856. Gifts
There are still many local indigenous tribes living in the Invercargill Warcraft Forest, and when the beast tide comes, these indigenous tribes have taken refuge in their respective shelters on the side of the Thorny Mountain, so there are basically no local aborigines in this mountain range.
But that doesn't mean anything!
The indigenous tribes of the Invercargill Warcraft Forest still hold the forest.
If Surdak wants to open up the vast expanse of the lush Invercargill Monster Forest in front of him, one of the most important things is to reach an agreement with these indigenous tribes.
The first method is to continue the Grimm Empire's method of expanding territory in the White Forest Plane. Surdak could directly mobilize his cavalry and archers to drive out the indigenous tribes of the Invercargill Warcraft Forest and let them live in the harsh environments further north of the plane.
The second way is to make these indigenous tribes the subjects of the Grimm Empire, just like the aborigines in the small town.
But there is one thing involved in this, and that is that they can't completely swallow their homes, they must swallow up all their land, and they must be left with living areas.
Only then would it be possible for the indigenous tribes to be willing to submit to the Grimm Empire.
Of course, these indigenous tribes are the same ones who have resisted the full-scale invasion of the Grimm Empire.
A few decades ago, they were defeated by the Grimm Empire in a war on the White Forest Plane.
Their tribe has migrated several times, and now they are forced to take refuge in the inaccessible Invercargill Monster Forest, which is known to the indigenous tribes of the White Forest as the end of the north......
I thought that by hiding in the Warcraft Forest, I could avoid the Imperial Iron Knights.
Unexpectedly, the pace of expansion of the Green Empire has not stopped, and now they have entered the Warcraft Forest.
According to Surdak's knowledge of the indigenous tribes during this time, these indigenous tribes probably did not want to migrate further north.
It is estimated that there is no way to migrate, and further north is the Dark Worm Valley, and the large wetland outside the Worm Valley is full of poisonous miasma, except for those ghost-patterned red ants, no magical beasts can pass freely in that area.
Surdak felt that the second type was actually not bad, the reason why the indigenous tribes rejected the Grimm Empire was because the Empire people did not leave a good impression in their eyes, of course, this was only one of them.
Another point is that when the imperial army started a plane war with the indigenous tribes, after the victory of the war, the imperial people did not leave some land for these natives to live on, but turned the indigenous tribes into a group of proletarians, that is, the aborigines of the slums in the small towns.
When they have nothing, they are far less comfortable in an indigenous tribe.
It is for this reason that many tribes would rather take refuge in the Invercargill Forest, where monsters are infested, than belong to the territory of the Grimm Empire and become subjects of the Empire.
So the cavalry battalion spent two days in a large circle around this area rich in mineral veins, and after understanding the general extent of Surdak's first private territory in the Warcraft Forest, they immediately prepared to make contact with these indigenous tribes.
It would certainly be best if the indigenous tribes were able to leave on their own initiative.
If they don't want to leave, Surdak will also find a way to convince them that it is better not to do it if they can.
Because a large part of the archers recruited by Surdak were indigenous and young indigenous warriors...... In the event of a war with the indigenous tribes, even if these people do not fight back and deal a fatal blow to the Surdak cavalry battalion, they will be in a . Run out quickly at night.
These natives have a very strong sense of community, and none of the young natives will turn their weapons at their fellow tribesmen.
In addition, Surdak found that although these indigenous tribes were hostile to the Grimm Empire, they were extremely tolerant of the indigenous people who lived in the towns.
Presumably, they feel that their compatriots have been under the dire rule of the Grimm Empire since they lost their homeland......
Surdak was certainly reluctant to go to war against the indigenous tribes of the Invercargill Forest, as this would only cause him a lot of unnecessary trouble.
There are nearly 1,000 archers in the archer camp, more than eighty percent of them are basically aboriginal and young indigenous tribes, and they are very familiar with Invercargill Forest, and no one knows better than them how many indigenous tribes live in this vicinity.
Although they have not moved back to the Warcraft Forest at the moment, the hiding place of these tribes in the Thorn Mountains is also very familiar to these young natives.
Surdak planned to have the young natives take him to visit the chiefs of the indigenous tribes individually.
If they were willing to accept the rule of the Grimm Empire, Surdak could have avoided a war.
It's anyone's guess, but it's time to try it anyway.
It was with this in mind that Surdak brought some gifts into the sanctuary of the indigenous tribes of the Thorn Mountains.
The gifts he carried were weapons and food, which were the things that most impressed the natives.
Surdak said that he needed to visit the chief of the largest indigenous tribe in the vicinity, and only this kind of tribal chief who had the most power to speak could decide on this Warcraft forest.
However, it was not until Surdak was taken to the refuge of this indigenous tribe by the young natives that Surdak realized that this indigenous tribe was actually the tribe he had first come into contact with, and he had recently recruited two or three hundred archers in this tribe.
Recently, Surdak has not only hired many young natives one after another, but has also been actively preparing various supplies and conducting several trade exchanges with this indigenous tribe.
This time, Surdak stopped his army near Stonehenge in the hilly mountains, and took Andrew and Sami ** halfway up the mountain, and saw the friendly chiefs of the indigenous tribes waiting at the entrance of the refuge.
Surdak strode away from his retinue and gave him an eager hug to the chief of the indigenous tribe waiting at the door.
The indigenous chief is very strong, and can also speak some simple Grimdim Chinese recently, hugged Surdak, and said excitedly to Surdak: "Old friend, I haven't seen you for many days, what kind of good things have you brought us this time?" ”
Surdak spread his hands, patted the indigenous chieftain on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "The best thing is for you to have countless steel arrows and endless food to eat. ”
After saying that, Surdak did not leave these gifts at the end, but directly waved his hand, brought all these gifts from the back, and placed them in front of the chief of the indigenous tribe
The native chieftain cheered loudly and happily, "Oops! Friends...... You're so kind, every time you come here, you have to give me some gifts......"
With that, he warmly invited Surdak and his party into his residence.
Everyone sat by the campfire in the cave, and at this time a black kettle hung from the fire in the hearth, and there were already indigenous women ready some cups.
Surdak sat across from the indigenous chieftain and began to talk about the beast tide in Invercargill Forest......