wild trail

Chapter 393 Ambush?

The hunting activity lasted an afternoon. When the sun was setting, there were basically no living animals in sight. The wild beasts were frightened by the crazy killing and fled in a hurry. Humans hunted regardless of species , regardless of size, as long as they are edible and have no time to escape, they all end up as trophies piled on the bank of the river.

There are all kinds of prey, including birds, reptiles, mammals, and even some people have discovered that some of the prey are very special. These prey have a small pocket on their abdomen. One or two cubs were found in the pocket. No one had ever seen this kind of strange animal, so they couldn't help being amazed for a while.

Although the prey seemed to be a lot, there were no particularly large animals. If a few prey as big as ceratopsians were hunted down, the problem of food shortage would be solved immediately.

These small animals are very troublesome to deal with, especially those ostrich-like prey, with thick feathers, which cannot be scalded with boiling water like in the Xia Kingdom. In order to save time, the only way is to peel the skin.

Each of the sailors had a dagger. Seeing that the person in charge of cleaning up the prey was moving too slowly, the sailors couldn't bear it and started to prepare the ingredients for the night one by one.

The increase in the number of people has greatly accelerated the progress of the work many times, and the bloody corpses are piled up in such a random way, which looks very shocking.

The strong smell of blood makes the most ferocious beasts dare not approach. Such a tragic scene is simply not something ordinary beasts can handle. As soon as human beings set foot on this land, they have become the natural enemies of all animals.

In the evening, the sailors ate and drank without any scruples on the river bank. After such a long time, this was the first time they had decent food.

Sorghum porridge with pickles and a small glass of white wine, enjoying the early autumn breeze on the Great Plains at night, is extremely comfortable.

At night, the Milky Way extends from the mountain range on the island, across the entire sky, mountains, plains, the Milky Way, and little fires, all of which show the magnificence of the earth.

Happy sailors, singing and dancing around the fire.

The next day, the sailors loaded the remaining food onto the boat and continued upstream.

This great plain is indeed extremely vast. Although it is advancing against the current, driven by the wind, the speed of the ship is not slow. Even at noon, the expedition ship has not yet left the great plain.

"Captain, there doesn't seem to be any wisdom and civilization in this place! It should be the land of no man that His Majesty said." Zhao Tong said.

"Let's take a look again. It would be best if such a treasure land is unowned. If there are civilizations other than humans, we will kill them if possible. If there are humans who are hostile to us, they are also our enemies. , When it’s time to kill, we must not be relentless, such a place must be the territory of our country of Xia, we will erect a monument at the foot of the mountain there, and announce to the world that this place belongs to the country of Xia.” The captain said in a deep voice.

Zhao Tong nodded and said: "What the captain said is very true, even if this place is not ownerless, we have to make it ownerless."

After the two finished speaking, they laughed tacitly.

On the high mountain in the distance, a group of people whose bodies were painted with unknown dyes in various colors watched the boats driving in the big river and kept pointing.

The expedition team didn't know that they had been targeted, and they were rushing there non-stop at the moment, preparing to declare their sovereignty.

After sailing upstream for most of the day, a huge lake appeared in front of the fleet, which was very vast.

Moreover, the nearby species are also extremely rich, and a large number of waterfowl inhabit here. These colorful birds look very pleasing to the eye.

"This river seems to flow down from that high mountain, and the source should be there." The captain pointed to the high mountain ahead and said.

Zhao Tong raised his binoculars and looked over there, and he saw a meandering river rushing down the steep hillside, and the waterfall on the cliff looked incomparably spectacular.

Putting down the binoculars, Zhao Tong said: "It seems that we will arrive here soon. This river has helped us a lot. This time we can almost map out the general terrain of this island."

The captain nodded and said: "After we erected the stele over there, we returned the same way. After all, this place is just an island, and it's not of much value. Just take a rough look. The continent to the east is our main target of exploration. .”

"It's unbelievable that the imperial court would know the situation here." Zhao Tong said in amazement.

"I think this map was drawn by His Majesty." The captain said in a deep voice.

"People have rumored that His Majesty is the god who descended from the sky in those myths and legends. What do you think of this matter?" Zhao Tong asked.

"Maybe it's true. Otherwise, how could His Majesty know such a long distance? Even if the gods didn't come down to earth, I guess I got the guidance of the gods."

Zhao Tong nodded, unfolded the map in front of him and looked at it carefully, he felt more and more mysterious about the emperor of Xia Kingdom, and the sense of awe in his heart became stronger.

After crossing the lake, the fleet did not rush on their way. After a night of rest, they arrived near the foot of the mountain in the morning of the next day. However, the water was so fast and the river was narrow that the boats could not travel together.

In desperation, one hundred sailors could only be sent to get there on foot from the shore with weapons.

The sailors didn't have to worry about anything at all, they talked and laughed with each other as if they were playing and walked towards the foot of the mountain. They didn't think that there was anything that could threaten them on this uninhabited desert island.

At the foot of the mountain, some craftsmen began to select suitable stones for making steles.

Hammer and chisel pried a flat rock out of the exposed cliff.

The tinkling knocking sound spread far away, and the content on the stone tablet was fixed, the same as the few books on Nitpeta Island.

The process of carving the stele was cumbersome, and the progress was not fast. The bored sailors could only walk to the river with their spears and poke the fish in the water randomly, but their spearfishing skills were obviously not very good.

At this moment, things changed suddenly. I saw a group of ferocious-looking savages wearing animal skins rushing down from the hillside, brandishing weapons in their hands, rushing towards the downhill in a mess.

The faces of the sailors suddenly changed drastically.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

The sentinel yelled in panic.

