The rhino herd traveled across the mountains and ridges, and it took them two or three days to return to the Teng tribe.
In the past two or three days, the people of the Vine tribe felt very uneasy every time they saw the empty stone mountain.
Fortunately it was winter and there was little danger other than the cold.
"Rumble..."
After the divine vine returned to the Vine Tribe, it grew in size again, then wrapped around the stone mountain again, and fell into a deep sleep again.
Although Shendou is already very powerful, he cannot get rid of his nature. When winter comes, he still likes to sleep.
Jiang Xuan took the large group of rhinos to the breeding area and asked Dajiao to pack up a few empty pens for them to live in.
When winter comes, the Vine tribe slaughters many livestock because most of the winter plants are covered by heavy snow. If there are too many livestock, they will not be able to feed them enough.
In addition, those livestock that have been raised will not gain much weight if they continue to be raised. They are meant to be slaughtered.
Because of this, a large number of pens are vacant in the breeding area. These pens will not be refilled until tomorrow spring when the remaining livestock and poultry breed young.
Now, the empty enclosures are perfect for the rhinos.
The leader and Fuji Shen went out on a trip and brought back news of a large group of black wind rhinos. News spread quickly throughout the tribe, and everyone rushed to the breeding area to have a look.
"Oh my god, is this the Black Wind Rhinoceros? So tall, so big!"
"Yes, look at their horns, they are so sharp!"
"The hair on my body is so thick..."
The tribesmen were talking a lot around these black wind rhinos.
The Black Wind Rhinoceros were lying in a pen covered with hay, not panicking at all, and would not attack the people of the Vine Tribe. They even leisurely chewed the fodder fed to them by the breeding team.
Undo stood next to Jiang Xuan and asked curiously: "Chief, are these black wind rhinos also used for work?"
The Vine tribe has raised some bison calves, which have been domesticated by the divine Vine. It is said that they can help the planting team work in the future and can also be used to transport things.
Seeing that the Black Wind Rhinoceros was so tall and strong, he thought it was also used for work.
"No, I am going to use these black wind rhinos to form a heavy cavalry."
"Chief, what is 'heavy cavalry'?"
Uncaria had never heard of this word before, and Shi Loach and others around him also looked at Jiang Xuan, hoping that he could explain it to everyone.
"It's very simple. The elk and blue sheep we are riding now are smaller in size and have less powerful attack power. However, they run very fast and are very flexible on the battlefield. I call them light cavalry."
"The Black Wind Rhino is huge in size and has extremely strong defense. Although it is not that flexible, once it launches a charge, it can directly break up the enemy's formation, and its lethality is terrifying, so it is called heavy cavalry."
After everyone listened, they had the concepts of "light cavalry" and "heavy cavalry" in their minds for the first time. Although they couldn't fully understand it for a while, they at least had a rough idea.
Shi Loach said: "In other words, our warriors can ride the Black Wind Rhino to hunt and fight in the future?"
"Yes, at least some soldiers are like this." Jiang Xuan gave him an affirmative reply.
"That's great. These black wind rhinos are big and strong. Can they carry a lot of prey? In the future, we don't have to worry about not being able to transport the big prey back."
Jiang Xuandao: "Not only can I help carry the prey, but with the black wind rhinoceros accompanying you, ordinary beasts will not dare to attack you."
Every year, many warriors in the hunting team die from sneak attacks by ferocious beasts, and the Black Wind Rhino is powerful enough to deter those ferocious beasts that like to sneak attack.
After listening to Jiang Xuan's words, everyone was very envious of the Black Wind Rhino and wished they could own one.
Jiang Xuan added: "Don't be too happy too early."
"The Black Wind Rhinoceros are indeed very powerful. When formed into heavy cavalry, they are indeed very powerful. However, when they charge, they are often deeply surrounded by the enemy, which is very dangerous."
"Therefore, only the most powerful warriors in the tribe are qualified to ride the Black Wind Rhinoceros."
Jiang Xuan's words were like a basin of cold water, calming down the excited warriors.
As Jiang Xuan said, becoming a heavy cavalry requires paying a price. If you are not strong enough, you may die on the way to charge.
Uncaria asked: "Chief, how should these black wind rhinos be divided?"
Jiang Xuandao: "There are thirty adult black wind rhinoceroses. For the time being, we are divided into the first hunting team and the second hunting team, each team is divided into fifteen."
"The six cubs will be raised by the breeding team for the time being."
"In the future, if the number of black wind rhinos increases and the tribe becomes stronger, I will consider setting up a special heavy cavalry to fight for the tribe."
