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Chapter 386 The Blood Moon’s Guess
Fire, like horse plague, is one of the most frequent disasters on the grassland and one of the most important disasters for herdsmen.

Larger tribes usually have detailed coping strategies.

After confirming with Zhi Ling again, the elders issued an order, and the messengers immediately got on their horses and sent messages around the tents.

"A fire broke out in Qian'an Grassland in the west. The fire line is about [-] miles long and it is spreading rapidly. Everyone immediately went to the west of the tribe to fight the fire, and there was no excuse for any reason."

It didn't take long for the entire settlement to be in an uproar.

Everyone regardless of men, women, old and young got on their horses and ran westward, and when they arrived at the designated location, they hacked up the fire belts with a clatter.

Several elders also rushed to the nearby high point, looking at the west with gloomy faces.

It didn't take a while for a meal, thick black smoke began to rise from the distant horizon.

At first it was just a thin strand, but after a few breaths it quickly formed a line, filling the western sky in a blink of an eye.

The faces of the messengers changed drastically, and they ran down quickly.

"Brothers and sisters, pay attention, you have already seen the smoke. Come on, everyone. Otherwise, once the fire reaches the front, the tribes behind will be destroyed."

All the hearts of those who heard this tensed up, and when they looked up, they were shocked, and the actions in their hands became a little faster.

drive.

Several elders rode their horses and galloped westward. After seeing the fire ahead, they couldn't help but look at each other in blank dismay.

They ran back and talked a lot, "This line of fire is too neat, who made it?"

At first they thought it was accidentally lit by the grazing people.At this moment, it was clear that someone had set the fire on a large scale.

west...

Several elders looked at each other.

Except for a few small tribes attached to them, the west of Blood Moon almost reached Luoxi's territory.

But as everyone knows, Luoxi has already existed in name only.

It can be said that nearly half of the pastures to the east of it have been included in the territory of the blood moon.

As for the grassland in the west, it naturally fell into the pocket of another large tribe on the grassland, Angel.

Angel?
Several elders silently recited the name.

In the past few months, the war in the east has been tense, and the plan to occupy Yunchui has become an unattainable dream in the sky.The required troops and money are more like a bottomless pit that can never be filled.

After losing too many battles, the two main clans, Blood Moon and Angel, inevitably complained to each other.Now the upper level is talking about their own things, and the soldiers below also have some friction from time to time.

The relationship between the two sides is very tense.

"It can't be Angel who messed up." A young elder couldn't help but make a sound.

Blood Moon's patriarch and young patriarch were not at home, and if Angel really wanted to do something small, they really wouldn't be able to take advantage of it.

"It's possible. The last time the army sent back news that Luoxi's water source was exhausted. The old man wondered if it was Angel's poisonous plan."

The others nodded.

Luoxi is in the middle of the grassland, and its water source has been exhausted. The army marching east either brought their own drinking water or borrowed water from other tribes.

All the way to the east, the distance is too long, it is impossible for the army to bring their own drinking water.

After passing Luoxi, they reached the range of Blood Moon, so the Wang Ting behind ordered the army to make a detour to the settlement or water source of the Blood Moon tribe.

Blood Moon is a large tribe with abundant water resources around their settlements.It even formed several rivers that flowed continuously to the south, which was definitely enough for the army to drink.

There's not much to say about this book.

But how important is water.

In case the cattle and sheep accompanied by other tribes had some kind of rinderpest, sheep plague or even horse plague, these diseases would spread silently through the water to the pastures along the way, and the blood moon would definitely be too much to eat.

Although this kind of situation has not happened yet, the world is unpredictable, and we are not afraid of [-], just in case.

The elders said one sentence to another, and the more they talked, the more they felt that the fire in front of them seemed to be caused by Angel.

"It must be their fault, otherwise why are they the first to build the city wall around the settlement in such a big grassland?"

"I guess it's a guilty conscience."

"Absolutely, repairing the city wall just prevents us from killing it after we know the situation!"

……

Just as he was talking, the fire that soared into the sky had already reached his eyes.

"The order continues. Everyone is not allowed to retreat or run around. They are all staring at the flames. As long as there is a fire passing through the fire zone, it will be extinguished at all costs."

"Yes!" Everyone responded loudly.

Fortunately, the blood moon came in time, and there were enough people, so he took this opportunity to cut out a piece of fire-proof belt with a width of more than ten feet and a length of more than fifty miles, and stopped the fire.

Even so, from time to time, flames still burned to the west with the wind, igniting the grass behind the fire zone.

If it weren't for the blood moon clansmen's sharp eyesight and quick hands to fight to the death, otherwise it would be another disaster.

After more than an hour, the west side was completely burned, and the fire gradually stopped.

"The fire of the dog day is finally extinguished."

Call ~
Several elders let out a long breath, and wiped their faces with lingering fear.

Looking down, he saw that his hands were covered in black ash.

Their faces were suddenly darker than the ashes in their hands.

"Don't be paralyzed, everyone walks around the fire zone to make sure that all the flames have been extinguished."

"Yes!"

at this time.

Tapping.

The rapid sound of hooves sounded.

Report!
Almost at the same time, someone from the south and the north arrived in a hurry on horseback.

thump.

They rolled and fell off their horses, their faces full of panic.

"Several elders, the fire has spread to the pastures in the south and north. The grazing clansmen desperately rescued each other, but the fire is too big to be controlled at all. I ask the clan to send support immediately. Otherwise..."

Otherwise, tens of thousands of cattle and sheep will be buried in the sea of ​​fire just like Qian'an Grassland.

Everyone's face changed drastically, and they quickly raised their heads to look south or north.

It's just that the black smoke in the sky hadn't dissipated yet. They looked at it for a long while, but they didn't see anything strange.

But the person asking for help in front of him will never lie.

For a while, several elders were also anxious, and quickly dispatched people to the south or north to fight the fire.

"Everyone obeys my order and goes to the south, and ignores the north."

Everyone who heard this was taken aback for a moment, but quickly realized it.

There has been a steady stream of troops in the north transporting soldiers and food to the east.

When a fire is discovered, they will naturally go to fight the fire.Otherwise, if the fire rushed in front of them, they would not be able to protect themselves.

Not long after, the bustling Blood Moon clansmen were swept away.Only the few furious Blood Moon Elders were left near the fire zone in the west.

dry.

They cursed fiercely before gradually calming down.

"Angel, these bastards are too insidious. They are trying to drive us Blood Moon to extinction."

Someone shook his head, "The fire in front of me has even reached the Dajun supply road, so it may not be Angel's doing."

"Who else but them? Once the fire is lit, no one can control the direction except God. It is normal to burn the food road."

The others nodded thoughtfully.

"Guys, what should we do now?"

"What else can I do? First count the gains and losses. Second, send someone to call the patriarch or the young patriarch back to preside over the overall situation as soon as possible."

Several others nodded in agreement.

"That's the truth. Angel's patriarch, An Wenkang, has been staying in the tribe to do things, and he has always written to the royal court saying that our blood moon attack is not effective. I will do it."

"That's right. Attack? What the hell! My hometown is almost gone, so what's the point of attacking? Besides, it's none of our business whether Yun Chui can be beaten down."

(End of this chapter)