Kama stood by a small bay with a gloomy face, the clear waters of the Berg River clattering past her feet. The fields were full of withered yellow weeds, and the antelopes, lions, cheetahs, hippos and even crocodiles that had been densely packed on both sides of the river were completely lost, and perhaps they also felt the largest war between humans in the history of this land, so they fled for a moment.

Ever since the troops entered the western part of the mountain, they had been tracked by the maggots on the east coast, who were even bold enough to stop and take a closer look at the details of the Kama army. He got on his horse and fled when you went to chase him, but it didn't take long for him to come back and continue his reconnaissance, as annoying as the damn flies. Almost every move of the Kama tribe is under their noses, which means that the current battlefield is one-way transparent to the people of the East Coast, and there is nothing worse than that.

Of course, the Kama tribe also sent a considerable number of scouts to reconnoiter the enemy, but they were always harassed and intercepted by the assembled cavalry scouts on the east coast, which was extremely ineffective. However, these experienced scouts managed to break through the enemy's interception with their long-range rifles, and they also took advantage of their unpreparedness to kill two East Coast scouts and capture two horses.

A group of scouts who had gone farthest had just reported that they had spotted a brigade of people from the east bank, and they were camped not far down the river, and it was evident that they were well prepared. After hearing the news, Kama was also a little undecided, he was not one of those who knew nothing about the outside world, he knew the power of the muskets of the people on the east coast of the road, especially when they were in a dense formation. Charging head-on is all about looking for death.

But apparently in this encounter between the two sides. The people of the East Coast were also not very well prepared. This can be seen from the fact that they lined up to cover the camp built by the escorts. If you don't rush forward to attack when they don't have a firm foothold, and wait until they have established a strong position before fighting, then the price to pay will be greater.

After thinking about it, Kama finally decided to give it a try! He quickly called his confidant Shavi and told his number one general of his decision, hoping that he would continue to support him.

However, Shavi was obviously a little hesitant: "Kama, the warriors are already very tired after a day of traveling. And. Everybody hasn't eaten yet......"

"These are not reasons." Kama stretched out her hand to stop Shavi's prevarication, "Shavi, I'm disappointed, you've never been a cowardly person. You shouldn't have been so cowardly when you hunted a lion alone, but why should you behave so inappropriately in the face of the people of the East Coast? Aren't you afraid of their musket array? Don't forget, we also have 750 fighters armed with muskets! There are only 3,000 warriors on the eastern coast, but we have 9,000 warriors here, what are you afraid of? ”

"This is the plains, Kama. My king. "Just as I am reluctant to attack the fortified castle of the East Coast near the mountain pass. I am also not inclined to engage in a main battle with the people of the East Coast in this plain, which is irrational. The flat terrain was well suited to the strength of muskets in tight formations by the soldiers of the East Bank, and more suitable for their cavalry to gallop across the country, which was not to our advantage. The terrain that really suited us was the mountainous area, where the rugged mountain roads would greatly limit the large-scale deployment of the infantry of the East Coasters, as well as the large detours of their troublesome cavalry. And for us, our familiarity with the mountains is innate, we are familiar with every tree, every stone, every place where there is water and food, and it is our natural battlefield, not this endless plain. ”

Shavi's words made a lot of sense, and Karma couldn't refute them. This time, Kama decided to send troops to thwart the attempts of the easterners to build a fortress near the pass, but when they found that they could not breach the fortifications they had built, they turned their goal to cut off the supply lines of the easterners and thus besiege the fortress. But now they suddenly found that it seemed that even this one could not be completed, which made them feel a little depressed.

Still, Kama insisted: "Shawi, I've already decided, I'm going to try to attack the camp of the people on the east coast - while they haven't established themselves yet. Now, lead your men and speed up the march! ”

Shavi was silent for a moment, and then made a request: "Since you have decided, then I will comply." But I ask that the slave soldiers be used for the first round of attacks, and the elite tribal warriors will not be used for the time being. ”

"Yes, I'm going to do that." Kama nodded without hesitation, and then said, "Everyone only bring one day's rations and water, and travel lightly, Shavi, you come and lead them." I'll give you four thousand slave soldiers, two thousand five hundred tribal warriors, and five hundred foot archers, and attack as soon as you reach the place where the people on the east coast are encamped—well, it's up to you to decide whether to attack or not. I'll urge the rear team to drive the cattle and sheep and catch up with you as soon as possible, and then see if there is a follow-up attack on the situation. ”

