The cries gradually faded away. Sun Miao leaned against a tree with lingering fear. He turned his head to look at Shan Tushi, who was also in a sorry state, and asked, "Can you escape?"
Because of the long sunlight and the high temperature, Shan Tushi appeared very dark and was much shorter than Sun Miao. He blinked his large eyes and said to Sun Miao, "I don't know. I wasn't prepared. They suddenly attacked."
Sun Miao didn't have time to be surprised by Shan Tushi's ability to learn languages. He hesitantly reached into his clothes and asked, "Why were you chased?"
"They were afraid that in the future, the good things of the Tang Empire will only be exchanged with my territory. If they kill me, it won't happen. At least, that's what they think. Don't worry, the two followers you brought will be fine. They are protected by my people. The one they want to kill is me."
Shan Tushi looked around and saw that there were a few of his subordinates hiding not far from the two of them and keeping watch. Only then did he feel slightly relieved and comforted Sun Miao.
Sun Miao also looked around and found that there were too few of Shan Tushi's people. There were less than a hundred people altogether. The two tribes had rushed over while howling. There were at least three hundred people. Three against one. With the same living habits and the same familiarity with the terrain, it was too difficult to win.
Shan Tushi saw that the person who could make him pay a visit to the Emperor of the Tang Empire didn't say anything and was a little depressed.
"The gift I planned to give your Emperor is gone. This place is still very far from the coast. If there is no other way, I will protect you and then you can find someone to fight back and avenge me. As long as my people are still alive and you are still willing to trade with them, I will be very happy. Don't let the people from the other two tribes find you."
Sun Miao curled his lips. "They are dreaming. Stopping you from coming to the Tang Empire is a provocation to the Tang Empire. I will destroy them. It is less than ten li from the coast, not far."
As he spoke, Sun Miao took out a cylindrical object from his bosom.
Shan Tushi really didn't know how strong the Tang Empire was. He had tried hard to imagine that the Tang Emperor's subordinates could be more than his and the surrounding tribes combined. However, he didn't think that he would be able to gain an advantage. Besides, the Tang Empire was so far away that not many people could come.
At this moment, seeing the thing that Sun Miao took out, he curiously moved his face closer. "This thing can kill people?"
"This thing can find people." Sun Miao took out another box of matches and looked up at the sky, searching for a place where the leaves were sparse.
"Who are you?"
"Naturally, it's to protect the lives of the Great Tang's merchants. Didn't I pay such a high tax precisely for this day?"
Just as he finished speaking, Sun Miao struck the match in his hand and dug the bottom of the cylindrical object into the ground. He carefully ignited the twists on the top and pulled up the rocks to hide behind him.
His heart was beating like a drum. Although the Lu Zhou's Chamber of Commerce had indicated on the map that there were rescuers on the new island, they did not provide the exact number of rescuers, nor did they mention the equipment of these rescuers. If the signal was sent out and the rescuers were still foolishly armed with ordinary knives and arrows, not only would they not be able to escape, but they would also bring harm to Lu Zhou's elite Hurricane Battalion.
I hope they are armed with pistols.
While Sun Miao was lost in his thoughts, the signal fireworks exploded in the sky with a loud bang.
The loud noise startled Shan Tushi and his men. They lay on the ground and did not dare to move. After a while, Shan Tushi raised his head and asked in surprise, "Are there any more powerful weapons? I'm sure they won't be weak. "
Sun Miao shook his head and stood up, looking around vigilantly. The noise just now was not small, and the fireworks were high enough. He was afraid that the people from the two tribes would discover their location and rush over.
"Yeah, I don't think so. Things that can make such a loud noise are very rare." Shan Tushi helped Sun Miao to figure out the problem.
After a few breaths of regret, he also remembered what Sun Miao was worried about just now. He shouted a few words to his men that Sun Miao did not understand. The surrounding people who were protecting them gathered around and bent their backs, ready to fight at any time.
Sure enough, it did not take long before the people from the two tribes who were lured away by Sun Miao and his men arrived. After a few of them were shot by Shan Tushi's men with simple bows and arrows, they cried out in pain.
"Let's go, they are coming." Shan Tushi grabbed Sun Miao's arm and ran in another direction. Sun Miao looked hesitant. He wanted to run, but he was worried that the people from the Hurricane Camp would not be able to find him. If he did not run, he was afraid that they would find his corpse.
Being pulled by Shan Tushi, the team moved towards the seaside. Gradually, more and more howling sounds came from the surroundings. It seemed that the people from the two tribes were gathering and surrounding this place.
