Information was constantly sent back to the small islands in the river, some reported on horseback, and some came via flying pigeons. No matter what the intelligence was, it all said one thing, that is, the Great Ape Empire's army was getting closer and closer.
The piece of information that worried the old patriarch the most was the information that had just been sent. The spy was worried that the pigeons would be captured or eaten by other birds of prey, so he rode a horse and rushed back to report it himself.
A group of army troops from the Great Ape Empire that arrived last night, numbering about five thousand, had already crossed the Dragon Belly Canyon and was heading here. The troops behind also came to the Dragon Belly Canyon one after another and assembled in the canyon.
This situation has reached a critical moment of life and death for Xia, and it is quite dangerous.
Yesterday, Ning Tao took action and killed a flying brigade of the Great Ape Empire, but that did not scare the Great Ape Empire. The opponent's posture is obviously to turn anger into strength, and the army is pressing forward, with the intention of destroying Xia and annihilating the people's clan in one fell swoop.
There was a solemn atmosphere in the meeting hall.
Only Ning Tao and Bi Mingzhuzi were muttering to each other, chatting about some happy topic, with smiles on their faces. Ling'er was also standing nearby, but she didn't interrupt. Her mind was obviously not on the war, but on Ning Tao. She kept staring at Ning Tao without even looking over.
Shun glanced at it, sighed, and said worriedly: "My dear son-in-law, how can this be so good? It's only a little more than a day's journey from the Dragon's Belly Mountains to here. Once the army comes, you, my dear son-in-law, will be the enemy of ten thousand people. But this tribe can't withstand the enemy's fire. When the time comes, you can't look at the east but the west. Even if you can kill all the ape-man generals, the tribe will be destroyed. "
Ning Tao then moved over, thought for a moment and said, "Master Yue-Zhang, don't worry. If this battle must be fought, it won't be fought here."
"Then where to fight?" Shun asked in surprise.
Ning Tao said: "Do you have a map? Bring it and show it to me."
"Yes, it has been prepared a long time ago." It was Lie Huo who spoke. She took out a piece of cloth from her red dress and spread it on the table.
There was a simple map drawn on that piece of cloth, with rolling mountains, basins and forests. There are also simplified Chinese characters marked on the map, and the basin where Xia is located is clearly visible, as well as the Yulong Mountains that stretch thousands of miles.
The basin where Xia is located is called Yulong Basin. It is separated from the Dragon Belly Canyon by a forest. There are also mountain peaks in the forest, but it is basically a plain. That plain is called Longxia Plain.
Ning Tao looked at the terrain on the map, then pointed straight at the Longxia Plain and said, "Master Yuezhang, this is the place where the Great Ape Empire's army must pass. Why don't we start the battle here."
Shun frowned and said: "There is a war here. Although our soldiers are brave enough, they can't stop the ape-man's guns. The only thing we can use is the complex terrain of the mountains to guerrilla in roundabout ways. Only in this way can we preserve our strength, virtuous son-in-law." You said we were going to fight on the plains, and if the other side's guns were fired, wouldn't we be gone?"
Liehuo also said: "I think what the patriarch said makes sense. We don't have the strength to fight the Great Ape Empire head-on, but you asked us to fight the enemy head-on. Are you asking us to touch the stone with eggs?"
Ning Tao smiled: "Did I say that your soldiers should go to war?"
"What do you mean by a good son-in-law?" Shun couldn't keep up with his future son-in-law's thinking.
Ning Tao said: "When the war starts this time, I will take my wife Bi Mingzhu to fight. You can send some people to watch the battle. In the battle to destroy the Great Ape Empire's army, we must arrange some spectators, right?"
I sent Zi Shen to take action and started the killing spree. The killing was so ape-like and bloody. How majestic and pretentious it was. How could there be no audience
If there is no audience for pretending, what is the difference between it and salted fish
Several important figures in Shun and Liehuo's tribe looked at each other in confusion. They never thought that this was Ning Tao's plan. There was no need to send soldiers or carry food and grass, only a few spectators were needed. Why does such an important thing come out of his mouth to give people an inappropriate feeling
The atmosphere in the hall shifted from solemn to weird.
Ning Tao added: "Let's settle it. Letting your people fight will undoubtedly lead to death. My wife and I will go. If you really don't want to send an audience, that's fine, but it doesn't feel perfect. "
"Go, I'll go in person." Shun said.
"The front line is dangerous, please think twice, chief!" Several important figures in the tribe spoke out in unison to advise.
Shun waved his hand: "I've already decided, there's no need to go any further. Xian son-in-law, when will you leave?"
Ning Tao smiled calmly: "Since you are so anxious, why not do it now."
He pointed to the tallest peak in the Longxia Plain on the simple map, and then pointed a little.
That peak is called Black Wind Mountain.
This is considered to have finalized the battlefield.
Black Wind Mountain is a unique peak in a dense virgin forest. The peak several thousand meters high can be seen dozens of miles away.
How the name Black Wind Mountain came about is unknown. In fact, it is not black at all. The wind blows often, but it is not dark either.
