Chapter 1118: Ambushed

However, what they did not see was that the people of the Jiang Surname Tribe had long since tied Grass to their bodies and were lying in ambush on the only path. Those who went to attack Huaxia were merely a means to attract attention. This could be said to be the first relatively cunning and difficult opponent that Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe had encountered.

The Huaxia Alliance's team was moving forward slowly, but suddenly someone felt that something was wrong because the Grass in front looked a bit messy, yet everyone was still walking and did not stop.

Just in the gap while he was thinking, the Grass in front suddenly stood up and thrust their Spears at him. The entire meadow experienced the same thing at once. Because it was too rapid, the Soldiers of the Huaxia Alliance were not prepared at all, and they were so frightened that their heart rates accelerated on the spot.

The Spears thrust toward the bodies of the group of Soldiers. Those with quicker reflexes dodged the first strike and immediately began to counterattack. Those who were not as alert were struck on the spot. Fortunately, Huaxia had the protection of sufficiently thick Leather Armor. The hardened, thick Leather Armor meant that the not-very-sharp Stone Spear tips, even if they pierced through, could not cause very serious injuries; the Bronze ones, however, could cause greater damage.

Some Soldiers of the Xuanyuan Tribe who lacked the protection of Leather Armor were immediately severely injured, and even counterattacking was a problem. The unlucky ones were directly struck in the neck and died on the spot, without even a chance to struggle.

The effect of Leather Armor against hacking and slashing is better, but those lying in ambush here were all holding Spears to thrust. The Huaxia Soldiers also suffered immediately, and a small portion were injured because the sneak attacks by these people were not carried out simultaneously; most people had not yet had time to attack before they were exposed by the actions of their own companions.

The Huaxia Soldiers also immediately launched a counterattack. For the Jiang Surname Tribe Soldiers who had no defensive measures, the Iron Spear Tips were basically a crushing force, but both sides were already worked up at this moment. The excessive secretion of adrenaline caused everyone to no longer know pain or fear.

The people of the Jiang Surname Tribe were just stabbing wildly, while the Huaxia Soldiers would parry, using their own better, higher-quality Spear shafts to strike the wooden sticks that the Jiang Surname Tribe had crafted somewhat casually. Not only could they block the attacks, but in the process of clashing weapons, Huaxia had already successfully broken the opponent's weapon.

Immediately after came one-sided killing, but many times before they had time to deliver a finishing blow, other enemies would immediately rush over from the side to help, making the Huaxia Soldiers unable to successfully deliver the finishing blow in time, resulting in a very low kill rate.

Xiong and the others had been watching the battle situation. Because the quality of the Telescope was actually very poor and the resolution was not high, they could see the distance but could not see the details, so they had missed those ambushing enemies at the beginning. Now, everyone was standing, so it could be seen very clearly.

Looking at it this way, plus the fact that Soldiers had died at the beginning, it was now basically a two-on-one battle. This "one" was the Huaxia Alliance. Even if they had an advantage in weapons, in such close-quarters combat, the advantage was not that obvious, and everyone was struggling very hard.

Xuanyuan and the others were also anxious, because the ones with the most deaths were the Soldiers of their Xuanyuan Tribe. The Huaxia Soldiers, as it seemed now, all appeared to be basically still alive.

Xiong said to Xuanyuan with some distress: "Give the order to retreat. It is obvious that we are at a disadvantage here, or send Soldiers to support!"

Xuanyuan took the Telescope and continued to look. After cursing under his breath, he gave the order: "Blow the whistle to retreat, and send people down to provide cover. The other side has sent more people; if we don't retreat now, we might really not be able to come back!"

Xiong also hurriedly picked up the Telescope to look. Sure enough, many more people ran out from the opposite camp, and at a glance, they were there to provide support. To reduce Huaxia's losses, Xiong immediately shouted: "Blow the whistle to retreat, blow the whistle to retreat!"

"Shaoyin, you take a team to provide cover for them. Get the Bed Crossbow and Bomb ready, aim at the position and give them a blast to scare them away! Hurry up and get everything ready!"

Shaoyin immediately shouted for people. At this time, the Huaxia Soldiers were also very agitated. After all, seeing their comrades being hacked to death, how could they remain calm? Although the distance was far, their eyesight was not bad, and they could basically see it.

Hearing the order, one by one they picked up their Weapons and assumed a charging posture. Shaoyin waved his Changdao, and hundreds of Soldiers immediately rushed toward the foot of the mountain. The Xuanyuan Tribe's Soldiers did the same.

However, neither Xiong nor Xuanyuan wanted such a serious major conflict to occur right now. They could occupy the terrain advantage to wear down the Jiang Surname Tribe; there was no need to abandon their advantage to do such an irrational thing. So, as the Soldiers going to support and provide cover rushed down, they were also constantly blowing urgent whistle signals to let the Soldiers retreat.

The Soldiers who heard the news of the retreat suddenly lost heart and did not have such a strong fighting spirit, focusing instead on protecting themselves. However, the Jiang Surname Tribe Soldiers still maintained their emotions and had extremely high levels of adrenaline, being unusually brave.

They were not afraid to begin with, and they had more people of their own. Now their reinforcements were about to arrive, and they could definitely take all of these people down. Their Weapons were too good; they must kill the people and seize the Weapons. Those shining Weapons were much better than their own Stone Spears.

His eyes were fixed on it without letting go, and then he saw the silver Spear tip suddenly turn red—there was blood. Whose? He felt that something was wrong with himself. He took a moment to touch his stomach; it was already full of blood. It was over, it felt so painful. This Jiang Surname Tribe Soldier dropped his Weapon and fell to the ground. In reality, he still had some time before death.

If it were in Huaxia City, if they were sent in time, there might be a chance to save them. After all, primitive people had tenacious vitality and good bodies. A little bit of pain was nothing to them; torn flesh could just be stitched up.

Whether it could heal well or whether it would become infected all depended on one's luck. But in this era without the abuse of antibiotics, treating patients for infections, knife wounds, and slash wounds did not carry such great risks. At the very least, the bacteria at this time were not yet that severe.

The Huaxia Soldiers also suffered casualties at this time. After all, Light Armor was not as good as Iron Armor, and its anti-piercing ability was not that strong. Furthermore, as the core tribe of the Shennong Clan, the Jiang Surname Tribe possessed a very large number of Bronze Weapons. Most of the Soldiers ambushing here were also elites, so the proportion of Bronze Weapons was far higher than Stone Weapons, which posed a greater threat to Huaxia.

Moreover, in this situation, the difference between Bronze Weapons and Ironware was no longer significant. A Spear tip was not long, and for such a small point, the requirements for toughness and hardness were not as high as for Swords or Knives. For simple thrusting, the effect was almost the same as Iron.

Huaxia's Leather Armor also gradually fell apart after being continuously stabbed, and in places that were not protected, as long as they were struck once, the injury would be very serious.