From Chief to Ball

Chen Jian was at the forefront of the team. He wanted to gather four white horses to make his own chariot, but Si Huo Ji, who stayed behind, tried her best and couldn't find it. There were white horses, but not many were strong, so he had no choice but to use them. Four bay horses instead.

It's just four red horses of the same color pulling a wooden chariot covered with bronze, which is still full of style in this era, and the relatives and nobles of the clan are staring at it, thinking whether they can buy such a chariot .

Behind the heavy chariot are two light chariots with snare drums on them, and two strong and brave men march forward beating the drums.

Corresponding to the sound of the drums is a phalanx of 500 spearmen, dressed in black military uniforms, wearing linen scarves, and the front row is wearing leather armor. The sound of stepping together makes the earth tremble Then shake up.

At this time, Chen Jian was no more than three hundred steps away from the crowd, and the phalanx lined up like a wall shocked the leaders.They had long heard that Xiacheng's army formation was well-organized, but the shock after seeing it with their own eyes was completely beyond their imagination.

No one spoke, no one talked, only footsteps at the same frequency as the drums, as if the heart was beating with the drums.

Those who cared secretly counted, from the time these people marched in a line up to the present, they have already walked [-] steps forward, but they did not stop the line up once in the middle, and the formation is still neat.

The slight unevenness was concealed by the neat black military uniform, and the breathtaking aura overwhelmed everything.

Su Yue looked at the leaders around him, half sighed and half enviously said: "Xiacheng's army formation is like this, I can't complain that they can travel thousands of miles, traveling to and from Dongyi is like entering their own backyard."

The few around looked at the horse or the light chariot they were riding, and followed Au Yue helplessly, ready to go to greet him.

At this moment, the sound of the drum suddenly became more rapid, and more than a thousand spearmen slammed their spears heavily on the ground, stopped and stepped on the spot with their right feet, shouting in unison: "Wan Sheng!"

It was like thunder, better than the howling of a tiger, and it made many people stand on end. Several leaders who were about to go to greet them almost lost control of their horses. They were shocked by the roar, and the older ones took out Cong Xia from his arms. The small pill bought at a high price in the city contained it in his mouth, and only then did the flustered throbbing calm down.

Although the spearmen stopped, the drumbeat did not stop. On the contrary, it became more and more rapid. The spearmen kept hitting the ground with their spears, responding to the more rapid drumbeat.

After responding ten times in a row, the neat phalanx of spears suddenly turned to the left and right, and a gap of [-] to [-] steps was separated from it, and then turned again, pointing the spears flat, facing the front who were ready to meet them. Chen Jian's clan leader.

This simple turn once again shocked the clan leaders. In the era of slavery and diversity with hundreds of countries and thousands of cities, wars were frequent, and every leader was not a waste. They knew the horror of this phalanx turn and knew what it contained. powerful force.

Queuing and turning are definitely not ostentatious, but this time the Spearmen of Xiacheng were carefully rehearsed for three days of hard training not long ago. The Spearmen of Xiacheng did not have the military quality to turn at any time.If you really have such a foundation of literacy and discipline, you can move through the column and then turn to the horizontal line to attack, the enemy then quickly splits and turns, marching in the column attack formation, etc., these points alone can make the phalanx's mobility and Combat power has improved a lot.

The leaders didn't know that it was a show, so when they looked at Chen Jian not far away, their faces were a little ugly, especially in the cities that were close to Yucheng and secretly allied with Sucheng.

But their shock was far from over. When the spearmen formed a passage in the middle, the chariots lined up three by one, rumbling forward amidst the sound of drums.On both sides of the spearmen, light and strong riders holding javelins came out from a distance, roaring and turning in a big circle in front of the spear formation.

The chariots that came out side by side quickly lined up in front of the formation, only then did the leaders notice that the people standing in the chariots were their own descendants. They were dressed in black clothes like those of the Xiacheng people, and wore thick embroidered clothes. Leather armor with copper nails, a dagger hanging from the waist, a halberd in hand, and a brass medal that represents the glory of the Xiacheng Army on the chest, shining brightly in the sun, hurting the parents' eyes.

