A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1012 Declaration of War
"Alang, something happened."

There was a knock on the door, and the music in the room suddenly stopped.

"Come in." Wu Huaiyu's voice came out.

Li Keyong pushed the door open and strode in. A beautiful piano girl in the room excused herself.

"Alang, something happened to Moyi. The Panlaka tribe attacked our gold and copper mines on the island, and also surrounded Moyi Fort. They also attacked our transport ship at sea,"

"A ship worth 2,000 pieces of material was captured by them, and the supplies on the ship, as well as dozens of miners' families who were going to Moyibao, were also captured."

Hearing this news,
Wu Huaiyu couldn't help but frown.

Mo Yi,
It was a large island located in the southwest of Luzon. Because it was discovered that there were gold and copper mines on the island, the Wu family built Fort Moi there and began mining gold and copper mines there. This island is not small, and it is long. It is about three hundred miles long and two hundred miles wide.
What is special about this island is that it has no coastal deep-water harbors or offshore islands. It is mainly mountainous and has only a few coastal plains. The island is quite primitive. The coastal plains are inhabited by farming, fishing and hunting tribes.

In the inland mountainous areas, there are more primitive tribes that are half herders and half hunters.

It is very close from Luzon Port to Moyi.

It is said that this kind of small buffalo only exists on this island and cannot be found anywhere else in the Luzon Islands.

In Luzon Castle, West Pavilion.

Wu Huaiyu summoned some relevant personnel to discuss the emergency.

"The Panlaka tribe is a tribe in the northeast of Moyi Island. They live on the plains on both sides of the Panlaka River.
As far as we know,
The Panlaka tribe is a tribe composed of thirty-three big houses. Each big house is a big family with blood relationships, and an elder leads each branch family under the big house.

Some are just the Panlaka clan, and the thirty-three big houses below. Each big house is led by an elder, and there are multiple families below. Some big houses have twenty or thirty families, and the smaller ones are Five or six families.

Because the gold and copper mines discovered on the island are very rich and it is close to Luzon, Moyi is one of the fastest growing among many strongholds.

Wu Huaiyu couldn't help but think of a specialty on Moyi Island.
A kind of dwarf buffalo, an extremely miniature calf with an average shoulder height of less than one meter. It lives in the highland forests and swamps of the island.

"Are you sure they attacked us?"

In the main house, the elders are the talkers, and all the families under the main house have a certain blood relationship. "

A family is equivalent to a village.

In this village, there are several classes. The top ones are naturally the elders and clan leaders. They have the highest status and come from the direct lineage of the family.
Then there is the upper class, which can also be said to be the direct lineage of the family, which is generally composed of the various rooms in the family house.

The information about the Panlaka clan was also placed on the table.

Wu Huaiyu now felt that the Panlaka people were just like the small buffaloes, a specialty of the island. They had been isolated on the island for too long and their brains had deteriorated.

The Panlaka tribe is still very primitive, with no country, no king, and not even a tribal alliance.

Wu Huaiyu listened to the introduction,

The Panlaka tribe is a tribe on the seaside plain near Moyi Port.

"Yes, the Panlaka people require us in Moyi Castle to surrender, and we also want us to withdraw from Moyi Island and pay compensation to them."

Where did they get the confidence to attack the Wu family like this?
"Meeting."

Wu Huaiyu was angry.

This tribe is considered to be a tribe with a relatively large number of people.

The reason why these little buffaloes grow so small is because they have been isolated on this island for too long and have gradually degraded.

Below the master, there is the warrior class. These people are the warriors and followers of those families. They fight, protect and follow for them. Even when the master drinks, they are responsible for tasting it first.

These people are only responsible for fighting and protecting, not production.

Below the warrior class, there are people who have their own land, houses and other properties. They are equivalent to good citizens or self-cultivating farmers, the middle class, and are often branch branches of the family or in-laws.

Further down, there are tenants and slaves who are dependent on the Master.

