Chapter 20: A dilemma
The sky is getting brighter, Chen Musu and his group are anxiously waiting for the news, after Ximu fled last night, in order to ensure that the people who went to explore the way can return safely, Zamo sent some people to pick them up one after another, according to the time, they should also come back.
"Envoy, what do we do now, I'm afraid we can't continue on the road ahead, otherwise we'll go back the way we came. ”
It was the first time for Zamo to encounter such a situation, he was very concerned about the safety of his subordinates, the patriarch of the third tribe was Shiva, this person was scheming, Zamo did not dare to risk the lives of his subordinates, but the highest commander here was Chen Musu, and some things had to ask for his consent.
"Commander Zamo, if this third tribe is lost, will those enemies run into the soul land?" Chen Musu didn't answer Zamo immediately, he felt that things would not be so simple, if there were really a large number of enemies pressing the realm, their retreat would probably bring disastrous consequences to the soul land.
"Don't worry, Lord Emissary, even if this third tribe is lost, there is an eighth tribe behind us, which is the only entrance to the soul land, as long as the eighth tribe is not breached, the soul land is still safe. ”
Zamo understood Chen Musu's thoughts, how could he be different, if it was true that their retreat caused the enemy to enter the soul land, then he would be a sinner through the ages, but he also couldn't gamble with the lives of his hundreds of brothers.
"Commander Zamo, they're back!"
Just when the two of them were in a dilemma, the two scouts who had gone to explore the way came back, they were anxious, it seemed that something terrible had happened in front of them, and the two who rushed back did not even drink a sip of water, and immediately came to them.
"Commander Zamo, it's a big deal, something big has happened to the Third Tribe!" one of them gasped for breath, and they had been hurrying to get the news on.
"Take a breath and talk about it later!" Zamo stepped forward and patted the two of them on the back while the others brought the kettle.
The two picked up the kettle and gulped it down, and after a short break, they began to recount what they had seen.
"We've seen that the Third Tribe is empty, and the walled defenders there are gone, it's like an empty city, and we were both terrified when we first got there, and after a careful search, we were sure that all the people there were gone. ”
"What, all the people of the Third Tribe have disappeared?" Zamo was also stunned when he heard this, he thought that the other party might have sent a large number of men and horses to ambush them in front, but he didn't expect the other party to play an empty city plan, after thinking for a while, he immediately reacted, and hurriedly asked:
"What about the enemies? Have you found them?"
"It's strange here, the city walls are completely open, but we haven't seen the shadows of those enemies, didn't we say that there are thousands of enemies when we came? I haven't even found a single bone, what are the people of the Third Tribe doing?"
"It's not going to be easy now!" Zamo took a deep breath, he didn't expect this situation at all, and they were in a dilemma at this time.
If you don't hurry to the Third Tribe, the empty city wall will definitely not be able to stop the enemy's attack, but once you choose to go, with their more than 100 people can't stop the enemy at all, Khiva must have some ulterior motive, Zamo felt a deep chill.
"Are you sure that whether it is the people of the Third Tribe or those enemies, none of them have been seen?" Seeing Za Mo's brows furrowed, Chen Musu's face was not much better, he really didn't expect such a situation, it can be said that all this in front of him is a conspiracy.
"Sure, surely, surely!"
"Commander Zamo, it's really difficult to do now, in your opinion, can we people hold that city wall?" Scratching his head, Chen Musu looked at Zamo on the side.
"Envoy, to tell you the truth, we alone will definitely not be able to stop them, those enemies attack at least four or five hundred at a time, and the city wall is so big, I am afraid that we will be sent to death if we go. Zamo was helpless, he was telling the truth.
The walls are large and magnificent, so that the enemy's path can be completely blocked, which also means that more men are needed to defend it, according to the calculation of weekdays, the warriors guarding the city wall are at least thousands, so as to hold off the enemy's attack.
Zamo's group of people is just to fill the personnel vacancy, and there are still several groups of such teams in the Soul Clan, but Zamo is in command of the most elite warriors of the Soul Clan, and they will go wherever they are needed.
Of course, the Soul Clan also has its own guard army, the number of nearly a thousand people, the Soul Clan and the eight major tribes are all small tribes, and the overall number is only forty or fifty thousand, in the process of constantly fighting with these enemies for many years, a large amount of living force is consumed, and there are only more than 10,000 people who really have combat effectiveness, which is still the number of all tribes combined.
