The wind and snow howled all night, drowning out all sounds. The next morning, the clear sunlight shone on the dry and soft snow, which was the most suitable powder for skiing.
"My lord! The noble girl from Yamabe...is really a good skier!..."
With a tired look on his face and some aftertaste, the exploration captain Zuvarro emerged from the warm leather tent covered by falling snow. His steps were frivolous, and he stepped into the snow up to his calf. He finally pulled it out, but he was looking at
The warrior captain Shi Jian had just emerged from the leather tent not far away.
"Eh? Shi Jian, why are you here? This is the tent where the women of Shanbei live... What caused the wound on your neck? Is it a local wolf dog?..."
"Uh... God bless you! I'm here... learning Yamabe's language... not... to spread the Lord God's teachings... Scratch? What kind of scratch?... Ah! Captain, let me blow the rallying horn!..."
The warrior captain Shi Jian hesitated a few words, then ran staggeringly to the open space and blew a short conch horn. Soon, more than a dozen Kingdom warriors who hurriedly put on armor emerged from the surrounding tents. Judging from their expressions and
Action, obviously last night I was either studying a foreign language hard or preaching...
"...Blessed by the Lord God! A large number of warriors from the kingdom appeared in the women's tent. On the one hand, it was the tacit approval of Yamabe's grandmother, and on the other hand, the warriors put down their guard against Yamabe under Yamabe's warm acceptance... And now the two tribes
As clans continue to marry each other, who will annex whom?…"
Thinking of this, exploration captain Zuvalo's eyes flashed and his face looked thoughtful.
"Fortunately, I have witnessed His Majesty's prophecies and miracles along the way. The beliefs of the kingdom's warriors are pious and reliable enough!..."
"Mulu Alashanwa! Blessed by the ancestors and the sacred mountain!...Go to war! My brave children!...Go! Go north one thousand two hundred miles to the Lumo River and destroy the most powerful deer tribe!..."
"Hoho! Blessed by the ancestors and the sacred mountain! Let's go!..."
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!..."
The sun rises from the east, illuminating the white sea and the white sacred mountains. Big white dogs and gray reindeer pull rows of sleds and set off under the early winter sunshine!
Three hundred and twenty hunters and warriors from the mountains and warriors and sailors from the eighty kingdoms, all mixed in twos and twos, sat on large reindeer sleighs. This large sleigh was made of wood and leather and had a roof to protect it from the wind and snow.
A leather tent is actually a movable winter camp. A large sled tent requires 4-6 reindeer to drag it. It can accommodate 3-4 people and carry 200 kilograms of supplies. It can be used for one or two trips a day.
Hundreds of miles, the movement and load are amazing!
"My God! This kind of large sled pulled by reindeer can actually drag so many and heavy things! They run very fast. Although they don't have the explosive power of dogs, they are very durable and stable..."
The icy wind blew, and the reindeer walked briskly on the snow, just like the warriors running fast. At this speed, Zuvalo would not get "car sick", and he could finally look around and feel the pleasure of the "cavalry"
Feel.
He counted carefully and found more than a hundred moving tents and hundreds of running reindeer and dogs. On the vast snowfield, this running team quickly headed north, bringing with it clusters of flying clouds.
The snow powder also left deep and shallow footprints and skid marks.
"Hoo! God bless you! There are only 400 sleigh cavalry, but they have the astonishing momentum of two thousand warriors! But in this vast and boundless snowfield, they are so confused and quiet! Even the marching people
The sound, the sound of dogs barking, is contained by the snow in the snowfield..."
The reindeer pulled the sled for two hours and traveled at least 60 miles, which is more than 15 kilometers per hour. This speed is an acceptable long-distance marching speed for the reindeer, and it is not too tiring.
After running for half a day, the hunting leader, Mu Dog, looked at the leading group of strong male deer that were a little agitated and started to shake, and then ordered the hunters to stop and rest. As soon as the sled stopped, the reindeer couldn't wait to use their long horns to raise their heads.
Break open the snow and eat the moss and lichens hiding underneath.
"Blessed by our ancestors! Old hunters, please appease the leading deer...rest for two hours, feed the reindeer and dogs before leaving!..."
