They used to be very good friends.

But now......

"I won't be back for long this time, and you don't like to see me anyway." Wu Yuan tried to make a long story short: "Panshi Village has made a big deal this time, as the patriarch, how do you plan to solve it?" ”

Niu Weibang moved his left hand, and his outstretched thumb drove the thenar muscle to slowly turn in a circle: "Panshi Village? You mean Ah Hao's boy? ”

Without waiting for Wu Yuan to answer, the corners of Niu Weibang's mouth tilted to the side, and a contemptuous and sneering sneer erupted from the depths of his chest: "Why, the reason why you came back is for this matter?" ”

Wu Yuan, who was sitting flat, did not deny it: "Do you think this matter is very small, you can leave it alone?" He directly got the whole Gu cottage over. What is this behavior? Directly at war with the Pig Clan? ”

"Don't be so alarmist." Niu Weibang seemed to be very arrogant, but in fact, he was carefully observing the changes in Wu Yuan's expression: "Just one steel tooth does not represent the entire pig clan." ”

"That is to say, you plan to start a war with the steel tooth for the sake of a mere rock village?" Wu Yuan corrected the topic and grasped the core of the problem. He smiled disdainfully, his slightly elongated handsome face looking a little wicked.

"A small tribe of tens of thousands of people, what's it?" Population is the capital that Niu Weibang is proud of. After taking over power from his father, he has been very lenient in the management of the clan, and the core policy is mainly aimed at expanding the rewards for farming, and the proportion of grain handed over by the cities has been decreasing year by year. But the rules are the rules, and the people below are desperately increasing the amount of grain paid for personal gain, and Niu Weibang is helpless about it. After all, there are so many people involved, and there is really no better way than persuasion and inducement.

There are 40,000 people in the steel tooth department, and 120,000 in the thunder horn department.

Wu Yuan's sneer was equally contemptuous: "If all problems can be solved by comparing numbers, there will be no war." ”

Niu Weibang spread his legs apart, leaned forward and leaned forward to support his elbows on his knees, and his eyes were blazing under his thick eyebrows: "You think too much, it's not your turn to teach me how to do things." ”

"I'm just telling you what the consequences of this will be." Wu Yuan raised his hand and grabbed the long hair that fell from his ears, and slowly rubbed it away at his fingertips: "The guards of the Iron Tooth King of Steel Teeth are not easy to mess with, they are all ruthless characters who are killed from the pile of dead people. Look at their achievements in recent years: 1,000 against 6,000, helping the Tiger Clan kill a tribe of the Eagle Clan. One thousand against ten thousand fifteen, help the lion clan destroy a city of the deer clan. In addition to these two wars, there are dozens of skirmishes, all of which are won and undefeated. ”

"Don't think that Tianhao will get carried away if he wins the deer clan last time. You know better than I do how sloppy the deer people are when it comes to fighting. They weren't born to eat this bowl of rice, otherwise the Suolong Pass side would not have repeatedly refused to choose the Deer Clan as warriors. But the pig clan is different, especially the Iron Tooth King of Steel Teeth, and his personal guards are not easy to mess with. ”

"That's right, there are many people in the Lei Jiao Division, 120,000 against 40,000, and there is a big chance of winning three fights and one. But you don't want to think about how big the Rock Village is, so far away from Thunder Point City, when you gather your army, maybe everything will be over. ”

Niu Weibang fell silent.

Wu Yuan did not exaggerate, all this he said was justified.

He wasn't worried that Iron Fang, the King of Steel Fang, would attack Thunderhorn City. Doing so is no different from active suicide. Although Iron Tooth is brutal, he will not give himself a head in vain.

But he will definitely take revenge. The three pig villages took refuge in Panshi Village at the same time, and no tribal leader could swallow this breath.

The Iron Tooth Guards are prestigious, and their combat effectiveness can be called terrifying.

The biggest problem now is time and distance, and the Rock Village is too far away from Thunderhorn City, and some whips are out of reach.

Sending a large army to garrison the Rock Village is not realistic, it will consume a lot of resources, and it will also weaken the deterrent to other military directions. The outskirts of the Ox Clan's territory are not at peace, and enemies to be wary of are everywhere.

