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The sacrificial ceremony lasted until noon and Song Xuan was very tired.
Of course, the most uncomfortable thing is naturally the prisoners kneeling outside. They have been kneeling since the morning until now. They all know that Teng She is performing a sacrifice and do not dare to move. After all, it is such an important ceremony. If they see them swaying this way and that, they will definitely There is no good fruit to eat.
Kite, Bear, and the previous captives, after today's ceremony, will all be Teng Snake's people from now on.
Even though the sacrificial ceremony has ended, many prisoners still have not recovered.
Until Wu Yun led his men to attack, not many people thought that Teng Snake could defend it. If Teng Snake had not been strictly guarded here, there would definitely have been more than two people who wanted to escape at that time.
But what they didn't expect was that not only did they win the first battle, but the battle on the second day went even more smoothly. The dark clouds that were unusually tall in their hearts didn't seem to be that strong, and they were even chased after them, even though the dark clouds brought more people. , and they are all warriors in the tribe, but the result does not seem to be much better than when they attacked Soaring Snake.
Moreover, they were attacked by Teng She on fire, otherwise they would not have launched the attack in such a panic. Instead, Wu Yun kept confronting Teng She.
If everyone had some scruples about joining Soaring Snake before, now everyone is willing to do so. At least in the long run, Soaring Snake is much better than Karasuba.
At least the conditions are no longer bad, and most people have already re-established families. Although they still have some thoughts, it is already here, and joining Soaring Snake now is also the best choice.
With the new prisoners, their status has naturally increased, and it is not what it used to be. Especially their performance in the battle is also seen by everyone. If they were still worried before, it was helpless to let them join the battle. In other words, most people in Dateng Snake can now treat these people as their own.
In addition, children born recently are also lucky enough to participate in the sacrifice not long after their birth.
Especially one who was born yesterday. In this era, sacrifices are not carried out casually. If there is no big event, it can only be done once a year at most.
This also allowed them to receive blessings from the gods right after they were born.
But in fact, they were born at the right time. Teng She's archenemy, the Black Feather Tribe, was defeated this time and must have been seriously injured. With the strength of both sides ebbing and flowing, let alone want to start a war with Teng She again. Even self-protection may be difficult.
You must know that Teng She is not the only one who has enmity with him. Wu Yu has developed so rapidly that there are many tribes that are at odds with him.
After lunch, everyone started to take action.
"Angel, then I'll take my people and set off!"
"good!"
Originally, Song Xuan planned to leave the matter to Shi Meng to handle the matter of going to the Wolf Tribe, but the tribe could not be left unattended. Now that so many prisoners had been captured, Soaring Snake was still the main one, so the task of going to the Wolf Tribe was dropped. It's on Shi Yong's head.
But it's not that difficult. In fact, even if you don't send the leader there, it's not difficult to deal with it.
Although Soaring Snake is not far from the Wolf Tribe, it takes at least eight or nine days to go back and forth, and it still cannot afford the delay.
Although he had learned from the captives of the Wolf Tribe that there were no adult males in the Wolf Tribe except women and children at this time, Song Xuan still asked Shi Yong to bring ten more people. Of course, these ten people were all prisoners captured from the selected among them.
Their main role is to help Shi Yong and others carry daily supplies. Teng She is only about four days away from the Wolf Tribe. Not only is the rowing not fast, but it will also be slower for a day or two. This is entirely because it makes a big circle and goes against the current. And it's not easy either.
The most important thing is that everyone now knows that there is not much food in the wolf tribe. Even if they can't carry it back by then, they will still have two canoes.
In addition, there should be no big problem with a few people who originally belonged to the wolf tribe.
Two of these ten captives were members of the Wolf Tribe. Letting them pass by naturally wanted to bring the remaining people back without any blood. Generally speaking, if there were no adult males in the tribe, there wouldn't be too fierce a fight. Resistance, bringing two people along was just for safety's sake, and Song Xuan also heard from the captives that Wu Yu had left two people in the wolf tribe to look after the women and children.
If you can't get in smoothly, you can use Lang Chi's method and let the two of them bring people in. However, the two of them will definitely not pose a threat to Shi Yong and the others, but it is better to do more than to do less, and go back as quickly as possible.
Shi Meng was in charge of the tribe, and his main task was to lead everyone and the captives to rebuild Soaring Snake.
The current tribe can no longer accommodate so many people. Adding the people from the Yuan and Xiong tribes, Teng She's population alone has exceeded 200, not to mention the 145 captives. Well, given the current conditions in the tribe, we can’t live in them no matter how crowded they are.
Song Xuan still had a rough plan in mind, which was to expand the tribe and head east directly to the river. In this way, the river could be directly used as the moat of Soaring Snake, and defense in the tribe would be much easier.
The north and south sides were also expanded by more than a hundred meters each. In this way, the Tengshe became a large tribe with a length of nearly three hundred meters from north to south and a hundred meters from east to west.
Although it is a bit big, it does not mean that it must be completely built now. If you plan it in advance, it will not be like now, and it will be very difficult to build a house in the tribe.
Houses are easy to build. As long as there are enough materials and manpower, a house that can be lived in can be built in a day or two. The most troublesome thing is the wall. The current wall was built with great effort and has been reinforced several times. Although It's not that tall, but it's enough for this area, otherwise Karasuba wouldn't suffer such a big loss here.