When these people went to Yucheng a year and a half ago, they were just children in their eyes. At that time, there was the reluctance of parents to their children.But now when they reappeared, they lost their childishness and showed a bit more bravery.

Behind the chariot were the full-time soldiers they had sent to Yucheng for training, holding daggers and holding a banner called a dragon that they had never heard of but had never seen before, hunting in the autumn wind.

While the flags were flying, more than a dozen strong men carried some sacks covered with white ash, dumped the heads of Dongyi marinated with lime and salt in front of the formation, and skillfully formed a small Jingguan.

These heads do not frighten their parents. On the contrary, their parents smiled gratifiedly when they looked at those heads. There is nothing more gratifying to parents than seeing their offspring make great achievements.

At this moment, just this moment, they are no longer the chief nobles of the clan, but the parents of each child.

Most of these children are the heirs of clan relatives, and only a few are the heirs of city leaders. They come from different cities and have different parents, but at this time they are standing in the same robe and car, standing together on the side of the dragon named dragon. under the banner.

On the far left of the chariot is the heir of a clan in a nearby city. He has the most heads piled up in front of him, and the silk wrapped around his head is also different. It can be seen that this is the one who has made the most contributions among this group of children.

He jumped off the chariot, walked to the side where Chen Jian's parents and Su Yue were greeted, bowed to the ground, nodded and said: "Mr. , the boy thought it was reasonable. Hearing that his relatives were captured as slaves, the boy couldn’t sleep at night and couldn’t eat, and knew that the army was on fire, so he went out without waiting for the order of the city leader.”

"In this expedition, Hai'er and his fellow clan killed [-] enemies and captured [-] slaves. Following my husband, I broke down three cities, opened up the land of Dongyi, and gained eight li of land."

"However, it is a crime not to wait for the leader's order. I would like to assign a hundred slaves to the clan, and a hundred slaves to the city. The Yidongyi Bali fiefdom is assigned to the Huasu clan, but please forgive me."

He made a start, and the heirs of the clan in front of him all bowed down and said similar things.Some killed more than a dozen enemies, some captured dozens of slaves, and some entrusted land for thirty or fifty miles.

The leaders of those cities or the relatives of the clan looked at the children who had become strong and matured after the battle, how could they be willing to punish them, and how dare they punish them at this time.

What's more, the children killed dozens of enemies and captured hundreds of slaves, even if many of them did not have it, let alone very few soldiers sent out to practice. If such a small number of soldiers in the past can obtain such glory, it can become The rumors are spread, and it is very likely that he will be the candidate for the next leader.

Where is this pleading guilty?It's clearly showing merit.But the merit table is not annoying, because they are just telling their parents in the way of children that they have grown up, made meritorious deeds, and can create meritorious deeds.

Su Yue glanced at the children who worshiped on the ground, then secretly glanced at Chen Jian, and said with a smile, "Where is your sin? You are one family, and you should be summoned by the blood of the ancestors flowing in your body. How can it be a sin?"

"Where is the land of Dongyi, without your fighting, how could it become the land of our ancestors? Besides, the slaves you captured belong to yours, and your husband will not rob you. Are we parents not as close as your husband?" ? Forget it, those slaves belong to you personally, and the land also belongs to the clan, so from now on you will be regarded as adults who live on their own.”

"This is a great victory. There is no failure. How can there be any guilt? Get up, you can respond to the call of your ancestors in your blood. Even if you fail, it is courage and glory, not to mention your feats in killing enemies and captives?"

He laughed and lifted up those young people who were worshiping on the ground, cast his eyes on Chen Jian who was not far away, looked at the dragon flag flying closer, and sighed, only then did he realize that sometimes priests don't need to just ask ghosts and gods. Only the spirit can convince everyone.

This dragon flag is nothing, it didn't exist a year ago, and it can't compare to any spirit of mountain gods, rivers, ghosts, heaven, earth, and everything, but now it can attract everyone to stand under the flag.

The person who drew the dragon flag always said that his ancestors guided him in his dreams, so he didn't know how to divination, he didn't need to ask the sky, and he could still bring victories and surprises again and again.

Even if no one believed that his ancestors cared for him so much, they couldn't accuse him of lying.Victory is the reality of guidance.But even those who can divination and psychic, who can show the illusory things to others?What people see is only the real image of the ancestors and gods, but he has always had it and never lost it.

