Chapter 14: The Boiling Prairie Tribes
The hunters saw the cavalry that Hadu had brought back from behind him, all of them were carefully selected, covered with the brass discs, with a few short spears with brass spearheads on their backs, and the horses beside him with brass knives and rods. The faces of the hunters www.biquge.info were ugly - these were the murderers of their people, and they must have escorted Hadu to provoke them. !
Hadu immediately dismounted to appease the emotions of the crowd, and at this time he was really busy with both taking care of the new people who followed him behind him, and calming the old people who cared about him. He hurriedly explained to the old tribesmen that these were elite cavalrymen from "Mo-Ruq-Fa", who had renounced their loyalty to the original tribe and were willing to follow him. There was nothing wrong with saying this, and the cavalry did not feel any displeasure when they heard it, after all, the "Mo-Ruq-Fa" tribe was no longer there, but from the hunters' point of view, it sounded like a great thing. Being able to get a group of elite people who love to kill out of their original tribe is obviously something that only gods can do.
As happens every time after a war, the hunters welcome these "newcomers" to the board. Hadu didn't bother with this, but allowed the hunters to invite the cavalry into the camp. The leader came up to Hadu and carefully inquired about what had happened. Hadu, on the other hand, asked for an interview with the old patriarch first, and demanded that all the leaders be summoned immediately for discussion. He also emphasized that there was important information about "Mu-Tua-Yin" that needed to be reported immediately, and the severity of the situation was so critical that Hado did not dare to make a judgment on his own, so he rushed back immediately.
Seeing that Hadu was serious, the leader was convinced to gather the hunter leaders, and since "Mu-Tua-Yin" was a great enemy and the population of the "Ka-Sin-Ki" tribe was low, Hadu suggested that all the people with the name of the god should be gathered. The noise outside the camp woke up the clansmen, and when they heard that there was an emergency, the clansmen, regardless of whether they had the word of the god or not, rushed to wait outside the "clan". After waiting for a while, the old patriarch lifted the cowhide curtain at the door of the "clan village", walked out, and saw Hadu standing in the center of the crowd, with a hint of gloom flashing in his eyes, but he opened his mouth in a relieved tone, thinking that Hadu's safe return was the embodiment of the blessing of the gods.
Hadu understood the insidiousness very well in his heart, so he did not respond to the old patriarch, let alone make a high priest's sacrifice, he turned his back to the old patriarch and stood straight in the center of the field. The clansmen were waiting for Hadu to speak, and Hadu saw that the clansmen had gathered and began his actions.
Hado's plan was clear: if the looting of "Mo-Ruq-Fa" could be successful, so could it be for "Ka-Sin-Ki". It's just that the plundering needs to be adjusted a little - for ordinary people, it is enough to plunder the loyalty to the tribe, hunters and bosses and "Yijun" have to plunder the old patriarch for the followers, and for the old patriarch himself, he must also plunder his "need and desire for power".
That's what Hadu planned, and that's what he did. Once he was standing in the center of the field, he unleashed his predatory abilities against all the people around him. It only took a moment for their eyes to change, and then Hadu spoke, saying that he had made contact with the new tribe "Shin'ne-Nu") and would fight "Mu-Tua-Yin" together, and also told the tribesmen not to worry, the other side would not come to harass the camp in the future, and no one would die in the war.
As soon as the words fell, the expressions of relief on the faces of the clansmen could be seen - the constant attacks during this period of time had already made the clansmen unable to support them.
Looking back at the old patriarch, he found that his face and gaze were much more peaceful when he looked at Hadu. It seems that the old patriarch will no longer want to send Hadu into the mouth of the tiger because of his strong personal strength. The leader also came over and looked at Hadu with great pleasure, and said some words of encouragement to him, and in his words he was very pleased that he was able to unite the gang.
Just like before, after Hadu plundered the corresponding "wealth" of the entire tribe, they did not show any discomfort, but were satisfied with Hado's current achievements, so that Hadu was much more relieved.
At that moment, Hado invited the old patriarch, the chieftain, and the leaders, as well as the cavalry he had brought back, to discuss the "union". In the "clan village", he suggested to the old patriarch that the strength of his tribe was weak, and since those people could share the same hatred and hatred with his own side, at this time, everyone should merge into a big tribe, so that it is better to work with one heart and one mind, both offensive and defensive. This proposal was supported by everyone, and the old patriarch no longer had the mentality of holding on to power as before, and he also agreed with this proposal very much.
In this way, the "Ka-Sin-Ki" tribe to which Hadu belonged also died out, and the "Shin'ne-Nu" tribe was more numerous. After doing what he had to do, Hadu returned to his village with peace of mind. Due to the chaotic atmosphere in the clan, his sister was woken up and cried, he came over and picked up his sister and coaxed her, feeling a sense of guilt in his heart. After I gained this magical ability, I didn't have enough time to spend with my relatives, because I had to deal with all kinds of complicated affairs, and my brothers and sisters who were like me couldn't get close. At this time, his brother Mordo also returned to the village, and saw that Hadu was hugging his sister and humming quietly to soothe her to sleep, his mouth opened a few times, and he looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.
