The tiger's angry and shrill roar came again from the front.
At the same time, there was also a noisy and exciting scream of death.
Occasionally there was the sound of banging, banging, banging, sticks and spears hitting the forest trees.
As they chased further and further, the sky became darker and darker, and the environment in the forest became increasingly unclear. Only the shadowy figures more than ten meters away and the shouts of the companions coming from the front could be seen.
The tiger's running speed gradually slowed down. Xu Chen was out of breath as he ran behind him, but he felt that he was not far away from the tiger. Suddenly, the crowd in front of him dispersed with an exclamation, followed by a loud roar from the wind.
"thorn~~"
"Ho~~"
The voices of dozens of people rang out at the same time, and Xu Chen seemed to see a large group of people moving forward in the woods, thrusting out spears at the same time.
"Ouch~"
The tiger roared even more horribly, and there was a loud rumble that seemed to have knocked over trees or rocks. Some people rolled to the ground, some screamed and retreated, and the hunting crowd dispersed in fear.
"thorn~"
The roar of the chaotic crowd sounded again.
With dozens of people roaring, a large group of people thrust their spears forward again.
"Ho~~woo~~"
The tiger seemed to have been fatally wounded. The howling sound suddenly became quieter, and then it gradually became silent after a low whimpering.
"Damn it!"
"Quack, quack, ugh~~"
A group of exhausted hunters lay staggering on the ground one by one after bursting into cheers all day long.
When Xu Chen led Gu Heju to the scene under the protection of a group of Ba hunters, the tiger was already lying on the ground motionless, with seven or eight spears stuck in its body, and several arrows stuck in its belly and back.
The huge body lay prone on the ground, its long tail and limbs were scattered, and the head and tail were at least three meters in length. The strong smell of blood filled the woods, giving people an extremely unreal feeling.
A king of the forest died tragically in the hands of a group of primitive hunters before he even got mad.
From beginning to end, Xu Chen only heard a few roars and roars.
By the time he actually saw the tiger, he was already dead.
After traveling for more than a year, he still hasn't seen a living tiger.
"Hooga!"
After resting for a moment, Feng stepped forward and pulled out a spear, then lay down on the tiger and started sucking blood.
A group of tired hunters who were about to collapse regained their breath at this time. They stood up unsteadily one by one with happy faces, and swarmed down on the tiger and began to swallow the hot blood.
The sound of gulping and swallowing made Xu Chen feel creepy.
After one group of people drank a few sips, the next group of people continued drinking.
This tiger weighed at least 700 to 800 kilograms and had strong vitality and blood. However, hundreds of people took turns sucking blood, and after a few mouthfuls, each person was finally sucked into a tiger corpse.
Xu Chen's face was twitching and he couldn't stop looking at the hunters, who were full of blood and began to pack their weapons with satisfaction.
Tigers are full of treasures, tiger blood is a great tonic, tiger bones are a rare medicine that can relieve pain, reduce swelling, strengthen the kidneys and strengthen bones, tiger skin is the best fur to keep out the cold, tiger meat is also an extremely rare meat, tiger whip
It is even more difficult to find.
But right now, this tiger can only serve as a red bottle to replenish blood.
Of course, you can eat a few full meals at least, which solves the food problem.
"Chen Ga, Hu Ga!"
Long, his face smeared with tiger blood, came over to remind him.
"Chen Ga does not call out the blood Ga!"
A group of Ba people familiar with Xu Chen burst into laughter.
Long was puzzled, and at the same time he smiled shyly, and then said with a slightly serious look: "Wan Ga, Xiga!"
Other hunters also nodded beside them, saying that it was too late and too tired, so it was best to find a place to rest for the night and leave after dawn.
Xu Chen looked at the sky and hesitated for a moment to find a group of Cang Clan and Ji Clan hunters to communicate. He learned that he was not far from the Ji Clan. Although he was slightly off the road, he could reach the Ji Clan in at most an hour, so he gave up.
He planned to spend the night in the wilderness, and ordered a group of people to tie up the tiger, carry it up with a spear, and continue on the road.
Although there are many people, the smell of tiger blood may still attract some ferocious beasts. This barren mountain is not suitable for camping and resting.
In addition, soldiers are very quick, and the sooner they are rescued, the less losses the Cang people will suffer and the fewer casualties they will have.
At this time, the road was almost invisible in the woods. Xu Chen asked a group of Ji tribesmen to lead the way, and the others followed each other and marched in groups holding spears and sticks.
In order to embolden everyone and scare the wild beasts, Xu Chen asked Gu to blow the horn every few minutes, and the group of people slowly moved forward in the dark in the forest.
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The place where the Ji people live is the mouth of a three-forked valley where two rivers meet.
A northeast-oriented valley leads to the Uzu, and a northwest-oriented valley leads to the more wild mountains. After the two rivers converge, they flow southwest along a slightly open and gentle mountain foot. More than 20 miles downstream is
Cang people, and further down the river is the territory of foreigners.
The Cang tribe suffered heavy casualties after being suddenly attacked by foreign tribes. Now a large number of Cang women, children, old and weak people have fled to the Ji tribe to seek refuge.
The Ji tribe has less than a hundred people, and the support it can provide to the Cang tribe is very weak. After nearly half of the hunters were dispatched, the rest stayed in the habitat to protect the tribe and the fleeing Cang tribe.
At this time, several caves where the Ji tribe lived were already overcrowded.
Not only were there women, children, the elderly and the weak, but there were also many injured people who could only moan in pain because they could not get medical treatment.
In fact, several people who escaped due to serious injuries have died in the past two days.
