Chapter 31: The New Home Diary in Progress
- On the 21st, the last of the Horde ranks jumped out of the steppe and completely entered the desert area. The Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info the front pathfinder unit reported that the rocky mountain range was washed away by a bad flood and needed to change the direction of travel immediately. Ordering the team to continue westward, Hadu began to discuss countermeasures with the various leaders, and finally agreed to stay at a hill to the west for a while, waiting for the forward troops to report the route information. After about a rise, the news came back that there were three directions to continue moving forward - northwest to the rocky ground, where there was less rain and the sand was not easy to slip, an oasis of a tributary of the north-northwest channel, with a clay layer nearby, with softer soil but less sandy and no quicksand problems, and a shrub area about 40,000 steps to the west, with a well-developed shrub root system and weak soil erosion, but the water system was dense and there was a risk of quicksand. Considering the need for fresh water supplies, and to ensure the overall safety of the team, Hadu ordered the march along the tributary oasis, towards the north-northwest river.
-On the 19th, heavy rain caused the water level of the tributaries to rise more than 4 times, and the team rushed to climb the river bank, and reported in the middle that the lead camel rolled into the river in panic when it encountered soft mud, and the 162 camels behind it were not spared. The drowned camels were mainly carrying weapons and armor, and there were no problems with the transportation of food. In order to prevent this from happening again, Hado required that each group of transport animals must maintain a certain commandable distance from each other, so as not to overfollow the front team and cause a tragedy. There was a phenomenon of water and soil adaptation in the rear team, 17 pregnant women had low body temperature and vomited, and 31 children had hyperthermia and coma symptoms, Hadu hurried from the end of the team to the front to plunder and treat, fortunately he came in time and did not have any follow-up trouble.
- On the 18th, the central ore transport team reported a strange phenomenon: the blue copper ore bubbled on a large scale after the rain, and the people in the bubble area had symptoms of breathing difficulties, and recovered after leaving the area; It is not known whether the smaller ore will lose its key material (i.e., the copper itself) as a result, and it is necessary to find a suitable smelting operation site to find out experimentally. In addition, there were heavy casualties in the transportation of tree trunks: the dragged trunks were washed into the river valley by the flowing water, and the 16 horses that pulled the trunks were brought in, and during the sweeping movement, they also collided with the front and rear transport teams, and finally caused 45 horses to drown, 117 horses to death by the trunks, 121 horses were seriously injured in the accident, and more than 400 horses were slightly injured; 98 "Yijun" in the escort team were fatally injured and stopped breathing before Hado arrived; 56 people were slightly injured and recovered under Hado's plunder. As a result of the accident, 86 tree trunks and 63 bags of food were washed away by the water, and a small number of "Yijun" weapons went missing after entering the water.
-On the 15th, the tributaries merge into the Xinsheng Great Lake, which is a moist sandy area, and the quicksand and swampy areas are found to be explored, and it is necessary to choose the direction of the attack again. Hadu decided to abandon part of the tree trunk and build a pontoon bridge in the quicksand and shallow part of the swamp, but the effect of this plan was worse: the heavy load was not a problem, but when the rear team of clansmen passed, due to the frolic of children, a small section of the pontoon bridge was scattered, and 147 people fell into the quicksand, and only 3 people were rescued, and after repairing the pontoon bridge, the pontoon bridge was scattered due to the old man's unstable balance, and 211 tribesmen fell into the swamp, including 66 craftsmen, and only 12 people were rescued in the end.
-12th,It's rare to have a day when nothing bad happened.。。 Of course, nothing good happened except water and sand.
- On the 9th, the vanguard said that the thickness of the sand had changed, and that the sand grains were gradually increasing, and that they were about to reach the heart of the desert, and advised the rear troops to turn due north. Hadu agreed with the suggestion, and the team began to turn, and as they passed through a flat sandy area about 2,000 paces long and 1,200 paces wide, the quicksand suddenly erupted, instantly devouring the lives of 1,129 horses and 478 clansmen. After the quicksand erupted, the anxious Hadu rushed to the scene of the accident, only to find that the sand had become flat again, and there was no sign of quicksand. He ventured to the place where the quicksand occurred, and even excavated the sand and gravel at the place of the incident, but found that it was only wet sand, and he found that he was one person high, and he did not see the quicksand, let alone the corpse of the deceased. He ordered his follow-up team to bypass this dangerous stretch of sand and continue on their way.
