Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 274 Mengshe Zhao

"It's okay, this is a copy in itself, just take it, as long as it can help you." Niu Jinda said with a wave of his hand.

"Only Mengshe Zhao is the only remaining of the seven cities in Nanzhao. Shi Langzhao occupies two cities, and the others are all occupied by aristocratic families. There are also several tribes, which are also called countries, but now they are all hiding in the mountains." Li Xiaogong helped introduce at the side. , obviously he arrived early and had done his homework.

"Thank you for the reminder!" Feng Daiwen nodded gratefully. After all, with their introduction, he can save a lot of time to investigate. If the information is provided by the aristocratic family, it will be discounted if it is reliable.

"One family doesn't talk about two families, but I'm still waiting for you to send someone over here." Li Xiaogong waved his hands indifferently.

"Nanzhao covers a very large area. Many places are high mountains, desolate and uninhabited. In some places, the tops of the mountains are covered with snow all the year round." Niu Jinda obviously put a lot of effort into inquiring about Nanzhao.

Of course Feng Daiwen knew that even in later generations, there would be a vast land and few people there, so he said with a smile: "The local governance is the Nanzhao governor Liu Dewei's business, and my nephew only needs to settle the family. It's okay, Datang will investigate slowly in the future."

"It seems that my nephew has a draft for a long time, so the old man and others don't talk too much. Today, a certain family is the host, which is to catch up with the wind and clean up the dust. My nephew Wang Wang will return victorious as soon as possible." Say.

"Thank you two uncles for your hospitality, but my nephew will be disrespectful!" Feng Daiwen hurriedly thanked.

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Although Feng Daiwen had expected that the Nanzhao Road would be difficult to navigate, there was almost no road, but fortunately, the aristocratic family had already opened up a road along it, barely able to march.

There are high mountains and dense forests everywhere, and many mountains are completely bare. Fortunately, there are telescopes so that they will not affect the spies.

From Xichang, all the way forward, it took a whole month to get close to the Erhai Lake. The seven cities of Nanzhao were all built on the Erhai Lake.

The Erhai Lake is very large, with a radius of 700 li. Clear, and the water temperature is low.

In fact, the so-called Nanzhao is called Nanzhao because of the Mengshe Zhao, Shi Langzhao, which is located in the south of the Erhai Lake, and has more contacts with the Tang Dynasty. Chao, collectively known as Nanzhao six.

No matter it is any city, it must be built on water, and water is the source of life. However, there are few rivers in the vicinity of Nanzhao, and human beings rely on many freshwater lakes to survive. It is normal for many small tribal countries.

Moreover, there are many tribes here, and almost no one has much contact with them. Even if there are occasional contacts, it is to compete for resources. After all, for this kind of primitive people, everything is to have enough food and enough living space.

So the way the Nanzhao tribes meet is to fight, maybe just to compete for some prey. In fact, they don't care much about the silver mines. After all, the locals only dig them out to make some jewelry when they are free.

At other times, the locals don't care about such inedible items. On the contrary, they are more interested in copper-iron ore. After all, copper-iron ore is harder and is the best material for making weapons.

"Mr. Ge, it's finally here!" Feng Daiwen looked at the Erhai Lake at the foot of the mountain, heaved a sigh of relief, and cursed viciously.

The one-month march was really monotonous. Apart from rushing, we still rushed, and there was no one in sight. Occasionally, there were one or two small villages, but they were also deserted. They were either arrested or escaped.

Feng Daiwen raised his binoculars to look around, and he could clearly see a city in the distance. The city was not big, and it only had a radius of one mile by visual inspection. People kept coming and going in and out of it. They were all dressed without Han nationality. They should be Shi Langzhao or One of the Mengshe Zhao.

"Go forward! Set up camp two miles outside the city, go to the city to send an order to come see me!" Feng Daiwen raised his hand and ordered loudly.

A total of more than [-] people arrived at Erhai Lake in this expedition, of which only [-] were able to fight, and the rest were late-stage personnel. The most brought were supplies, various medicinal materials, and canned food.There are also many craftsmen and medical officers, who can ensure that the army can live a stable life under any circumstances.

Choose a place at the foot of the mountain to set up a camp, and march down to the camp. It is not easy to go down. You must inspect the surroundings. The backing depends on whether the mountain is strong, in case of heavy rain, and it is easy to get water.

All the trees and weeds around the camp were cut down, first to prevent fire attacks, and second, to have a wide view so that it would not be easy to be attacked.Although he was facing a small country in Nanzhao with a weak army, Feng Daiwen still set up the camp meticulously.

After the camp was established, Feng Daiwen sent scout horses to explore the terrain in a radius of ten miles, and then he sent someone to inform the tribe ahead.

The front is the Mengshe Zhao. The Tang army who came down from the mountain and set up camp with great fanfare had already discovered that they were anxious to hear that it was the high-ranking officials of the Tang Dynasty who came, so they hurriedly brought the clan elders to pay a visit.

After all, Qianfan is just some aristocratic families. In their imagination, they are very powerful families that have already wiped out many tribes. After seeing the plastic surgery this time, they can realize that the powerful army dare not neglect.

Moreover, for the wealthy and powerful Central Plains, many known tribes yearn for it very much, and wish they could live in it, and Shelong, the patriarch of Mengshezhao, is such a person. He has traveled to Kunzhou many times for business. Yizhou is under the jurisdiction.) He has also been to the middle of Shu, and he is very yearning for the prosperity of the Central Plains, so he is also the first tribe to take the lead to join the Wei family.

"Mengshezhao patriarch Shelong, lead the three elders of the clan to pay a visit to the chief!" Shelong brought three middle-aged men into the big tent, and paid respects to Feng Daiwen who was dressed in military uniform.

Shelong can speak proficient Chinese. Under his influence, many people in the clan regard speaking Chinese as a pride and noble.

"The patriarch is free of courtesy! Everyone, please sit down!" Feng Daiwen looked at the few people, and he had always had a lot of affection for the people of the same country in later generations, so he habitually showed a gentle smile and said.

They were dressed in sackcloth, and they were neither tall nor short, and their bodies were considered burly, but their faces were dark and purple because they were exposed to the highland sun all the year round.

"The chief executive came from a long way, and it's been a hard journey, so it's better to go to the city to have a rest." Shelong was terrified by Feng Daiwen's sizing eyes, and didn't know how this man, who was obviously a general, would treat the tribe, so he had to be cautious, and asked tentatively .

(End of this chapter)