Chapter 339: Gongsun Tribe
Aman was very anxious and was waiting around the house for news. In the past few months, he had not slept with peace of mind. The chaos on the grassland had put the entire Gongsun tribe in extreme danger.
The Gongsun clan has been in Jishi Mountain for more than two years. Since he moved to this place with his tribe two years ago, he has taken root here and built a permanent old camp. This is a good place, not only with water sources, but also with lush grassland resources around it. More importantly, Jishi Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. This place is really suitable for the survival and development of a small tribe like him. He raised animals at the foot of the mountain, and strong soldiers were also stationed at the foot of the mountain, but the elderly, weak, women and children were all placed on the mountain. Stone houses and wooden houses were the result of his tribe's reproduction and development in the past two years.
But the Huns' great defeat made this beautiful life almost shatter. In the past few months, Jishishan has suffered several attacks. Fortunately, the tribes that came to attack were similar to those of them and even weaker. They had eliminated several enemies based on their terrain.
But yesterday I got the news that a group of horse thieves with more than 500 people had gathered fifty miles away, and they knew who they were aiming for.
Five hundred riders! Aman rubbed his head in pain. His entire tribe, including all men from sixteen to sixty, could only gather five hundred riders. How could he block this wolf-like bandit?
"Aman, let all the tribes go up the mountain and guard them along the mountain. We still have more than a thousand slaves. We will give them weapons and can help guard them. I think they should know that the bandits killed them. They can't survive either. Explain the pros and cons of this kind of interests to them, and more or less, some strength." Aman's woman, Dexiang, the hostess of Gongsun tribe, advised, "We do not have the strength to take the initiative to kill the enemy."
Aman smiled bitterly. "These slaves don't want to die, but are they very loyal to us? I'll send them weapons. If they backfire, we will die faster."
Dexiang couldn't help but remain silent. The more than a thousand slaves were captured or bought by the Gongsun tribe from other tribes. In the past two years, these slaves have used these slaves to open up wastelands on the Jishi Lake at the foot of Jishi Mountain. The Gongsun tribe has a lot of fertile land. The current Gongsun tribe not only grazed, but also produced their own food, which is why they did not have to migrate with the seasons like other tribes. Slaves were naturally disobedient, and most of these people were still working in shackles.
"Class leader!" A young soldier rushed in from outside. He was sweating profusely, but there was indescribable fear on his face.
"Gongsun Yi, what happened? Have those damn horse thieves set off to us?" Aman asked repeatedly, and the scimitar with his backhand on the table was inserted into his belt. "They are here, are they?"
"Class leader, all of them are dead, all of these horse bandits are dead!" Gongsun Yi gasped and shouted, "Class leader, all of them have been killed."
"All dead are all the horse bandits dead?" Aman's first cheer was ecstatic, and the second sound turned into a surprise rhetoric. After a moment of happiness, Toka was also full of fear. For them, he was afraid that a wolf would go, but a tiger would come.
"Who? Which tribe is the one who takes the action?" Aman's voice trembled a little.
"Clan leader. It's not our Hun tribe, but the Fufeng people. I saw their flags. Their vanguard cavalry raided the horse bandit camp in the heavy rain yesterday, killing more than 500 horse bandits almost killed, and only a very small number of people escaped." Gongsun Yi's face was a little distorted and he said in a trembling voice.
"How could Fufeng people appear here?" Aman shouted, "How many of them are there?"
"They have about 300 people and horses!" Gongsun Yi's words made Aman feel a little worried, but the following words made him fall into the abyss in an instant. "Behind the cavalry, there are infantrymen. I watched from afar, afraid that there would be no thousands of people, with hundreds of large chariots, and they could not see the beginning or end."
Aman felt that all his strength was pulled clean with Gongsun Yi's words. The Fufeng Army was attacking in large numbers. Within a hundred miles of this garden, there was no other second goal besides Jishishan? At this moment, he was more willing to face a group of horse bandits. Although the horse bandits were difficult to deal with, their discipline was scattered and they could only survive their previous rounds of attacks. They might retreat because of excessive losses, but the Fufeng Army was different. This was a disciplined team. When they faced them, they had no chance of winning.
"What should I do, what should I do?" he murmured. You can't run away. In addition to the soldiers, he also has thousands of elderly, weak, women and children in the Gongsun tribe, and the tribal property he has accumulated over the past two years. Do you want all of them?
"Aman, please withdraw everyone to the mountain." Dexiang also had a pale face, but he seemed calmer than Aman. "I heard from the caravan that the Fufeng Army was not particularly hostile to the Huns. Wouldn't the Helan tribe have a special friendship with them? Two years ago, we also bought their wine and other goods through the Helan tribe's caravan?"
