Chapter 1583: No Need for a Second Strike

"Looking at you like this, you really want this knife of mine, don't you?

If you don't surrender, then this knife will certainly pierce into your flesh, or chop off your neck; that can also be considered letting you touch it, how about that? Think it over clearly.

Being a Slave of our Huaxia is actually quite good. Those of your tribesmen we captured last year are living very well in our Huaxia now, much better than how you are living now; they have even grown fat. Tuomao, right? Think it over clearly. After the sun comes out tomorrow, if you want to surrender, just throw all your Weapons here, then kneel down and wait for us.

If you don't surrender, we will let you know just how sharp this knife of ours is; to chop off your necks, there is no need for a second strike."

Tuomao said fiercely in his mouth: "Takeqie!"

Although they did not understand, the Huaxia Soldiers could tell from Tuomao's expression that it certainly wasn't anything good; they guessed he was just cursing them. But the Huaxia Cavalry did not care in the slightest, because based on the results they had observed so far, defeating this group of savages had absolutely no difficulty to speak of.

"Tuomao, I have said enough; before the sun comes out tomorrow, you had best make a decision."

At this moment, the Soldiers of the Wulengge Tribe had already surrounded them from behind the Cavalry, and the distance was already quite close. They did not waste any more time; although the Cavalry was fast, if they were surrounded by the enemy, that would be dangerous.

Thus, after the Captain gave the order, the Cavalrymen quickly pulled on their reins, and the horses began to run.

Seeing that the people were about to run, several Wulengge Tribe Soldiers quickly chased after them. They did not understand the conversation between these Huaxia people and their Tribal Chief, but they knew their Tribal Chief had cursed them, which meant it certainly wasn't a good thing. Now that the enemy was running, they had to chase; they could not let such good Weapons just leave like that.

Seeing that there were actually still people daring to chase after them, the Captain immediately controlled his horse to circle in a small loop, closed in at a speed the savage could not react to, and chopped a knife into his neck.

He would not boast; the current Huaxia standard-issue Weapons, especially the Weapons of these Cavalrymen, all used the best forging technology currently in Huaxia, the best Iron, and were good knives made after repeated forging using the Folding Forging Technique. With mature Water Quenching Technique, the blade was sharp and hard enough, and the relatively thick spine of the knife also made it not easy to break or bend. Furthermore, with their skilled application of technique and sufficient speed, chopping off a person's head truly did not need a second strike.

The falling head and the spraying blood truly gave those savages a huge fright. Their chasing footsteps stopped all at once. Tuomao could not help but take a step back; he truly had never seen such a formidable Weapon.

The Captain flicked the knife toward Tuomao, and the blood on the blade flew off along the spine from the tip, drawing a line of blood: "Tuomao! I will not lie to you; you had better think it over clearly!"

No more nonsense, the Cavalry began to break out. In fact, the encirclement had not formed at all. These Cavalrymen did not feel any threat and charged straight out. Along the way, they incidentally chopped quite a few people, shocking these savages beyond measure. A few people had killed their way back and forth within their tribe and left unscathed; this was unimaginable and truly too terrifying.

The Cavalrymen had already shaken off the pursuers, and the savages did not dare to chase them anymore. Seeing their ferocious appearance, the savages avoided them as much as they could, let alone chasing them.

Seeing no one around, the Captain led his men to run toward the flock of sheep. The flock was startled and began to run in chaos. The Captain ordered: "Each person catch a big sheep and bring it back to add a meal for the brothers!"

"Understood, Captain!"

The Soldiers set their targets on those relatively large sheep. After chasing them down, they chopped sideways with their knives to knock the sheep down, then waited for it to die. Once the sheep died, they hauled it onto the horse's back and rode away. Two people even hauled two back. Fortunately, a sheep did not weigh much, and there was no pressure on the horses to carry two.

They were reluctant to catch small sheep or ewes, because these cattle and sheep would soon be their property. When catching them now, they had to be selective. It was fine to replenish the Soldiers' strength, but when they truly rounded up the cattle and sheep, they probably would not be willing to kill them; they all wanted to keep them to bring back and breed more.

There were not many sheep brought back; cleaning them all up was only two or three hundred jin. With such a large troop, how much meat could one person eat? It was nothing more than drinking some mutton soup. They smashed the bones to boil together, and each person was allotted a few pieces of meat, which was more or less some meat to eat.

They had been out for so long that they were almost sick of those dry biscuits and military rations. Eating them dry or boiling them into porridge, they could not make any variety out of them. If it weren't for the occasional wild vegetables they could get, they would not even be able to defecate. Such a meal of mutton soup could be said to be exceptionally delicious, and it was also an exceptionally large boost to the troop's morale.

Especially after telling Zhang about the situation of the Wulengge Tribe troop they encountered, everyone felt even more relaxed. Although they wanted to find the Wulengge Tribe for a big fight, they were also afraid of encountering one with too much strength, as that would inevitably lead to losses for them.

But knowing that they had encountered a tribe with no threat, everyone set their hearts at ease. Although the military merit would be a bit less, it was safe; it was just a small merit they could pick up easily.

For the sake of caution, Zhang still told the Soldiers not to be too complacent. No matter what kind of enemy it was, they must attach importance to it and treat it seriously.

And he emphasized the essentials of military strategy to the Soldiers once again: "Despise the enemy strategically, but respect the enemy tactically!"

Regarding what the Captain said about attacking after the sun came out, Zhang expressed that it did not matter, because in war, nothing is too deceitful. He only told you that I would attack after the sun came out, but he did not say he would not attack today, nor did he say he would attack immediately after the sun came out. The afternoon or evening would be the same. Anyway, it was deception; this was a tactic, not a transaction. Anything that could bring oneself an advantage was a good tactic.

Combining the current situation, Zhang had already decided to start the attack tomorrow afternoon after the Shen period. At that time, the sun would still be far from setting because the days were long in summer, but the temperature would be a bit lower, which was friendlier to his own Soldiers. Moreover, letting the Wulengge Tribe people wait and wear down their morale was most appropriate.

As for waiting for the Wulengge Tribe to surrender, it was better not to think about it. If this were a small tribe of a few hundred people, as long as they saw so many of them, they would basically surrender once told. But this was the Wulengge Tribe, and this tribe had quite a few people, so it was better not to hold onto this hope and instead use military force as the current tactic.