Hado knew it was time to talk to the brother. With a little touch, their sister fell asleep slowly. The two brothers looked at each other like this, and neither of them spoke first. In the end, it was Hadu who spoke, asking about something that had nothing to do with the tribe, and more about Mordo and his parents' lives. Mordo obviously felt some changes in his brother.,Somewhat.。。 is more like an adult, with a calm and sophisticated appearance, which makes him even more inferior. Hadu didn't feel superior to the other, but calmly put his hand on Mordo's shoulder—just like the brothers had done for so many years. Mo Du saw that his younger brother had not changed his attitude and behavior towards him because of the change in his identity and status, and he was still somewhat comforted, and he was secretly determined in his heart to catch up with his brother as soon as possible.
After a night of silence, the people fell asleep easily after the excitement had passed.
In the next few days, Hadu was hunting all kinds of fierce beasts with his battle array and cavalry, and the movement caused by this large-scale hunt was not small, but the efficiency was also very high, and within three days, they had enough to deliver the fierce beast animals required by the chiseling mountain tribe.
As expected, this apparently "atavistic" tribe is the "Cin-din-Ta" who believe in "Fa-Kua", and they are somewhat out of step with the tribes of the steppe: unlike other tribes who move their camps to high terraces on the steppe, they re-dig caves and move the tribes into them, but not without camps outside, but in a mixed camp pattern of "most caves - some outside the caves". In the event of an enemy attack, the large caves with good ventilation, a large amount of grain storage, and many underground passages have become easy to defend and difficult to attack, and this advanced strategic awareness has also allowed this tribe to focus on opening mountains and taking stones, which can be said to be a rare "cave architect" in this era.
However, Hadu was not as lucky as the previous two times: his plan to repeat his old tricks and plunder the top of the other tribe was in vain - the other party only accepted fierce beasts in the camp outside the cave, and did not allow any foreigners to enter the camp, and even Hadu was not allowed to reveal his identity as a high priest - in large part because the other party looked down on Hadu and their original tribe. However, even though they were not allowed to enter the cave to "visit", the "Cin-Din-Ta" tribe still faithfully sent a few of their leading experienced diggers to "survey". In the meantime, it was protected by the more elite hunters of its tribe, and a deputy leader was stationed to assist in the "security work" of the "survey" in the face of enough fierce beasts.
And this act of kindness was easily taken advantage of by Hadu, who held a welcome dinner for the "surveyors" that night, in addition to taking out the stored grain and fruit wine to entertain them, Hadu also held a decent sacrifice in front of them, so it was reasonable to launch a plunder during the banquet. He probably knew that digging a mountain was a time-consuming and laborious task, so he didn't have to plunder the knowledge and experience of these "professionals" as he did before - and it was still very important to ensure that these "surveyors" were in "intact" condition if they wanted to "liberate" the other tribe.
Shortly after the "survey work" began, the "surveyors" reported that, in their experience, there was a huge space behind the "Falie" cave, and that excavation from the vent would cause a large amount of stone to be raised, and that the excavation work could take a long time to complete. At the same time, they also assessed the difficulty and direction of the excavation, and borrowed the copper knife brought by the cavalry instead of the stone knife to try to excavate, and found that the effect was surprisingly good, but it also caused the copper knife to wear out at an alarming rate. In the end, they conducted a "comprehensive assessment" and came to the conclusion that in terms of this space, if three groups of personnel were arranged to dig in rotation according to a rise and fall, and all of them used copper knives to carry out the work, it would take about 30 snow seasons and fire seasons to complete the overall excavation work.
Hadu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the conclusion of the "surveyors": 30 snow seasons and fire seasons, that is, he had to wait another 30 years before his cave could "move in". You must know that the average age of the population in this era is only 45 years old, which is equivalent to Hadu buying a commercial house with a 70-year right of use, but he will not be able to move in until the last 5 years.
However, he didn't have that much time to be depressed about this trivial matter, and his current high priest's head only had some deterrent effect on the tribes that were still in primitive worship, and there was little need for the use of this cave. After plundering the deputy leader of the "Cin-Din-Ta" tribe and his team of hunters, he took the cavalry and the hunters of his own tribe to visit the "Bi-Man-Sje" tribe, which cultivated rice. Seeing the strength of the visiting team, of course, the other tribe attached great importance to it, not only warmly received them, but also arranged for a special person to take Hadu to visit the rice planting "park". In the process of visiting, Hadu saw the farmer he met in the forest last time, and he was covered with fatal wounds left by the bite of the fierce beast. The high priest of the Bi-Man-Sje tribe, who accompanied him, explained that the farmer had not fulfilled the requirements of the rice god "Sju-Sun'ne" and had not been able to bring back the precious grain seeds under the pursuit of the beasts, and that although sacrifices had been performed for him, a blasphemous person was not worthy of treatment. When he said this, there was no pity in the high priest's eyes, but a look of extreme indifference and contempt. This blind worship of the gods disgusted Hadu, but he was not willing to go directly and plunder the poor man's injuries - which would certainly have shocked the people of the "Bi-Man-Sje" tribe and affected his subsequent actions.