Tenants had certain personal freedoms and private property rights. They lived in their own houses and were called outsiders. Not only did the slaves have no freedom and worked for the Master, but they also lived in the Master's home and were also called family members.

The Panlaka tribe has thirty-three big houses, and each big house has as many as twenty or thirty families, and as few as five or six families.
A big house is equivalent to a small tribe.

Each family under it is equivalent to a small village, ranging from dozens to hundreds of people.

"There are actually tens of thousands of people in this Panlaka tribe?"

"It should be more than that. Their tribe occupies almost the entire plain area in the northeast of Moyi Island. Although there are some other tribes on the island, their strength cannot compare with them."

"Is this the reason why they dare to attack us? So what if there are more than ten thousand people? What I'm curious about now is who is in charge of Moyi Castle and why they can still be attacked by such a backward and primitive tribe. People surrounded the castle, attacked the mines, and even the supply ships.

No precautions at all? "

Wu Huaiyu was very angry,

Because of the rich reserves of gold and copper mines found on the island, and there is a large Panlaka River plain on the seaside, Moyibao.

So the effort invested is still quite large.
Not only did they build castles and ports, they also quickly built mines and cultivated farms.

A lot of people passed by.

There are regular exchanges between Luzon and Fort Moi.
A group of extremely primitive tribes were actually given gold stars all over their heads, and they even had people surround the mines and castles.

"Those people only had extremely primitive paddle boats. How did they capture our two thousand material transport and supply ship without any resistance from the people on board?"

Everyone was speechless and ashamed when asked.

They are all too arrogant and underestimate the enemy, leading to paralysis and carelessness.

Several stewards stood up and apologized, sweating like rain. "Okay, now is not the time to hold people responsible. Let's solve the problem first. The Castle Pier mine was built with great difficulty. We cannot let those island barbarians destroy it. We also have our ship, the supplies on board, and the families of the miners. we,
It must be taken back. "

Li Keyong stood up, "Alang, I request to fight,"

"You have just come from Youyan. Your specialty is cavalry, archery and charging. You are not used to this sea yet."

Wu Huaiyu directly rejected the adopted son's request to fight.

"Assemble the ships, recruit the guards, and prepare for the expedition."

Although Luzon's army has just begun to recruit, there are still some guards at each castle stronghold, and naturally there are some guards on each ship.

Put it together,
A fleet can still be pulled out. Although the ships are mainly merchant ships and the soldiers are mainly merchant escorts, it is enough to deal with the indigenous people on the islands.

"I'll go there myself."

"Alang, how can you kill a chicken with a bull's knife?"

As soon as Wu Huaiyu's words came out, many people immediately persuaded them. Although everyone did not take the natives on Moyi Island seriously, they did not dare to let Wu Huaiyu put himself in danger.
Just in case.

But Wu Huaiyu decided to lead the team in person.

"Let's discuss the specific troop deployment plan next,"

"The goal of this operation is to defeat the Panlaka tribe, relieve the siege of Moyi Fort, and rescue the families and supply ships of the captured miners,"

Wu Huaiyu banged his fist on the table.
Make a banging sound,

Like passionate war drums beating on everyone’s hearts,

The Panlaka tribe, a local tyrant on Moyi Island, will definitely be killed this time.

Luzon will no longer have the name of this clan, they will be erased.

What awaits them is the annihilation of their clan, and everyone will become prisoners of war and slaves in farms, estates and mines.

To deal with those backward island barbarians, there is actually no need for sophisticated tactics.

Wu Huaiyu did not underestimate the enemy, but although the Panlaka clan has thirty-three big houses, each big house has an average of ten families, and each family has its own warriors,
But there are only two or three thousand warriors among hundreds of families. Even if their master recruits those who produce their own goods, or even conscripts tenants and brings slaves, it will only be a lot more difficult.
And this kind of scene where the whole clan comes to fight is unlikely to happen.

There is no need to worry if the entire clan is a soldier.

