Chapter 423: Tan Lushan

On the ninth day of the second month of Qianyuan, Su Yun, the military advisor of Wudangwei, after successfully surrendering to the general of the Southern Kingdom and the leader of Zhu Shang, the leader of the Zhu tribe of the Southern Barbarians, with the assistance of Zhu Shang, successfully captured the Xielong City and stationed troops here, waiting for the good news from Tanlu Mountain to come.

At the same time, outside Tanlu Mountain, Deng Zhong led 50,000 Wudangwei to arrive here. Deng Zhong didn't know anything that happened in the Evil Dragon City. However, Deng Zhong had confidence in Su Yun. He believed that Su Yun would do the best, so he was not worried.

Outside Tanlu Mountain, Deng Zhong and a group of generals stood at the foot of the mountain and watched the defense arrangements of the Southern Army on the mountain. Deng Zhong said to Chang Mao who was standing aside: "Has the Southern Army not been moving in the past few days?"

"No, except for the usual defense change, I didn't even move. During the period, the general also sent someone to provoke, but the Southern Army was just unmoved!" Chang Mao shook his head and said, Chang Mao had been responsible for monitoring the Southern Army's every move after Deng's army arrived in Tanlu Mountain. In the past few days, no matter how Deng's army provoked or arrogant, the Southern Army was unmoved and held the position tightly, which made Chang Mao very depressed.

"It seems that the commander of the Southern Army is still a little capable, but do you know who is leading the Southern Army?" After hearing Chang Mao's words, Deng Zhong had some recognition of the commander of the Southern Army. Chang Mao was famously arrogant among the Wudang Guards. Even Deng Zhong couldn't calm down in many places even if he saw it. However, this commander of the Southern Army was able to be so calm under Chang Mao's arrogant provocation, which is really capable.

"According to the commander of the Southern Army general captured by Zhuti City, the southern general who commanded the Southern Army here is Gu Tong, who is the guard general of the Southern Army. Before Zhu Shang surrendered to the Southern Kingdom, Gu Tong was the Southern Army and had a high prestige in the army, but the specific ability is unknown. But I heard that he once led the Southern Army to retreat to the Shu army and defeated the Yue army. I think his ability is quite good." Since Su Yun left the Xielong, all the Deng army's intelligence work was handed over to Deng Han. When he heard Deng Zhong's inquiry, he immediately came out and said.

"Shu Army? Yue Army? These are just defeated generals under my great Deng. Defeating these does not mean anything. What is there to be proud of!" Chang Mao said disdainfully. In Chang Mao's view, the Shu Army is nothing. When facing the Deng army, it did not even have the power to fight back. Moreover, their country was destroyed by the Deng Kingdom. What's more proud of defeating them? It's not that they defeated the Zhao army or the Qin army.

"You can't say that, although the Shu army is weak, the Southern Army is even weaker. For many years, the Southern Army has had to passive defense against the Shu army, and use strict defense to force them back. It is already very good for Gu Tong to repel them!" Xue Dingshan said from the side. Although the Shu army and the Yue army are very weak, the Southern Army is even weaker. It is not easy for Gu Tong to lead the weak Southern Army to win. Of course, it is a bit one-sided to determine Gu Tong's ability based on these alone.

"General Xue is right!" Deng Zhong also agreed with Xue Dingshan's view, so he said: "Gu Tong should be no different from this person, but this will not cause any trouble to our army, because no matter how powerful Gu Tong is, it cannot change the weakness of the Southern Army. Perhaps Gu Tong had used such a formation to defeat the Shu army and the Yue army, but our army was not the Shu army, nor the Yue army. Our army was countless times stronger than them. No matter how powerful Gu Tong had, he could only surrender in the face of absolute strength!" Although Deng Zhong had some recognition of Gu Tong's ability, Deng Zhong believed in strength more. Perhaps Gu Tong was very powerful, but no matter how powerful he was, he had only one Gu Tong. The weak Southern Army could not even be considered a united enemy in front of Deng's army. How could such a situation be changed by Gu Tong's personal ability?

"Then General, I wonder when we will launch an attack?" Li Pingzhang said to Deng Zhong. Li Pingzhang is a very pure person. He is born a powerful general. He doesn't think about these twists and turns, nor does he think about it. He only cares about when to attack. Only in this way can he have a place to use his skills.

