"I received a report before that Mianzhou is short of food. Do you know what the situation is?"
Shen Tang asked.
After hearing this, Lu Feng pondered for a moment and then replied to Shen Tang, "Sir, we are indeed checking the situation in Mianzhou now, and we have heard a little bit about the so-called food shortage. However, since there has not been a final verification, we got The news is not perfect either.”
"First of all, food prices are indeed skyrocketing in Mianzhou City.
In fact, not only in Mianzhou, but also in the entire Chengdu Prefecture and even in surrounding prefectures, food prices have been rising since the Tibetan invasion.
It’s just that it’s not as exaggerated as Mianzhou.”
"Since we from Dark Night Pavilion entered Mianzhou, there are a few things that can be confirmed!"
"First, last year, the entire land of Sichuan and Sichuan had a good harvest, and even ordinary people had some surplus grain.
Therefore, this food shortage thing sounds rather strange.
Secondly, Tibetans did send troops to attack Mianzhou not long ago.
However, the number of troops that came was not large, only less than 10,000 troops.
The military patrol in the city, Du De, is quite capable. Not only did he organize all three squads to defend the city, but he also borrowed many rural soldiers from surrounding counties and wealthy families in advance!"
"The Tubo army made a tentative attack to no avail. They suffered a slight loss of several hundred soldiers and horses, but they all retreated. Therefore, the Mianzhou City was not plundered by the Tubo soldiers.
Of course, people in some villages and towns outside the city are not immune! But compared to other places, it is already very good."
"Thirdly, although it has not been verified now, I can feel a bit of the atmosphere when we were rescuing victims in Flash Silver! However, there is no evidence for this at the moment."
When Shen Tang heard this, he nodded slightly! In fact, this kind of thing was not unexpected, and was even expected by Shen Tang.
In a country, there will naturally be many people who are loyal to the country.
However, there are many people who are trying to make a fortune for the country! Now that Chengdu is in chaos, some people's ambitions will naturally be aroused.
Therefore, it is not surprising that these people take desperate risks.
"During Anye Pavilion's investigation, are there any Tubo troops in Mianzhou?"
Lu Feng shook his head slightly, "We found no trace of the Tibetan army. Of course, this may be because we did not penetrate deeply into Mianzhou.
Nowadays, most of the information we get comes from asking other people.
So far, no Tibetan troops have been found.
Moreover, the thousands of Tibetan troops who attacked Mianzhou before had already retreated after looting some more."
With Lu Feng's words, Shen Tang felt a little relieved!
Afterwards, the two chatted for a while, and then Lu Feng left Shen Tang his mailing address and left quietly.
Shen Tang did not try to persuade him to stay. Now that Dark Night Pavilion has entered Chengdu Mansion, Lu Feng obviously has his own plan.
Moreover, Lu Feng can cooperate better with Shen Tang outside.
After resting for two days, Shen Tang gave the order for the army to set off and move towards Mianzhou City.
As for the food shortage in Mianzhou, Shen Tang did not rush to make a decision. When he arrived in Mianzhou City, he would naturally find out the clues.
If someone is really acting secretly, Shen Tang doesn't mind letting his army get some blood first.
At this time, internal enemies are even more terrifying than external enemies.
Although the external enemies were powerful, the two sides were fighting head-on, but the internal enemies could pose a more fatal threat to the Song Dynasty's army.
Compassion does not control soldiers! Shen Tang is not a murderous person, but if he can use the heads of some people to warn certain people, Shen Tang does not mind doing so.
Tens of thousands of troops marched forward in mighty force. Although there had been reports from the vanguard army and news from Lu Feng, Shen Tang remained extremely cautious during the journey.
After all, in this strange place, any accident is normal.
A total of 60,000 troops were divided into several parts by Shen Tang! There were 5,000 infantry in the front! There were 5,000 cavalry on each side to protect the two wings, 5,000 infantry in the rear holding down the formation, and 30,000 Chinese troops in the middle!
The front and rear legions were separated by ten miles, and formed their own formations! Within twenty miles of the entire army, there were more than twenty small groups of elite cavalry serving as scouts.
No matter it is a place with high mountains or swamps, you should check it out first and make sure there are no problems before moving forward.
As for the 10,000 vanguard troops led by Xin Qiji, Shen Tang has already issued an order for them to be stationed in Mianzhou City.
As long as Mianzhou City is in hand, even if some accidents happen, Shen Tang will have enough time to deal with it.
The location where Shen Tang and others are located is only more than a hundred miles away from Mianzhou City. Although the army is moving very slowly, it only takes one day to reach there.
Shen Tang ordered the army to cook at Mao hour and set off at Chen time. If everything goes well, Shen Tang can lead the army into Mianzhou City before dark...
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Among the Chinese troops, Shen Tang rode forward.
However, suddenly, he frowned.
"The three scouting horses on the left front, how long have they not reported back?"
Shen Tang suddenly asked the soldiers on the side.
According to Shen Tang's request, the scouts from all directions must report back once every two quarters of an hour, even if they do not encounter any abnormal conditions.
Not long ago, the exploration horses from other directions all paid off. However, the three exploration horses sent out from the front left have still not returned.
"Commander Qi, three quarters of an hour has passed!"
Shen Tang's expression changed slightly, his eyes narrowed, and he looked towards the left front!
"Send the order, the army should stop moving forward immediately, and be on alert in all directions! Order, the left-wing cavalry will send a team of 1,000 people to the left front to investigate. Those who do not respond will be seen alive or dead!"
Shen Tang said in a condensed voice.
"As you command!"
As Shen Tang finished speaking, a long horn sound suddenly sounded! At the same time, the soldiers on the side also began to wave their flags to convey Shen Tang's orders to the cavalry on the left!
The horn sounded, and the entire army suddenly stopped! However, at this moment, in the mountains and forests not far away, there was a sudden sound of piercing the sky.
At some point, Shen Tang’s expression changed drastically, “Yu!”
Brush! Brush! Brush!
The infantry on both sides immediately shrank, and huge shields were erected! The cavalry on the left and right wings also returned to the left and right of the central army at the fastest speed! In the central army, there were thousands of infantry on the left and right facing the front. They rushed forward, and when the cavalry team came in, shields were set up one by one.
And almost at the same moment, from the mountain forest not far away, arrows like hummingbirds suddenly came over the sky.