Chapter 224: Victory

When the people of the Baifeng tribe walked to their ambush point, he gave a loud shout, and soldiers holding various Weapons rushed out from behind the woodpiles on both sides; he himself also drew his axe and turned to kill.

The crowd of the Baifeng tribe had long been prepared, and the moment the people of the Suiren clan gave the signal, they all drew the Weapons they had been gripping and began to fight.

Because most of them were not wearing armor, the Bow and Blade Team wearing armor stayed on the outer perimeter, while those without armor stayed inside, skillfully utilizing their combat coordination to resist the first wave of the enemy's charge.

The main force of the Baifeng tribe, which had been hiding a hundred meters away, also rushed out with a loud shout at this time; the collective shout alone startled the attacking Suiren clan, their attack rhythm immediately fell into chaos, and then the surrounded Baifeng tribe members took the opportunity to counterattack, using their sharp Weapons to instantly cut down the enemies rushing in front.

Their Ghost Head Blades could easily sever the enemies' arms and heads without fear of getting stuck by bone; the people of the Suiren clan were quite miserable, as most used stone Weapons, and Stone Axes were considered blunt instruments in the face of Ironware and Bronze Ware, and the axe handles themselves were relatively short, offering no advantage against long Weapons; when they finally managed to strike someone, the thick Elephant Skin Armor of the outer Baifeng tribe soldiers easily blocked the axe attacks, not even tearing the elephant skin, though the impact force was indeed quite uncomfortable.

When the reinforcements of the Baifeng tribe ran to a position within bow range, they first fired two volleys; because the Suiren clan had surrounded the Baifeng tribe people, they were not afraid of accidentally hitting their own teammates.

After the two volleys, the soldiers of the Suiren clan had already suffered nearly half casualties; the reinforcements of the Baifeng tribe threw away their bows and picked up Knives to charge forward; Baifeng usually practiced with a Park Knife, but because it could not be fully utilized in such a dense, small-scale battlefield, he also used a Knife.

After the arrival of the reinforcements, who were better equipped and had stronger combat power, the situation instantly became one-sided, so fast that the Suiren clan had not yet reacted; by the time they realized something was wrong and intended to flee, they ended up being the side that was surrounded.

Then the people of the Baifeng tribe surrounded them from inside and out, and with almost no effort, they cut down all the enemies who still had combat power; a small-scale war ended in less than ten minutes—this was the crushing superiority of Weapon equipment, numbers, and tactics.

This battle ended in a huge victory for the Baifeng tribe at the cost of zero casualties and thirteen minor injuries; after Baifeng performed simple treatments on those tribesmen, he let them go to the side to rest, as there was nothing seriously wrong.

Subsequently, they began to clear the battlefield, directly finishing off those who were maimed or had suffered fatal wounds; as for those who were injured but not fatally and had no combat power left, they were dragged out, stripped of their Weapons, and thrown to the side.

This was Baifeng's requirement: save as many as possible, for if they were saved, they would be labor; it had always been the Suiren clan capturing people from other tribes as Slaves, but it was never said that other tribes could not beat them into Slaves as well; furthermore, if Baoxi could not bear to lose his tribesmen, these people could also be used as commodities for trade.

One part of the Baifeng tribe cleaned the battlefield, while the other part went to search for the people hiding in the Village, because a Village could not consist solely of soldiers; there must be others.

Before long, they had dragged out dozens of women; they knew their soldiers were going to ambush the Baifeng tribe and were not worried at all, because the Suiren clan would not fail; when they heard people screaming, they thought it was the people of the Baifeng tribe, so they never even thought about fleeing; when they were dragged out from the grass huts and Tents, they were still full of disbelief.

These people were the spoils of the Baifeng tribe; from the moment they were defeated, they had lost their qualifications as human beings and became property.

The people had all been dragged out, and it was estimated that none had been missed; even if one or two had slipped through, it did not matter, for without Weapons, it was almost impossible for them to escape back to the Suiren clan over such a long distance; even if they had the luck of Heaven and managed to escape back, Baifeng was not afraid, as their war was fought with reason and evidence, and he believed Baoxi could not find fault with it; if he really wanted to find fault, the current Baifeng tribe also had the ability to fight back.

Gunpowder alone was enough to make up for a large gap in numbers.

Of course, the Baifeng tribe with Gunpowder did not mean they could run rampant in this world; his reliance was still on the city walls; as long as they were inside the city walls, they could rely on the high walls and Gunpowder to fear no one.

But if they were fighting in the wilderness, they would not be able to, because the population of the Baifeng tribe had not yet exceeded ten thousand, and the number of soldiers had just exceeded one thousand; for those large tribes, the number of soldiers was over ten thousand, and just by relying on human wave tactics, the Baifeng tribe would not be able to light the Bombs fast enough.

After gathering everyone together, they used the ropes they found to tie the women's hands and feet to prevent escape and riots; he believed they also knew their future, because they were very familiar with the matter of creating Slaves.

Subsequently, Baifeng began to treat those who could still be saved, stitching where stitching was needed and stopping bleeding where bleeding was needed; fortunately, there were not many left; out of over a hundred soldiers, only these dozen or so survived, and the others who were still alive were already finished off with a blade because there was no need to save them.

Baifeng's treatment was very casual, just stitching them up randomly with an Iron Needle and Sheep Gut Thread, not caring whether they were in pain or not; as for whether they would die from infection, it depended on whether their own lives were tough enough.

The clearing of other supplies also began, including everything the Suiren clan had accumulated, food, furs, and so on; whatever was found was brought out and piled on the open space next to Baifeng; not a single person secretly hid anything, because the distribution of the Baifeng tribe was very fair, and these things would definitely end up in their hands in the end, but if one were caught stealing, not only would they have to accept the disgust and contempt of their tribesmen, but they would also have to suffer the punishment of the tribe, which was not worth the loss.

With the things taken away, only an empty shell remained here; originally, Baifeng and the others intended to have a simple lunch here before setting off, but because the weather was starting to get warmer, flies and such had all come out; flies were buzzing and flying everywhere on the battlefield, a layer of flies had landed on the blood, the smell of blood was also very foul, and there were scavengers circling in the sky having smelled the scent; this place was indeed not suitable for staying any longer.

Thus, they pushed over the woodpiles the Suiren clan had collected, threw some onto the grass huts, including the Weapons they used—except for the Bronze ones, all were thrown away—and then lit a handful of dry Grass, igniting the entire Village.

They did not bother with the corpses, because the battlefield was still some distance away from the houses; furthermore, the animals in the sky had been waiting, and they could not be that impolite.

Just after they had moved a little further away, crows, eagles, and the like were not afraid of the fire in the distance, swooping down from the sky and landing on the battlefield to feast.