Chaoqiu City, the City Lord's Mansion.
City Lord Chao Wen felt his eyelids twitching all the time early this morning. He always felt that something big was about to happen, but after thinking about it, he couldn't think of what it would be. However, as the lord of a city, even if he was irritable, Chao Wen still showed his usual calmness, and even went for a walk in the garden to see the precious flowers and trees in the garden that the slaves took care of meticulously.
The leisurely fragrance emanating from the precious flowers and trees in the garden has a calming effect, so Chaowen likes to think about things in the garden.
Smelling the familiar fragrance, Chao Wen's irritable feeling faded a lot, but he didn't dare to be careless. Being able to become the city owner of Chaoqiu City and making Chaoqiu City stable so far is naturally capable. He believes in his own intuition. .
What the hell is going on
Chao Wen bowed his head slightly and looked at a clump of emerald green vegetation in front of him.
Just as he was thinking, there was a sudden cry.
"It's not good! It's not good, Father!"
A well-dressed youth rushed over panting.
Chaowen frowned. He always taught his children to be calm and calm in everything. Usually, a few children behaved pretty well. Why are they so impulsive today
"What's so panic about?!" Chao Wen's voice was not loud, but his tone was stern, obviously dissatisfied with the performance of the visitor.
The eldest son of Chao Wen, Chao Chuan, is the one who is most likely to inherit the position of the city lord in the future. Usually, Chao Chuan also tries his best to win favor in front of his father, and learns his father's posture in four or five points, but today It was really shocking, the calmness of the past was not at all, but, anyway, he was brought back to his senses by Chao Wen's tone.
After a pause, taking a deep breath, Chao Chuan said quickly, "There is news from the sentry, someone is here!"
Since the turbulent situation, Chao Wen has specially dispatched a group of sentries to watch the movement around Chaoqiu City, and immediately inform him if there is any change. During this period, some things happened, but it was just a little trouble.
Hearing what Chao Chuan said, Chao Wen's eyebrows trembled. Could this be the reason why he was restless this morning
"Who is coming?" Chao Wen asked.
"No...don't know."
Seeing Chaowen's brows tightening again, Chaochuan hurriedly continued, "Although I don't know who they are, the guard said, maybe... maybe... it's from there!" is the direction of the sea.
"It's from there?" Chao Wen asked curiously, "Is it the same tribe as the Changzhou tribe?"
From time to time, the Changzhou tribe would come to Chaoqiu City to trade. This Chaowen knew that, but until now, all he knew was the special case of the Changzhou tribe. I heard that the tribe over the sea was very weak, and the Changzhou tribe was the strongest there. tribe.
The Changzhou is the strongest theory, this is actually a boast when the Changzhou tribe came over at that time, and it is true that only the Changzhou tribe often travels between the two continents for a long time, so many people gradually believe it. .
Chao Wen also knew that due to the influence of the war and the situation, coupled with the construction of cities in many places, slave owners and nobles bought slaves aggressively, and some small and medium-sized tribes who originally lived in the inland were forced to flee to the deep mountains and forests, and it was difficult to find them. It is more difficult to catch slaves, so many slave trade organizations have extended their hands to another continent, such as the largest slave organization "Fan".
This also made Chao Wen always believe that the tribes over the sea were a bunch of people who were about to become slaves, which was nothing to worry about. When the navigation technology matures and the communication becomes more stable in the future, Chao Wen also wants to reach out and do it. The people over there catch them and become slaves, and the gem salt mine over there will be his own.
It's just that there are other people besides the Changzhou tribe coming here now
Why don't you just grab it and be a slave
"How many people are there?" Chao Wen asked thoughtfully.
"Four... four or five thousand." Asakawa stammered.
"How much?!" Chao Wen's voice asked, word by word as if he couldn't believe it, "Four or five thousand?!"
Asakawa nodded vigorously, "The sentinel also said... Said... It's all very strong. It's not like migration, but... more like... purposeful action."
Chao Wen opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he suddenly seemed to be stuck, and his complexion changed rapidly.
This number, in the current environment, is indeed a large number.
None of the four or five thousand people fled or migrated, and their strength was generally stronger. Looking at them together, Chao Wen came to a conclusion—this Tamar is going to attack the city!
Thinking of this, Chao Wen couldn't calm down either. He stretched out his hand to push aside Chao Chuan, who was in front of him, and ran out of the garden like a figure.
In Chaoqiu City, the trading teams from afar are busy. They have long been familiar with the trading methods here. Whether it is a street full of shops or a free trading area set out by the city owner, they can walk past with their eyes closed. Every day. What activities are there during which time period, and where you can hear gossip, you are all familiar with them.
It's just that something happened today.
The gold-inlaid gate of the City Lord's Mansion opened with a crackling sound. A group of 100 cavalrymen rushed out, and the people in front waved mercilessly with long-handled weapons, shouted loudly, and drove out those who stood in the way.
The people who responded quickly in the city saw that the situation was not good, and had already retreated to both sides.
"What's wrong?"
"That's the city lord's personal guard! People from the Chao family!"
"Look at the two in the middle of the team!"
"Is that the city owner?"
In the team that came out of the City Lord's Mansion, there were obviously two people who were dressed differently from the others, and were more polished and refined. That is Chaowen and Chaochuan. Chao Wen usually takes a car when he goes out, but now he is in a hurry, so he just rides a horse.
"They went to the gate of the city!"
