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Chapter 161 The Uninvited Guest

In the Mongolian grasslands, the weather is not always sunny.

The reason why the grassland is a grassland is, in the final analysis, because there is not enough precipitation to nourish the dense forest, and only tenacious herbaceous plants can grow here.

Although there are not many rainy days on the grassland, it is quite rapid.

One moment the sun was still shining, and the next moment it was covered with dark clouds, as if night had fallen.The dull and damp atmosphere is so close, the black clouds above the head are almost falling on the shoulders, and the wind mixed with cold water vapor is like a dragon breathing in the ears.

"It is going to rain!"

The men yelled.

And it will be a rainstorm.

The beasts on the prairie had already been keenly aware of the dampness in the air, and they all stopped, standing still like statues, dumbfounded.

Rainy days are common holidays for all animals.

The vast plain lacks large trees that can shelter from wind and rain. When it rains lightly, animals generally don’t care about it and do what they should do. But when heavy rain comes, large mammals usually choose to stay still because of the violent rain. Excessive exercise will accelerate the loss of heat.

It is better to do nothing and enjoy this moment of tranquility quietly. Even carnivores such as ligers, tigers and leopards have temporarily given up hunting, and the grassland presents a rare scene of tranquility and harmony.

Rats, rabbits and other small animals could not resist the heavy rain, and they slipped back to their caves early. Most of these caves were built on relatively high ground, so as not to be flooded and be at a loss.

Only birds don't care. They have well-developed oil glands and take good care of their feathers. They spend a lot of time grooming their feathers every day, applying oil evenly to their feathers to keep them clean and waterproof.

The birds landed on the low pine trees not far away, ready to take advantage of the rain, take a good bath and clean their feathers.

Zhang Tian followed the flight path of the flock of birds and found the sparse and low pine forest not far away. He greeted everyone and said, "Hurry up, everyone! Go to the forest ahead!"

The heavy rain is undoubtedly a test for the migrants.

Strong adult men and women may not be afraid of being drenched in downpours, but children who are traveling with them may not be able to bear it, let alone babies who are waiting to be fed. They are curled up in the warm arms of their mothers. Even if they are drowned, they will not escape.

Everyone ran forward, as if as long as they ran fast enough, the rainstorm would not be able to catch up with them.

Zhang Tian and the men arrived first, and it was already dripping with rain.

"Spike Fang, Wolf Claw, take a few people to find a place to build a camp, and others to collect dry wood and grass, the more the better!"

The women arrived afterward and immediately joined the fight.

Bits of rain turned into torrential rain in an instant, and the rain line was blown obliquely by the wind, hitting the woods and falling on the grassland, making a lot of noise.

Everyone protected the collected wood and grass in their arms, stepped over the shallow stream, and rushed to their respective camps in the rain.

The forest is surrounded by a towering stone forest, and each "stone tree" is bigger than a mammoth.

All the tribes set up their camps under the "stone trees", and put up chunks of thick mammoth skins close to the rock walls, at a certain angle of inclination for easy drainage, similar to the awnings of later generations.

Zhang Tian returned with his salary and found a firepit built of stones on the ground. There were still charcoal and ashes in the firepit. His expression changed immediately and he asked loudly, "Where did it come from?"

Langya shook his head: "I don't know, it will be there when we arrive."

Wolfpaw said, "Someone else has been here!"

Hutou and others took out the tinder they carried with them and started a fire.The crowd leaned against each other and huddled under the small canopy here, watching the torrential rain pouring down, washing the earth, and making a rumbling sound like a mountain torrent.No one said a word, they kept warm by the fire in silence.

Lin Yu looked at the rock wall opposite. The texture of the rock wall was horizontal, layered on top of each other like a thousand-layer cake, which was very strange.

She knew that during the glacial period more than 200 million years ago, this place was once covered with a 300-meter-thick layer of ice. The erosion of the ice sheet and the erosion of flowing water when the glacier melted gave these granites their current structure.The largest stone forest in Inner Mongolia is in Hexigten, which is much more spectacular than this.

Of course, she also saw the small firepit. It was obvious that someone had visited here, but it seemed that it had been idle for a long time, indicating that the other party was probably just passing through here, and settled here temporarily like them, and did not settle nearby. Should not be much.

