When Lord Yuegeng, the envoy of Xiangshi Kingdom, first came to Youyu Village, Ruoshan didn't know about it, but later, the King of Xiangshi Kingdom sent people to Youyu Village. So much happened in such a long time.
It is impossible for things to happen without leaking any news. Ruoshan, who has been paying attention to the happenings in Youyu Village, naturally found out a lot of information. He also quietly sneaked into the vicinity of Youyu Village to investigate secretly, and mastered a lot of more secret information.
So Ruoshan returned to Lu Village and found Ruoshui and Gu Xin, the patriarch of Huahai Village, to discuss countermeasures. According to Ruoshan's guess, there has been little movement in Youyu Village since the last time Yuliang disappeared, but unexpectedly things took an unexpected turn.
Yu Dake sent Yu and You to Bayuan, and turned out to be envoys representing various tribes in the wilderness to pay tribute to the king of Xiangshi. As a result, he received rewards and support from Xiangshi.
Youyu Village is originally the most powerful tribe in the wilderness today. It has the advantage of fish and salt, and is far richer than most other tribes. Now it has received the help of farmers and soldiers sent by Xiangshi Kingdom, and its production is even greater.
With development, material supplies are more abundant, and more people can break away from daily work and specialize in military formations.
Ruoshan said: "Youyu Village has trained a battle formation of a hundred people, either for hunting or to prepare for attacks. I'm afraid it won't be long before they force all tribes in the wilderness to respect them, and they will no longer live in peace and harmony like they do now."
situation."
Gu Xin said: "Even if they have a hundred-man battle formation, can they still travel through such a difficult and dangerous long-distance road in the wilderness to attack Lu Village and Huahai Village? In such a place, his battle formation cannot be opened, as long as
If you suffer a slight setback, you will inevitably collapse over time."
Ruoshui also said: "Even if Youyu Village gets the support of the Xiangshi Kingdom, can the Xiangshi Kingdom still send a large army into the wilderness to help Youyu Village attack the tribes? No matter how strong the country is, it cannot withstand such consumption, and the gains outweigh the losses.
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They both talked about the same truth. In the struggle for hegemony between tribes in the wilderness, long and difficult roads are natural barriers. If an army is forced to attack a long distance, a small team will not be effective. If a large team of people marches for a long distance, the logistics pressure will probably be
It is something that no tribe can bear for a long time. Moreover, it is impossible to transport luggage on this kind of mountain road. Weapons and food must be carried by people. When it is difficult to transport supplies, it is impossible for so many people to rely solely on hunting for food.
, no one can hold on for too long.
As long as Lu Village and Huahai Village are prepared and occupy the strategic location and defend the choke points, it will be impossible for Youyu Village to capture the village even if it has a strong military formation.
Ruoshan shook his head and said: "Youyu Village doesn't need to attack Lu Village and Huahai Village long distances, nor does it need to attack other tribes. When they enter the central valley, the route is the most convenient, and they have already established a stronghold.
Therefore, as long as a decisive battle takes place in the valley, no one can defeat them if they set up military formations. If a fish village completely controls the central valley, all tribes will have to obey orders.
Even if Lu Village and Huahai Village are unwilling to obey by then, the road to the outside of the mountain has been cut off, and exchanges with various tribes must pass through the territory of the Youyu Clan, and we must abide by their regulations. Otherwise, we
Just because we can only close ourselves here and cannot exchange what we need with other tribes, let alone get anything other than our own products, the tribe will decline sooner or later, and it will still be unable to fight against Youyu Village in the future."
Gu Xin frowned and said: "So, sooner or later there will be a conflict in the Central Valley. If we prepare in advance and gather the elite warriors of the two tribes in that valley, and then bring all the strong men with them, there will be more than three hundred
With so many people fighting, can we win in one battle?"
Ruoshan: "This is exactly what I'm worried about. Youyu Village is already rich and has the help of the Xiangshi Kingdom, so it can support and train a hundred-man battle formation for a long time. Although we can gather more than 300 warriors, we can't
It's just a temporary move. It's impossible for them to stay in the valley for long-term training, and we can't afford to support them.
The trained battle formation, coupled with the fact that the armor and weapons they equipped are suitable for combat, their combat effectiveness is far beyond that of an ordinary hunting team, let alone a mixed crowd. If we really fight in formation on the plains, even if we can
If we gather 300 warriors in time, we may not be able to defeat you. Moreover, in such a battle, the losses you and I will not be able to bear."
This is also true. The more than 300 warriors Gu Xin mentioned who can go out to fight are also the most important labor force of the two tribes. They cannot be separated from production for a long time and only guard Youyu Village in the Central Valley. If a conflict comes,
It's very likely that they won't have time to assemble. Even if they can assemble for a fight, the result will be tragic.
If these three hundred strong laborers suffer too many casualties or suffer too many losses, it will be a disaster for the tribe. It will be difficult to maintain the same survival as before in the wilderness, and victory or defeat will be meaningless.
Ruoshui snorted coldly: "Ruoshan, when the time comes, you and I can go to war and directly overwhelm their military formation and kill the fish!"
Ruoshan smiled bitterly and said: "I have also thought so. If it can be solved like this, of course it would be the best. You don't need to charge into the battle, I can go alone."
