Chapter 267: A Confident Qi Hao (1/2)
The Salt Mountain Tribesmen attack was led by Qi Hao himself.
Qi Hao told his father and the priest that he was the one who started it, so it was up to him to finish.
No one doubted his intentions of demanding leadership. Everyone knows that he is vindictive and respectful, and that there is no calculation.
His father, Qi Gui, immediately waved his hand in agreement with his plea and asked him to bring out a thousand men, fifty of whom were 5th rank warriors.
When Qi Hao found out that his father had not hesitated to wave to him a thousand people, he also breathed with a sigh of relief.
The priest confirmed that his brother was indeed cursed by their father. He knew that his impression of Qi Gui was very successful. At least Qi Gui would not kill him easily even if he scolded him for his incompetence, for he was more obedient and a strong warrior.
Sometimes he wonders if Qi Yuan's poor performance of force is also a way of self-protection. Just as he showed recklessness and wisdom.
He doesn't feel that his wisdom is really inferior to Qi Yuan's. He just chose a single direction to develop, and he thinks that everything he did is OK, even a little triumphant.
Wait till he gets stronger, wait till Qi Gui gets old...!
Qi Hao had arrived at the salt mountain a day and a half ago, and he was not surprised to see a man in it. He had long thought that the Jiu Yuan, who had helped the Salt Mountain Tribesmen, could not have helped them to report the news together. They had that big bird with a human face and could surely fly faster than them.
Qi Hao demanded that the team be divided into two branches, looking for traces along the edge of the dense forest. His purpose had not yet been achieved, and he did not intend to return so soon.
Yuan Zhan intended to attack the Moer-Gan brigade and was stopped by Yan Mo.
Yan Mo is also helpless, because The Guide, their actions will have to become extremely pa.s.sive.
Although they've played against The Moer-Gan, The Moer-Gan is here to attack The Salt Mountain Tribesmen, not The Jiu Yuan, and The Guide hasn't counted The Salt Mountain Tribesmen as Jiu Yuan People. If they took the initiative to attack the Moer Gans, Yuan Zhan will pull the big attacks and once more than five people are hurt, the Guide will calculate Sc.u.m VALUE.
According to the news from the scouts, although they can't count, according to their description, The Moer-Gan will not have fewer than 500 warriors this time.
This is a big problem. He not only taught Yuan Zhan himself, but also Meng and his three students. He taught them the primary training method himself. Later, he just wanted to win the hearts and minds of the people. He probably taught a few more people himself, and if all these man-made killings will be counted on him.
Yan Mo can't help muttering, ”Guide, guide, can you give a break?”Your main idea is to let me help other creatures and be a good man, but if I help one side, there will surely be enemies from the other side and even more hate from the other side. This is the same as when I help rabbits to deal with wolves. If you calculate Sc.u.m VALUE for me in this way, would I dare to do anything? Or do you want me to do nothing?
Although Yan Mo knows that The Guide wants him to find a balance, you can protect rabbits, but you also have to consider the survival of wolves.
But this kind of thing is easy to say and not even saints can do it.
”What are you muttering about?” Yuan Zhan asked him.
Yan Mo shook his head. ”It's nothing. The Moer-Gan is not our official enemy. If we attack them and cause them too many casualties, we'll be on the wrong side.”
Yuan Zhan doesn't care who's right or who's wrong, but his priest cares about this, and he can't help it. ”No sneak attack, if we're facing it, I'm only one person, and I can't protect everyone if they attack us first. Before they find us, we have a better chance of winning.”
”I know.” Yan Mo was too much of a warrior. He could not stand it. ”My plan is for you and me to come out and talk to the leader of their team first. If we can let them go, it's best, if we can't, to get them to throw the first punch first. We can do the trap well first, if they turn their faces, we will lead them to the trap.”
”If I don't, the ancestors will punish you?”
”Yes.”
Yuan Zhan meditated for a moment, quickly adjusted his plan, gave orders to Shen-Gu and others again, took some time to lay out the trap, let DHe retreat into the dense forest temporarily with 1,000 people, let Shen-Gu lead 500 people to take him, and then he took Yan Mo to the Moer-Gan People.
The Moer-Gan side.
A 5th rank warrior Cai Shi ran quickly to Qi Hao. After saluting, he whispered, ”DRen, the team heading for the sun side has found traces of trampled gra.s.s and trees. The Salt Mountain Tribesmen have entered the dense forest.”
