As the shout of shooting rang out, Shang released the bow in his hand that was fully drawn. With the sound of the bowstring vibrating, the arrow flew towards those guys who were running towards his tribe in a mess and howling.
In the Qingque tribe, the bow and arrow has become the most basic weapon and everyone has to learn it.
Except for old people like Wu, very young children, and slaves who were not allowed to touch weapons on a daily basis, there was no one who didn't know how to shoot a bow and arrow.
For example, Shang, who often used a long spear, now drew his bow and arrow.
Of course, there is still a big difference between being able to use a bow and arrow and being an accurate archer, but the difference is not that big at this moment.
Because there were so many people rushing over, there was no need to aim at all.
The rest of the people who were prepared also released their arrows after Shang gave the order. In an instant, sixty or seventy arrows poured down.
Those slaves of the Green Bird tribe who could not use feather arrows took stones and threw them at the rushing crowd.
Some people also threw wooden sticks with sharpened heads, which looked like javelins.
As soon as a round of attacks came, more than a dozen people rolled to the ground, howling in pain, which seemed quite harsh in such a chaotic situation.
It was not until they fell to the ground and were trampled under the feet of countless people that some people began to realize that this tribe was much more difficult to deal with than they had imagined!
Some people felt very unwilling because they had already run to the edge of the tribe and could no longer live that kind of good life.
"Shoot! Shoot! Kill them!"
Shang roared loudly and released the bowstring again.
The rest of the people from the Qingque tribe were either like Shang, shooting arrows and shouting loudly, or they pursed their lips tightly, put on feather arrows and pulled the bowstrings in silence.
"Death or death! Death or death!"
There were also some people who muttered in a low voice of hatred, and their hands moved very cleanly and neatly.
As everyone continued to move, the attacks from the wall poured down like raindrops.
"thump!"
A guy who was running with his arms raised, ready to smash the stone in his hand at the people of the Green Bird Tribe on the wall, was stabbed in the stomach by a flying javelin.
The javelin with great inertia pierced directly through his abdomen!
The intense pain suddenly swept through her body, causing her to twitch involuntarily. The stone in her hand that she was about to throw fell and hit her foot.
It was at this time that she realized that it was not easy to live that kind of life. It was not that as long as their numbers were large enough, they would not die and would achieve an overwhelming victory.
Feeling the severe pain in her abdomen and the disappearance of strength, the intense fear almost overwhelmed her.
She felt very regretful for her behavior this time.
My previous life was actually pretty good. I could collect fruits with the people in the tribe, and when I met other tribes, I could hide in the bushes with them...
She turned around with difficulty, wanting to leave here and return to where she used to live.
As a result, before she could turn around, she was knocked down by someone.
There were people howling loudly and rushing forward desperately, wanting to live a life that sounded more beautiful than a dream.
She really wanted to shout to these people, asking them to stop running forward and go back quickly, but before she could open her mouth, a big foot stepped on her face, closing her mouth that she had just opened with great difficulty, and her eyes gradually lost their color.
During this process, screams continued to ring out, and people were constantly hit by the sharp attacks, screaming and falling to the ground...
“4!”
Listening to the screams and watching the people falling to the ground, under the threat of death, someone finally came to his senses.
A tribal leader who had followed the Black Rock Tribe to attack the Bark Tribe shouted loudly, asking the people of his tribe to stop immediately and not run so fast.
While shouting like this, he was still backing away.
Some people wanted to retreat, but others' eyes turned red.
“45!”
A man who looked very thin and had frostbite on his face that had not yet healed was waving a wooden stick in his hand, roaring loudly, and rushing forward with all his might.
While running, people around him kept falling to the ground with screams, but he acted as if he didn't see anything. He just kept shouting, asking the people in the tribe to rush forward with him.
Last winter, the early cold weather brought a great disaster to their tribe.
More than half of the people in their tribe died, and those who were still alive relied on the dead to survive.
Every day, people die of hunger and cold, and the rest rely on their own tribesmen to fill their stomachs...
He really didn't want to live this kind of life anymore.
He never wanted to experience that kind of thing again.
If winter came so early this year, he felt that everyone in their tribe would die, including himself.
