When Pan Geng moved to Yin, I initiated Jian Shang

Chapter 332 Confrontation

Atan was very excited.

He led his army to block the east side of the river in Changshan Valley early, and then set up his bows, arrows and javelins, waiting for the enemy's attack.

"These bastards! They are really stuck here!"

An elder slapped his thigh, furious.

Shi Wu came to the river and took a look at the length of the river. Because it was the spring flood, it was about eight meters wide, but the water was very shallow, and the deepest was only half a calf.

But it's all full of rocks, making it difficult to walk.

"Shi Wu, look..."

Shu Yan, the staff officer of the accompanying army, pointed to the direction of the top of the mountain and saw the circling birds and said: "These birds are so scared that they dare not enter the forest. There are only a lot of people in the forest, and some even climb the trees."

"Yes." Shi Wu nodded slightly, then looked at the people opposite. There were no less than a thousand people, and there should be other tribes nearby.

With so many birds occupying about one person for every three trees, there should be no less than a thousand people ambushing them in the nearby mountains and forests.

More than 2000 people live here, and they really look up to the Lingzhi family.

"That... there is a military commander from the Xin family, what should we do?"

Ling Zhi's elder approached: "Do you need to do some divination before moving forward?"

"No, we must retreat when facing the water. We must not carry it back. Let's move back to that hillside to build a stronghold." Shi Wu glanced at the sky and said, "We have a lot of time for this battle. Let's delay it for a few days and explore the surrounding areas." Let’s talk more about the enemy’s profile.”

"But……"

"Just in case, after passing Changshan Valley, there is a road leading to Baitou Forest Swamp. No one can guarantee what will happen on the road.

Especially fighting in the mountains and forests, this is our first time on such a large scale, we need time to understand the situation. "

Shi Wu was steady, while Shu Yan beside him raised his eyebrows, but nodded: "I also think we have to do this, and we need to explore the nearby trails. I just took a look at the mountain. The mountain behind us , is a mountain running from north to south, so there may be a trail nearby. So I suggest retreating another ten miles and building a camp at the pass we passed. This way, no matter where the enemy comes from from all directions, we can guarantee our safety. Safe way back.”

"Then go."

Shi Wu didn't talk nonsense. After Xinqu set the fire, Shu Yan followed Shu Dagu to fight in the mountains. He had more experience than himself, and Xinqu even hired him as an army staff officer. This shows that Xinqu still recognized that Shu Yan was in the mountains. of ability.

After listening to this, the group of Lingzhi elders thought about it and decided that this was the only way they could do it.

When the enemy's situation is unclear, it's better to be more stable.

Seeing the enemy retreating, Atan, who was still smiling in Changshan Valley, froze.

"Why did you run away?!"

"Damn! Did they notice something?"

The faces of many leaders became solemn.

"Perhaps it's to lure us on purpose?"

"How about sending someone to invite a fight?"

One or two questions fell in front of Atan. He pondered for a while and said: "Assign a few good people to follow and see the situation."

Immediately, a dozen mountain walkers followed them ten miles away. When they saw them leaving the pass, they immediately thought something was wrong and quickly retreated.

"What are you talking about?! The Xin clan actually discovered that there might be an ambush at the pass, so instead of stationing on that flat ground, they withdrew a mile further and camped guarding the pond on the mountain?"

When everyone heard the secret, something bad happened.

To the west of Changshan Valley is Bixia Mountain.

Bixia Mountain runs from the northwest to the southeast. Half of it is washed by rivers, giving birth to Changshan Valley. The other half is a simple mountain valley. There is a small road in it, which is a secret trail that Shanrong tribes often walk.

As the leader of Shan Rong, Wu Zhongshi knew this trail. If he went north, he could reach the northern branch of Luan River.Over there, there is a plain in the mountains, which is the location of "Luanping County" in later generations.

And there is the territory of Atan and his group.

Now that their main elites have been brought to the south, if the Youxin family finds an opportunity to go north from the Bixia Mountain Col, then they will have no way out.

That's why Atan was shocked and anxious.

They were very worried that Xin's soldiers and horses would open the way and open the forest in this mountain col, thereby threatening their back door.

Atan also knew that he could not take this risk and let 500 people lead the old and the weak to block the only way. Whether it was the Bixia Mountain Col or the Changshan Valley, they would eventually gather at Kukong Mountain.

Then just block the cave mountain.

In this way, everyone feels a little more at ease.

Shi Wu also began to investigate the surroundings, and soon discovered the Bixia Mountain Col on the North Road and the Taigou Di on the South Road.

"Where to go?" Shi Wu looked at the simple sand table on the bluestone and asked Shu Yan who was sitting next to him.

Shu Yan frowned and said, "Can't you go up here?"

Shi Wu glanced at the north of the mountain col, and then looked at the naturalized members of the Lindi tribe of the Black Bear clan who were following with the army.

When the Wu Zhong clan was driven away by the Jin clan, they robbed the Black Bear clan's land. This group of people was not considered Shan Rong, but they were mostly married, but in a few years they might become part of Shan Rong.

Therefore, they know much better about the situation in the mountains than the Xin family.

"Army Sima, Army Staff Officer, here and Changshan Valley will converge on Kuciao Mountain. As long as Kuciao Mountain is blocked, we won't be able to enter at all."

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Shu Yan pointed to the south bank again: "Where's this one? How to go south from Taigou?"

"There... there are too many ravines here, and there are many woods. There may be cannibal tribes living nearby, making it very difficult to walk." These Lin Di gave an overview: "If you want to leave, you have to make a good move. Be prepared to be unable to get out within a month, or even end up getting lost.”

"How much have you learned about distinguishing stars?" Shi Wu looked at Shu Yan and asked.

"Me?" Shu Yan raised his eyebrows, "No, you plan to let me go south?"

"We have to leave sooner or later, so why not leave now." Shi Wu drew a finger in the ravine, "First find a suitable road, then go around behind them and attack from both sides."

"That's not right, that's not right! Your journey is simply an adventure! It's not right!"

"Then you're going to set a fire?"

"Hey, don't imitate the clan leader. The clan leader set fires deliberately and plannedly. Let's just set fires randomly here. The weather is different. The clan leader set fires because of drought. We are in the mountains. , leaving it carelessly can be fatal.”

Shu Yan rejected this idea: "If there is really no way out, look for the mountain road behind. If it doesn't work, we can take the Chaohe River Road.

According to the teachings of the patriarch, the mountain streams, mountain cols, and mountain valleys mainly in Yanshan and Taihang all use ridges to cut off rain clouds and form water sources in the valleys on one side. Then the water sources converge into streams and flow down, constantly scouring the mountains and turning into a A valley and plain form a gathering place.

Then, as long as you find the tributaries of the river, especially the tributaries with a lot of water, you can find gathering places with a large population.

Because there are only so many valleys and their outlets are the main trunks of large rivers, only places with plains can continuously gather the water sources formed by other ridges, and finally send a large amount of water to the main trunk.

So there are three ditches ten miles behind us, and there is a mountain to the north. Try climbing up there, and maybe you can find the valley on the other side. Then follow the valley to the north and you may be able to find the col that bypasses Bixia Mountain. If we can find it, we will go over there and directly attack Cave Mountain. "

"That's all we can do, just go as fast as possible." Shi Wu didn't have much choice, because the situation in the mountains made his claws numb.

After the two discussed, they decided to build a pass and a granary here, preparing to use this place as a transfer station to continuously transport food from the rear.

Just like that, for a while, the situation in the mountain was stuck.

(End of this chapter)