Chapter 1435: Savage Attack

This time, the team heading to the Golden Autumn Gathering had long since left the Western Development Group, and they had not seen traces of humans for a long time; the traces they left behind last year were now almost impossible to find, and those trees that had been felled and the campsites that had been cleared were now covered by dense grass.

Just when they thought everything would proceed in such an ordinary and smooth manner, the two military dogs accompanying the team displayed abnormal behavior.

They were now camping at a site, the cattle had been settled, and the tents had been pitched, but because they knew there were few people at the Golden Autumn Gathering now and the threat to them was also very small, the number of Soldiers dispatched by Huaxia this time was not large, only about three hundred people.

The number of cattle was even smaller, only about thirty, specifically responsible for carrying some large supplies, while some smaller items were carried by the people themselves.

In such a wilderness, it is actually very inconvenient to bring cattle, because the road has not been opened up for you, everything is very primitive, and while it is fine for people to walk in these mountains and forests and the difficulty is not very high, the cattle have massive bodies, are not suited for climbing mountains, and traversing forests is an even more difficult task.

Therefore, although cattle can serve the purpose of carrying heavy loads and, in some situations, can also be used as mounts, their physical limitations are great, and the Soldiers must also protect the cattle from being targeted by wild beasts.

Having learned from the lessons of the previous two years, the number of cattle brought this year was much smaller, and the other things carried were also much less; for trade goods, those wild people did not need good things, and some salt, Salted Fish, and the like were already enough.

The space that could be saved was used to carry Bombs, which was the most important thing; with this stuff, one person could scare off a tribe, and even if the number of these Soldiers was small, they were not afraid that they would be unable to defeat the enemies who came.

When camping at night, they had to protect the cattle in the middle position, and now that the dogs were suddenly behaving like this, everyone could not help but take it seriously.

But everyone was also accustomed to it, because there would always be many wild beasts on the road that did not have a clear understanding of their own strength and wanted to come and hunt this group of moving animals; what kind of powerful animals could they be if they were walking in groups and in such large numbers?

As a result, humans would always surprise them; along this journey, there had been more than one tiger or bear that had delivered itself to their door, and although the taste of the meat was a bit poor, it was meat after all, and the meat supply for these Soldiers was usually quite tight.

Huaxia had this one point: they could eat their fill and eat well, but meat was relatively scarce and supplied in limited quantities; fortunately, on such missions away from home, no matter how many wild beasts they caught or what kind of wild beasts they caught, they could dispose of them themselves, so they were all able to eat meat with all sorts of strange flavors.

This time, they also naturally assumed that it was wild beasts that had come—if not tigers or leopards, then bears, or perhaps wolves; other small wild beasts would not have the guts to be so bold, but they did not expect that it was still bright out, the sun had not yet set, and they had already come looking for them? This was being a bit too impatient.

They only arranged a Small Team to keep an eye on that direction, while the others continued doing what they were doing; watching the military dogs' expressions become increasingly serious and their movements increasingly frantic, they knew that the distance of the prey was getting closer and closer.

The grass in the distance was moving, and a Soldier pulled their bow tight and shot fiercely toward that position, while the others also prepared to rush over to get the meat.

But what responded to them was not the wailing of wild beasts, but human voices; this sound stunned the few people who were preparing to rush out—what was going on?

But in an instant, they knew what the situation was, and one of them shouted: "Enemy attack!"

Those who were tidying up the campsite lifted their heads, dropped the things in their hands, and immediately rushed to the centrally placed Weapons, each grabbing one, and some Soldiers also immediately took up Shields and began to defend toward the surroundings.

After that Arrow was shot, besides the screams, it also drew out a group of wild people who looked very savage, which made a crowd of young Soldiers think they were a Cannibal Tribe, and they were extremely terrified in their hearts, but they also knew their own abilities, so fear aside, they still had the courage to fight.

After the cry of "Enemy attack," before the Huaxia Soldiers could gather, they had already rushed over; the distance of thirty-odd meters, fortunately, the mountain road was rugged, unlike flat ground, and it would have taken only a few strides to be right in front of them.

For the safety of the entire team, those few people at the very front could only rush over immediately to fight with those wild people, and even the military dogs went out together.

They were only a few people, and they were not wearing Iron Armor, only Leather Armor, so their defensive power was low; fortunately, they won because their Weapons were powerful, and when a large Knife hacked down, the opponent would almost be severely injured upon contact.

But there were only a few of them, and the opposite side had already rushed out of the forest in dense numbers, nearly a hundred people, which made them feel very desperate, and they had already begun to get injured; it is hard for two fists to fight four hands, and although the opponent's Weapons were poor, with the number of people increasing and under siege, it was truly unbearable, and even one military dog had already been knocked flying.

Fortunately, the Huaxia Soldiers reacted quickly, and the person in charge of the team, who was also a Regimental Commander, commanded properly; the other three sides defended simply to avoid being ambushed, while the others focused their main attack on one side to help their comrades.

Because they did not know the number of enemies, they tried to use Spears to block their charge first, while the people behind quickly took out Bombs, lit them, and threw them toward the center of the enemy's formation.

At this time, they were not afraid of accidentally injuring their own people; if they didn't throw them, those few people would likely not be able to return alive.

The sound of the Bombs was accompanied by the screams of the wild people, and the Huaxia Soldiers also took advantage of the gap while they were stunned to quickly drag their comrades back; there were two dogs, one of which was clearly not going to survive, while the other did not look very injured.

The Military Doctor was already prepared, and as the crowd surrounded them on the outside, he anxiously checked the wounds of those brought back; for the one pierced in the lung, forget it, there was no saving them, so he told the comrades to quickly record their last words.

There were two others who had not been injured in the internal organs—they could be saved, they could be saved! He quickly performed debridement and suturing; because they were pierced by Stone Spears, there was still a bit of difficulty in the suturing.

Seven people had rushed out, and three people and two dogs were brought back; the remaining four had not died, but were lucky, and did not need emergency treatment right now, but it was a pity about that military dog, which had already started convulsing, and no matter who came, it could not be saved.