He didn't want such a thing to happen again.
If he doesn't want that to happen, he needs to run faster.
The tribe in front of them has all the good things. As long as they can rush to this tribe, their tribe will never have to experience such terrible things again!
"puff!"
Someone on the wall noticed the guy running forward so fast and started shooting arrows at him.
A feather arrow pierced his arm, and the piercing pain made him stagger, and the stick he was waving in his hand fell to the ground.
He did not retreat, nor did he bend down to pick up the stick that fell on the ground, but continued to rush towards the Qingque tribe wall not far away.
Almost there!
We'll be there soon!
He thought so in his mind.
"thump!"
A fist-sized stone hit his leg hard, causing him to fall to the ground uncontrollably.
He did not scream. Instead, he gritted his teeth, stared with red eyes, and struggled to stand up from the ground. He stumbled towards the wall not far away.
After a moment, he pressed his bloody palm on the wall, a relieved smile on his face.
It was as if he had already obtained those wonderful things after coming here, and the people in the entire tribe were living a dream-like life.
However, this was just his assumption after all. His sense of relief only lasted for a short moment before he was pulled back to the cold reality.
He found that if he wanted to get those beautiful things, it was not enough to just come to the edge of this cave that was like a mountain wall, he also needed to climb over this strange cave that was like a mountain wall.
Looking at this strange cave that stood straight up and down like a mountain wall, his eyes were filled with despair.
Just running to the edge of this strange cave had already exhausted all his strength. How could he possibly climb out of such a cave!
A stone fell from the sky and quickly enlarged in front of his eyes. The man slid to the ground along the edge of the wall without a sound.
A bloodstain was scratched on the stone wall.
A man from the Qingque tribe who was standing on the wall spat at the guy, then picked up a stone weighing dozens of kilograms and smashed it at another person who was approaching the wall.
These large stones are specifically used to hit people who get close to the wall.
When someone approaches the wall, the power of the huge stone falling from the sky is greater than that of a bow and arrow...
Ideals are full, but reality is skinny. This statement is not only applicable in later generations, but also in prehistoric times.
When arrows, stones, and javelins rained down from the high stone walls and fell into the crowd, reaping the lives of many people and teaching many people a bloody lesson, these stimulated and hot-headed people finally came to their senses.
The casualties of their companions, the pungent and glaring blood, and the miserable wails made them realize that not everything will change according to their wishes.
At the same time, it also makes them recognize the difference between ideal and reality.
The leader of the Black Stone Tribe, who was following at the back and acting as the commander-in-chief of this battle, did not give any orders. Those people, who had just rushed towards the Green Bird Tribe as if they had seen the fattest prey and were afraid of falling behind and not getting any benefits, stopped rushing forward and ran to the back.
It was already dark at this time. The wall of the Tongshan residential area located there seemed to be connected with the mountain behind it and turned into a mountain as well.
Under the reflection of the sky, only the outline of the Tongshan residential area remained, making it even taller, more majestic and insurmountable.
It stands here, pressing down on this land, just as it does on everyone's heart.
Everyone felt heavy in their hearts. Looking at the strange cave with only its outline left and the figure standing above the strange cave, they all felt like they were suffocating.
The people from the Tongshan residential area of the Qingque tribe gave these people a heavy blow, which directly hit them so hard that their heads were broken and bleeding, and they were completely stunned.
草部落的人,看着那凄惨的景象,心里又是庆幸,又是害怕,如果不是他们的首领将他们都给喝止住,将他们牢牢的压在后面,不让他们跑那样的快,只怕他们其中的一部分人这会儿也已经不能活了。
看看那凄惨的景象,与那些损失大的部落众人的样子,再看看他们的首领,草部落的这些人,对于他们的首领更加敬服了。
他们的首领虽然是一个女的,但是他们的首领却比男子都更加的能战斗,不仅仅如此,心还特别的细,比许多的男子都更加的有智慧。
他们的部落,在他们首领的带领下,过的要比许多男人当首领的部落都要好。
苍黑的天色里,看着那如同一座小山一般立在那里的院落,树皮神情之中满是震动。
眼前这个奇怪的部落,是不是青雀部落,他并不知道,但其战斗力却比他记忆中的青雀部落都要强大。
按照他的记忆,纵然是青雀部落,在猛然遭受到这样多人一起发起这样狂猛的攻击时,也一定会被打的手忙脚乱了。
不然的话,他之前的时候也就不会在为这些人会不会将青雀部落打破而忧虑,并进而生出要是青雀部落被打破之后该怎办的心思了。
此时,树皮心里既高兴,又难受,非常的纠结。
高兴的是黑石部落首领他们,遇到了一个非常强劲的对手,弄不好很有可能会被这些人给杀死,他终于能够完成心愿,纠结的是,这个强有力的部落,并不是他所想的青雀部落,这将会让他之前的那些打算,全都落空……
“¥3!”