"It's happening now, without further ado, we will retreat immediately, I'm afraid it's too late to go to the third tribe now, let's retreat to the eighth tribe first, rely on the walls of the eighth tribe to hold on, and send people back to the soul clan to seek support. ”
Chen Musu had an ominous premonition in his heart, Shiva's actions undoubtedly exposed them to the enemy's attack, without the third tribe's guard, the soul clan was only left with the eighth tribe to support them, they had to hurry back to the eighth tribe and tell them all this.
"There's no way out, I really don't know what this guy Shiva is doing, he should understand that giving up the city wall is tantamount to killing himself!" Zamo was extremely angry at this time, Shiva's actions made him scratch his head, for a person who loves the land under his feet and works hard to defend his homeland.
Khiva's actions are shameful!
"Listen to my orders, the whole army changes direction, hurry up, and evacuate backwards!"
After the order was given, everyone was preparing quickly, they already knew the situation ahead, and they all looked extremely angry, they came from afar to reinforce the Third Tribe, but who knew that the entire Third Tribe actually abandoned the city and fled.
"Commander Zamo, you quickly send two people back to the Eighth Tribe to tell Patriarch Dilla that I always feel that things are not so simple. ”
After making all the arrangements, the foreboding in Chen Musu's heart became stronger and stronger, and he forcibly suppressed the tension in his chest, followed the back of the team, and closely watched the surrounding situation.
... ...
At this moment, in the Eighth Tribe, a man lowered his head and reported to the other two men:
"Patriarch Shiva, everything is arranged, this time let's see what this so-called divine envoy is capable of!"
"This guy's soul power is indeed very strong, but when facing several times the enemy, I want to see how long his soul power can last!" After hearing the other party's report, Shiva's face showed a smile.
When the implementation of the second plan was determined, they had already reached the Eighth Tribe first through another road, and at the same time, after the people of the entire Eighth Tribe left, under the orders of Dila, all the villagers left one after another, leaving only some warriors.
"Shiva, isn't this too much, it was sent by God to help us, if he dies here, how should we explain it?" Shiva's smiling face made Dhila shudder, their plan was indeed too terrifying, and if you were not careful, it would affect the fish in the pond.
"Dilla, I think you are an old fool, if this kid is really sent by God to help us, then his responsibility is to destroy these enemies, if he can't even destroy these enemies, he is not worthy of being called a divine messenger. ”
In the face of Dilla's questioning, Shiva's face did not change, and he never had a good impression of Chen Musu.
"Yes, if he can't even deal with these enemies, then he'll die!" As the two were talking, another voice came out, and a man dressed in black appeared in front of them.
"Muller, I know that this oracle took away your son's token and made you hold a grudge, but have you ever thought about it, since this guy can take away the token, maybe he can also give the token, if you ......" Dilla stopped talking, the next plan was too risky, he wanted to persuade the two to turn back.
"That's enough, since all the people of the Third Tribe have been evacuated, there is no turning back, I know the Prophet very well, he may indulge us, but we will never be allowed to put the safety of the Soul Clan aside, this time we have no turning back. ”
Mueller took off his black clothes and his figure appeared in everyone's sight, and he waved his hand at Dilla, with some impatience in his eyes.
"Well, in that case, I don't have anything more to say, I'll leave it to you here, so you can do it yourself. Dilla let out a long sigh, he didn't get involved in the rest of the matter, just evacuated to a safe area with the people of his tribe.
... ...
"Brothers, hurry up, we're about to reach the Eighth Tribe!"
After continuous marching, Zamo and the others were less than an hour's journey from the Eighth Tribe, and when they set out, they went out through the walls of the Eighth Tribe, and now they had to go through the walls if they wanted to go back, so he sent two people to take the first step, so that by the time they arrived, the other party had already opened the city gates.
"Lord Emissary, Lord Zamo, it's not good!"
"What's the matter!" The people who came were the two advance spies sent out, their faces were anxious, and they kept shouting on the way to run, which made Chen Musu's heart sink to the bottom.
"The people of the Eighth Tribe refused to open the walls, saying that they had found traces of the enemy, and that if they opened the door now, they would definitely let the enemy attack it, and they could not bear this responsibility. ”
"I see, these guys originally planned to trap us outside the city walls, and now we have no way out, what should we do!" Zamo was heartbroken, he was a smart man, and immediately thought of the key point.
This time, I was afraid that several major tribes had joined forces to calculate them, but he really couldn't figure out what the benefit of trapping them here, after all, they all had common enemies.