- On the 6th, the cavalry units were stationed on hard rock foundations, that is, in the rocky mountains of the desert hinterland, and later reported that they had encountered most of the wolves, more than 20,000 of them. In order to prevent major damage to the troops, the cavalry leader Shuai Bing retreated about 5,000 paces, avoiding the wolves, and waited for the infantry to catch up before dealing with it.
-On the 5th, the infantry and cavalry fought together, and encountered the super wolves head-on, slaughtering more than 6,000 wolves, and found that most of them were skin and bones, presumably caused by the lack of prey after the heavy rain. Even with the protection of the whole body armor, there were casualties in the battle formation, including 61 infantry wounded and no casualties, 12 cavalry killed and 113 wounded, 11 horses killed and 429 wounded.
- On the 3rd, after the transport troops caught up, the efficiency of clearing the battlefield increased, and after nightfall, they were attacked by wolves again, but this time the number of people increased and the battle was fruitful and there were no casualties. After exploring the vicinity, it was determined that the rocky road was large enough to accommodate all the population, and the land leveling work could be started, and an improvised camp could be built for the vanguard to rest.
-On the 2nd, the construction of the temporary camp was completed, and 30,000 tribesmen (mostly soldiers and craftsmen) completed the housing allocation, and began to survey and reconnoitre the surrounding environment, but no scouts were sent to investigate until the beasts were cleared. The construction of long-term camps on the outer layers of each site began, and the newly killed wolves could only disassemble their furs and skeletons to assist in the construction work.
-On the 1st, the rear troops completely arrived in the heart of the desert, the team began to unload and organize in an orderly manner, horse pens, camel pens, cattle and sheep pens began to be established in places with short grass, and some craftsmen proposed to copy the tower, but Hadu did not agree to the proposal considering the scarcity of materials at the moment, but said that a boss building with the same function could be built.
On the 0th, the chief's building was completed, and Hado moved in with his brother and sister, most of the buildings in the new site were completed, and further rest work began, the reconstruction of the farmer began to be carried out conditionally, and the farmer thought that there was fertile clay in the place not far from the water flow that could be used for planting for the time being, and the kiln site was selected, and the craftsmen began to resume production.
On the +1st, the Outer Patrol reported that a large convoy of horses was coming towards the new Horde site from the southeast, and reported to Hadu for response. Hadu climbed the three-story watchtower built on the rocks on the bank of the river, and found that the men and horses were actually dressed in the "Nil-lo" tribe, so he commanded the cavalry troops to intercept them. Seeing the other chieftain and Hado's "old friend", Andkukod Egg, the other party was surprised that Hadu was here, and after talking to each other, they knew the situation, "Nil-lo" asked to rest outside the new site of the "Shin'ne-Nu" tribe, but Hadu refused on the grounds of safety, and finally, the "Nil-lo" horse team turned due north.
On the +6th, the hunter unit looking for a clean water source in the vicinity received news that a large clean water source and oasis had been found southwest of the new site, and that a herd of about 10,000 wild camels had also been encountered. Overjoyed, Hadu sent a handler with the domesticated camels to the wild camels, and learned that it was going well, causing the total number of camels in the tribe to rise again.
On the 17th, the dwellings of all the tribesmen in the new tribal site were completely completed, and the construction progress of the charcoal kiln, sand bottle kiln, copper smelting furnace, and iron smelting furnace was carried out simultaneously. Copper smelters tested the copper ore that had become smaller and lighter in color after drenching, and found that the total amount of copper produced remained unchanged after the volume was reduced. The method of reducing the storage requirements of azur-zinc ore by drenching water to free up more storage space was widely circulated among artisans, and Hado was greatly relieved.
+21 As information continued to circulate from the outlying areas of the tribe that had found other tribes migrating to the heart of the desert, Hadu sent one-third of his scouts and one-half of his assassins to spy on the camps of the tribes that were stationed, were still stationed, and could be stationed.
