Detective in the Red Chamber

"Don't rush."

Sun Shaozong shook his head slightly, "It won't be too late to erect a monument when we come out of the mountains."

According to what the guide said, this Fuji village was quite friendly with the barbarians on the mountain at the beginning, and they even called each other brothers and uncles, but in the end, they still couldn't escape the chaos of war.

However, according to Sun Shaozong's investigation just now, not only did this Fuji village not escape the chaos of war, it was probably slaughtered by friends on the mountain in the first place.

Because according to the traces left at the scene, the other party was most likely to open the gate of the village with a big braggadocio, and then raised the butcher's knife at the unprepared villagers.

In such a situation, it is naturally only possible that someone they are familiar with committed the murder at the beginning of the rebellion.

"grown ups."

At this moment, another person hurried over, but it was Shen Lian who had been severely whipped by Sun Shaozong back then.

He bowed down and reported, "The surrounding sentries have been set up. Do you think we are camping outside the village, or..."

"Just set up camp in the village, and no fires are allowed - let me know that tomorrow Yinzheng will form a team at four o'clock in the morning, and enter the mountain at Maoshi!"

"Humble job, let's arrange it!"

Shen Lian turned around to leave, but heard Sun Shaozong added later, "Go back to the entrance of the village to discuss matters when you explain clearly."

"Impossible to take orders."

Shen Lian Gujing responded without any waves, but his pace was a little faster unconsciously.

About two quarters of an hour later, Shen Lian returned in a hurry, only to see that under the camphor tree at the entrance of the village, the seats were already filled with officers of the eighth rank of the general and above the small banner of the Tonglong Guard.

He went forward to salute Sun Shaozong, took his own marching horse, and sat next to Lu Jianxing.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Sun Shaozong raised his chin, and Wang Zhen immediately took out two maps, one was placed in front of Sun Shaozong, and the other was passed on to Lu Jianxing, Shen Lian and others.

After everyone passed it on and read it, Sun Shaozong said, "Our target this time is Wuerzhai nearby. According to the guide's judgment, there are about 24 miles of mountain road. If we start early in the morning, it will take about three hours— —That is to say, you can arrive around noon.”

"The power of Wu'er Village ranks third among Tongxi Man, second only to Walen Village and Duosi Village. There are about 600 adults."

"Wu'erzhai was built in the mountains. The terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack. But because of this, the defensive facilities built by the barbarians themselves are not very strong."

"There is only one mountain road in and out of Wu'er Village, so we only need to allocate 50 people and set up guards along the road - and the remaining 250 troops we can use to attack the village."

"This Wuerzhai has an oblate shape as a whole."

"At that time, the official will lead the team to make a surprise attack to open the gap first, and then Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian will divide the east and west to sweep the barbarians. Remember the three words of steady, accurate and ruthless, and don't let the other party organize effective resistance."

"The official will guard the gate of the village at that time, and if there is a tight spot on the east and west roads, I will go to support it in person."

"When there is no obvious resistance in the village, all the ministries are not allowed to fight, set fires everywhere in the village, and poison the well water, and immediately withdraw from Wu'er Village."

"The officer will then determine the next course of action based on the loss and the time it takes for the raid."

"and also……"

"And then..."

Sun Shaozong eloquently broke up the action to be launched tomorrow, and talked about it in pieces, drank two sips of water, and waited for everyone to digest and absorb, before saying, "Whoever has any doubts, you can directly speak out now." .”

However, everyone below looked at me and I looked at you, and they didn't intend to speak.

It seems that it is impossible to expect them to put forward some constructive suggestions.

"now that……"

Sun Shaozong sighed inwardly, and then got up to announce the dissolution.

"grown ups!"

Unexpectedly, Shen Lian stood up first, cupped his hands and said, "There is one thing I don't know about my humble job."

Sun Shaozong just raised his buttocks, then did it back again, and said, "Talk!"

Shen Lian was not polite, ignored Lu Jianxing's dissuading eyes, and said loudly, "According to what I heard from the humble officer, the Walen village is the leader of the Tongxi barbarians. If the two strongholds cannot be taken for a while, it is easy to be flanked by the barbarians."

"That's why my lord doesn't choose Walengzhai. It's understandable to be humble."

"But Naduosi Village is not only closer, the young and strong members of the clan are similar to Wu'er Village, but also built on flat terrain, it should be easier to break through than Walen Village."