However, seeing that the farmer's breath in was less than his breath out, and it was about to fail, Hadu did not have much psychological burden, so he launched a plunder nearby, taking away the man's knowledge and experience in rice. Seeing that the other party's eyes suddenly lost their minds, and the muttering of the god of rice in his mouth immediately stopped, Hadu knew that another life had passed away like this.
However, the entourage of the "Bi-Man-Sje" tribe suddenly opened their mouths and scolded this farmer, saying that he did not respect the gods, and when his soul returned to the temple of the gods, he did not beg for forgiveness from the gods, which was a great disrespect to the gods. !
Hadu listened to the invectives of these blind worshippers of those "false gods", and he felt that he could not bear it for a while—he even felt that even if he robbed these wicked people of their reverence for the gods, they would not change their vicious habits and thinking. However, Hado knew that the best punishment for the gang was not to go out and kill himself, but to plunder the people of the gods around them. The few worshippers who believe in the god of rice are openly "heretical" among the majority of the people who follow "atheism." Killing them would be tantamount to getting your own hands dirty, Hadu thought to himself.
With this in mind, Hadu proposed to the high priest of the other party the intention of meeting the leader and passing on the information, and the other party of course agreed. Then the rest of the story was simple, but something unexpected happened at this time: a member of the "Yo-Fo-Hi" tribe who came to "Bi-Man-Sje" for a "learning exchange" saw the whole thing, sensed that something was wrong, and secretly ran away. The leader of the former "Bi-Man-Sje", after personally dealing with several "heretics who believe in false gods", heard the report of his subordinates and immediately relayed it to Hado.
Hadu reacted immediately: it was the tail feathers of the stone-billed eagle that were wrapped around his head that were exposed. The "Yo-Fo-Hi" tribe, which worships the god of the sky, "A-Fo'ol", has cultivated a sense of reverence for the stone-billed eagle from an early age, so it is clear about the shape and characteristics of any of the feathers on the stone-billed eagle. Hadu was bumped into by the tribe with a feather on his head, and since the other party had absconded, his destination was self-evident. At this time, not only did I not know if the other party had anyone outside the camp to answer, but I also didn't know the distribution of hunters from the "Yo-Fo-Hi" tribe in this area, and it would be a bit more than worth the loss to chase after it.
Hadu sighed in his heart, it seems that he can delay for so many days, at least his own homeland and the two nearby tribes have been completed, although "Cin-Din-Ta" still needs to work hard, but the results are still good. There are also more than 2,700 people in the three tribes combined, including 200 from Hado's own tribe, 1,100 from the "Bi-Man-Sje" and more than 1,400 from the "Cin-Din-Ta". Coupled with the more than 2,100 people on the "Shin'ne-Nu" side, there is a team of nearly 5,000 people, at least there is a strength against the invading enemies of the "Mu-Tua-Yin" tribe.
As Hadu had imagined, rumors that the 'Ka-Sin-Ki' tribe had gained the power to subvert other tribes spread throughout the grasslands within a few days, and the tribes allied with the "Yo-Fo-Hi" sent assassins and scouts to spy on the outside of Hado's camp.
Not only that, but the "Shin'ne-Nu" side also sent a messenger quickly, saying that the patrol troops on the outer hills reported that the army of "Mu-Tua-Yin" was covered with flags and dust, and it was only a four-day journey from this land at most. Judging by the size of the troops, this time the opponent sent a large army of 2,000 men, not only infantry and cavalry, but also heavy wooden trebuchets. It is conceivable that there will be a sensational siege battle at that time.
Hadu made a trip back to his stockade and was displeased with the scouts outside, but now that a battle awaited him, he didn't have enough time and space to deal with the annoying bugs. Before returning to the tower, he went to the "clan" to explain the power he had gained to the "clan" of the "Cin-Din-Ta" - of course, without being noticed by the scouts outside.
After all, the attack of "Mu-Tua-Yin" is the most important, and after Hadu solves this matter, he mobilizes the elite hunters of the three tribes to pull out the tower. Of course, this was to leave behind the necessary defenders, and when he was assembling the troops, he also ordered his cavalry to "deal properly" with a few "seriously provoked" foreign scouts, which warned these wilted tribes that they would no longer dare to send people to find out the truth at will.
Hadu had gathered 800 men, but he wasn't going to the tower to defend himself. Instead, before he returned to Ka-Sin-Ki this time, he made a deal with Shin'ne-Nu that he would gather enough men - but where he went, the back of the opposing army. The strategy is also very simple: "Shin'ne-Nu" sends priests to confuse the opposing troops, and he himself cuts off the opponent's retreat path, and then comes to attack back and forth.