Wu Huaiyu’s greatest confidence in this battle comes from the fact that the Panlaka tribe is a tribe living on the plains on the east coast of the island. They live on both sides of the Panlaka River, the largest river on the island.

Sail on the river and sea in a small paddle boat,
Their boats were extremely small, often even canoes.

To them, the armed merchant ships in Luzon are definitely huge ships as tall as buildings.
With great rivers and great seas, Luzon's conquering army turned against foreigners.
They were able to sail all the way into the inland river, kill every big house and every family's village, and sweep them away. On that plain, the island barbarians had no danger to defend and no way to escape.

They are not those half-herding and half-hunting tribes in the inland mountains.
If it were them, it might be a little more troublesome. After all, if those people burrow into the deep mountains and old forests and don't fight you, it would be a headache. But on this plain, where would they burrow into and jump into the river?
The bells on the tower of Luzon Castle rang,

Castles, towns, docks, and nearby manors are known to many people.

Soon the news spread throughout Luzon Port.

The Panlaka Island barbarians on Moi Island were so bold that they dared to attack the mines, besiege the castle, and even sneak attack the supply ship and capture the families of the miners who were on board...
war,

The war bells have sounded in the tower of Fort Luzon, and the Wu family will go out to conquer Panlaka.

Kill them.

Many people were excited to sign up to join the army and fight against them together.

the next morning,
The expedition fleet set sail,
Fort Moi is only over 200 miles away from Luzon Port by sea.
Soon the expedition fleet arrived at Moyi Port.

From a distance, you can see the outside of Moyi Castle on the bank of Panlaka River by the sea. There are countless small boats parked on the river bank, and countless natives gather outside the castle.
It was a huge crowd, estimated to number three to four thousand people.

The gate of Moyibao is closed.

But the flag of the Wu family still flies on the castle,
However, the town of Moyi next to the castle has been occupied by natives.
The Wu family's stronghold in Luzon is similar. It is close to the sea and the river. There is a strong but not big castle, and then a larger but poorly defended town.

There may be several farm estates nearby.

Moyi Castle is not big, and it can’t even be considered a castle. It is actually an earthen castle with enclosed buildings.
The outer ring of the enclosure is a circle, with thick and solid raw earth walls as load-bearers. On its foundation, rammed earth walls are built, with a thick bottom and high walls.
There are no windows on the first and second floors of the exterior wall.
There are only small windows on the third floor that can be used as archery holes.

Once the door is closed,
It's really easy to defend but hard to attack, even though it looks quite crude.

But thousands of people from the Pankara tribe have been surrounding him for several days. They are like dogs biting hedgehogs, unable to bite them.

Although there were not many people in the castle, they voluntarily abandoned the town, evacuated everyone into the round castle, blocked the gate, and then went up to the third floor to guard with bows from a high position. If anyone came close, they would shoot with arrows.

The natives lacked long-range weapons, let alone the equipment to storm the earth building. After attacking several times and killing many people, they retreated and prepared to besiege.

They didn't expect the Wu family to come to help so quickly.

The fleet sailed from the sea into the inland river, rushing against the small boats leaning on the river bank. The natives under the castle did not know it yet.
The Luzon fleet has quickly stopped at the dock.
"Hurry up,"

"Come ashore and kill!"

Li Keyong couldn't wait to jump off the boat. He had already put on his armor on the boat, carrying his green dragon halberd with a gold-painted pole, mounted on the horse that led him off the boat, roared, and led a group of Mohe tribe Qujia. ride,
Just kill him,
Although there are only eighteen riders in this part,

But he just managed to show off the momentum of a charge with thousands of troops.
Behind them were countless Luzon warriors who jumped from the ship onto the pier.
"kill!"

Wu Huaiyu's ship was anchored in the middle of the river. The ship did not dock, and he did not go ashore, so he took command in the middle of the river.

Seeing the Luzon soldiers pounce on the unprepared natives like tigers descending from the mountain,

They rolled forward, crushing everything in their way!
(End of this chapter)