These Jiang clansmen were using the cover of dusk to carry a large number of tools and hurriedly move forward. This was obviously a problem. Although it was not clear what they were going to do, it was definitely not something good. Did they need to be so secretive when doing good things? Definitely not. Only when doing bad things would they need to be secretive.
They carried ropes and tools with them, but they did not have tents or enough dry food. This proved that they were definitely not going far. They were definitely going somewhere nearby. As long as they continued to follow them, they would definitely know what they were going to do.
The road was rugged and difficult to walk on, but it was nothing to these Jiang clansmen. They were already used to walking on rugged mountain roads. Moreover, they knew the terrain of the nearby mountain roads very well. They were very clear about where was easy to walk on and where was not. Therefore, even if they walked very fast, there would not be any danger, nor would they fall or sprain their ankles. Even the horses would not fall because of mistakes on this difficult road. These horses had long been used to the mountain roads. In fact, the ancestors of these horses were wild horses in this mountain. After being domesticated by the local people, they became domestic horses. The horses here were not big, much smaller than the horses in the north. They did not look very mighty, but their endurance and flexibility were quite good. Their biggest advantage was naturally that they were more adapted to the mountain environment and would not fall while walking on the mountain roads.
Duan Jianhan and the four clan leaders could follow the group very well on horses. If they were to walk, they would definitely not be able to keep up. The four clan leaders were already fifty years old, so their physical strength must have declined greatly. Duan Jianhan was also not a military general, so his physical strength could not be compared to these strong men in the mountain. Therefore, riding a horse was a must.
Along the way, the Jiang clan's group moved very quickly. Even so, these strong men did not feel too tired. They could even eat steamed buns and chat as they walked.
"Where are we going?! We have already walked twenty miles. "
"Yes! We have already entered the Ge clan's territory. If they find us, there might be a fight. "
"Let's fight then, who's afraid of who?! Our Jiang clan has never been afraid of anyone. Even if the Ge clan and the Lu clan join forces, we will not be afraid. "
"Yes! We have already entered the Ge clan's territory. It seems like we are really going to fight! Why didn't you say anything? You should have brought some hard weapons. These are all tools for work. They're not suited for fighting. "
"It can't be a fight. If it was a fight, they wouldn't have asked us to bring these things. They must be going to work."
"To work for the Ge family? Anyway, I won't do it. This Ge family has done a lot of bad things to us. Second Clan Leader went to Dongnu Province to sell Sichuan brocade and was robbed halfway. It must be the Ge family who did it, but they actually don't admit it and don't let us go in to search. They are clearly guilty. "
"Working for the Ge Clan? That's impossible. Maybe he's going to destroy the Ge Clan's stone city. Hahaha!"
"Hahaha! Well said, we'll tear down the Ge family's stone city and let them live in the wilderness. At night, they'll be eaten by wolves. "
"Hahaha!"
Everyone walked very quickly, but their morale was suddenly very high. They didn't seem tired at all. In fact, twenty miles of mountain road wasn't considered very tiring for them. When they went to work in the fields, they also had to climb the mountain. The time they spent working every day could reach up to eighteen hours at most. Normally, they would spend an average of twelve to twelve hours. Therefore, for these hardworking mountain people, walking dozens of miles of mountain road was nothing at all.
In the team, Duan Jianhan and the four clan leaders naturally heard the conversation of the people. They immediately relaxed a lot, especially Duan Jianhan, who was very happy. These Jiang people hated the Ge Clan and the Lu Clan. In this way, when they were asked to destroy the Ge Clan's wall hanging road, they wouldn't have much resistance in their hearts. After all, the Jiang people hated the Ge Clan. Destroying the road of the Ge Clan was like causing trouble for them, so why not?
Although the Jiang Clan couldn't go to Dongnu Province after the road was destroyed, it was more troublesome for the Ge Clan. As long as the road was destroyed, the several branches of the Ge Clan couldn't communicate well with the main village. If they wanted to send messages, they had to cross the mountain. But crossing the mountain was not something that just anyone could do. The risk was particularly high. If they weren't careful, they might fall down the mountain, and it would be even more difficult to transport goods. Wasn't this just causing trouble for the Ge Clan? How could the Jiang people not be happy to cause trouble for the Ge Clan?
