wild trail

Chapter 224 The Enemy Arrives
Wang Lang was startled when he heard the news, and quickly asked, "How many people are there?"

"Almost a thousand men," said the cavalryman.

"1000 people, so many people, Lang, what should we do, there are too many of them!" Lin Huo said in a panic.

Wang Lang frowned. An army of 1000 people was already extremely large in this era. He didn't believe that the Raging Fire Tribe's ability could support such a large army, even if another tribe was added.

"Have you seen clearly, are they all soldiers with weapons?" Wang Lang asked.

The soldier was taken aback, and after careful recollection for a while, he shook his head and said, "There are only a few hundred people with weapons, and the rest are people with food on their backs."

Wang Lang secretly said: "As expected." He couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

"Lang, what's the situation?" Lin Huo asked.

"The people carrying the food are probably their slaves. Don't worry about these slaves. They pose no threat to us. It seems that this time the Raging Fire Tribe wants to wipe us out in one fell swoop. They actually sent an army of hundreds of people to attack us. .” Wang Lang sneered.

"It's only a few hundred people. I was shocked. We also have hundreds of soldiers here. They are courting death!" Lin Huo laughed.

"You two, take a good rest, and leave the rest to us." Wang Lang said to the two weak cavalrymen.

"Boss, we're fine, we can still fight." A soldier struggled and said.

Wang Lang shook his head and said, "Your mission has been completed. The next thing you need to do is to rest and recover your strength. It will take some time for the enemy to arrive. Take a good rest. I expect you to kill a few more enemies."

The two cavalrymen nodded in reassurance when they heard the words, lay down on the straw mat, and fell into a deep sleep not long after.

Wang Lang left two people to take care of them, and left here with the others.

"Lin Huo, prepare supplies immediately, gather the troops and rush to Linhe tomorrow morning." Wang Lang ordered Lin Huo.

"Obey!" Lin Huo bowed to Wang Lang, and hurriedly led people to prepare.

After so many days of preparation, both food and weapons were ready, Lin Huo came to the warehouse where the weapons were placed, and ordered people to carry the bundles of arrows to the cart.

After a busy day, three deer carts filled with food and weapons were placed at the gate of the city, ready to go to the front line.

With vehicles, the tribe has the possibility to maintain large-scale wars, and the heavy rattan armor does not need to be worn on the body before the battle, so that the soldiers have sufficient physical strength to reach the battlefield.

In the early morning of the next day, the assembled army lined up neatly and marched toward the north.

Wang Lang knew that as long as he won this war, his tribe would become famous on the entire grassland, and the situation would reverse in the future, from strategic defense to strategic offensive.

Two days later, reinforcements arrived at Linhe City.

The sentinels on the city wall looked at the neat army under the city wall, and their confidence suddenly increased.

"Is this our tribe's army?" A sentinel said tremblingly.

"Nonsense, didn't you see the leader is there? Go and open the door." A soldier said wildly.

The gate of the city was opened, and the big and small leaders of Linhe rushed out to welcome Wang Lang's arrival.

Looking at the majestic army in front of him, Jian Ya laughed loudly and said, "Lang, we have such an army, we are sure to win this war."

"Don't underestimate the enemy. This time the enemy is attacking aggressively. We must go all out to wipe out the invading enemy." Wang Lang said solemnly.

"Don't worry, the Yancun army plus the Linhe army will have absolutely no problems." Jian Ya said confidently.

"Wu Yun, what's the current situation of the grain reserves on the Linhe side?" Wang Lang asked.

"The food has been stored, enough for us to last for a long time, and all the raised animals have been rushed to the enclosure, but I'm worried that the newly planted corn outside will be destroyed." Wu Yun said slowly.

"Don't worry about this. We are not defending this time. I want to wipe out the enemy on the other side of the river." Wang Lang said.

The arrival of the army immediately made Linhe a lot more lively. After seeing the true strength of their tribe, the people who were originally panic felt extremely relieved.

The escaped slaves, seeing the incoming army, really realized why it was rumored that the tribe in the east was protected by the gods.

Two days later, a cloud of dust rose from the grassland to the west, and more than a dozen riders galloped towards this side.

Seeing Kong Er coming, Wang Lang quickly sent someone to pick him up.

"Where is the enemy now?" Wang Lang asked.

"Back to the leader, the enemy will arrive here almost tomorrow." Kong Er said.

"How about the enemy's weapons and equipment!" Wang Lang asked.

"Most weapons are stone axes and wooden spears, but I saw archers among them." Kong Er said.

Surprised, Wang Lang quickly asked, "Archer, have you seen what kind of bow and arrow it is?"

"I see clearly, their bows and arrows are very rough, just a bent piece of wood tied with a straw rope." Kong Er said slowly.

Wang Lang frowned, and said to himself: "I didn't expect these people to have such a strong learning ability. After a war, they learned bow and arrow. It seems that these people can't be kept, or there will be endless troubles in the future."

"Go down and rest first, get enough strength, and fight the enemy bravely tomorrow!" Wang Lang said to Kong Er.

The peaceful time ended with the sunrise of the next day.

Before dawn, the army of Yanbu crossed the river and lined up on the opposite bank, waiting for the arrival of the enemy.

Two phalanxes of spears were located on both sides, and more than fifty archers were arranged in three rows in front. Wang Lang asked Kong Er to take the cavalry to the side to hide.

The army at Linhe was handed over to Jian Ya to command, and let him wait for the opportunity to move.

A little bit of time passed, and at noon, the enemy finally appeared on the distant horizon.

Seeing the enemy approaching, Wang Lang shouted loudly, "Archers are ready."

In ancient wars, there was a saying for archers that "there is no more than three shots before the battle". After three rounds of arrows, the archers are useless. Wang Lang only hopes that after these three rounds, they can cause a lot of damage to the enemy.

As the enemy approached a little bit, everyone became nervous.

"Elder Tuo Tuo, was that weak tribe in front of you the one who defeated you?" A big bearded man said to the old man named Tuo Tuo, his eyes were full of sarcasm.

"Abahai, what do you mean!" A strong man beside Toto said glaringly at him.

"It's nothing interesting. You people in the Fire Tribe must be too weak. The gods are no longer protecting you, so that you can't beat opponents like this." Abahai sneered.

"you...."

The strong man wanted to refute, but was stopped by Toto.

Looking at Abahai, Toto didn't show any anger on his face, and said with a smile: "Now that your Hua tribe has formed an alliance with us, I hope that the Abahai warriors can let go of their grievances and join us to destroy the enemy in front of us."

"Hehe, don't worry, my warriors will definitely kill them all." Abahai said confidently.

(End of this chapter)