The hunting team leader gave instructions, and the hunters got busy skillfully. The leading strong bucks were very tall and strong, weighing 300-400 kilograms, and were indeed extremely powerful. These bucks were the leaders of the reindeer herd.
They clear the way in front, and the deer behind them will follow automatically. And the relationship between them and the hunter is not an almost unconditional master-slave relationship like a dog and a human, but more like a conditional partner.
"Ancestor, only those who can command strong big deer are truly qualified reindeer hunters! These male deer must be trained from a young age and accustomed to accepting the hunter's command before they can control and run when they grow up. Once the male deer grows up, its strength will
If it is far beyond a human being, it will be difficult to tame it..."
Hunting captain Mu Quan wiped the wind and snow from his face, and with his translator Wu Hai and a simple smile on his face, he came to his son-in-law Zuvaro. He looked around, looking at the desolate rolling hills and the mountains farther away.
He estimated the mountains behind him and said.
"It's December now, and it gets dark early... We can walk about four hours a day, and I'm afraid we can only cover 120 miles today! But this is a snowy road between hills, with ups and downs, and the walking is relatively slow. When we arrive
On the west coast, along the flat tidal flats and ice paths along the coast, the speed will be much faster!...And walking along the coast, it should be difficult to be discovered by the small groups of deer spending the winter..."
"God bless you! Mm, will we be discovered by the hunters from the Lutai River Department this time when we raid north? If we can take advantage of the opponent's unpreparedness, we can suddenly rush into the camp and fight..."
"Ancestor, on the outskirts of large tribes, there are herds of deer that are grazing and guarding, as well as herdsmen who live with the deer. It is difficult, very difficult to make a complete surprise attack...unless there is a wind and snow that covers the sky, but that is not the case.
Both sides are in danger..."
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"Ancestors witness! The reindeer and dogs controlled by us are not as easy to hide as humans... Therefore, our raid will probably be known to the Lumohe tribe half a day to a day in advance... If we can suppress it for half a day, it will be very good
A surprise attack! In that case, the Lumohe tribe would not have time to call back all the hunting and herding teams that had been dispersed for the winter, at most half of them!"
"You have to know that in winter the deer can only eat moss and lichen. The range of foraging is very large. The pastures are often more than one or two hundred miles away from the main camp... They don't have time to call reinforcements from the surrounding tribes, and they will be in a difficult situation.
The state of insufficient troops... And if they are given enough time, the number of people they can assemble from various ministries will actually be more than the 400 people we have... To fight in this snowy field, the tribe is unprepared, slightly prepared, and fully prepared
The preparation and strength are completely different!…”
"Huh!...I see...the nomadic tribes are scattered over vast pastures and need time to gather. So the speed of the raid is actually the strength of the troops and the power of the attack!..."
Zuvarro touched his chin, thoughtfully. He looked at the skilled and busy mountain hunters in the wind and snow, and lowered his head slightly to express his respect for the speed and strength of these nomadic tribes!
Half a month ago, when he walked into the hot spring mountain with his entourage, he still looked down with habitual contempt. But after the shaman inquiry from the old grandmother, the blood alliance, the blood wedding...he was arranged
It was clear that they were like a wolf walking into a bear's den. But now that he thought about it, this group of eight or nine hundred people from the Hot Spring Mountain tribe gave him a sense of danger. In fact, it was even more dangerous than the five thousand Miwok people.
North Bay!…
"Blessed by the Lord God! In this dangerous place on the West Sea, a long ship and ninety warriors hide life and death step by step... It's really not easy!... When will the kingdom's follow-up support arrive?..."
Zuvalo's eyes were deep, and he was thinking about the distance. Hunting captain Mu Quan curiously looked at the big sled where Zuvalo was, looking at the long golden heavy tube on it, and asked doubtfully.
"Ancestor, ancestor witness! This 'shaman's magic weapon' you brought almost accounts for the weight of two people... But what is its use? Is it the whistle inherited by your ancestor giants?"
"Uh... it... it is the whistle of the Thunder Giant, a sacred weapon given to us by the great shaman. It can emit shocking thunder and destroy the deer camp!..."
Hearing this, Zuvalo smiled slightly, looked at the bronze tiger squatting cannon pulled on the sleigh, and said with a faint smile.
"Mom, wait patiently! Although this magic weapon is very heavy, you will know its power when you use it! The Lord God bless us!..."
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