Chapter 336: Southern Stronghold
Chinese New Year's Eve, although there is an annual celebration, but compared to previous years, it is much quieter.
After the celebration, Wang Lang accompanied his family to spend a rare reunion year.
Although he became an emperor and reached the peak of power, he suddenly felt that he was so tired, when a faint monarch woke up to the power of the world, drunk and lying on the knees of a beauty, and lived a chic life is what he yearns for, but the reality forces him to have no respite.
From tribal leaders to emperors, they face one threat after another.
This night, Wang Lang drank a lot of wine, and in a daze, he seemed to see his parents smiling at him in the sky.
Wang Lang knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the void amid everyone's doubts.
"Father, what's wrong with you?" Wang He asked puzzled.
"He, you kneel!" Wang Lang said solemnly.
When Wang He heard this, he looked back at his mother in confusion.
Seeing that Fanxing nodded slightly, he knelt beside Wang Lang on his knees.
"Kowtow to your grandfather, grandma!" Wang Lang said slowly.
"Father, you've drunk too much, and your grandparents aren't here." Wang Daodao.
Wang Lang said with a straight face: "Nonsense, your grandparents are clearly looking at me here, aren't you there?" ”
As he spoke, he pointed to the empty place in front of him.
Wang He sighed, it seemed that his father had really drunk too much, but in order not to make Wang Lang angry, he had to kowtow to the front.
Wang Lang nodded with satisfaction and said, "If I hadn't been raised by your grandparents, how could I have a rabbit cub like you." ”
Wang Lang stood up with a wry smile and staggered towards the bed, and it didn't take long for a soft snoring sound.
Fanxing asked the others to step back and take care of Wang Lang himself.
On the Chinese New Year's Eve in the early days, when the family gathered, in the barracks, in order to boost morale and relieve the homesickness of the soldiers, Wang Lang specially asked the military department to distribute rewards to the soldiers.
On this day, trading posts in various places sent abundant supplies to the army and carried out labor.
There were constant shouts in the recruit camp where Zhou Xiong was, and this group of energetic men celebrated that wrestling was very popular in Xia Kingdom.
This kind of competitive activity, which has been handed down from the tribal era, has become an activity for soldiers to vent their excess energy in the army.
Looking at the competition between the two strong men in the field, this group of drunk and dizzy soldiers screamed excitedly, even if it was cold weather, it could not stop the enthusiasm of the soldiers.
Cheer on the side you support.
On this Chinese New Year's Eve, the people of Xia Kingdom celebrated this sacred festival in different ways.
At the end of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Wang He said goodbye to Wang Lang, and returned to the military camp with his comrades who came back together.
Now that the eastern part of the Shenzhou Continent has completely become the territory of human beings, the beasts entrenched here have left the gathering place of human beings far away in the face of the threat of human beings, and even on the deserted roads, there are few beasts to be seen.
Even if they occasionally encounter wild beasts, after seeing the figure of humans, they subconsciously avoid them far away, and after large-scale slaughter, the beasts know that humans are a very terrible hunter.
Wang He went all the way unimpeded and returned to the barracks a month later.
The place where Wang He is stationed is a small city on the eastern coastline, called Tonghai City, the small city is only a county seat, the population is not large, and the people who live here, in addition to farming for a living, the main source of income is to go to the sea brother to fish.
The offshore sea here is rich in fish, there are no large sea beasts, and with such natural advantages, the living standard of Tonghai City is even better than that of some inland counties.
The army was stationed ten miles south of Tonghai City, and after Wang He returned to the barracks and reported to the commander, he was re-engaged in busy training.
The officers all knew Wang He's identity, but they did not treat him differently because he was the prince.
With Wang Lang's example, even if the children of the high-ranking officials of the Xia Kingdom are very unsuccessful, but there are no unscrupulous children, the prince is so noble that he can put down his identity and start from a small soldier, if others do something that makes people complain, without the laws of Great Xia, their respective fathers can beat them to death.
After two years of training, Wang He's military skills are already very familiar, and as long as he has seen blood, he is a veteran.
