Su Rong took him to see the muskets.
Song Xiangyu used to go to the Shenjiying frequently when he was in the capital, so he naturally knew how to use the fire gun. As soon as he got his hands on it, he couldn't help but praise it and laughed, "Great, you guys are amazing. Whatever falls into your hands, you can always turn it into a good thing in the end! With this thing, we are 90% sure to win this time."
Su Rong couldn't help but ask, "I noticed that morale seems to be a little low along the way. What's going on? Logically speaking, we have already taken over several large states, so other places should not be difficult. Why are we stuck at the Zhendao Pacification Office and the Yangtang Pacification Office?"
When Song Xiangyu mentioned this, his expression turned ugly: "Don't mention it. The local people are all Miao people, and they are all virgin Miao people. They live in the mountains and refuse to come down. They are different from the natives we met before. These people are from one village after another. There are also great witches in the village. They have many great witches. They didn't get along with each other at first, but after the people from the court came, they worked together. In fact, it's not difficult to deal with them. After all, we have gone through so many storms to get to where we are now, but you don't know..."
As Song Xiangyu was speaking, there was a sudden loud scream from outside, as if someone's arm had been chopped off. His face suddenly changed.
Su Rong also felt strange: "What's going on?"
Song Xiangyu didn't bother to answer him. He hurriedly opened the tent and went out. Su Rong followed him out without hesitation. He saw Song Xiangyu running for a while before stopping. He didn't know what he was looking at.
He also hurriedly quickened his pace, and only when he ran up to the front did he let out a surprised "hmm", and then subconsciously took a step back ----- he saw someone carrying a wounded soldier over, and originally thought it was just an ordinary wounded soldier on the battlefield. This situation was commonplace to him, and he had seen even the most tragic scenes, but he had never seen such a tragic one ----- the trouser legs of the wounded soldier were densely crawling with black insects of various sizes, and he didn't know what kind of insects they were, and just looking at them made his scalp tingle.
Seeing that Song Xiangyu was silent for a moment and then ordered people to carry the wounded away, he couldn't help but ask: "What's going on?"
Thinking of what Song Xiangyu had said before, he suddenly understood why.
Song Xiangyu sighed, exhaled a breath with some tiredness, and suddenly spat on the ground: "Don't mention it, it's because of this! Those Miao people are different from the Miao people we met before. These are the original Miao people. They are very loyal to their own villages. They will never leave their own villages easily, and rarely intermarry with people outside the villages. If we don't take this place, it will be extremely troublesome!"
Su Rong immediately understood what Song Xiangyu meant. This place is a strategic location. Further south is Annan. How can they feel at ease if their own people don't stay here
It's just that... those Miao people...
Then many more wounded soldiers were sent back. Without exception, these people were either covered with insects or bitten by poisonous snakes. Their conditions were very bad.
Su Rong didn't react much at first, but the more he read, the more his spine tingled. After a long while, he finally remembered, "Where's His Highness?"
Song Xiangyu called him back to the tent, and while pouring him tea, he explained: "Your Highness went to visit a nearby Miao village today."
"What?" Su Rong was immediately shocked: "The Miao people are so cruel, how could they let Your Highness take such a risk?"
If those people also use this method against Xiao Heng, what should Xiao Heng do
Song Xiangyu was actually worried himself, but seeing Su Rong's intense reaction, he still had to explain and appease him, so he said: "This village is called Heihua Village. It is one of the dozens of Miao villages nearby that is relatively kind and does not use extreme means. Your Highness means that we can't really let the court's troops continue to suffer large-scale casualties like this. Besides, do we really have to kill all these Miao people? These unripe Miao are different from the accustomed Miao. They have no contact with the Han people and are extremely hostile to them. We must find a breakthrough, otherwise, other methods will only treat the symptoms and not the root cause."
Su Rong understood, but he was still very worried: "Even if that's the case, there's no need for Your Highness to take the risk yourself, right? After all, a son of a wealthy family should not sit idle!"
"This..." Song Xiangyu coughed, looked at Su Rong with some embarrassment, and after a moment he whispered: "You don't know, the chief witch of Heihua Village is a woman, and their position of chief witch has always been held by women. When the imperial army arrived before, these villages united to resist the imperial court. For some reason, they had an internal conflict among themselves. A village called Lijiang Village clashed with Heihua Village. Lijiang Village was overbearing, and their chief witch was more powerful than Heihua Village, and almost killed the saint of Heihua Village on the spot. It was His Highness who helped..."
Su Rong raised his eyebrows.
I immediately realized why Xiao Heng went to Heihua Village.
It turns out that there is this connection.
He asked meaningfully, "Could it be that... after a hero saves a beautiful girl, he will pledge himself to her?"
If that were the case, Su Rong would never agree to Su Yao and Xiao Heng getting too close.
We haven't even gotten married yet. If I were to marry her just for this reason, what would happen in the future
However, Song Xiangyu did not refute immediately after hearing this.
Su Rong really sensed something was wrong this time. He couldn't help but raise his voice: "Is this true? Is this what His Highness meant?!"
Song Xiangyu shook his head hurriedly: "What are you thinking? Don't you know His Highness's temper? How could he be such a person? I mean, His Highness didn't mean that, but I think the Black Flower Village did mean that, otherwise they wouldn't have invited Your Highness to go up the mountain. I tell you, not long after Mr. Cui arrived, he was poisoned by the barrier they set up. The barrier was so strong that Mr. Cui was emaciated in a few days. Fortunately, the Black Flower Village took people to the mountain, saying that they could help Mr. Cui detoxify. Your Highness went up the mountain for this reason."
Su Rong nodded. He finally understood why the progress was so slow this time.
These Miao people have no contact with outsiders, but because they have lived here for generations, they are very familiar with the local terrain and creatures, and can even control snakes, insects, rats and ants.
These people are really a headache.
Song Xiangyu looked at him unhappily: "Do you understand?"