Ruoshui said very dissatisfied: "What? Do you look down on my cultivation? Even if you want to die, you have to go alone!"
When Gu Xin heard that the tone of this statement was wrong, he quickly advised: "Grandma Shui, Master Shan means that he doesn't want you to be in danger. If something dangerous happens, he will charge in front of you."
Ruoshui: "I just don't like his idea. He always thinks that he is very capable and can handle anything by himself. He doesn't need the help of a woman like me!"
Ruoshan quickly explained: "I have absolutely no intention of doing this. You haven't heard what I have to say. I just said that if it can be solved like this, of course it would be the best. Unfortunately, even though you and I are considered masters in this wilderness, we can't do it alone."
Defeat a well-trained and well-equipped battle formation. It should be noted that there are monks among them. As long as we can resist and delay you and me for a moment, and the soldiers and armors surround us, the situation will not be good.
And if something goes wrong between you and me, Lu Village and Huahai Village will lose their protection, and even if they want to live alone in the wilderness, they will not be able to do so. And we have to deal with not only Youyu Village, but also Xiangshi Country. Although Xiangshi Country cannot
We will send a large army here, but we can always send a few experts. They don’t have to be higher in cultivation than you and me, as long as they can cooperate with the military formation to block our attack."
Ruoshui also frowned: "You have said so much, but both the left and the right are invincible, so what should we do? Are we just going to accept our fate?"
Ruoshan said warmly: "Don't be anxious. Actually, I have other ideas about this matter. I think back then, the Qingshui clan was the co-owner of the wilderness, and there was nothing wrong with everyone living in peace. Now we just don't want to see fish.
Da Ke has realized his ambition. If the Xiangshi Kingdom wants to integrate the various tribes in the wilderness and form a tribal alliance, it would be a good thing. The alliance between Lu Village and Huahai Village has been very good for both tribes, right?"
Gu Xin suddenly interjected: "I somewhat understand what Master Shan means. Since the Xiangshi Kingdom has intervened in the affairs of the wilderness and wants the tribes to form an alliance, then we will follow the situation and promote the alliance, but we cannot let Youyu Village succeed.
, and will not let Yu DaKe realize his selfish ambition."
Ruoshan nodded and said: "That's right! The tribes have formed an alliance and established formal ties with Bayuan. We can get many things in Bayuan that cannot be produced in the wilderness. We can also exchange the excess products here, and
What's wrong? The road is long and the Xiangshi Kingdom can't send a large army to conquer and control this place. It can only be a nominal appeasement. If the tribesmen are willing to accept the call from Bayuan, they can go to the world outside the mountains to explore.
It’s not a bad idea to see the world again, just like my ancestors in Lucun.”
Gu Xin nodded repeatedly, but Ruoshui snorted coldly and said: "Go to Ba Yuan to wander around and see the world? Isn't that what you did back then? Now you still remember it and want to go again. Maybe you can still go there again.
Want to get a city lord Dangdang in Ba Yuan?"
Ruoshan quickly explained: "No, no, this is not about myself. As long as you are where you are, I will be there."
Gu Xin found that the tone of Granny Shui's speech to Mr. Shan today was very wrong. She always wanted to find faults and disputes. She didn't know what past events there were between the two of them. They were discussing business today, but Granny Shui brought up old scores. He
Then he knew what was interesting and kept his mouth shut.
Ruoshui added: "After all, don't you think we have to defeat Youyu Village's military formation on the plain? We have just analyzed it and we don't have any good solutions."
Wakayama: "Victory and victory have different meanings. Once we have seen the situation clearly, we have to think of the most appropriate response. We can also train a military formation, which will be enough to confront the military formation in Yuyu Village, and inform the prime minister
The envoys of the country have been deceived by Youyu Village. If they give up the idea of supporting Youyu Village to dominate, the various tribes in the wilderness can still form an alliance, but they have to listen to the opinions of each tribe."
Gu Xin couldn't help but speak again: "But how can we train a military formation? It seems that there is no such condition!"
Wakayama: "That's why I came to discuss it with you two today. In my early years, I went to Ba Yuan. At that time, the countries in Ba Yuan were in civil strife. I also learned how to conduct military formations. That is different from hunting using the terrain.
Different. We also train a team. The number of people does not need to be too large, only about fifty people. This is what our two races can support. If everyone in this army has strong strength, and some even have infinite manpower,
Being stronger than ordinary second-level monks is enough to decide the situation.
I personally experienced war in my early years. I heard that the unified Pakistan at that time controlled a population of nearly 400,000 people on the plains at its peak. However, after years of civil strife, the population of each country was only over 100,000 at one time. In recent decades, it has gradually declined.
Although it has recovered, it will no longer be at its peak. I don’t want to see the barbaric tribes in this area fall into that situation, otherwise many small tribes will die out. Therefore, if you master the way to win, you can win without fighting.
most."
Gu Xin wondered: "But how can we train such a military formation? If we have such ability, do we still need to sit here and worry?"
Ruoshui suddenly came to his senses, looked at Ruoshan and said, "Do you want to train the people from Lu Village and Huahai Village to practice the Kaishan Jin passed down by our ancestor Wu Ding?"