Chapter 990: Giant Ape Joins the

Battle "Alpacas like to eat bushes and thorns. They often stay in relatively barren highland cliffs. This can not only meet their food needs, but also make it easier for them to find carnivorous beasts. However, this terrain is also more convenient for hunting them. Just drive them to the cliff and let them fall to their death.

"In this way, the cannibal hunting team that is tracking the alpacas will definitely set up an ambush around this cliff. According to the terrain, it is very likely that they will ambush here. So we just need to send people to scout around with telescopes. It will not be difficult to find their traces. The difficulty lies in how to capture them alive.

"Otherwise, we will wait for them to kill the alpacas and pick up the corpses under the cliff, and then we will send people to block them."

Zai pointed to the map and analyzed the direction of the last target's movement. Qubing and Youye also had a clear idea in their minds.

Qubing thought for a while and then said, "Uncle You, do you remember what I said before?"

"What?" Youye was stunned by the question, not knowing what Qubing was talking about.

"It's a specialty of the north." Qubing reminded.

"Oh, you mean, we can capture these yaks and alpacas and domesticate them together?"

Youye suddenly remembered what Qubing had told him before, which was about whether the leader would let their northern camps withdraw to the Han tribe after the battle. If he didn't want the leader to completely abandon the north, it would be best if there were special resources that were not available in other places in the Han tribe. If there were special products, according to the leader's temper, he would definitely not easily give up the occupied territory.

"Well, it's up to you to decide. If you want to capture them, then our action this time must be before the cannibal hunting team takes action, otherwise when they drive the alpacas off the cliff, we can only pick up the corpses." Qubing nodded and said.

Zai listened to the conversation between the two and understood what they meant. The two meant to take everything, the prisoners must be captured, and the herds of animals must not be let go.

When Youye heard that Qubing gave him the right to choose, he frowned and pondered, but he didn't think for long and kicked the ball back again.

"In principle, I choose to capture both the beasts and the prisoners. It would be best if we can capture them together, but the actual command is up to you. If it is impossible, then the prisoners will be the priority."

This means that he wants the beasts, but the decision-making power is in Qubing's hands. He will not be responsible if something goes wrong. After all, the command of the battle is in Qubing's hands, and the orders given to him by the leader are just auxiliary.

However, Qubing did not care. This matter was not as troublesome as they thought.

"Then let's capture them together. We only have three targets this time. The total number of enemies is equivalent to the first battalion of my Shen Ce Guard. We also have a thousand militiamen to use. The manpower is completely no problem. It is not difficult to capture them together."

Qubing made a decision directly, and then began to call all the officers of the first battalion over and assign them tasks.

“The group of enemies that are going to encircle the yaks will be led by the first company of the first battalion, with an additional 400 militiamen. You must hide the main force in a secluded place in the canyon, and then send out one or two squads of scouts to keep an eye on the enemy's movements. Don't act too early. Wait until the enemy drives the group of yaks into the valley, then you can capture prisoners. At the same time, don't relax the guard of the canyon, and after you have captured the prisoners, you must also capture those yaks alive.

“The priority of this mission is to capture prisoners, at least half of them must be alive. This will be done according to the standards for merit evaluation. As for the group of yaks, we can only proceed after the task of capturing prisoners is completed. I won't blame you if you fail to capture them.”

“Yes! I obey your order! "The captain of the first battalion immediately bowed and promised, accepting the task.

"Well, then the group of enemies who are responsible for chasing the alpacas will be in charge of the second company, plus 400 militiamen. Your task is the same as the first company. I want to capture both the prisoners and the alpacas alive. Prisoners come first. After ensuring the prisoners, go and capture the alpacas. If you can't catch them, I won't blame you." Qubing ordered again.

"Yes! I have received your order!" The captain of the second company also accepted the task.

"The last group of enemies chasing the horned deer will be in charge of the third company of the first battalion, plus 200 militiamen. You must wait until the enemy drives the deer into the woods before taking action. Capturing prisoners comes first. It would be best if you can capture the deer. If you can't catch them alive, kill more. These horned deer are not easy to raise. If you can't catch them alive, it's better to get some meat back for everyone to use as food." Qubing pointed to the last target marked on the map and said.