+ On the 25th, the Assassin leader of the North used the Stone-Beaked Eagle to conduct a telecommunications and confirmed that a large tribe of more than 20,000 people had been set up in the coastal area, which the Assassin leader believed should be called "Noj-Por're". Hadu was shocked: this is a large tribe in the valley of two rivers. It seems that the tribe immediately migrated when they noticed that the desert was becoming moist and fertile.
+ On the 26th, the leader of the Assassins due north issued three urgent reports: it had been confirmed that there had been a fierce clash between "Noj-Por're" and "Nil-lo", and that the two sides had fought for water, which had caused casualties on both sides; The tribal area launched a surprise attack, demolished the leader's camp that had just been built by the other party, destroyed the dwellings, and finally burned a fire to burn down the granary of "Noj-Por're" (because the granary was prone to fire, Hadu specifically requested to divide the granary into multiple granaries for construction when managing the grain, and set up multiple lines of defense and horse rejection outside the granary).
+ On the 32nd, the starving "Noj-Por're" refugees began to appear on the dune front outside the new site of "Shin'ne-Nu", and the sheer size of the "Ijun" who came to the aid surprised the "Yijun": there were 10,000 people - Hado personally led the team, and all the chief's personal guards accompanied them with a full set of weapons and armor. Even when they saw Hadu and other elite troops covered in armor, those who still had the physical strength among the displaced people tried to break through the blockade line, but they were all cut down at the front line of the dunes. There is not enough food in the "Shin'ne-Nu", and it is impossible to accept strangers into the tribe, nor to give them any food—there will be a second time, and the normal food rationing cycle of the tribe will only be overwhelmed by these displaced people.
On the +34th, the homeless received news and gradually stopped moving in the direction of "Shin'ne-Nu". Information on other tribes in the vicinity of the tribe's new site was collected, and it was discovered that there was a large tribe with a population of more than 100,000 people in the southwest, which may be a threat to the "Shin'ne-Nu", and that the other party had complete domestication techniques and kept much more livestock in captivity than Hadu. Armed with this information, Hadu is going to investigate the tribe to see if he can make a breakthrough in the plundering of basic crafts.
On the +37th, the "Shin'ne-Nu" visiting envoy led by Hadu made contact with the giant tribe, and when the guards greeted the opposing side's outlying infantry, they received the name of the other tribe as "Hin-Gue'el", and all the objects of allegiance were the high patriarch (equivalent to the old patriarch), and the belief in the rain god "Sjur'ro-I" had no other faith. Hado then plundered the patrolling infantry, leading the way into "Hin-Gue'el". While the guards were talking to the opposing mid-level leaders, Hadu infiltrated the opposing camp and lurked, waiting for an opportunity to plunder.
On +51st, Hado completed the plundering of the domesticators, but did not gain more advanced technology and experience. Without access to the other party's high chief, he plundered and controlled 3,000 "Hin-Gue'el" people, most of whom were domesticators and their families, carrying five times the number of food, taking most of the domesticated livestock of the tribe by night, and rushing back to the new site of "Shin'ne-Nu" overnight.
+52, the enraged "Hin-Gue'el" High Patriarch besieged "Shin'ne-Nu" with most of his men, but was thwarted by Hado's frontal attack with the guards, whose thick armor was impenetrable and their spears were sharp, causing great damage to their forces. While pursuing the remnants of the enemy, the guards used their three-headed flying blades for the first time to perfectly annihilate the enemy soldiers who wanted to return to report the news. However, it was later discovered that the enemy's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain: more than 18,000 troops were deployed in the front, while another 27,000 people went around the rear of "Shin'ne-Nu" to launch a surprise attack, and were discovered by scouts and set off beacon fires, and the "Yijun" who received the letter desperately resisted the enemy, and finally repelled the enemy offensive with 1,433 "Yijun" killed, 2,459 "Yijun" seriously wounded, and 7,116 "Yijun" and patrol cavalry slightly wounded. After collecting the bodies of the fallen soldiers, Hado plundered and healed the lightly and severely wounded, and then ordered the tribe to shrink the defensive line, and all the cavalry troops followed Hadu and his guards to attack "Hin-Gue'el".
