"Order all the tribes to unite their troops. Although there are not many people in our Mang tribe, we have to tell Datang that this jungle has never been within Datang's sphere of influence." Mangchai said with a sinister smile.
He actually didn't know much about the Tang Dynasty. It was very isolated. He only knew about the Tang Dynasty and knew that it was a powerful country.
But so what? The Han people in the Central Plains were also a very powerful country back then, but they had never truly ruled this jungle. They were the masters here.
"yes!"
"How many people are there in the Tang army?" Mangchai asked again.
"It's difficult to confirm, and it's blocked by mountains and forests, but based on time calculation, I'm afraid the other party is only coming from troops stationed on the border, about a few thousand." The tribal general said.
"Bring all the people from each tribe and load them with poisonous arrows. We will deal with the Tang army at once near Matsube, and let them go back wherever they came from."
"yes!"
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"General, the front is already within the range of Mangbu. A large tribe we have explored is right in front. They only have simple villages and the walls are made of trees. There are almost no rocks. It is best to use It's a fire attack." In Hou Junji's camp, a temporary military meeting was also held.
It's almost November, and the weather in the mountains isn't that hot anymore, so there's no problem wearing armor or the like.
"Will a fire attack trigger nearby mountain fires?" Hou Junji thought for a while and asked. It's not that he is worried that the mountains and forests here will be burned down, but that he is worried that the mountain forest fires will burn all the way to the tribes in the Tang Dynasty. , after all, it is not that far away from the tribes in Datang.
"Back to the general, I have learned from the mountain people here that mountain fires sometimes cannot be ignited even if they are very big. For example, Xinbu Township was burned down by the enemy before, and there was no mountain fire. In fact, Those houses are not far from the surrounding mountains and forests.”
"But sometimes, a small spark or a lightning strike in the forest may cause a mountain fire." Zheng Yuan thought for a while and said.
"How many people are there in this tribe in front of you?" Hou Junji asked.
"According to the people in Xinbu Township, there are at most about three thousand people here, and there are only about a thousand soldiers that can fight. In addition, the main features of their battles are spears, bows and arrows, and leather armor, and bows, arrows, and spears are used to Applying toxins on arrowheads and spear tips can paralyze people, make them lose their fighting ability, and some can even kill people."
"But it's not a big problem for us. The toxins on these arrows are also used by Xinbu Township. They are all from plants. There are only a few basic symptoms. We have prepared enough herbal medicines." Zheng Yuan said road.
"I heard that some poisonous snake venom is also used here?" Hou Junji asked.
"Very few. I asked the mountain people in Xinbu Township, and they said that if the venom of a poisonous snake leaves the body of the poisonous snake, it may lose its effect in more than an hour at most, and it will not be able to cause harm to people."
"It is better to worry about us being bitten by poisonous insects than to worry about them coating the arrows with poisonous snake venom, but overall it is not a big problem because more than 90% of our warriors are from local mountain people, and they are very familiar with this mountain. Very familiar too." Zheng Yuan shook his head.
"That's no problem. In this way, send two thousand soldiers to launch a tentative attack on the entire village, and at the same time shout for them to surrender." Hou Junji pondered for a moment and said, "These monkeys, if they want to run away It’s still very rare for us in the mountains, and we don’t have time to catch them one by one.”
"It is unrealistic to arrest people in such a primitive jungle, so we are waiting here. Let alone if the other party surrenders, if the other party does not surrender, then the enemy's large forces are expected to arrive soon. Tell us the surrounding people Scouts, ask them to pay close attention to all the movements around them." Hou Junji said seriously.
"Yes! General, please rest assured. Although such a primitive jungle can easily hide the army, some routes are also fixed. There are few routes that the army wants to pass through. They have to guard a few key intersections. They want to sneak attack us, unless they can It is only possible to fly or detour over a mountain road of more than one or two hundred miles, not to mention, we have scouts even behind the detour." Zheng Yuan nodded seriously.
"Have the logistics kept up?"
"Arrows and other logistical equipment and supplies have arrived."
"In the past few days, we have taken out 5,000 arrows and unscrewed the iron arrowheads. Don't we have the emergency hand-cutting device for wooden arrowheads in the logistics force? Let them process a part of the wooden arrowheads and install them, and then use these wooden arrowheads in the past few days. The arrow." Hou Junji said.
I heard that this device was also invented by a military industrial enterprise. It is very small and can be carried by one person. It can be used to temporarily process wooden arrowheads or arrow shafts in emergencies on the battlefield.
"yes."
"Also, let the attacking soldiers pay attention. In addition to the two thousand people attacking continuously on the first day, four to five hundred people will be sent to feint attack every day." Hou Junji thought for a while and added.
"yes!"
I don't know if it will work for Hou Junji, but it is impossible for the enemy to know their true and false status. It is difficult to find out the number of the enemy's large troops in such a mountain forest, not to mention that a considerable number of their soldiers are behind them. Mountain.
There were only an army of two thousand people camping on the plain where this tribe was located. Of course, they still had to wear the armor they should wear.
Hou Junji was not in a hurry. He knew very well that rushing could not solve the problem. It was impossible to kill all these tribes, but they had to feel the pain.
As for whether we can rule here in the future, the two tribes on the left and right only have 60,000 people. Without them, would the Tang Dynasty still be alive? What's more, there are countless mountain tribes supporting them.
In this way, Hou Junji spent six days outside Matsube's stronghold, and finally got the report he wanted from the scouts. At least nearly 10,000 troops from Mangbe arrived here.
Hou Junji narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard the news. The tribe with a total population of no more than 30,000 and less than 40,000 mobilized 10,000 soldiers. In other words, any man who could draw a bow and arrow and pick up a spear All came here.
This also means that Mangchai, the tribal leader of Mangbu, must have come here.
"Order, the whole army should be prepared and strive to achieve success in one fell swoop." Hou Junji said in a deep voice.
"yes!"
Standing on the city wall of Matsubu, Mangchai observed the military camp of the Tang Dynasty opposite, and then roughly understood that those who came should be the border troops of the Tang Dynasty, estimated to be about two to three thousand in number.
