Chapter 12: The Frontier (1)
A month later, in the Fengxian mansion, Fang Ling held an intelligence meeting on the Shilong Mountain Range, and the participants included Chen Mou, Dong Canghai, the highest officials of the three counties, Shen Huantian was also among them, although he was only doing some things like designing fortifications, and he didn't even have a specific official position, but he didn't seem to be in a hurry, and he didn't even show a little dissatisfaction, I'm afraid that except for Fang Ling and Chen Mou, no one else knew what he was thinking.
After everyone sat down, Chen Mou spread the map of the fiefdom on the table, and now the map has been integrated with all aspects of the data, and it is more complete than before the subduing of Misty Mountain.
Chen Mou pointed to the mountain range behind the three counties and said: "The terrain of the Shilong Mountain Range is more complex and changeable than that of the Misty Mountain, and the only avenue to Shicheng County has been buried by a boulder, according to the news obtained by the soldiers who sent it, the avenue is almost gone, and it is replaced by a small mountain. ”
Fang Ling's eyes fell on the map, and he said lightly: "Lord Chen, if this king remembers correctly, not long before we came to the fiefdom, an official was sent to Shicheng, so where did he get in from?"
Chen Mou replied: "The previous officials entered through this avenue, but at present, it seems that the Shicheng bandits are intent on completely blocking that road, so I don't know what method they used to blow up half of the mountain on the side, so now it is impassable." ”
Fang Ling then understood and said: "I see, it seems that their ears and eyes are also very well-informed, knowing the actions of this king in the fiefdom, the next target is them, so in order to avoid trouble, they blocked that mountain road." How much time will it take to unblock it?"
Chen Mou replied: "If you want to dredge it, it is not difficult, at most, you can use more manpower and material resources, and it should be able to dig out a road in more than ten days." The problem is that there are exactly two cliffs on both sides of the mountain road, and if the other party is condescending and waiting for an opportunity there, it can be said that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. ”
Fang Ling also understands his worries, although the three counties are unified at present, and the bandits have also surrendered, but the overall strength is only more than a thousand people, and the bandits in the Shilong Mountain Range are all extremely vicious, one by one they are ferocious and tyrannical, if the other party occupies a geographical advantage, they still use these recruits to fight, I don't know how many casualties will be generated, however, there are not many real masters, so if you want to pass from the mountain road, it has become a big problem.
He pondered, "What about the mountain road?"
Chen Mou shook his head slightly and said: "If you want to enter from the mountain road, it is also very difficult, first, the terrain of the mountain range is very treacherous, not only there are often cliffs and abysses, but also full of beasts' nests and all kinds of poisons, the minister has also sent a lot of soldiers in the past month, but there is no way to go deep into the hinterland, and every time I go, I either come back from poisoning or fight with the beasts." ”
Qiu Yi interjected at this time: "Your Highness, the Shilong Mountain Range is indeed quite dangerous, as far as I know, there is a master who is good at detoxification among the thirteen murderers, so the thirteen murderers can travel freely in the mountain range, if we don't prepare various antidotes, I'm afraid it will be difficult to enter through the mountain road." ”