Constantine II could be considered to have inherited the shortcomings of his parents. He was narrow-minded, domineering, hot-tempered, and lacking in scheming.
So basically, as long as it was a stratagem, he would succeed.
Of course, this kind of chief could also be done in the Savage World, and could even do quite well. This was because this kind of character was the mainstream of chiefs in the Southern Savage World. On the contrary, a treacherous villain like Constantine was an anomaly.
Therefore, when Constantine and Alfonsol conspired to destroy the Wildhorse tribe, it could be considered as an extremely bad precedent in the Southern Savage World. It was also really fortunate that Ninian married the Young Barbarian King as a concubine. Otherwise, the Chimera and Akara tribes would have been destroyed ten times over with how weak they were now.
Hearing that his mines had been occupied by Lan Ling, and that the iron and steel ingots inside had been robbed, Constantine II was instantly enraged. He immediately ordered his troops to fight.
Of course, he would absolutely not admit that it was because he heard that Lan Ling wasn't here that he felt at ease and boldly went to fight.
If Lan Ling was there, he wouldn't have gone.
Constantine II really had a deep fear of Lan Ling.
This fear wasn't because one of his eyes had been shot blind by Lan Ling, nor was it because Lan Ling had once led a foreign army to rebel and become independent.
It was because of Lan Ling's schemes again and again.
Especially the battle that had happened a month ago. His father Constantine had led thirty thousand allied troops, but in the end, they were almost completely annihilated.
Although Constantine II was arrogant, one thing was certain. He was very respectful of his father, and felt that he was definitely inferior to his father.
"Cousin, how many troops should we bring?" Gou E asked.
At this time, the entire Chimera tribe barely had four thousand troops. Among them, only one thousand cavalry were true elites. The remaining three thousand troops were temporarily selected from the tribe.
Constantine II said, "Bring two thousand, one thousand cavalry, and one thousand infantry. The remaining two thousand will guard the tribe!"
Gou E was delighted amidst his disgust. This task was indeed very easy. This idiot cousin had fallen for it so easily.
Then he discovered that he was actually somewhat excited. He actually wanted to see the Chimera tribe completely annihilated?
He was very curious. Why would he have such an idea?
Why would Gou E have such an idea? Was it because he was born a Chimera traitor?
That shouldn't be the case. Even though Gou E was a despicable wretch, he didn't seem to have the innate talent to betray the tribe.
Was it because the Chimera Tribe had wronged him? Of course not. If a piece of trash like him could become the true leader of an army of three hundred in the Chimera Tribe and live a good life, Constantine had already done his best for him.
Furthermore, Gou E had no great ambitions and was very satisfied with the life in front of him.
His thought process was very simple. If he was unlucky, there must be someone else who was unlucky with him, or even more unlucky. Or, even if he were to make a fool of himself, he couldn't be the only one. If Constantine lost even more miserably, he would feel much better about it.
Du Yan was also very excited.
Of course, he had great ambitions. If he could successfully lure the tiger away from the mountain and let Lan Ling annihilate the remaining troops of the Chimera Tribe, then he, Du Yan, would have made a great contribution.
Everything seemed to be going smoothly. Constantine II was about to fall for the trap and send the last of the Chimera Tribe's army to their deaths.
Suddenly …
"You mustn't …" The leader of the human refugees, Tie Ji, stood up and said, "Young Chief, you must be careful. This is Lan Ling's plan."
"F * ck you!" Gou E and Du Yan cursed in their hearts at the same time.
Who the f * ck are you? Where did you come from? How dare you spoil my plans?
Did Tie Ji really think that this was Lan Ling's trap? Could he really see through it?
Not necessarily. He was only trying to make his presence known. He was very satisfied with the Chimera Tribe. Moreover, Constantine II seemed to treat him better. He felt that he had to step on Lan Ling to raise his status in the Chimera Tribe.
Du Yan's face turned cold. "Sir, do you think that I am lying about the military situation?"
As he spoke hurriedly, Du Yan coughed and spat out another mouthful of blood.
Constantine II said, "Du Yan, who injured you?"
Du Yan said proudly, "Other than Dolong, who else can be my match?"
Gou E was not so courteous. He pointed at Tie Ji and scolded, "Who are you? Which woman didn't cover her crotch tightly and let you fall out? Which woman used too much strength to pull you out from a cesspool? Are you saying that we are lying about the military situation and that my injuries are fake? "
With that, he patted his buttocks. The arrows on it shook and he wailed in pain.
Tie Ji's expression changed at the vulgar scolding, but he did not dare to flare up. He only bowed to Constantine II and said, "Young Chieftain, please be careful!"
