Chapter 339: Gongsun Tribe

Ah Man was very anxious, wandering around the house waiting for the news. In the past few months, he hadn't had a good night's sleep. The chaos on the grassland had put the entire Gongsun tribe in extreme danger.

It has been more than two years since the Gongsun family came to Jishi Mountain. Since he moved to this place with his tribe two years ago, he has taken root here and built a permanent old camp. This is a good place, not only has water sources, but also the surrounding grassland resources are very lush, more importantly, Jishi Mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, this place is really suitable for the survival and development of a small tribe like him. He raised his livestock at the bottom of the mountain, and he also stationed strong warriors at the bottom of the mountain, but the old and weak, women and children were all placed on the mountain. The stone houses and wooden houses were the result of his tribe's multiplication and living here in the past two years.

But a big defeat by the Xiongnu made this beautiful life almost come to naught. In the past few months, Jishi Mountain has been attacked several times. Fortunately, those who came to attack were those who were similar to him, or even weaker. Some tribes, relying on their terrain, have already wiped out several groups of enemies.

But yesterday I got the news that a group of horse thieves with more than 500 people had gathered fifty miles away, and they didn't know who their target was.

Five hundred rides! Ah Man rubbed his head in pain. His entire tribe, including all the men between the ages of sixteen and sixty, could only collect five hundred riders. How could they stop this wolf-like horse bandit?

"Aman, let's withdraw all the tribes to the mountain and guard by the mountain. We still have more than a thousand slaves. Giving them weapons can also help guard. I think they should also know that the horse bandits killed them. , They can’t survive either. Explain the pros and cons to them. More or less it’s some strength.” Dexiang, the woman of Ahman and the hostess of the Gongsun tribe, persuaded, “We don’t have the strength to take the initiative to kill the enemy. "

Ah Man smiled wryly. "These slaves don't want to die. But are they loyal to us? Give them weapons. If we retaliate, we will die faster."

Dexiang couldn't help being silent. These more than a thousand slaves were captured or bought from other tribes by the Gongsun tribe. In the past two years, these slaves were used to open up wasteland by the Jishi Lake at the foot of Jishi Mountain. The Gongsun family owned a lot of fertile land. The current Gongsun tribe not only grazes, but also produces their own food, which is why they don't have to move with the seasons like other tribes. Slaves are naturally disobedient, and most of these people are still working in chains.

"Patriarch!" A young warrior rushed in from the outside, sweating profusely, but with an indescribable panic on his face.

"Gongsun Yi. What did you find out? Have those damned horse thieves set out for us?" Ah Man asked repeatedly, putting the scimitar on the table behind his back. Put it on your belt, "They're coming, aren't they!"

"Patriarch, they are all dead, these horse bandits are all dead!" Panting heavily, Gongsun Yi said loudly, "Patriarch, they are all killed.

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"All dead, are all the horse bandits dead?" Ah Man's first cry was ecstatic cheers, but the second one turned into a question of surprise, and De Xiang was also full of fear after the momentary joy. As far as they are concerned, it may be that a wolf has gone, but a tiger has ushered in.

"Who? Which tribe did it?" Ah Man's voice trembled.

"Patriarch, it's not our Xiongnu tribe, but the Fufeng people. I saw their flag. Their vanguard cavalry raided the horse bandit camp in the heavy rain yesterday, and almost killed more than 500 horse bandits. Absolutely, only a very small number of people escaped." Gongsun Yi said in a trembling voice with a distorted face.

"Why did Fufeng people appear here?" Ah Man yelled, "How many of them are there?"

"They have about 300 cavalry!" Gongsun Yi's words made Ah Man feel a little relieved, but the following sentence made him fall into the abyss in an instant, "Behind the cavalry, there are infantry. I'm far away. Looking at it from a distance, I'm afraid there are thousands of people, with hundreds of carts, so vast that you can't see the end."

Ah Man only felt that all the strength in his body was drained by Gongsun Yi's words, and the Fufeng army attacked in a large scale. Within a hundred miles of this square garden, besides Jishi Mountain, where would there be a second target? At this moment, he is more willing to face a group of horse bandits. Although the horse bandits are difficult to deal with, their discipline is lax. As long as they can survive their previous rounds of attack, they may retreat due to excessive losses, but Fufeng Army is different , This is a strictly disciplined team, against them, I have no chance of winning.

"What to do, what to do?" He murmured. Running is impossible. Besides the soldiers, he also has thousands of members of the Gongsun tribe, old and weak, women and children, and the tribal property accumulated in the past two years. Are they all gone?

"Aman, let's evacuate everyone to the mountain." Dexiang's face was also pale, but compared to Ahman, he seemed calmer, "I once heard the caravan say that the Fufeng Army is not against the Huns. Especially hostile, isn’t the Helan tribe a special friend with them, two years ago, we bought their wine and other goods through the caravan of the Helan tribe?”