Suyue thought that the tribes of Dahe would usher in a high priest who could not divination, let alone psychic.It's a really odd thing.

Chapter 58 Yes

In front of the army of chariots, horses, Xiaobing, and sharp-edged soldiers, the leaders suppressed their uneasiness and panic, and walked in front of Chen Jian.

Chen Jian also hurriedly got off the chariot, walked up to the crowd and held hands with them to ask questions.

Then he delivered a speech full of blood and blood in front of the army and tens of thousands of people. For a while, everyone was harmonious and happy.

Facing the more than ten thousand relatives who were rescued back with tears, all the relatives and nobles were also quite moved, and they sang praises endlessly.

Su Yue is the leader of the various alliances, so he has no choice but to praise at this time: "Ji Xia went deep into Dongyi with tenacity, went to the battle without fear of bows and arrows, and rescued more than ten thousand relatives. Ride on the left, glory returns to the city."

Chen Jian hastily declined and said: "This is what the descendants of the Dahe tribes should do. It's just that Xiacheng happens to be well-armed. If other cities have many ships and soldiers, they will do the same thing. Inside Dongyi It is extremely dangerous, it is the protection of the ancestors that brought the relatives back, how dare you steal it as your own credit?"

The two were polite, and when Su Yue thought it was over, Chen Jian suddenly said: "Although the relatives have returned to the ancestral land, winter is coming soon, and there is no preparation for food, clothing and housing."

Those relatives of the clan were startled, for fear that Chen Jian would ask the cities for some food assistance.If the relatives are one, it is enough for everyone to yell, but if you really want to take something from your own hands, it is absolutely impossible.

In addition, some cities were really poor in the past two or three years. The workshops and copper coins in Xiacheng stole all the food accumulated in the cities for several years.

The income from the public land is not even comparable to that of some relatives in the cities closer to Yucheng. They took the lead in buying ironware and changing their working methods, or the people of Xiacheng helped run a new type of labor by using the population and land as shares. The semi-slave owner's manor is getting richer, but the tax system is not perfect and cannot be collected as public property.

Sucheng used troops for two consecutive years, plundered tens of thousands of slaves, and distributed them to various cities.However, the horses, chariots, gunpowder, leather armor, and spears needed for the expedition have to be exchanged for food, and these slaves must be fed so that they will not be harvested until they can be reclaimed next year.

The food, lodging, and construction assistance for more than 600 people in a year cost at least [-] million catties of food. The amount is indeed a bit painful. The most important thing is that the leaders of these clans are still there, and they cannot be converted into the population of their own cities.

With gunpowder blowing up the city, excavating tunnels to destroy the three cities of Dongyi, and the fact that the siege of Qiongxi will be broken in January, these leaders understand that the war is different from before, and they still need to accumulate wealth to build the city wall. Where else can food be taken out?

In the face of so many people's expectations, and the blood of the oneness of the family that was sung just now has not dissipated, it is a bit embarrassing to refuse at this time.

Chen Jian didn't wait for the embarrassing silence to appear, and said, "I also know that just after Qiongxi's army passed by, some cities had a hard time. Xiacheng had a bumper harvest of grain last year, and there were workshops in exchange for a lot. The tens of thousands of relatives The food and lodging will be borne by Xia Cheng."

More than a hundred people secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it is best for you to take care of these people, anyway, these people were rescued by you, and we can't compare with your kindness if we give them some food.

Chen Jian said again: "However, the two cities have been destroyed, and they are close to Dongyi. The population of the two cities is scattered and weak, and they cannot be maintained. Moreover, the distance is too far, and the grain transfer in Xiacheng is not easy, so I think the two cities Temporarily relocating the city to the vicinity of Onozawa, it will be convenient for Xia Cheng to take care of it."

"The leader of Weicheng was trapped in Dongyi, and thousands of relatives asked me to take the position of leader; the relatives and nobles in Fengcheng were trapped and could not be redeemed. Compared with Siluo, even if Xia is not a tree, she can't ignore it. Xia is a temporary need. The city can still afford it, but what should I do if I need it for a lifetime?"