The rising sun rises from the mountains in the east, illuminating the shining Dalumo River and the wide and continuous riverside camps. The brutal and fierce fighting two days ago, the dark red solidified ice blood, was covered by the newly fallen white snow.
cover.
A curl of smoke rose from the camp that had changed its owner. Busy hunters, tribesmen and captives were everywhere. And a huge herd of deer was surrounding the camp. They lowered their heads docilely and pushed through the thick snow.
Eating the wet and cold moss quietly, as if nothing had happened.
"Zu! My son-in-law, the weather is getting colder and colder, and the wind and snow are getting more and more. Calculating the days now, a real heavy snowstorm will not be too far away! We are not going to spend the winter here, and we have to bring all the
The harvest returns to the warm mountain camps farther south... At the moment, the hunters are packing up supplies, dismantling tents, and driving the dogs, deer, tents and sleds to take all the captives southward..."
Hunting captain Mu Quan frowned slightly, looked at Zuvalo with a solemn expression, and asked in a deep voice.
"Witness the ancestors! Do you really want to go north with your men at this time? Before the big blizzard comes, go to the snowfields and coasts occupied by the deer to look for big ships on the seaside? There are so many captives and deer herds, and the tribal hunters in the camp are very
A little nervous..."
"God bless you! Mu, you know. Mu Rabbit came back from the north with the hunters who were on guard to capture prisoners. They defeated a group of deer hunters who came to support them, and captured another twenty or thirty escapees and prisoners.
.I asked carefully and found that among the captured deer hunters, some were from tribes around the Xiaolutai River... He had seen the big boats on the river with his own eyes, and had traded with a group of 'big boat tribes' on the river.
Wine with a seal!…”
Speaking of this, the exploration captain Zuvalo's eyes flashed, and he had a strong premonition in his heart that kept rolling.
Since he led the exploration fleet and left the Kingdom's Trout Town Harbor more than two years ago, he has never seen real paper. The coastal areas, whether it is the west coast on the east side of the sea, the extreme north coast, or the sea
The Kanchajia tribes on the west do not have the technology to make paper, nor the habit of using paper to write or draw... The fishing boats of the coastal tribes have always been small boats, kayaks, and rafts, and no large boats have been seen.
As for the taste, clarity, and pottery jar of the wine, they don’t look like they were produced by the northern tribes...
When the three special clues of paper, big ship and wine are placed in front of you, it is obvious that the so-called "big ship tribe" comes from a large tribe that is more distant and more powerful than the tribes in the snow field!
This is a rare contact opportunity!... And what makes him must go is...
"The sun of the Lord God guides us! What's more, the prisoner also said that in the 'Big Ship Tribe', he saw four-legged Muli and four-legged horses that can be ridden! ... So, Mu, I must go
To the north, go to the Xiaolutai River in the north and take a look! I want to take a good look at those tribes and see what they are like and see if I can get some horses back..."
"Blessed by the ancestors and the sacred mountain! Do you want to exchange for some rideable horses?..."
Hearing this, the hunting captain Mu Quan pulled his hair and took a deep breath. He knew that the Kaibu leader was obsessed with "four-legged riding beasts". From the very beginning when the two first met, the other party had been talking about it.
He kept asking. Now that he has a clue... Mu Quan nodded helplessly and said in a deep voice.
"Ancestor, the sacred mountain guides us! Since you insist on going, then go ahead! However, I can't squeeze out too many people for you... I can only give you a team of sled hunters..."
"A party of sled hunters? Twenty?"
Exploration captain Zuvalo blinked. Neither the warriors nor sailors in the kingdom knew how to drive reindeer sleighs, and their legs were very short on the snowy fields. In this season when snow covers the calves, a mountain hunter’s sled must be carried. Everyone
In order to move quickly. Twenty sled hunters can probably lead twenty kingdom warriors. And the Xiaolutai River in the north is about two hundred miles away from the camp of Dalutai River. It is possible to encounter a small tribe of the Deer tribe... Ancestor
Varro pondered for a while and whispered.
"Mm, give me another team of hunters, forty sled hunters! I will bring forty more sea warriors... In this way, no matter what small tribe we encounter, we can fight a dozen... And if we find the 'Big Ship Tribe', besides
In addition to the horse exchange, I will give you half of the other drinks in exchange!..."
"Gudu!... Witness the ancestors! Give me half of the wine you exchanged for?..."
Hearing such a promise, hunting captain Mu Quan swallowed his saliva. He thought hard for a while and whispered.
"Zu, my son-in-law, I can only add half a team of sleighs to you, and let the fastest Mtu lead the team, a total of thirty people! As for the drinks in exchange... I want them all!"
"...Okay! The Lord God witnesses! All the wine and drinks are yours!..."
Exploration captain Zuvalo gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement.
"Mmm, when will your large force start moving south?"
"Ancestor, tomorrow Mulu will lead people to drive the deer herd and go south first. As for the manpower of the brigade, especially the captured women and children, they will also go south within three days... It is best for you to come back within five days and follow
The last two teams of hunters left in the camp will work together to support the rest of the group... Of course, we should go as fast as possible, because the real ice and snow storm in winter is coming!..."
