Similar conflicts continued to occur in the stronghold of Chieftain Xunqi and Chieftain Zhe Zhu, who had suffered an unexpected calamity. The stronghold chiefs who had been robbed led the people who had lost their homes to seek refuge with their chieftains and cried out their grievances to the chieftain.
After Xunqi heard the news, his old face turned red with anger. He kicked the table so hard that it hit the opposite wall. "How dare they! Wenhao and Yun Xuan, those two bastards, dare to openly send people to invade my territory and have designs on me! "
His eldest son, Xunqi Wuba, angrily said, "I rushed over to negotiate with their people. They said that the stronghold that was attacked was harboring traitors and that the imperial envoy had already obtained evidence. Helping the traitors is equivalent to rebelling and should be punished severely. The two chieftains were also forced by the imperial envoy and had no choice but to do this. "
"They are bullsh * tting!"
Xunqi sneered. "You can't hide from the next door even if you hide from the heavens and the earth. Do they think this old man is blind and can't see what they are planning and what they want to do? "
Xunqi paced back and forth in the house. His sons, the chieftain, the housekeeper, and the chief of the stronghold stood inside and outside the house. They did not say a word as they waited for the chieftain's decision.
Xunqi suddenly stopped and loudly said, "A treacherous neighbor is even more terrifying than a vicious enemy! The butcher's knife has already been extended to our chieftain. What else can we do other than counterattack? "
Xunqi coldly swept his gaze over the people who were holding their breaths in front of him and shouted in an even louder voice, "Gather the troops and immediately counterattack!"
On the hillside, a dozen or so young women and girls were picking mulberry leaves. The sweet mountain song traveled to the fields at the foot of the mountain.
An old man straightened his back in the fields and wiped the sweat off his forehead. As he listened to the song coming from the hillside, a serene smile appeared on his wrinkled face.
Suddenly, a few horses galloped over from afar. The old man covered his eyes with his hand and looked into the distance. When he saw who it was, he couldn't help but cry out. He quickly covered his mouth and shouted to the people in the field, "The housekeeper is here, our housekeeper is here!" Then he quickly picked up his hoe and ran to the field.
The people ran out from the mountains and fields and knelt at the foot of the mountain. The steward pulled on the reins of his horse and said loudly to the people kneeling in front of him, "Go back and tell your chief that Chieftain has decided to declare war on Chieftain Wenhao and Chieftain Yunxuan. Tell all the men in your stronghold above the age of 14 and below the age of 55 to prepare their own weapons and rations. They are to arrive at Chieftain Stronghold before sunset tomorrow to await further orders!"
"Yes! Yes! We will obey the Chieftain's orders … "
The old farmer took the orders for the rest, and the steward spurred his horse and led his attendants to the next stockade. The farmers got up from the ground, and the old farmer gave a few words of advice. A half-grown child ran wildly into the stockade …
Similar scenes were staged in every stronghold. The warriors of the White Barbarians gathered in the stronghold from all directions. Originally there were only about two thousand residents in the stronghold, but by the evening of the second day, there were already thirty thousand warriors gathered. There were even more people coming from all directions with torches in their hands. Some were riding horses, some were walking.
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Ever since Chieftain Yunxuan's Blue Water Stockade had sent troops to attack Chieftain Yunxuan's stockade, they had increased their security. During the day, they had to send people to keep watch from afar while doing farm work, and at night, they had to increase the number of people patrolling the stockade by several times.
At midnight, all sorts of strange sounds suddenly came from the dark forest. The birds flew up in fright, the wild beasts ran through the forest, and the strong men guarding the stockade raised their bows and arrows, looking around in fear.
In the dark night, the mournful sound of the suona, the desolate sound of a bugle horn, and the hurried sound of a clapper suddenly rang out. One torch lit up, and then countless torches. The countless torches were like countless stars in the night sky suddenly falling into the mortal world, and the entire stockade was surrounded by a sea of stars.
The bamboo bow in the hands of the stockade chief fell to the ground with a clatter. He was a brave warrior, and he had not been afraid even when he faced a Pi Bear alone. At this moment, it was not because he was afraid of death, but because he was in despair. He could not imagine how the stockade could be defended against so many enemies …
Similar counterattacks were taking place in each of the strongholds. The foreign merchants with a keen sense of smell had already realized that the war this time seemed to be unusual. Although the flames of war had not spread to Yaozhou City, they had already packed up all of their assets in advance and began to flee the city.
No one noticed that the most loyal stewards of Chieftain Wenhao and Chieftain Yunxuan had also brought along some of their trusted subordinates to load the mountains of gold, silver, and jewelry that had been accumulated by the two great families over thousands of years onto yak carts. They were sandwiched between the merchant carts as they left Yao State City.
Even though the Black Man Tribe had also been attacked, their losses were not as great as the White Man Tribe. This was because the Black Man Tribe was mainly nomadic. Their tribe was spread out far from the large city of Dafu, and their people were scattered. Therefore, the warriors of Yunxuan and Wenhao's tribes first attacked the neighboring White Man Tribe.
The Black Man Tribe did not speak Chinese like the White Man Tribe, and like the people of the grasslands, most of them used cow and sheep skins as clothing. More accurately speaking, the Black Man Tribe were the indigenous people of the area, and most of the White Man Tribe were Han people who had been transformed into barbarians. This was also why the White Man Tribe had a higher level of culture than the Black Man Tribe and mainly relied on farming and sericulture as their main economic model.