His voice could be said to be full of sincerity. He was definitely an actor.
Even though he did not understand Lan Ling at all and had not heard of his great achievements, he did not know that he was sinister and cunning. However, it was not wrong to step on Lan Ling like this, because the enemy was always sinister and cunning.
However, by accident, Constantine II actually listened to him.
"That makes sense. Lan Ling has always been sinister. It is better to be careful," Constantine II said.
Gou E said, "Are we going to abandon the mine just like that? There are millions of kilograms of iron and hundreds of thousands of kilograms of steel in there! "
Constantine II shuddered.
The Chimera Tribe did not have any other industries. Iron ore was their biggest source of gold.
Especially in recent years, iron and steel were more saturated. Hence, the iron and steel that had been hoarded for two to three years were not sold.
But that was also a hard currency. It was the Chimera Tribe's greatest wealth.
At this moment, Meng Tuoluo said, "Whether it is true or not, won't we know by sending a griffin warrior to take a look?"
Constantine II slapped his thigh and said, "That makes sense!"
Then, he immediately sent a griffin warrior to the mine seventy kilometers away to investigate the enemy's situation.
Seventy-five kilometers was only a ten-minute journey for the Griffin. Just over half an hour later, the griffin warrior who went to investigate the enemy's situation came back with a report.
"Young Chieftain, a few hundred cavalry from the Flame Demon Tribe are loading iron and steel ingots with our ox carts. Our slave miners are continuously transporting them to the Flame Demon Tribe."
Constantine said, "They did not send more troops?"
The griffin warrior said, "No. And because many cavalry died, there are many more warhorses. They put the iron and steel ingots into large leather bags and carry them on the warhorses. Many of the cavalry even dismounted and walked, letting the warhorses carry the iron. "
Constantine II's face trembled. "They are running away?"
"Yes, they are all desperately loading iron and steel. There are so many ox carts that we can't even count them," the griffin warrior said.
Constantine was overjoyed and completely relieved.
Faced with a mine without any soldiers, the Flame Demon soldiers did not dare to occupy it. Instead, they wanted to run. It was clear that they had no confidence in their own battle strength. They only wanted to plunder and leave as soon as possible.
At this moment, Meng Tuoluo pretended to be enlightened and said, "I remember now. This Flame Demon Tribe is also poor. They don't even have a city gate."
Constantine II immediately understood. Lan Ling was extremely short of iron. They couldn't even forge a city gate, so they sent cavalry to plunder the mine.
He immediately ordered, "Men, gather a thousand cavalry and a thousand infantrymen. Follow me to exterminate the Flame Demon Tribe's near-human bastards and take back our iron and steel ingots!"
In his excitement, Constantine II cursed them as near-human bastards, which was a serious mistake.
Two hours later!
Constantine II led a thousand cavalry and a thousand infantrymen, charging out of the Chimera Tribe and toward the mine.
Moreover, he did not have the patience to wait for a thousand infantrymen. He directly led a thousand cavalry in a charge.
The plundering army of the Flame Demon Tribe was fleeing with all their might. He could not let them escape back to the Flame Demon Tribe with millions of kilograms of iron!
Therefore, the army of two thousand was forcibly split into two.
If Constantine knew about this, he would definitely not be able to resist hacking this son of his to death.
… …
Constantine II excitedly led a thousand cavalry out of the Chimera Tribe. In the end, the sky had already turned dark.
Next, he was in a bit of a dilemma.
Darkness was bad for cavalry, and darkness meant danger. Moreover, the Gryphon Riders in the sky could not scout the enemy's situation from the sky.
Therefore, he was faced with a choice. Should he return to the tribe, set up camp, or continue advancing?
Return to the tribe? That was absolutely impossible. He had excitedly led two thousand troops out, only to return in less than two hours. How was that just embarrassing? It was simply too embarrassing.
Set up camp? He wouldn't lose face, but he would lose everything. Moreover, by the time he caught up to them tomorrow morning, the Flame Demon Tribe would have long since escaped with millions of kilograms of iron.
For a moment, Constantine II was in a dilemma.
"Gryphon Riders, fly over and take a look," Constantine II ordered.
"Yes!" Two Gryphon Riders flew into the sky and headed toward the mine.
They returned in just twenty minutes.
"Young Chief, the Flame Demon Tribe's men are almost done loading and are leaving the mine. However, they are really carrying too much iron, so their speed is very slow," the two Gryphon Riders said.
They did not lie about the military situation, because the ground of the mine was densely covered in flames, forming what looked like a large convoy that was slowly moving forward.