But even so, the tribe might not be able to accommodate so many people, so Song Xuan decided to move the south wall dozens of meters south to make enough space for the tribe.
The reason why we only move the south side is because there are more places to build in the south. Behind the tribe is the hillside, and to the east is the river. To the north, three or four hundred meters away, we start to enter the mountains. After this battle, Song Xuan knew the view. The importance of openness.
With its back to the hillside, the west side is already at a huge disadvantage, but the tribe has already built to this extent and it is difficult to move. The only thing that can be moved is the south side.
But with proper design, the current tribe won’t have too many problems.
From now on, the prisoners will mainly live in the houses on the south side. Further south is where Teng She raises livestock. Although it has not yet formed a large scale, we must work hard in this area. After all, Teng She's population is about to reach 400. , it is not easy to rely on hunting.
Although most of the food needs can be met by rice, meat is also indispensable. The speed of hunting is not fast, and if hunting is carried out on a large scale, the surrounding prey will most likely not be able to reproduce naturally as it is now.
At that time, if you want to get enough prey, you will have to go further, which will increase the difficulty.
Large-scale livestock breeding has also been planned by Song Xuan a long time ago, but now it has to be placed in a more important position. However, now that Teng She has so many people and all kinds of tools are very complete, from now on Catching prey in the wild will also become easier.
As for arranging the captives on the south side, it is mainly for safety reasons. After all, the number is still too much, and they are all adult males. If you want to ensure the safety of the tribe, you must put them outside. In order to prevent them from slipping away, just I can just think of other ways to alleviate the homesickness of some of them.
After all, they were captured. It is unrealistic to expect them to completely return to Tengshe in a short time. Even if the previous prisoners were captured for nearly two years, there were still traitors among them. I want these people to be completely obedient. There is only one possibility left, that is, the Black Feather Tribe is completely destroyed, which is not easy to do at least in the short term, unless a better time comes.
Let them all be placed on the south side, and then surround them with high walls. This way, only a few people will be sent to guard them at night. During the day, you don't have to worry too much as long as you don't give too many weapons. Anyway, the tribe has a lot of people. , just look at them.
Winter will come soon, so I won't worry about it for too long this year. Once winter comes, even prisoners will not escape easily as long as there is no threat to their lives. In that kind of weather, there is only a dead end outside.
The main thing in the tribe now is to build enough houses. With the upcoming arrival of women and children from the Wolf Tribe, the population of Tengshe has suddenly increased by more than 200. Moreover, the weather is getting colder, so a comfortable and safe place to live is the most important thing.
As for the walls, they should be simple and crude. A slightly higher one should be built around the house where the captives live, and simple wooden fences should be used in other places. Anyway, no wild beasts will come to harass them in winter. As for Enemy, the possibility is even lower.
In addition to building houses, Song Xuan also gave Shi Meng a task, which was to burn a large enough open space downstream.
Although this year's harvest of 100 acres is not bad, it is quite difficult to satisfy Teng She's own consumption, let alone such a large population next year. Song Xuan originally had plans to expand the rice fields, but now he needs to add more only the area.
The goal Song Xuan set for Shi Meng was that each person should have at least one acre of land, which meant that an open space that was at least three times larger than the existing rice fields must be opened up. Of course, there are at least 100 acres of land to the east of the rice fields now. can be utilized.
The larger the area of reclamation, the easier it is. Anyway, a large area is set on fire, and the cut-off isolation zone is not much longer than a smaller area.
Regardless of whether the Tengshe people can get used to rice as their staple food in a short period of time in the future, at least these captives will definitely eat it. Whether it is hunting or breeding, it is definitely more troublesome to obtain meat, but rice is much more convenient to grow, and The output is still large.
But it’s good to be able to feed them. At least until next year’s harvest, Teng She doesn’t have much food. Fortunately, the tribe’s harvest this year is very good. Otherwise, just these hundreds of people would consume a huge amount of money in one winter. trouble.
As for Song Xuan, he is planning to take people to the lower reaches to hold an exchange meeting. After this battle, among the major tribes in the upper reaches, only Teng She is left. Now there are only a few months until winter. If someone is sent to notify, Going back and forth will be a waste of time.
If a heavy snowfall comes early, it will be a big problem for those who are farther away like the Zhu tribe to be able to go back. If it is carried out in Tengshe, they may still be trapped in Tengshe, and Song Xuan also wants to know about each tribe. Attitude.
After such a serious thing happened, it was necessary to talk to other tribes, so Song Xuan decided to take people there personally.
Fortunately, both the Kite and Bear tribes are not here. With Teng She's inventory and the Wolf tribe's salt, it shouldn't be a problem to meet the needs of the other tribes and their own consumption. Anyway, there are few activities in winter, and the demand for salt is also low. The worst thing is to give these prisoners less food, as long as they last until next spring.
Eating less salt will not kill anyone. Anyway, Song Xuan will not let people mine salt this year. More than 20 people come and go every half a month. Although Teng She has enough people, the salt mine He had to go alone. There were not enough people in the tribe to watch the prisoners, so Song Xuan was worried.
