Chapter 522: Going to the Poison Ivy Clan, Fighting in the Clan
Chapter 522: Going to the Poison Ivy Clan and fighting within the clan
Just as Shen Tang was heading to Mianzhou City, Balumu led thousands of elite soldiers and followed Munda to the place where the Poison Ivy tribe was located.
It is said to be a tribe, but in fact it is just like a larger mountain village!
The Poison Ivy Clan is located about sixty or seventy miles northeast of Mianzhou City. Between several mountains, there is a depression with a radius of several miles. An area in the center is surrounded by thick vines, which is the territory of the Poison Ivy Clan.
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"Sir General, these vines are a unique plant around here. Because the juice of these vines has a lot of paralyzing effect, we call it poison ivy, which is why the name of our tribe comes from it.
With the existence of these vines, the surrounding wild animals will not be able to enter our territory.
Moreover, these vines grow extremely fast, and after the sap is drained and dried, they can be woven into extremely strong armor."
"These vine armors are invulnerable to water and fire, and can protect against weapons. Many other tribes will purchase vine armors from our Poison Ivy tribe. A pair of vine armors can be sold for a sky-high price of twenty taels.
However, weaving these vines is extremely troublesome, especially if you want to completely dry the vines and extract the main trunk, it will take almost two or three years.
Otherwise, with these things, we can form a powerful Vine Armor Soldier. Although it will be inferior to those big clans, there are not many people who can be our opponents."
Munda said with a bit of pride.
Listening to Munda's story, Balumu nodded secretly in his heart. Compared with the defense of iron armor, this vine armor is naturally far inferior, but this does not mean that this vine armor is useless.
First of all, compared to iron armor, this vine armor is naturally much cheaper. Most ordinary soldiers wear leather armor, which is of course much inferior to this vine armor.
In addition, this vine armor is much lighter than iron armor, so it is indeed a good thing to gather enough vine armor to form an army.
"It seems that we can gain more this time."
Balumu laughed secretly in his heart.
"Well, your rattan armor is indeed pretty good. If that's the case, then give it to the commander-in-chief!"
Balumu said calmly, "Huhe, later you will take people to check how many rattan armors there are in this clan, collect them all, and bring them back to the commander-in-chief."
"As you command!"
A centurion next to him said in response.
Munda's eyes widened and he wished he could give himself a slap! I asked you to talk too much. Is this the time to show off?
The arrival of the Song Army made the members of the Poison Ivy tribe panic, and tribesmen with different expressions came towards the Zhongyuan Gate holding messy weapons.
Munda hurried forward and shouted a few words, and the dark crowd gradually calmed down.
"General, please follow me inside to meet our clan leader!"
Munda said respectfully.
Balumu waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him rode into the Poison Ivy tribe. However, after entering, they only guarded the four sides and did not harm the people of the Poison Ivy tribe! Since they have chosen to submit, then
, as long as there is no resistance, Balumu will naturally not bother to pay attention to them.
A group of people entered the clan. Balumu led several personal guards and followed Munda to a wooden house in the center of the clan.
"General, please wait a moment, I will go in first and report the matter to the clan leader."
With Balumu's permission, Munda hurriedly entered the house!
Inside the house, a man wearing bird feathers on his head and black vine armor with a painted face sat in the middle, and there were several old-looking old men sitting on both sides!
Seeing Munda enter, everyone's eyes fell on Munda.
"Munda has met the patriarch and all the clan elders!"
Munda fell on the ground and saluted.
"Munda, you led your tribe and the Tubo people to ambush the Song army. How is the situation?"
Because Balumu and others arrived too suddenly, and Munda was present, although the Song army had entered the clan, these people obviously did not know it.
"Elder clan leader, the Song army is powerful and we are defeated! The entire Tibetan army was wiped out, and only about 200 of our clan members survived.
The Song people have nearly 100,000 troops and powerful cavalry. We are no match at all.
Moreover, they have escorted us to the clan."
Munda said with a wry smile.
"What..." The expressions of several old men changed drastically, "You mean, the Song army has entered our clan's territory?"
Munda nodded, "Elders, our tribe is weak and there is no benefit at all in following other tribes to rebel against the Song Dynasty.
Even if we win, those big tribes will take away all the benefits. If we lose, our tribe will be wiped out directly.
In this case, why should we unite with the Tubo people?
Moreover, in my opinion, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty who came this time are extraordinary, so even if the Tubo people have help from other tribes, they will probably be defeated."
"For the safety of our tribe and for the survival of our tribe, I think we should join the Song Dynasty! Otherwise, our tribe will be in danger!"
Munda said directly.
"presumptuous!"
One of the leader’s clan elders shouted, “What qualifications do you have to make decisions for your clan members?
Furthermore, it is a decision jointly made by the alliance of hundreds of ethnic groups to unite with the Tubo people to fight against the Song Dynasty and strive for tribal autonomy in our Sichuan and Shu lands. If we break away, how can we survive in this Sichuan and Shu lands?"
"You said that the Song army has entered the clan, how many people have they come?"
"Five thousand cavalry!"
Munda replied.
"Okay, immediately send someone to notify other tribes and the Tubo people. Let's stabilize these Song people first. When others arrive, we will wipe them out in one fell swoop.
In this way, our Poison Ivy clan has become famous among hundreds of clans."
The clan elder said.
"I disagree!"
Mengda spoke sternly, "Elder of the tribe, you are putting our tribe in a disadvantageous position! Even if you really kill these thousands of people, aren't we afraid of the Song Dynasty's 100,000-strong army?"
Or will the Tibetans and other tribes protect us?
When the time comes, who will win between the Song people and the Tubo people, but my Poison Ivy clan has long been destroyed."
"What right do you have to object!"
The clan elder said disdainfully.
"Then, do I have the right to object?"
At this moment, the patriarch sitting in the middle suddenly spoke.
The leader of the clan was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Master clan leader, you must not put your clan members in danger.
The Song people have been depriving and oppressing our tribes for many years, and now the Tubo people have finally arrived. We can just benefit from it. With more than 100,000 Tubo troops, and many of our tribes helping us, the Song Dynasty will definitely be defeated.
If we surrender to the Song Dynasty at this time, our tribe will have no chance of survival."