Chapter 427: Opposing the Wulengebu

Xiong immediately had the Soldiers prepare to face the enemy, and in an extremely stern tone, said to Shi'er: "Now, the time has come for your tribes to prove yourselves. If you truly wish to join the Huaxia Tribe, then have your Soldiers take up their Weapons and fight the Wulengebu together. We will protect the women and children together. If you do not wish to join, or are just looking to take advantage of Huaxia, then you had best get far away from here right now."

Following this, for the first time in front of these savages, Xiong drew his Changdao. The cold glint flashed from the scabbard, startling Shi'er on the spot.

Xiong raised his large blade and said: "If you want to leave, I will have no objections, but if any of you dare to attack my Huaxia Tribe alongside the Wulengebu, then you will be the first to die. Do you understand? Your rotten wood cannot compare to our Iron Knife."

Having said that, Xiong slashed at a young poplar tree nearby that was as thick as a Spear shaft and had only been growing for a few years; the trunk was cut straight through without a hint of resistance.

Xiong thought this would be enough to scare Shi'er and the others and make those with other ideas leave quickly, but he did not expect it to make Shi'er even more excited. He could not take his eyes off the blade and said happily: "Our Shi'er Tribe could never run away. We already said we want to join the Huaxia Tribe, and we want to fight the enemy together. Now is the time to fulfill that promise."

Only then did he reluctantly move his gaze away to look at his own tribe: "Our Shi'er Tribe has only a little over a hundred Soldiers who can fight; the others are all women and children. Let them stay with this group of women, and we can go to the front first."

Xiong did not refuse; this was something a tribe had to do to show its sincerity. Afterward, Xiong also let Shi'er go back to convey his meaning to the other tribes. If they were willing, they should take up their Weapons; if they were not, they should run far away.

In the end, the three tribes that had been following Xiong were all prepared to fight, but the two tribes that had just arrived were indeed hesitant; even with Shi'er and the others persuading them, they could not make up their minds for a moment.

It was not until the Wulengebu came charging over in full force that those two groups quickly made their decision—run!

Everyone did not pay them any mind. In the end, the Soldiers of the few tribes gathered together, and with the Huaxia Tribe's, there were actually over five hundred people. This was enough to crush the Wulengebu.

However, Xiong still did not dare to be careless; until they had truly seen blood, those few tribes could not be fully trusted.

The Wulengebu very ostentatiously bypassed the three savage tribes, walked to the side of the group including Xiong, and then stood opposite everyone.

At this moment, Xiong did a rough count, and this was not two hundred people at all, but over four hundred. He did not know how that news had been spread; were they unable to count?

Moreover, Xiong did not see anyone familiar among those people, only one translator he had seen before. This meant that the entire Wulengebu had not sent just one team to participate in this gathering, but likely several. This was also normal; those who could stand against a large tribe like the Jiangshui Tribe would naturally not be some weak tribe.

The purpose of these people was also very clear, because their eyes were fixed on the Huaxia Tribe's cattle, and then, after discovering the Huaxia Tribe's Weapons, their eyes shone even brighter.

One person who looked like a Leader muttered a string of words to their Soldiers, which was then met with thunderous shouts. Afterward, he shouted loudly at Xiong and the others. Xiong listened carefully, but unfortunately could not understand a single word. Finally, the translator relayed: "Huaxia Tribe, hand over your cattle and women, and we can let you become Slaves of our Wulengebu; we will not kill you!"

The goal of the opposition was already very clear, and Xiong naturally would not engage in a war of words with him. Relying on the fact that they could not understand his language and needed a translator, he immediately shouted to the Shi'er Tribe and the others: "Charge directly, go up and kill them!"

Unexpectedly, those savages of the Shi'er Tribe did not hesitate at all and immediately began their charge. The Wulengebu translator did not even have time to relay the message, shocking them into quickly picking up their Weapons and starting to charge as well.

After closing the distance, the Shi'er Tribe immediately began throwing their spears, then immediately charged toward the spears they had thrown to pick them up again and use them as melee Weapons.

Seeing that the Shi'er Tribe was indeed attacking the Wulengebu and there was nothing unusual, Xiong gave the order for the Huaxia Soldiers to begin their charge as well.

All the luggage on those cattle had been taken off. Those who were previously Cavalry now randomly picked a cow and jumped onto it; the reins or saddles could be made to work.

After they began their charge, it truly gave the Wulengebu a huge fright. In their view, those thin, weak savages of the Shi'er Tribe were not their opponents at all, and even the Huaxia Tribe could be dealt with easily. But when the Huaxia Tribe began their charge riding cattle, it immediately caused their formation to scatter in fear.

The Cavalry only charged at the densest parts of the enemy, while the foot Soldiers charged at will. The Changdao in their hands rose and fell, and they could claim a piece of the enemy. The situation reversed in an instant.

The people of the Wulengebu clearly had skilled combat techniques; even when facing the Huaxia Tribe with their superior Weapons, they could find opportunities to strike back. However, if they could not strike the head or neck, their attacks would only make the Huaxia Soldiers feel pain, but would not be fatal, and they only had one chance to attack.

After the Huaxia Tribe joined the sweep, the Wulengebu saw the situation becoming worse and worse for them, with a trend toward a one-sided rout, so they stopped caring about the honor of warriors and began to retreat and flee.

But what they did not expect was that while the Huaxia Soldiers had the possibility of being injured or dying in melee combat, when it came to ranged combat, it was only a slaughter of the Wulengebu.

The Crossbows hanging at their waists were quickly taken down, and they loaded Arrows while running, then fired. Cooperating with the pursuit of the others, the Wulengebu they saw in the end were all killed by them, not even sparing the translator who was not a Soldier; they died the most swiftly.

The people of the Shi'er Tribe did not care about their own casualties and cheered only for the victory, their eyes also looking toward the food the Wulengebu had brought.

The Huaxia Tribe was different. After the battle ended, they first took roll call to determine casualties, but unfortunately, six people no longer responded, and there were also nearly twenty with varying degrees of injuries.

The resistance of Leather Armor against Spears was still limited; if the sharpness of the Spear was sufficient, it could completely pierce the Leather Armor. But the Leather Armor could more or less alleviate some of it; attacks to the head and neck were unavoidable and could not be blocked.