Outside Yongnan City, military formations were already lined up. Each of the generals walked around the military formations from time to time, checking the equipment for the expedition.
"Shunnan camp, tie on the bamboo hat."
"Ma Ying, hang the knife!"
"Fengziying——"
"Sword, bow, shield, check again!"
"Liannu Camp, push up the crossbow gate."
"Piggy camp, follow me!"
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Xu Mu tied his bamboo hat and stood in the rain, looking at the arrays in front of him. This time, attacking Banan City was actually very dangerous.
But he had waited too long for this step. He couldn't get the thirteen counties of Shuzhou. The world was so big that there was no place for the Xu family's army.
With only the two counties of Linjiang left, taxes, troops, grain, grass, and even ore were all in short supply. If the general situation changed, he would not be able to sustain it at all.
Only by attacking central Shu and capturing the entire thirteen counties of Shu can his Xu family army truly gain territory.
And he, Xu Mu, has truly become a hero. He is as powerful as Chang Silang, the King of Liangzhou, the King of Yanzhou, and even many Dingbian generals and aristocratic families...
"Stay here." Xu Mu said in a solemn voice.
In front of him, many generals and soldiers quickly fell silent.
"Before entering Shu, I heard people say that Shuzhou is a land of abundance, with warehouses full of grain and gold and silver everywhere."
"The Baili Valley Pass is towering and the Shuzhou Basin stretches for thousands of miles. I just ask, who has seen it before?"
Unfortunately, no one in the military formations in front of them, whether they were the Shunan people or the Xu family troops who entered Shu, spoke up.
The nine counties in central Sichuan are almost locked in by the two natural barriers of Yuguan and Banan City. The occasional wealthy merchants who do business are just a handful.
"They are also from Shu." Xu Mu gritted his teeth and raised his head, his face under the bamboo hat becoming a little heavy.
He raised his hand and pointed in the direction of Banan Mountain.
"They are also Shu people. Why do they sit in the Tianfu and live in fine clothes and food every day? And why do we, the people, have to burn charcoal and sell horses, and go into the woods to collect bitter herbs to feed our wives, children, and children!"
"Even with Shu cloth, because silkworms are born in a miserable land, the material has also fallen into the lower grades. In Shu, it can be sold for ten taels, but in southern Shu, why can it only be sold for three taels?"
"Could it be that we are born with a low life and cannot see the beautiful scenery in Shu, and cannot eat the rice in Shu!"
In the military formation, every soldier's face was raised with anger. Dou Tong's face was already full of fighting spirit, and his lowered hands were tightly clenched into fists.
"If one day a son in the family grows up, goes to school, and eats rice, he will definitely smile and say to others, look, this is the country built by my father!"
"I just want to ask, in this life and death cycle, is there anyone who dares to follow me into Shu?"
Xu Mu stopped his voice and raised his head quietly.
"Invade Shu!" Dou Tong was the first to roar.
"Invade Shu!!" Countless soldiers also roared angrily.
"Listen to this general's order, form separate camps and quickly rush to Banan Mountain!" Xu Mu drew out his long sword and pointed angrily in the direction of Banan Mountain.
"Wealth has no seeds. If anyone blocks the way, we will break it with a long sword!"
"march--"
In the rain curtain, many generals began to raise their swords and shout.
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"Military advisor, the rain is heavy, don't get involved in it." Fan Lu reminded carefully on the balcony of Bailu City.
Jia Zhou silently took two steps back and turned his head.
"Fan Lu, my lord has set off?"
"The scouts came earlier and said that the army has rushed to Banan Mountain. Military advisor, don't worry, Lord Wen Tao's military strategy——"
"My lord dares to set up the formation like this, and he must be confident. But the road into the middle of Shu is not just Banan City. After taking Banan City, it will still be full of dangers."
"Now, I just hope that the reinforcements from Liangzhou will not cause any accidents."
"The military advisor has laid out a clever plan. There should be no problem in Liangzhou."
"Profits dictate. My lord started from a humble beginning, and this journey has been too difficult."
Fan Lu was silent.
From the time he resigned as prime minister, he followed Xu Mu all the way to reject Beidi and enter Shuzhou. Of course, he also understood the hardships involved.
"In this world, there is a kind of person who dares to push mountains and cross seas. He is destined to become famous all over the world."
"Go, my lord."
…
Tap tap tap.
Among the wet mountains and forests in southern Sichuan, a long, slow-moving procession, like a winding snake, is getting closer and closer to Banan Mountain under the cover of the rainy weather and the old forest.
"Wei Xiaowu, stop the flag."
The wet Xu character flag stood firm and motionless.
The swimming snake slowly stopped after a while.
Xu Mu raised his head and looked at the outline of Banan Mountain not far away, shrouded in rain and fog, like a giant lying in front of Shunan.
Only by knocking down this giant and entering Shu can his long-cherished wish be realized.
"Lord, if you continue forward, you will be within listening distance."
Xu Mu nodded, very wisely, and did not march immediately. His current goal was not to attack Banan City immediately. Instead, he wanted to cooperate with the Pingman Camp to dig a tunnel into Banan City.
"somebody is coming."
Xu Mu looked forward and saw the little barbarian king Meng Huo running over with only a straw tied to his head and his whole body wet.
As soon as he arrived in front of him, Meng Huo clasped his fists respectfully.
"General of the Central Plains, my mother said that the Pingman camp is ready."
"Very good."
Xu Mu smiled, took off his bamboo hat, and covered Meng Huo's head.
Meng Huo was obviously startled, and was so excited that he wanted to cry, but he did not cry in the end.
"Don't cry, you will be the king in the future."
Meng Huo smiled happily again.
"Xiao Menghuo, please go back and make an announcement for me, saying that we can start digging in an hour."
"General, don't worry."
Meng Huo put on his bamboo hat and ran back carefully.
When Xu Mu came back to his senses, he realized that at some point, his monster brother had pulled out a small tree and used it as an umbrella to cover his head.
"Si Hu, put it down first..."
Xu Mu raised his head again and carefully looked at the situation in front of him. After a long time, Dou Tong was allowed to take three thousand Shunan soldiers and prepare to walk up the mountain road.
"Dou Tong, be careful in everything. Remember not to get too close. This round is not an attack on the city."
"Don't worry, my lord, I have remembered it all. I was afraid that my steps would not be steady enough, so I specially asked people to put stones on them."
"Let's go."
Dou Tong clasped his fists, turned around and stepped forward.
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Wengting is not widely used. Due to the terrain, not many can be seen. But there is no doubt that the terrain in front of Banan City is very suitable for Wengting.
At this moment, in Banan City, a captain from Tinglei Camp slowly walked out. Even if it rained, he did not dare to take it lightly. According to past practice, he arranged his personnel to monitor the urn well.
"There seems to be the sound of footsteps in Dutou, one after another, like a march." A soldier from the camp who was deaf suddenly spoke in a trembling voice.
"Maybe I heard it wrong, the rain has soaked the mountains. It can't be that group of barbarians from southern Sichuan, coming to attack the city at this time, right?"
"The leader of the Southern Barbarians wanted to enter Shu and sit on equal terms with the two Shu kings, which made them laugh out loud."
Du made a silent gesture with his head, then frowned, approached the urn covered with thin cowhide, leaned on the edge, and listened carefully.
After just listening for a while, his whole face immediately turned white.