Chapter 1023: The Jiang Tribe

The two decision-makers of Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe reached a consensus: "Let's fight just like this!"

Immediately, the two began to arrange their troops and formations. The main force of the Xuanyuan Tribe continued to bring up the rear; primarily because they had more people, and they also had to carry the essential supplies and food.

The Huaxia troops moved quickly, so they traveled light, with each person carrying only two days' worth of rations, advancing rapidly toward the planned high ground to occupy the position in advance.

Shaoyin also felt genuinely happy because his plan was approved. Conversely, his father, Xiong, had mixed feelings in his heart. He was happy because his son had the ability and was stronger than himself, but sad because he felt he did not have the ability to lead troops in battle, yet he was held in high expectations by Baifeng. Whether he could truly succeed and win this war smoothly was already filled with doubt in his heart.

The first tribe was indeed the Yushi Tribe. After weighing the pros and cons, Chisongzi decided to lead his clansmen to quickly break away from the Shennong Clan and head toward the Chiyou Tribe.

The envoy from the Fengbo Tribe also said that the only obstacles they would face on the road were the Xuanyuan Tribe and the Tribal Alliance. The entry of the Xuanyuan Tribe was also an important reason why Yushi made the firm decision to leave the Shennong Clan, because the Shennong Clan, which originally still had a chance of winning, seemed to have fallen into a situation of certain destruction after the Xuanyuan Tribe joined.

As for the Xuanyuan Tribe and the Tribal Alliance, the envoy from the Fengbo Tribe said there was no need to worry, because their tribe had passed through the territory under their jurisdiction very easily through simple negotiations. If the Yushi Tribe went over, as long as they stated that they would not attack the Xuanyuan Tribe, they would naturally still be able to pass through smoothly.

Having believed everything, Yushi immediately had all the clansmen from Changyang Mountain brought back, and with all their supplies and wealth, they quickly left the place they were stationed and headed in the direction of the Chiyou Tribe.

But because Yushi had first retrieved all his clansmen before setting off, he did not know that his actions had been discovered. Linkui also guessed Yushi's intention to flee, believing that the Yushi Tribe might have reached a cooperation with the Tribal Alliance and wanted to rebel against the Shennong Clan.

And that location was exactly where the Fengbo Tribe was currently stationed. Putting this whole conjecture together, Linkui believed that the Yushi Tribe and the Fengbo Tribe had all rebelled and cooperated with the Tribal Alliance, preparing to resist his rule.

Linkui was naturally unwilling to let such a situation arise, so he immediately dispatched the two divisions of Jiang Ming and Jiang Cheng to set off at once to pursue the Yushi Tribe. After defeating the Yushi Tribe, they were to continue to attack the Fengbo Tribe and take over the original mission of the Fengbo Tribe to attack the enemies in the east.

The several tribes of the Jiang surname also belonged to the core of the Shennong Tribe. Jiang was also a great surname in history, one of the original surnames; most later surnames were also branched off from the Jiang surname. Fengbo and Yushi were in the Shennong Clan because their abilities were recognized, equivalent to Great Shamans of the Shennong Clan. However, the Jiang surname and the Shennong Clan had a blood-connected relationship. No matter what, they had to support Linkui and support the Shennong Clan, because they had a truly common ancestor.

However, Yushi, who had run a step ahead, did not discover the pursuing troops behind him and was just burying his head in the journey. They had never been to the Jiuli and only knew it was very, very far away, so they had to arrive at the Jiuli quickly before Winter arrived, otherwise, most of their clansmen would perish on the road.

As for the Huaxia scouts who had telescopes, there was even less possibility of them being discovered, because the Huaxia scouts, in addition to distance, were also skilled at using grass and leaves to camouflage themselves. In this era with dense vegetation and primitive ecology, as long as one was covered in grass, one could perfectly blend into the environment.

The team was still advancing. Xiong was not at the front but was with Xuanyuan at the rear. Every day, besides marching, the soldiers had to spend a certain amount of time hunting so that they could maximize food supply.

Moreover, at such a time, no one would talk about any Sustainable Development, because this territory had just been conquered and was not fully ruled, so no one would feel sorry for it at all. Furthermore, in everyone's cognition, such flat land should be used for growing food, not for hunting.

Therefore, every day, they could eat various kinds of meat at the dining table. The meat distributed to the soldiers, even if it was only a little meat broth, was enough to improve everyone's combat effectiveness.

It was mealtime again. A hunter ran over happily and said to Xuanyuan: "Tribal Chief, we caught many Si today. They are rare where we are, but there are many here. We caught many today."

"What is a Si?" Xiong had never heard of this thing and was a bit curious.

The hunter turned his head and gestured to Xiong: "A kind of animal like an ox, very big and strong, with a particularly thick hide, and it even has two horns like this on its nose. If it weren't for the Spears you gave us, we really wouldn't have been able to catch it so easily."

Looking at the hunter's gestures, Xiong suddenly thought, could it be the rhinoceros that the Tribal Chief mentioned? So he hurriedly got up and said: "Let's go, let's go take a look."

The hunter immediately led Xiong to the slaughter site. However, the situation Xiong saw was that the rhinoceros had already been cut into many, many pieces, and the original appearance could not be seen at all. But that rhinoceros horn was something Xiong was very familiar with, and he confirmed that this was indeed a rhinoceros.

Xuanyuan pointed to the meat on the ground and asked: "Does Huaxia not have Si?"

"There should be some, some people have seen them, but they are very rare. No one in our Huaxia has ever caught one yet."

Xuanyuan said "Oh" and said very casually: "It's just a common wild beast. Let's taste its meat today and see if it's delicious."

However, Xiong looked at the butchered rhinoceros and felt it was a pity, so he instructed: "The hide of this Si can be peeled off. After it's processed, it can be made into Armor. It's as thick as Crocodile Skin and very useful. Also, this horn, can it be dug out completely?"

Now Xuanyuan was a little curious: "What is the use of this horn? Is it good-looking? There are more elephants on this land. I have already seen them twice. Their tusks are longer and better-looking than the Si's."

Xiong also explained: "We want its horn not because it is good-looking, but because it is useful. Our King said that this is a particularly good Medicine, but I don't know exactly what it is used for. Anyway, it is very useful and cannot be wasted. It must be taken off and kept well. We in Huaxia are willing to trade for it at a high price."

Xuanyuan immediately declared: "All these horns are yours, as long as you tell me what they are used for."

Xiong reminded him: "Tribal Chief Xuanyuan, haven't we cooperated in Medicine? Even if you don't give them to us, we would still tell you."