Chapter 297: Strict Defense (Please vote and subscribe)
The three of them ran away, and the enemy was chasing them relentlessly. The cannibal army divided its forces into two groups to chase them, trying to follow them and find their residence.
As a result, before Hanyang City arrived, the snake tribe residence that the three of them passed by was the first to suffer. After the cannibal army found a tribe residence, the team that was originally chasing the deserters in the northwest direction did not chase them, and all rushed to the snake tribe residence.
The population of the snake tribe was not small, more than 300 people, but they were still vulnerable in front of the powerful cannibal army. When the snake leader heard the three people shouting that there were a large number of enemies chasing them, he immediately issued an order to evacuate, leaving seventy or eighty elderly men and women behind to block them, and the remaining young and strong people with children also fled to Hanyang City.
The snake tribe's residence was quickly captured, and all the tribesmen who were left to block them died in the battle. They originally planned to continue chasing, but the large number of daily necessities found in the snake tribe residence attracted them.
Those were all the good things that the Snake Tribe exchanged from Hanyang City. Buckets, pottery pots, porcelain bowls, white salt, sacks, all of which were necessary for life, and all of these things were branded with the Han Tribe's mark. The rich spoils made the cannibals very happy, so they held a carnival and sacrifice directly in the Snake Tribe's residence to celebrate the victory of this battle.
The Snake leader led the remaining 200 tribesmen and fled desperately towards Hanyang City. Fortunately, the enemies behind coveted the spoils in the residence and did not chase them immediately, which gave them a chance to breathe, but they still did not dare to stop fleeing.
The more than 200 people soon arrived at the former residence of the Bian Tribe. At this time, there were still 100 people stationed in the residence. They were sent by Luo Chong to take care of the hemp fields. Unexpectedly, they were working in the fields and suddenly saw a large group of people running towards them. They were so scared that they thought they were attacked by the enemy.
As a result, when they got closer, they found that it was the former neighbor, the Snake Tribe, and all the adults and children ran over. Even the infants were crying in the arms of the adults. The group of people had nothing with them and looked extremely embarrassed. This abnormal situation immediately attracted the attention of the Han tribe.
When the two sides met and talked about the situation, the 100-man team of the Han tribe also felt that it was difficult. After a short thought, the leader Du Er immediately sent a tribe member on horseback back to the city to report the enemy's large-scale attack to Hanyang City, so that Luo Chong could make preparations early. However, he didn't know that Luo Chong had already taken people to the new city. Hanyang City was now short of troops.
After sending out the cavalry to deliver the message, Du Er asked most of the tribe members and the remnants of the Snake Tribe to continue to flee to Hanyang City. He himself and 40 people stayed behind to cover the rear, loading all the tools, food, and daily necessities in the camp onto the carts, and then sent them back to Hanyang City. They stayed at the end to evacuate, and it would be best if they could pull the things back. If they were really caught up at that time, they would also have to find a way to get the cattle and horses pulling the carts back.
The settlement of the Bian tribe is only a day's walk from Hanyang City, about 20 kilometers, and it takes at most an hour to ride a horse. The soldier who delivered the letter also knew the seriousness of the situation, and kept urging the warhorse under his crotch. In the end, it took only 40 minutes to reach Hanyang City.
The highest officer left in Hanyang City, except for the Rat Witch and the elders, was the Eagle Tribe leader Ying Rui who had just joined last year. You Fu led the team to the grasslands in the south, Da Shu led the team to Babaoshan, and Shu Da and Xue Tu were currently staying in the new city area of Hedong with Luo Chong. The only one in Hanyang City who was wearing a tin crown was Ying Rui.
This guy had only joined the Han tribe for a short time and was not particularly familiar with the entire Han tribe. After receiving this news, he did not dare to act on his own, and hurriedly took the soldier who delivered the letter to discuss with the two elders, the Elder and the Rat Witch.
"What? You said there was an enemy attack? The Snake Tribe has been defeated? Even the Sharp Horn Tribe that came to trade was captured?" The elder asked the soldier who delivered the letter in surprise.
"Yes, we haven't seen many enemies yet. Captain One-Ear sent me back to report the news, saying that the enemy might come soon and asked us to prepare early." The soldier replied.
"What kind of enemy is it, how many people are there, do you know?" Rat Witch asked nervously.
"I didn't see the enemy, but I heard from the people who escaped from the Horned Tribe that there were a lot of people, almost as many as the people who gathered at a spring meeting. Those enemies had a lot of white totems painted on their bodies, which were very similar to the totem warriors of the cannibals we captured, but the weapons used by these enemies were different from those of the cannibals. It is said that they also have shields and bows and arrows, but they are not as good as ours, and they don't have metal weapons." The warrior continued to report the situation.
"There are so many people, and there are bows and arrows and shields. What should we do? The leader is not here, and we may not be able to defeat them even if we fight. Moreover, so many people have been sent out by the leader. I think
we should close the city gates and defend them now and wait for the leader to come back." When the elder heard this, he panicked immediately. Fortunately, the Han tribe still had a tall city wall for defense, otherwise it would really be over this time. "Then what should we do now?" Ying Rui also asked anxiously.
"Well - I think what the elder said is right. Let's close the city gates for defense first, and let the tribesmen around the tribe come back quickly. Those who are working outside, let them come into the city immediately, and those who are raising pigs and feeding sheep outside, let them come back to the tribe quickly.
Ying Rui, you go and have the city wall start beating the drums, and when the tribesmen come back, close the three city gates in the east, south and north, and only leave the west gate open, so that the tribesmen who have escaped can enter the city.
Also, I will write a letter right away, and you ask the giant eagle you raise to deliver it to the leader immediately. After you have done this, you will send a group of cavalry to meet the tribesmen who have escaped and let them come back quickly." At the critical moment, it was still the Rat Wizard who made the decisive decision.
"Well, this is a good idea, then listen to the Rat Wizard, I will arrange it now." Ying Rui agreed, and immediately turned around and left to make preparations.
After a while, the sound of drums banging could be heard from the four walls of Hanyang City, with two drums banging at each city gate. The tribesmen knew that there was an enemy, so they immediately picked up their tools or drove their ox carts and horse carriages into Hanyang City.
Except for the west gate, the other three gates of Hanyang City quickly closed with a creaking sound, and then the drawbridge was retracted.
After the tribesmen entered the city, Yingrui quickly sent out 200 riders, each with two riders, to rush out of the city to pick up the people who had escaped.
All the slaves were temporarily locked up in a large warehouse, and the children all returned home. The remaining adult tribesmen looked for weapons and climbed onto the wall, ready to rely on the city wall to defend the city.
(End of this chapter)
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