Seeing this situation, Shan Tushi said to Sun Miao in a very loyal manner, "You run, I will take people to stop them. Remember to take revenge for me. Oh no, how come there is another group of people from the Hulu tribe? They have allied with another tribe."
As soon as Shan Tushi finished speaking, Sun Miao saw that the people chasing after him were more energetic than the ones before. Perhaps it was because they were more energetic. The people who were in charge of stopping the people behind him screamed from time to time. Sun Miao saw with his own eyes that a person who was less than five feet away from him was shot in the neck by a wooden arrow. The person who did not die immediately covered the place where he was shot with both hands and made a sound in his throat.
With a swoosh, an arrow flew past Sun Miao's face. He could feel the wind as the arrow flew past him and pierced into Shan Tushi's thigh.
"Run! Take revenge for me!" The injured Shan Tushi seemed to know that he was going to die, so he could not keep running. He stared at Sun Miao and shouted.
The screams of countless people were still echoing in Sun Miao's ears. Sun Miao trembled from head to toe. He did not know whether it was because of fear or excitement. He looked around blankly. Suddenly, he realized that everything around him had slowed down. He did not know where he got the strength, but he lowered his body, picked up Shan Tushi, and started running.
As he ran, he cut his calf on the stubble of a plant. A cut immediately appeared on his skin, but he did not feel any pain. He only felt a chill and an itch there.
The people in charge of protecting him finally made contact with the enemies. All kinds of shouts entered Sun Miao's ears. He had no time to distinguish which side was making the shouts.
Shan Tushi, who was being carried by Sun Miao, saw the people of the Hulu tribe gradually approaching from behind. A look of despair appeared on his face. The person closest to him was less than five steps away. He had already raised the big stick in his hand and was about to smash Sun Miao in the next moment.
Thud! A sound suddenly rang out from nowhere. Shan Tushi could only watch as a hole suddenly appeared in the head of the person chasing after him. His head was tilted back, but his body was still moving forward. With a 'thump', he landed right in front of Shan Tushi. The club in his hand flew out diagonally, and he could no longer hit his own head.
Shan Tuishi had no idea what was going on. While he was still in a daze, he found himself being thrown to the ground by Aeon. The pain made him shiver. He turned his head to look at Aeon. Just as he was about to ask if Aeon had run out of strength, he heard the same noise he had heard earlier.
Thud! Thud, thud! Thud, thud, thud! Thud, thud!
Hearing this sound, Sun Miao chuckled and gasped for breath. He lay there and looked up at the sky. "Oh my god, they're finally here. Tushi, we can live."
"Who's here?" Shan Tushi sat up and found a strange scene in front of him. The people of the Hulu tribe were falling one after another. He did not know who killed them, and he did not know what weapon was so powerful. However, he could guess that it had something to do with Sun Miao.
Sun Miao sat up as well. He squeezed the wound on his calf with his hand and snorted. "Naturally, it's the Great Tang's Hurricane Battalion. How dare they attack the people of Great Tang? Let's see how many people they have to kill."
"Hurricane Battalion? Where else? "
"Wherever the sound comes from. I didn't pay my taxes in vain. As long as it's a place marked on Lu Zhou's map and is protected by military forces, rescue will arrive in half an hour at most."
Sun Miao, who knew he was safe, said with satisfaction. At the same time, he felt a sense of fatigue.
Shan Tushi looked left and right, searching according to the sounds. Suddenly, he shouted excitedly, "I see it! I see it! On the trees, one, two, three, four! There are four people! Four? Sun Miao only has four people. "
Sun Miao was taken aback. He looked up and found that there were four people shooting on four trees. The little hope that had just risen in his heart was extinguished again. How many bullets could four people carry? There were at least five hundred people in the three tribes. What should he do when he ran out of bullets?
Before he could figure it out, the howling around him gradually faded away. Judging from the sounds, it seemed that they were retreating.
After waiting for a while, he heard no more sounds. Sun Miao struggled to his feet, cupped his fist at the four people who had just climbed down from the trees, and said, "Thank you. I'm Sun Miao, the independent merchant of Lu Zhou's ocean. I'll reward you handsomely when I get back. Gentlemen, what should we do now?"
"Second Battalion, Third Platoon, First Squad, Second Squad, Second Squad, retreat with us to the seaside." A man with a big bag on his back stepped forward and saluted Sun Miao. His voice was short and strong, giving people a sense of security.
