Chapter 352: On the Verge of Collapse
In February, the stars of Aquarius are like pouring waterlines, coming in a steady stream, scattering them in the void, as if they turned into whistling snowflakes in the low temperature, covering every qiΔ under the snow.
In the snowy moon, everything is slaughtered, and in the north of the Five Elements Calendar in 999, the winter is particularly cold and cruel, at least for the various tribes of Wild Boar Ze, this winter is extremely difficult.
In the bluestone hall of the swamp city, Urros, the king of the pig kings, a group of wild boar leaders sat in a low and cramped conference hall, although the bonfire was crackling and burning, but the rolling flames could not expel the cold in their hearts.
All the chieftains of the boar people looked gloomily at the emaciated shaman in the first place, the king of the pig kings, the old wild boar pig was incompetent.
At this moment, the chief of the wild boar people, with his slender and white fingers, pinched his gray beard, as if thinking about something, the bonfire in front of him, with light and shadow as a brush, on the dark and cold bluestone wall, cast a series of hideous and terrifying black shadows.
"Don't you really understand, the critical moment is just around the corner!"
"Great Chief, it's not that we don't understand, it's really ...... It's ......" a shaman, sitting in the impotence of the pig, muttered with a flushed face.
"I'm afraid that my family won't be able to hold on, right?" Zhu Wuyi nodded happily, and then he turned around and said, "Third child, tell me, the specific situation now, and in addition, how much surplus grain do we have left?" Tell you what you know! β
The young and handsome pig Sanfat walked out from behind the old wild boar, he pinched a stack of notebooks, and talked eloquently:
"Father, our military resources have been in short supply for several months, and the south belongs to the trade route of the Great Empire of the Five Elements. At this moment, it has been completely cut off, and although the smuggling channels on land and sea still exist, it is a drop in the bucket. It is not possible to rely on it at the moment; β
"To the west, belong to the Beamon nobility of the Great Heath of Kobdo. It is also in cahoots with the Great Empire of the Five Elements, especially the Lord of the Wasteland, the Great Khan of the Kurg, while blockading trade, he also directly sent troops to loot our tribes and disturb the place; β
"In the great wilderness of the northeast, under the demon tide, many powerful barbarian tribes have poured out. But the lack of food in winter is the fundamental, and with our food stocks, it is simply not enough to accept so many wilderness migrants. β
"In the end, if we don't fully recruit food and grass, the military food will only be enough for one month, and if we still accept immigrants from the barbarian tribes, the military food will only be enough to eat for fifteen days."
The old wild boar nodded, waved his hand, and motioned for the pig to stand down, and he stood up and said, "You have all heard it." If, according to the current situation, we continue to concentrate our forces, then the military rations. It's only enough for half a month. β
As soon as the pig's incompetent words fell, the hall of the bluestone hall became a pot of porridge.
"Great Chief, we can't go on like this, our Wild Boar Ze Clan Alliance, in the end, the country is small and the people are weak, if we only fight with the Five Elements Empire, we Wild Boar people will never have a chance to win."
"Great Chief. I still dissolve the order to gather troops this time, while there is still some food in stock. As long as the warriors spread out, they can always catch some prey in the wild. Let's hold it up until next year. β
"Yes, yes! Great Chief, we can't go on like this, after all, not every clan is next to the Pig Mother Holy Mountain, and can get the light of the pure altar, if we hold on, I'm afraid there will be no next year! β
When the wild boar people were making noise, the door of the bluestone hall was suddenly pushed open, and the big fat pig with a weathered face and a few bloody pig's heads walked in, and behind him, there were several wild boar men guards with heroic battle tattoos.
"Father, the Naiman Clan, the Hezhe Clan, and the Wild Boar People Clan of the Harras Tribe, who rebelled from the Boar People Alliance, have been slaughtered by me!"
The pig was fat and knelt on one knee, the metal leg armor touched the ground with a sound, and his loud words shocked the heads of the wild boar people present, and their eyes were full of gold stars.
The fierce and domineering pig is fat, and this shot made the chaotic venue quiet.
The boar people of the Naiman tribe, the Hezhe tribe, and the Harras tribe have always been at odds with the Beamon clan in the Kobdo Great Wasteland, but this time they just didn't come to participate in the alliance of Uros, but this caused a catastrophe of extermination.
Who will be next?
All the chieftains of the wild boar people became panicked, and the leaders of the wild boar people who had just shouted the most were already sweating profusely, for fear that the old wild boar would not be able to give an order to behead them to show the public.
But the pig was incompetent but did not exert power, he nodded, his body sank, sat down on the main seat again, and announced loudly: "Boss, go and divide the spoils equally among all of you, this is the victory of our Wild Boar Alliance." β
"Thank you for the kindness of the Great Chief!" The leaders of the wild boar people made a statement in an instant, and the atmosphere that had just been cold to freezing point was warm and pleasant again in this harmonious environment of sharing the spoils.
