Eight thousand cavalrymen swarmed out of Dragon City and rushed to the barbarian camp.
The fire oil cans were thrown out and instantly set fire to the tents in the savage camp.
Before the giant wolf cavalry of the savages gathered and dispatched, Mr. Xu had already evacuated with his people.
The giant wolf cavalry is fast, but no matter how fast it is, it still takes time to assemble from the chaos and then dispatch.
By the time the giant wolf cavalry of the savages was dispatched, Mr. Xu and the others had already traveled half the distance.
Chasing, it is possible to catch up.
But I'm afraid that before they can catch up, they will have to face the arrow rain attack from the direction of Longcheng.
"Master Marquis, we won't keep fighting these savages like this, right?"
Everything that came and went was a matter of touch. Except for Mr. Xu's five hundred personal guards and the giant wolf cavalry who had a head-on fight before, they had never fought with the savages head-on.
"Isn't this bad?"
"That's good, but the problem is, our fuel oil reserves can't be used like this all the time!"
Fire oil is a good thing for defending the city.
When necessary, pouring water from the top of the city and lighting a fire can contain the offensive of the attacking party.
"You have a beautiful idea!"
Mr. Xu rolled his eyes at the deputy general, "I'm afraid this style of fighting won't work next time!"
Savages are not savages without wisdom. They can build siege engines, know how to dig holes into the city, and even know how to send some people to live in the mountains and forests on the edge of the Tang Dynasty. How could such a savage race have no way to curb their harassment tactics
Sure enough, not long after Mr. Xu and the others returned to the city, giant wolf cavalry appeared patrolling the perimeter of the Savage Camp four gates away.
Although the number is not large, it is enough to achieve an early warning effect.
"You see, if you want to launch a surprise attack on the savage camp, it will be impossible!"
Mr. Xu pointed at the giant wolf cavalry outside and let out a long sigh.
The level of these savages is really extraordinary.
Mr. Xu even felt that it wouldn't be long before these savages could find a way to resist the attack from the fire oil cans.
By then, they will face the siege of the barbarians.
"Master Marquis, can we really only defend passively?"
The deputy general was not very willing.
Why would Mr. Xu be so willing
But in the current situation, the enemy is strong and we are weak!
The fighting power of the savages is far superior to them, and only fools will use their own shortcomings to compete head-on with the other party's strengths. That is, an egg hits a rock, and the biggest among fools.
"Okay, let's go and rest early!"
Mr. Xu sighed, "There are many tough battles to be fought next!"
The lieutenant respectfully resigned.
Soon, except for the necessary defensive and alert troops, everyone on the city wall dispersed.
Although there is a high probability that the savages will not make a surprise attack tonight, proper defensive arrangements are still necessary.
Mr. Xu returned to the magistrate's office in Xiangyi Prefecture, and this place temporarily became Mr. Xu's residence.
When Mr. Xu came back, Fubao had already fallen asleep.
Fu Bao goes to bed very early these days.
He practiced crazily during the day and fell asleep when he was tired at night. Fubao actually wanted to have a dream, a prophetic dream.
Unfortunately, she never dreamed, and she slept until dawn at night.
After Mr. Xu came back, he first asked Cai's mother what Fu Bao had been busy with today. After making sure that his precious daughter was fine, Mr. Xu went to rest her feet and rest.
In this cold Dragon City, you should burn your feet before going to bed at night and lie down under the quilt to fall asleep quickly.
…
Far away from the Tang Dynasty, in the Xijiang Mountains, Kunlun Village.
Yan Jing looked at the letter in his hand and didn't move for a long time.
This letter was delivered to him by his elder brother Yan Mei after several twists and turns.
"Ms. sir, what happened to eldest brother?"
Du Yunyi, the owner of Kunlun Village and Yan Jing's wife, walked to Yan Jing's side at some point, holding a sleeping baby in his arms.
This is the daughter of Yan Jing and Du Yunyi!
With the soft and waxy little cotton-padded jacket by his side, Yan Jing actually no longer wants to leave Kunlun Village. However, his eldest brother sent a letter and told him about the current situation in Datang.
Emperor Yongping and King Yan are both dead!
The Xu family was wiped out by the eldest princess!
The northern barbarians surrendered to Mr. Xu, because more ferocious savages came from the north, cannibal savages, and Mr. Xu was leading his people to fight the savages at Longxi Mansion.
