Chapter 347 Preparations for War
There was indeed a black scar the size of a thumb on the back of the little slave soldier's neck.
Song Liyun showed a smile, knowing in her heart that this was really a coincidence!
In addition to reporting the news, I came to the grassland for another reason, which was to help Yunniang find her son.
Although Yunniang had described Xiao Shitou's appearance many times, five years had passed and the child had changed so much that he could not recognize his facial features.
Fortunately, Yunniang also said that when Xiao Shitou was a child, he played with fire and burned a scar on the back of his neck.
Shi Tou stared at Song Liyun blankly, watching her expression changes nervously.
He knew what the beautiful girl meant when she looked at her neck; she was looking for a mark.
Someone from my family came to see me, right?
His heart was beating so fast that it almost jumped out of his mouth.
"Little Stone! Aunt Yun misses you every day at home!"
Aunt Yun!
The empty bowl in the little slave soldier's hand fell to the ground, and he cried out in agony: "Mother! Mother!"
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At this time, at the entrance of Kara Valley, two horses ran over with a circle of pink foam around their mouths.
Just as they saw the raised fence at the entrance of the valley, the two horses finally couldn't hold on and fell to the ground with their hooves twitching. One of them died instantly.
The four people on the horse rolled a long distance when they fell, and were seriously injured.
Behind the wooden fence, the guard lit a torch and came out to check.
Song Dekui dragged Wudan out from under the horse's belly and shouted, "Hurry up and tell the tribe to prepare, the enemy is coming!"
The quiet valley suddenly became boiling.
Elder Shan, wearing a tight leather jacket and holding a scimitar in his hand, met with Song Dekui, Wu Dan and four others in the tent.
The tent was dimly lit by the flickering flames of the tallow candles.
Elder Shan's face looked even more sinister under the light.
"Are you lying? What's the name of that tribe? Why don't they go through the river valley instead of coming from the east?"
"Where are the others? Where is your young mistress? Why hasn't she returned? Is she colluding with the enemy?"
He bombarded me with questions one after another, as if he were interrogating me.
Song Dekui was so angry that his face turned green: "We have traveled thousands of miles with good intentions to tell you the news, but not only do you not believe it, you even falsely accuse my family of collaborating with the enemy!
The Wuda tribe has a fool like you as an elder, so they will be destroyed even if they don't die."
Elder Shan raised his scimitar, his eyes gleaming with ferocity: "You, a Wu Dynasty man, are full of nonsense. Believe it or not, this elder will chop off your head right now."
Wu Dan, kneeling on the ground, shouted, "Elder, there really are cavalry chasing us! There are hundreds of them. You must believe it!"
Zhemao and another Di tribe member also spoke up to confirm Wudan's statement: "Elder Shan, there really is a group of soldiers coming. We must quickly prepare for defense."
Elder Shan pointed his knife at the four people and said, "I will personally verify your words. If there is even one lie..."
He pointed at Song Dekui and said, "You, take your young wife and get out of here right away..."
"Shut up! Elder Shan, who gave you the right to say that?"
There was a shout outside the tent, and Yuquan hurried in, supporting the disheveled beggar woman.
When Elder Shan saw Aunt Beggar, his old face instantly became extremely ugly.
Aunt Qi had a cold face. She first glared at Elder Shan fiercely, then said to the maid and servants who followed in, "Send the three warriors down to rest. Wudan will stay."
Elder Shan's face was gloomy. "Madam Qi, what do you want to do? Madam left the defense of the tribe in my care when she left."
Beggar Ma Ma didn't say anything, but just asked someone to send Song Dekui and others down to be well served.
When only Yuquan Wudan and the two elders who had hurried over were left in the tent, Madam Qi pulled out a short knife from her sleeve and said, "This is a token left by the old man. I think the elders still remember it, right?"
This was a personal item carried by an old man from the Wuda tribe. When he was dying, he handed it to the beggar in front of everyone, asking everyone to help Wuyaer and save the tribe in times of crisis.
Twenty years have passed, and only the four elders left in the tent are left.
Seeing the dagger, Elder Shan's expression became even uglier.
He had forgotten about this thing in twenty years.
Although Beggar Mama was a woman, she was trusted by both chiefs and had the highest reputation in the tribe.
If anyone does anything that endangers the safety of the tribe, Beggar Mama can use this dagger to kill him.
This is threatening yourself, and you can't resist.
“Elder Shan, the young lady and the others wouldn’t pass on information for no reason.
Now that the enemy is about to attack, and since my wife has entrusted the safety of the tribe to you, you should listen to Wudan's account of what happened."
There was no longer any gentleness on Auntie Qi's face, and she spoke sternly to Elder Shan.
The other two elders also said, "Elder Shan, you are the old horse in the tribe. Those young foals have never encountered a storm and will panic when they go to the battlefield."
"Yes! With the Madam and Young Master away, the safety of the clan depends entirely on you! Mia and her children need your protection as well."
Among the elders, Elder Shan was the guard who had been with the old man for the longest time.
When the disaster happened, he led the old man back to the tribe from where he intercepted the enemy halfway, and protected Wu Yaer to escape.
Moreover, he is a rare warrior in the tribe who is skilled in archery and horse riding. He even taught the young master horsemanship. His loyalty is no less than that of a beggar.
This is why, even though he has a weird and bad temper, the defense of the tribe will fall on him once the lady and the young master leave.
When Elder Shan thought of his granddaughter Mia and his newly born great-grandson, his heart suddenly tightened and he even straightened his back.
Although the Wu Dynasty man who made his granddaughter pregnant was hateful, his tender and pretty great-grandson was very cute.
"Okay, Wu Dan, tell me, and don't tell a single lie!"
Wu Dan had been extremely anxious for a long time. Seeing that the elder was finally willing to let him speak, he quickly started to tell his story from the moment he left the tribe.
It was said that the young lady discovered a group of clan soldiers, and the four of them were protected while escaping, while the young lady and three others stayed behind to cover their retreat. Their current situation is unknown.
The beggar's face changed drastically, and she started to cough in panic. Yuquan quickly massaged her back and chest to help her breathe.
Madam Qi clutched her chest and asked, "The young lady didn't leave with you? You left her and the other two behind?"
Wu Dan's face turned pale: "The young lady ordered us to leave. I was held hostage by Zhe Mao and couldn't move..."
Elder Shan frowned. He disliked this young lady from the bottom of his heart.
But now the Madam and the Young Master haven't returned yet. If anything happens to the tribe, there's still the Young Madam who's willing to sacrifice herself to cover the retreat...
Elder Shan, who has always been stubborn and self-willed, is a little confused.
Hearing is not as good as seeing. I still have to make this trip in person.
Thinking of this, Elder Shan lifted his clothes and walked out!
Beggar Mama asked from behind him, "Shan Min, have you figured out what to do?"
Elder Shan turned around and said bitterly, "I can trade her body for mine, right?"
He knew that he had misunderstood Song Liyun, but he could not bring himself to admit his mistake.
The Wuda tribe was in commotion at this time. In the light of torches, people were running out of each tent.
With the news brought back by Wu Dan, the elders of the tribe no longer concealed the truth.
Everyone was called up.
All the men climbed up to the wooden fence wall and set up thick wooden chevaux de frise to block the entrance of the valley.
Several crossbows were also moved out and placed in fixed positions.
Each crossbow was also equipped with two oxen to wind the capstan.
These chevaux de frise and crossbows once caused Abuli of the East Yue tribe to suffer a great defeat.
It was that defeat that marked the beginning of the decline of the Dongyue tribe.
The men were busy, and the women were not idle either.
(End of this chapter)
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