Because the Great Chieftain of the Black Man Tribe, Meng Zhe Zhu, ruled over a large area and his subordinates were nomads who lived by water and grass, his whereabouts were not very certain. Usually, it was very difficult to find him, but this time was different. Because the imperial envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty had arrived, Wenhao had already sent someone to invite him. Even though Meng Zhe Zhu did not come, he did not immediately return to the depths of the grasslands. Instead, he stayed in a tribe that was relatively close to Yao State City, so Xunqi found him very easily.
"Haha, honorable Chieftain Xunqi, what a rare guest. Why have you come to my place?"
When Xunqi walked into Meng Zhe Zhu's tall building that was made of bamboo and wood, Meng Zhe Zhu was sitting cross-legged, holding a bowl of hand-grabbed mutton and chewing. Large pieces of mutton with bones were stewed until soft and tender, plump and salty. Meng Zhe Zhu grabbed both ends of the mutton bone with both hands. His big face was almost buried in the meat, and his cheeks were greasy from eating.
Xunqi walked in front of him and sat cross-legged. His expression was abnormally serious: "This old man has come to find you to discuss the matter of sending troops together!"
Meng Zhe Zhu's big face was still buried in the meat bone, and he was eating until it was watery. Xunqi slammed his fist on the table and shouted: "Zhe Zhu, you little bastard, did you hear what this old man said?"
Meng Zhe Zhu raised his head from the meat bone. Although this big man's movements were rough, he had thick eyebrows and big eyes, but he was actually a talented person. His face was full of heroic spirit, and his beard was like a halberd, which added a bit of power to him. This kind of big man was far more like a big headed person of a tribe than Xunqi.
However, his expression was a bit lazy, and his beard and cheeks were covered in greasy gravy, which somewhat affected his heroic spirit. Looking at his age, this Meng Zhe Zhu was at most in his early thirties, so it was no wonder that Xunqi would call him little brat when he was angry.
Meng Zhe Zhu laughed and said: "Heh! You White Nightmare people have always looked down on us Black Nightmare people. I didn't think that you would actually be willing to ally with us this time. What is even more unexpected is that you, Chieftain Xunqi, would actually personally come to see a junior like me. "
Xunqi did not pay attention to his teasing, and said solemnly: "You don't need to pretend. I know that your clansmen have also been plundered by them before. With your Meng family's temperament, it would be strange if you were willing to endure this kind of humiliation."
Xunqi paused, and then said: "You should be able to see that although that bastard imperial envoy wants to stir up trouble here, this is also an attempt by the Yun and Wen families to challenge the status of our two families. If I lose, do you think there will be any benefits for you at that time? "
Meng Zhe Zhu chuckled and grabbed a large towel to wipe his face, then his hands. He threw the towel on the table and said unconcernedly: "Those two idiots Wen Hao and Yun Xuan think that Xunqi Tou has already become a toothless tiger, but I know that Xunqi Tou's fangs and claws are still sharp. They … are not a match for you!"
Xunqi calmly said: "Why do they dare to make a move against this old man? It is not because they think that I am old, but because behind them stands the imperial envoy of the court. If I endure this kind of humiliation, I will never be able to raise my head in Yao Province again. If I can't endure it, I am not afraid of them allying together.
However, although that imperial envoy is greedy and cruel, he is not a muddle-headed person. I am afraid that when they made their move, they had already begun to ask for troops from the court. If the court sends troops, I will not be able to do anything alone. If I am swallowed up, you will not have an easy time either. Without wood, you cannot build a house, and without neighbors, you will not be able to live well! "
Meng Zhe Zhu's expression became serious and said: "If the neighbors are safe, then you will also be safe. This principle, I understand! Tribe Leader Xunqi wants to form an alliance with my tribe, that is fine! However, I have a condition! "
Xunqi said: "Speak!"
Meng Zhe Zhu said: "I want your daughter, Lady Xun Er, to be my woman!"
Xunqi's expression became serious, but Meng Zhe Zhu did not avoid it. His expression was very serious.
Xunqi stared at him for a long time, then slowly said: "She is my most beloved daughter!"
Meng Zhe Zhu said: "And the most beautiful golden flower in Tribe Leader Xunqi!"
Xunqi said: "If you want to marry her, that is fine, but she must become a bumpkin (queen)!"
Meng Zhe Zhu grinned widely: "Of course! My bumpkin died of illness last year, not even leaving behind a child for me. If Xun Er becomes my woman, not only will she be a bumpkin of my Barbarian Seven Tribes, but if she gives birth to a son for me, he will become the tribe leader in the future! "
The men of the Barbarian Tribe never did things sloppily, and matters of life and death could be decided in a few words. Xunqi did not say anything else, directly extending her right hand to Meng Zhe Zhu: "It is a deal!"
"Pa!"
"Pa!"
"Pa!"
The three claps of hands were more effective than an oath of undying love, more authoritative than an official letter with the imperial seal. The two strongest tribes in the Yao State region had officially joined hands.
A single spark burned into a raging inferno, and the two raging infernos combined into a huge fire that soared into the night. On the third day of the alliance between the White Barbarians and the Barbarians, Yao State City was breached. Tribe Leader Wen Hao and Tribe Leader Yun Xuan took imperial envoy Huang Jingrong and fled in panic, fleeing into the Wen Family's nest deep in the mountains.
The series of changes in the Yao State region confused Yang Fan. He had not done a single thing he wanted to do, but everything had developed according to his expectations. In fact, it had developed even faster and more thoroughly than he had imagined.
When Yao State City was breached, Yang Fan finally came to his senses. He felt that he could not continue watching like this. He should act immediately. He had originally come to Yao State to 'light the fire', but now it had become 'extinguish the fire'. He had to extinguish the huge fire that the stupid pig Huang Jingrong had ignited!
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