The corner of Duan Jianhan's mouth revealed a treacherous smile. He didn't expect that things would go so smoothly. The first step of his plan was to deal with the Jiang Clan. Then, he would go to the Ge Clan and the Lu Clan to persuade them to oppose the Tang Dynasty. As long as they opposed the Tang Dynasty, their plan would be half successful.
At dusk, they had already set off. When they arrived at the wall hanging road in the Ge Clan's territory, the sky was completely dark. In order to hide, they didn't carry torches. Instead, they quietly walked under the moonlight. Because it was too late, there was no one on the road. Therefore, their actions were not discovered by the Ge Clan. Very smoothly, they arrived at the wall hanging road of the Ge Clan.
Along the way, the four clan chiefs and Duan Jianhan understood the thoughts of the clansmen. They knew that these clansmen hated the Ge Clan. Therefore, when mobilizing them, there shouldn't be too much pressure.
The four clan chiefs were mainly responsible for mobilizing the clansmen, while Duan Jianhan's followers were responsible for guarding the surroundings. This was to prevent their actions from being discovered by pedestrians who happened to be on the road at night. This matter was confidential and absolutely could not be known by outsiders. However, Chen Long and the others were relatively far away. These people on guard simply couldn't discover Chen Long and the others who were observing from afar with binoculars.
"Fourth clan chief, this is the wall hanging road of the Ge Clan. What are we doing here?"
"Fourth Clan Leader, you're not going to destroy this road, are you?"
Several clansmen asked.
The fourth clan chief looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone, the Ge Clan has been opposing us these years. Just last month, they disguised themselves as bandits and robbed our goods. The second clan chief's youngest son was injured. How can we not take revenge? Tonight, we will smash this road of the Ge Clan."
After that, he looked at the indignant clansmen.
"They were robbed last month. Fourth clan chief, why haven't I heard of this matter?"
A clansman from the second clan chief's stronghold asked.
The fourth clan chief replied, "There's no evidence! The second clan chief said that since there's no conclusive evidence, let's forget about this matter. He didn't let his subordinates know. However, the second clan chief's youngest son was injured. Your two clans should know about it! "
"That's right. The second clan chief's youngest son is only fifteen years old. He was indeed injured last month. His injury hasn't healed yet."
A clansman from the two clans said.
"They won't even let a child go. This is too much."
The crowd was a little angry. This was a scene that Duan Jianhan liked to see. It was a beautiful scene that he was very satisfied with.
It was true that the second clan chief's youngest son was injured. However, he wasn't injured by a robbery. He was injured when he was sparring with the fourth clan chief's son. It was a rather shameful thing. Moreover, this guy was more concerned about his face. He definitely wouldn't say it out loud. The truth of this matter couldn't be verified. At this time, it was best to use it to lie.
Seeing this, the fourth clan chief said, "Everyone, since the Ge Clan is so heartless, they can't blame us for being unrighteous. Tonight, we will dig up their road so that they have no way out."
"Good, dig up their road so that they have no way out."
The clansmen were filled with righteous indignation. For so many years, their groups had accumulated too much hatred. This wasn't something that could be resolved in a short period of time. Therefore, as long as they heard that they could cause trouble for the other party, they would be very happy.
"Fourth clan chief, since the Ge Clan attacked our people, why don't we attack them directly? It's not fun to be sneaky like this."
A clansman said.
"Yes, attack the Ge Clan. Attack the Ge Clan."
The clansmen were very excited.
Seeing these strong men so excited, Duan Jianhan was also very happy. He quickly said, "Everyone, I understand your feelings. However, although we know that the second clan chief's youngest son was injured by the Ge Clan, we don't have any evidence! At that time, they were all masked. Without any evidence, we rashly went to attack them. This is called acting without reason. Since the Ge Clan is acting so sneakily, we don't need to be polite to them. We will dig up their road so that they won't be able to find any evidence. This is called giving them a taste of their own medicine. "
The four patriarchs also said: "Everyone, Brother Duan is right, we need to give them a taste of their own medicine, we need to make the Ge Clan suffer in silence. Today, we will cut off the Ge Clan's path so that they have nowhere else to go. We will not admit it even if we die. No one is allowed to speak of this matter, not even their own family members."
