[The third update. 】
Wuxi Prefecture, Xuanfeng County, and Teng Village.
Due to its proximity to the mountainous area, Xuanfeng County suffered the most during the Wuxi barbarian rebellion. In just ten months, the Han population in the county plummeted by more than 20%, and there were countless displaced people.
And this Teng Village suffered even more disaster.
On the morning of November 15th, the sky will be bright.
Walking among the ruins and broken walls, sniffing the cold air, the faint smell of rancid, Sun Shaozong's eyes kept wandering.
"grown ups."
At this time, Lu Jianxing rushed over from the entrance of the village, bowed and reported: "The bones found in the village have been buried. There are a total of 172 bodies, of which 93 are adult men and 36 are women. People, toddlers... forty-three toddlers."
"Judging from various traces, a considerable number of women should have been taken away by Tongxi barbarians."
Having said this, he stopped and waited for a while. Seeing that Sun Shaozong had no intention of opening his mouth, he took the initiative to ask: "Sir, do you want to simply erect a monument first, and if any villagers come back in the future, that's fine..."
"Don't rush."
Sun Shaozong shook his head slightly: "When we come out of the mountain, it will not be too late to erect the monument."
According to the guide, this Fujimura was quite friendly with the barbarians on the mountain, and even called each other brothers and uncles. Who knows, in the end, they still failed to escape this war.
And to root out Sun Shaozong's investigation, not only did Fujimura not escape the war, but he was probably slaughtered by his friends on the mountain immediately.
Because according to the traces left at the scene, the other party is very likely to open the gate of the village in a big way, and then raise the butcher's knife to the unprepared villagers.
In such a situation, it is only possible that they were familiar with the murders at the beginning of the rebellion.
"grown ups."
At this time, another person rushed over, but it was Shen Lian who had been beaten by Sun Shaozong.
He only listened to the report: "The surrounding sentries have been arranged. Do you think we are camping outside the village, or..."
"Just set up camp in the village, no fire is allowed - let me know, tomorrow Yinzheng [four o'clock in the morning] the whole team, enter the mountain at 90 hours!"
"I'll make arrangements for the humble post!"
Shen Lian turned around and was about to leave, but heard Sun Shaozong add another sentence: "I'll go back to the village to discuss matters after making the explanation clear."
"Impossible to take orders."
Shen Lian Gujing responded without hesitation, but his footsteps were a little quicker unconsciously.
After about two quarters of an hour, Shen Lian hurried back, only to see that under the camphor tree at the entrance of the village, there were already full of officers above the commander-in-chief [Eighth-Rank, Tonglong Imperial Guard Small Flag].
He stepped forward and bowed to Sun Shaozong. He also took the marching horse and sat beside Lu Jianxing.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Sun Shaozong raised his chin, and Wang Zhen immediately took out two maps, one placed in front of Sun Shaozong, the other handed over to Lu Jianxing, Shen Lian and others to read.
After everyone had read it, Sun Shaozong said: "Our target this time is the nearby Wu'er Village. According to the guide's judgment, there are about twenty-four or five miles of mountain road. If you start in the early morning, it will take about three hours. An hour - that is, you can arrive around noon."
"The power of Wu'er Village ranks third among Tongxi Man, second only to Wa Leng Village and Duosi Village. There are about 600 adults in Ding Zhuang."
"Wuerzhai is built in the mountains, and the terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but because of this, the defensive facilities built by the barbarians themselves are not very strong."
"There is only one mountain road going in and out of Wu'er Village, so we only need to divide 50 people and set up guards along the road - and the troops we can use to attack the cottage are only 250 people left."
"This Wuerzhai has an oblate shape as a whole."
"At that time, this officer will lead the team to open the breach first with a surprise attack, and then Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian will split the rate to sweep the barbarians from the east and the west. Remember to be steadfast and ruthless, and don't let the opponent organize an effective resistance."
"This official will guard the gate of the village at that time. If there is a tight spot between the east and west, I will go to support in person."
"When there is no obvious resistance in the village, all the ministries are not allowed to fight. They set fire everywhere in the village and pour poison into the well water, and immediately withdraw from Wu'er Village."
"Then this officer will determine the next action based on the loss and the time taken for the raid."
"and also… "
"And then..."
Sun Shaozong eloquently explained the action to be carried out tomorrow, broke apart and smashed it, poured two sips of water, and waited for everyone to digest and absorb it before saying: "Whoever has any doubts, you can talk about it directly now. come out."
However, everyone below you look at me and I look at you, and none of them intend to speak.
It seems impossible to expect some constructive comments from them.
"now that… "
Sun Shaozong sighed inwardly and waited to get up to announce the dissolution.
"grown ups!"
Unexpectedly, Shen Lian stood up first, and cupped his hands: "There is something unclear about the humble post."
Sun Shaozong's buttocks that had just been lifted, did it again, and said, "Tell me!"
Shen Lian was not polite, ignoring Lu Jianxing's dissuading eyes, and said loudly: "According to what the scouts heard, the Walled Village is the head of the Tongxi barbarians, and there are no less than 1,500 young and strong people in the village. There are still two villages, if you can’t take them for a while, it’s easy to be attacked by barbarians.”
"So it's understandable that you don't choose the corrugated village."
"But that Duosi Village is not only closer, the young people in the clan seem to be different from Wu'er Village. They are also built on a flat terrain, so it should be easier to break through than the Corrugated Village."
"Why do you want to leave the near and seek far, and leave Duosi Village to choose, and have to go to eat the hard bone of Wu'er Village?"
Obviously, he has also inquired about the surrounding geography and situation in private.
Based on this alone, Shen Lian was much stronger than others.
However, the latter words are already close to questioning.
Seeing that Wang Zhen beside Sun Shaozong had changed color, Lu Jianxing hurriedly stood up and explained in a panic, "Sir, he is just..."
"It's okay."
Sun Shaozong waved his hand and said, "Since it's a discussion, we should have spoken freely."
Then, he reached out and tapped on the map, and asked back: "Shen Baihu, take a look first, what is the conflict between the plan I just arranged and the terrain of this Duosi Village."
Plans clashing with terrain
Shen Lian was stunned when he heard the words, hurriedly passed the other and lowered his head, stared at it carefully for a long time, and suddenly said: "I understand! Duosizhai is near Tongxi, if you want to poison the living water, I am afraid It's not that easy!"
"That's right!"
Sun Shaozong stood up suddenly: "Our first battle is to give the barbarians a blow to the head, and then act as a shock and warning. In order to maximize the effect, the best way is to destroy the foundation of the barbarian settlements for survival!"
"In this way, the barbarians naturally have to move around, and by the way, spread the panic to more tribes!"
"And polluting water sources is one of the foundations for this plan to be implemented!"