The savages are not afraid of ice and snow, and are extremely powerful. The situation of the Tang Dynasty is not optimistic.
Yan Mei said in his letter that he was ready to join the army with the third son of the Xu family.
Moreover, Yan Mei warned him not to return to the Tang Dynasty if he did not receive another letter of peace from him.
In this letter, Yan Mei reveals deep despair.
Yan Jing really couldn't imagine what kind of situation could make even his elder brother feel such hopeless powerlessness.
"There are changes in the Tang Dynasty. I may need to go back!"
Yan Jing glanced at Du Yunyi apologetically. He came to Kunlun Village for the second time, originally intending to remain hidden from the world.
But who would have thought that plans can change quickly.
Outside of the Tang Dynasty, there were actually powerful beings that even the Northern Barbarians could not resist.
The fact that the Northern Barbarians have been able to compete with the Tang Dynasty for so many years shows how powerful they are. Now, this so-called savage actually defeated the Northern Barbarians. So, can the Tang Dynasty stop it
Du Yunyi took the letter from Yan Jing and read it quickly, the expression on his face became more solemn.
"Ms. sir, this is not a savage!"
Du Yunyi read the letter and looked at Yan Jing solemnly, "If I'm not mistaken about the savages mentioned in my brother's letter, they should be the Frost Spirit people from the far north."
"Frost Spirit Man? Madam, do you know what's going on there?"
Yan Jing also didn't expect that he would actually get information about the so-called savages from his wife.
"The Frost Spirit people are different from us. They believe in the God of Ice and Snow. Because they have been blessed by the God of Ice and Snow, they are not afraid of the cold."
"Moreover, the Frost Spirit people believe in making up for the shape with the shape!"
"In their belief, eating people makes them stronger."
"The country of the Frost Spirits should be broader than the Tang Dynasty. Their country is shrouded in ice and snow all year round."
"How did the lady know about the situation of the Frost Spirit people?"
Yan Jing did not think that Du Yunyi, who had been living in Kunlun Village, had the opportunity to come into contact with the Shuangling people. Therefore, the information he knew about the Shuangling people must have come from a source.
"Well, we have to talk about the business of our Kunlun Village!"
"You go find Sihai, and he will take you to find someone who knows the Frost Spirit people better. When you meet that person, just don't think of him as someone to blame!"
"Is my husband such a careless person?"
Yan Jing smiled.
Then, Yan Jing found Xun Sihai, and under the leadership of Xun Sihai, he quickly met the person who knew the Shuangling people better.
This person, well, let’s just call him a person!
The head is big and the body is very short, like a dwarf.
But in fact, this man is not a dwarf, but his whole family looks like this.
"These guys have been living in the cave and rarely come out of the cave. This guy calls himself a wise man and says that their clan is the cursed Frost Spirit tribe!"
Xun Sihai stood next to Yan Jing, "People from the Frost Spirit Tribe are generally strong and strong, but every year, some Frost Spirit Tribe people grow crookedly and become dwarfs. Moreover, they may not have good brains." , just like two idiots!"
"And then, they are considered cursed people!"
"People like them are not even qualified to be food and can only be exiled!"
"curse?!"
Yan Jing doesn't believe in these nonsense.
To him, these were dwarfs!
What cursed Frost Spirit tribesman? It's obviously grown crookedly.
There are many such people in Datang.
As for why some people would be so crooked, Yan Jing didn't understand. Although he had done some investigation, unfortunately, he still found nothing.
There was nothing wrong with their parents, but they gave birth to strange offspring.
"My uncle doesn't believe it either!"
"Just like us!"
Xun Sihai stepped forward and kicked the dwarf who was sitting motionless on the ground. "Wise man, let me ask you something. You said that you are the cursed Frost Spirit tribe. So, do you know whether you are cursed? Isn’t there a curse?”
"God forsaken!"
"We are all sinners abandoned by God!"
The big-headed dwarf heard Xun Sihai's words and immediately gave an answer.
"Uncle, did you hear that?"
"This guy is really getting more and more outrageous!"
First they were cursed, but now even gods appear.
"Wise man, I wonder under what circumstances would the Frost Spirit tribe choose foreign war?"
"As a wise man, you must know this!"
Yan Jing stepped forward and looked at the big-headed dwarf.
He first had to understand why the Frost Spirit tribe wanted to launch a war southward? After all, for so many years in the Tang Dynasty, including the previous dynasties, the Frost Spirit Tribe people did not appear in historical records. In other words, during these hundreds of years, the Frost Spirit Tribe people should There wasn't much fuss.
