399 The Spy (1/2)
Ha Chilie was so embarrassed, and he didn't think that fortune played a trick on him: he was fighting with Dragon King a quarter of an hour ago, but after that, he had to yield to Dragon King for help.
There were many tribes in Wushan, of which the relationship was intricate. They could be divided into two different groups. One believes that their ancestors were born and had lived there, Ha Chilie belonged to this category. The tribes that associated with him were basically kin to him. The other group had no ancestors to show off. They were mostly outsiders, attracted by rich mineral deposits, and competed with locals for territory and interests, so they were nicknamed ”mine thieves.”
Those who suddenly appeared behind the tribe's coalition forces were the mine thieves.
The number of mine thieves was small, and there were about eight or nine hundred people, but due to them launching an attack from the back, the tribes were caught unprepared. It was difficult for them to swiftly turn around the army to fight the enemy, so they had to retreat to the bottom. In such short and narrow road, the losses were heavy.
Ha Chilie originally thought that these mine thieves had been bribed by Dragon King. However, when they found that the army of the Great Snowmountain did not move, he realized that this matter had nothing to do with Dragon King.
There was little time and choice left for him. The coalition forces had to either fight with the mine thieves in the narrow valley and only then deal with the threat of the Great Snowmountain or surrender to either party out of the two.
The mine thieves were the enemy of the native tribes. For this reason alone, Ha Chilie would rather bow to Dragon King. The battlefield was in chaos, so there was no way to solicit ideas from all, but these tribes were organized by him. It was also up to him to make the final decision.
”Dragon King.” Ha Chilie raised a long-saber and shouted for help towards the hillside. ”I volunteer to offer my weapons. Please forget previous ill and lend a helping hand to the tribes in distress!”
The coalition forces were attacked immediately, but it was a godsend for the army of the Great Snowmountain, which was almost equivalent to another Land of Fragrance which failed without fighting.
But Gu Shenwei did not want to send troops to rescue them.
The army of the Great Snowmountain had just entered Wushan, and was unfamiliar with the place and the people. Therefore, It was necessary to offend another party for one party.
”Let your people come up, and I can protect your safety, but you have to lay down your weapons.” Gu Shenwei's sound was not big enough, but it was enough for the people at the bottom of the valley to hear clearly.
The requirements of Dragon King were very demanding, and contained a hint of insult. Ha Chilie was pale and turned to look at the situation on the battlefield. He sighed and ran to the chiefs of tribes and shouted: ”Go up the mountain! Go up the mountain!”
Without the persuasion of Ha Chilie, everyone heard the words of Dragon King and had already rushed to the mountains. They were between a rock and a hard place, so in their views, the party that had not fought against them was a safe haven.
As soon as they entered the defense line of the army of the Great Snowmountain, soldiers immediately confiscated the weapons of tribes' soldiers.
The mine thieves even chased after them and they also went up the mountain.
The vanguard units of the Great Snowmountain was prepared for a real battle, and hundreds of savage guard troops bent their arrows and set their their arrows against the strings at the back. Long Fanyun, the young chief of Canopy Peak, was asked to sound the horn, and then said loudly: ”The Dragon King of the Great Snowmountain is here, stop your paces.”
Seeing a complete victory, the mine thieves did not follow his order to stop.
Hundreds of arrows were shot at the same time, falling behind the mine thieves, which was more effective than a thousand words of warning.
The mine thieves backed up a few paces and kept a distance of an arrow from the army of the Great Snowmountain. However, they still refused to escape. They discussed for a while and then elected a negotiator.
The man was short and strong, holding two sabers in his hands, and shouted towards the mountain: ”Who is the Dragon King? Let me take a look.” The tone was arrogant. Although facing the army of 10,000 soldiers, he wasn't trembling.
Numerous sabers and swords kept falling at the same time, which made the sound of the gale blowing the water. The double-saber mine thief stared at them, waved his weapon, and refused to yield to them.
Gu Shenwei admired the courage of this person, so he went out of the crowd and stood on a prominent stone, ”I am the Dragon King, speak out your name.”
The two-saber thief looked at him up and down, ”My name is Ge Ying, also called 'Audacious Twin Blades.' Are you really the Dragon King?”
Gu Shenwei was very young and his face looked pale and weak even in the sun, which made people who met him in the first time surprised. So did Ge Ying. Ge Ying looked him over again and obviously didn't take him seriously, ”Dragon King, why are you protecting them. You are fighting them and so are we. It is a help for you, why are you doing this?”
Ge Ying was not courageous, but reckless. Gu Shenwei immediately realized that Ge Ying was only regarded as a gun to use and he was not a real leader, so his face turned dark, ”Let your leader come out to speak.”
Ge Ying really deserved the title of ”Auadcious Twin Blades”. He put the two-saber in front of his chest, ”You can talk to me, because they all listen to me...”
Gu Shenwei suddenly jumped off from the stone. After landing, he used his toes to click the ground slightly, and then popped up quickly. In the blink of an eye, he had already rushed to the front of Ge Ying, and then jumped three times and returned to the original place.
Ge Ying had no time to react until the crowd burst into laughter, he touched his head, and then realized that the bun had gone, leaving only the hair roots that was less than an inch long.
Ge Ying's 'courage' was not enough. He opened his mouth wide and couldn't say any words. His hands began to tremble slightly with two sabers.
One of the mine thieves broke the deadlock and said: ”Since the Dragon King have said that, we should give him a face. Let us retreat.”
People were not as rash as Ge Ying. Seeing so many soldiers who had been fully prepared, they wanted to retreat early and then said, ”Yes, let's give the Dragon King a face.””He is the head of a military, so we should retreat.”