There is also a strange thing, that is, there are no trees on the top of Black Wind Mountain, it is just covered with a layer of green blue grass, and the flowers are also blue, which is very beautiful.
The afternoon sun was shining brightly, and a hare ran out of the forest below the top of the mountain, and then scampered onto the blue grass on the top of the mountain. It squeaked twice, and soon a hare came running from the other side of the mountain and came to it.
Neither of the two hares is a normal hare. Either one is as big as an adult. Both eyes are blue, glowing with a faint blue light. They look good, but they can't help being weird.
The two rabbits lowered their heads and gnawed on the blue grass. They squeaked twice, as if they were saying something in rabbit language.
The two suddenly didn't realize that there was a blue cloud above their heads and slowly approached the mountain peak. They were still eating grass and communicating with each other.
"Old Sang, have you seen it? There are two rabbits there." Bi Mingzhu said, pointing to the two super white rabbits on the blue grass.
Ning Tao said: "I saw it. It's so big. It must have been mutated."
"I think so too. Look, the eyes of those two rabbits are blue. It's probably due to the energy created by heaven." Bi Mingzhu said.
There are two tribal girls standing on the blue divine cloud, one is Ling'er and the other is Tide.
The two tribal girls were also looking at the two rabbits, but they both looked very quiet. They are not Bi Mingzhu. They are not married to Ning Tao yet. They must be reserved before getting married. After getting married, it will be unclear. After all, they are not economical lamps. They are quite open-minded and have relatively good tempers. wild.
This family of four is Xia's combat team, and they came early. In the audience at the back, several important figures from the Shunhe tribe whom Ning Tao appointed Earl to bring over were still flying behind. As for Fire Phoenix, he is a heavenly warrior after all. He has unparalleled light skills and can travel hundreds of miles. It probably won’t take long.
Will rush over.
But just as the family of four looked at the two rabbits, one of the rabbits suddenly climbed onto the back of the other rabbit.
Ning Tao was amused: "Look, look, what are the two rabbits doing?"
Bi Mingzhu gave Ning Tao a roll of her eyes: "You still don't know?"
Chao Chao and Ling'er's faces suddenly turned red. They were too embarrassed to look any further and looked away one after another.
For the two tribal girls, the total number of times they blushed in the past few days in their lives was not as high as the number of times they blushed with Ning Tao in the past few days.
But Ning Tao still looked so excited: "Look at it like that, it's rare to bump into him."
"Dirty." Tide muttered.
"I don't want to look at it, it's annoying to the eyes." Ling'er said. Not only did she not dare to look at the two crooked rabbits, she also didn't dare to look at the serious Ning Tao.
Ning Tao didn't care and watched with interest. I dare not say that within a minute, the two rabbits separated.
Bi Mingzhu raised her lips and said, "Isn't this too fast?"
Ning Tao said: "This should be normal, how long can a rabbit live?"
Bi Mingzhu smiled and said: "That's right, I thought the rabbit was about the same as you."
Ning Tao: "..."
Chao Xi couldn't stand it anymore: "Sister Mingzhu, Brother Ning, you... can you say something else?"
Ling'er simply yelled: "Silly rabbit, go away!"
Only then did the two rabbits realize that there was someone above them, and they fled in a hurry. One ran to the forest on this side of the mountain, and the other ran to the forest on the other side of the mountain. They did not run together.
Ning Tao smiled and said: "It seems that they are not the same family of rabbits. It's interesting."
Bi Mingzhu reached out and pinched Ning Tao's waist: "You also said, do you think you have embarrassed these two girls?"
There was not a single patch of skin on Chao Tide's and Ling'er's faces that was not flushed. Ling'er was a little better because she had wheat-colored skin, so the redness was not so obvious, but Chao Tide's skin was already white, and this redness was Just like the peach petals in March, they are as tender as pink.
However, Ning Tao also praised: "Oh, you two are so beautiful."
Chao Xiang said angrily: "Brother Ning, are we here to fight?"
After waking up the dreamer, Ning Tao stopped joking and said, "I would have forgotten it if you didn't tell me. Let's go down now. The army is approaching. We have to make some preparations before the war."
Tide: "…"
Ling'er: "..."
After the war, I will marry this crooked man. Will I really be happy for the rest of my life
The blue divine cloud landed on the blue grass on the top of the mountain. If Ning Tao did not collect the cloud, he would place it on the grass. It would feel like the grass was covered with a layer of blue mist. The color is almost the same.
Ning Tao reached out and picked a small blue flower and put it in his mouth.
Ling'er also picked one and put it in her mouth, but heard Ning Tao hurriedly say: "Don't eat it, this grass is poisonous."
Ling'er hurriedly threw away the little blue flower in her hand, and then said worriedly: "Since it is poisonous, do you still eat it?"
Ning Tao simply chewed twice, swallowed the little blue flower, and then said: "There is no poison in this world that can poison me. I can eat it, but you can't. So if you eat randomly, be careful to become as big as a rabbit." ”
Ling'er subconsciously lowered his head and glanced at his body, seeming to wonder if there was something hidden in what Brother Ning said.
The family tradition in the future will definitely be biased.