Chapter 519 Stress Response (Please vote and subscribe)
After climbing over the hills in front of us and passing through a dense forest, a large plain suddenly appeared in the distance. The big river on the right was sparkling, and there were endless farmlands on the shore. There were corns that Niuwei was familiar with, but more of them were "tall grasses" growing in mud or ponds.
On the other side of the field, several earthy yellow walls were arranged in an orderly row, and there was an identical city on the east and west. I don't know what the reason for this arrangement is, but Niuwei can see that the flags on the tops of the cities are all flying the same characters. He knows that character, which is the "Han" character that appears on many commodities of the Han tribe.
"Are those the places where the Han tribe lives? It's so strange, it seems to be made of earth."
"Are the walls made of earth? Aren't they afraid of being washed away by rain?"
Behind Niuwei, those companions who had gone through hardships and trekked here with him all looked at the city walls in the distance in amazement.
"Look, there seems to be someone up there!" In an instant, hundreds of eyes looked up at the top of the city wall.
"Okay, okay, what's the fuss? There are always people on the walls of the Han tribe. They are all sentinels to prevent enemies and wild beasts. Let's go, it's getting late."
The native leader who led Niu Wei and the others said loudly, with a tone that was quite host-like, but it was understandable, after all, they came to join the Han tribe.
"Well, stop arguing, let's go, be careful later, don't easily anger the people of the Han tribe, remember, this is not our tribe, let alone the grassland."
"Yes, elder." Niu Wei's men answered in unison.
After saying this, the two groups of people slowly walked out of the edge of the forest in the south of Liuyang County.
And such a large group of people suddenly emerged from the woods, and immediately attracted the attention of the sentinels on the top of the city.
If it were normal, it might not be a big deal. Since the establishment of the recruitment market in Liuyang County, there have been many people coming to work or join the tribes in the past two years. But this time, a horse team came from the south
. There were quite a few of them, more than a hundred riders, each with two horses, and many cattle and sheep following behind. This was not normal. Except for the nomadic tribes that were very far away, which tribe in the south could afford so many cattle, horses and sheep, and could also organize hundreds of cavalrymen.
More importantly, although the distance was a bit far and it was not very clear, the sentinel was sure that the people coming from the opposite side were not wearing the clothes of the Han tribe, nor were they flying the flags of the Han tribe. The troops of the Han tribe, whether they were the army or the caravan, as long as they were horseback riders, they all had flags.
"These are not people from the Han tribe." After reaching this conclusion, the sentinel immediately became alert and hurriedly called his companions.
"Someone, someone, beat the drum, beat the drum quickly, there is a horse team from a strange tribe, they are not ours."
When the companion who was resting not far away and preparing to take turns on duty heard this, he jumped up from the ground, adjusted his hat, saw the horse team in the south, and ran to the drum tower on the top of the city without saying a word and beat the big drum.
Dong, dong, dong, dong, dong,
a series of rapid drum sounds rang out, and the thunder-like drum sound immediately resounded in all directions. This is the big drum used for alarm. There is only one side on each city head, and the diameter is very large. The drum surface on each side is almost made of a whole piece of cowhide. One drum is like two cows. Of course, the sound is not disappointing.
At the moment the drum sounded, the six surrounding earthen cities and the tribesmen who were working in the surrounding areas immediately heard the alarm.
In the farmland along the river
"What's going on? Are there enemies coming?"
"I don't know, it should be, the alarm drum can't be beaten casually, beating it randomly will kill you."
"Then what are you waiting for, run, go home, the drum sound is coming from the south wall, the enemy is in the south, we go back from the east gate, don't worry about whether we are home or not, just go into the city nearby, quickly."
"Go, go, go, listen to the chief, see if there are still people in the fields, call them back." After hearing the alarm drum, the women
inside the walls of each market
immediately went to the streets of the city, drove back their children who were playing outside, and then closed the door tightly.
When the people in each workshop heard the drum, their reactions were different. The women basically organized themselves to defend at the door of the workshop, while the men gathered together under the leadership of the foreman, and then organized according to their usual work, led by the foreman to run to the south gate where the alarm drum was beating.
In the newly built government office area in the westernmost part, Dashu, who was sitting in the county magistrate's lobby and reading documents, frowned. This was an alarm bell. What happened?
