After two light rains, the spring sowing on both sides of the Jicang River is slowly coming to an end.
Xu Chen's illness lasted for ten days before he gradually recovered.
The sun was shining brightly on that day, and Xu Chen, dragging his limp body after recovering from a serious illness, rode a horse for a circle around the royal city, not only to inspect the spring sowing in his territory, but also to relax during the spring outing.
The weather in early spring suddenly turned from warm to cold, and the cool river breeze was still chilling on my body. I have been stuck at home for more than ten days and have not dared to go out.
But now it is mid-January, and the temperature is getting higher day by day. The flowers and plants on the riverbank have begun to sprout and bloom. Even the farmland has begun to grow a touch of green. Both sides of the Jicang River are already covered with grass.
The scene of spring flowers blooming.
Gu Jiu followed him on horseback, chatting with him, and slowly jogged down in a circle. Xu Chen also had a trace of sweat on his forehead, and slowly he felt that the runny nose that had been stuffed for more than ten days seemed to suddenly disappear.
Much smoother.
The last three people arrived at the settlement of the Cicha tribe.
Xu Chen was worried about the condition of the paddy fields and rice, so he came to take a closer look.
When the Cicha tribesmen learned that Xu Chen was coming, they all came to greet them and crowded the three of them to the stream.
I haven't been here for more than ten days, and the paddy fields have become much smoother, and the field ridges and ditches inside also look more tidy, especially on the bank of the stream, there is an extra field bank hundreds of meters long and more than two feet wide.
More than one meter high, it completely separates the entire paddy field from the stream.
The rice sown in the paddy fields according to his request has now sprouted. Although it looks dense and mottled, with a large number of water plants mixed in, the overall look has some general appearance of the paddy fields of later generations.
At first, Xu Chen planned to raise seedlings and transplant the rice seedlings, but because he was so sick that he was dizzy and all the tribes were in chaos, there was no one to deal with this matter specifically. He could only ask the little witch of the Five Ghost Tribe to come over and guide the completion of the sowing.
In fact, transplanting rice seedlings is not appropriate in this era.
Because the cultivation and transplantation of rice seedlings is too delicate and consumes a lot of manpower and time, it is not worth the gain compared to wheat beans with a larger sowing area.
After all, the yield of rice is still unclear.
In addition, the condition of this temporarily excavated paddy field is not good. It is too close to the stream. Even if there are river embankments, there is no guarantee that it will not be flooded in summer.
In the summer, many places on this riverbank turn into puddles, with large pits and small pits like ponds.
The farmland currently being cultivated by various tribes is basically for growing dryland crops, so they are all located in relatively high-lying places. Those places that will be flooded by water in summer are either left uncultivated or dug directly into ponds.
Used to store water.
Therefore, if we want to plant rice on a large scale, we will need to choose low-lying areas far away from rivers for large-scale flattening and transformation into paddy fields, and then dig ditches for irrigation and drainage to ensure basic farming requirements.
For now, this area can only be used as a test field to test the effect.
"Drive~drive~"
On the north bank of the Jicang River, several fast horses galloped along Bagong Avenue. Their big hooves stirred up dirt and grass clippings more than ten feet high. Several leather-armored hunters carrying bows and arrows on their backs were whipping their whips wildly.
People working in the fields along the way suddenly cheered, and many lost their tools and ran around shouting.
Several hunters rushed to the Gonghuo tribe's ferry in one breath, then rushed along the pontoon to the south bank and headed straight for the Ba tribe's compound. After a while, a group of people rode their horses west again, and soon arrived near the Cicha tribe.
"Chen Ga, it seems that the people from the Peel Tribe are back!"
Li's eyesight is better and he can see clearly from two or three miles away.
Xu Chen suddenly became excited and nervous, and quickly rode up to meet him. Soon the two sides met, and it turned out that those who came back were Gao and several hunters who accompanied the Pi tribe witches back.
"How's it going?"
Before a group of hunters could dismount, Xu Chen couldn't help but ask loudly from a few dozen meters away.