"My lord, why do you want to look far away, let Duosizhai not choose, and insist on nibbling on the hard bone of Wu'erzhai?"

Apparently, he had also inquired about the geography and situation in the vicinity in private.

Based on this alone, Shen Lian was much stronger than others.

However, the latter statement is already close to questioning.

Seeing that Wang Zhen beside Sun Shaozong had changed color, Lu Jianxing hurriedly stood up and explained in panic, "My lord, he just..."

"It's okay."

Sun Shaozong waved his hands and said, "Since it's a matter of discussion, we should speak freely."

Then, he reached out and tapped on the map, and asked back, "Shen Baihu, take a look first, is there any conflict between the plan I just arranged and the terrain of this Duosi village?"

Plans conflict with terrain?

Shen Lian was taken aback when he heard the words, hurriedly passed another one with his head down, stared at it carefully for a while, and suddenly said, "I see! Duosi Village is near Tongxi. If you want to poison the running water, you may not be able to use it." so easy!"

"That's right!"

Sun Shaozong suddenly stood up, "Our first battle is to give the barbarians a head-on blow, and then play a deterrent and warning role. In order to maximize the effect, the best way is to destroy the foundation of the barbarian settlements!"

"In this way, the barbarians will naturally have to disperse and migrate, and by the way, spread the panic to more tribes!"

"And polluting water sources is one of the foundations for this plan to be implemented!"

Chapter 585 Wuer Village [Part [-]]

Wuer Village.

The fort built on the top of the mountain is isolated on all sides, and there is only a ridge that is less than ten feet wide and as long as Lixu can pass.

Wu'er means good wine in the barbarian language.

The meaning of Wuerzhai is a village with good wine.

In fact, relying on several good sweet water wells in the village, the Tongxi wine brewed in Wu'er Village is not only second to none among the barbarians, even compared with the good wine brewed by the Han people outside the mountain, it is not inferior in the slightest.

And for hundreds of years, whenever the Wuxi barbarians offered sacrifices to their ancestors, they also used this Tongxi wine as the officiant sacrifice, which invisibly increased the reputation of this wine a lot.

It is precisely because of this that the wealth accumulated from generation to generation in Wuerzhai can be regarded as one of the best among the Wuxi barbarians.

Some people even think that if it weren't for the terrain where Wu'erzhai is located, which limits the possibility of its development and growth, the co-owner of Tongximan would not be able to turn to Walenzhai at all.

Of course, real Wuerzhai people would only scoff at such claims.

If it weren't for the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain, Wu'erzhai would have been swallowed up as fat, so how could there be a long-lasting prosperity?

Guangde 11th November [-]th.

This morning, the sky was clear, Qi Lipu of Wu'er Village stood on the archery tower inside the gate of the village and looked over the railing, as if he was doing his duty.

But the blurred gaze and throbbing throat all prove that he is actually in a state of mind.

According to the rules set by the headman, after the warriors in the village guard the gate of the village, they can have fun with the Han female prisoners for free.

It’s been more than half a month, and it’s finally my turn to stand guard again. I have to choose a caring woman at night—the Han woman last time, although her body was white and tender, she was like wood on the bed. No response either.

Of course, this is also because I cannot speak Chinese. It is said that as long as her husband and children are mentioned in Chinese, the woman will struggle desperately like a wild horse...

hmm~

Maybe I should also learn a few words of Chinese, so that it will be more interesting to humiliate those Han women.

"Chilip!"

Unconsciously, he pushed his trousers into the gap of the railing, and suddenly heard someone yelling from behind, Qi Lipu was frightened and softened immediately, and quickly turned around to the inside of the watchtower, looking down with his head.

But he saw that the young man looking up was none other than his brother-in-law, Cha Ha, who was only 13 years old this year.

Qi Lipu couldn't help laughing and cursing, "You silly boy, what are you doing here secretly instead of accompanying your mother spinning at home?"

Chaha pinched his waist, raised his head and shouted, "Sister said, let me watch you carefully, lest you go fooling around with those two-legged sheep at night."

When Qilip heard this, he immediately flew into a rage, smashed the hunting bow in his hand on the railing, spit and cursed, "Damn stupid woman, this is a rule set by the leader, how can she compare to the leader?" Are people's rules big?! Go back and tell her, if you dare to mess around again, I will make her look good when I go back!"

After saying that, he returned to the outside of the watchtower angrily.

