Chapter 36: Winter Raid (3)

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The Severed Head tribe settled on a sunny slope of a high plateau, where the original trees had been cut down, and the highlands could be leeward without trees and without snow...... In the center stood a tall wooden house, but it looked very rough, even more shabby than the wooden houses built by the blue wolf tribe. Around the big wooden houses are all kinds of overhauled leather tents, which spread from the high ground to the foot far away, and there are hundreds.

On the left side of the plateau was a huge fence with a large number of livestock, thousands of them, which made the eyes of the orcs who were lying in the snow in the distance hot.

Baroque used the Soul Eagle Eye spell to observe tirelessly, memorize all the locations, and then compare them with the orc Astine's confession to look for anomalies. I have to say that this captive named Astin is very honest, he didn't lie at all, and confessed the details of the severed tribe without concealment, and at this time, even Baroque couldn't find a reason to kill him, so he had to knock him out again and throw him aside first.

โˆด it wasn't long before it got dark, and while orcs were able to see at night, their sunset habits were no different from those of humans. The bonfire has been lit, and the orcs are preparing dinner. Baroque was slightly worried...... The delay in the return of the patrol soldiers is not a good thing if it arouses the alarm of Hatchatka. Fortunately, Astin's words said that it was common for patrolling soldiers to return late, and no one would care too much, and he could only pray that it was true.

You can't blame Salomon these orcs, after all, they are different from the human elite, they have just become scouts and lack experience. Even the Baroque itself, at first glance when it encounters the enemy. The first thing that comes to mind is to kill people quickly without thinking too much.

The wolf pulled the sleigh to a distance of miles, and Baroque communicated with the wolf king to keep them quiet. He led more than a hundred orc warriors to quietly approach the settlement of the Severed Head Tribe, lying quietly in the thick snow. Even a wolf snuggled in the snow and didn't move.

The waiting of ice and snow is an incomparable test of patience. But for the warriors of the Hungry Wolf Legion, who had endured months of rigorous training and bathed in the snow and ice every day, it was nothing. Baroque suddenly felt proud............ Perhaps there is no orc army in the entire orc clan that can discipline this. Comparable to your own blue wolf tribe, right?

ยง Finally, when darkness fell, the orcs of the severed head tribe gathered to eat around countless bonfires. Although the hierarchy of orcs is not as clear as that of humans, it is also very prominent. Those who were able to enter the patriarch's cabin and dine with the patriarch were undoubtedly Hatchaga's henchmen and powerful warriors. Even the chief's woman could only eat in the largest animal skin tent outside the cabin. Then there are some of the higher statuses. Or orcs with special skills, such as tribal elders and veterinarians, also eat outside the cabin. Those who sat around the largest bonfire were the warriors of the tribe, and the other low-ranking herdsmen, old and weak, women and children, were allowed to eat only after they had finished eating. And when they eat. Perhaps all that remains is bone and vegetable soup.

Baroque couldn't help but shake his head, he always believed that such a thing as status does exist by nature, but it doesn't mean that you can endlessly oppress the lower people. Gain respect and loyalty, and then enjoy privileges with peace of mind. In fact, it is entirely possible to achieve the end by a gentle means - at least when dealing with your own people, and gentle means are more likely to gain their loyalty and followers.

As the patriarch and shaman, he has always enjoyed the service of all the clansmen with Susan Celine, which is equivalent to a king. Then the old Ziad and Muru were either highly respected orcs or powerful orcs were nobles. Next, the fighters need to fight to the death, so they are also given preferential treatment. These are no different from the severed heads, and no orc will complain. ...

But in dealing with the old and the weak, women and children, Baroque showed a very different attitude. The elderly are treated well, they are never abandoned, and they do not have to worry about starvation. Orcs and children are even given special care, because the future of the tribe cannot be separated from them.

Baroque dislikes the world's indifference to family affection, and he finds that whether it is an orc or a human race, family affection is not absent, but is suppressed in the face of interests and survival. Father and son, brother, mother and daughter...... Relationships between the same clan are sometimes not even comparable to those of ordinary friends. He hated this Western-style ethical concept, so from the time he was in the gravel wasteland, he kept instilling in his people the concept of kinship that belongs to his own country on earth.

Perhaps it was Baroque that solved the existential crisis, and the inculcation of this concept of family affection played a role that he did not expect. Who doesn't crave family affection? Filial piety and loyalty are actually the two virtues that can most move people's hearts. When the son no longer has to endure the pain, he drives the old and weak parents away and leaves them to fend for themselves. When a mother doesn't have to cry heartbreakingly, she has to abandon her seriously ill child. When the younger brother didn't have to bite his tongue and his mouth was full of blood, he watched his brother be carried out of the tribe and end his life early because of his serious injuries that were difficult to treat.................. Everything is no longer worried because of the Baroque, and that outburst of enthusiasm is completely transformed into loyalty and respect for him, recognition and maintenance of the tribe, such an orc tribe is truly powerful and invincible.

