Chapter 491 They are coming (please vote and subscribe)

Seeing a "tribe" suddenly appearing in front of them, smelling the aroma of food coming from there, the cannibal army, which had been running all night and was thirsty and tired, no longer cared about anything. They raised their weapons high and rushed to the tribe's residence as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Five minutes later, looking at the "residence" where there was no one, the howling totem warriors couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but they didn't have any doubts.

I saw that the "residence" of this tribe really had everything. First of all, there was a half-man-high fence made of wood. It was very sparse and looked like a sheepfold. The joints of the buried stakes and the tied ropes were also very clean, and it looked like they had just been built last night.

In this large fence, the most eye-catching thing was the uniform pointed thatched houses. All the houses for people to live in were made of a few sticks, and then some thatched grass was pasted on the outside.

Everyone was annoyed at the sight. This house was built too carelessly. If they were asked to build this kind of pointed-roof hut, it would probably take only a few minutes to build one. Moreover, this thing cannot block wind and rain in summer, nor can it keep warm in winter. Is such a broken house really for people to live in?

However, everyone thought that it was spring at this time of year, and it seemed that there was no problem living in such a hut, because in this season, as long as it was safe enough, it would be fine even if the sky was used as a blanket and the ground was used as a bed. So they automatically ignored this not-so-conspicuous flaw.

This was not because they were careless, because this place really looked like a place to live.

In the entire fence, in addition to the pointed-roof hut, there were also a lot of daily necessities thrown away in a mess, even a pot that was still bubbling on the fire, and a few black chickens that kept pecking at the food spilled on the ground, and a sheep tied in the sheepfold, bleating in fear.

The broken clay pots, old buckets, scattered chopsticks, broken wooden spoons, and the wheel of a small cart leaning against the sheepfold

all proved that this was a tribe where many people had lived, and they had just escaped a few minutes ago.

This could be seen from the messy footprints and horse hoof prints at the entrance of the fence, as well as the fresh, warm horse manure

. The next moment, they no longer hesitated, and took the "pottery pots that had not been taken away in time". Seeing that some spoiled salted fish and porridge were bubbling inside, they smelled the fragrance inside and added some rabbit jerky that they had saved in the past few days.

Someone also dug out a few burnt taro from the fire under the pot, and after cutting it with a bone knife, the fragrant flesh inside was exposed, but the few that were left were quickly snatched away.

However, the others were not idle either. They also slaughtered the few remaining living creatures in this "residence". After a while, a few black chickens and a sheep were put on the fire.

However, these foods were still not enough for thousands of people to eat together. Fortunately, the remaining people also found some salted fish with a faint odor and some raw taro from those pointed-roof grass houses. Although the salted fish smelled bad, the salt on it was a rare good thing, so they did not dislike it and were soon snatched away by everyone.

This perfect supply was of course prepared by Luo Chong. It looked like it was aiding the enemy, but in fact, it was aiding the enemy, because Luo Chong was very clear about his goal. He wanted living slaves, not a pile of useless corpses. If he just wanted to kill these enemies, he had many ways, such as putting some medicine in those pots to poison them all, or letting the cavalry go on a killing spree at the beginning. Even if they could not be completely wiped out, they would definitely be able to drive them away.

The reason why Luo Chong did not do so, and even took great pains to provide supplies to the enemy, was that he was naturally prepared to capture all these people alive and use them as laborers.

While the cannibal totem warriors were still feasting in the fake settlement, the cavalry of the Han tribe, not far to their southwest, were also escorting a team of four or five hundred people to the Fuma Pass.

This group of people was naturally a temporary team formed from the two alliances that went south. With the idea that they were not familiar with the fighting style of the Han tribe, Luo Chong assigned them such a task.

Build a fake camp, throw away some rags that the Han tribe had already discarded, use them to lure the enemy and guide the enemy in the direction.

That's right, they have completed the first stage of the task, and at this time, while the cannibal totem warriors were feasting, they also began the second stage of the task under the escort of the cavalry, which was to point out the direction and induce the enemy to continue chasing.

I saw a team of hundreds of people heading towards the Fuma Pass in a chaotic manner. Although there was no formation and they walked in a scattered manner, they were not slow at all. Of course, these were not the main points. The important thing was that in the middle of the team, there were people sitting on several carriages, and from time to time they threw something down.

Clay pots, pottery bowls, broken jars, broken sacks, crooked wooden crutches, a group of people threw things down while walking, and there was one every few meters. It looked like something that was accidentally dropped on the road when they were in a hurry to escape. These things clearly became road signs, suggesting to the people behind that "we have been running away", and even marked the direction of escape.

If the enemy didn't chase them, then why did they run so far? Aren't they out for "hunting"?

It's just that their hunting targets are those small tribes.

After about three hours, the sky, which was originally emitting a fish belly white, was now bright, and the cannibal warriors who had eaten, drunk, and rested enough began to become restless.

It was at this time that the Han tribe cavalrymen who had already run to Fuma Pass also turned their horses and ran over again. Although Luo Chong knew that these enemies would definitely follow the traces left behind, in order to be safe, Luo Chong still sent a wave of cavalrymen to scout. If the enemy did not rush to Fuma Pass as planned, then let the cavalrymen lure them again. In short, their only goal was to capture these enemies alive.

The next moment, looking at the broken pots and rotten pots that were thrown all the way in the southwest, and thinking of the various harassments they had experienced all day yesterday, and the fireworks that almost suffocated them to death last night, countless totem warriors began to chase in the direction of the Han tribe's "escape", but at this time, a few people happened to leave the main force and went all the way to the northwest and northeast.