"Alright, alright, sorry to trouble you. Tushi, can you still walk? Hurry up, don't be surrounded again. Otherwise, we'll be finished." Sun Miao didn't have much time to exchange pleasantries. He pulled Shan Tushi, and under the protection of four people, they tried their best to evacuate towards the seaside. Shan Tushi called out to his frightened subordinates. Those who could still move carried the wounded and followed along.
Among the four people of the Hurricane Battalion, one was leading the way quickly, while the other was guarding the enemies on both sides. Gunshots kept ringing out.
Shan Tushi's eyes were fixed on the man beside him, who should be the leader of the four people. To be exact, his eyes were fixed on that pipe. Although he didn't know what that pipe was called, he knew that it was a very powerful weapon. He was very envious.
If each person in his tribe had one, then … It seemed that the Emperor of Tang was indeed awe-inspiring.
As the enemies in front and on both sides died one after another, the people of the three tribes began to give up on the three sides and gathered behind Sun Miao, trying to find a suitable opportunity to kill these people.
When they passed by a small hill, the leader of the Hurricane Battalion took down the bag on his back, put it on the ground, and began to move it, making 'beep beep beep' sounds.
Shan Tushi was anxious and confused. He didn't understand why they didn't leave at the crucial moment.
It was also the first time Sun Miao saw this strange thing. After the beep sound stopped, he asked, "A new weapon?"
"No, I'm calling for artillery support." The leader carried the thing again and began to move forward.
At this time, on the sea one kilometer away from the newly discovered island, four ships floating there received the signal at the same time.
"Command, everyone get ready. Attack the area between the east and the south of the 434 high ground on the second island."
After receiving the signal, the captain of the flagship issued the attack order.
The four ships immediately adjusted their position. The moment the position was confirmed, along with the command to fire, the rumbling sound also followed.
In the team that was still moving in the forest, Shan Tushi and the others didn't understand what was called for artillery support, but Sun Miao understood. His eyes widened as he nervously asked, "Artillery support? Artillery ship? Won't it hit us? "
"If you aim accurately, you won't be able to hit us. Hurry up." The leader of the Hurricane Battalion answered straightforwardly.
"Tushi, hurry, hurry up and run. Tell your people to follow. That thing doesn't have eyes." Sun Miao didn't have the mood to complain about why they needed to fire artillery. He urged Shan Tushi and walked faster while holding one of his arms.
Shan Tushi, who still didn't know what was going on, could only mechanically follow Sun Miao's words. The less than twenty people under him gritted their teeth and rushed forward.
Before Shan Tuishi could ponder for a long time, a whooshing sound came from the sky. Before he could raise his head to look, he heard a rumbling sound coming from behind him. He turned around and saw that there were clouds of smoke and flames about four hundred steps behind him.
The trees flew into the sky, and the soil also danced in the sky. There was also something that looked like a human body flying up.
"What is this?" Shan Tushi asked Sun Miao.
Sun Miao couldn't hear what he was shouting at, but he guessed from the shape of Shan Tushi's mouth. He put his mouth close to Shan Tushi's ear and shouted, "This is artillery support. If it falls on us, we will all die."
"Ah! Where did it hit? I didn't see it. "Shan Tushi also shouted.
"On the sea. Hurry up and don't stop. You can't know where it will land." Sun Miao shouted at the top of his voice and then stopped talking. He started to jog with Shan Tushi.
Shan Tushi's ears were buzzing, but he also stopped talking. He limped along with Sun Miao. His face was pale, and the shock in his heart had reached an extreme level.
Now he had a new understanding of the Tang Empire. He didn't know what artillery support was, but he knew that it could hit here from very far away. And it was so powerful that even the trees were blown into the sky.
He really had to see the emperor of the Tang Empire. He was too powerful. How could he have such a weapon? If each of his tribesmen had one …
Sun Miao did not know how childish Shan Tushi's thoughts were. At this moment, his heart was filled with pride. This was his Tang Empire, and they were providing artillery support for a merchant like him. Based on the noise and the flying dust, he could guess that this must be the attack method of Lu Zhou's artillery battalion called 'saturation attack'.
The money spent on this artillery attack was probably equivalent to half of his family's wealth. The tax he paid was really insignificant. It was just like the promise Lu Zhou had written in the Chamber of Commerce: 'For the safety of the Tang Empire, we will do our best'.
After about a hundred breaths of time, the sound that had been incessant just now suddenly stopped. Shan Tu Shi was finally released from some kind of pressure. Gasping for breath, he looked back and could no longer see the figure that had been tailing him.