After a long while, he still didn't hear Chaha's response. He thought that Chaha had already left, and was about to continue thinking about the choice for the night. Unexpectedly, Chaha's voice suddenly came from behind him, "Qili Pu, I want to stand guard with you too!"

This silly baby!

Qi Lipu looked back at his brother-in-law with a sullen face, and was about to scold him a few times to drive him away, but Chaha pulled his chest out again and said, "Chaha is also a warrior in Wuerzhai, so naturally he must follow the rules of the leader! "

Qi Lipu was stunned when he heard the words, and it took him a long time to realize that his brother-in-law was so thoughtful, he couldn't help laughing and said, "I don't dare to take you to find a woman who is a Han woman right now, or wait for two years when you grow up." some……"

"Liar!"

Chaha blushed, and said with a stiff neck, "After two years, the two-legged sheep raised by the headman may have died long ago. How can it be Chaha's turn?!"

"So what if you're dead?"

Qi Lipu said indifferently, "Let's just go down the mountain and grab some back. Anyway, there are a lot of Han women at the bottom of the mountain!"

"It's a pity last time. I didn't make it in time to take down Wuxi City. I heard that the Han women in the city are as white as goat's milk and feel like silk..."

While talking to himself, Qi Lipu unconsciously became a little intoxicated, stretched out his hand and grasped it in mid-air, as if the man and woman in the city were right in front of him.

After hearing this, Chaha couldn't help feeling a little thirsty and yearning for it.

But he suddenly remembered what Grandma said, and couldn't help but said, "But Grandma said that the Han army is as numerous as the stars in the sky. If we keep going down the mountain to snatch women, the Han will come to revenge us one day."

"As many as there are stars in the sky?"

Qi Lipu laughed, rubbed Chaha's head with his hands, and said triumphantly, "Even if there are as many sheep as stars, they will not be the opponent of the warriors—not to mention that in the hundreds of years in Wu'erzhai, we have never been beaten. People have taken it down, not even Walen Village!"

"Those cowardly Han people, are they more powerful than the big bosses in Walenzhai?"

Hearing Qilipu's words, Chaha's eyes lit up, and he clenched his fists and said, "I'm going to kill all the Han people in the future, and then snatch back all those women who are like goat milk, and distribute them to the people in the village." Uncles and brothers!"

Seeing that his brother-in-law has set such a lofty ambition under his guidance, Qi Lipu was proud, and was about to encourage Chaha, but suddenly he saw Chaha's face showing doubts, and he stretched out his finger to the distance and shouted, " Look, who are they?!"

Qi Lipu looked up subconsciously, and saw a dozen figures walking towards the narrow and long ridge path in front of the gate of the village.

And farther away, there are countless black spots, densely arranged.

That is……

armor? !

The shiny nail leaf in the front made Qi Lipu's eyes widen instantly.

In the entire Wuxi barbarian tribe, it seems that only the leader of the Huaxi barbarians captured some armors of the Han army and rewarded them to the warriors in the tribe.

But why did Huaxi Man's people suddenly appear in Wu'er Village?

Chinese!

One is the official army of the Han Chinese who came to retaliate!

After confirming this fact, Wu'er Warrior, who was still valiant just now, suddenly lost control of his hands and feet, stared straight at the Han people who were slowly approaching, and screamed in his throat, but he could not utter it.

On the other hand, Chaha's newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, he looked at it curiously, then pushed Qilipu and asked, "Qilipu, what do those people do?"

Pushed by him, Qi Lipu finally regained his composure, turned around and threw himself in the middle of the watchtower, tore off the small copper hammer hanging from the vine, and beat lifelessly against the snatched copper bell.

"The Han people are coming! The officers and soldiers of the Han people are calling!"

The melodious sound of the bell and Qilipu's hoarse roar instantly set the whole Wu'er Village into a boil.

Chapter 586 Wuerzhai [Part [-]]

clang~ clang~ clang~

Hearing the warning bell from the watchtower, Sun Shaozong's teeth itch with hatred.

Strange Taoists say that seeing is believing and hearing is believing!

When he first heard from the guide that there was a rough and difficult path in front of the gate of the village, Sun Shaozong had already considered the difficulty as much as possible.

Who would have thought that it would be much more troublesome than imagined!

It doesn't matter if one foot is low and the other is high, who has ever seen a lot of barbs on a winding stone road? !

Not to mention launching a charge, even if you are walking normally, you are afraid that you will accidentally fall to the bottom of the ridge - although looking at the slope, you may not fall to your death, but it is not so easy to climb up again.