After simply eating some dry food, a group of people continued to set off.
It's already halfway through the journey, and according to the hunter of the Ji tribe who led the team, the most difficult part of the journey has been passed now. After climbing over this hillside and passing the next cliff, we are not far from the Gonghuo tribe.
As long as everything goes well, we will definitely arrive before dark.
Xu Chen breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the so-called difficulty in walking is mainly due to two steep valleys and cliffs. If a person does not have the help of his companions, it is indeed difficult to climb over. But with more people pushing and pulling each other, plus rope climbing, these difficulties are actually real.
It's not too difficult to get up.
But what makes Xu Chen and others most inexplicably uneasy is that the dragon seems to be always following them. Occasionally, a high-pitched roar can be heard coming from the mountains and canyons not far away. It is obviously worried about the harassment of its living territory yesterday.
And the group of humans who hurt it are very angry and always want to find an opportunity to take revenge.
But right now he doesn't have the energy to deal with this matter.
Dragons have a very strong sense of territory and may give up after leaving this mountain.
Therefore, Xu Chen could only keep urging a group of hunters to speed up and speed up, and the sooner they leave here, the better.
A group of hunters also probably knew the dragon's habits, so they kept working hard and their speed increased a lot.
After winding between the mountains for more than ten miles to the south, there is indeed a cliff in front of us, like a natural chasm lying in front of everyone.
The mountains on the opposite side are obviously much lower, and the orogeny seems to have stopped abruptly here. Looking around, the southeast is full of low mountains, forming a huge contrast with the majestic form of the mountains behind.
According to the Ji tribe hunter's explanation, this is the second most difficult place to walk. As long as you get to the bottom of the cliff, you will basically enter the Gonghuo tribe's sphere of influence.
In the past, when their tribe was hunting, they could meet people from the Gonghuo tribe nearby.
However, this cliff is extremely steep. Most places are almost 90 degrees vertically downward. Standing on the edge of the cliff and looking down, through the white mist that surrounds the mountainside, you can vaguely see the situation at the foot of the mountain, although it is not as good as the Yinlong Gorge.
The mountains and clouds are shrouded in fog, but they also look frightening.
A group of people searched along both sides of the Guillotine Cliff. Under the guidance of the guide, they finally found a place where they could barely pass.
This is a natural fissure, and there are some thorns, vines, and weedy trees growing in the cracks. It would have taken so many people at least three hours to climb up normally.
But after having experienced rope climbing twice, a group of hunters already knew how to get through this place, so they found a big tree near the crevice, tied the rope, and then slowly went down in batches, which took less than an hour.
The road, which seemed like a natural chasm, was successfully overcome.
"Ang~~"
After a group of people descended to the foot of the mountain, they could still hear the dragon roaring near the top of the mountain.
Xu Chen and others didn't pay too much attention except for being a little nervous.
After suffering a loss yesterday, he expected that the dragon would not attack them blatantly, otherwise it would definitely make it impossible to come back this time, because a group of hunters had already been filled with anger and had nowhere to vent their anger.
After traveling over mountains and ridges for two consecutive days, without eating or sleeping well, many people have begun to turn into panda eyes. Their faces were originally black, but now they are even darker. Everyone's eye sockets feel as if someone has punched them twice. They look like they have panda eyes.
Signs of collective mutation.
Ahead is a dense primeval forest, with a relatively gentle slope and hilly slopes, making it much easier to walk. After walking for two or three miles in the forest and climbing to the top of a mountain again, my eyes suddenly opened up.
I saw a huge basin and plain under the mountain, with a river meandering from the northwest, passing through the basin and then heading to the southeast.
The mountains in the southeast are even lower, and there seems to be a faint white light, which seems to be a larger river, maybe the big river that flows near the Bawu people.
At this time, the sun was shining obliquely from the southwest. Wild animals were galloping and foraging on the plains on both sides of the river. Birds spread their wings and flew in the sky. The sky was high and the sky was high, and the scenery was breathtaking. Xu Chen's heart was beating fast when he saw it.
The Ba tribe's territory was too small. He had always felt that the floodplain outside the Wu Valley was good and suitable for group living and building a city. Later, he regretted it because of the rising water in spring and summer. But after seeing the open basin plain with rich water and grass in front of him,
Only then did he feel that this was a truly unique and good place.
If you move here, both farming and animal husbandry will be hundreds of times better than those near the Ba and Wu people.
In particular, this river has abundant water and merges into the big river not far downstream. The mountains in the southeast are low, so it has unique advantages whether by water or land.
"Gong Huo Ga Ga!"
The hunter of the Ji tribe who led the way pointed to a low mountain col seven or eight miles away along the lower reaches of the river in the southeast direction to remind everyone.
It seems that the mountain col is the home base of the Gonghuo Clan.
The river in front of me should be the small river that flows from the Ji clan. After flowing for hundreds of miles and converging with several tributaries along the way, it is obviously much larger. There is still plenty of water in winter, which looks like more than ten tons.