"Haha, Dolong really wants iron more than his life!" Constantine II roared, "Now, those bastards of the Flame Demon Tribe are like a snake that has eaten prey much larger than its body. It can't bear to spit it out, and it can't run fast. They are doomed! Charge up and kill them all! "
Then, the thousand cavalry of the Chimera Tribe charged along the main road!
A distance of forty kilometers was a matter of two hours for the cavalry.
… …
Two hours later, Constantine II led the thousand cavalry to the vicinity of the mine!
Then, as expected, he saw densely packed ox carts filled with iron and steel ingots! One after another, there were countless of them.
Gou 'E said loudly, "Cousin, I didn't lie to you, did I?"
"I'll remember your merit when we get back!" Constantine II said.
Hearing this, Du Yan almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Kill!" Constantine II roared, unsheathed his saber, and charged towards the ox carts that were carrying the iron and steel ingots.
The thousand cavalry behind him also unsheathed their sabers and charged over.
At the sight of Constantine II's cavalry, the coachmen howled like wolves and ran away in terror.
"Hahaha …" Constantine II laughed.
The people of the Flame Demon Tribe were really stupid. In order to transport as much iron and steel as possible, they actually dismounted the cavalry and made the warhorses carry the iron. Therefore, when they encountered Constantine II's cavalry, they could only run in all directions.
Constantine II boldly led his thousand horsemen into the fray, and pursued the fleeing men relentlessly.
He was very excited. His father had lost so miserably to the Flame Demon Tribe, but he, Constantine II, had obtained a complete victory, beheading close to a thousand. How great of a contribution was this? What kind of glory would this bring him?
However, he didn't realize that the fleeing people in front of him had a route, a trajectory, and a plan in mind.
Moreover, by the time Constantine II's thousand cavalrymen charged in, the ox-carts loaded with iron and steel ingots began to close up, filling up the gap.
Just like that, Constantine II led the thousand cavalry into the encirclement that Lan Ling had set up.
The mine was originally a valley with cliffs on both sides. In front was the mine's wall, and behind it was a defensive line formed by a few hundred ox carts.
Constantine II's thousand cavalrymen were surrounded from all sides.
Even so, he still led the cavalry forward in a frenzy, chasing after the fleeing people in front of him.
After chasing for another three hundred meters, he realized that the fleeing people had all disappeared.
This was because they had all hidden behind the mine's wall and picked up their bows and arrows.
At this moment, the hundreds of ox carts behind continued to advance under the urging of a few hundred soldiers, compressing the encirclement.
It was only then that the people around Constantine II realized that the ox carts behind them had caught up to them, and they were like a natural wall.
"Young chief, it seems like we've been surrounded. We've fallen into a trap!"
… …
Lan Ling stood on the walls of the fort and slapped Gou Li's buttocks harshly in the dark, "How did you give birth to such a stupid son?"
Gou Li gritted her teeth.
Her son was truly stupid beyond belief, charging into the encirclement just like that.
This narrow valley was surrounded by cliffs on both sides. In front of them was the mine's wall, and behind them was a defensive line formed by the ox carts.
Moreover, the ox carts behind them were still closing in, causing the encirclement to shrink.
Constantine II exclaimed in shock, "Gou E, Du Yan? What's going on? "
However, the two of them had already disappeared.
At this moment, Constantine II finally realized that the two of them had betrayed him. They had actually led him into this fatal trap.
Then, a flame lit up, revealing Lan Ling's face.
Constantine II felt like his insides were about to explode, and his body went completely cold.
It's over, it's over, I've fallen into Lan Ling's trap!
"Gou E, f * ck you!"
"Du Yan, f * ck you!"
Constantine II cursed, then loudly ordered, "Kill, kill!"
Immediately, he led a thousand cavalrymen and turned to the pier, wanting to kill their way out of the encirclement.
However, the ox carts blocking the exit of the valley could no longer move. The cavalrymen of the Flame Demon Tribe used ropes to tie the legs of the oxen. They could not move at all. Moreover, these ox carts were loaded with iron and steel ingots weighing thousands of kilograms.
This line of defense could not be broken at all!
"Kill!" Lan Ling ordered.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh …
The soldiers on the wall and on the ox carts all shot arrows.
As for Lan Ling, he shot an astonishing thirty consecutive arrows like a torrential rain.
Even in the darkness, even in the chaos, he had a hundred shots.
Miserable howls, screams, and the neighing of horses rang out incessantly.
In this narrow valley, Constantine II's thousand cavalrymen could neither advance nor retreat.
A thousand cavalrymen crowded here, densely packed. Even in the darkness, they did not need to aim very hard.
So …
This was a one-sided massacre!
The last elites of the Chimera tribe were crazily slaughtered in the darkness.
Kill them all!
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