In the barracks, officers at all levels are constantly training the soldiers to conduct formation training, and the uniform pace and loud slogans make people's blood boil when they hear it.
Lin Shupi looked at the army training on the school field, and said proudly: "With such a majestic army, it will definitely protect my Great Xia!" ”
"What the chief soldier said is that with such high-intensity training, these recruits have made great progress, and I believe that it will not be long before they can reach the level of going into battle to kill the enemy." One of the officers laughed.
Lin Shupi nodded and said: "You have also seen those firearms from the previous year, and I believe that it will not be long before it will be equipped with the army, and when the time comes, with the help of firearms, I will see how those dinosaur people can compete with us." ”
"Chief soldier, those firearms are really artifacts, one cannon can be said to be eroded for miles, and the 10,000-arrow cart is also an amazing weapon, gunpowder is really a divine object given to us by the gods." The officer next to him said excitedly.
Lin Shupi chuckled and said, "Heh, god? That thing just talks to ordinary people, and this is what gave us this. ”
He pointed to his head as he spoke.
Everyone looked at Lin Shubark with some puzzlement, and listened to the meaning of his words, the gods were simply not worth mentioning in their eyes, which was quite surprising to them.
Sacrifices will be held every major festival and major military operation in the Xia Kingdom, which shows the importance of worshiping the heavens and worshiping the gods in the hearts of the people of the Xia Kingdom.
Lin Shupi saw that they were staring at each other with big eyes, and sneered: "What are the gods, the gods are just our spiritual sustenance, which of our Daxia is given by the gods now, and it is not through our wisdom and our hands that we have established civilization from this wild region, if it weren't for these, how would we have clothes to wear, and now we are still eating raw meat and smelly blood in the wild and wild beasts, and what did the gods give us, is life after death, that is a fart, who knows what it will be after death, Just live every day. ”
Seeing their commander make such a shocking remark, all the officers were silent, looking at their noses and noses, looking at their hearts, looking like their left ear was in and out of their right ear.
Lin Shupi looked at their appearance, and suddenly felt deeply bored, his remarks were deeply influenced by Wang Lang, as Wang Lang's confidant, he naturally followed Wang Lang's footsteps.
Lin Shupi, who felt that he had nothing to say to these vulgar people, said slowly: "You train these soldiers well, and be ready to fight at any time." ”
"Subordinates obey!" All the officers said in unison.
Southern Seas.
After a hurried New Year on the sea, the fleet continued westward, and a month later, the fleet reached the sea where the tribes of the southern homeland were located.
Although Li Mu and the others can land from other places, if someone familiar with the area leads the way, it can avoid a lot of danger.
The sea was calm, and there was not a single figure on the beach.
"Hometown, your people won't migrate!" Li Mu asked.
"No, we have lived here for a long time, and we will not move without special circumstances, I guess they are now in the cave!" Minami replied.
Li Mu nodded and ordered the whole team to dock.
A small number of soldiers were left on the ship, and the soldiers who came ashore piled up supplies on the beach, and Li Mu planned to build a stronghold here, and from here, transfer the population of the south to the Xia Kingdom.
After choosing the location of the stronghold, Li Mu led more than a hundred people and followed Nan's hometown to the cave where their tribe was located.
After a long day of walking through the jungle, the group came to a mountain range.
"General, over this hill, you'll reach my tribe." Nan said respectfully.
Just in case, Li Mu put all the staff on guard, and the soldiers were wound up with knives and arrows, and the sound of Cangchang was endless, looking murderous.
Seeing this, Nan's hometown was immediately shocked, and said, "General, what are you doing, aren't we here to take them back to Xia Kingdom to live a good life?" ”
Seeing his nervous appearance, Li Mu smiled and said: "Hometown, don't be nervous, we are also afraid of accidents, after all, this is a wild area, and anything can happen." ”
Nan's hometown breathed a sigh of relief, he had lived in the Xia Kingdom for a year, but he knew very well that the Xia Kingdom's army was strong, and if it was not good for his tribe, it would be impossible for him to resist it.