Although the Xhosa people had reached the level of a slave society, they still lacked vehicles as a logistical tool. When you go to war, you need to stock up on food near the battlefield in advance, and these grains are carried by people in bags. When the war was large, they would also drive a large herd of cattle and sheep with them, just like the Mongols, as they would for themselves. This expedition was no exception, the food consumption of tens of thousands of warriors was not a small number, so when the Kama tribe sent out the army, they forcibly requisitioned most of the cattle and sheep from the tribes that depended on them in the valley area as supplies along the way.

A few kilometres of distance was nothing for the able-bodied Xhosa warriors, who barely took an hour to reach the bank of the river where the people on the east bank had camped, and still maintained good physical strength. Naturally, the scout cavalry of the people on the east coast was constantly snooping and harassing around the team, but Shawi ordered the soldiers to ignore the flies and go straight to the camp of the people on the east coast without distraction.

It was already past six o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun had long since disappeared on the western horizon, and the earth was now covered in darkness. What is even more disturbing is that at this time, a layer of mist gradually shrouded between heaven and earth. The camp of the people of the East Coast seems to have not been completed, and they have erected many wooden poles on the ground, on which are hung with bright lights. The troops they lined up outside the camp seemed to have dispersed, perhaps they felt that it was too dangerous for them to line up in the fog, or perhaps their camp had a rough prototype that would provide them with some cover.

The southwesterly wind was still blowing, but it could not disperse the fog, which was becoming more and more intense. The soldiers hesitated in the face of such a fog, and Kama thought for a moment and began to cheer them on: "This fog is the blessing of our ancestral spirits, who have blinded the eyes of the people of the East Coast, made their muskets lose their sights, and made them fear in an unpredictable future. Warriors, show your courage and shoot your angry spears at the enemy in front of you! ”

After some agitation, Shawi promised the slave soldiers who were about to take up the charge that if they succeeded in storming the camp of the people on the eastern coast, not only would they be free to take their possessions, but King Kama would pardon their slavery status and grant them additional land.

The slave warriors, whose eyes were red from the demagoguery of their status and land, shouted for joy, they had never fought with the people of the East Coast, and they did not know what the fighting power of the people of the East Bank of the Dao was, they only knew that if they bravely rushed into the camp in front of them, which was said to be guarded by only three thousand men, and killed all the enemies they saw, then they would be free, and they would get the land of their dreams, what could be cheaper?

These slave soldiers were also veterans, and many of them had participated in some inter-tribal battles before being captured by the Kama tribe, and they had a lot of experience. As a result, it took Shawi less than an hour to line up the sortie formations, and then in front of each sortie formation, a handful of tribal warriors were sent to serve as commanders for the slave soldiers. Five hundred foot archers are one of the more elite forces in Shawi's hands, and whether or not they are invested depends entirely on the development of the next battle, and they cannot be sent to be consumed at will when the battle situation is unfavorable. As for the remaining 2,500 or so tribal warriors, Shawi moved them in the other direction, and when the slave soldiers were attracting the attention of the people on the east coast with a massive charge, perhaps they would be able to take advantage of them from the other direction. Not to mention, there were 500 musketeers armed with newly purchased Sur arquebuses among the 2,500 men.

Thanks to the blessing of the gods, this timely fog will definitely do more good than harm to the Xhosa people in front of them. At the critical moment, these 500 musketeers took advantage of the night and fog to get close to the camp of the East Coasters, and then launched a volley of guns, which should be able to cause a great surprise to the East Coasters.

After calmly arranging the entire attack formation and starting sequence, Shawi silently prayed to the gods in his heart, hoping that the gods and the ancestors of the Kama tribe would bless their descendants to defeat the people of the East Coast and win the war. After praying, Shawi drew a sharp spear, pulled up a leather shield in his left hand, and strode to the front of the formation.

At this time, the people on the east coast also noticed that something was wrong, and their artillery began to fire into the darkness for harassing fire. Shawi sensed that the time was ripe, so he gave an order, and the 4,000 slave warriors who had been waiting for a long time launched a massive charge from the northeast to the camp of the people on the east coast in different waves. (To be continued......)