Chapter 265 Do you want to be the leader?
The warriors of the Teng tribe rushed very fast, especially the mountain goats, who could walk on cliffs as if they were flat ground, not to mention this ordinary hillside.
However, when they ran halfway up the mountain, they did not catch a single member of the Giant Claw tribe. They only saw some empty houses and countless deep caves.
"Chief, they have all gone into the cave, what should we do?"
Gou Teng held the spear and looked at Jiang Xuan with great distress.
Digging holes is not something the Vine Tribe warriors are good at. If they rashly go in, they will most likely be ambushed by the Giant Claw Tribe warriors.
Jiang Xuan was also staring at those deep caves.
As early as when he was in the Rabbit Tribe, he discovered that this kind of tribe that was good at digging holes was very difficult to deal with, because where they lived, the underground caves were crisscrossed. People from other tribes would have a problem finding the way in, let alone catching people.
Jiang Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Bring the man from the Giant Claw Tribe here."
Two warriors from the Vine Tribe immediately brought over the stone shovels.
The stone shovel was still tied tightly with ropes, but the gag in his mouth had been removed, allowing him to speak.
Jiang Xuan said to the soldier next to him: "Help him untie the rope."
The soldier said worriedly, "Chief, what if he runs away after we untie the rope?"
There are caves everywhere here. If the stone shovel finds a cave and drills into it, it will be difficult to catch him out.
Jiang Xuan said calmly: "He won't run away, because the Giant Claw Tribe has abandoned him, and he can't go back."
Originally, Shichan did have the idea of escaping, but after hearing Jiang Xuan's words, his whole body trembled and he instantly felt hopeless.
That's right, he had been abandoned by the tribe. Even if he escaped, where could he go? Would he wander in the forest like those tourists, and then be eaten by wild beasts or die quietly one day? At this moment, Shi Chan was very desperate. He stood on the territory of the Giant Claw Tribe, but there was no place for him to stay in this place.
The warrior of the Vine tribe slowly untied the rope on Shishovel, while staring at him vigilantly to prevent him from escaping.
However, Shishovel did not make any attempt to escape. It just stood there stupidly, as if it had lost its soul.
Jiang Xuan stood in front of Shishao and said, "Do you want to return to the Giant Claw Tribe?"
Shi Chan raised his head and looked at Jiang Xuan, but did not speak. The feeling of despair made him not want to speak.
"I know you feel bad. Anyone who is abandoned by the tribe will feel bad. But are you willing to be abandoned?"
Jiang Xuan said patiently, "Anyway, if it were me, I would definitely not accept this. I would work hard to prove that it was a wrong choice for the tribe to abandon me."
Shi Chan finally spoke up: "What can I do if I am unwilling?"
Jiang Xuan said: "Your leader is dead. If you are willing to help us drive the people of the Giant Claw Tribe out from underground, I can support you to be the leader and control the Giant Claw Tribe!"
"As long as you become the leader of the Giant Claw Tribe, who would dare to push you out to take the blame?"
"As long as you can become the leader of the Giant Claw Tribe, you will have the final say in all matters of the tribe, and you can have whatever you want."
Under Jiang Xuan's guidance, Shichan was finally moved.
This time, Shi Chan was heartbroken when the leader pushed him to take the blame without hesitation. He also realized the helplessness of being a small person and that he couldn't even control his own destiny.
But if he could become the leader, all this would change. He would not only be able to control his own destiny, but also the destiny of the Giant Claw Tribe! Shi Chan swallowed his saliva, and his eyes lighted up again.
"what do you want to do?"
Shichan is not stupid. He knows that if he wants to get such an important position as the leader, he must pay some price.
Jiang Xuan said: "Find a way to drive the people out of the cave."
Shi Chan thought for a moment and said, "If I drive them out and you kill them, then the Giant Claw Tribe will be gone."
Shi Chan hadn't said one more thing: The Giant Claw Tribe was gone, and naturally the position of leader was gone too, so why was he doing this?
Jiang Xuan said: "Don't worry, we are not here to destroy the Giant Claw Tribe, but to use the Giant Claw Tribe to obtain more things buried underground."
Between tribes, interests are the most important thing, and all grudges are caused by interests.
Jiang Xuan's straightforward words made Shi Chan believe it.
"Then how do I know that you will really let me be the leader in the future?"
"I am a man of my word..."
Shi Chan ruthlessly interrupted Jiang Xuan: "You lied to me last time."
Jiang Xuan smiled awkwardly, then said: "I will definitely not lie to you this time. I swear in the name of the leader of the Teng tribe."
"Besides, you have no choice but to trust me."
Shichan didn't care whether he swore or not, but Jiang Xuan's next words made him face the reality.
That’s right, he has nothing now and has no choice but to believe in Jiang Xuan.
Shi Chan was silent for a moment, then said, "Okay, I'll help you, and I hope you'll keep your promise."
Jiang Xuan smiled and said, "That's right, don't worry, if I say I want you to be the leader, I will definitely let you be the leader."
Shishovel nodded, then walked to the entrance of a cave and said, "The underground caves of the Giant Claw Tribe are almost all over the mountain, and they are very deep. It is difficult to force people out."
