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One group of people dug holes to bury people, and another group of people cleaned the battlefield.
When you're done, pat your butt and leave.
This attack only took an hour.
More than half of it was wasted dealing with problems after the war.
By the time someone noticed something happened to this tribe, it was already noon the next day - according to the royal court's garrison system, in order to ensure that each tribe was "safe and orderly", the garrisons of two adjacent tribes had to be exchanged every ten days.
information.
If a tribe breaks out in chaos, the Royal Court will not only have to hold accountable the garrison responsible for that tribe, but also the related tribal garrison will be implicated. However, the Royal Court's prestige has become more and more serious in recent years, and even the Royal Court, which has always liked to fight alone, has no intention of
The Shiwu tribe, which had a sense of organizational discipline, also began to feel at ease, because they could eat well by following Wang Ting, and there were subsidies for going south to Longwu County for hunting.
Why not do something that can bring benefits?
The second day was originally a day for routine exchanges.
But there was no information until noon, and there was no reply from his messenger. Could something have happened?
No wonder he is so suspicious.
Small tribes are willing to follow the royal court because there are many benefits, but this is different from the larger and longer-established tribes. They always feel that they are at a disadvantage and have a greater chance of chaos. I am about to prepare all my troops to go and have a look.
The messenger returns.
"Report——"
It's approaching dusk.
The messenger looked flustered and brought back bad news.
Still very bad news.
Their neighbor tribe was wiped out!
There were only ruins left on the site, as well as a giant grave that had been newly turned over. The leader of the garrison here had a dreamy expression on his face, "Am I awake and dreaming?"
The messenger repeated it twice, and he had to believe it even if he didn't believe it.
"Who did it?"
This question undoubtedly troubled the messenger.
Don't ask, asking means "I don't know".
"Immediately order all the troops to go and check!"
This man immediately ordered a hundred people to go over together as if his butt was burning, and told the rest to enter a state of combat readiness. They were not allowed to sleep all night and strengthened night patrols, for fear that the same bad luck would befall him.
When we arrived, it was already dark.
But the burning stench still lingered in the air.
The garrison leader held up a torch and ordered people to investigate carefully.
Subordinates couldn't help but guess.
"Which gang of thugs did this?"
There were also bandits in Shiwu. Most of them were dissatisfied with the rule of the royal court or lost the tribal pasture territory after losing the struggle and were forced to wander. In order to survive, they often launched sneak attacks on other tribes to obtain survival resources, and their behavior was very cruel and bloody.
It is a cancer that everyone in Shiwu hates!
The garrison leader shook his head: "Probably not."
It can't be the work of thugs.
Without him, the place would be too clean.
There were no traces left by the enemy at all. The tribe that was attacked didn't even have the chance to send people out to report for help. It can be seen that the thugs were so numerous and powerful that they were able to kill a large tribe without making a move...
Can a homeless dog roaming the wasteland do it?
If they can do it, they won't lose their dog, and there is a 90% chance that they can be eliminated as suspects.
The subordinate guessed again and asked: "Is it an enemy?"
Tribes often fight against each other because of some interest issues. Previously, two tribes started a war with tens of thousands of people because the sheep of one tribe came over and ate the grass of another tribe. The two sides had deep grudges and started fighting.
This kind of situation is not uncommon in Shiwu.
Of course, since the royal court unified the large and small tribes, such conflicts will usually be judged by people sent by the royal court, but not every tribe will be obedient.
The garrison leader shook his head again: "Impossible."
The person who committed this atrocity must be a well-trained force, and they were decisive and quick in their actions. And with this condition...
I can't think of a specific goal for a while.
He asked: "Have you found out the direction in which the criminals retreated?"
I found it.
But after they chased for a while, they found that the traces were broken, and they must have been carefully cleaned up by the gangsters. The garrison leader could only return in anger, and ordered people to dig up the buried graves, hoping to find clues on the bodies. Although the bodies were buried
There is a rotten smell in the ground, but it has not rotted yet. The wounds are clear. Ordinary people are mostly killed by one blow, but brave warriors have more wounds.
In addition, there is another strange discovery.
All young men without exception had their right ears cut off.
The garrison leader asked: "Where are the women?"
The subordinate said: "It's perfect."
Although some corpses were so burned by the fire that their original appearance could not be seen, most of them were intact, and the elderly people were not moved. Only the adult men had their right ears cut off.
It is hard to say that this kind of behavior is not a malicious provocation by the enemy!
There are hundreds of corpses lying on the ground.
The garrison leader's face darkened and he waved his hand.
The soldiers then threw the dug-out corpses back into the pit without bothering to cover them with soil again.
"How about the tribal property?"
The subordinates checked carefully: "A small amount was stolen from the tribe's grain storage granary, but no gold or silver was found. Everything else is there."
In Shiwu, people live as tribal units, and they have to pay a price to enjoy the protection of the tribe. Each household must hand over part of the food harvested to the tribal granary. This part of the food will be used in special difficult times, but priority is given to supply.
Give it to the warriors of the tribe to ensure that they eat well first and maintain a strong body so that they can hunt better and maintain the safety of the tribe.
Affected by the topography, climate and customs, Shiwu is not good at farming. It produces little food and is a precious resource. In comparison, things like gold and silver are not that valuable in Shiwu. Although gold and silver are all in the news, there is no shortage of food.
How many……
The garrison leader thought for a moment.
"Looking at this situation, the enemy is not large in size."
If the scale was large, the food would have been moved away long ago. If it cannot be moved, it would be burned. In Shiwu, where there is a general shortage of food, food is more popular than gold and silver. Since this gang of thugs is not large in scale, the per capita strength should be
Very tall and all the staff are elite.
Otherwise, how could we capture a tribe of more than 4,000 people?
Wanting to understand this, the garrison leader immediately wrote down the news and his speculations, and ordered it to be passed on to his superiors. However, he felt a little worried in his heart. The person who has the ability to form such a well-trained elite force must have a considerable background... …
"I hope I won't have anything to do with any of the royal nobles..." the garrison leader muttered in his heart.
It's not like there haven't been similar things before.
For example, there is a salt mine or something in the pasture of a certain tribe. If you mine it, you can make a fortune. When Wang Tingxun heard about it, he took it by force, ordered people to secretly destroy the small tribe, and then took the things as his own... You know , Shiwu is a marginal inland country, coupled with backward technology, nearly 70% of the salt every year is obtained through robbery or private transactions with unscrupulous merchants from other countries, and the survivors dare not speak out.
The garrison leader was afraid that it would happen this time.
"Ah owe-"
Being talked about, Shen Wuliangxungui Tang sneezed heavily and continued to count the gold and silver.
Eyes shine.
"How else can I talk about the golden belt of murder and arson..."
Looking at the golden bumps and silver bumps...
Shen Tang's hands were shaking.
My heart is trembling!
Forehead, forehead drop, it’s all forehead drop!
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