When Shanhai Town's army appeared outside the checkpoint, the guards of the Gale Tribe's checkpoint were so shocked that their jaws dropped. Fortunately, they were well-trained and immediately sounded the enemy attack alarm.
The rapid bell rang through the valley, causing a commotion. The clansmen of the Haifeng tribe went out of the house one after another to find out what happened, and they were all panicked.
When the guards ran in to report, Huan Tai, the leader of the Storm Tribe, had just gotten up and shouted loudly, "Who sounded the war alarm?"
"Report to the leader, there are a large number of troops in front of the checkpoint." The guard said in panic.
"Army? Which tribe is it from? How many people are there?" Huan Tai was startled and asked hastily.
"The opponent's flag is not a tribe, and the subordinates don't know where the army came from. Roughly, there are at least a thousand people. They are well-equipped, not like a tribe hunting team, but like an official army."
"Official army? Not good, it's the army of Shanhai Town." Huan Tai still had some knowledge, and immediately reacted, and said loudly: "Assemble the hunting team immediately, and all of them will be stationed at the checkpoint for defense, damn it."
"yes!"
The Gale Tribe hunting team has a total of 800 people, usually only 200 people are stationed at the checkpoint at the mouth of the valley, and the remaining 600 people stay in their respective homes, and only gather together when they go hunting. Therefore, it is not an easy task to gather a team quickly. Huan Tai rallied the team while comforting the tribe.
When four hundred people were assembled, Huan Tai was not going to wait any longer, he was very worried that the garrison troops would not be able to withstand Shanhai Town's attack. Huan Tai decided to take the 400 people to the checkpoint for reinforcements first, leaving his deputy Huan An to wait for the remaining members of the hunting team.
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In front of the checkpoint, Shanhai Town launched an attack first. Relying on the advantage of the shooting range, the crossbowmen of the city defense battalion shot wave after wave of arrows towards the checkpoint, suppressing the guards on the opposite side. Although due to the blocking of the battlements, it did not cause too much damage, but the opponent did not dare to show up easily. The Gale Tribe is limited to the range of a single wooden bow, so they can only stare blankly and have no power to fight back, which is very uncomfortable.
After suppressing the guards, Ouyang Shuo ordered the infantry battalion to attack the checkpoint gate. The soldiers carried the thick bumper, raised their shields above their heads, and rushed towards the checkpoint quickly.
At this time, the checkpoint guards finally reacted. Seeing that the enemy was about to hit the foot of the checkpoint, at a critical juncture, they no longer cared about the rain of arrows shot from the opposite side, and started to fight back.
To be honest, the hunting team is not helpless, after all, they have a geographical advantage. Once they found that the infantry battalion was trying to approach the checkpoint, they fought back without fear. They braved the rain of arrows and kept dropping logs or stones, tenaciously repelling the infantry battalion's attacks time and time again.
Finally, the first batch of support troops led by Huan Tai arrived at the checkpoint. Huan Tai's arrival quickly stabilized the morale of the army, and they began to organize more fierce defenses, smashing down logs and stones desperately.
Seeing the ever-increasing number of guards, Ouyang Shuo frowned, turned to Ge Hongliang and said, "No, if this stalemate continues, the city defense battalion will be unable to suppress it. Send me an order to order the entire infantry battalion to attack. No matter what the cost, take down the gate in one fell swoop." The latter sentence was said to the messenger.
"Yes!" The orderly on the side immediately turned around and left.
After receiving the order, Shi Wansui showed a ferocious face and said loudly: "Brothers, the lord has been watching our performance. As the main attacking force, it has been so long that we haven't scored a single door. This is simply an infantry battalion. The disgrace. Those cubs in the Langshan Garrison Camp couldn’t sit still anymore, and begged for orders from the adults, saying that they would replace us as the main attack task. Can you bear this bad breath?”
"I can't stand it!" the soldiers shouted loudly.
"I can't take it, what should I do?" Shi Wansui's voice resounded throughout the camp.
"Take down the gate and defend the honor!" The crowd was passionate.
"Okay, this is the determination. Listen to my order, and the entire infantry battalion will attack. If you can't take the gate this time, you won't be able to meet your lord alive. I, Shi Wansui, can't afford to lose this man!" Shi Wansui roared.
"Attack!"
Shi Wansui personally took the lead, which completely aroused the bloodiness of the soldiers.
The soldiers of the infantry battalion carried the heavy bumper and raised their shields above their heads to form a dense defense. Braving the falling logs and arrow rain, they bravely rushed to the foot of the checkpoint without fear of life or death.
Half an hour later, under the life-and-death assault of the infantry battalion, the checkpoint gate was finally taken down. Ouyang Shuo decisively ordered the Langshan garrison on the right to step in immediately and rush into the valley together. The city defense battalion in the rear continued to suppress and advance slowly.
The gate was broken, and the entire checkpoint was in immediate danger of falling. The soldiers of the infantry battalion rushed to the checkpoint with all their strength, and were about to start a bloody battle with the Gale Tribe hunting team.
