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Chapter 123 Ming people are invincible.

The Tantou Barracks of the Ming Army in the middle reaches of the Nalin River, about [-] li deep into the dense forest due north, has a small plain.

On the plain, there is a large tribe of savages.

This tribe, called "Rona", is named after the first priest who pioneered the tribe.

A tributary stream of the Nalin River, which traverses the Rhone tribe, provides a steady source of water for the tribe.

On both sides of the creek, there are some savage women who are processing the food that the tribal warriors hunted back today.

Now is the season of alternating summer and autumn, and it is a good season with a lot of prey.

On the banks of the stream, there are roe deer, hares, wild deer, huge tigers, brown bears, and other prey.

But the biggest harvest is the salmon that migrated back from the depths of the sea to spawn, piled up into a hill.

Of course, it is not called salmon at this time.

In the mouths of these savages, this kind of fish is called "Daui Maha", and it is the food bestowed by the gods.

In the seasons of late summer and autumn every year, a large number of "Dawuyi Maha" will swim back from the sea and fill the rivers and streams of Jianzhou.

When the fish situation is good, there are so many "Dawuyimaha" in the river that they crowd into groups, and the fish stick out their heads, and some jump straight to the bank.

These savages can carry fish out of the river with their hands, and they don't even need to catch them. They can stand by the river and wait for the fish to jump up by themselves.

At this time of year, there is so much fish that you can't finish it.

It's a pity that such good days are very short, only three or four months a year.

After winter, there will be no more "Dawuyimaha" in the river.

That's why these savage tribes in Jianzhou regard the "Dawuyi Maha" that swims from the sea every year but only stays for one autumn, as food given to them by the mercy of the gods.

It will only appear in summer and autumn, and there are so many that they can be caught casually without bothering, so that they can catch enough rations to survive the winter.

Such a kind thing can only be done by a god.

Sitting around the stream, the savage women slaughtered and cleaned the prey, preparing to dry it into dry goods.

Although due to the lack of salt, they cannot afford to use a large amount of salt to make these prey into salted fish and bacon.

However, it can be preserved for a long time without salting and drying directly into dried fish.

It is necessary to find a sunny day and dry it when the sun is the most violent, otherwise the fish will stink if it is not dried at one time.

The industrious savage women, while handling the food, also kept thanking the gods for their rewards, and prayed to the gods to bless them with a winter without shortage of food this year.

"I hope this year I can save enough food for the winter, otherwise, in winter, the men in the tribe will go to the Ming people's territory to grab food again."

"May God bless you!"

"The gods will bless our tribe!"

"There are enough human sacrifices this year, and we will definitely have a good winter."

Everyone is praying.

However, a savage girl who was only sixteen or seventeen years old curled her lips and said in a low voice dissatisfied: "Those tribes who have taken refuge in the Ming people have no shortage of food every winter, and they don't freeze to death. They live very well." .”

"In our tribe, the high priest sacrifices dozens of human sacrifices to the gods every year. Last year, Aluo was selected as a human sacrifice and sacrificed."

"But last year, they were still hungry and cold. The men in the tribe went to the Ming people to rob those tribes who had surrendered to the Ming people, and many people were killed or injured."

"In my opinion, we might as well surrender to the Ming people."

The other savage women immediately covered her mouth, turned their heads and looked around, and after making sure that there were no tribal warriors by their side, they cursed in a low voice, "Crazy?"

"Ming people disrespect gods!"

"My lord priest said that those tribes who took refuge in the Ming people will be punished by the gods sooner or later!"

"Ming people are all devils, they use good things to tempt us to fall and betray the gods!"

"You can't say such things!"

The little girl pouted, too lazy to say anything more.

Anyway, she doesn't think there is anything wrong with taking refuge in Mingren.

Not only her, many people in the tribe are very envious of those poor relatives who have become prosperous after taking refuge in Ming people.

Otherwise, they wouldn't go to Liaodong to rob them every winter.

On the one hand, their own tribe does not have enough food and grass, and on the other hand, it is also jealous and revengeful.

It is called, punishing them for the gods.

In fact, I was envious of it.

But the priests and powerful warriors of the tribe were unwilling to lead the tribe to the Shunming people.

Ming people do not respect the gods, and they are not willing to give them special privileges.

For the upper echelons of the tribe, they will not lack clothing or food in the tribe, and they can be domineering. Anyway, those who starve to death in winter are the elderly and the weak.

In the primitive and backward slavery society, how can ordinary people be overestimated.

How could it be possible to give up the food and force at your disposal for the sake of a better life for ordinary people?
Daming has recruited savages for so many years, only a few small tribes with no more than 500-[-] to [-] people, who are bound by family ties, chose to join Daming.

Almost none of the tribes with more than a thousand people were willing to join Daming.

