When Pan Geng moved to Yin, I initiated Jian Shang

Chapter 299: Exploring each other’s news
Just after Xianyu Xiaozhu and the Yu family settled in the mountains near the Chaobai River, more and more people from the Guzhu family appeared on the edge of the swamp.

They were also inquiring about information and wanted to find some relatives scattered in the swamp. Unfortunately, the last great epidemic made the swamp full of risks. After the travelers and spies of the Lone Bamboo Clan entered, it was basically difficult to return. come out.

As a result, the Guzhu clan had no choice but to find another way and directly arrange for people to find the tribes under Xin Qu's rule and hook up with them.

At this time, Xin Qu was ordering to draw men from Yanqing and Changping counties, one every three, and then cooperated with slaves and naturalized people to quickly pull out 5000 people.

Then he ordered someone to send the letter to the Snake Ministry.

After reading Xin Qu's statement of interests, Snake Hao naturally led his troops over.

Because the reason why the Guzhu clan was driven away in the first place was largely because he got involved in the Zhuolu area and went to Haihe to fight other princes in Hebei.

So Dayi merchants started to expel them.

If the King of Shang is really ready to abandon Hebei and use the Guzhu clan to suppress the Shanxi nomads, as Xin Qu said, then the Yourong clan will have to become the front line. By then, the Yourong clan will die on a large scale due to the war.

This was contrary to the mission She Hao received. He immediately led his troops to station outside Xuanhua, abandoned the Shanggu area, and pulled more than 600 slave soldiers. They crossed Huailai, passed through Juyongguan Village, and arrived near the market camp. .

At this time, it has entered October.

The autumn grain harvest was good, Snake Hao saw that all the members were wearing armor, and the women of the Xin family were all carrying weapons when they went to the fields. They also knew that the Xin family was now completely in a state of war.

Everyone, inside and outside, mobilized.

The grain drying field near the market camp is also constantly loading millet into bags, and large rafts can be seen everywhere on the river carrying food for distribution in Jiuyi Township, traveling both by water and land, and transferring it to Xiaotangshan, Shazeyi, and Xiaodianze. .

When the Shehao tribe arrived at Huairou Village in the south of Huairou Linlongchuan in accordance with Xin Qu's order, they could see the Yu family stationed on the east mountain from a distance, hunting with flags.

All the battlefields and cities are ready, and the beacon towers are also ready.

Xianyu Xiaozhu squatted at the Xiaotangshan camp, watching the flags that kept appearing.

The first battalion of Tengshe, Shuyan, and the second battalion, Xinluo, were stationed at Xiaotangshan.

The second battalion of Qinglong, Yao Gong, and the third battalion, Shu Heijian, were stationed in Shazeyi.

Zhuque [-]st Battalion Xiong Dashou is stationed at Xiaodianze, and Zhuque [-]nd Battalion Sikui is stationed at Wuding Hebei Road Node.

Xinqu's Baihu Camp was stationed in Jiuyi Township, Xuanwu's Bingjia Battalion was stationed in Changping County, and Xinwu went to guard the Lingqu Camp. This time Zeyu did not come out, but stayed behind in Zeshi.

Then A Qi went to take over Yanqing and prepare for the harvest along the way to ensure that Shanxi's logistics would not affect the Shannan war.

Then Wu Xiaoye, Jiang Shi and others appeared on the battlefield.

This time Xin Qu brought Wu Xiaoye and the others to the battlefield, not only to treat illnesses and save lives, but also to appease people's hearts.

Because the enemies they faced were several times the size of the Xin family in terms of population alone. This was not a fear that could be overcome under normal circumstances.

So these witches are needed to manipulate emotions.

In this way, while the Guzhu clan was still migrating, Xinqu had already sent out a large number of scouts, pretending to be a caravan, and started internal trade with the Guzhu clan, and obtained information from many tribes of the Guzhu clan.

As for the Guzhu clan, although they were also looking for information about the Xin clan, their speed was obviously slower.

……

The Nishizawa headquarters under the Guzhu clan.

Several people from the Guzhu clan surrounded these people who claimed to be from the Kushibi tribe, and then the two parties were as friendly as possible, exchanging goods and exchanging some information.

"There is the Xin family! I know that they moved to the mountainside more than ten years ago."

