout team is all in charge of Zhou Tuo, pay your respects to the commander-in-chief!"
"Come! Sit!"
Shen Tang smiled, asked Zhou Tuo to sit down, and then asked, "But there is news coming!"
Zhou Tuo nodded, then handed a piece of paper to Shen Tang and said respectfully, "Commander, this is the news that the brothers investigated today. After summarizing it, my subordinates came to report it to the Commander!"
"We have discovered that there is a group of about 4,000 Wumeng tribe warriors stationed on the other side of the Shimen River! Moreover, we have also fought with their scouts. They should have discovered our soldiers and horses!"
"If you want to cross the Shimen River to reach the other side, the main access is the Shimen Bridge near us, and the Ludian Bridge about twenty miles to the south. In addition to these two stone bridges, within tens of miles from the north to the south, , and there are more than a dozen simple pontoon bridges and cable bridges.
These bridges are not suitable for large armies to pass through, and we also found the other side's scouts near these passages! It is impossible to hide from them."
"In addition, we have explored the places where some small tribes live within twenty miles of the surrounding area, but they have already migrated and we have not found a reliable guide yet!"
Shen Tang nodded slightly, "It seems that our enemy has been prepared for a long time! Zhou Tuo, let the brothers work harder recently and try to find out as much information as possible!"
"The outcome of our battle depends on you!"
There are many keys to determining the outcome of a war, but information is obviously the most important one! Detailed geological maps, enemy movements, internal conditions of the enemy, and even the character of the opponent's general, if they can all be explored clearly , which will naturally be of great benefit to the next battle.
"Don't worry, Commander! My subordinates will do their best to investigate the news!"
"Please step back first! If there is any news, please report it at any time!"
After Zhou Tuo retreated, Shen Tang stared at the geological survey map in front of him for a long time, then sat at the table and wrote a letter...
In the Wumeng tribe, groups of carriages and horses loaded with goods entered Quediden! A Wumeng elder came up to him and said politely, "Brother Wang, long time no see! Is the journey going smoothly? "
The leader of the men responded with a smile, "Hahaha, we went all the way south, and everything we passed was our territory, how could it not go well?
However, we still need your help when passing through the Wumeng Mountain area!"
"This is a small matter! But I wonder what Brother Wang has brought us!"
The man named Wang took out a thin booklet from his arms and said, "Elder Amuyob, please read it!"
The elder opened it and after flipping through a few pages, his face showed a bit of joy. Then he told a tribal warrior behind him, "You should take everyone to rest immediately and unload all our things. According to the original In exchange! I’m going to meet the clan leader!”
"Brother Wang, please rest in your clan first. If you need anything, don't be polite!"
After saying that, the elder turned around and left.
A car and horses were pulled to an open space, and the escorting people and horses moved directly into the house next to it!
"Brother Xingye, why do I feel that the atmosphere in this clan is so weird?"
A man wearing black armor asked the man named Wang, "As we walked along, we encountered many tribesmen mobilizing, as if they were going to fight?"
The person named Wang is named Wang Xingye, and the person wearing black armor is named Fan Chang! These two people are descendants of the Wang family and the Fan family of Chengdu Prefecture!
“When did these tribes ever live in peace with each other?
It’s normal to fight against each other. As long as it doesn’t affect us, we don’t need to pay much attention to it! However, let our people guard the goods and make sure nothing goes wrong!”
When Elder Amuyob came to the main hall, the patriarch Lale was looking at a piece of letter in his hand!
"Chief, a caravan from the Wang family in Chengdu Prefecture in the North passed by and brought us goods! This time, in addition to cloth and salt, there are also armors, bows and arrows, etc.! Among them, there are hundreds of fine armors all over the body, arrows, etc.
The number of arrows is even more than 50,000! Just now, I have checked that these Song Dynasty ordnance is extremely sophisticated and they are all rare and good things!"
"oh?"
Pulle was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly, "The Wang family of Chengdu Prefecture?
Elder Job, go find them to find out some news and ask them if they know the origin of Shen Tang!"
"Shen Tang?
Who is this?"
Elder Amuyob asked in surprise.
"You just need to go, but don't be too deliberate, and don't let them know what our purpose is!"
When the elder heard this, he nodded immediately, left the account book, and then turned around and left!
Several hours passed after this trip, and it was not until after Haishi that the elder returned in a hurry! Behind the main hall, in a gorgeously decorated quiet room, the patriarch Lale was waiting for his arrival.
"Clan leader!"
The elder saluted and smelled of alcohol as soon as he opened his mouth, "When I entertained those people just now, I asked the sons of our clan to accompany them. I didn't ask questions until they were drunk and dizzy.
If the name Shen Tang you mentioned before is really the person they mentioned, he is a huge figure."
"This Shen Tang is now the prefect of Chengdu Prefecture, and he is also the pacifier, controlling all the troops! Almost most of the soldiers and horses in the entire Chengdu Prefecture are his direct descendants, and they follow his lead! Now, this Shen Tang is the imperial envoy, patrolling
Flood situation on Northwest 5th Road.
It is said that he captured hundreds of officials, big and small, and he was both civil and military. The Tubo invasion of Chengdu before was defeated by Shen Tang!"
"The Wang family and the Fan family are very powerful in Chengdu Prefecture, but it sounds like even these two families are extremely afraid of Shen Tang! Fortunately, our place is far away from Chengdu Prefecture, otherwise, with such a bad neighbor,
That’s not a good thing!”
Wang Xingye and others told Elder Yobu many stories about Shen Tang. He sounded almost like a myth. Is there such a person in the Song Dynasty?
"call!"
Puller sighed softly, "It's a pity that we have provoked this evil neighbor now! Elder Yaobu, tell everything about this Shen Hall, and don't leave anything out..."