It's not that they don't know that Daming's living conditions are better.

It's just that the upper-class people who hold power in the tribe are unwilling to lose the right to control the tribe's life and death, and can do whatever they want.

And the tribal people at the bottom, under the brainwashing of the priests and the belief in the gods passed down from generation to generation, naturally firmly stood on the front line of anti-Ming people.

However, as Daming's influence in Jianzhou grew, there were still some savages who began to yearn for Daming.

Like this wild girl.

Looking at those small tribes who were living in a worse situation than their own tribe, after returning to Ming Dynasty, they all lived in brick houses with heating kang within a few years, and there was no shortage of food all year round.

And I didn't see the "God's Punishment" mentioned by the priest, but the days passed and the days got better.

Can you not be envious?

It's just that this kind of envious thought can only be hidden in the heart, and it must never be said.

Otherwise, it will be regarded as a tribute to the gods in the coming year by the priests.

"His law—"

"His law—"

The sound of a horse neighing woke up the attention of the savage woman by the river.

A group of warriors from the tribe galloped by on horseback.

"Hey, there were 12 people when we went out, how come there are only six people left?"

The little savage girl muttered curiously in her heart.

"The High Priest!"

"In the west of our tribe, on the banks of the Nalin River, a tribe of Ming people appeared!"

"At least ten thousand people!"

"Amuha and Luo Lie were caught by Ming soldiers because they got too close!"

"This tribe of Ming people must be targeting us!"

"Mingren wants to attack us!"

The savage warrior with the feathers of an unknown bird on his head rushed into the priest's tent in a panic, roaring and reporting the scene that frightened him to the high priest.

Ming people who never set foot in Jianzhou, appeared on the land of Jianzhou in an organized way!
It's not even far from their tribe, and it can be reached in less than half a day!

The savage warriors who had seen the fighting power of the Ming army in Liaodong were very panicked.

The old priest sitting in the big tent who was meditating raised his eyes and asked solemnly, "Thousands of people?"

"At least ten thousand people!"

"The continuous tent can't be seen at a glance!"

In fact, when they found Penke's troops, there were only 6000 people in the camp, and the other 4000 people were cleaning up the surrounding area.

However, the camp was built on the scale of a ten thousand camp.

The high priest of the Rhona tribe stood up, walked around the tent for a while, and then said solemnly, "Go and invite the other priests."

The savage warrior immediately got up and ran out.

After a while, more than 20 middle-aged savages, generally between 30 and 50 years old, holding gold-encrusted staffs representing priests, gathered in the high priest's tent.

"We're in trouble."

After informing the other priests about the tribal riders bumping into the Ming army on the banks of the Nalin River in detail, the high priest said:

"There are at least [-] Ming people. This is not a problem that our Rona tribe can solve."

"Once there are tens of thousands of Ming people, even the Borjijin tribe that ruled the entire grassland and the extreme west of the grassland will need several times as many fighters as the Ming people to resist."

"Our Rona tribe doesn't even have [-] fighters, so we must ask for help!"

"Dona, take [-] slaves, take the "Daui Maha" enough to feed a thousand people for a month, go east to contact the Hezel tribe, inform them of the situation, and invite them to send troops together."

"Laguna, you also take two hundred slaves, and take the "Daui Maha" that is enough to feed a thousand people for a month, and go to the south to contact the Taye tribe, and also ask them to send troops to help!"

"If they don't want to, then tell them."

"Once the Ming people defeat our Rona tribe, they will be the next target!"

"If they don't help our Rona resist the Ming people now, they will be wiped out one by one by the Ming people!"

"Their high priest understands this truth!"

Without any hesitation, the high priest of the Rhona tribe immediately made a plan to ask for help.

The Ming people came to Jianzhou from the distant Liaodong to set up camp, obviously not with the idea of ​​chatting with the savages in Jianzhou.

It is necessary to gather soldiers first before the Ming people take action, and drive the Ming people who are not stable out of the Nalin River Basin!
The two priests immediately took orders, and when they went out, they led the soldiers to scold the slaves and asked them to bring food and set off to contact other tribes.

Beside the stream, the savage women who were tidying up the "Daui Maha" were also stopped.

Baskets of big fish that had just been fished out of the river and had not yet been slaughtered were conscripted away and carried on the backs of slaves.

The savage women gathered together, whispering solemnly, guessing what happened.

One of the savage women saw her man among the soldiers, so she stepped forward and asked, "What's the matter?"

The savage warrior whipped the slaves to make them move faster, then turned his head and said, "Go home and stay."

"Ming Ming is here."

"There is going to be a war!"

　Sorry, I took a nap at noon and fell asleep. I slept until four o'clock. Now I am worried about whether I can finish writing today.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)