"Ah, yes, recently, I heard that they are fighting everywhere, and they are very powerful! Even the Yu clan was defeated by them. The clan leader also said that if you encounter the Xin clan in the future, don't provoke them if you can."

"Yes, yes! But I heard someone say that the Xin family seems to be a relative of Dayi in the south!"

"No, no, I heard that the Xin family was sent from Dayi."

……

A group of people were chatting in such a busy manner that the translator’s head was almost bloated, so he could only quickly stop and ask questions one by one. "I'm Mo Fei." A chubby man patted his belly and said with a kind smile, "As long as you can answer my questions, one question, one sheep, I, the Guzhu clan, will do what I say."

"real!"

The group of people were overjoyed and looked at Mo Fei greedily.

Mo Fei recruited one of them to chat with him, and all he asked was: "How many men are there in the Xin family?"

"How many soldiers and land are there?"

"How are the cattle and sheep doing?"

and many more.

Some can answer, some pretend to know, and some pretend not to know.

Mo Fei asked seven or eight people sporadically, interspersed with evidence, and finally came up with the record: there are about [-] Xin family members, very strong. I don’t know how strong they are. Anyway, the Yu family is married to him, and the Ji family is If you don't fight them, a Shang prince did appear in the Xin family some time ago with a flag with the word "Shang", and then left again.

Most don't know exactly what they do, but a few say they know.

One said that Prince Shang was here to calm things down for the Youxin family, so that everyone in the area could see whose younger brother Youxin was.

One said that this Shang prince came by marriage and took away many people from the Xin family as dowries.

The others were all similar, except for one who said: "Something happened in the south, so this Shang prince came to find foreign aid."

After sorting out the analyzed data, Mo Fei rushed to Tangshan in later generations and found Mo Li who was supervising the construction of the granary.

Mo Li's food is all stored in Tangshan.

The quantity is not a small amount either.

Just watch Mo Fei hand the bamboo slip to a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a mink coat and a mink hat, with a neatly trimmed beard hanging down on his chest.

After he got Mo Fei's information, he flipped the bamboo slips, raised a pair of leopard eyes, and said in a rumbling voice: "It's a pretty good recording material. It's easier to read than the printed slips. Who would have thought of it?"

"This...this is actually a trade product of the Xin family. The Xin family likes this type of letter very much, so they sent people to tell the nearby tribes that if they have nothing to do, they can make the letter. They will give them all the specifications. About a thousand slips can be exchanged for ten kilograms of millet.

Many tribal women collect during the day and make letters by the campfire at night, and then sell them to pedestrians with Xin family members.

Anyone who comes from the Xin family will not be refused. As long as the quality is acceptable, all will be taken away.

As for those slips that failed to pass the test, they did not waste them and would string them together to compile some information. "

Mo Fei explained that many tribes with bamboos and forests near the swamps can do it.

"Is that so?" When Mo Li heard this, his lips moved slightly, but he did not continue. Instead, he looked at the oracle bone inscriptions for a while. If he didn't understand, he asked Mo Fei for an explanation. He quickly came to the conclusion: It is difficult to fight with the Xin family. .

The opponent dug so many holes in the river and pond a long time ago to prevent someone from attacking from the east.

If you forcefully enter Xin's Qianmo, you will easily crash.

But he had to force his way to the Xin clan head-on. The Xin clan had prepared a bunch of cities and small forts near the road, waiting for the enemy's invasion.

It's very likely that you'll have to kill a lot of people before you even get to the Xin family's confidants.

"Huh...what a disgusting decision!"

Mo Li spat, Xin's method is completely different from the businessmen from the south!
They all rely on the city to prevent others from attacking!
However, the Xin family was even better. They built a bunch of rivers, lakes, and swamps to block people's entry and exit, and then built floating bridges and wooden bridges on the rivers themselves. If necessary, they could directly set fire to these bridges. Force the enemy to take the river route.

"It's definitely not cost-effective to fight head-on." Mo Fei nodded, "Maybe we can make a fight?"

"Let's try it. I hope the other party will follow the rules." Mo Li thought for a moment, "Let's make an appointment with this full moon. They will decide the battlefield. If they lose, they will give food."

"Yes." Mo Fei turned around and went to work.

Mo Li took the bamboo slip and looked at it for a while: "The Xin family... To be honest, I'm a little annoyed by your name. Why are you, the remnants of the Summer Queen, everywhere!"

(End of this chapter)