The reason why the Black Wind Rhino was assigned to the two hunting teams was because they were out hunting for a long time and were very dangerous.
As for the fishing team and the guard team, they basically never leave the tribe and have no need of the Black Wind Rhinoceros.
Everyone had no objections to Jiang Xuan's decision.
In this way, Uncaria and Stone Loach happily divided up the thirty rhinos, and then sent the most powerful warriors in the team to take care of these black wind rhinos and get familiar with their temperament.
When Jiang Xuan walked back, he unexpectedly discovered that a baby rhinoceros was following him.
This little rhinoceros has a tuft of white hair on its head, which is like a crescent moon and curved. It is different from other rhinos.
"I remember you, little one."
When Fujigami had just tamed these rhinos, the little rhinoceros ran to Jiang Xuan and rubbed his head against him. He was very fond of Jiang Xuan.
Jiang Xuan touched the little rhino's head. The little rhino closed its eyes comfortably, obviously enjoying it.
When Jiang Xuan was about to leave, it immediately followed him, as if it recognized Jiang Xuan.
Dajiao couldn't help but said: "Chief, if not, let him go back with you."
Jiang Xuan thought for a while and said: "Okay, I just need a mount that can run. Let this little rhinoceros follow me from now on."
Jiang Xuan touched the little rhino's head again and said, "Come with me, little guy."
Jiang Xuan walked towards his yard, and the little rhinoceros followed closely behind him, actually recognizing Jiang Xuan.
When they returned to the yard of the bamboo forest, Jiang Xuan piled some hay in the corner of the bamboo shed where Tangyuan lived and built a nest for the little rhinoceros.
"Tangyuan, this little rhinoceros is temporarily staying with you. I will build a new shed for it when the ice melts. You are not allowed to bully it, do you understand?"
Tangyuan squatted in his nest, looked at the little rhino curiously, and then nodded.
Tangyuan is a raptor and is very large. The little rhinoceros is a little afraid of it, but after Jiang Xuan comforted it, it reluctantly lay down in its new nest.
Not long after, Dajiao personally delivered some plant straws and fodder to Jiang Xuan for the little rhinoceros to eat.
"Chief, have you given this little rhino a name?"
Jiang Xuan stared at the crescent-shaped white hair on the little rhino's forehead for a while and said, "Let's call it Crescent Moon."
Dajiao praised: "Crescent Moon, this name sounds nice."
From this day on, there was a raptor and a beast in Jiang Xuan's yard.
The raptor is called Tangyuan, and the beast is called Crescent Moon. They are both cute names.
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This winter, the Teng tribe had enough food and clothing, and they also harvested a group of black wind rhinos, so they lived a very comfortable life.
But some tribes are not so comfortable.
For example, the Jackal tribe is having a very difficult time.
The Jackal Tribe and the Crow Tribe fought for more than half a year, leaving no time to collect enough food and supplies for the winter.
Later, although the Crow tribe was wiped out, winter also came, and they had no choice but to survive the winter.
After the heavy snow falls, hunting becomes very difficult, and it is not easy to dig out the edible plant roots underground.
No matter how much the Jackal tribe saves food and suffers from hunger, when half of the winter is over, the food shortage crisis is already serious.
Jackal tribe, in a simple wooden house.
"Another one died."
The leader of the Jackal tribe opened the door and saw a frozen corpse.
This tribesman curled up in a ball and had been dead for a long time. When he was dying, his hands stretched forward, as if he wanted to grab something.
The leader of the wolf tribe looked very ugly. He knew that the reason why this tribe member died was due to lack of food, and the animal skin clothing on his body was not thick enough.
In the case of long-term hunger and cold, people with weak constitutions or who are already injured can easily die.
"Carry it out."
The leader of the Jackal tribe waved his hand, and two warriors came in and carried out the dead tribesmen.
Later, the leader of the Jackal tribe continued to the next room to check and found a new body.
Every day, someone dies.
The entire Jackal tribe fell into a silent fear and suffering.
No one knows whether he will be carried out next.
After checking all the houses, the leader of the Jackal tribe returned to his own house.
He sat in front of the fire pit and punched the ground hard.
"Damn it, how long will it take for the snowy day to pass?"
Living like this makes people crazy, but there is nothing they can do about it.
The leader of the Jackal Tribe vented his anger, then sullenly wondered how long the food in the tribe could last.
The first thing that needs to be ensured for the food in the tribe is the important personnel, such as the shaman and the leader, as well as the various hunting leaders.
Secondly, there are healthy and powerful warriors. These warriors are the capital for the tribe to gain a foothold.