After a long time, Niu Weibang let out heavy breathing, and he stared at Wu Yuan with dark eyes: "Which side are you on?" You seem to have forgotten that you are the wizard of our Thunderhorn Clan. ”

"I'm helping you out of trouble." Wu Yuan replied with a fierce rhetorical question: "As the patriarch, you should think about the overall situation. It's just a rock village, if you lose it, you lose it, it's not a big deal. The Tiger Clan and the Leon Clan are the first things we have to consider. ”

"According to your intentions, should I seize all the Pig Clansmen who have defected, pack them up and dress them up, send them back to Steel Tooth City, and then kneel in front of Iron Fang and beg him for forgiveness, and then make a master-slave covenant with him?" Niu Weibang asked sarcastically.

Wu Yuan ignored this, and he maintained a posture of sitting upright: "Honorable Highness, you should learn to make trade-offs. It's a huge world, and it's impossible for anyone to put all the benefits into their own bowl. For the sake of a small profit, you picked up sesame seeds and lost watermelon, and one day you will regret it. ”

Niu Weibang fell silent again.

He was thinking.

The frequency of eye blinking is very slow, the five fingers of the left hand are clubbed on the thigh, and the right hand holds the chin, rubbing back and forth between the rough beard. The eyes seem to be firmly glued to a fixed position on the floor, unable to move, thoughts wander in the mind, disorder strikes logic, order sweeps away chaos, and new minds are born from the scorched earth of mental warfare, reconstructing an alternative framework.

A cold gaze released from the depths of his eyes, and he stared at Wu Yuan, who was sitting opposite: "If you are not a member of my clan, and you are not a wizard of the Thunderhorn Tribe, I will cripple you now." ”

Worldly power and deity represent two different worlds. As the king of the clan, Niu Weibang can punish Wu Yuan, but he cannot deprive him of his life. To kill a wizard, you must have a command from a higher witch priest.

Or another way: the gods will decide the life and death of a wizard.

“…… So, I have to thank you? Wu Yuan didn't care about this threat, he smiled faintly: "Thank you for not whipping me with a whip, thank you for not cutting off my ears with a knife, and thank you for not cutting off my hands and feet and turning me into a waste." ”

Niu Weibang knew that he was not Wu Yuan's opponent in terms of tongue.

The corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and he raised his right hand, with a suppressed ferocity, and pointed straight to the open door.

"Get out of here, don't let me see you again."

Wu Yuan's face turned a little pale. Not because of fear, but because of anger.

The feeling of being humiliated runs through me like an electric current.

The last time I had the same feeling was a few years ago, when I was ordered to send an envoy to the lion clan, that is, at that time, Wu Yuan was impressed by the lion king's theory of monetary reform, and returned with urgency and hope, but did not get any support from Niu Weibang. In desperation, he could only bet all his hopes on Niu Tong, the lord of Barehoof City.

“…… I hope you remember what you said today. Standing up, Wu Yuan couldn't see the slightest nostalgia on his face: "I...... I promise! You...... Will regret it. ”

As he strode out of the room, he was like a gust of wind, filled with a terrible force that destroyed everything.

The room quickly became quiet.

Looking at the empty chair directly in front of him, Niu Weibang struggled to control his anger, and with a strong will, he erased the urge to order Wu Yuan to be killed from his mind.

"It seems that we have to discuss it with the national teacher and change the Thunderhorn Department with a new wizard."

There are many ways to solve the problem, and this is just one of them.

……

It is not advisable to go out during the snowy season.

The team of emissaries from Thunder Point City brought a letter from the Thunder Bull King, as well as five horses.

The ink made from black charcoal powder mixed with bone glue is extremely adhesive, and the words written on the hides must be simmered before they can be scraped off with a knife. This greatly increased the difficulty of forging documents, which, together with the special stitching of the edges of the closed hides, and the outermost fire paint stamps bearing the mark of the Thunder Bull King, gave the letter a high degree of secrecy.

The letter did not contain many words: "If necessary, immediately call for help from Thunderhorn City." The king will send reinforcements as soon as possible. Do a good job, give me the prestige to kill that bastard of Iron Tooth! ”

After several days of hurrying, the almost frozen messenger captain drank two large bowls of broth in one go, and finally warmed up. He rubbed his hands together and said to Tianhao in awe: "The king asked us to send these horses over, so that you can use them first, and then talk about it if it is not enough." ”

The thousands of deer prisoners of war sent to Thunderhorn City last time made Tianhao famous. Now the entire Thunderhorn tribe knows that there is a stockade called "Rock" on the border. The barbarians are the most important in war, and they believe that this is the foundation for a man to stand up in the world.