黑石部落的首领面色显得很是难看的开了口,意思是让人先往后再去去,找一个相对安全的地方歇息下来,然后再考虑攻打眼前这个部落的事情。
对于眼前的这个部落,黑石部落的首领也终于开始郑重起来,不再认为很轻易的就能将之攻打下来。
看来自己之前想的果然很对,能够拥有这么多好东西的部落,果然不好对付。
被铜山居住区迎头痛击,打的有些懵的众人,此时再也没有人说今天晚上就在眼前的这个部落里面睡觉的话了。
听到黑石部落首领这样说之中,众人便全都跟着黑石部落首领一起往后走去。
甚至于不少人的脚步还很快,带着恐惧,担心居住在这个古怪洞穴中的人,会趁着这个机会冲出来对他们进行打杀。
一场没有进行多久便结束的战斗,给这些人留下了足够深的印象,将他们之前所有的骄狂都给打没有了……
围墙之上,借着最后的天光,看着那些退到弓箭和投石索射程范围之内的人朝着后方移动,殇还有围墙之上的其他人,一个个都有些后悔。
他们这时候都在担心之前的时候是不是下手太重了,要是这些人就此跑掉了可就太亏了。
当然,可惜归可惜,殇却没有下达命令让部落里的人出去对这些人进行追击。
一方面是因为天已经黑了,不适合外出作战,另外一方面就是敌我双方人数相差有些大。
随着铜山居住区这里炼铜、炼锡的展开,与周围土地不断开垦,以及风部落与临风部落的加入,铜山居住区这里人数也多了起来。
连奴隶带公民,成年人的数量如今有一百二十四人,加上未成年人一共有两百一十一个人在这里生活,差不多占了青雀部落总人口的五分之一。
一百二十四个成年人,在如今许多部落总人口加起来都没有过百的情况下,已经算是一个很大的部落了。
但是,和今天来的这些人比起来,铜山居住区的成年人还是太少了。
纵然是不久前的那场战斗,杀死打伤了对方不少的人,对方的人数,还远比铜山居住区的人多。
根据殇大致的估算,这些人差不多还得有四百人之多!
除了极少数的未成年人之外,其余的人都是成年人。
而且这些未成年人也都是将要成年的那种。
殇觉得双方的人数相差太大,并不是担心打不过对方。
除了那五十个奴隶之外,剩下的七十多青雀部落的公民,都是经常参加训练的那种,而且居住区内兵甲也都非常的充足,殇觉得的都不用这些奴隶们出手,单单是依靠这七十多个全副武装起来的青雀部落公民,就能将这些人给打败。
但这样的事情他却不会做,因为这样做的话,自己部落的人肯定会发生伤亡,而且弄不好还会不少。
为了保卫家园,保卫他们共同建造出来的这些东西,青雀部落的人不怕死,但却也不能不管不顾的就这样冲上去给他们硬打,让不少本可以不用死掉的人死掉。
这样的道理是神子给他们讲的,神子还说,用他们部落里的一个人的性命,去换敌对部落一百个人的性命,他都不愿意去换。
因为他们部落每一个人的性命都是宝贵的,不到万不得已的时候,不能轻易牺牲。
对于神子说的这些话,殇深以为然。
现在显然还没有到神子说的那种万不得已的时候,殇当然不会选择这样硬刚。
除此之外还有一个原因就是,对方的人数实在太多,将他们给击败之后,肯定会有很多的人会亡命逃窜。
在这样的情况下,他们只能将一部分的人给逮住,剩下的人都会逃跑。
这样的事情,殇是不愿意看到的,不仅仅是殇,其余公民也都不愿意看到,至于青雀部落的那些奴隶,就更加的不想看到这样的情况了。
在最开始的时候,部落里众人是不会这样想的,有敌对部落来进犯的时候,他们能够把来犯之敌打跑就很开心了。
但是到了后来,都被他们的无良的神子给带偏了。
都过来攻打自己部落了,还想跑?哪里有这样便宜的事情!
