After hearing the news, many people in the room's first thought was to hide first. After all, they had heard a lot about Li Xiang's reputation. The most important thing was that this guy was very capable. Once you became his enemy, you'd better surrender as soon as possible, otherwise you would die a very ugly death.
Many people didn't believe it at first, but as the rumor spread over time, it was very likely to become true. If Li Xiang's strength was really not good enough, then how did the surrounding countries fall? Could the sunrise and sunset really destroy a country?
"Why are you all panicking? Calm down! We're not at the gate yet. It's just that something happened at the foot of the mountain. Immediately pass my order down and have the people at the nearby checkpoints go over and take a look."
The chieftain of Longchuan was also a little panicked, but in front of so many people, he had to appear calm. If even he was panicked, then the people around him would probably not be able to do anything. If Li Xiang's army really came, they would probably be the first to be finished.
Sure enough, after the Longchuan chieftain finished speaking, some people had calmed down. There were so many checkpoints from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain. It was nothing more than a problem with one of them. It was impossible that all the others were in trouble. It was also possible that the people at that checkpoint had made a mistake. How could a war break out so easily?
"Reporting to the Chief, we have found it in all four directions..."
The soldier who came to report just now was afraid of taking responsibility because he did not explain himself clearly just now, so he has to explain himself clearly now. Thick smoke has been found in all four directions, which means that there are enemies in all four directions. Doesn't that mean we are surrounded?
When these words were spoken, those who had just calmed down panicked again, especially the women, who started crying. Women are okay in normal times, but they cannot be relied upon at all when a real war breaks out.
"Shut up, everyone! If anyone cries out, I'll treat you as disturbing the morale of the army and have you all dragged out and chopped off."
The chieftain of Longchuan slammed the table and the room became quiet temporarily. Although some women were scared and wanted to cry, they kept their mouths shut when they thought of the cruelty of the chieftain of Longchuan. Otherwise, they might be dragged out and fed to the dogs. It had happened before. In this place in the mountains, the chieftain could do whatever he wanted. Your life was not worth his thought.
"Yunluoke, take your men and go check what's going on down there. Also, inform all the strongholds that no one is allowed to leave without the order of our four chieftains. Tell those who are hunting and gathering herbs to return. If anyone doesn't return before dark, they will be treated as spies."
The chieftain of Longchuan knew that he couldn't let things get chaotic now, and he had to gather the orders of the four strongholds. If there was chaos in one place, the entire mountain would be difficult to control, and his stronghold alone did not have the power to do so.
Yunluoke was a general under the Longchuan Tusi. After receiving the order, this guy immediately set off with his men like a gust of wind. He was also the number one warrior in the Longchuan Tusi stronghold. Everyone had absolute confidence in him. When he rode out on a fast horse, many people shouted at him to cheer him on.
"What are you all standing there for? Just keep drinking. This village has survived for so many years. Can they take it down so quickly? Even if they were heavenly soldiers and generals, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to do this. If they want to take advantage of us, we'll have to see if they have good teeth."
It must be said that these words from the Longchuan chieftain were quite resolute. Many people were already a little panicked, but after hearing these words, everyone calmed down. We have persisted for so many years. In the past, there were hundreds of thousands of troops gathered at the foot of the mountain, but in the end, they were still unable to do anything to us. Now there are only tens of thousands of troops at the foot of the mountain. How can they be our opponent?
"Master Tusi said let's drink."
"Those Tang troops are nothing special. I saw them a few days ago. They just walked a little more orderly. There's no way they could attack us."
The group of people in the mountain stronghold started drinking and having fun again, but several big chieftains had smiles on their faces, but they were thinking about another thing in their hearts. Thick smoke was everywhere at the same time, which meant that more than a dozen checkpoints were attacked. What did the enemy want to do? Even if they wanted to attack the mountain, there was no need to attack more than a dozen checkpoints below.
At the moment when they were doubting this matter, the attack at the foot of the mountain was nearing its end. Qin Huaiyu had already arrived at the largest chieftain's military camp at the foot of the mountain. There were people lying everywhere around. When attacking this mountain stronghold just now, Qin Huaiyu and his men also suffered certain casualties, but they still took it down within a morning.
What surprised everyone was that when Qin Huaiyu took over the mountain stronghold, he did not let everyone go down the mountain. Instead, he found some of the people and asked them how to notify the people on the mountain. Finally, he lit the fire starter next to him, causing thick smoke to rise into the sky.
They didn't understand. In the past, when people at the foot of the mountain attacked, they were afraid of the connection between the people here and the people on the mountain. Only in this way could they continue to attack. But these people changed their previous habits and instead took the initiative to inform the people on the mountain. What on earth were they doing?
"Keep your eyes on the mountain. Don't worry about the common people. If there are more than 20 of them, open fire immediately."
Qin Huaiyu found a relatively comfortable place to lie down. There were more than 200 people outside the military camp waiting for battle. They were guarding the road up the mountain and found a relatively open place where they could see people coming down the mountain in the distance.
According to the people in this military camp, it would take at least a day for people to come down from the mountain. After all, this is the border area with the Han people, and the chieftain's stronghold is far away from here.
"Even after you've rested enough, don't be idle. Hurry and transport these people down the mountain. You've all seen this road along the way. It's not very comfortable to march up the mountain. Let these people go down the mountain to have a meal, and then make arrangements for them. Start building the road for me from tomorrow morning. Our Highness doesn't want idle people."
Qin Huaiyu began to assign tasks to another group of people. There were thousands of captives here. How much food was needed to feed them every day?