”Oh?” Qi Hao put down the water bag.
”DRen, shall we follow the trail?”
”Did you say that the Jiu Yuan People and the 1,500 slaves would follow the Salt Mountain Tribesmen into the dense forest?”
Cai Shi shook his head. ”When the scouts came back, they found a path trampled by a man, but it wasn't very obvious. They entered the dense forest a little. They did find signs of broken branches and trampled on Bush, but it didn't seem that nearly 2,000 people had pa.s.sed through. If so many people came in together, the traces would be more obvious. Obviously.”
”Qi Shui DRen said that dense forests are dangerous, so let's not easily enter dense forests.” Qi Hao spared his life.
”What shall we do then?” Now the Salt Mountain Tribesmen have escaped into the dense forest. Shall we let them go like this? Wait till Chief asks...
Qi Hao picked up the fire with a branch and showed a cruel smile. “We know the way, we're taking short cuts, and we're all warriors. We must walk faster than the Jiu Yuan with so many burdens.
”You mean the 1,500 people of The Jiu Yuan haven't entered the dense forest yet?”
”They want to go back to the wilderness and have to walk along the riverbank, which is the hardest way to get lost. If they are not foolish, they will not easily enter the dense forest. And they can help the Salt Mountain Tribesmen enough by reporting to them. How can they bring so many people with them? I thought the Salt Mountain Tribesmen would all depend on the Jiu Yuan and follow the messenger to the Jiu Yuan People, so that we could find the Jiu Yuan People along the trail. Unexpectedly, they went into the dense forest, what a group of fools!!”
Cai Shi did not dare to ask Qi Hao why he want to find the Jiu Yuan People. Didn't they come here to kill the Salt Mountain Tribesmen?
Qi Hao sneered. “If we can't wait another day for the Jiu Yuan People, we'll go to the riverbank and set fire to the forest along the traces found by the scouts before we leave!”
”Ah! DRen?” Cai Shi burned more than one tribal residence, but set fire to the forest?
”This is the edge of the tribe. It doesn't matter if it burns.” It was the thought of the Jiu Yuan People who set fire to their tribe that he got this idea.
Yuan Zhan sneaked with Yan Mo near the Moer-Gan brigade.
”Did you see that? They're collecting a lot of firewood.” Yan Mo stamps Yuan Zhan.
Yuan Zhan stared at the nearby the Moer-Gan camp and thought, his face changed. ”They want to set fire to the forest! d.a.m.n it!”
There are already unwritten rules among the tribes on Jiu Yuan's land. Even if you want to kill the enemy, it is not allowed to set fire to trees and gra.s.slands. If anyone does this, he will be attacked by other tribes on the same land.
Yan Mo also had a headache. ”Although it is the end of spring, the forest is full of water, but if ignited deliberately, even if there is no fuel, it is likely to trigger forest fires. We can't let them do that! Get their leader out!”
Yuan Zhan patted him on the shoulder and asked him to wait here. His body instantly sank into the soil.
Qi Hao was sitting by the fire eating meat, while Cai Shi and other warrior leaders were reporting to him the news of the scolding and the preparation of firewood.
”The first scouts followed the trail into the dense forest and did not return. The second group of people went in and came out after a while, saying that the Salt Mountain Tribesmen had made hands and feet in it. There were traces of people walking in several directions, and the Salt Mountain Tribesmen had also made a trap.
”The Salt Mountain Tribesmen are so cunning! Fire and burn them!”
”Yes, it's Qi Hao DRen's idea. We shouldn't go into the dense forest and set fire to them directly!”
Qi Hao was proud, but he had an expression on his face that he had long thought of. ”When we leave tomorrow morning, let them ignite again, and remember to let them pay attention to the wind, don't burn the fire over here and have it turn to our place.”
”Yes.”
One of the leaders joked, ”Maybe when we come back, we can find a lot of burnt beasts, and let the slaves of the tribe come and carry back all the meat, so that they can eat well this year.”
”Hha!” laughed the other warrior leaders. Cai Shi looked at Qi Hao in a good mood and tentatively asked, ”DRen, I heard that the messenger of the Three Cities is going to select several warriors from the tribe to the Three Cities? Do you know who you're going to choose?
Qi Hao glanced at Cai Shi. ”What? You want to go to The Three Cities too?
Cai Shi said, ”Where are you going Da Ren is where am I, I did hear that the Three Cities envoy seemed to want Qi Yuan DRen to go with him...”