Under the leadership of Nan's hometown, after climbing a small hill, everyone finally saw the traces of humans.
I saw a fire lit in front of a small cave, and a group of naked savages sat together, salivating and looking at the food on the fire.
One of them saw a group of people suddenly appearing in the jungle, and immediately shouted excitedly.
The rest of the savages looked at this side, and they were suddenly excited.
Nan's hometown saw these familiar faces, after seeing the lives of ordinary people in the Xia Kingdom, and now seeing that his tribe was living so miserable, a roasted black piece of meat could make them so happy, his heart was a little panicked.
Li Mu patted Nan's hometown on the shoulder and didn't say anything more.
Nan nodded and stepped forward, talking loudly to the group of savages in his native language.
I don't know what Nan's hometown said to this group of people, I saw this group of wild people dancing happily as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, if he hadn't stopped him, this group of wild people couldn't wait to bow down at Li Mu's feet.
"Let's go, let's build the camp first, this will be my Great Xia territory from now on." Li Mu said in a deep voice.
Minami nodded and followed the group with a group of excited wildlings.
Before leaving, the wild man didn't even forget to take the black lump of meat roasted on the fire, but Nan Fujia frowned when he saw it, snatched it down, yelled at them, and threw the meat on the ground.
The savages looked at the food on the ground with pained faces, and this was their first meal in three days.
Seeing their reluctance, Nan's hometown was furious and beat a few people, which made them look away from the food.
Back at the camp, Li Mu asked Nan's hometown to take care of these wild people, and at this time the camp had begun to take shape, the sparse wooden fence had been erected, and the camp was a busy scene.
At night, these savages finally understood why Nan's hometown didn't pay attention to those barbecued meats, compared to the food of these gods, the previous things were simply tyrannical, and the same meat could make different flavors in the hands of these people.
On this night, Nan's hometown described the prosperity of the Xia Kingdom for his people, and in his description, the Xia Kingdom became a paradise on earth and the center of human civilization.
When the threat of the dinosaurs was mentioned, the savages were terrified, and they wanted to run to the Xia Kingdom immediately and pray for the protection of the gods.
"General, my subordinates have something to report!" Minami's hometown said in a language that he was not very proficient in.
"Hometown! Sit down and talk about something! Li Mu waved his hand.
Nan Xiangxiang sat down and said: "General, I just learned from the clansmen that some familiar tribes nearby already know about the affairs of the Xia Kingdom, and they, like my people, are very yearning for the Xia Kingdom, as long as I go over and talk to them, I believe they will immediately defect to us." ”
Li Mu nodded and said, "This is a good thing, this matter is not in a hurry first, after we have a foothold here, let's do these things." ”
"Everything is under the orders of the general." Minami Furuto Road.
"Nothing happened to your tribe after more than a year of leaving, right?" Li Mu asked.
When Nan's hometown heard this, his expression darkened.
Seeing this, Li Mu asked, "What?" Is something bad happening? ”
"A lot of people have died in the tribe, and many familiar faces are gone." Minami sighed.
"What's going on?" Li Mu hurriedly asked, the army is out on the march, and such a thing can't help but make him vigilant.
"About half a year after we left, the tribesmen were killed and injured while hunting, the tribesmen were attacked by fierce beasts, and many people died, our tribe is very backward, and it is normal for such things to happen." Nan said slowly.
Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't dinosaur people or those terrifying bugs, the beasts were not in his eyes.
"Those beasts won't live long, and when the army passes, any beast that dares to show its head will enter our stomachs."
Hearing this, Nan nodded and said, "I also said the same thing to the clansmen, there are a lot of beasts here, enough for us to eat." ”
After half a month of construction of the camp, it has been preliminarily completed, and after preparing a few books, Li Mu felt that he would send out a search to collect the humans living here from here, and this place was the last gathering place of savages on the Shenzhou Road.
A team of more than twenty people, led by Nan's hometown and a few wild people, walked towards several nearby tribes, he believed that there was an example of himself, and only by talking to those tribes could he absorb these tribes.