The farmers were preparing for the war in full swing, and Xiang Yan's army also marched to the Daze Mountain area.
Xiang Yan was sitting on the horse, and the red horse was moving steadily. He pointed his horse whip at the slowly retreating scenery, and said to the left and right: "This way, Daze Mountain radiates for hundreds of miles, and they are all owned by farmers.
The land is fertile, the houses are flat, and it is said that there are one hundred thousand farmers. Even if it is not as good, it is not far behind. Moreover, these bandits actually know how to build walls and clear the fields, which surprises me."
"Shangzhu Kingdom, these mud-legged people know how to clear the country. Their strong walls will have no effect against our Tenglong Legion."
"That's right, hahaha."
"Yes, if one hundred thousand regular troops attack one hundred thousand mud-legged soldiers, it is simply killing a chicken with a sledgehammer~"
The generals were filled with joy.
At this time, a rider came up from behind and shouted loudly, "Report, Shangzhu Kingdom, all the scouts who were supposed to report on time today have not returned."
"Xu~"
Xiang Yan reined in the horse, and his majestic face under the armor was filled with gloom, "All of them haven't returned yet?"
"Yes, none of them have returned."
The generals began to interact with each other and discuss in low voices.
Xiang Yan looked at the main road leading to Daze Mountain in front and said: "Ahead is Daze Mountain. It seems that these bandits are going to fight stubbornly. Send more scouts and explore again."
"promise."
The results of sending additional scouts did not change much. The entrance to this dignified main road seemed to have become some kind of man-eating giant beast. None of the scouts who explored the road came back.
"A thousand heavy infantrymen are at the front and push in first. The fine cavalry follows closely behind. When they hear the cry of killing, they rush over."
A thousand heavy armored infantrymen appeared in the eyes of everyone in Shennong Hall with heavy steps of "thump thump thump". Some people couldn't help but ask: "Master, shall we kill these iron lumps?"
Zhu Zhong put the dagger back into its scabbard and said hello, "Humph, Xiang Yan's army is coming in, let's retreat first. We specialize in killing those who explore the way through the forest. Those people are elite. Killing them will make Xiang Yan feel bad."
,understand?"
"Okay, I understand, Hall Master."
"Let's go."
Therefore, Xiang Yan's army entered Daze Mountain without encountering any setbacks, as if the death of all the two waves of scouts had never happened.
After marching to a certain place, he looked at the extremely simple and incomplete map in his hand. After comparing the terrain, he ordered the entire army: "Set up camp on the spot and block the north exit of Daze Mountain."
After walking for a while, the team set up camp. It was estimated that the five exits of Daze Mountain had been blocked. Xiang Yan sat in the Chinese army's tent and breathed a sigh of relief.
He sat on the general's seat and stared at the map with incomplete information in front of him, and read: "Jueshui, Yingling, countercurrent, living in the killing place, and welcoming the trees, all five are invincible. This Daze Mountain
The terrain is rugged, full of mountains and forests, the hydrology is complicated, and it is a dangerous place for military strategists."
"Send an order for the scouts to step up their investigation and draw a map."
"No." The guard next to him clasped his fists and accepted the order, turned around and walked out.
Xiang Yan stopped him again and said, "Wait a minute, remember to mobilize more elite infantry to guard the scouts."
"promise!"
"Nong Jia Tang Sixth Hall, martial arts master... This is a bit of trouble..."
He probably already knew what the farmer's plan was. It was just wandering around in the mountains and forests to hunt down the scouts who were exploring the way, so that he could not fully understand the terrain.
"Come here, ask the scouts and infantry guards who are going out to carry crossbows and arrows. Don't be greedy for too much and go far, and survey slowly bit by bit."
The messenger who walked in from outside the tent quickly took the order and left.
…
Beside an unnamed stream in the valley, a scouting team was observing the moss beside the water, and some infantry were on alert.
Suddenly there was a cry of "Kill!"
A wave of crossbow arrows flew past, and more than a dozen peasant disciples jumped out, quickly killed the group of scouts, and then walked away.
This kind of thing keeps happening everywhere in the mountains and forests. The scout teams sent out are very rare.
Xiang Yan had to equip each scout team with experts from the army, and even dispatched thousands of soldiers, supplemented by a large number of infantry. The survey team was turned into a special force.