After advancing for about two miles, they were closer to the seaside. Then, everyone's ears gradually recovered.
Shan Tushi looked at Sun Miao respectfully. He shouted, "Sun Miao, are you very noble in the Tang Empire? You are only slightly inferior to the emperor of the Tang Empire? "
Sun Miao was first startled by Shan Tushi's habitual shout, then he was frightened by the words that came out of Shan Tushi's mouth. He looked nervously at the four people of the Hurricane Battalion. When he saw no reaction from them, he shook his head vigorously.
"I'm nothing in the Tang Empire. I dare not be compared with His Majesty." Then, without waiting for Shan Tushi to ask any more questions, he added, "That bombardment just now could have bought several hundred of the goods I brought over. They saved me only because I'm a Tang citizen."
Shan Tushi clearly couldn't understand why the Great Tang would spend so much money on a single person. He was well aware that the goods Sun Miao had brought over would require his tribe to work for several years to get their hands on them. How much money would several hundred of them cost?
"Sun Miao, is it because there are not many people in the Tang Empire?" This was the only reason Shan Tushi could think of.
"More than all the trees around your tribe put together!" Sun Miao shouted.
"Is it worth it to spend so much money for you?"
"You won't understand even if I tell you. This is not for me, but for the dignity of all Tang people. If you kill one of my people, I'll slaughter one of your villages. Oh, I mean one of your tribes. We won't stop until one of us is dead. That's why no one dares to offend the Tang Empire," Sun Miao shouted at Shan Tushi heroically.
Shan Tushi thought carefully and nodded, "Well, the Tang Empire is really good. You have to work hard for the Tang Empire."
"Of course. If the Tang Empire doesn't have money for war, I'm willing to donate all my property. You'll know how big the Tang Empire is when we meet Lu Zhou," Sun Miao said matter-of-factly.
The people of the Hurricane Battalion did not care about what Sun Miao said. The three people who had split up earlier went to scout again. After a while, they came back and nodded at the squad leader.
The squad leader looked at another mountain in front of him, took the bag to the front again, and pressed the button.
"Do they still need artillery support?" Sun Miao asked when the sound stopped.
"No, they haven't given up yet. Many people have gathered and surrounded us. Let's go to the mountain in front to block them first. The artillery in the sea can't fire anymore. Otherwise, it will hit us easily."
The squad leader put away the bag and answered.
Sun Miao looked at the squad leader blankly, "Then you …"
"I'm calling for air support." The squad leader still had the same calm expression.
Sun Miao nodded and said nothing. He knew that for him, the Tang Empire had basically taken out all the advanced weapons.
Shan Tushi had no time to wonder why the beeping sound could mobilize the weapons from so far away. He turned his head and asked Sun Miao, "What kind of support is air support?"
"It's people flying over from the sky. You'll know when the time comes. Hurry, go to the mountain and hold on until they arrive." Sun Miao looked around vigilantly but did not see anyone. However, he believed that the people of the Hurricane Battalion would not lie to him.
They ran to the small mountain. The four people of the Hurricane Battalion were looking back and forth with binoculars. When they saw Sun Miao's blank look, they handed the binoculars to him, "Here, take a look. Don't break it."
"I know, I know. Oh, they're really surrounding us. How did they find us?" Sun Miao took the binoculars and saw many people at the foot of the mountain.
"Let me see." Shan Tushi grabbed the binoculars and imitated Sun Miao's look. When he saw it, he was surprised again. This thing was very magical. It could actually make the distant scenery closer.
At the same time, he also saw people from other tribes who were not willing to give up.
Seeing those people gradually approaching, when the four people of the Hurricane Battalion aimed at them and were ready to shoot at a certain distance, those people suddenly stopped. They seemed to be afraid, but also seemed to be waiting.
If they did not come, the people of the Hurricane Battalion would not easily waste their bullets.
The two sides confronted each other at the top and the foot of the mountain.
"Squad leader, are they waiting for their people to come up from other places and then rush in?" Sun Miao thought of a possibility. The people in front were responsible for attracting the attention while the people in other places were responsible for sneak attacks.
The squad leader answered, "Almost, but they still have to wait."
Time passed slowly while waiting. When Shan Tushi and the others felt more and more pressure, one of his men pointed to the sky and shouted before the enemy could see the sneak attack.
Shan Tushi followed his subordinate's gaze and saw a flock of large birds in the sky. When he got closer, he saw that they weren't large birds. Instead, there were two people with a large pair of wings flying in the sky.
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