On the +53rd, the "Shin'ne-Nu" army began to attack the city, and the first unit was counterattacked by spears thrown from the enemy's camp, and returned with a futile blow, and then Hadu infiltrated the livestock domestication pen behind the enemy along the nearby river, and burned the opponent's granary and firewood stacks, causing chaos among the opposing tribes.
On the +56th, with the end of the three-day fighting, except for the "Hin-Gue'el" high-level and a small number of tribesmen who fled, most of the tribesmen were either sanitized or plundered and controlled by Hadu. A search of the tribal camp revealed that 1,7655 people had not been burned with heavy food, along with a large number of bone and stone weapons, as well as a small amount of fine timber (hidden in the foundations of the high-rise camp). There are still more than 30,000 people under Hado's control, and they are directly incorporated into the "Shin'ne-Nu". Looking down at the camp from above, Hadu felt that this place was nothing but better water quality, and it was completely inferior to the location his tribe had chosen now, so he gave up the idea of rebuilding the camp.
On the +72nd, the experiment of growing cereals based on fertile clay soil was successful, and the high-yielding rice brought back from the two river basins was successfully germinated, and this experimental field is now being specially tended by the former "Nin-Ham'me" clan.
On the +114th, with the arrival of the snow season (dry season), the rainfall gradually decreased, the runoff of the nearby rivers gradually stabilized, and the hunting method based on fishing and hunting was reactivated, and the fresh olive fish were loved by the tribesmen. The nearby rivers are rich in nutrients, with 7,000 to 11,000 olive fish caught each day, feeding 40,000 people.
On the +122nd, the first high-yield rice entered the harvest stage, but because it was the first time it was planted in an unfamiliar environment, the rice yield was only 60% of the peak time, but it was also much higher than the yield of traditional rice in the grassland. Hado also brought the rice cooking method of the Two Rivers Valley to the other people of Shin'ne-Nu: after mixing it with water, the rice is placed in a sand flask and grilled over a fierce fire. However, this method can lead to more damage to the sandbottle (the bottle will be smashed before it can be eaten), and now that there is not enough wood to obtain it, it is more difficult to remake the sandbottle, and the cooking channel of the meal needs to be improved.
On the +134th, the first wave of births after entering the desert came, with a total of 1,162 newborns born.
On +151, the "Nil-lo" clan came to visit and asked the "Shin'ne-Nu" to form an alliance against the migratory convoys of the two river valleys. Hadu agrees to Andkukod's offer, but asks for food supplies to be prepared by the Egg clan - Hadu is not stupid, he knows what the other party is having. After deliberation, the Iger clan higher-ups agreed to Hado's request, and the "Shin'ne-Nu" cavalry and Assassin troops moved to the vicinity of the river's mouth.
+170 Day, the common resistance to the two river basins was largely over, with the "Shin'ne-Nu" losing no more than 300 cavalry (horses) and the Assassin forces intact, the "Nil-lo" losing no more than 400 cavalry (horses), and the two armies of the two rivers losing more than 3,000 killed.
+On the 172nd, when Hadu was inspecting the flood control construction in the midst of a torrential rain, the sky suddenly cleared, and then in his wry smile, after 2 sunrises, it rained again.
+ On the 199th, the Southern Patrol Force reported sleet and hail in the desert near the steppe.
+201, thickets and dwarf grasses have begun to grow in the desert, soil erosion has greatly decreased, the sediment content of the river water has begun to decline steadily, and the water quality has become clearer.
On the 205th, the basic resumption of construction operations in the tribe, smelting and kiln production were in full swing, a large copper mine (copper sulfate) was found in the west of the new site of the tribe, and a wet white stone mine (limestone rock formation) with continuous hot air was found in the north.
On +217, seeing that the work of the tribe was going well, Hadu, who could not sit still, began to prepare for the hike again, this time wearing tighter but lighter armor, and his weapons were also inlaid with new high-hardness ore, as well as carrying a set of high-yield grain seeds and short-handled masonry tools.
+218 Hado followed the coast and went south.