This response was effective. Although it cost huge casualties, the terrain map was finally drawn bit by bit.
However, time is also passing quietly.
Having been unable to march and strangle farmers for many days in a row, and even sustaining meaningless damage, some generals in the army could no longer sit still.
"In Shangzhu Kingdom, the army has stagnated and the morale of the army has dropped drastically. When can we annihilate those grass bandits?"
"Yes, the soldiers are eager to perform their duties. Shouldn't we, the Tenglong Legion, beat up a bunch of mud-legged people and then surround the mountain and slowly wear them to death?"
"In the Shangzhu Kingdom, there are hundreds of thousands of farmers. How can they all hide in the mountains and fight guerrillas? They must have their lairs. I think we should go straight to the Yandi Valley along the road. The ancestral heritage of the grass bandits has been taken away.
Let’s see if they can get out yet!”
"Yes! Go straight to the Yandi Valley."
"Shangzhu Kingdom, let's march into the army."
Xiang Yan spread out the map he had drawn so far on the table, stood up with his sword in hand, "Look at these unexplored places, what clues can there be?"
"Going south from my camp to the direction of General Xiang Liang on Jingzhe Slope is completely unknown. This must be an important route for the grass bandits to pay close attention to."
Xiang Yan nodded and praised: "Yes, judging from the current casualties of scouts in all directions, that is where the grass bandits' key defense is located, a place called the Equinox Stream.
Xiang Liang is attacking Jingzhe Slope. In my opinion, this vernal equinox stream can reach the rear of Jingzhe Slope, so the grass bandits must focus on preventing our army from detecting it.
I want to send 3,000 troops as the vanguard and 5,000 troops to suppress the rear troops, and push to the south of the Vernal Equinox Stream. First, draw a map, and secondly, if the Vernal Equinox Stream can really reach the rear of Jingzhe Slope, then the enemies Xiang Liang faces will definitely be frightened.
Help him conquer Jingzhe Slope in one fell swoop."
All the generals in the tent complimented him: "Shangzhu is a wise country."
…
equinox stream
Chu's 3,000 front troops and 5,000 rear troops cautiously advanced southward. Zhu Zhong, who was ambushing with his disciples, was unable to dismount.
With the two teams working in tandem, the opponent can stabilize the rescue even if they encounter a surprise attack. Once the disciples he leads fall into a head-to-head fight, it is hard to say whether they will be killed or injured.
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"Yes, Hall Master, let's fight."
Zhu Zhong thought of the subsequent plan, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Kill!"
"Dizawa Twenty-Four!"
There were more than 3,000 peasant disciples rushing out from both sides, forming a formation and crashing into the 5,000-strong rear army.
When the rear army encountered the attack, there was no major chaos. Under the call of the general, they quickly changed their formations and counterattacked. The front army also turned around to cover up the attack, and the battlefield became a mess.
Facing the attack of 7,000 farmers, the Chu army of 8,000 men quickly established their position and gradually gained the upper hand in the fighting.
Zhu Zhong took the lead and rushed towards the opponent's general. Countless Chu soldiers surrounded him without fear of death to protect his general.
He paid some price and finally killed the general, causing chaos in the Chu army, and the situation of the peasant disciples improved slightly.
The fighting lasted for a long time, and the tinkling stream of the Equinox Stream could no longer flow. Both sides left four to five thousand corpses here. The thick fishy smell of blood attracted countless birds and animals that fed on the corpses.
Zhu Zhong fought this ambush with lingering fear. He was the one attacking, and with Dize Twenty-four, he only lost one to one with the Chu army. This was despite the fact that the opposite general was killed and there was some confusion.
The battle behind this...
Xiang Yan knew that there was a team of at least 7,000 people in the Vernal Equinox Stream. He calculated the battle circles surrounding the scouts in his mind and roughly confirmed, "The main force of Shennong Hall should be this team. The enemy is defending the Vernal Equinox.
Jian, it seems we have found the right place.
The Autumn Equinox Ridge facing Xiang Qu is Chiyou Hall, the Jingzhe Slope facing Xiang Liang is Kuei Hall, Long Yi is facing Gonggong Hall at Bailuyan, Long Hu is facing Siyue Hall at Xiaohan Mountain, and there is also a Lieshan Hall that I don’t know.
Whereabouts.
Phew! The army has taken out the stronghold and advanced to the southwest."