The entire Ji clan was filled with a strong sense of panic and sadness, and people were panicked and didn't know what to do.
While the chief of the Ji tribe and a group of male and female tribe leaders were comforting the tribe and the Cang tribe, they were also eagerly waiting for the arrival of reinforcements from the Wu tribe.
According to the continuous fleeing of the Cang people and the casualties, the opponent's attack was very fierce. It is said that the Cang people have abandoned the cave where they live, and the entire clan began to retreat. In order to cover the smooth escape of women, children, the elderly and the weak, they had to resist tenaciously.
It is already the fourth day of the invasion by foreign enemies, and it is not known whether the Cang tribe can resist the arrival of reinforcements from the Wu tribe.
Based on the time it takes to arrive and leave, the reinforcements will not arrive until tomorrow night at the earliest. If the Uzbek people delay for a while, it is very likely that they will arrive the day after tomorrow.
In other words, the Cang tribe will have to resist for at least one to two days, but the current casualty situation seems very dangerous.
If the Cang Clan cannot resist, these foreigners may take advantage of the situation and attack the Ji Clan's territory.
If this is the case, the Ji clan may not be able to escape this time. Not only will they lose the habitat they have lived in for hundreds of years, but they will also inevitably suffer huge casualties.
Especially in the cold winter season, when we are already short of food and clothing, if we cannot find a safe cave to shelter from the cold as soon as possible, many women, children, the elderly and the weak will probably die.
Although it is possible to seek refuge with the Uzbek people, the Uzbek people are actually infested with people and have many internal conflicts, so they will never be taken in.
The best people to seek refuge with are the Ba people. Unfortunately, the Ba people are in the farthest position. There are so many injured people supporting the elderly and the young, as well as a large amount of belongings. They walk slowly on the road. If they are caught up by foreigners, the casualties will be even more severe.
In just two nights, almost all of the Wu clan leader's already gray hair turned white.
But it’s useless to be anxious. The opponent is too strong. It is said that the tribe that attacked the Cang tribe is the most powerful tribe in the opponent’s tribal alliance. It is stronger than the Wu tribe. In the past few years, I heard that it had annexed many tribes around it and its rise was very fast.
Quickly, even the Wu tribe is unwilling to provoke them, let alone the Ji tribe and the Cang tribe. They try to keep a low profile on weekdays and avoid too much friction with each other.
This incident, I heard from the Cang people, was because the other party did not allow them to go downstream to pick up gold. The Cang people were so angry that friction broke out, and then the two sides started fighting back and forth.
In fact, the tribes adjacent to the Cang Clan are not too big. They are similar to the Ji Clan, with less than a hundred people. They usually behave relatively restrainedly when facing the Cang Clan.
But this time, they suddenly took advantage of the leopard's courage, injured and detained several Cang people, and threatened to ask the Cang people to exchange for precious pottery and linen. Naturally, the Cang people refused, and dozens of people came to the door and robbed the people.
Not only did he come back, he also killed and injured more than ten people on the other side.
This knot was too big, and as a result, it suffered a strong counterattack from the opposing alliance tribe, and it ended up in this frightening situation with heavy casualties.
"Shh..."
In the dark night, while the leader of the Ji clan and several leaders were exchanging sighs around the fire pit to discuss countermeasures, someone suddenly turned his head and looked outside the cave with a stern look on his face.
The weather was gloomy today. After the sun set, the clouds shrouded the sky. Only a few sparse cold stars could be seen in the far distance. It was almost completely dark outside.
But at this moment, in the howling night wind, a few strange sounds could be faintly heard.
A group of people thought it was an illusion at first, but after a while the strange sound sounded again, and this time everyone heard it clearly.
The sound was extremely strange, not like the roar of a wild animal at all. It seemed that I had heard it somewhere, but I was not sure for the moment.
A few minutes later, the sound sounded again, this time it seemed much clearer. At this time, it was not only the Ji clan leader and others who heard the sound, but also people in several caves in the entire habitat.
Everyone heard it, and many people screamed in fear. The men who stayed behind even roared to remind the tribesmen, and at the same time, they also protested against the sound.
"Horn quack!"
Suddenly someone finally remembered the origin of this sound and couldn't help but exclaimed.
The leader of the Ji clan's eyes suddenly lit up and he stood up: "The horn is quack, Balai quack!"
"Uga~~"
A burst of cheers instantly sounded in the cave.
"Raise the fire and go down the mountain..."
The leader of the Ji tribe excitedly ordered to light the torches. At this time, hunters from several neighboring caves were already coming over with torches. Soon more than twenty men gathered together, holding torches to escort the leader and several leaders down the mountain in the dark.
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"Huo Ga..."
At this time, Xu Chen and others, who were rushing in the dark, finally entered the edge of the river valley under the leadership of the Ji and Cang people. Some people with sharp eyes saw a series of fires on the mountainside opposite, and they couldn't restrain their excitement and roared.
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A group of exhausted hunters who had already left had their eyes filled with tears. The tension in their hearts instantly relaxed, and each one of them was so weak that they wanted to fall down on the ground and sleep.
The journey that used to take a full day took them only half a day, and the second half of the journey was almost entirely completed without any light.
The forest is deep and dark, and the mountain road is rugged. One foot is high and one foot is low. One foot is deep and one foot is shallow. I am walking completely by relying on primitive instincts and feelings. If there were not a large group of Ji tribesmen who are relatively familiar with the surrounding environment to lead the way, there are also magical
The horn gives courage, I'm afraid no one will be able to persist to the end.