Chapter 532: North of Wenshan, Qiang Nationality Meeting
Chapter 532: North of Wenshan Mountain, Qiang Nationality Meeting
"Commander, the general doesn't think it's appropriate!"
Balumu on the side shook his head, "Although General Xin fought bravely, Maozhou is under the control of the Qiang people. I am afraid that as soon as General Xin enters Maozhou, he will be discovered by the Qiang people.
At that time, even if we advance to fight the Qiang and win, General Xin and others will be in extremely danger."
Shen Tang nodded, naturally he would not agree to Xin Qiji's reckless behavior.
Xin Qiji's suggestion was rejected, and other people also put forward some ideas again. Some said that Wenshan would directly fight to the death with the Qiang people, and some said that Chen Bing would march to the border and the main force would go south!
However, the opinions expressed by everyone are all incomplete, and they are all shattered under the refutation of others.
At the end, everyone's eyes still fell on Shen Tang!
Shen Tang was thinking about everyone's suggestions in his mind, and his eyes were still looking at the topographic map of Maozhou!
"You think, if our main force directly seeks a decisive battle with the Qiang people, how will they react?"
Shen Tang suddenly asked.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Commander, although the strength of the Qiang people is not weak, they are still at a disadvantage when facing our army of 100,000 people.
Therefore, if we advance, it is extremely unlikely that they will choose to fight us directly.
It is very likely that they will use the territory of Maozhou Guangda to fight with us and consume our energy."
"Moreover, they know the local terrain better than we do after all.
As long as we continue to consume our strength and energy, we will definitely be the losers in the end!"
"Snapped!"
Shen Tang slapped the table and said, "Yes, that's it! You can organize your army immediately and leave five thousand soldiers to garrison in Mianzhou. The rest of the army will pull out their camps and approach Maozhou. In addition, give Bian Xier People deliver messages..."
Maozhou Prefecture is the home base of the Qiang people. Although the Song Dynasty will send prefects here to control it, one prefect alone is obviously not enough to check and balance the Qiang people.
Therefore, in order to curb the development and growth of the Qiang people, a border army was stationed in Shiquan, north of Maozhou, called the Shiquan Army. The place name was even later changed to the Shiquan Army.
In Yongkang, south of Maozhou, a Yongkang army was also stationed.
However, the Shiquan Army was secretly disintegrated by the Qiang people more than ten years ago. Although the Yongkang Army relied on the Chengdu Prefecture for support, it was directly defeated by the Tubo Army after the Tubo invasion.
In other words, the Qiang people are now like a tiger out of its cage, with no power to contain them.
There is a mountain called Wenshan dozens of miles south of Maozhou City. This is the land of the Qiang people and their home base! As the Qiang people continue to grow, now, even the entire city is controlled by the Qiang people.
Including the Maozhou government office!
The Song Dynasty court could send a prefect or a judge, but it was impossible for all officials to be sent from the court.
Therefore, almost all the middle and lower-level officials in Maozhou are Qiang people! This makes the prefect of Maozhou basically a puppet.
If the Qiang people do not cooperate, all his orders will not go out of the government office! And in the entire Maozhou, the only forces that can be controlled by the prefect are some government officials.
Of course, at critical moments, whether these government officials can be controlled by the prefect is also a question.
There are not only Qiang people in the entire Maozhou, but also some other small tribes and Song people! However, due to the strength of the Qiang people, these local forces can only submit to the Qiang people. As for those who want to challenge the status of the Qiang people, they have already been
The Qiang people were suppressed and exterminated.
Therefore, up to now, all major and minor affairs in Maozhou are not under the control of the prefect at all. Instead, after discussion by the Qiang Elders Council, the prefect is notified to issue orders.
In order to control the entire Maozhou affairs, the Qiang people hold an internal meeting every ten days, which is mainly participated by internal Qiang people.
And every month, a large-scale meeting will be held. In addition to the Qiang people, the chiefs and prefects of other small tribes will also be invited to participate.
To the north of Wenshan Mountain, a large continuous building is the residence of the Qiang tribe, and in the middle of this residence is a large hall with carved beams and painted pillars.
This main hall is not much bigger than the main hall of the government office, and this is where the Qiang people hold meetings.
The situation in Chengdu Fulu has been changing rapidly recently, and the Song Dynasty has once again sent strong reinforcements, causing the Qiang people to constantly discuss countermeasures.
Today coincides with the end of the month! Not only have all the elders of the Qiang tribe returned, but the chiefs of other small tribes and Ye Mao, the prefect of Maozhou, have also been invited!
The entire main hall is headed by two people. Sitting there are Guwu, the chief of the Qiang tribe, and Ye Mao, the prefect! There are rows of seats on the left and right in front of them. On the seats on the left, the elders of the Qiang tribe sit in turn, and on the seats on the right.
The people sitting on top were members of other small tribes.
Everyone chatted for a while, and Guwu coughed lightly.
At what time, everything was quiet in the main hall! The faint smile on the face of the prefect Ye Mao never changed, just like a bystander, with no intention of speaking.
“Thank you for coming despite your busy schedule!”
Gu Wu was the first to speak, "Your Excellency, you are the leader of our Maozhou, and you are also our old parent in Maozhou! Nowadays, the entire Chengdu Prefecture is extremely chaotic. How do you think we, Maozhou, should deal with it?"
Ye Mao smiled slightly, "This Maozhou is not my own Maozhou, but everyone's Maozhou.
Therefore, how to deal with it requires everyone’s collective efforts.”
After speaking in official terms, Ye Mao just kept silent! It was useless to say anything anyway, so why waste any more words?
Gu Wu was obviously very satisfied with Ye Mao's well-behaved behavior.
"Haha... You are so polite, sir. Shouldn't we rely on your leadership?"
However, since you have spoken, how dare we fail to do our best?"
After the words fell, Guwu looked at the people below, and then said: "Since the beginning of the year, the Tubo people suddenly invaded, and now, most of the state capitals in Chengdu Fulu are under the control of the Tubo people.
Fortunately, thanks to your efforts, we in Maozhou have been able to defend the Tibetan people from the outside, so that our Maozhou has not suffered any internal damage.
However, now, in addition to the Tubo people, our Song Dynasty court has sent reinforcements again."
"Now that the reinforcements from the Song Dynasty have occupied Mianzhou and Shiquan's army, the next step is probably to enter our Maozhou!"
"How do you think we should welcome the reinforcements from the Song Dynasty?"
After Guwu's words fell, the hall fell silent! After a long while, the leader of a small tribe suddenly said, "Chief Guwu, our tribe is opposed to the reinforcements from the Song Dynasty entering Maozhou!"
"Snapped!"
Hearing this, Gu Wu suddenly slammed the table, and then said angrily, "Our Maozhou is the Maozhou of the Song Dynasty. Now that the army of the Song Dynasty is coming, how can we refuse it?"