"Chen Ga, the Toge tribe has been defeated!" Gao jumped off his horse and clasped his fists with joy on his face.
"Defeated?!" Xu Chen almost fell off the horse in a somersault and reined in the horse with a surprised look on his face.
"Yes, after we escorted Pi Wu back, we made an appointment to meet with the Dao Pi tribe's great witch. As a result, the Ta Ge tribe's old witch was unwilling to submit. She just wanted to use the Tao Pi tribe's territory to migrate to the north. Pi Wu felt that they
He must have wanted to occupy the Pi tribe's territory, so he didn't want them to pass through. The two parties did not reach an agreement, so the Ta Ge tribe retreated. After returning, Pi Wu wanted to arrange for someone to come back to ask for your opinion. Long said that it was too troublesome to go back and forth, and he wanted to
Lead people to capture the great shaman of the Tage tribe..."
She was so excited that she told him the whole story.
Xu Chen's mouth was so wide open that he could stuff a salted duck egg in it.
The thing was very simple, but it was a little different from what Xu Chen thought.
In order to quell the Tage tribe, Xu Chen mobilized more than 70 elite hunters this time, all of whom were cavalry. The Ba tribe alone had more than 20 people. Long was in charge of the dragon-tooth scimitar and served as the commander-in-chief.
, Heng Hegao served as the deputy commander, there were twelve officers from each department, and twelve clan flags. The scene could not be less majestic. There were more people and stronger strength than the last time we conquered the Pi clan.
According to Xu Chen's plan, the Dragon Society would take this terrifying cavalry team to escort the Pi tribe witches to meet with the Taogee tribe's great witch. They wanted to use the powerful beast-riding legion to frighten the Tauge tribe into silence, and then let the Pi tribe witches
He came forward to persuade them to submit, and also promised a lot of favorable conditions. As long as the Tage tribe surrendered, accepted the inheritance of the Ba tribe's great shaman, and participated in various gatherings and sacrificial activities held by the Ba tribe in the future, he would teach them various methods.
Advanced experience technology and various novel items such as pottery, linen, salt, and copperware.
But he did not expect that the local environment was very complicated. The place where they met was rugged and difficult to navigate. There were dense forests and deep ravines everywhere, and it was impossible for the war horses to pass through. So Long could only arrange for people to abandon the horses and only carry bows and arrows and spears and shields to escort Pi Wu there.
Meet and negotiate with the great shaman of the Taq tribe.
Because the strength of the beast-riding legion has not been shown, the Tage tribe has also seen the leather-armored bows and arrows used by poor hunters, and they have been fighting for these years, and their combat effectiveness is still very fierce, so they directly refused to submit to the Ba tribe and
Unreasonable demands such as changing the great witch's belief and inheritance were not reached in the end, and the Pi tribe's great witch did not have such diplomatic experience, so the two parties broke up on bad terms.
But Long felt that notifying Xu Chen about this matter would not bring good results. He would have to go back and forth for at least seven or eight days without talking about it, and it would not solve the Tage tribe's affairs, so he discussed it with the Pi tribe witches.
, decided to use a sneak attack to capture the Tage shaman.
However, after secretly making inquiries several times, Long failed to find a suitable opportunity.
This is because the Taket tribe currently has eight tribes, and their number is not small. The Taket tribe where Dawu is located is six days' journey from the Pi tribe. The place where they live is also a very hidden and steep valley with two rivers nearby.
, one of them has a large water flow, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Long then thought of a way, which was to sneak attack on another small tribe of more than a hundred people closest to the Toge tribe, forcing them to ask for help from the Toge tribe. As long as they could induce the Toge tribe to send troops, they would have the opportunity to sneak attack on the Toge tribe's nest.
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After all, this was Xu Chen's favorite tower-stealing mode in the past.
However, Long's game went deeper, and he already had a hint of a strategy to lure the snake out of its hole and attack the east and the west.
After investigating the situation and making arrangements, Long recruited 60 men from the Naughty Tribe and 20 men from each of the two nearest affiliated tribes. Then these people went to attack the small tribe of the Dage Tribe, and Long asked someone to make up a
With more than a dozen rafts, after a large number of hunters from the Taoke tribe assisted the small tribe to leave the tribe, they led hunters from the Ba Meng to raid the nest of the Tauge tribe.