"The city lord rushed to the city gate in such a hurry, what are you doing??"
Looking at the group of people rushing past, anyone with a little vision knows that something is going to happen.
problem occurs!
After rushing to the city gate, Chao Wen climbed up the city tower and looked into the distance, his heart suddenly tightened. Although only some small black dots can be seen in the distance, but looking at the number, you can see that what Asagawa said is true. There are some suspicious figures in the air.
"Close the gate!" After shouting to Wen, he asked the archers to get ready. Those figures in the air are not ordinary birds.
rumbling—
The heavy city gates were closed.
Outside the city, there was a team that had just arrived. Before they could enter the city, they were blocked outside. No matter how they shouted, asked, or bribed, the city gate would not move. The city owner is guarding it personally, who dares to open it
Not only the people outside the city, but the people inside the city are even more puzzled, and the team that originally wanted to leave the city was stopped.
The crowd of onlookers also leaned towards the city gate. If there were people from Chaojia who were blocking them, they might directly gather in front of the city gate to find out.
"Why is the city gate still closed during the day?" Someone was dissatisfied.
"That's right, even if something happens, we have to let us know." It's easier to escape if you know it! The heart of the people.
"It doesn't seem very good, should we find a way to leave first?"
"Turn it out? At this time, it is strictly guarded everywhere."
"You can also hide first."
"Don't guess, just look at it first."
However, these dissatisfaction and discussions stopped the next moment.
"Ow-"
A wolf howl came from a distance.
The crowd was silent, and then there was a louder discussion.
"Wolf! It's a wolf!"
"It's not like an ordinary wolf, I can hear it!"
"We also heard wolf howls when we were traveling, but, how does this sound sound..." The speaker shuddered.
"Ferocious beast!" An older far-walker affirmed. Their team came from the deep mountains and knew the difference between those wild beasts in the forest and the roars of fierce beasts. As for the sound just now, only a fierce beast can make it, and a wolf at the level of an ordinary beast can't have the effect of making people hairy all over, as if every tendon is tensed.
"Ah-"
High in the sky, a few eagles flew by, hovering above Chaoqiu City.
"It's too high to shoot," said the experienced shooter. Even if it can be shot, the strength is enough, but because the distance is too far, when the shot is passed, the opponent is likely to have flown away, and it is known by their reaction ability that it is not a bird that can be easily shot.
"That... is also a beast!"
"What's the matter? What happened? Could it be that someone is attacking the city?"
There are speculations in the crowd, and the thinking is like a wild horse running away.
At this moment, Chao Wen, who was standing in the tower, frowned so much that he could pinch off a branch, and his eyes were fixed on the front.
Chao Chuan had already been ordered to mobilize his staff, while Chao Wen looked at the team that was getting closer, guessing the identity of the other party and what to do next.
In the team approaching in front, there are three big flags, two of which are facing Wen, one is the totem flag of the Changzhou tribe, and the other makes Chao Wen feel bitter.
"Flaming Horned Man!"
The reason why I knew the totem of Yanjiao was that when Wangcheng wanted to chase down the migration team of Yanjiao, the totem of Yanjiao was painted on the order issued by Wangcheng. Later, Chao Wen also learned about Yanjiao.
Back then, when the Wangcheng team asked them to send reinforcements, Chao Wen deliberately delayed the time, not because he wanted to help Yanjiao, but because he didn't like spending his own troops. If Wangcheng wants to fight, let them fight, they just need to act like they are in Chaoqiucheng.
However, Chao Wen did not expect that at this time, he would see the totem flag of Yanjiao again. Sure enough, it came from the sea!
However, in addition to the totem flags of Yanjiao and Changzhou, the third flag is very unfamiliar. There is a strange shape on the flag, like a worm and snake. I have never seen it before, and I don't know which tribe it belongs to.
No matter what, Chao Wen had two big words in his heart at this time—not good!
As for the flag that Chaowen felt unfamiliar with, it was not the totem flag of a certain tribe, it was a new flag. To say that it is "new" does not mean that the material is new, but that it was born not long ago.
Before the Yanjiao team set off, when the tribes in the Yanhe River Basin that received the news rushed to the trading area, when the tribe was preparing the totem flag, Shao Xuan proposed to make a flag belonging to the Yanhe River Valley Tribal Alliance.
As for the pattern on the flag, because the big alliance is not an alliance of a certain tribe, there are many, and there will be more in the future. It is impossible to use the totem of a certain tribe. Even if it is a flaming horn, the double-horned totem will attract The tribes are strongly opposed. When it comes to totems, the tribesmen are very stubborn and tough, and they will not agree to kill them. Therefore, Shao Xuan used a familiar pattern that others had never seen before - the dragon.
The shape of the dragon is drawn based on the general shape of Duan Yanhe, which Shao Xuan is familiar with.
Regarding Shao Xuan's decision, the Yanjiao people did not object, and felt that Shao Xuan's suggestion was very good, and the other tribes who came later naturally had no objection. Since it was based on the shape of Yanhe, they certainly agreed. Even when Shao Xuan proposed to put all the tribal totems belonging to the Yanhe Basin Alliance on this dragon flag, he could not wait to print a totem immediately, but the time was short, and their attitude towards totems was very cautious. Seriously, I won't draw a totem on a symbolic flag without any ceremony and preparation, so until now, the Yanhe Dragon Banner has only the dragon in the shape of the Yanhe.