"Okay! God bless you! I will be back within five days!..."
"The ancestors and Renlu protect you!..."
The two happily reached an agreement. Early the next morning, thirty mountain hunters and thirty kingdom warriors drove reindeer and husky sleighs along the coast extending to the northeast and drove into the scattered mountains.
In the snow.
The snow was very thick, the wind and snow were not strong, and there were shining seas of ice and white snowfields along the way. Zuvarro stabbed the ice with his spear, and it penetrated to the depth of his forearm, but it did not touch the water. He saw
Such a freeze was a certainty in his mind. No matter what kind of big ship it was, it would be impossible for it to make it in this season...
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!..."
Three teams of hunters and warriors, carrying enough bows, axes, spears and arrows, and wrapped in thick leather armor and fur, silently drove sleds north. They skied for two days and traveled more than 200 miles, looking for the ship.
Traces. Zuvalo stared at the bright white sea of ice from morning to night. He felt dizzy just looking at it. When he closed his eyes, everything was a silvery white.
In the early morning of the third day, several dog sleds led hunters from the mountains at the front to explore the road. Captain Mutu suddenly stopped, widened his eyes, and looked towards the distant sky.
"Wu Hai, is that a ship?..."
"Ah? Let's take a look... Hey! What a ship! A pointed boat... You can see it from so far away, I guess it's a big ship!..."
"Quick! Let Zu come over!..."
The two of them greeted Zuvalo excitedly, and Zuvalo also leaned forward excitedly. Then, he stood on tiptoe and looked hard for a while, but he only saw a silvery white and snowy white, and no ship was coming at all!
"Witness the Lord God! Where is the ship? Where is it?"
"On the beach! On the edge of a small river...that little black spot!..."
"Yes! It's an inconspicuous little spot right on the edge of the river and the ice sea! Look, further east, there seems to be a small camp..."
The three teams of hunters and warriors all gathered together and looked at the horizon of the coast. Soon, the hunters from the Kamchatka tribe and the Unanga sailors from the Far North all shouted excitedly. And the ones from the Kingdom
Most of the samurai had blank faces. Except for a canine hunter who also cheered, the others saw nothing.
"The Lord God witnesses! Shi Jian, did you see it?"
"The Lord God witnessed it! Captain, I didn't see it..."
"Xiong Da! Have you seen the ship?"
"Ah? Head, I saw it! It's a ship with a pointed head!"
"Well..."
Zuvaro pursed his lips silently, and then realized: the eyesight of these extreme northern tribes is really better than that of the warriors of the kingdom, not just one or two, but generally better.
In fact, this is exactly the case. Due to different living environments, there are innate differences among human races in various regions. Polar tribes and plateau tribes generally have better natural vision than tribes in the tropics and plains. If they also have hunting and migration
With the tribal tradition, it is easy to produce elite marksmen.
The Guakili canine descendants who hunt in the highland wilderness are almost the best archers in Central America. And the Kamchatka tribe who hunt and herd in the polar snowfields are almost the best archers in all of North and Northeast Asia. Regardless of
Whether it is the Mountain Tribe, the Deer Tribe or the Tent Tribe, they are generally better at shooting than the Mongolian tribes, and they are especially good at foot shooting!
The Chukchi people in the tent, with their amazing shooting skills, make the Cossack cavalry with muskets very afraid. The only people who can compete with them are the Evin and Sauron people who are also located on the far north coast.
Those Sauron soldiers who left their names for future generations...
"The Lord God guides us! Go a little further, and walk further!..."
The sled moved forward again, and the small dots in the distance gradually turned into large dots that were not so far away. Xiong Da, the warrior of Unanga, could already clearly count the five masts on the big ship. And a small spot in the low-lying area near the big ship
In the small camp, the faintly flickering light of the campfire was also revealed in everyone's eyes!
"Lord God! What did you say, Xiong Da? There are five masts?! A big ship with five masts?...Hurry up and go forward!..."
"Ouch! Ouch!..."
Zuwaro's excited shouts, accompanied by the barking of the dogs, dissipated in the thick snow. In the distant camp, the monk soldier Watanabe Masumi suddenly turned his ears and opened his eyes as he cooked venison and millet.
He stood up beside the porridge bonfire and looked towards the snow at the southwest end.
"O Great Bodhisattva Hachiman! What is that? That is?!... Murakami! Murakami! Look to the southwest!..."
"Ah? Lord Watanabe? Nannan?...Ah! Buddha!..."
The ship's captain, Murakami Jidong, stared wide-eyed as he watched the sleds of reindeer and wolfdogs appear on the vast snowfield. Those sleds were so far away and so small, like ants crawling on the snowfield. But he took a moment
After counting, there were so many sleds, thirty in total! He just looked at them for a while, and the terrible memories of the tragic experience two months ago and the attack by the barbarians once again enveloped his heart.
superior…
"Hurry! Hurry! Put on your trousers, shoulder your spear, and raise your bamboo bow! Sukeichiro, get two warriors on your horse, and bring an extra sword! ... Merciful Buddha, don't be a cannibal.
Yi, don’t be hostile Lu Yi! May the gods and Buddhas in the heavens protect us!…”
This chapter has been completed!