Soon, near noon, after finally reaching Fuma Pass, the Han tribe cavalrymen who changed horses again finally met those totem warriors head-on halfway.

This is really fate.

In fact, it is unknown whether there is fate between the two sides, but there is definitely hatred. Since Luo Chong came into the world, the conflict between the Han tribe and the cannibal tribe has occurred more than once, especially the last time, not only captured thousands of enemies, but also killed dozens of giant apes. Thinking of this, looking forward at the cavalry facing their mindless provocation, the next moment, the entire totem corps of thousands of people immediately swarmed forward, raised their simple shields and javelins, and squeezed forward one by one.

It seemed that they felt that such a formation could do whatever they wanted, but the next moment, what they didn't expect was that the cavalry of the Han tribe still rushed up directly with great courage.

However, just when they thought that the Han tribe was going to fight to the death, they saw that the oncoming cavalry in the distance did not approach at all, but threw a round of flying stones and evacuated again. Some people even stood on the stirrups, waving their whips in their hands, provoking those totem warriors.

If such provocation had been in the morning, they might have endured it because they were tired and hungry. But the situation was different now. They had just plundered a tribe, and they knew that if they did not continue to attack and fight to support themselves, they would soon be in a food crisis again. It would be a problem whether they could find a place like the Dark Forest where rabbits were everywhere.

Therefore, facing the unknown problems, and even if they attacked at this time, it would not be a mindless charge, but a planned, premeditated, and prepared charge. Thinking of this, the leader wearing human bone ornaments shouted at the crowd behind him, and then they shouted incomprehensible slogans and ran towards the direction of Fuma Pass.

But the interesting thing is that although the slogans of this group of people were loud, they did not run very fast, but they were still running towards the direction of Fuma Pass. Why do you think this is? Are they playing tricks on the enemy and delaying time?

No, no, no, even if they can delay for a while, the result in the end will still be the same.

Wuyun rode on a yellow horse and told his doubts to his subordinates, and someone actually answered him.

"General, you said that these people have been running since it was dark yesterday. They are running so slowly now. Is it because they are tired? And seeing that there are marks along the way, they are not afraid of not finding the place, so they are running so slowly." A small flag officer under Wuyun clasped his fists and said.

"Well, it's not impossible, but we can't be lucky in everything and can't only see the good side. What if this is the enemy's conspiracy? We can only make the worst plan in advance, and then report to the leader how long it will take for the enemy to reach the target location and whether there are backups. The most important thing is that we haven't found those red-haired strange monkeys yet, so we have to be vigilant."

Wuyun said very cautiously. He has lived in the grassland of intrigue since he was a child. He not only has to fight against cunning jackals, but also has to deal with those humans who say one thing and do another. Such experience also makes Wuyun suspicious. Therefore, he is very cautious in doing things and will not easily trust others, let alone his enemies.

"Then, General Flag, what should we do now?"

"Gather your men and start scattered reconnaissance along the way. Also, send people to check the surroundings of Fuma Pass. Report any emergency to the leader immediately. Don't waste time."

"Yes, General Flag."

After the new reconnaissance mission was issued, the cavalry of the Han tribe once again became frontline scouts, spreading out in all directions to collect more useful intelligence for the upcoming war.

However, at this time, several people who had been sent out as liaison officers in the cannibal army finally arrived at their destination. There was a sparse forest located in the northwest of Fuma Pass, which was at the same latitude as the former Qi tribe, but that forest was to the west of the Qi tribe.

The trees in this forest were not very dense, but the area was not small, and there were many strange trees growing. If Luo Chong were here, he might be able to recognize that the most common tree here was Eucommia ulmoides.

At the same time, there is also a native tribe in this forest, just like the Qi tribe. However, at this moment, most of the humans in this small tribe have died. A few days ago, the two northern tribes allied south to join the Han tribe, but they did not expect that there would be a large group of cannibal warriors following them.

But when they followed all the way to this hilly grassland, everyone stopped at the same time. Even if they could catch those humans immediately if they went a little further, they did not move.

Because they heard from the people who escaped last time that the Han tribe ambushed more than a dozen giant apes here, so in their subconscious, this place is already the activity range of the Han tribe, and it cannot be considered safe. In fact, it is almost the same. The Han tribe did build a city here last winter, which was considered a preliminary military occupation of this place.

But this is only one of the reasons. Another is supply. Their food is beginning to be insufficient, and they must find a way to find supplies.

So, the cannibal totem warriors, who originally numbered nearly 3,000, were temporarily divided into two teams at this place. One team of nearly 2,000 people crossed the Rushui River to the east and ran into the dark forest to look for small tribes suitable for attack, as well as rabbits everywhere in the forest.

The remaining team had about 1,000 people, but unlike the other team, the 35 adult red-haired giant apes who followed the team were also here. They had successfully occupied this Eucommia forest and destroyed a small tribe inside, using their tribe as a secret base for their advancement, or a springboard for attack. In the next

few days, Luo Chong asked You Ye to take people out for reconnaissance several times. It turned out that the cannibal freaks really chose a very hidden location. You Ye tried to find the location of the other red-haired giant apes several times, but they were missed.

But now, when the other team was harassed by the Han tribe cavalry and was almost burned to death by a fire, when they had enough of these cowardices and were ready to fight the Han tribe to the death.

They knew they were probably no match for the enemy, and with the fire last night and the long journey today, they probably wouldn't be able to gain any advantage even if they went to the Han tribe to cause trouble. So a small leader suddenly sent a few fast liaison officers to Du Zhonglin to call for support from another team, and asked them to bring the giant ape with them.

(End of this chapter)