Niu Zhen sat on the chair and was silent.

"Brother Niu, are you alright?" asked Xiong Da as he stepped forward with concern.

Niu Zhen waved his hand and said, "I'm fine." I'm just thinking that we just got together here, and the Golden Claw Department must have lost the news, and I, as the host, am really ashamed of you. Before the enemy arrives, please leave quickly, brothers. ”

"Who do you think of me Xiong Da? I haven't killed it for a long time, and since I met it today, I must kill it. The bear jumped up and shouted.

"Me too, since we have been allied, we are one, how can there be a reason to divide each other when we encounter enemies. The horse shouted.

"I'm not leaving. Yang Rui said resolutely.

"Lord Niu Gu, although there are not many of our retinues brought this time, there are only more than one warrior, but all of them are the elite of the clan, and I believe they can play a role. Pig Gang said Gang Guan.

"Thank you for your kindness. Niu Zhen looked grateful, "However, I have decided to rely on the deep trench of the high fort to hold out, and it is useless for you to stay here, it is better to return as soon as possible to prepare for the northern invasion." According to past experience, the Golden Claw will naturally retreat after plundering the ripe rice in our river valley. ”

"Although there are many people in the Golden Claw Tribe, how can you still be afraid of them, how can you blindly shrink back?" Xiong was greatly dissatisfied.

"Yes, you cattle are extremely powerful, and you are one of the best strongmen among the orcs. "Pig Gangguan was also surprised.

"You don't know. Niu Zhen smiled bitterly and waved his hand, "Although our Niu clan is strong, we are slow to act, so defense is stronger than attack." And the Golden Claw Department is particularly agile, and it is second to none among the wolf clans. If we fight in close quarters, one of our bull warriors can be called the jackals of the Golden Claw, but they will never let us get close, we advance, they will retreat, we stop, they will disturb, we retreat, they will besiege them, we have nothing to do with them. ”

"Then aren't they going to eat you?" asked Ma Ji.

"Yes, eighty years ago, the Golden Claw moved the old nest to Manggang Mountain, two miles away from us, and since then we have not had a good day, they often come to disturb us, and loot at every opportunity. When our brigade arrived, they fled into the mountains and forests, and we don't know how many people we have lost in the past 80 years. Alas!" Niu Zhen sighed hatefully.

"Then just kill the door and take his lair. Xiong Da gritted his teeth and said.

"Twenty years ago, we also used this brain, launched the whole clan of warriors to attack Manggang Mountain, did not want to be discovered by them early, they relied on their quick movements, haunted and haunted, constantly harassed and attacked us, we have not yet reached Manggang Mountain, we have lost nearly half, and have to withdraw. Instead, they came after us with all our troops, and we were almost annihilated, and countless excellent warriors fell under their spears and bows without even touching the enemy's edge. Niu Zhen's voice was unusually low.

"It turns out that there is such a history. Lin Xiao sighed.

"Later, when they came after us, the whole army stormed our Seven Star Fort, and we mobilized all the women and children to defend it, and with this strong fortification, we inflicted heavy damage on them. They had to retreat, it was also the rice season, and they burned all our harvest that year with a fire. If it weren't for the savings we had over the years, we would all have starved to death that year. ”

"So then you waited for the attack and stopped fighting easily?" Lin Xiao asked.

"Yes. However, after this war, they also lost their vitality, and they have been less disturbed over the years, but for some reason, this time they have poured into the nest. The young man has not gone through the battle of twenty years ago, and he is full of blood, and he only thinks about revenge, but I have experienced it, and you say, can I send them to death? I estimate that they will be killed tonight, and we can harvest as much grain as we can in the original, and there are still some savings in the warehouse, which can barely last a year, which is better than rushing into battle and giving away the lives of the clansmen. Niu Zhen looked helpless.

"Brother Niu, have you ever thought that you and the Golden Claw Department are already dying, and you still have savings this year, if they come again next year when the rice is ripe, do you still have savings to last another year?" Lin Xiao asked.

"This ......" Niu Zhen looked at a loss.

"According to me, it's better to take this opportunity to face the attack, so that they will never dare to be enemies of the Cuiping River Valley again. Lin Xiao said resolutely.

"But how can we fight hard? They won't give us a fair chance to fight, if only we could fight hard, although we only have four thousand strong men, we are really not afraid of him ten thousand. Niu Zhen raised his voice.

"With us, my horse clan is fast. Ma Jian said loudly.

"But there are only one of you horse people here, and more than a dozen of them are hippopotamus people who are good at water warfare, and they are not good at speed. Niu Zhen said.

"This ......," Ma Ji frowned.

"More than one person is less, but we can borrow troops. Lin Xiao said.

"Borrow it from whom?" asked Yang Rui hurriedly.

Everyone also pricked up their ears, and after a few days of getting along, everyone knew that Lin Xiao would never say anything.

"Borrow from the sky, borrow from the land, borrow from nature, borrow 100,000 soldiers, and force them to fight a decisive battle!" Lin Xiaolang said.

Before everyone came back to their senses, Lin Xiao continued: "In addition, the little brother also gave some small gifts to strengthen the courage of Brother Niu. ”

As soon as the words fell, the ring decorated with delicate flowers and grass patterns on the ring finger of Lin Xiao's left hand lit up with a faint light.

