Hua Rong looked around at the thousands of savages. Although there were not many in number, they were all soldiers. This was the only resource she could obtain. How could she give it to Yelu to use? After thinking for a moment, he immediately said: "Orochi, I will help you in the next few days."
Orochi was overjoyed: "Master, will you stay?"
She nodded and said loudly: "Don't be afraid, everyone. Yelu Dayong is just a remnant of the Liao Dynasty. He is a defeated general. We will definitely defeat him."
The savages held up the sticks in their hands and roared loudly.
Hua Rong was very satisfied, and then turned around, and the big snake noticed that the two of them were riding four horses, and each horse was carrying two large sacks.
Zhahe waved his knife and chopped quickly, and four large sacks fell to the ground with a crash. They were full of arrows, daggers, and weapons... It was the first time that the savages saw so many weapons, and they surrounded them with a crash. The big snake picked up the weapons. A big knife, full of surprise: "Chief, where did this come from?"
Hua Rong smiled slightly and looked at Zhahe: "These are all thanks to Zhahe."
This was what Zhahe had collected hard these days. Zhahe had been a soldier for many years, and had been interacting with some veterans in the Liao Kingdom. He found a weapons manufacturing base, bribed the guarding officials with a lot of money, and quietly bought these at a high price. He Rubbing his hands, he was also very excited: "Brother, it's a pity that I don't have enough money, so I can only get these things. They still have a lot of inventory..."
Hua Rong bought these things after selling a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry given by the Fourth Prince. At that time, the Liao and Song Dynasty gold borders were paid with iron money. Iron money was heavy and inconvenient to carry. Zhahe took out the real gold and silver to increase his purchasing power. It is far better than iron money, which is why we can get this batch of things. Although the quantity is small, it is already considered a super "advanced weapon" for the savages who used wooden sticks at that time.
The big snake waved his sword and said with great joy: "Master, we will fight Yelu Dayong."
Hua Rong solemnly ordered: "Orochi, you immediately select two hundred warriors to train with their equipment. I will make arrangements for the others."
The serpent took the order, selected the 200 strongest warriors in the tribe, and issued them with the most advanced weapons. He also selected 800 people to form a team, and the women and children used local materials to make a large number of primitive bows and arrows.
Due to the pressure of survival, the savages were all soldiers, and even women and children were agile. What they lacked was a formed battle formation, and they didn't understand it. Hua Rong has followed her husband in the north and south in recent years, and personally participated in it. In many big battles, he has become more proficient in warfare than many senior generals, thinking hard about the most suitable battle formations and how to win more with less.
After several exercises, Hua Rong discovered that Da She was extremely talented and extremely smart. Every time she explained a little bit, he immediately understood and could even draw inferences. She was ecstatic that she could discover such a rare talent. If there was an opportunity, Suitable, the big snake is completely enough to unify these scattered tribes.
On this day, he trained until the moon rose and Hua Rong took precautions before going to rest tiredly.
The big snake's house was built on that huge tree. Hua Rong had never seen such a big tree in his life. He was pulled up by the rope basket and stood among them. He couldn't help but admire the exquisiteness of these savage worlds. A wooden house was divided into books, from Although there are no gorgeous decorations from the kitchen to the bedrooms, they reveal the original elegance. Moreover, each room is equipped with bamboo windows and thin grids, which can not only overlook the distant scenery, but also prevent mosquito bites.
Orochi personally sent her up with a very respectful expression: "Master, are you satisfied?"
She smiled and nodded, looking at the drink that was served. It was a kind of medicine in a bamboo tube, crystal clear. After taking a sip, she found that it was a kind of wild honey water, which was refreshing and thirst-quenching. After drinking half the bowl, her fatigue was gone. For most of the night, I slept peacefully and dreamlessly.
Next, Yelu Dayong did not take any other actions. The Orochi tribe was calm, and the selected warriors stepped up their training according to the temporary lineup.
By the evening of the third day, everyone continued to practice, and Hua Rong summoned Da She and Zha He alone to prepare for tomorrow's battle.
The big snake was excited and looking forward to it: "Master, can we have a battle tomorrow?"
Zhahe was also very excited. He had been in the army for several years. After all, he was a soldier and had a warlike nature in his blood: "This time, Yelu Dayong must understand how powerful we are. When the Liao Dynasty was defeated, he fought against the Jin Dynasty and fought repeatedly. Repeated defeats…”
Hua Rong looked very serious: "You must not underestimate Yelu Dayong. He has had special personnel to train troops in recent years. Zhahe, do you still remember Liu Wu?"
Zhahe opened his mouth wide: "Of course I remember."
"It's Liu Wu who is training troops for Yelu Dayong."
"Brother, isn't that one of our own people beating our own people?"
Hua Rong shook his head, how could this be one of his own? That army belonged to Yelu Daya, not Liu Wu. Besides, she didn't know who was leading the army this time. If it were someone else, who would show mercy
She raised her voice: "We are small in number, so we must go all out this time, otherwise, they will come back."
"yes."
