Adu Tusi Village
After a night of preparation, more than 30,000 elite soldiers under his command have gathered from various mountain strongholds. After receiving Li Xiang's handwritten letter last night, Tusi Adu's confidence has increased greatly, so he cannot let this matter drag on. He must take advantage of the chaos in Tusi Longchuan's mountain stronghold and lead his men to attack and decide the outcome in one fell swoop.
In Li Xiang's heart, he also expressed his urgency, hoping to finish the things on the mountain quickly so that he could quickly ask for a title for Tusi Adu. After all, the affairs of several Tusi had delayed Li Xiang too much of his time, so Tusi Adu also felt that Li Xiang's patience was no longer that great. This was another good opportunity, so he gathered his absolute strength overnight, hoping to fight during the day.
Looking at the majestic warriors outside, Tusi Adu's confidence began to grow slowly. In this place on the mountain, Tusi Longchuan was synonymous with invincibility. No matter how other Tusi developed, they did not dare to go against this old guy. So when Tusi Adu made this decision, many of his subordinates were still quite anxious.
Although Tusi Adu had laid out all the conditions, and Tusi Longchuan was now at his weakest, a lean camel was still bigger than a horse. How could you know he hadn't made any secret preparations? With both of his sons suddenly facing misfortune, it would be absurd to say he hadn't made any preparations at this time.
"Master Tusi, we should think about this carefully. Why don't we send someone to gather information first? If we charge in now, we'll have no way out. Can we really trust those Han people down the mountain? I'm afraid they're the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. If we fight the Longchuan Tusi to the death and they don't fulfill their promise to us, then we..."
An old man stood up. This guy was considered an elder of the chieftain, but usually because of the presence of Master Sun, these people did not play much of a role. Everyone knew that Chieftain Adu trusted Master Sun the most and did not trust the elders of the mountain village like them.
But Master Sun died in the chaos, and they suddenly got a chance to show themselves. They thought they could develop well, but who knew that in just one night, the chieftain received a letter from the foot of the mountain, which actually gathered the most elite troops in the mountain stronghold. When they hurried over, the chieftain did not discuss anything with them, but asked them to take their troops to the official stronghold of the Longchuan chieftain.
Could they be going to visit the Longchuan Tusi with tens of thousands of people, all armed with sharp weapons? They must be going there to fight. In the minds of these people, the Longchuan Tusi was like a mountain, and challenging his authority was something they would never even dare to think about.
"You bunch of idiots, as the saying goes, wealth and honor come in danger. If we continue to stay in the mountain stronghold, it will certainly be safe, but we will always be second in command for a thousand years. We will never be able to surpass the Longchuan Tusi. If you want to be the number one in this mountain, you must kill the number one. Don't have any other ideas. If I can sit in that position, your territory will be many times larger than it is now. Don't you want to plan for your descendants?"
Tusi Adu's ability to bewitch people was still not good enough, which was indeed related to his youth. The prosperity of the stronghold in the past was also due to the relationship with Master Sun. Although he felt that he could get rid of Master Sun, many of his subordinates obviously had no confidence in him.
Of course, some people were indeed tempted. They also knew how the subordinates of the Longchuan chieftain lived. They occupied the best road leading to the mountain, and they made a lot of money from the annual trade alone. If our chieftain became the boss, wouldn't this money be ours?
So after listening to what Tusi Adu said, these people began to go back to assemble their troops, but more people did not bring all the elite troops with them. Instead, they replaced them with a group of second-line troops. The most elite people stayed at home. If Tusi Adu was defeated, those people could also ensure the safety of their families.
Tusi Adu set out in a hurry. He did not have the time to verify whether his men had brought the most elite troops. He only wanted to catch others off guard. If he delayed for too long, Tusi Longchuan might have been ready.
An army of more than 35,000 people was the limit that Tusi Adu could muster. Although he had over 100,000 men fit for combat, if all these men were withdrawn, it would not just be a defeat in the end. It was very likely that the entire ethnic group would be destroyed. Without young men, even if the ethnic group became a vassal of others, it would depend on whether others were willing to accept them.
The roads on the mountain were extremely familiar. Many people had been to the Longchuan Tusi's stronghold before. They had either gone there to buy things or to deliver letters, but this time they were going to fight. Many people could not contain their excitement. Of course, some people had fear in their eyes. In short, this army could be said to have mixed feelings and all kinds of ideas.
If Master Sun were still alive, he would never have allowed Tusi Adu to do such a thing. Your army isn't even united in thought, so how can they possibly unite their interests on the battlefield? You have no idea what these people are thinking, and you're simply imposing your own interests on them. If a real battle breaks out, it'll be fine if everything goes smoothly, but if they encounter even the slightest setback, your army will be completely useless.
There are still many people in the team sent by Li Xiang. These people have also received orders from Li Xiang. If they can stop the enemy, it is better to stop them and not launch an attack at this moment. After all, the Longchuan chieftain is the most powerful person. But if they cannot stop the enemy, then they will start to add fuel to the fire and maximize the losses on both sides.
At the same time, hundreds of spies on the mountain began their work. They were keeping an eye on the checkpoints leading up the mountain. Once a fight broke out here and the scale of the battle expanded, the guarding troops on the checkpoints might also start to return to defend. That would be an opportunity for the Tang Dynasty army at the foot of the mountain.
Of course, this is difficult to achieve, and past internal conflicts will not reduce the number of outpost troops...