"Yes, yes, the territory of the Fufeng people is not on the grassland. They must not come here to grab this territory, and they will definitely find a way!" Ah Man jumped up, "Gongsun Yi, first move All the people and livestock at the bottom of the mountain withdrew to the mountain, and then, you bring some people and some livestock to comfort them and find out why they came."

He glanced back at Dexiang, "Let's make a decision later, Dexiang, how do you like it?"

"It's very good. If we don't hit the smiling face with our hands, we will reward them with kindness. They won't meet each other immediately." Dexiang nodded.

When Jishi Mountain was in a hurry, the army led by Sun Xiao and He Lanyan had already approached Jishi Mountain. After Hengdao brought back the exact news, Sun Xiao immediately ordered to advance without the slightest hesitation. In the evening, the brigade arrived at Jishi Mountain, next to Jishi Lake, and set up their camp.

"A good place, really a good place!" Looking at the steep Jishi Mountain in the distance, and then at the clear Jishi Lake next to the camp, with a radius of several miles, and the patches by the lake that have been reclaimed and grow just right. Sun Xiao couldn't be more satisfied with the crops. Here, it is really a good place to build a nest.

The most wonderful thing is that this Gongsun family has done a lot of preliminary work for him, saving him a lot of effort.

"This man of the Gongsun clan is a wonderful man!" Sun Xiao looked at the generals under his command, "He actually farms and grows crops, coach, this is different from most of your Hun tribes!"

"What's the difference?" He Lanyan said angrily, "Have you ever been to the King's Court of the Huns? There, a large-scale market town has also formed. Although it is not comparable to the cities in the Central Plains, it is not small. Under the command of the King of the Huns, In addition to the nomadic tribes, there are naturally slaves for reclamation. This place is only a little big, if you go to the royal court and see the scale, wouldn't you even swallow your tongue?"

Listening to He Lanyan's words, Sun Xiao couldn't help but asked curiously: "It turns out that the Helan Department has never done this before?"

"Our tribe is small, we have been displaced all the time, we don't have a fixed site, and even if we have a fixed site, we don't have such geographical conditions, how can we cultivate? Later, when we got to know Gao Yuan, we started working more as caravans Son, use this to make money, and then buy food and other items from Fufeng, so there is no need to farm." He Lanyan said.

"So that's it!" Sun Xiao nodded again and again, "I thought the Xiongnu tribe only herded cattle and didn't grow grain?"

"You're right, but all this kind of reclamation is done by slaves. The Huns really don't know how to farm the land." He Lanyan said indifferently: "It seems that the Gongsun clan of Jishi Mountain has a lot of land in their hands. Few Central Plains slaves!"

Sun Xiao chuckled, "The more the better, it will all be ours from now on."

Several people were talking, when a warning horn sounded suddenly from above the outpost of the battalion, Sun Xiao and He Lanyan looked at each other and looked at each other, "Isn't this Ah Man's head burnt out? How dare you attack me?" Us?" He Lanyan murmured.

The two tried to rush to the front camp, but they saw the tiger head walking towards us, "General Sun, coach, the Gongsun clan doesn't know what they are doing. Now a guy named Gongsun Yi drove a large herd of cattle and sheep to us. At the gate of the camp, he asked to see the general, and he said something to reward our army!"

"Hey, this man can even do this?" Sun Xiao laughed loudly, "The cattle and sheep are accepted, isn't this Gongsun Yi just coming to test our reality, give him this opportunity, prepare in the camp, Let this Gongsun Yi open his eyes."

Gongsun Yi's legs were a little weak, although the other party didn't make things difficult for him, after accepting the gift from him, he only said that the general wanted to thank him face to face, so he was led into the camp, and looked at the men in green clothes standing with swords along the way. The uniformed Fufeng soldier couldn't help but tremble in his calves. It made him feel a little ashamed. He is also considered a warrior of the Huns, how could he be so unbearable?

He tried his best to straighten his chest to make himself look more high-spirited, but immediately, his eyes were attracted by a group of busy peasants next to him, oh my god, what are they assembling? Looking at the assembled bed crossbows beside them, Gongsun Yi almost fainted. After a cursory glance, he saw more than twenty bed crossbows.

His face was pale, and the spirit that had just been cheered up immediately sank again. After finally reaching the tent of the Chinese army, what he saw was a forest of knives gleaming with cold light. Two rows of soldiers held huge long knives and looked at him coldly. At the entrance of the big tent, two 8-foot-old men had fierce eyes. Light, like a beast. One of the guys with a scar on his face even licked his lips. It was this simple action that made him shudder involuntarily.

"Gongsun Yi, right?" The other man with a big knife in his hand took a step forward, and the iron ring on the knife rattled as it rose and fell.

"Yes, yes, Gongsun Yi of the Gongsun Clan, was ordered by the patriarch to reward the army!" Gongsun Yi bent down and replied respectfully.

"Reward?" The man hissed with a smile, "Please, my general wants to see you!"