With Hou Wenjie's order, the Long Serpent Clan warriors began to cut off and encircle the Deer Horn Clan soldiers according to the tactics they had been training for every day for the past month!
One by one, the men of the Deer Horn Clan were struck by arrows, impaled by spears, or cut down by broadswords!
Even when the Deer Horn Clan launched a limited counterattack, it was blocked by the swordsmen's wooden shields, which were as large as pot lids!
After their attack was blocked, the antler clan faced both long-range arrows and close-range spears!
This offensive-cover-support tactic is particularly effective at this time!
Although the Deer Horn Clan had far more warriors than the Long Serpent Clan, they were like headless flies, running around aimlessly!
Then they were precisely divided and felled one by one by the warriors of the Long Serpent Clan!
Seeing that many members of the Deer Horn Clan had knelt on the ground and discarded their weapons, Hou Wenjie knew that the outcome was already decided!
He shouted, "Those who surrender will not be killed!"
The soldiers under his command responded loudly to the great shaman's order.
Those who surrender will not be killed!
Those who surrender will not be killed!
Most of the soldiers of the Deer Horn Clan were already trembling and had no will to fight!
Upon hearing this, most people threw down their weapons and knelt on the ground.
The few who resisted were quickly killed!
This is primitive society!
Violence is the most effective means of conquest!
The warriors of the Serpent Clan tied the hands of each prisoner behind their backs and then continued their march toward the settlement of the Deer Antler Clan!
When Hou Wenjie arrived at the settlement, all the women and children came out.
All the elderly people secretly shed tears!
Primitive tribes have always been bloody and barbaric.
In conquered tribes throughout history, the elderly have always been abandoned!
Only women and children are true wealth! Men are the best slaves!
Hou Wenjie arrived at the stone platform in the center of the tribe where the sacrificial ceremony was held, looked around at everyone, and said:
"Our Great Serpent Clan is ordained by Heaven! We shall establish the Alliance of All Xia!"
Summer is the greatest season, encompassing the six directions of heaven and earth!
I have received divine revelation that I should spread civilization to all corners of the world and cease practicing barbaric methods!
Our Chinese alliance does not practice slavery!
All of you who have been captured may serve as my servants and soldiers!
In the future, based on specific criteria, one can be promoted to a citizen of our Xia people!
The elders of the tribe can produce coal, raise silkworms, and make wooden tools! They can also find ways to advance in their careers!
Women in the tribe must be skilled in thread making and clothing making, and must know how to raise livestock!
As for the children of the tribe, the gods have already transmitted the Chinese script to us, and I will compile a primer for them!
All children must learn the written language and etiquette of our Chinese people!
Besides their primary education, children also need to learn silkworm rearing and herding; they must not slack off!
The men, women, and children of the Deer Horn Clan didn't quite understand what Hou Wenjie was saying, but they could sense the extraordinary nature of this great shaman from the Long Serpent Clan!
Mandate of Heaven! Divine Revelation!
The captured soldiers looked at the sharp weapons in the hands of the Long Serpent Clan soldiers and their expressions suddenly changed!
The once-defeated Long Serpent Clan was now a force of ferocious demons!
It turns out they received God's will!
Their antler clan once had shamans who could communicate with the heavens!
Unfortunately, this chieftain, Ba Mao, was vicious, boasted of his ability to fight tigers and leopards, and was arrogant and domineering, which ultimately angered the shaman to death!
Now, he has ended up in a miserable state, isn't that because he has offended God?
The great shaman of the Long Serpent Clan received a divine mandate, divine soldiers descended to earth, and he even wanted to establish a tribal alliance!
It's truly karma; fate is undeniable!
After hearing Hou Wenjie's words, many prisoners' resentment towards the Long Serpent Clan dissipated considerably!
In this age of deities, Hou Wenjie proved his words to be true with a crushing victory!
He is destiny!
Otherwise, where would these weapons, which far surpass the performance of stone tools, come from!
The woman looked at the clothes worn by the Long Serpent Clan soldiers!
They then realized that these clothes were not made of animal hides!
It turns out that you can make clothes without animal hides!
The high shaman of the Long Serpent Clan actually wanted them to learn how to make clothes!
The previous fear and worry dissipated in an instant, and a glimmer of hope even arose in their hearts!
Perhaps, this will change their lives!
Their family members might be able to get clothes!
The old people's previously dim eyes suddenly lit up again.
Who wants to die when they can live? Even though they don't understand what they're about to do, at least they have hope, don't they?
Afterwards, Hou Wenjie ordered everyone to take what they needed and begin their return journey!
The migrating Deer Antler Clan spent the night in the open space among the Long Serpent Clan.
There were many bonfires lit around the open space, so there was no need to worry about snakes or insects, and the temperature was also quite pleasant!
The next day, the captured men's hands were untied, but they were still closely watched!
Any unusual movement will result in immediate shooting!
Hou Wenjie discovered that, perhaps due to his multiple time travels, his mental attributes seemed to have become incredibly resilient!
Even when he witnessed many people die before his eyes during his campaign against the Deer Antler Clan, he was able to quickly recover after a brief period of discomfort!
With each time he travels through time, and each stage of life he experiences, he seems to be able to integrate into it faster and faster!
Regarding the handling of the men of the Deer Horn Clan, Hou Wenjie did not believe that he could make everyone obey with a simple divine revelation!
After all, humans are very complex beings! Human emotions are especially complex!
Never test human nature! Don't deliberately put yourself in dangerous situations!
He couldn't make everyone forget their hatred and work for him after a battle in which many people died!
Therefore, he chose the simplest and most direct method!
Labor reform!
Some of these people were ordered to build houses for others!
Some people were ordered to burn bricks and cement!
Brick making can naturally be done from the very beginning.
As for making cement, lime and iron powder are needed.
Limestone is not lacking in the mountains.
As for the iron ore, after carefully inquiring about the surrounding mountain terrain from several elders of the Deer Horn Clan, Hou Wenjie was pleasantly surprised to discover that there was actually hematite in the mountains occupied by the Deer Horn Clan!
Hou Wenjie couldn't help but sigh, "This place is really rich in mineral resources!"
I'm running from the Bronze Age into the Iron Age!
The antler clan owned cattle!
Hou Wenjie then demonstrated to his clansmen how to pull a cart with an ox!
Truckloads of ore were being mined and brought back!
The forging of ironware was also put on the agenda!
Afterwards, Hou Wenjie ordered people to harvest bamboo and personally demonstrated how to make pulp until the white paper was fully formed!
Hou Wenjie also compiled teaching materials for elementary education!
It uses modern Pinyin and compiles commonly used Chinese characters on it!
After that, Hou Wenjie taught for two hours every day!
Not only all the children, but all the soldiers of the Long Serpent Clan must come and learn!
The children are the future of the Chinese nation! And these soldiers are the present of the Long Serpent Clan!
Language is the foundation of a civilization! And writing is an essential tool for the spread of civilization!
Hou Wenjie wants to build a civilization of the Chinese people! That requires a written language!
And now, he has laid the foundation for the future!
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