According to the previous plans, it would be best to kidnap their great witch and a group of clan chiefs first, and then select a group of young men and women to take back as trophies. After the great witch and a group of clan chiefs go to the Ba tribe and see the prosperity outside, then hold the ceremony.
After sending it back after an inheritance ceremony, this matter will most likely be over.
However, the rain seems to be getting heavier and heavier, and it will be very troublesome to go back.
In addition, he also wanted to find out through what channel the Dai tribe's pottery bowl was spread here.
Although the things are not important, the process is.
Because as long as we understand the origin of this bowl, we can basically understand the population and tribal distribution of the Ba people in the northwest area, and lay a solid foundation for future expansion of the territory.
Therefore, after he chatted with Feng Helong and other officers about the general treatment plan for the Pi and Dai tribes, he watched the young witch slowly drink half a glass of water, her mood seemed to calm down, and then asked Gu He to hold up the map and
He took out the pen and ink, spread it out by the fire pit, and measured it several times with his hands. After confirming the approximate distance and direction, he added the location of the Pi people, and also briefly marked the mountains and valleys observed near the future road.
, and drew a winding line diagram connecting the Dai clan and the Pi clan.
Since then, there is an extra area in the northwest of the Ba Alliance on the map, and the names of two tribes have been added.
Xu Chen believes that these two tribes are just the beginning, and there are more tribes with treasures hidden in the darkness, waiting for him to explore and discover.
But, should we continue or not?
Xu Chen looked at a group of hunters wrapped in animal skins and roasting their feet together, as well as dozens of wild horses crowded near the entrance of the cave eating weeds and leaves, and felt a little hesitant.
After thinking for a while, he decided to stop there for now.
Winter is not the best time to go out. In addition, he is not well prepared for going out this time. It would be okay if there are only a few dozen people, but now it is inconvenient to have dozens of horses. He does not intend to use these horses for fighting.
Instead, after the road was built, it was mainly used to help with farming, hunting and transportation to deliver news.
In terms of function, horses are now more useful than people, and he will feel sad if he loses one.
In addition, after this witch tribe was conquered, there must be several small and medium-sized affiliated tribes nearby. In fact, he did not need to lead people to conquer them one by one. He only needed to control them through the Pi tribe.
As for robbing more people, Xu Chen actually has no appetite for small tribes.
The smaller the tribe, the less room it has to resist risks. A tribe of dozens of people only has a dozen decent men, just like the Ba tribe before. These men maintain the food and security of the entire tribe, and are the main force.
There aren't many young women giving birth, so if you take away a few of them, this small tribe will basically be ruined.
This is the reason why Xu Chen only targeted the two core large tribes, Gonghuo Clan and Yu Gong Clan, in the past few times.
These large tribes are already riddled with conflicts due to the issue of survival resources. In addition, with more people, they are more resistant to risks. Even if some people are taken away, it will not cause the tribe to collapse. At most, it will become more difficult.
What's more, he is not permanently plundering the population. In the end, he will only select some young women to enrich each tribe, while the men will use labor reform to learn some new skills such as building houses and farming, and will be released after adapting to the training and discipline of the Ba people.
When these captives return, these tribes will begin to develop rapidly.
This oppressive integration of war situations is the fastest way to conquer and stimulate development.
Looking at the noisy discussion among a group of people such as Xu Chen and pointing at the map, the men, women, and children of the Pi tribe were hiding far away from the cave entrance and around the cave walls, squatting cautiously on the ground, still not daring to move too much, but as time went by
, many people found that Xu Chen and others did not pay much attention to them, so some people gradually became bolder, and some even started to look curiously at the fire pond.
The same is true for a group of clan leaders and young witches who are very close to each other.
At this time, they were all holding a magical pottery cup in their hands. It seemed that these people didn't care about this magical and exquisite item, and no one asked them to take it back.
But this flat piece of gray-white thing spread out is something mysterious and strange. These people were gesticulating and painting around it, and their mood seemed very lively and exciting.
They can even occasionally hear the words Dai Gapiga, but they can't understand the others, but they can definitely understand after hearing these two words, and they must be talking about them and the Dai tribe.
So nervous and curious, even the young witch couldn't help but secretly look at the sack map.
Although she only took a few glances, she could clearly see that there were curved things painted with black paint on them, but she couldn't understand them at all.
While Xu Chen was joking and discussing with a group of officers and hunters, he accidentally caught sight of the witch's movements.
The young witch's hands shook in fright, and she quickly sat down and lowered her head, her heart pounding as if it was about to jump out of her body.
"You don't have to be afraid, you can watch together!"
Xu Chen said something, but the witch was so frightened that she began to tremble all over again. Xu Chen had to gently lift her head with his hands and turn to face the map.
The witch was trembling slightly all over, and Fang Yun felt it clearly, but this exchange was still more important, so he smiled and pointed at the location of the Dai clan just drawn on the map and said: "Piga, you guys!"