Hua Rong's prediction was correct. It was indeed Yelu Dayong who was pretending to be a ghost. However, it was King Qin who led the army. After King Qin defeated General Helian, he established prestige in the army and truly convinced Yelu Dayong. , and revealed to him about the savage tribe. King Qin immediately felt that this was a rare opportunity. It turned out that in this border jungle, there were so many savage tribes of all kinds, although the total number was less than tens of thousands, among which the warriors There are less than 10,000 people combined, but the combat effectiveness of the savages cannot be ignored. If they are effectively integrated, it will not only be a matter of obtaining soldiers, but more importantly, they can expand the territory and obtain part of the supply of food and grass. Yelv Dayong's treasure house is always useful In the end, raising such a large army cannot only rely on the secret support of other nobles of the fallen Liao Dynasty. Now, Yelv Dayong's sphere of influence is limited to the desert, but the desert is sparsely populated and cannot afford such a heavy food and salary. This side of the grassland is different, with luxuriant water and grass, and flocks of cattle and sheep. In particular, some of the savages who gradually became civilized also practiced slash-and-burn farming, and began to have food and fixed livestock and poultry.
What Yelu Dayong was afraid of was that he would be discovered by the Jin people, and he was still young. But after the victory in the first battle, his confidence greatly increased, and with the strong approval of King Qin, he decided to immediately send out troops to recover the barbarian tribe first. Before that, he had already Several small tribesmen surrendered; only two large tribes refused to surrender. King Qin acted vigorously and immediately led his army to break into the army. Where had the savages seen such a battle formation? They soon surrendered, leaving only the Orochi tribe, which was also the largest tribe.
The King of Qin wanted to recover, not exterminate, so he first sent people to recruit people to surrender. As usual, he used the telepathy technique used by Yeluda. He first sent a wizard who knew the native language to intimidate. The message fed back by the wizard was that the leader Orochi was very frightened. , Surrender was just around the corner. The King of Qin stood still. Unexpectedly, the three-day deadline was about to pass, but there was no movement from the big snake, and he did not even send an envoy.
Yelulongxuda was impatient, so he followed the King of Qin in this expedition. He was a close confidant of Yelulong, and he also wanted to spy on him. After successive victories over Helian and other barbarian tribes, he became arrogant and thought that the barbarian tribes were still weak. If you can't capture him easily, why go to such trouble to surrender? He asked: "Your Majesty, shall we fight or not?"
King Qin originally did not want to fight. These are the forces that he is determined to win. If one of them dies, one will be missing. He stood up and took a few steps: "The deadline has not come yet, please wait."
At night.
A savage wearing a leaf apron and a string of bone necklaces hanging on his head, like a galloping war horse, jumped up and knelt down from afar, dragging a black snake in his hand.
The wizard was overjoyed and immediately reported to King Qin that the Orochi tribe had sent people to surrender.
King Qin laughed loudly and came out. The barbarian knelt down, the golden snake spit out a letter, and murmured a message. The wizard translated and said that their tribe had undergone divination, humbly accepted God's will, and was willing to submit to King Qin. The barbarian They also brought a feather-like chief's crown, which was a sign of their surrender, indicating that they would accept surrender when the sun rose tomorrow.
Barbarians rarely use deceit, so the King of Qin did not expect him, so he arranged for the barbarian envoys, agreed to accept the surrender tomorrow morning, and sent Yelu Longxu as a representative to take charge of the surrender.
As soon as the messenger set off, Hua Rong immediately ordered a fire to be made for cooking. Everyone ate and drank enough, went to bed early, and recharged their energy for tomorrow's battle.
At the fourth watch, everyone was awakened by the order. The savages took weapons and formed an orderly formation. Hua Rong was riding on the black moonlight, carrying a bow and arrow on her back, and holding a big knife in her hand. She was also fully equipped with savage equipment, hanging around her neck. The bone necklace given by Orochi, and the half-covered wooden armor and feather crown on his head, he has a heroic appearance. At first glance, he looks like a neat warrior, without any trace of femininity.
The warriors raised their weapons and shouted three times: "Snake, snake, snake!"
Hua Rong shouted along with them. This was their belief, and they meant to pray for the protection of the great god Snake King. After shouting three times, he looked around the savage team, and couldn't help but feel excited, thinking of those days when he and her husband fought side by side. This is only a thousand Although this team of men is not comparable to the Yue family army of the past, it is an elite trained by myself, a woman who once fled to the world. We share weal and woe and share weal and woe. This is another kind of pride. Compared with relying on Jin Wushu to take the curved route of revenge, it is an exciting feeling that cannot be obtained.
She raised her sword, turned her horse's head, and headed towards Lin'an, the hillside in the northwest corner where her husband's body was buried. She murmured to herself: "Pengju, you must protect me. I will never embarrass you." "
After praying, she raised her knife and said loudly: "Let's go."
Yelu Longxu got up early in the morning and took up his weapons. These days, he couldn't restrain his excitement for war, and took the initiative to ask Ying to lead five hundred people. To prevent unexpected events, and to frighten the barbarians, King Qin ordered him to lead a thousand people. Yelu Longxu was a little surprised, but he happily led the team and headed towards the Orochi tribe under the guidance of the savage envoy.
At the border of the jungle, Yelu Longxu looked around. At this time, the sky was dimming, and the rising sun in the east was slowly breaking through the horizon. It was about to be the time for the savages to surrender. He was very satisfied, and even more arrogant, and said to the translator The wizard said: "Hurry up and ask them to prepare the best wine and delicious food to welcome me."
The wizard translated these words, and the envoy just bowed and agreed.
The horse crossed the Watering Flower River, which is a small river less than one foot wide. There are wild flowers and luxuriant trees on both sides of the river. The savages call it the "Watering Flower River". After crossing this river, they officially entered the Serpent Tribe.