"Yes! I will remember it. "The captain of the third company also accepted the task.

"Well, let's do this then. Commander of the first battalion, you go with the first company and be responsible for commanding the team that captures yaks. Deputy battalion commander, you go with the second company. The instructor of the first battalion and the captain of the hunting team go with the third company. The guard platoon directly under the command of the garrison command will be responsible for monitoring and blocking the surrounding enemies in units of squads. If there is any situation, quickly send someone back to report the situation." Qubing finally stood up and pointed to the many targets on the map and explained the tasks in a unified manner.

"Yes! I will follow your orders, sir! "Everyone responded by clasping their hands in unison.

After the battle order was issued, everyone acted quickly. A mixed team of nearly two thousand regular soldiers and militiamen were all deployed. Everyone divided into three teams and quickly approached their targets, but they would not act immediately. Instead, according to Zai's analysis, after the enemy drove the herd to the most advantageous position for them, the Han tribe would jump out and reap the benefits.

The three companies of the first battalion went directly into the mountains and woods of the hunting ground according to their respective goals, and ambushed quietly, waiting for the enemy to appear. At the salt lake position in charge of the second battalion, they also welcomed the enemy's first counterattack.

The cannibals' source of salt was seized by the Han tribe, which was something they could not tolerate. With so many people, it was impossible for them to not eat salt. Any mammal would not be able to get salt without a way. Even if their mouths could bear it, their bodies could not bear it. So when the enemy who escaped in the first battle passed the news back to the cannibals, they immediately organized a counterattack. Attack, without any hesitation.

The people who escaped back gave a detailed account of the group of people who robbed their salt pond. They were the group of Han tribesmen who usually stationed near them. The Han tribesmen were easy to identify. They wore special cotton clothes and their hair was tied on top of their heads. This was the characteristic of the Han tribe. Moreover, the Han tribe was good at making metal weapons, and the Han people who came to rob the salt pond were no exception.

However, according to those who escaped back, the most important point was that this time it was not just the Han people who usually lived there. The Han people seemed to have found more powerful warriors this time. There were not many warriors, but they were all dressed in uniform, wearing clothes of the same color as leaves, holding a long-range weapon that would make a loud noise in their hands. The weapon had an extremely long range, almost twice the range of the best bows and arrows made by the cannibals.

However, the weapon not only had a long range, but was also extremely powerful. It could easily penetrate a person. Even the hardest skull could be easily pierced if it was shot. Its power was even greater than that of a crossbow.

The only drawback is that the archers of the Han tribe are a bit weak and their hit rate is not high, otherwise the power of this weapon would be 20% higher.

However, even so, it is not something that ordinary totem warriors can contend with. If you want to take back the salt pond, the best way is to ask the giant apes to join the battle. The giant apes are huge and have explosive force. Ordinary attacks can't have much impact on them. Even if they are shot with a few arrows, they are fine and can continue to fight. Only spears and heavy crossbows similar to spears can shake them and cause effective damage to them, making them completely lose their combat effectiveness.

So, in order to successfully take back their salt pond, and even retaliate again, and drive away all the Han people stationed by the salt pond, the cannibals did not hesitate to sacrifice a lot of people to ask the giant apes to join the battle.

On the eighth day after the cannibal salt pond was robbed, those guys finally gathered a force to fight back. There were thousands of totem warriors who came to participate in the battle, and there were more than fifty giant apes of all sizes. Moreover, the hair of these giant apes was different from those that the Han tribe had seen before.

In the past, the Han tribe had encountered several giant ape attacks. Those giant apes were all covered with orange-red hair, and only the hair on the chest and abdomen was sparse. The hair on other parts was no different from that of monkeys. However, these giant apes living in the northern snowfields all had snow-white hair, and the hair was thicker. I think it should be related to the environment they live in.

Domestic animals will also shed their hair when the weather is warm. This reason is not difficult to understand.

Early in the morning of this day, the sky was just getting light. On the salt pond position that had just been captured, the soldiers were hiding in a hidden sentry post to rest. The two observation posts on the high ground behind them were also yawning. The cool breeze blew and made the two shiver with cold. The two picked up some snow from the ground and rubbed it on their faces to keep themselves refreshed.