Then he pointed to the location of the Dai tribe and a group of Dai tribe hunters squatting near the cave entrance and said, "Dai Ga."
The witch hesitated for a moment, then her eyes lit up and she seemed to understand.
Xu Chen pointed his finger down the Ji Cang River to the location of the Ji Clan, and then pointed at several Ji Clan hunters and said, "Ji Ga."
As Xu Chen's fingers pointed out the locations of the Cang, Muya, Hu, Wu and Ba tribes one by one, and then pointed out the origins of some of the people in his group, not only the young witch gradually understood,
A look of surprise began to appear on his face, and a group of clan leaders and leaders behind him also roughly understood, with a look of surprise on their faces.
Although they have never seen a map, they can actually see various graffiti everywhere on the walls of the cave.
Primitive people used drawings to record what they saw and heard, which were then sorted out and passed on by great shamans. They slowly accumulated into knowledge, and finally formed a mysterious belief and authority.
The longer the inheritance, the more knowledge, and naturally the clearer the understanding of the revelations of the gods.
Gods are everywhere, but in fact they are just natural changes such as wind, frost, thunder and rain.
But only by continuously accumulating familiarity, can you slowly learn to observe the weather, identify plants, track prey, avoid danger, etc.
And maps are not very unfamiliar to primitive people.
If they discover some good gathering places and hunting places in the wild, or discover areas where strange tribes and beasts roam, they will also use simple maps to show them. Of course, they will not draw complete maps, but use some simple and rough maps to show them.
Express with symbols and graphics that you can understand.
Although Xu Chen's map is complex, it does not completely break away from the cognitive scope of primitive people.
Just like how people draw a triangle tens of thousands of years later is the same as how barbarians draw a triangle now, because wisdom and thinking can progress, but some things will never change, just like the flesh and bones of the human body.
The basis of human existence.
After figuring out the general origins of Xu Chen and others, the witch and a group of clan leaders collectively fell into a daze.
They have lived here for generations, but they don't even know that there is such a terrifying tribe not far downstream from the Dai tribe.
Xu Chen and others' equipment and horses are far beyond their ability to understand. If these people couldn't fly, they would even regard them as completely different types.
Judging from the map, the ones coming this time are just a few tribes closest to the Pi and Dai tribes, and there are more tribes marked in a large area in the southeast farther downstream.
Then the faces of the group of people slowly showed fear again, and everyone began to tremble.
The young witch pointed with trembling fingers at the most densely populated area of the Gonghuo Tribe, her voice trembling.
“#￥%……”
Xu Chen smiled and nodded without saying anything.
Although he didn't understand it, and he knew that he couldn't understand what he said about the witch, he could still roughly guess what she meant, which was to ask if those places were also the territory of Xu Chen and others.
The pottery cup in the young witch's hand fell to the ground with a clatter and broke into several pieces. The hot water inside splashed out and wet her bare feet.
"Ah~"
A group of clan leaders screamed in fright.
But Xu Chen just shrugged slightly and asked a hunter to pick up the fragments of the pottery cup and throw them directly into the fire pit.
Outside the cave, the rain was falling harder and harder, and the sky was getting darker.
Judging by the time, it's almost time for the sun to set.
Xu Chen asked Gu Heju to put away the ink and ink on the map, and then asked people to fetch cereal cakes and dried meat. He refilled the copper pot with water and started preparing dinner. He also asked a group of hunters to give up half of the fire pit and signaled a group of clan leaders to themselves.
arrange.
Although they were so nervous that they were shaking when walking, the group of people no longer had any resentment or resistance at this time.
The map Xu Chen showed them had completely wiped out the last glimmer of hope in their hearts, and all their fears turned into bone-deep fear.
Because the content represented by this map is too clear.
This group of terrifying humans who came on beasts were so powerful that they did not dare to think anything wrong. Not to mention struggling and resisting, they did not dare to even have the slightest resistance.
As for the previous war caused by the mysterious and exquisite pottery between the Kazudai tribe, it now looks ridiculous like an ant struggling in human hands, small and insignificant.
Because such artifacts, in the hands of this powerful tribesman, are no different from ordinary stones and wood. Once they are broken and broken, they are easily discarded and have no value at all.
Xu Chen's generosity relieved the tense and depressing atmosphere in the cave a lot.
Under the arrangement of the Pi tribe chief and a group of leaders, women one after another carefully brought some plant roots or dried meat, and placed them in front of Xu Chen and others with fear.
Xu Chen and others were not polite and threw the food into the fire pit or grilled it on the stone slab.
Seeing that Xu Chen and others did not refuse their kindness, the atmosphere in the cave further eased. More women and children slowly gathered around the fire pit to warm themselves or bake food. The men were also allowed to come in through the entrance of the cave, and each
Find a place to sit and rest or help prepare some animal skins, hay, etc.