An emotional smile rippled on Tianhao's face, and he looked at the animal skin letter and said to himself: "I didn't expect to get unexpected trust in a strange world." Hehe...... It seems that some people are born rulers, and it is indeed the love of God...... Well, I'm being too poetic. I must apologize to you for some of my thoughts, Your Highness the King of Thunderhorn. ”

No one heard what he was saying. It is impossible for a very low sound to reach someone else's ear, and it is impossible to discern a specific sentence by visual observation of the lips that are slightly open and closed.

"Thank you for the good news." Putting away the letters and raising his head, Tianhao hugged each messenger in a warm and passionate order: "Have a good rest and make this place your home." Today, you are the most honored guests of Panshi Village. ”

Many people lament that opportunities have not come to them, but they never know how to create them. Tianhao never forgot to show favors to those who were worthy of wooing, even if it was just a few lowly messengers, in his opinion, he must not let go.

Hens slaughtered in front of each other smell in the soup pot, eggs are a luxury, thick slices of cheese are bubbling in the pot, and fresh fish and wine are served...... The Messengers were flattered by the sumptuous feast, and they talked about it with gratitude.

"When I was in Thunderhorn City before, I heard that this young leader of Panshi Village was very powerful. When I saw it today, there was really no shelf. ”

"He kept saying that we were his brothers. If you want to change another leader or city lord, who would say such a thing? ”

"Leader Ah Hao is not talking about it and deliberately perfunctory us. Look at these foods, we usually don't even dare to think about it. I originally thought that this trip to deliver letters in the middle of winter was a chore, but I didn't expect Ah Hao to be so kind to us, with food and wine. ”

"When I go back, I'll talk to my family and see if I can move them all over next spring."

"Hahahaha, that's what I thought too. Come on, let's do it! ”

……

It was late at night.

There were a few heart-stopping howls of beasts in the distance, but the soldiers guarding the watchtower were not nervous, they just turned and glanced in the direction from which the sound came, and as the sound quickly subsided, their attention turned to the open area shrouded in darkness in the distance.

The work of domesticating the black howling wolves went well, and the beasts gradually faded from their wildness under the dual action of sticks, whips, and food. The number of wolf cubs increased, and Tianhao consciously asked the villagers to adopt them. Many families keep wolves, and their diet is mostly small fish and shrimp caught from the sea, as well as bones that are difficult for human teeth to handle.

The leaders of the Rock Village gathered in the chief's room for a meeting.

Oil lamps are lit on large wooden tables, which used to be animal oil, but now mostly fish oil. The thick wick was twisted with cotton thread, soaked in grease, dispelling the darkness and illuminating the map on the table, and all the faces gathered around the wooden table.

Tianhao was surrounded by everyone in the center, he raised his hand and pointed to the spread out map of animal skins, and his magnetic voice was subdued: "The biggest threat we face now comes from Steel Tooth City. The news of Gushanzhai has been spread, and it is estimated that it will not be long before Iron Tooth will send troops. Based on the information gathered from various sources so far, the Iron Fang will send a large number of troops, including his highly combat-ready personal guard force. ”

Blacktooth looked down at the map with a solemn expression: "This battle is very difficult to fight. The Iron Tooth guards are very powerful, I have seen them in Steel Tooth City before, each of them is a warrior in a hundred, skilled in combat skills and weapons, and they also cooperate with each other tacitly. If it's a frontal attack, we don't have much chance of winning. ”

In fact, Blacktooth's words had been deliberately reserved, and the Irontooth Guards were the most terrifying existence he had ever seen. The King of Steel Fang has spent a lot of resources training those warriors, they will never betray, and all of them will be determined to fight to the death.

Hunting Captain Yonggang stared at the curved line of the road connecting Panshi Village and Steel Tooth City on the map, and asked tentatively: "If we give up the periphery of the village and let them in to fight, just like the last time we dealt with the Deer Clan, what is the probability of winning?" ”

The Black Tooth, who swore blood to the gods in public, is now a close confidant of Tianhao. During this time, he traveled all over the Rock Village, and he had an in-depth understanding of this fortress-like settlement, and he also knew every detail of the crushing defeat of the Deer army here.

He shook his head: "The same method works for the Deer Clan, but not for the Iron Tooth pro-army. Especially the narrow streets inside the fortress can only fight alone, which happens to be their strong point. ”