The follow-up Langshan Garrison Battalion took over the defense task of the gate. It just happened to meet the Galewind Tribe hunting team who came to reinforce them. As the saying goes, enemies are extremely jealous when they meet, Shi Lang roared, "Kill them!" He was the first one to rush forward to start a hand-to-hand fight with the hunting team.
The 500-man Langshan garrison battalion faced the 200-man hunting team led by Shang Huan'an, and the Langshan garrison battalion had an advantage in equipment, and the battle was quickly controlled by the Langshan garrison battalion. Seeing that he couldn't resist, Huan'an had no choice but to lead his troops to surrender.
On the checkpoint, under the onslaught of the infantry battalion, the Gale tribe retreated steadily. These teams that usually only hunt are no match for the regular army. While leading his troops to resist, Huan Tai shouted loudly: "The army on the opposite side is the army of Shanhai Town? Why do you attack us for no reason?"
Shi Wansui grinned, stabbed an enemy to death with a single shot, and shouted: "Haha, that's ridiculous. You dare to pretend nothing happened when you attacked our Langshan Mine. Today, your tribe will be wiped out."
At this time, Ouyang Shuo happened to be on the checkpoint. Hearing their conversation, he said loudly, "Huan Tai, order your people to put down their weapons and surrender. I can walk around you without dying."
"Hmph, there is no coward in our Haifeng tribe, we would rather die than surrender!" Huan Tai said firmly.
"Really? All right, you can pretend to be a hero, but I want to see how those old and weak women and children in the valley pretend to be heroes." Ouyang Shuo said jokingly.
Hearing Ouyang Shuo's words, the hunting team behind Huan Tai suddenly became agitated, thinking that his relatives were still in the valley. If people like myself die in battle, then our relatives will become lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
"You, you are shameless!" Huan Tai said angrily when he saw that Ouyang Shuo easily lifted the hunting team's will to resist.
"He who understands current affairs is a hero, Huan Tai, I don't want to say it again, give up resistance and survive you, otherwise, don't blame me for being merciless." Ouyang Shuo said coldly.
"Hey!" Huan Tai let out a long sigh, and put down his weapon helplessly.
After disarming the hunting team, Ouyang Shuo ordered the infantry battalion to guard the prisoners. At the same time, he ordered the Langshan garrison camp to enter the valley and gather the members of the Gale Tribe.
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The meeting hall of the Gale Tribe.
"Director Ge, how are the casualties in the army?" Ouyang Shuo asked with concern.
"Returning to my lord's words, a total of 20 people were killed in this battle, 35 people were seriously injured, and 60 people were slightly injured."
Ouyang Shuo's face was serious, and he said, "The casualties are still quite heavy! The Military Affairs Administration should do a good job in dealing with the aftermath of the soldiers who died in battle, and properly arrange the work and living security of the seriously injured soldiers after they retire. At the same time, they must also replenish the soldiers in time, I think. , the Military Affairs Administration can now start to consider the issue of reserve service."
"clear!"
"We didn't get any benefit from capturing the Gale Wind Tribe this time. The poor are no different from the refugees in the wilderness. It's really a big loss." Ouyang Shuo said regretfully.
"At least, we have established prestige in this area, right? I see, after the news that the Gale Wind tribe has been captured by us spreads, several small and medium-sized tribes around will take the initiative to find us to cooperate." Ge Hongliang comforted Said.
"That's the only way to understand it."
"My lord, what are you going to do with the Gale Wind Tribe?" Ge Hongliang asked.
"Let's take them all back to the territory. Take all the ones you can take away, and leave the ones you can't take away here!" Ouyang Shuo said helplessly. He also has no better solution. It is impossible to let them go after paying such a big sacrifice. It is better to send them back to replenish the population of the territory.
Seeing Ge Hongliang's troubled face, Ouyang Shuo said with a smile, "If you have anything to say, just say it!"
"Yes. The subordinate just observed this valley. This valley occupies a very large area, and the Galewind tribe only occupies a small area. The water and grass in the valley are lush, and what's more, there is a lake, which is very suitable for grazing. Therefore , What this subordinate means is that this valley can be transformed into a horse farm. You also know that the infrastructure construction is still going on in Friendship Town. Even if all the construction is completed, it is still possible to build a horse farm outside the city. It is a big risk, and you are always threatened by nomadic tribes. It is not as good as here, where there are few people, as long as you line up a squadron to guard the checkpoint, you can sit back and relax." Ge Hongliang said.
Ouyang Shuo nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. However, this place is far away from the base camp, and the mountain roads are difficult to travel, so there are a lot of difficulties!"
"My lord, as long as the military horse farm can be successfully built, it will be very worthwhile to spend some manpower and material resources to build the road from the Xuanniao tribe to the valley." Ge Hongliang continued to persuade.
"Okay, let's do as you want!" Ouyang Shuo finally made up his mind and said, "The Military Affairs Department will communicate with the Chariot and Horse Division to complete the preliminary preparations. After returning this time, it is also time to consider contacting the nomadic tribes." There is no way to procrastinate any longer."
"clear!"