"Yes, yes, the territory of the Fufeng people is not on the grassland. They will definitely not come here to grab this territory. There will definitely be a solution!" Aman jumped up, "Gongsun Yi, first withdraw all the people and livestock at the foot of the mountain to the mountain, and then, then you bring some people and some livestock to comfort them and find out what they are going to do."
He looked back at Tokka, "And then make a decision, Tokka, do you think it's so good?"
"This is great. If we don't hit people with a smile, we will reward them with kindness. They will never meet immediately." Toka nodded.
When Jishi Mountain was in a state of chaos, the army led by Sun Xiao and Helanyan had approached Jishi Mountain. After bringing back the exact news from Hengdao, Sun Xiao immediately ordered the advancement. In the evening, the brigade arrived at Jishi Mountain, and set up the camp of the camp next to Jishi Lake.
"A good place, really a perfect place!" Looking at the steep Jishi Mountain in the distance, and then looking at the clear Jishi Lake next to the camp, which has been reclaimed and grown in a radius of miles, Sun Xiao was so satisfied that he could not be satisfied anymore. This is truly a good place to build a nest.
The most wonderful thing is that the Gongsun family has done a lot of preliminary work for him, which has saved him a lot of effort.
"This Gongsun clan Aman is a wonderful person!" Sun Xiao looked at the generals under his command, "He actually even cultivated farms and planted crops. Teacher, this is very different from most of your Hun tribes!"
"What's the difference?" Helanyan said angrily: "Have you ever been to the Xiongnu Royal Court? There are also large-scale market towns. Although they are not as good as the Central Plains cities, they are not small anymore. In addition to the nomadic tribes, there are naturally also slaves who have settled. How large is this place? If you go to the royal court and see the scale, wouldn't you even swallow your tongue?"
Listening to Helanyan's words, Sun Xiao couldn't help but say curiously: "Why did the Helan tribe never do this before?"
"Our tribe is small and has been displaced and has no fixed territory. Moreover, even if there is a fixed territory, there is no such geographical conditions. How to settle down? Later, when we met Gao Yuan, we started to do more work in caravans, use this to make money, and then buy food and other items from Fufeng, and we no longer need to farm." Helanyan said.
"So that's it!" Sun Xiao nodded repeatedly, "I thought the Hun tribes only grazed and did not grow grain?"
"You're right. Any such settlement is done by slaves. The Huns really don't know how to farm." Helanyan said lightly: "It seems that the Gongsun clan of Jishishan has a lot of Central Plains slaves in his hands!"
Sun Xiao laughed, "The more you are, the better, and it will be ours in the future."
As the few people were talking, a warning horn suddenly came from the outpost of the camp. Sun Xiao and Helanyan looked at each other and looked at each other, "This man is not confused, can he dare to attack us?" Helanyan murmured.
The two of them pulled their feet and wanted to rush to the front camp, but they saw the tiger head in front of them marching like flying. "General Sun, coach, the Gongsun clan doesn't know what the hell is going on. Now a guy named Gongsun Yi drove a large group of cattle and sheep to the gate of our camp and asked to see the general, and said why did you come and reward our army!"
"Oh, this Aman can even do this?" Sun Xiao laughed, "Cao and sheep are accepted. Isn't this Gongsun Yi just coming to explore our reality and reality? Give him this opportunity to prepare in the camp to open his eyes."
Gongsun Yi's legs were a little weak. Although the other party did not make things difficult for him, after accepting the gift he sent, he only said that the general would thank him in person, so he asked someone to lead him into the camp. Looking at the Fufeng soldiers wearing green uniforms standing along the way, his calves trembled involuntarily. This made him feel a little ashamed. He was also a Hun warrior, how could he be so unbearable?
He tried his best to raise his chest to make himself look more intense, but immediately, his eyes were attracted by a group of busy men beside him. Oh my God, what are they assembled? Looking at the assembled bed crossbows beside them, Gongsun Yi almost fainted. After a rough glance, he saw more than twenty bed crossbows.
His face turned pale, and his energy just started to get angry immediately became weak again. After finally reaching the central army tent, he saw a forest of swords with cold light. Two rows of soldiers holding huge long swords, looking at him coldly. At the tent, two eight-foot-foot-foot-long men's eyes showed fierce light, like wild animals. One of them had scars on his face, even licked his lips. This simple action made him shivering involuntarily.
"Gongsun Yi, right?" Another man holding a big knife in his hand took a step forward, and the iron rings on the knife rustled between the rise and fall.
"Yes, yes, Gongsun Yi, the Gongsun clan, came to reward the camp army at the order of the clan leader!" Gongsun Yi bent down and replied respectfully.
Chapter completed!