One of them muttered, "Why hasn't anyone come to replace us? I feel like we've been here for a long time. Did those two guys oversleep?"

"Well, what if they overslept? We don't know what time it is. The sundial used for timekeeping is so heavy, like a millstone. We can't move it wherever we go. Besides, it's just dawn now. Even if we have a sundial, we can't tell the time." Another person complained.

"Yeah, when can our leader invent a tool for timekeeping, like a compass? We can carry it wherever we go, so that those two lazy guys won't stay in bed." The first person also said with emotion.

"Don't complain, be alert, wait until the sun comes out, and if they don't get up, go and call them. Okay? Look, is there any movement over there?"

The two were talking, and one of them suddenly pointed to the dark forest in the northeast and said.

The other man also looked over upon hearing this and found that the forest in the distance was shaking. A large number of birds were also startled and flew into the sky, screaming and flying away. The shaking waves of the forest were also quickly sweeping towards their position.

One of them quickly took out the telescope, adjusted the highest magnification and looked into the forest. He found that there were dozens of white giant apes leaping on the trees in the forest, and their target was here. Under the woods, there were also dense figures flashing below, and their target was also their position here.

The man was immediately shocked and said, "Oh no, it's an enemy attack! Go and inform the battalion commander and Sima Lord. There are a lot of enemies, and there are white giant apes."

"Run to inform now?! Is it too late?"

"You go and inform, I'll watch here, they still have a few minutes to come over, if it's too late, I'll shoot to warn." The other man held up the telescope and watched, not daring to put it down.

The sentry who just answered the call did not have time to agree, and immediately ran down the high ground, shouting as he ran.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack, get ready for battle!"

"Battalion commander, Sir Sima, the enemy is coming, get the brothers ready for battle!"

"Battalion commander, Sima, come out quickly, the enemy is coming, and there are dozens of giant apes!"

The sentry shouted as he ran, waking up all the soldiers who were still sleeping when he passed by the position.

A platoon leader who had just put on his clothes heard someone shouting and was about to ask him a few questions. When he heard him say that there was an enemy attack and giant apes appeared, he was so scared that he ran back and rushed to several hidden places to call his soldiers.

"Get up, get up, get up quickly, the enemy is coming, don't panic, be quick, check your guns and ammunition, the second platoon, gather quickly and prepare for battle."

The confused soldiers heard the commander shouting, and they quickly turned over and climbed up. The squad leaders of each class took the lead, pulling and dragging every soldier to get up, and began to help them check their weapons and ammunition.

The sentry ran all the way to the command center.

The frontline command of the war zone usually has a three-commander system, namely the military chief, the political chief, and usually a chief of staff. The three take turns on duty. There is a chief in charge of the command from morning to night 24 hours a day to deal with situations that may occur at any time.

Although there is no military officer in the garrison of the Second Battalion, there are three chief officers, namely the military commander Wen Feiyu stationed here, the battalion commander of the Second Battalion, the deputy battalion commander, and the instructor of the Second Battalion. It should be four people who take turns on duty, and it is even more impossible for the command to be empty.

At this time, the military commander and the battalion commander were still sleeping in the battalion command. The instructor went to the logistics kitchen to check the food and grass. Only the deputy battalion commander of the Second Battalion was on duty. He was roasting corn on the charcoal stove in the house. When he heard the noise outside, he immediately ran out wearing a military coat and cursing.

"Who is making noise in the camp? Is there any military discipline?!"

The sentry was so excited when he saw the person coming that he burst into tears. Finally, a chief officer came out.

"Deputy battalion commander, the enemy is attacking, there are dozens of white-haired giant apes, you should tell everyone to prepare for battle!"

The deputy battalion commander was stunned, and quickly turned around and ran to the headquarters, cursing at the guards standing at the door as he passed by.

"Why are you still standing there? Tell all the soldiers to get up, check their weapons and ammunition, and prepare for battle, quickly!"

The sentries in front of the headquarters ran out immediately after hearing this.

(End of this chapter)