Chapter 1375: Trial Use of Yinglong

"Fine, you go and guard it well; as for my front, there certainly won't be any problems."

The two brothers of the Jiang Surname Tribe were unwilling to delay any longer, so they left directly; if their tribe were to be separated from them, they might still feel a bit panicked.

Huaxia watched them gather to deliberate the whole time, and after Jiang Ming and Jiang Cheng left, Xuanyuan and the others also urgently held a meeting.

"Now that they have already revealed their identities, do you all feel pressured that we have to fight three tribes?" Xuanyuan spoke first.

Lu took a sip of hot tea: "How could there not be pressure? The lives of so many Soldiers are in our hands; we cannot have even the slightest bit of laxity."

"Looking at their current posture, they are prepared to surround us completely, wanting to trap us to death up here, or else force us to abandon this high ground and go down to fight them; what do you all think?"

"Tribal Chief, I also think the same; this Jiebing is very cunning and also relatively ruthless; he is a bit difficult to deal with." Limu now also feels the situation is not that good.

Xuanyuan suddenly called out to Yinglong: "Yinglong, come here; you have been listening here the whole time and also know what kind of person Jiebing is. Between Xingtian and Jiebing, who do you think is more formidable?"

Yinglong slowly stepped forward and pondered for a moment: "I haven't seen Jiebing in action yet, so I'm not quite sure. In terms of strategy, Jiebing and Xingtian are about the same, but Xingtian himself is very capable of fighting; he alone can hold off ten Soldiers. If Jiebing is also that formidable, he should be more highly valued; after all, he is Jiebing, and his relationship with the Shennong Clan is closer."

Xuanyuan gestured with his hand: "So you still think Xingtian is more formidable. But that's fine; how to fight from easy to hard—if we had to fight Xingtian now, I'm afraid the difficulty would be a bit too great."

"Now, regardless of anything else, we must secure our retreat; that is also our water source, and it must not have any problems."

"Yinglong, how has your body recovered now?"

Yinglong knocked on his own chest: "Tribal Chief, although I haven't grown back to how I was before, I have already regained my strength; no problem!"

Lu had long noticed that Xuanyuan valued Yinglong, and not simply because Yinglong understood Xuanyuan, but even more because Yinglong had potential, like an excellent Soldier, only his body had become too poor. Now that Yinglong's body was recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye day by day, he was also going to receive Xuanyuan's promotion and arrangements.

"Good, since your body is no problem, then I will arrange a task for you."

Yinglong immediately knelt on one knee, his head lowered very low: "Tribal Chief, I will listen to all your arrangements."

"Tonight, I want you to take four hundred Soldiers and find a way to scout this entire hillside in front; see if there are any Traps. If there are Traps, dismantle and fill them all in. Do you understand?"

Yinglong braced his hands on the ground, his head nearly touching the floor: "Understood, Tribal Chief, I will certainly complete the mission!"

Yinglong himself knew that this was a test for him; otherwise, how could he be allowed to lead four hundred Soldiers, and how could he be allowed to do this task? The number of commanders in the Xuanyuan Tribe was not small; it was impossible to choose a Soldier like him. The only possibility was that Xuanyuan thought highly of him and now wanted to give him a chance. As long as he could grasp it, he could still return to the ranks of Leaders in the future. If he failed to grasp the opportunity and failed, he could only be an ordinary Soldier in the future, or even be punished.

Xuanyuan turned his head to look at Lu: "Now, let my tribesmen do this matter of scouting for Traps; as for the task of escorting everyone to fetch water, will you do that?"

Lu did not fully agree: "We Huaxia naturally must dispatch enough Soldiers, but you also know that the number of our Huaxia Soldiers is not large to begin with; it is impossible to use them all to escort the team. But if they really want to attack our rear and seize the water source, that is the most dangerous place and also the place that requires the most troops."

"Even if I send out two hundred Soldiers and dispatch all the Cavalry, plus the Bow and Crossbow, it might not be enough to ensure safety. It still requires your Soldiers to set out together. We are using Bombs to substitute for our Soldiers; it doesn't mean our Soldiers should be used in the same quantity as your Soldiers."

Xuanyuan did not refute: "Fine, then our Soldiers will still provide the bulk; we will dispatch more Soldiers to protect the water-fetching team, and you will provide the Cavalry and Crossbowmen, and you must also bring Bombs."

"Then for tonight's operation, you must also dispatch some people; it cannot be that everything is done by our Xuanyuan Tribe."

Lu agreed: "That is possible, no problem. I will have some Soldiers take Bombs and go down first, at the very front. If they discover the enemy coming up, they will let them throw the Bombs to provide time and opportunity for everyone's retreat, how about that?"

"The Strong Crossbow must also be prepared; it must be aimed at the distance and cannot stop!"

Lu still agreed: "No problem."

Now that Yinglong was carrying a task, he could be considered to have a bit of a say, so he asked cautiously: "General Lu, what exactly is this Bomb?"

Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Lu. Due to status issues, Xuanyuan and the others had never asked, and they also felt that if they asked, the people of Huaxia would not say. Now that Yinglong, who knew nothing, asked, perhaps he could ask something out.

"Bombs? Did you hear those two sounds today? That is the sound made by Bombs. Like Heavenly Thunder, the explosion can blast a person to pieces. This is something our King made."

"Our King is the son of the Heavenly God; Bombs might be the things the Heavenly God uses to make thunder, and now they have fallen into our hands."

Yinglong's eyes widened: "Your King? Is he the son of the Heavenly God? What is a King, a Great Shaman?"

Xuanyuan patted Yinglong's arm: "Their King, which is their Tribal Chief, is very smart and also very formidable; he knows everything. I even believe a bit that he is the son of the Heavenly God. I don't know how the sound of thunder is made, but seeing the Bombs, I also feel that they are things the Heavenly God uses to make thunder."

"However, he is now being used by us for war, so you don't need to be afraid. The thunder in the sky won't fall to the ground either; there will be clouds to catch it."

Lu felt a bit like laughing inside. How thunder is made and what clouds are like, the King had already told them, so clouds cannot catch things, but Heavenly Thunder is still possible to fall to the ground; the probability is still quite high.

However, this did not mean that he would not believe the King was the son of the Heavenly God; Lu was one of the people who believed most firmly.