"The will of the God of Ice and Snow!"
The dwarf looked at Yan Jing, "My god is angry and needs sacrifices and endless blood of creatures to appease my god's anger!"
"I have seen the figure of my god coming!"
"You must all become sacrifices to my god!"
The big-headed dwarf suddenly let out a sharp roar.
The next moment, he slammed his head against the stone wall of the cave, hitting his head and bleeding heavily, and died.
"Let me just say, these are all crazy people!"
Xun Sihai was spattered with blood and looked unhappy.
Yan Jing remained silent.
Unlike Xun Sihai, he did not think that the big-headed dwarf was talking nonsense.
Belief in God, at certain times, contains more pure truth. However, if you want to interpret the true meaning of these beliefs, you must first understand what these people's beliefs are and what special meaning their words represent.
Yan Jing does not understand the beliefs of the big-headed dwarf, nor does he understand what the so-called God of Ice and Snow represents. But if we just analyze the meaning of the big-headed dwarf's words, then the truth of this matter should be that the weather has become colder where the Frost Spirit tribe members live.
In the perception of the Frost Spirit people, this is the anger of the God of Ice and Snow.
They want to appease the wrath of the God of Ice and Snow, and they need sacrifices.
This is also the reason why they attacked the Northern Barbarians and even the Tang Dynasty.
Sacrifice!
Lives as sacrifices!
To put it simply, it should be killing, using human lives to please the God of Ice and Snow.
Of course, this sacrifice also includes members of the Frost Spirit Clan.
In order to reduce the number of their own people as sacrifices, they can only launch wars, attack, and kill.
This is the analysis Yan Jing drew from the words of the big-headed dwarf.
But here comes the question, how many sacrifices do the Frost Spirit tribe need
If the weather keeps getting colder, won't the people of the Frost Spirit Tribe continue to kill
"This matter is really troublesome!"
Yan Jing left Xun Sihai to deal with the body of the big-headed dwarf, while he hurried to see Du Yunyi. He had to return to Datang as quickly as possible to see Mr. Xu.
The information about the Frost Spirit Tribe is so important!
"Mr. Sir, the Frost Spirit tribe has entered the Tang Dynasty. So, if they have surrounded the city where your sworn brother is, you will never be able to pass the defense of the Frost Spirit tribe's giant wolf cavalry."
"My wife, I am here, and I don't dare to retreat because of my husband!"
Yan Jing took a deep breath, "If unfortunately I can't come back, don't blame me. I owe you everything in this life, and in the next life, I, Yan Jing, will make up for it by making a grass ring and being an ox or a horse!"
"What did your husband say?"
"You and I are one husband and wife!"
"I am telling you this not to stop you from going back to the Tang Dynasty, but to prepare someone to accompany you back!"
"No, madam!"
Yan Jing decisively refused, "This is my personal matter. How can I let my brothers from the village be put in danger with me just because of my own personal matter?"
"My husband is really kind and righteous, and the little girl admires him!"
Hearing Yan Jing's words, Du Yunyi laughed out loud, "Ms. sir, you misunderstood!"
"I'll have someone accompany you back so that you can see your sworn brother safely. Our Kunlun Village has trade relations with the nobles of the Frost Spirit Clan."
"According to our agreement, as long as the people from Kunlun Village carry their tokens, they can travel unimpeded in their territory!"
"Madam, stop teasing me!"
Yan Jing smiled bitterly, "How could something like this happen on the battlefield?"
"Ms. sir, you don't know something about this!"
Du Yunyi smiled slightly, "The Frost Spirit Tribe is a very magical race. Within their race, some people are born noble. Even if they learn nothing or do nothing, they are still superior. Because, they The noble blood of the God of Ice and Snow flows through his body!”
"These people are the nobles of the Frost Spirit Tribe!"
"No one in the Frost Spirit Tribe dares to offend a noble!"
"Similarly, people who hold noble tokens are also regarded as the spokesperson of the nobles!"
"Everywhere in the Frost Spirit Clan can be used without any obstruction!"
"As for the battlefield?"
"The nobles of the Frost Spirit Tribe never appear on the battlefield. Even the generals who command the army are just followers of the nobles!"
After hearing what Du Yunyi said, Yan Jing was a little dumbfounded. What kind of weird race is this Frost Spirit Tribe? (End of chapter)