"Baroque Patriarch...... What should we do next?" the baroque thought as time passed imperceptibly. The orcs of the Severed Head Tribe had finished eating, and except for the soldiers who were on the night watch, everyone else went back to rest. Mu Lu beside him whispered to him and woke him up.

"Let's eat right away, and then get ready to go. Baroque commanded. Although waiting until the second half of the night is the best time to start, in the cold weather, the warriors who have cultivated the beast battle qi are naturally not afraid of the cold, and those ordinary orcs can't stand it, and if they wait for a few more hours, they will have to freeze into ice lumps. Moreover, he also found that although there were many people in the Severed Head Tribe, the lazy atmosphere was too heavy, and the combat effectiveness of the warriors was not much stronger.

It wasn't out to enjoy the blessings, everyone, including the Baroque, carried dried fish and jerky with them, grabbed a handful of snow as water and swallowed it in a big gulp, and soon finished eating. "When we won, we celebrated in their camp with a big glass of ale everybody. Baroque smiled and was ready to go extravagantly. In exchange for the eagerness of most orcs, they had only heard of it, but they had never tasted ale!

In the dead of night, the cold wind was howling, and Baroque summoned all the centurions to start arranging a sneak attack plan: "This time we are facing a large tribe of more than 2,000 people, and it is impossible to deal with the Kansu tribe. Once the troops are divided, they will be broken by each one. So we twisted into a force, ignored the surroundings, and directly attacked the patriarch's wooden house. Destroy all obstacles and kill all orcs who get in your way. As long as Kratsaga is finally killed, the battle should probably be over. Barotan and Zainzu, the two of you lead all the wolf cavalry in front of you as arrows and arrows. As soon as you get close to the hut, don't worry about anything else, go into the hut and deal with Khachaga, I don't want him to live, as long as he dies. The two of them nodded heavily, unable to hide their excitement...... Without a doubt, they are the most important characters in this raid.

According to Salomon, Khachaga is a beast battle qi warrior who has entered the sky level, except for the beast armor of Barotan and Zainzu, the other orcs are not opponents at all, and in order to avoid unnecessary casualties, they can only do it.

"Tulayan, Lorne Khan, you and your hundred-man squad follow closely with Barotan and Zainzu, and when they both rush into the cabin, immediately take over the command of the wolf cavalry and charge to the right, which should be the barracks...... You know how to do it, right?" the two youngest orc centurions nodded, licking their lips. There will be at least seven or eight hundred warriors in the barracks of the Severed Head Tribe, and they must not be allowed to gather, they need to be completely dispersed...... In fact, they are the most front-line position in the face of the fight. ...

"Muru, you and Soto are still close behind with the rest of the warriors. If an enemy comes to the rescue of Haitchaga, you must block it, and you must not let them get close to the cabin, and buy time for Barotan and them, you know?"

Finally, Baroque deliberately advised: "Do not harm women and children unless necessary, and preferably do not go near their tents." Salomon showed you the way, remember, maybe your future wives are in those tents, and if you let them get hurt, you will go back in the future and feel sorry!"

The atmosphere that was originally very serious, but the orcs laughed quietly at the Baroque's words, which also relieved some of the tension.

The figure of the frost wolf Rak was like a transparent ghost, and it was impossible to see it clearly under the dim moonlight and white snow. Two teams of patrolling soldiers, more than a dozen people, were all silently bitten to death by it. When it turned back, Baroque stood up, looked around again, and waved his hand: "Action......!" All the orcs were silent, following their respective centurions towards the Severed Tribal settlement..................!

Baroque had taken out his totem pole and donned his shaman's robes, and he rode Rak to the back of the high ground, where the two shamans and their guardian warriors were stationed. He came to visit them on purpose and stopped them.

Wanted to get close to the shaman's tent quietly, but was soon discovered. Two totem poles stood erect outside, with the light and shadow of the totem beast spinning and coiling on the top, a wolf and a wild boar, they gave a warning, and all the surrounding guards and warriors rushed out, surrounding the Baroque and the frost wolf. The frost giant wolf Rak roared silently, and then the two lights and shadows were like frightened rabbits, and they all disappeared into the totem pole, and the light dissipated. Angry shouts rang out from the two tents, and Tinga and Amo burst out with changed faces.

Standing the totem pole in the snow, although Rak's light and shadow spirit beast did not enter it, the entire originally black totem pole emitted white light, filled with the elemental power of the shaman, and the baroque bowed slightly: "Venerable Tinga shaman, Amo shaman, may the spirit of the ancestors be blessed, may the light of the totem live forever, from the gravel wasteland, the patriarch of the blue wolf tribe who followed the footsteps of the ancestors and returned to his homeland, the shaman sacrifices to the Baroque to pay tribute to you!" (To be continued.) (ใ€‚ ))