He picked up his long sword from the weapon rack next to him, trotted to the courtyard of the county governor's mansion, and saw the bewildered clerks around him, and Dashu immediately shouted.
"Bring the horses, gather the soldiers guarding the city, close the city gates, call back the people outside, and follow me, let's go and see what's going on."
Dashu issued a series of orders, which made the bewildered clerks of various departments find their backbone and follow his orders.
After his men brought the horses and more than a dozen clerks were assembled, Dashu immediately led them to the city where the drums were beating.
On the other side, Niuwei and the group of natives who were traveling with him were also confused. What's going on? What happened to the Han tribe? !
"Brother, what's wrong with the Han tribe? Those people seem to be running to the settlement, and there is a thunder-like sound. What happened?" Niuwei asked nervously and puzzled.
"What's going on? Those cities are not only places to live, but also used to defend against enemies. They ran in in broad daylight, and they ran so fast. Could it be that they encountered the enemy?
Oh, yes, that sound is the sound of drums beating on the top of the city. They usually beat the drums when closing the city gates every night, but the drums are not as loud as this one. This sound is so loud, it should be the sound of drums used to warn people. Wherever the enemy is found, they will beat the drums to warn people."
After saying this, the indigenous leader and Niu Wei looked at each other, and listened to the direction of the drums. It was their side, and then the two looked back in confusion, but there was no one behind them except their own people.
Could it be that we are the 'enemy'? !
"Is it you?"
"It's you!"
The voices of Niu Wei and the indigenous leader sounded at the same time, and both of them looked at each other vigilantly with suspicious and scrutinizing eyes.
"What are you looking at? It's you. I've been in the Han tribe for half a year, and I've never heard of other tribes having so many cattle and horses besides the Han tribe. Even the grassland tribe they mentioned wouldn't run so far to the Han tribe. In the past, even if they wanted to exchange cattle and horses, the Han tribe would go to the grassland to exchange them, but you came here on your own.
Tell me, are you enemies of the Han tribe?"
The indigenous leader loudly questioned Niu Wei, and at the same time stepped back a few steps, and the bone spear in his hand immediately pointed at Niu Wei.
Seeing the leader's reaction, the tribesmen of the same tribe as him immediately pointed their spears at the people riding horses next to them, these people who had walked with them for more than a month, these people who supplied them with food for a month.
Niu Wei was also confused. Is this the way the Han tribe responds to enemy invasions? Do they regard us as enemies?
"Well, it seems that the Xin tribe and the Han tribe are indeed in a hostile relationship at present, but why? How do they know that our group of people are from the Xin tribe, not the nomadic tribe on the grassland? Could it be that the Han tribe and the nomadic tribe are also in a hostile relationship?
This is impossible. The caravans of the Han tribe are very popular on the grassland. I haven't heard of any conflicts between them?"
Niu Wei only had time to think for a while. The reaction from the Han tribe was still intensifying. There were more and more flags on the top of the city, more and more figures, and the gate facing this side was closed. A team of dozens of knights ran out of the city on the west, and then ran in from the west gate of the middle city.
Not long after, the drum sound suddenly stopped, and Dashu had already come to the tower of the south gate, looking at a cavalry team in front of him from a distance. They were indeed not the people of the Han tribe.
"You did a good job. This is not one of ours. Although we don't know if it is an enemy, we can't be careless." Dashu first affirmed the sentry who decided to beat the drum to warn the police, and then asked one of his personal soldiers who was good at archery to shoot an arrow far ahead with a longbow, and drew a cordon through the landing point of the arrow, hoping that the enemy would stop moving towards this side after seeing it.
Niuwei frowned slightly at the flying arrow. What does this mean, a warning?
After thinking for a while, Niuwei decided to go forward and negotiate in person. This time they really came with sincerity and did not intend to continue to be enemies with the Han tribe.
However, since the Han tribe only shot an arrow, there should still be a chance. They are still relatively restrained. Thinking of this, Niuwei shouted loudly to the team members behind him.
"I will go over and take a look myself. You all stay here. If you are killed, don't worry about it. Just turn back and go home. Then let the leader guard our island in the future and don't try to contact the Han tribe again."
(End of this chapter)
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