Again, they are ordinary warriors with certain combat capabilities.
Finally, there are the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled.
When a tribe's food is not enough to feed everyone, the food allocated will be reduced layer by layer based on the importance of the tribe to the tribe.
Only in this way can the tribe be guaranteed to survive.
Therefore, every cold winter when food is scarce, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled are in great trouble.
The children were slightly better off. After all, they were the hope of the future of the tribe and could get some food.
The elderly, sick, and disabled tribesmen may not get any food in the end, and will only starve to death or freeze to death.
This distribution method is cruel, but if the tribe does not do this, it will only perish faster.
Most tribes are similar to the Jackal tribe.
Those who have enough food and supplies for the winter like the Vine Tribe are unusual and very rare.
"Crack, crackle, crackle..."
The flame in the fire pit continued to burn, bringing a little bit of pitiful warmth, but it was quickly taken away by the pervasive cold wind.
The leader of the Jackal tribe sat in the house. After thinking about food, he also thought about waiting for the winter to pass and find a way to wipe out several small tribes to replenish food supplies and population.
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The peaceful and torturous days passed day by day. When many tribes could hardly hold on any longer, the long winter finally passed.
The warm and moist south wind replaced the dry and cold north wind, the sun rose again, and the ice and snow slowly melted.
Spring is coming.
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It's early January, the fourth year since the establishment of the Vine Tribe.
"We survived another cold winter."
In the bamboo house on the south side of the Vine Tribe, the old witch opened the door and looked at the melting ice and snow and the sunlight falling on the ground. He felt a lot more relaxed.
For the old witch, every extra day he lives feels like he has earned it, because he is getting older and almost all his peers have died.
Although he has been able to face death calmly and even prepared the body-wrapping animal skin, how many people are willing to die if they can live?
The old witch walked out of the bamboo house and went to the open space next to him to bask in the sun.
It was the time when the ice and snow were melting, and ice cubes were falling everywhere. He didn't dare to run around, lest he get his head smashed.
"Pa bang bang..."
In the Vine tribe, many warriors were holding spears and knocking on the popsicles hanging from the eaves.
The ends of these popsicles are very sharp. If you don't knock them off, they may fall down and injure someone at any time when they melt.
There are also some warriors who are responsible for picking up the bamboos and branches that have been broken by the heavy snow around the tribe. They are very careful because half-melted ice blocks often fall down from above their heads.
"Crash..."
The melted snow water flows down the ravine, and a lot of it gathers in the creek.
Gradually, the ice cubes on the stream were melted by the water, and the stream gurgled again.
What a tribe full of life.
The old witch was basking in the sun and looking at the busy people of the Vine Tribe with a smile on his face.
…
Three days later, most of the ice and snow in the southern wasteland had melted, and the Feiyu River in front of the Vine Tribe had also thawed. The river water was flowing happily, and the various fishes that had endured the winter were finally no longer starved of oxygen.
The Vine Tribe was operating in an orderly manner again.
The guard team is responsible for repairing traps around the tribe and checking for safety hazards. Two hunting teams of black wind rhinos went into the mountains to hunt, and the fishing team prepared to start fishing for the first time this year.
The planting team carried farm tools into the fields and began to plow the land and clear up wasteland in preparation for a new round of planting.
The breeding team is working hard to clean the pens and prepare for a new round of mass reproduction of livestock and poultry.
The entire Vine Tribe was a busy scene.
At the same time, the Jackal tribe, which had endured a cold winter and lost many members of its tribe, finally began to move out.
"Ouch..."
A large number of jackal cavalry poured into the forest, frantically hunting various animals, digging for various edible plants, and then moved back to the jackal tribe to feed the two thousand surviving tribesmen.
At the same time, they showed their fangs to the surrounding small tribes, hoping that through plunder, the tribes could recover as quickly as possible.
One of the goals of the Jackal Tribe is the Vine Tribe, which is not too far away from them.
However, the Jackal Tribe can survive to this day because they are not fools. They did not attack rashly, but first sent some warriors to gather information near the Vine Tribe.
As long as they find out clearly about the situation of the Vine Tribe, they will be more confident when they take action.
Little did the Jackal Tribe know that the Vine Tribe, whom they regarded as the target of plunder, had also set its sights on them!
Jiang Xuan doesn't like to be passive. The reason why he was so wretched in the past was because the strength of the Vine Tribe was too weak.
After a battle with the Crow Tribe, Jiang Xuan realized that the Vine Tribe already had a certain level of combat effectiveness. He decided to find the right opportunity to unite with the Mountain Turtle Tribe for another big fight!
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