不乖乖的给自己部落当奴隶,多干活来赎罪怎么能行?
青雀部落的奴隶们,就更加的不想让这些人离开了,你们都跑了,那我们怎么能够尽快的摆脱奴隶的身份成为部落里的公民?
“你们去做饭,做好了就先吃,然后把我们的饭端到围墙上,我们在这上面吃。”
殇开口对部落里的女人们说道,让她们继续去做饭。
只有吃饱了才有力气和这些家伙们打架,来保卫他们的部落。
站在这里想了一会儿之后,殇又让一些人下去,用院落里存放的、用来喂养牲口的干谷子杆扎成一个个类似草球一般的东西。
弄好之后,就把这些草球运送到围墙之上。
铜山居住区和青雀主部落一样,都在外围栽种了一遭铁篱宅,只有围墙大门口大约六七米的地方没有栽种,是个空档。
这些铁篱宅已经栽种了好几年了,立在这里如同一道墙一样,将石头围墙遮掩了一多半。
这就大大的减少了需要重点防御的地方。
这些草球被运送上来之后,殇就猫在围墙上面,掏出简易的火折子,吹亮之后将其中一个草球点着,火燃烧的比较大之后,就探手将其朝着外面丢了出去。
因为草球中间包裹有石头的缘故,所以可以丢比较远。
燃烧的火球在夜空划过一道明亮的弧线,落在地上之后翻滚几圈停住,有暗红的火星随之掉落。
草球上的火焰也差点因此而熄灭,不过等了一会儿之后,又慢慢的燃烧了起来。
燃烧的草球划过空中的刹那,将外面照的比较亮,能够让人在黑暗之中,看到在部落院门外面的范围里,有没有人趁着黑暗悄悄的摸上来。
看到这样的方法有效之后,殇脸上露出笑容,为自己能够想到这样的好方法而开心。
看来等上一段儿时间了,可以将这个方法告诉神子、巫他们,让主部落那里也学会这个方法。
在这样的等待里,远处的地方有点点火光升起,远远的看过去,能够看到一些人影在晃动。
殇知道,这是那些不知道从何处而来的人,在那里燃起了火。
“这些该死的人!”
殇在那里骂道。
他已经辨认出,这些人点起火的地方,是他们部落的一处田地。
那里的谷子已经发芽了,这些该死的家伙在那里点起火堆,并在那里休息,不知道会糟蹋多少谷子。
不仅仅是殇在骂,围墙之上其余看到这一情况的人,也都在这样的骂。
殇听着众人叫骂,远远的看了一会儿,面色忽然间就变了,因为他忽然想起了一个可怕的事情。
要是这些人不是在春天谷子刚刚发芽的时候过来,而是秋天谷子谷子成熟的时候过来,再点上一把火,那……
殇有些不敢想了,这样的事情如果真的发生的话,殇觉得他一定会发狂的。
将这些人都给杀死当成食物吃的事情,他一定能做的出来!
这样思索着,过了一阵儿之后,有人开始往围墙上送饭。
These women and children did not do as Shang said and eat downstairs first and then serve the food upstairs. Instead, they served the food up as soon as it was ready.
The men in the tribe have worked in the fields all day and are now guarding the tribe on the wall and defending against the enemy. They should eat food first.
Shang looked at the meal brought to him by a half-grown child and a smile appeared on his face. He took it from the child's hand without refusing, put it to his mouth and sipped a small sip of the soup, which he found extremely delicious.
After taking two sips, Shang began to use chopsticks to pick up the thick food and put it into his mouth. While eating, he stared at the fire in the fields in the distance, thinking about how to keep as many people as possible...