Chapter 1117: Probing Conflict

"Tribal Chief Xuanyuan, what do you think we should do now? How about we let the Soldiers eat something first? I see they have retreated again."

Xuanyuan did not refuse: "Very well, let everyone eat something first. We can discuss how to fight this battle later."

Jiang Ming and Jiang Cheng, seeing that the person on the other side was so steady and had not charged down even once, also felt something was wrong. For a moment, they did not know how to fight this battle. On the first day, they estimated that no large-scale conflict would break out, so they split up the majority of the Soldiers and population, scattering them to search for food.

He was not afraid, because he believed that Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe also needed to search for food. It was impossible for them to feed such a large number of Soldiers—all men—without going out to hunt and gather.

Surely behind them, there was a massive population acting as logistics, continuously sending food to them. Now, his own trouble was how to cross that small hillside and attack the other side; this small slope was not easy to charge.

A few simple probes had all ended in failure. The reaction speed of the other side was still very fast, but the other side had not yet taken the initiative to launch an attack.

While eating, Shaoyin used the Telescope and discovered that the enemy had dispersed; the number of people remaining in the camp was very small. He immediately told this news to his father, and the people of the Xuanyuan Tribe also discovered this situation.

Xuanyuan and the others naturally knew why this was, but Shaoyin wondered if the other side had dispersed their Soldiers to prepare for an encirclement. If that were really the case, they might not necessarily be able to hold out, as the difference in numbers was right there.

Xiong, who had experience with savage tribes, was much more steady. He also felt that it was possible these two tribes had sent people to search for food, but whether to take advantage of this good opportunity to launch an attack? That still depended on the attitude of Xuanyuan and the others.

However, this time it was Xuanyuan and the others who did not want to give up this good opportunity and took the initiative to find Xiong to discuss it.

"Xiong, I see that the other side is relatively empty and has few people now, with not many Soldiers. We could send Soldiers down now to charge and launch a sneak attack. What do you think?"

Xiong agreed without hesitation: "I think it is possible, no problem. However, we can only send infantry on our side; the distance is too far, and after the cattle run for so long, they might not have the strength to retreat."

"No problem. For this first time, I don't think it is suitable for a large-scale battle. How about we send a few hundred people out? It will also be faster when retreating."

"Good, then let's muster the troops. I will lead the team for a charge. For this first time, someone must set an example." After Xiong finished speaking, he was about to put on his Armor. Xuanyuan hurriedly held Xiong back: "Hey, hey, Xiong, you shouldn't be the one charging. You should stay here to guard and command. This isn't a decisive battle; how can the highest Leader just charge over like that?"

Xuanyuan pointed to his own team: "Look, I have already chosen the Leaders. With someone leading, your Soldiers just need to listen to the orders from my side. This is just a small probe; there is no great risk."

After Xiong took a look, he agreed: "Fine, I will go muster the troops too. I will tell them to listen to your orders, for the time being."

"That is of course; from the very beginning, we had already agreed on this."

Xiong randomly picked one hundred men, wearing Light Armor and carrying Crossbows and long spears, and also informed them that this trip was to follow the orders of the Xuanyuan Tribe.

The Soldiers had no objections, because after such a long time of living together so closely, there were no longer any barriers. As for the orders, this small mission was no problem; as long as it wasn't the whole of Huaxia listening to the Xuanyuan Tribe's orders, it was fine.

Adding Xuanyuan's Soldiers, there were only about three hundred people in total. This was a small probe and also a harassment. If they could destroy more of their tents and such, that would be even better, as it would waste more of their time and manpower and make it more dangerous for them to spend the night.

At the order, all the Soldiers scattered and charged down the hillside from different positions and different directions, trying their best to hide their figures in the tall Grass. The animal skins on their bodies were also excellent camouflage colors. Huaxia's Light Armor was not only made of Crocodile Skin but also Boar Skin and cowhide; these two types of Light Armor could also hide them in the Grass.

Moving down quickly, the entire camp was still filled with smoke, creating the illusion for the distant enemy that they were still eating, and they had not made any response to the sneak attack just now.

They had to avoid the places burned last night, even if it meant taking a longer detour. If they really couldn't avoid it, they would pass through quickly, trying their best to ensure the two Jiang Surname tribes did not discover them. Even if they were actually seen, they could not let them have a clear judgment of their numbers.

The team moved forward. Shaoyin and Xiong took turns using the Telescope to check, feeling very uneasy. Xuanyuan also borrowed Huaxia's Telescope to look. He liked this thing very much; although he did not understand the principle, he felt he could not make it himself.

He also thought about trading one from Xiong, but Xiong said this was a very important item for Huaxia and counted as a secret. He was not qualified to trade it, and if he really wanted one, he could only go to Huaxia and discuss it with Baifeng.

Xuanyuan could not force Xiong. Fortunately, he now had temporary usage rights and could try to figure out how it was made during this time, at least to be able to imitate it himself.

Unfortunately, after discovering that it was actually Glass, and very thick Glass at that, Xuanyuan completely gave up on this idea. Even if he knew how to make it, he couldn't, because the Xuanyuan Tribe did not have Glass and could not make it. Huaxia was unwilling to share the method of making Glass with them no matter what, because the Xuanyuan Tribe had no technology of equal value to trade.

Huaxia would not give the manufacturing methods for Cement and Glass, which Xuanyuan wanted most, no matter what. However, they were not stingy about telling them how to fire Brick and Tile. But this method, they could do themselves, because it was just a piece of Pottery with a special shape. However, the humidity, temperature, and duration required for Tiles were not quite the same as for Red Brick.

Bricks were the same; Green Brick and Red Brick were different. The Xuanyuan Tribe did not know this; this was something Huaxia discovered through long-term practice. Compared to Red Brick, Green Brick had smaller and denser pores, and it had better effects than Red Brick in terms of carving and paving the ground, so Huaxia fired both Red Brick and Green Brick.

The Xuanyuan Tribe obtaining this technology was already considered an unexpected joy. The technology for building large Brick Kilns and Tile Kilns had not been taught to them yet. Huaxia planned to wait for them to use Workers or items to trade before they were prepared to teach them this technology; after all, giving it away directly was still a bit of a loss.