Chapter 332: Great Battle

(An extra chapter added for Liang Kaiyang, who likes sweet sorghum.)

Aside from these messy, useless things, they also discovered some Cannibal Tribe cubs, ranging from those still in the nursing stage to those who had just learned to walk. As for why the word "cubs" was used, it is because the people of Huaxia did not view the Cannibal Tribe as humans at all; their offspring, naturally, were not human either.

Initially, their Soldiers could not bring themselves to strike such small children, but after Xiong saw them, he took action himself and hacked them to death, pointing at the skulls on the ground and saying: "Look at these and you will know. They have all eaten human flesh; they cannot be considered human at all. Therefore, do not have too many thoughts; just kill them when you see them."

The Cannibal Tribe in this area had been wiped out, but Xiong did not think this Cannibal Tribe settlement only had this many people. If there were so few, could they be tolerated in running wild on this land? Even just the Luoneng Tribe could have swept this settlement; there must be more of the Cannibal Tribe in the depths of this land.

There was really nothing left to find here, so after Xiong let everyone rest in place, they continued to search. This time, the search was easier because they could advance by following the traces of human activity, rather than wandering around like headless flies.

On the way, they found a few more isolated members of the Cannibal Tribe, all of whom were mercilessly beheaded on the spot, but until noon, they still had not found a large settlement of the Cannibal Tribe.

So Xiong let everyone set up camp on the spot, eat lunch in turns, and then proceed after resting.

In the afternoon, they encountered more and more human traces, which also indicated that they were closer to the real Cannibal Tribe settlement. However, seeing that it was already quite late, it was not suitable for them to continue exploring, so they accelerated their return along the same path. They would wait for the next day to let the Zhizhongdui advance together to shorten the supply distance, because they could already infer that the Cannibal Tribe settlement they were about to face was definitely vast in number. If they marched like this now, the physical exertion would be too great and the logistics would not be able to keep up; it was better to advance steadily.

Under the continuous, non-stop march, they successfully returned to the camp shortly after the sun set. After eating dinner, all the Soldiers who went out today lay down and fell asleep immediately due to exhaustion.

In the morning, the logistics support team had already packed everything up and then advanced together with all the Soldiers. Xiong estimated that there was no way to attack today; they would find a suitable place to secure the camp first.

Because there was no obstruction from the enemy, they successfully found a suitable place in the afternoon and set up the camp again. The results of these two days were also sent to Baifeng in New City via pigeon post.

Baifeng was very satisfied after seeing the battle report. They had wiped out so many of the Cannibal Tribe, and their cost was only two injuries, one of which was caused by carelessness. As for the one who was knocked into a concussion, after a day of rest, they had basically recovered.

As for Xiong's tactics and the steady, step-by-step method, Baifeng still highly approved. In this era, logistics support was the most difficult; the lack of roads and the scarcity and poor utility of transport tools made it difficult for them to fight long-distance battles.

It was not until the third day that Xiong and the others began to continue their exploration, and this time, they successfully found the true lair of the Cannibal Tribe.

Dense tents and thatched houses looked like a human settlement, of course, if not for those piles of skulls.

Xiong and the others did not rashly attack, but made a decision after determining their range of activity and number through Scout reconnaissance.

According to the Scout's report, the Cannibal Tribe here was estimated to be three thousand in number, but there were men and women, and all the men added together were not as many as their Soldiers, so they were not to be feared. Their Weapons were also very poor, mainly made of stone; they could not see metal Weapons from far away, but there should not be many, and even if there were, they were likely the relics of some unlucky soul.

Xiong gave the order to surround them in a semicircle just like last time, but this time, everyone would face danger directly because there were too many enemies.

This time, the Bow and Blade Team started first; only after they fired several volleys would the Cavalry launch an attack, to avoid friendly fire.

Seeing that the timing was basically ripe, Xiong called the members of the Bow and Blade Team forward and took out his own Bow and Arrow, aiming at the Cannibal Tribe wandering everywhere.

He fired the first Arrow first, accurately hitting a member of the Cannibal Tribe, and the others followed suit and released their Arrows.

The Cannibal Tribe saw the dense Arrows flying in the Heaven; they did not understand what was going on at first, and one person even reached out to catch one, naturally being pierced through the heart. Seeing that things were not right, the Cannibal Tribe hurriedly began to dodge.

After this wave of shooting, the Cannibal Tribe members generally guessed what was happening, but unfortunately, they could not organize a suitable resistance plan.

Xiong directly told everyone to shoot all their Arrows, as they would not be needed later anyway.

After the Cannibal Tribe people went into houses or tents to hide, Xiong ordered the attack. The Cavalry jumped onto the cattle and then rushed toward the Cannibal Tribe at the fastest speed, starting the trampling mode.

But the large settlement had many people after all, and a crowd swarmed up, which they could not handle. Moreover, although the Stone Axe was not sharp, it was still a blunt Weapon. Under the forceful strikes of the Cannibal Tribe, they would also feel pain. Furthermore, in a short while, some cattle had already been injured. Once the cattle legs were injured, they could no longer carry a Fully Armored Warrior.

Fortunately, the main force also rushed into the battlefield afterward, starting to hack people like cutting melons. The entire Cannibal Tribe was in chaos; the men fought back, and some women also fought back, but more were hiding and fleeing.

Xiong did not see the Tribal Chief of the Cannibal Tribe here; none of them looked like him. Perhaps he had already been hacked to death, or perhaps he was fighting inside just like an ordinary member of the Cannibal Tribe.

The Soldiers flanking from both sides finally started fighting; facing the fleeing enemies, they were very relaxed.

Several doctors had sharp eyes and had already discovered several injured Soldiers. However, in this situation, they could not rashly rush in empty-handed. Fortunately, those fighting inside would immediately switch from offense to defense upon seeing their comrades injured, and several people would protect a wounded person to leave the center of the battlefield, send them to the doctors, and then immediately return to the battlefield to charge and kill.