"But it's not completely impossible."
"As long as you block most of the cave entrances and only leave two cave entrances on the mountain, and then light a fire in the cave at the bottom of the mountain, the thick smoke will float inside through the connected cave entrance."
"If you add some pungent branches or grass to the fire, the people inside will definitely not be able to bear it."
Jiang Xuan nodded slightly. He had tried the fumigation method before when digging giant bamboo rats, but the effect was very poor.
Because there is a fire at the entrance of the cave, most of the smoke will not float into the cave, but will float outside, and the big bamboo rats inside cannot be smoked out at all.
However, Shishao asked Jiang Xuan to block all the cave entrances on the mountainside, leaving only the upper and lower cave entrances, and to burn a fire in the cave entrance at the bottom of the mountain.
In this way, the caves on the mountain of the Giant Claw Tribe are equivalent to becoming a big chimney. The thick smoke will be sucked into the intricate caves and then discharged from the cave entrance near the top of the mountain.
Of course, even if you know the method, it will be in vain if you can't find the right entrance to the cave, so Jiang Xuan wanted to win over Shi Chan, who was familiar with the situation.
Jiang Xuan immediately ordered Shishao to lead the warriors of the Teng tribe to block the entrance of the cave.
Shichan was originally a member of the Giant Claw tribe. He grew up in this place and was naturally very familiar with all the cave entrances.
He led the warriors of the Vine Tribe to block all the conspicuous and hidden cave entrances, leaving only two largest entrances, one near the top of the mountain and the other at the bottom of the mountain.
Among them, the entrance of the cave at the foot of the mountain is right next to the huge rock.
Stone Shovel asked the Vine Tribe warriors to widen the entrance of the cave, then picked up a large amount of dry firewood, fresh branches, grass with a pungent smell, etc., and jumped into the cave with the Vine Tribe warriors.
He led the Vine Tribe warriors a short distance into the cave, and then started to light a fire in a more spacious location.
“Crackle, crackle…”
The flames burned fiercely and the temperature in the cave rose sharply.
The expanding updrafts of air flow follow the cave higher and deeper, searching for an exit.
Shichan felt a little reluctant, but thinking of his previous experience of being pushed out to take the blame and his position as leader, he gritted his teeth and began to add a lot of pungent grass and fresh branches to the fire.
Suddenly, thick smoke with a pungent smell appeared from the fire and drifted into the cave.
“Cough cough cough…”
When the thick smoke came out, the warriors of the Stone Shovel and Vine tribes could not bear it anymore. They quickly added some dry and wet firewood to the fire and then left the cave.
After walking outside, everyone was already crying from the smoke.
Shi Chan walked up to Jiang Xuan with his red eyes open and said, "As long as we keep the fire burning, the people inside won't be able to hold out for long and will definitely find a way out."
"When the time comes, I hope the warriors of the Teng tribe won't kill them."
Jiang Xuan patted Shichan's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, living people are more useful to me than dead bodies. I won't kill them."
Shishao nodded, then looked at the mountain silently, not knowing what he was thinking.
Soon, thick smoke spread to all the caves in the mountain. On the mountainside, some places that were not sealed well or had cracks in the rocks began to smoke.
At this time, the members of the Giant Claw Tribe who were hiding in the cave were in an uproar.
"Cough cough cough... I'm choking to death..."
"Drill deeper..."
The members of the Giant Claw tribe went deeper into the mountain. However, because the fire was burning at the entrance of a cave at the foot of the mountain and the entrances on the mountainside were blocked, the whole mountain turned into a large chimney. Where could they hide?
The members of the Giant Claw tribe who went deeper found that they could not escape the thick smoke and pungent smell. As time went on, many of them were driven unconscious by the smoke.
Not only humans, the Giant Claw Tribe also has a large number of Giant Claw Beasts.
These giant clawed beasts were not as smart as humans. After being smoked and having nowhere to hide, they immediately began to crawl towards the nearest cave entrance and quickly dug open the blocked cave entrance with their claws.
When the first giant claw beast appeared, the warriors of the Vine tribe were overjoyed. They rushed forward, pressed the giant claw beast to the ground, and tied it up tightly.
Then came the second one, the third one...
Even the giant claw beast couldn't hold on, and the people inside only held on for a while by willpower, and then were driven by the instinct to survive to climb out.
“Someone is coming out!”
"Quick, quick, catch him!"
The warriors of the Teng tribe were in high spirits. They guarded the cave entrances and tied up every one that came out, as if they were hunting.
Jiang Xuan also breathed a sigh of relief. If he had not taken the stone shovel away, even if he used the same smoke method, he would probably not be able to force out these giant claw beasts and the members of the giant claw tribe.
This also verifies the saying: A fortress often begins to collapse from within.
Soon, members of the Giant Claw Tribe were captured one after another, and the Giant Claw Beasts were tied up in a pile. Only a small number of Giant Claw Beasts and humans were lucky enough to find a ventilated cave, or were knocked unconscious by the smoke and remained in the cave.
(End of this chapter)
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