"Yes, we will listen to the fourth clan chief."
"Brothers, let's get to work. Don't waste time, let's get to work immediately!"
Several clansmen who had already been mobilized said.
Therefore, under the enthusiastic atmosphere, more than two hundred Jiang clansmen began to destroy the road. They were all experts in road construction, and destroying the road was even easier. Compared to destroying the road, repairing the road was naturally more difficult. Building a house would take a few months, but demolishing a house would take half a day. Repairing a mountain road would take many years, but destroying it overnight would be enough. Of course, they didn't have to destroy the entire road, but only a part of it. As long as a part was destroyed, the road would be unpassable, and their goal would be achieved.
More than two hundred people of the Jiang family took advantage of the night and began to destroy the road. Since they were using the most primitive tools, the efficiency of their work was naturally not very high. However, two hundred people was a large number. With so many people working together, the progress was still relatively fast. These wall-hanging mountain roads were all chiseled on the rocks. Although they were very sturdy, they could still be chiseled away. As long as the road below was hollowed out, this wall-hanging mountain road would be impassable. For the group of people of the Ge family, this would be a big trouble. It would probably take a long time to repair it. Moreover, it would be a plank road that was even more difficult to walk than the wall-hanging mountain road.
At the same time, this mountain road was also the only way for Ang Lee to go to Dongnu Province. If this mountain road was cut off, the Ge Clan's group might be able to get through the mountain. However, Ang Lee's group had a large number of transport vehicles. Without a road, it was absolutely impossible for them to get through here. Obviously, they would be trapped here.
Because they were too far away, Chen Long couldn't see clearly what these guys were doing in front of him. However, from the sound of chiseling tools, he seemed to be able to judge that these guys were chiseling stones. However, Chen Long didn't know why they were chiseling stones here. He hadn't eaten dinner yet and was a little hungry. Moreover, there were people guarding in front of him, so he couldn't get too close. In the dark night, the observation ability of the telescope was also very limited. This made Chen Long very annoyed.
"What the hell are these guys doing?"
Chen Long anxiously said to himself.
"Who knows? Maybe they are repairing the road! "
A soldier said.
"Repairing the road? Repairing the road in the middle of the night? Have you ever seen anyone secretly repairing the road? "
Chen Long said.
"If they are so sneaky, they are definitely not repairing the road. Don't tell me they are destroying the road!"
The soldier said.
"Destroying the road? If they really destroy the road, then we can't get through. Should we go and stop them? "
Another soldier said.
"There are only a few of us. There are more than two hundred people on the other side. Are we going to die? Leave two people to continue watching. Let's go back! "
Chen Long was very hungry and hurried back. Although he hadn't completely figured out the situation in front of him, he was almost certain that they were destroying the road. He had to tell Ang Lee as soon as possible.
Ang Lee had already eaten and drunk enough. After waiting for a long time, he still didn't see Chen Long come back. He suddenly became a little confused. It had been so long, why didn't he come back? Was he discovered and captured alive, or was he too far away?
"It's been almost four hours and he still hasn't come back."
Ang Lee was a little sleepy. After all, it was almost time to sleep. Chen Long and the rest had been gone for too long. If they still didn't come back, Ang Lee would have to send people to look for them.
Fortunately, Chen Long came back. From afar, he could see a few figures on horseback.
"What's the situation? What are these hill-dwellers doing? "
Ang Lee asked anxiously.
Chen Long replied, "Replying to Assistant Minister Li, these hill-dwellers are using tools to chisel stones. It seems like they are destroying the road. I can't see it clearly because of the distance, but I'm pretty sure they are destroying the road. What are they trying to do? They won't let us pass!"
"Oh, they want to destroy the road? What are they trying to do? What reason do they have to destroy the road? Are they not going to leave? "
Ang Lee was very curious. He couldn't understand what these guys were trying to do. Were they targeting him?
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