Along the way, the unchanging scenery of the prairie was a little boring, but suddenly seeing the traces left by the same kind, everyone felt fresh, and at the same time their expressions became serious.

They remembered that God said that if they encountered local tribes on the way, they might not welcome them. It would be best not to conflict, but they had to prepare for the worst and be prepared for battle.

Thinking that they might have to fight to the death with their own kind, the men were quite apprehensive, but their eyes swept over the women and children, and every clansman, and they couldn't help clenching the weapons in their hands without hesitation.

The rainstorm came quickly and went quickly.

The rain gradually weakened and stopped, and finally the clouds opened to see the sun.

The grassland after the rain can only be described by the word "fresh": the wind is clear, the clouds are light, the grass is green, the sky is fresh, the earth is fragrant, and the people are happy.The children looked at the rainbow hanging slantingly in the sky and shouted excitedly.

The herd of beasts who had been forced to stand in the rain took another step, and the birds resting on the branches fluttered their wings again. The men took the opportunity to shoot their bows and arrows, and the birds that escaped the heavy rain suddenly fell like rain, and today's dinner was served.

It was getting late, and the green grass was full of rain, making it difficult to walk in the mud, so everyone decided to spend the night here and set off again in the morning.

When the women were collecting food nearby, the soldiers selected by the sky priest heard a clear whistle and immediately assembled in front of the camp, forming a queue of [-]%.

It took Zhang Tian a lot of time and energy just to train them to learn to line up, but now it has finally paid off. Seeing that the warriors of each tribe reacted quickly, they no longer dallyed as they did at the beginning, and couldn't find their place for a long time. I am very pleased.

Formation does not directly improve combat power, but it can improve organization and discipline.

In this era when the two armies are fighting like a village head-to-head battle, there is no need for advanced tactics. What kind of tactics do dozens of people fight in groups? They must be organized, disciplined, and courageous. It is enough to take the archers who take people's heads.

Zhang Tian pointed to the pile of remaining fire ponds and said: "There are people from local tribes here and there. When hunting, remember to follow the formation I taught you before, a group of five, and stay vigilant. When you sleep at night, press the same five formation." A group of people will patrol in batches and batches. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

Everyone responded in unison, loud and clear.

"Go hunting."

Together they are warriors, and when they are separated, they are hunters. The men are high-spirited, and they march into the grassland in a team of five.

The owl on the side saw his blood boiling, and couldn't help asking: "Will you really fight with other people?"

Not only him, the clansmen generally have the same doubts.

In the homeland where they once settled, the nearby tribes are very friendly. There may be disputes and quarrels, but there has never been a major conflict. Even when they expelled the Yougu tribe, it was done in a calm manner through a show of hands. make a decision.

Most people have never killed a human being. Of course, with the wildness of primitive people, it is not difficult to take this step. In their view, human beings, like other wild animals in nature, are a kind of prey in themselves, and the prey is killed. It's a perfectly normal thing, whether it's being killed by a wild beast or a hunter.

When they met Lin Yu who was alone in the wild, the uncle and the second uncle did not hesitate to kill them. This is true for savages, let alone enemies.The benevolence, righteousness and morality of later generations do not exist in this era.

Xiao Xiao asked this not out of fear, but out of curiosity. He had never seen what it was like to hunt and kill each other.

Zhang Tianzheng said: "This is the worst outcome, and you should not expect it. Instead, you should pray to the sky that it is best not to have such a thing happen."

"Oh... then can I be a fighter?"

After all, Xiao is a teenager at heart, and he wants this title more than fighting.

"You have just grown up, your body is not strong enough, and you don't even know how to use weapons. It's too early to be a warrior, let's talk about it later."

"All right……"

Rest for a day and continue on the road the next morning.

The rising sun rises half a head from the horizon, and the first light of dawn illuminates the vast grassland dazzling golden.

Everyone marched in line, Hutou and more than a dozen elite soldiers led the way, and the remaining soldiers were located on the left, right and rear of the team, protecting women and children in the center.

The team is not a formal formation of [-] people, it is very loosely arranged, and the soldiers are not full-time bodyguards. When they see suitable prey, they will temporarily leave the team, go hunting, and then quickly catch up.