The sailors didn't care about the stele anymore, and hurried towards the direction of the fleet. The number of enemies was so dense that it was impossible to know how many people there were.

"Whizzing!"

A wooden spear roared and flew towards the fleeing sailors, but due to the distance, no casualties were caused.

The people who stayed on the boat were also stunned by the sudden change.

"Where did these people come from?" The captain said in surprise.

"I think they have discovered us a long time ago. These people are very unfriendly. The captain ordered to fight back!" Zhao Tong said.

The captain nodded, and quickly sent an order to prepare for the camp.

"Boom boom boom!"

The sound of dull drums and horns sounded, the sailors assembled quickly, and the sound of armor clattered.

Under the enemy's pursuit, the sailors in armor could not run fast at all. The enemy's distance was getting closer and closer, and they would definitely be overtaken before returning to the ship.

There are veterans from the army in the team, and they know that running like this is definitely not an option. They might as well fight the enemy while they still have strength, and maybe they can turn the situation around.

"Everyone, don't run away. If you can't run away, hurry up and line up. They are all savages. We are afraid of shit."

The veteran's offspring brought the horrified sailors back to life.

He Tie cursed himself inwardly, stopped running away, raised his spear and turned to face the enemy.

More and more people stopped. These formally trained sailors assembled very quickly. Although the array was a bit messy, compared to the group of savages, this was the difference between the regular army and the mob.

These savages were also very surprised. These strange people stopped running, and it seemed that they were going to fight with the warriors on their side.

"Ow! Ow! Ow!"

The savages rushed over screaming strangely.

The archer stepped forward from the ranks, knelt on one knee, and began shooting at the enemy.

Although there are not many archers, the lethality of metal weapons is undoubtedly huge for the savages who only have a piece of animal skin covering their bodies.

Under the powerful force, as long as they are shot with a howl and fall in response, even if they are not killed immediately, the zombies will not be able to continue fighting. If they do not receive effective treatment, wounds of this degree are difficult for them. It is death.

The archer's attack startled the savages, but the savages were only frightened briefly. The next moment, the savages howled and attacked again like enraged beasts.

"Damn it, are these people crazy?" He Tie cursed secretly. As a spearman, he stood at the forefront, facing a group of enemies rushing towards him, the pressure in his heart can be imagined.

The captain breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the people on the shore had already started to line up to meet the enemy. Although there were only a mere 100 people below, as long as the formation was not chaotic, it would be no problem to deal with this group of savages.

"Hurry up! Hurry up!" Zhao Tong, who was wearing armor, urged loudly.

The sound of armor leaves colliding rattled, and groups of soldiers descended from the warships like silver torrents and lined up at the fastest speed.

The sword shield hand covering the archer is located in front of the spearman phalanx.

"go ahead!"

"Pass! Pass! Pass!"

The sound of neat footsteps seemed to shake the ground, and Xia Guo's steel torrent moved forward slowly.

A large number of savages surrounded the team of 100 people, shouting at the sailors.

He Tie could even smell the bad breath coming out of the man opposite him. At this dangerous juncture, he was inexplicably worried about whether the saliva would spray over when this guy was roaring. Feeling cold, he subconsciously closed his mouth tightly.

The savages couldn't break through the hedgehog-like spear array at all. Before the wooden spear could be thrown, the archer shot an arrow through it, killing him.

The two sides came to a stalemate. Although the sailors were not afraid of them, they didn't dare to act rashly. There were too many people on the other side, and it was really worthless to fight this group of savages. As long as they wait here for the arrival of the large army, these stupid savages will know how to offend Xia. consequences for the national army.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The ground trembled slightly, and the savages were a little confused, so when they looked back, they saw the scene that shocked them.

Those strange human beings, like a person, pushed towards this side, and the sense of oppression that hit their faces almost broke their liver and gallbladder.

The opponent's number is not even as many as their own, but they feel that standing here is like facing a scourge, and they have no intention of resisting at all.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The soldiers roared loudly and suddenly joined in and killed towards this side.

Facing the soldiers of the Xia Kingdom who were like savage beasts, these savages immediately knew that they might have made a fatal mistake. With a scream, they didn't even have the idea of ​​fighting. Regardless of how fast he escaped, He Tie clicked his tongue when he saw it.

"Just these bastards dare to come and attack us. Damn it, I was taken aback." The monkey looked at the enemy going away, spit on the ground, and cursed.

The danger was lifted, and the casualties were checked. Except for one or two people who twisted their feet carefully when escaping, the rest of the people just sweated a little while running.

But the enemy didn't even touch a hair of the sailors. When the sailors gathered up the enemy's corpses and wounded, they found that they had killed and injured more than 20 people before they knew it.

Although it was zero casualties, everyone didn't think it was a record to be proud of. If those advanced weapons were defeated by unarmed savages, they might as well wipe their necks with the dagger at their waists, so as not to be ashamed after returning to Xia Kingdom .

Although these savages have no fighting power, this has to make the expedition team vigilant. This is the territory of these savages. These people can mobilize so many people at once, which means that there should be a relatively strong civilization here.

This is obviously unacceptable to Wei Ming, who already regards this place as the territory of the Xia Kingdom. Another force that does not obey the Xia Kingdom exists here. If these people can surrender, everyone will naturally not beat up strangers. , stubborn, then what awaits them will be their own anger.

If it was Wang Lang, he might try his best to fight for these people, but for Wei Ming, these wild people who have nothing to do with him would not even blink an eye if they were all killed.

The appearance of the savages made Wei Ming change his plan. His previous plan to go to the Eastern Continent was temporarily put on hold. He planned to deal with the problems of these savages before moving on.

(End of this chapter)