Pig Wuyi raised his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down, before he slowly spoke: "Everyone, the situation is very clear, isn't it?" All the tribes that have deviated from the alliance and are alone can only die helplessly under the saber in this bleak winter! For our wild boar Ze, for the glory of our former pure altar, we can only create a new future by uniting. β
"Don't be afraid of the majesty of the Five Elements, don't be afraid of any Imperial Master, because the destiny of heaven is mine! In yesterday's divination, I successfully channeled the soul of the Pure Altar and received the divine revelation of the Lord Mother! β
As he spoke, a tadpole rune created by the old wild boar flickered in the void.
Either the great shaman or the tribal chieftain here knew the wild boar language in front of them, and they read slowly according to the syllables, but found that the final words were a proverb - the wild boar is less than 10,000, and the 10,000 are invincible!
"As long as we wild boar people can condense into a rope, we can survive this cold winter, and if we disperse, what awaits us is death and the country will be destroyed!"
The old boar waved his earth scepter and said solemnly, "Who among you is willing to become a lowly slave of the Five Elements Clan? Who among you is willing to sacrifice his wife and daughter to the ravages of the imperial bureaucracy? Who among you is willing to surrender to the feet of the weak? β
"Sue me! Your hearts! I, as long as your heart desires! β
With bloody heads on one side, and the wives and daughters, wealth, armor and equipment of the dissidents on the other, the heads of the boar people and the great shamans of the various tribes with twinkling eyes, it was easy to make a decision that was not so straightforward.
In this way, the alliance of the wild boar people on the verge of collapse was pulled back by the pig's incompetence with a strong hand, and when everyone faded, only the old wild boar and his son were left in the bluestone hall, and the king of the pig king looked at the boss.
"Where's the second child?"
"Father, second brother...... Seriously injured and unconscious, perhaps only by wielding the power of the Earth Scepter could he be saved. When the pig was speaking, a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
But to his surprise, the old wild boar immediately nodded and said, "Carry him in!" β
The earth scepter, originally enshrined in the tomb of the altar of the holy relics, is the spiritual totem of all the wild boar people of the wild boar Ze, although this scepter chose the pig incompetence as the main, but every time the healing power in the scepter is controlled, it has to overdraw the user's vitality.
Pig Da Fat wanted to use this to arouse his father's displeasure and take the opportunity to weaken the power of the second child, but who would have thought that his plan had died before it began.
When the second fat pig was carried into the hall, the pig holding the scepter of the earth was incompetent, and set his eyes on the eldest and third, and he said calmly: "Remember, the wild boar people can only win if they unite as one, and we can only win this battle!" β
The halo of yellow earth is scattered in the bluestone hall, and the abundant elemental power follows the trajectory of the earth scepter, slowly flowing in the void, wandering in the elemental light, the injuries of the body, are rapidly healing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the original weak vitality has also turned into majestic vitality in a few breaths.
When Zhu Erpang opened his eyes, he saw his father, who was a little older, but the pig holding the scepter of the earth was incompetent, but at this moment he was like a giant in the sky, holding up a piece of the sky for the wild boar man with his own strength.
With the support of the pig three fat, the old wild boar sat on his throne, even if his life was overdrawn, the pig's incompetent eyes still flashed with persistent light, and the vigorous spiritual power was still burning and boiling around the lord of the swamp.
"Tell me, what is the result of this expedition?"
Pig Da Fat and Zhu Er Fat immediately knelt on the ground respectfully, and the boss spoke first: "The Naiman Department and the Hezhe Department were defeated by our army, but in the chaos of the army, the head of the tribe ran away. β
The second child then added: "Although the Harras Department was slaughtered by my troops, our army suffered heavy losses under the strong attack, and I ask my father to punish him. β
Pig incompetently nodded and said: "Okay, I know the matter, the rift caused by the civil strife has now been preliminarily healed, and it is only the ...... of the Five Elements Empire."
"Father, father, the Great Empire of the Five Elements has sent troops! Troops out! β
The voice of joy came from the corridor, and Zhu Si Fat rushed in at a trot, and the snowflakes all over his body turned into water stains in the flame licking, but the elated Zhu Si Fat was unaware of it.
The pig on the throne was incompetent, and suddenly stood up, his always solemn sΓΉ mu, unsmiling face, also appeared at this moment of ecstasy, lying on the ground Pig Big Fat and Pig Er Fat, stood up one after another, and Pig San Fat clenched his fists.
"God bless me with a pure altar vein!" The old wild boar high-fived and celebrated, "Xiong Wenbo's trick was still thwarted by us!" β
"The third brother won the battle of Beikoudu, which is simply a stroke of genius!" Zhu Sipang immediately explained: "Xiong Wenbo was dismissed because of this, and what replaced him was only Ye Hao, the secretary of the military department who regarded himself very highly, and the blockade line that Xiong Wenbo worked hard to manage has now been fully mobilized." β
"Let them come!" The old wild boar clenched the scepter of the earth, and a majestic momentum suddenly rose from his body. (To be continued)
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