The small boat can run without any problems, and the small wooden boat will have no problem even more.
Since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust.
Xu Chen decided to take advantage of this Feng Shui treasure.
The development of human civilization is the process of continuous migration from the mountains to the plains.
But it is obvious that the Gonghuo tribe can take this step faster than the Wu tribe.
Although they have not yet begun to learn farming and animal husbandry on the plains, the unique environment here will breed more plant-based foods, developing from traditional wild fruits in the mountains to cereals.
When someone finally realizes that it is possible to cultivate wasteland, real grains and grains will begin to appear, and mankind will slowly enter the era of farming.
"Be careful and stay hidden, let's go!"
Xu Chen could no longer contain his greed and excitement at this time.
The hunter led a large group of people into hiding in the mountains and forests.
Counting from the departure of the Ba tribe, he had been marching for three days and two nights, and finally saw such a good piece of land. Xu Chen felt that all the efforts were worth it.
The current plan is to take advantage of the Gonghuo Clan's unpreparedness and destroy their lair in one fell swoop.
This area is already the active territory of the Gonghuo Clan, so we need to be more careful.
The mountains and forests are no longer the inaccessible barren mountains and wilderness of yesterday. Instead, we can clearly see the remains of human activities. In some places, there are traces of walking, and in some places, there are wooden sticks or wooden sticks that have been clearly processed by humans.
It's a broken spear.
The closer you get to the mountain col, the more obvious the traces of human activity become.
Two hours later, a group of people finally reached the ridge near the col.
At this time, the sun was already in the west and sunset was not far away.
"嘢寯~~嘢寯~~~"
Near the mountainside and at the foot of the mountain, the shouts of men and women could be heard everywhere.
Even through the woods, you can see people walking back and forth on the mountainside and at the foot of the mountain.
Although they were tired, hungry and thirsty, the target was right in front of them, and everyone could not restrain their nervousness and excitement. They clenched their weapons and wanted to rush down at any time.
However, Xu Chen ordered everyone not to act rashly, but to stop and lie down to rest and regain their strength.
It's too bright now to do anything.
The best time to start is when the sun sets and the Gonghuo people start to rest after dinner.
In addition, the situation on the mountainside is unknown. How many people, how many caves, where are they located, and how many men are there need to be carefully investigated, and then the troops will be divided into several groups to attack. It is best to capture them all in one go.
Now that he has arrived, Xu Chen is not in a hurry, and strives to be stable, the more stable the better, as stable as an old dog.
Otherwise, it would be unlucky to run all over the mountains and dales only to be caught by other savages.
After resting for a while, he observed that there were quite a lot of noise in the large areas near the mountainside and foot of the mountain. It was obviously where tribes gathered to sleep, so Xu Chen arranged for Feng to take some people to investigate the situation.
We waited for nearly an hour. After several inquiring teams returned one after another, the sun had completely set. The entire mountain col quickly became dim, and the sounds in some places that were noisy just now gradually became quiet.
Work begins at sunrise and rests at sunset. In the barbaric era, when there were no lights and all depended on the light of the sun to survive, all human activities were arranged according to the movement of the sun.
After Xu Chen summarized and analyzed the brief inquiries made by several teams, he roughly made a clearer judgment.
The Gonghuo people are indeed more numerous than the Wu people, and they live in a larger area. The entire semicircular mountainside to the foot of the mountain is full of people.
The largest cave is on the mountainside in the southwest, and there are three smaller caves nearby. Most people live nearby.
Nearly one-third of the remaining people are scattered in several other caves in the col.
There are very few men seen. According to the information collected, there should be less than fifty in total, which is almost exactly the same as the initial guess.
The rest are all women, children, old and young.
Although the information is very simple, it is enough for this battle.
In fact, Xu Chen still took a lot of risks in this operation.
But his main confidence lies in the asymmetry of information, thinking and weapons.
Although he only brought more than sixty people with him, they were not much more than the men from the Gonghuo tribe who stayed behind.
But in terms of age and strength, they are much stronger. They are basically young and strong people, and all of them have received at least nearly a month of military training. Their fighting qualities are not the same as those of ordinary savages.
In addition, they come prepared and can catch their opponents off guard.
In addition, bows and arrows are weapons that are portable and easy to attack.
This raid was already a sure win.
Xu Chen made some simple arrangements based on what he learned after inquiring, and a group of hunters quickly dispersed and set off.
Feng led the main force of forty people to attack the main cave and wiped out three nearby small caves. The remaining places were divided into groups of five and went to other gathering places in the col.
There is a slight shortage of manpower, but this is also the time when the Gonghuo Tribe's defenses are at their weakest.
Because Xu Chen has rich experience, it will be dark at this time. It is the most lively time for the men and women of the tribe to drive piles.
Usually hundreds of young and strong men live in the tribe. These old and weak men basically have no chance to mate. Now they stay at home. If they don't take advantage of the opportunity, then they are not men.