Hutou cooperated with the slow-moving children and the woman with the baby in the team to adjust the speed. Because it was a long journey, it didn't matter if the speed was faster or slower. The most important thing was to allocate energy well.

They went from sunrise to sunset without cooking. They ate some meat and fruit when they were hungry, and drank a few sips of water when they were thirsty. Compared with the mountain road to the valley camp, the road now is much easier, but every day The distance traveled is not as good as when walking on the mountain road before.

The torrential rain did not soften the sun.

After the short spring, summer came as promised. The sun on the grassland was extremely scorching. Although it was early summer, it was scorching as if it were midsummer. The rapid travel exacerbated this feeling, and everyone couldn't stand the heat.

They had already taken off their animal skin clothes, and put on leaves and vegetation dresses that could only cover up their shame, and they couldn't even cover up their shame, and they often disappeared.

Although the wizard would rather die than wear the leaf suit, he also took off his coat and long johns. He wore a terrible black T-shirt on his upper body, and his trousers rolled up into cropped trousers.

It was only then that everyone realized that Mr. Wizard's legs were also ridiculously white.

Only the mothers who carry their babies with them still have to wear animal skin clothes with pouches sewn on them, gritting their teeth and enduring the summer heat.

At Lin Yu's suggestion, the women knitted straw hats for everyone.They were born in the northeastern part of the country, where no matter how poisonous the sun is, they are covered by luxuriant forests, and the heat is hot, which is completely tolerable, so they lack the awareness of sunburn and heatstroke prevention.

Wearing a wide straw hat, I feel much cooler.

The itinerary was hot, tiring, and tedious, day after day with little change.

Compared with the spring girl who came late and left suddenly, summer passed very slowly, and the sun roasted the earth like a blazing fireball.

They passed through the sandy land where the meadow had been gnawed by wild beasts, and the raised dust covered the sky over the grassland, unable to settle for a long time. The incomprehensible strong wind just blew up at this time, carrying grass clippings and dust and blowing towards them , stinging their eyes and clogging their nose and throat for three full days.

They passed a huge herd of bison, met elegant herds of deer, vigorous horses and funny donkeys, and also encountered a pair of beautiful prairie antelopes with long horns on their heads... Tens of thousands of herbivores inhabit this area On the vast grassland.

Some people had cramps, some had heatstroke, some were bitten by poisonous insects, and some were injured while hunting. Fortunately, the injuries were minor. Lin Yu used some supernatural powers to rejuvenate her, which further deepened everyone's admiration for her.

The soldiers obeyed the instructions of the sky priest, and always maintained sufficient vigilance no matter when and where.

Everything went smoothly, and just when Zhang Tian thought that the journey to the south would continue smoothly like this, an unexpected accident finally came.

"Who! Stop!"

Gu, who was on the right side of the team, saw a blurry figure approaching sharply with sharp eyes. He immediately shouted loudly, drew his bow and set his arrows, and aimed at the uninvited guest on the grassland.

Hutou and the others who were leading the way stopped immediately, and everyone also stopped, turning their heads to look.

A two-legged beast came from the west. It was too far away, and only the outline of a person could be seen, but the face was unclear.

Zhang and Lin looked at each other, and they both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

The other party was alone, and he didn't try to hide his figure, but just approached so grandly, could it be that his brain was burnt out?

But when I heard a shout coming from afar, even though the voice was already very weak when it reached everyone's ears, I could still hear the other party's extremely excited emotions:

"Crow! I am a crow! There are crows from the Salt Tribe!"

The crowd immediately became agitated.

"Did I hear you right? Did he mean the Salt Tribe?"

"I also sound like there is a salt tribe, but... how is that possible?"

"Who is the Raven? Has anyone heard of it?"

"Looks like the one who was exiled?"

Owl, sharper than the others, said loudly, "Salt Tribe or not, he speaks the same language as us!"

Everyone realized that since they spoke the same language, it was probably the crow exiled by the Yan tribe at the tribal meeting.

Immediately, I was amazed: the crow cursed by Xueling survived the cold weather? !It's incredible!

At this time, I heard the crow shouting from a distance: "Can I come over? I know very important news!"

(End of this chapter)