Chapter 629: Charge!

Seeing a tribe of savages in a completely nomadic state, Luo did not choose to charge and kill immediately; instead, he wanted to see if they could communicate first. If they could communicate well, that would be for the best, because Baifeng had long said that in this era, the most important thing was people, not land.

Therefore, for a savage tribe like this, Luo's first choice was to persuade them to leave or to subdue them, rather than killing them, unless these people refused to listen to reason at all.

In just this short moment, based on the living area he saw and the people active outside, Luo estimated this nomadic tribe had about ten thousand people. Yet, he truly could not imagine why such a massive tribe would be reduced to a nomadic state. With this many people, where could they not easily find a place to settle? Why did they have to come and seize their territory?

However, although there were more people than he had imagined, Luo was not afraid either. It was this savage tribe that should be afraid, and indeed, they were currently so frightened that they had lost their wits. The women had already begun to hide in the wooden sheds because they felt they still had a hope of living.

As for their Soldiers, they had already gone out to hunt. The men who remained were those who could barely move. After all, they had not lived a single good day in all the time they had been wandering, and many had already starved to death. Thus, these people could not possibly be strong; that they could survive until now was purely due to good luck.

They could not organize a fight; they had no strength and no Weapons. They could only stand blankly in place. Seeing that the air was a bit awkward, someone quickly went to knock on the doors of the rooms to call for people. At this moment, Zhu was truly enjoying life; he had finally managed to live a slightly more comfortable life.

Zhu was somewhat angry at the urgent pounding on the door, so he strode over to open it and asked sternly, "What are you doing? Pounding on the door the whole time!"

At this time, Luo, who had been observing for quite a while, also began to shout: "Who is the Tribal Chief of your tribe? Come out! This is the territory of Huaxia, and I am the Regimental Commander of the Huaxia Cavalry Regiment, Luo!"

"Huaxia?" These two words lingered in everyone's minds. Many people had never heard of them, but there were some who had heard of them, especially after looking at the cold-glinting Weapons held in the hands of Luo and his men; they immediately knew who Huaxia was.

"Huaxia, it's actually Huaxia!" Those who remembered were instantly panicked, and the people around them hurriedly asked, "Where is Huaxia?"

Although their tribe was in this state, they were also certain that Huaxia would not start an attack casually; otherwise, they would have started running immediately. After all, they did not believe they could defeat such a strange Huaxia.

Hearing the commotion, Zhu pushed that person away and looked in the direction of the questioning. But at this one look, he was so frightened that he immediately retreated back into the room. Even though it was said he acted decisively and boldly, he could not be bold at all right now.

First, their Soldiers had basically all left. There were not many strong Soldiers, and if everyone here went up, he feared they would not be able to defeat these people opposite them.

Furthermore, although they had many people, he had just taken a glance and could see the physical fitness of the other side; they were definitely the strongest warriors of that tribe. Otherwise, how could they have such strong bodies? Those Weapons were also flashing with a cold light. By comparison, his own axe, which already had many notches, was completely incomparable.

The reason Zhu was so panicked was that he did not possess the true leadership ability of a large tribe. His control over a tribe was entirely because this tribe had nowhere else to go, and he happened to be the one at the very front, the boldest one, and the one with the best luck, which was why he was so revered.

Did he truly possess the vision a Tribal Chief of a large tribe should have? Not necessarily. The Tribal Chief of the Jiangshui Tribe could pass it down generation after generation without letting the Jiangshui Tribe decline, which showed they still had sufficient strength; it was just that their luck was too poor.

But Zhu was just someone from the very bottom, who did not even have a nest of his own to sleep in and had never eaten a full meal from childhood to adulthood. How could he understand so much or have this kind of ability to face an enemy?

Luo saw that the people opposite only huddled together and retreated further, until they were pressed against the wooden door. So, he repeated once more: "Who is the Tribal Chief of this tribe of yours? Come out quickly, I have questions to ask! This is our Huaxia territory, and you are living in our Huaxia houses. Why did you enter our Huaxia at will? Let your Tribal Chief come out to me!"

Subsequently, Luo scanned the entire scene again to see if there were any unusual movements, and at the same time, he issued an ultimatum: "I will count... I will wait a moment and say this one last time. If none of you come out to explain, I will treat you as enemies and kill you all directly!"

Luo's angry shout did not make the people opposite afraid; instead, it stirred up their wild nature. They had already made a vow that this was the territory of their Yanhu Tribe. From now on, no matter what kind of enemy came, they would need to fight to protect their territory.

Therefore, after Luo shouted, the men opposite began to push forward instead, and they also picked up various Weapons in their hands—there were Spears, stones, but mostly sharpened wooden sticks.

The aggressive savages did not cause any pressure on Xiong and his men. He asked with a somewhat mocking smile: "You savages, you don't intend to use just these many wooden sticks to resist us, do you?"

The savages did not answer and remained very firm, but Zhu had already lost his composure. He wanted to find Yinyang to discuss it, but Yinyang had already gone hunting and it was unknown when he would return.

Luo saw that the enemy was so brave, and they also happened to lack actual combat experience. It would be better to charge once to scatter the momentum of the opposite side, and also to see the results of their training to see if their Cavalry could be considered qualified.

Luo picked up the Iron Whistle hanging around his neck and blew it lightly. The twenty Cavalry Soldiers immediately began to charge, and the Weapon in their hands was a Long Broadsword.

All the men and horses were wearing armor, though this time it was still Leather Armor, not Iron Armor. They did have Iron Armor, but because they were not proficient enough, they could only use Leather Armor first; this way, their bodies could also be a bit more agile.

However, even with only twenty Cavalry, after running for a few dozen steps, the opposite side had already begun to panic. Where had the Tea Leaves ever seen such things? The people at the very front had already begun to drop their Weapons and push backward, while those at the back had nowhere left to go.