But Li Pingzhang was anxious, but Deng Zhong was not anxious at all. Deng Zhong said, "No, all the main forces in the South Country are here now and cannot escape. On the contrary, our army has now penetrated into the southern country and is not familiar with the place. What we need to do more is to be familiar with the terrain. The terrain in the south is complicated, not comparable to the Central Plains or Jingxiang or Jiangdong. The more we are in such a place, the more we should be cautious. Don't accidentally capsize the ship in the gutter. First, stock up on a few days. After you are fully familiar with the terrain of this area, then make a decision!"

The terrain in the Nanzhong area is complex, with poisonous snakes and beasts everywhere. Since the Nanyue Kingdom conquered Nanzhong, no army of any country has been able to enter the hinterland of Nanzhong in the past two hundred years. Deng's army was the first, without reference, and could only rely on one step at a time to move forward. In this case, the more anxious the situation, the more likely it is to have problems.

After saying that, Deng Zhong brought everyone back to the camp, but what Deng Zhong didn't know was that while they were observing the defense of Tanlu Shannan Army, Gu Tong on the mountain was also watching them. When he saw that Deng Zhong and others did not attack but chose to go back, Gu Tong was relieved. After all, he was really unsure of fighting against Deng Jun. After all, the name of a person, the shadow of a tree, and the name of the invincible Deng Jun was really too famous. Gu Tong could not be nervous. Although Gu Tong had defeated the Shu army and the Yue army, only Gu Tong himself knew how high the luck was. Now facing the friction between the Shu army and the Yue army and the Yue army, and the Deng Jun who had suppressed Shu army and Yue countries in one fell swoop, Gu Tong said it was fake. So when he knew that Deng Zhong and others came to the foot of the mountain, Gu Tong arrived here as soon as possible and wanted to see what Deng Jun wanted to do.

Looking at the backs of Deng Zhong and others leaving, Gu Tong sighed: "I didn't expect that the invincible Deng army would be under the control of such a group of young people. He is really a hero. When he was as young as them, he was just a young boy. Deng State, the world's most powerful country is really not a fictional reputation!" Gu Tong was very surprised that Deng Zhong and others took over such a strong army at such a young age. Thinking about the time, when he was at such an age, he didn't even count the roots, but Deng Zhong and others had already taken over the strong army and conquered the world. It was really a matter of people compared to death.

"Brother, when will the Deng army launch an attack?" Standing beside Gu Tong was Gu Tong's younger brother Gu Tong, who was also one of the most important generals under Gu Tong. Although the Southern Kingdom was established for many years, in both the court and the army, all important positions were formed by descendants of the important officials who established the country with the founding king of the Southern Kingdom. A system similar to the descendants of the ancestors of the Zhou Dynasty. The origin and bloodline determine everything. Your father and your ancestors had served as officials. As long as you are not a scumbag, you can take over, and you can become a senior official at the next level. Therefore, except for some of the officials in the Southern Kingdom, most of them are a group of second-generation ancestors who only know how to eat and wait for death.

After hearing Gu Tong's words, Gu Tong shook his head and said, "I don't know if you don't know, but you have strong strength. No matter when we are at all, we can't take it lightly. From now on, the troops here must be doubled. Deng's army will notify me as soon as there is any movement. There must be no delay at all!"

"Here!" The ancient boy also knew the seriousness of the matter and did not dare to slack off, so he bowed and replied.

On the other hand, Deng Zhong and others stayed at the foot of Tanlu Mountain for a while and returned to the camp. In the central army's tent, Deng Zhong and a group of Wudangwei generals gathered here.

"Everyone, from today's observation, the Southern Army may only be strictly guarding the defense. Therefore, if our army wants to take down Tanlu Mountain and annihilate the main force of the Southern Army on Tanlu Mountain, that is, to attack. However, the terrain of Tanlu Mountain is complicated and our army is not familiar with this place. So in the next period of time, what you need to do is to survey the terrain of this area as soon as possible, and at the same time find a group of hunters who have lived in Tanlu Mountain for many years. We must know clearly what kind of place Tanlu Mountain is, so that we can hit it with one blow!" Deng Zhong said to everyone in the central army's tent with a serious face.

After entering Nanzhong, the biggest enemy of Deng's army was never the Southern Army, but the complex terrain of Nanzhong and the poisonous snakes and beasts that could appear at any time. After all, this thing will die if you are not careful, so you have to be careful.

"Yes! Follow the order of the general!" Everyone bowed in unison.
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