"Master Chief..."
Some of the people under Tusi Adu looked nervous. They must not let these young ones go. They witnessed how we killed their elders and even divided up their female relatives. If they did not take revenge after all this, they would not be the children of the mountain.
Tusi Adu naturally saw it clearly, and he also knew how great the hidden dangers would be if he didn't kill these people. But Qin Huaiyu now represented Li Xiang, and he had also seen the scene on the battlefield just now. Although Qin Huaiyu had only a few thousand men under his command, if a real fight broke out, these people might be worth ten times the army.
Moreover, when these people went up the mountain, Tusi Adu had already promised that all matters on the mountain would be subject to Li Xiang's orders. Who knew if this order was actually issued by Li Xiang? If they started to disobey Li Xiang's orders now, what good would the future hold?
"Listen to General Qin. You all don't need to talk nonsense here. Hurry up and collect all the valuable materials in the mountain stronghold. Give them to the servants if they should be rewarded, and seal up the ones that should be stored. I have already made a decision on this matter. There is no need to say anything more to the others."
Tusi Adu finally surrendered to Li Xiang. Although this guy did some things that made Li Xiang uncomfortable, now after being taught a lesson by Qin Huaiyu's men, he also knew the combat effectiveness of the Tang army. Li Xiang was just afraid that his men would suffer too many casualties. If it were other generals, they might have directly ordered the army to attack, after all, they had the strength to do so.
Take the long-handled thing that was thrown out just now. If a soldier had five or six of them in his hand and threw them while walking up the mountain, the army on the mountain would not be able to resist at all, and it might even cause huge casualties. So in this situation, Tusi Adu saw very clearly that we are no match for them at all, and we will have to rely on them in the future. Why should we disobey them on such things?
Although the subordinates were not convinced, they also knew that their chieftain no longer had complete power. If he had complete power, he probably would not have hesitated on this matter and might have given the order just now.
"Thank you, Lord Tusi, for your help. When I see Your Highness another day, I will report today's events truthfully."
After achieving his goal, Qin Huaiyu did not stay here. He had to quickly send a signal to the foot of the mountain to ask them to send another team of troops up to transport these people down safely. Whether it was building roads in the mountains or reclaiming wasteland at the foot of the mountain, labor was the most important. This time, more than 50,000 laborers could relieve Xiao Yu's many problems.
The other two chieftains also soon learned of the changes on the mountain. When they heard that Chieftain Adu had contacted the Tang army, their faces turned pale with anger and they were about to lead their men to charge out. However, less than an hour later, they immediately received another piece of news, that is, Chieftain Longchuan's stronghold was lost, his men suffered heavy casualties, and he only fled to Xijiang Village with a part of the remaining soldiers.
The two chieftains who were originally ready to send troops became silent after hearing the news. They knew very well how powerful the Longchuan chieftain was, but now, in just one month, not only was the Longchuan chieftain defeated, but he even lost his own stronghold, which he had spent many years to build. Of course, they knew how easy it was to defend and difficult to attack this stronghold.
But now the facts are in front of us, and according to the person who brought the news, the Tang army has directly participated in the war. Coupled with the Tang army's magical weapons, our people can't resist it at all. When the elite troops of Longchuan Tusi faced this weapon, hundreds of people were wiped out in an instant.
Before the Tang army arrived, the four chieftains on the mountain were in harmony, but they all wanted to know the military situation on the other side. The army of Longchuan chieftain was the strongest among the four chieftains. They were powerless when facing the Tang army. What's the point of us going there?
What's more, the Longchuan chieftain is now doomed, and they all know very well what kind of place Xijiang Village is. It is estimated that within three or two days, his subordinates may cause trouble. The era of the Longchuan chieftain is over.
The two of them were in a mess at the moment and didn't know what to do next. In this situation, they would neither go out to support the Longchuan chieftain nor have any contact with the people of the Tang Dynasty.
To respond to ever-changing circumstances with constancy, this was the advice given to them by their subordinates. If they had shown their loyalty to Li Xiang at this time, they might have been able to get a good placement. Unfortunately, they had lost this opportunity, so in the future division of territory, these two people would at most be just wealthy families.
Of course, Tusi Adu had no time to care about this now. When he was standing in the mountain stronghold before, he knew that the two chieftains would definitely not send troops. Now after hearing the report from his subordinates, it only confirmed his thoughts, but there was no smile on his face.
There are plenty of gold, silver and treasures in the mountain stronghold, as well as all kinds of fun things, but Tusi Adu knows very well that a powerful Tusi is one who has both soldiers and money. But if you only have money but no soldiers, then you are being guarded by others, and the money will eventually fall into the hands of others.
This is his current situation. He brought a total of more than 50,000 troops, but after more than a month of fierce fighting, there are less than 30,000 troops left under his command, which is almost a loss of half of them. Many people were injured. People outside said that they won, but in fact it was a tragic victory. Only Adu Tusi himself knew how much he paid.
Tusi Adu finally understood that Li Xiang was the ultimate winner. Tusi Longchuan had escaped with his men, and his subordinates would scatter in the next few days. Although Tusi Adu's men were still here, they had lost their energy and spirit.
The Tang army did not need to launch a large-scale attack. It only needed to issue a public announcement, and perhaps these people would have already heard the news and acted accordingly.
Just look at Qin Huaiyu's appearance and you will know. This guy was handing over to the general who came up from the mountain. Tens of thousands of young and strong men had their arms tied and then were driven down the mountain. On the long way down the mountain, perhaps they could think about how to build roads in the future.
