Chapter XXVIII
Seventy-five captives require seventy-five women in exchange, and forty soldiers killed in battle need to compensate eighty women, which means that the Bell tribe needs to compensate one hundred and fifty-five women just for women.
As for the price of redeeming the war pets, it has to be a large number of animal skins and bones, not to mention that there are all the remaining wild brown bear war pets, which must be exchanged.
Elder Scott looked at the elders of the Wolf clan and the Elder of the Red clan in embarrassment, "Ladies and gentlemen, the price of one hundred and fifty-five women is too great for us to pay, if we hand over these one hundred and fifty-five women who can give birth, then the Bell tribe will be completely finished." ”
Red interrupted him coldly, "Elder Scott, we didn't invite you here, you yourself came to trouble us, what's the matter?
"If you can't afford to pay, just leave the captives behind, and compensate the eighty women, and the captives will be left as slaves, and we will use them!"
When Bell heard Red's answer, he was so angry that he wanted to rush up to have a fight, but he was dragged by Scott, and it took a long time before he took a few steps back angrily and stopped looking at Red.
Elder Scott said in a rare voice, and said to the elders of the Wolf tribe and Red in a low voice: "Let me make a suggestion, you can see if it is feasible, first of all, we will compensate you eighty women, this is also the limit of what we can take, and we really can't take it out any more." ”
Red and the others did not speak, neither objected nor agreed, but just waited for his next step.
"Second, we can compensate with more rare skins, bones, and plenty of oak, which you can exchange for something better with the caravan. ”
"In this forest between our two tribes, within ten years, the people of the Bell tribe will not set foot in a single step, and all the prey and medicinal herbs in it belong to you. ”
"Our Bell tribe has also promised not to seek revenge against you for ten years, nor will we help others deal with you, and we can even form an alliance with your Wolf tribe, an offensive and defensive alliance for information sharing, how about it?"
After listening to Scott's words, the first two skins and forest ownership are not as attractive as the last, and it is a very meaningful thing to get an alliance as strong as the Bell tribe for free.
Several elders looked at each other, they were already very moved, and they also knew that asking the Bell tribe to take out one hundred and fifty-five women at once would really force each other to death.
Rhett was very calm, he felt that this was a good opportunity to knock on the bamboo, and he looked at Elder Scott, "Is there anything else? These conditions are a bit empty, can you still beat us in ten years? This forest is not what we say?"
"Now the fact is that our Wolf tribe is stronger than your Bell tribe, and it seems that you are taking advantage of us to form an alliance with us? ”
Elder Scott frowned, this young patriarch didn't seem to be fooled, "Then add one more, how about we give five women to your tribe every year for the next ten years, and ten years will be fifty." ”
Seeing that Red didn't shake his head or nod, Scott was a little anxious.
He thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said: "At the Tribal Alliance Conference in three years, when the patriarch competes, our patriarch will help Patriarch Red, if the two of you enter the final confrontation, our Bell tribe will give it to you." ”
As soon as this condition was spoken, the eyes of all the elders of the Wolf tribe and the witch doctor on the side lit up, and Red became even more short of breath.
When Patriarch Bell heard Elder Scott's words, he jumped a few meters high on the spot, "Old fellow, are you crazy? I don't agree to this condition, the first place in the patriarch's competition has a chance to enter the altar of the forest god." ”
Elder Scott walked to Bell's side, leaned on Bell's ear, and muttered something quietly, Bell was still very excited at first, but after hearing it, it turned into a silent expression, and it seemed that he was persuaded by Scott.
Elder Scott calmed Bell and looked at Red, "Esteemed Patriarch, how is it?
Red looked at his elders and the witch doctor, and saw that they were all nodding quickly, for fear that the other party would regret it.
Then he smiled and said to Scott: "Then thank you Elder Scott for your deep friendship, these conditions add up, I think it is still acceptable." ”
The witch doctor took out a blank parchment scroll and wrote on it the terms agreed upon by both parties, and the elders and patriarchs of both sides pressed their handprints with their own blood on it at the same time, and then put the oath scroll away.
It was agreed that when the Bell tribesmen returned to the tribe, they would bring eighty-five women and belongings before nightfall, and they would be able to bring back the captives and war pets.
Until then, the captives and war pets will be temporarily imprisoned in the Wolf Clan, but Red will ensure that they will not be mistreated and will be entertained with good food and drink.
Their injuries are also cared for by the witch doctor and her apprentices, and they are treated like Wolf warriors.
At this point, the Bell tribe is also assured, all tribes will do the same, don't forget that the wounded are wealth!
The people of the Bell tribe took all the corpses of the dead and the war pets, and they did not return the way they came, the forest left them with unforgettable memories, and they preferred to take a detour.
The Wolf warriors began to carefully clean the battlefield, retrieving everything they could.
A prisoner camp was set up inside the camp to keep the captives alone, and because the warriors of the Bell tribe were very strong, they were tied with special ropes on their hands and feet in case of accidents.
The walls of the prisoner camp were also built exceptionally strong, and they were guarded at all times.
This time the Wolf clan suffered the largest losses, with forty valiant warriors killed, but fortunately the war was won in the end, and the price paid was compensated.
This time, he won a compensation of eighty-five women from the Bell tribe, and the women of the warriors who died in battle of their own tribe could remarry, and basically all the warriors of the Wolf tribe could marry at least one woman, even if they had just come of age.
This is also a rare situation, and it is definitely a great thing for the tribe, and it represents the prosperity of the people in the future.
After the great victory, it was naturally a carnival celebration of the whole tribe, except for those sad families, the vast majority of people were still excited, this time it was not the ordinary enemy that was defeated, but one of the most powerful tribes in the steppe.
After this battle, the Wolf tribe can basically determine the status of the most powerful tribe in the steppe, and I am afraid that in a few years, there will be no opponents to challenge and harass them, and everyone can live a stable life.
Red, Green, and a few elders returned to the council hall with the witch doctor, and the clan began to party, and the heads of the tribe had to discuss and summarize it.