Because the raid took place in the evening, the Tage tribe's vigilance was very low, so a group of people easily entered the cave and captured the old witch alive.
After the big witch was captured, Long, of course, had no leader and had no choice but to surrender. The next day, Long took the old witch, women and children of the Tage tribe to the small tribe that was serving as bait, and successfully surrendered a group of hunters who were fighting against the Pi tribe.
This battle only took two days before and after, but the preparation time was very long, and it took more than ten days.
However, although the tactical goal was achieved and the Toge tribe was successfully defeated and recaptured, the damage to the Pakistani and League coalition forces was not small.
Hunters from the Wu tribe, Gonghuo tribe, and Cang tribe were all injured, and two of them were seriously injured. One was almost pierced through the belly by a spear. Fortunately, there was a leather armor in the way, otherwise he would have died directly, and the other was broken.
He lost his thigh and is expected to be crippled in the future. Three of the hunters recruited by the Skin Tribe died and more than ten were injured.
Although the battle ended quickly, judging from the casualties, the battle should still be very tragic.
At least since Xu Chen rose to become the leader of the Ba League, this situation has never happened in the few battles he led. Not to mention the dead, there are very few injuries. Even if there are, they are not battle injuries, but
Accidents such as falls or falls.
Although war cannot avoid casualties, and no one can replicate Xu Chen's leadership skills now, Xu Chen still feels a little embarrassed after such heavy casualties.
Of course, he also knew that he couldn't be too harsh on Long.
In fact, it was very difficult for Long to come up with this strategy of luring the snake out of its hole by attacking in the east and west, and it took him more than ten days to come up with it. This shows that it is very rare for these primitive people who have just escaped from the barbaric state.
In particular, Long also knew how to weave rafts for surprise attacks, which made Xu Chen have to sigh that this guy was indeed a smart and rare general.
If these things were placed in a civilized period, they might only be regarded as the most basic strategies, and even a child could figure them out.
But right now, that is definitely a brain-burning tactical plan.
You must know that their previous wars were similar to those of monkeys. The common tactics were to throw stones and spears in a swarm. In hand-to-hand combat, they used sticks, bone clubs, and fists to beat each other desperately. If they beat, they would eat meat, and if they lost, they would be eaten.
After years of strict training and disciplinary control by Xu Chen, the overall quality of the hunter teams of each tribe has become very different, but there has been little improvement in their military literacy.
But this battle between Long and Xu Chen was somewhat surprising.
It can also be seen from this battle that Long is indeed capable of taking charge on his own.
Although the casualties made Xu Chen feel a little uncomfortable, compared to conquering a huge group of thousands of people, these casualties were completely worth it.
"Let's go. Go back and tell us slowly. When you come back to report, what are the arrangements for the Tage tribe now? Will Long take them back from behind?" After Xu Chen heard this, he was about to mount his horse and go back.
Gao shook his head vigorously and said: "Mo Ga, Long leads people to attack the poor people, go to Ga!"
"What?" Xu Chen stepped on the stirrup in surprise and almost somersaulted again.
Gu He raised two tools and quickly helped Xu Chen steady.
Gao quickly explained: "After the Taket tribe surrendered, we captured their shamans and leaders to the Pi tribe. However, during interrogation, the Taket tribe said that four tribes in the southeast of them had been defeated and occupied by the poor tribes.
, because some poor tribes were pressing hard, and they would attack their lair soon, so the great wizard of the Tage tribe had to discuss with the great wizard of the Pi tribe for help, and wanted to use a way to migrate to the north. The dragon was very angry after hearing this, and felt that the Tage tribe had
The Ge tribe has surrendered to us, and he is taking all the men of the Ta Ge tribe to go to the Youqiong tribe to get the other four tribes back!"
"Fuck! This thing is so swollen!"
Xu Chen held the horse's rein for a long time, then got on the horse. This chapter has been completed!