......

In the bamboo sea in the south ridge of the Cuiping River Valley, a unique boulder stands tall, and a few days ago, Lin Xiao stood on it and looked north at the Seven Star Castle.

At this time, on this boulder, there stood several hideous men, all with blonde hair, strong and vigorous, and several golden giant jackals, with hideous faces and fierce eyes, hovering around them.

On both sides of the boulder, countless golden-clawed wolf warriors dressed in leather armor and holding swords and guns poured down like a flood, and the bamboo forest shook like a strong wind.

The vanguard of the Golden Claw Division had already swept through the South Valley, which made up about one-fifth of the entire river valley, and had reached the south bank of the Cuiping River, and was throwing countless bamboo rafts into the river.

On top of the boulder, standing at the front was a middle-aged man, dressed in fine armor that was rare in the orc world, with a yellow beard, and his eyes were bloodthirsty and vicious looking towards the north.

His face is vaguely similar to the Jackal, this person is the father of the Jackal, the chief of the Golden Claw Department is a jackal, murderous like hemp, and the murder is famous.

"See, these cowards have shrunk into their turtle shells again. It seems that we were frightened, and twenty years ago they stopped us by the river for a while, and this time they don't even have the courage to do so. The jackal said in a hoarse voice, his voice full of disdain and rebelliousness.

In the distance, several Niu people who were rushing to harvest rushed into the camp surrounded by bamboo walls with the harvested rice in a hurry, and in a hurry, they only harvested a small circle of rice within a few tens of meters around the camp of Qixingbao.

"Father, this time even if they retract into the iron shell, it will be useless. Behind the jackal, a young man in his twenties stepped forward and said in a deep voice, his appearance also faintly hinted at the shadow of a jackal.

This person is the second jackal of the jackal, compared with the jackal, he is a little less flamboyant and a little more ruthless.

"Ge'er, this time you can borrow these things from the Cangshan Ministry, you have made a great contribution, with these things, you must smash this thorny turtle shell today, and kill them to the fullest, in order to pay tribute to your eldest brother." "The jackals are murderous.

"Yes, the eldest brother will die inexplicably because he followed Lord Cao to chase and kill that tiger clan, this person has helped these bulls to fight against the eldest brother in Moon Cliff City, so they can't get rid of the death of the eldest brother. Jackal gritted his teeth, but there was a hint of schadenfreude and joy in the depths of his gaze.

"Not a single one can escape!" the jackal viciously squeezed the words out between his teeth.

Among the ant colony-like jackal warriors, some of them carried huge wooden components and marched slowly, and the weight of the carryings was obviously unusually heavy.

And all the jackal warriors, each of them had two stones the size of a human head in their arms.

......

Lin Xiao and Niu Zhen stood side by side on the lookout at the top of the main fort, overlooking the entire Cuiping River Valley.

Several bamboo platoons shuttled back and forth on the Cuiping River, transporting a wave of jackal warriors to the north bank.

Hordes of jackal warriors trampled on the ripe rice and began to form a formation calmly, their front line about four steps away from the Seven Star Castle, already out of the range of the strong bow.

As more and more Jackal warriors joined, the front line of the Jackal Army extended longer and longer, and finally surrounded the entire Seven Star Fort, first trapping the people in the fort, and then calmly harvesting or burning the crops in the river valley, as they did twenty years ago.

But this time it seems to be a little different.

On the bank of the river, about eight paces away from the Seven Star Castle, a large group of jackal warriors divided into four groups were busy in full swing, and huge trees of different shapes were erected.

Behind them, new warriors came and threw the cobblestones in their arms on the ground, gradually piling up into four piles of stones.

"What kind of fame is this?" Niu Zhen was puzzled.

"These are four stone cannons!" Lin Xiao suddenly woke up.

"No, it's the kind of stone cannon that can throw several catties of boulders for miles and penetrate several zhang thick city walls?" Niu Zhen was shocked.

"That kind of fixed heavy stone cannon, this kind of field artillery, it is estimated that it can only project dozens of pounds of stones, but it is completely fine to smash through the bamboo wall on the side of the trench and the earthen wall of the earthen fort. Lin Xiao said in a solemn voice.

"Grandma's, this bitch is going to be ruthless this time! This is to make us can't hide even if we want to!" Niu Zhen, who has always been honest, couldn't help but be rude, and he was afraid for a while, and the last trace of concern about Lin Xiao's arrangement today also disappeared.

"Brother Niu, do you expect when they will attack?" Lin Xiao asked.

"It must have been at night. Niu Zhen replied.

"Why?"

"Because the wolf clan likes to fight at night, and tonight is a night when the blood of the wolf clan is boiling, and their combat power will reach its peak. Niu Zhen said affirmatively.

"The night of the full moon!" Lin Xiao muttered as he raised his head to look at the sky.

The night had darkened, except for the last glimmer of light on the horizon, and a dense cluster of stars had appeared on the zenith, and a full moon had risen in the east, halfway out of the distant mountains.

Tonight's night sky can be imagined to be clear, but the world under this sky is still full of dark strife and killing, just like the Cuiping River Valley at this time.