Chapter 1298: In the Battle Against Others, the Advantage Is Mine!

"Witness the power of the ocean and thunder! I, Zuvalo, the chief of the Beiyu Thousand Islands Tribe, and my brother, the great chief of the Beiyu Hanmarsh Tribe, Beiyu Nimarsh, are eating the same piece of bear meat and drinking the same glass of blood wine at this moment! From today on, the Thousand Islands Tribe and the Cold Swamp Tribe will form a blood alliance, like coyotes born from the same litter, fighting and killing each other side by side!…"

"Witness the divine power of fishing owls, killer whales, and black bears! I, Beiyu Niquan, and my brother of the same heritage, Beiyu Zuwaro, share the divine bear meat together, and drink each other's blood wine together! From today on At the beginning, two close brother tribes formally formed an alliance, like owls in the same nest, guarding the ancient territory and sky of the Northern Remains!…"

Under the clear sky, along the undulating coast, is the village of Beiyu Hannuma. The warriors from the three longships all came ashore and watched the ceremony of the Lord God with solemn expressions. The crowds of Ainu tribesmen also gathered together, looking at the sacred oath with excitement on their faces.

Altars dedicated to divine power in the village include ancient fishing owls, killer whales, black bears, owls, and the new "Ocean Thunder Divine Power," a "main god hummingbird" that looks very domineering, powerful, and big!

Both chiefs wore ceremonial Ainu sacrificial robes, which were painted with large and small circular patterns and symbols, symbolizing the origin and origin of the tribe. Beiyu Nimarsh naturally has no shortage of such sacrificial attire. The one on Zuvalo's body is a relic of Thousand Island Shell's father, and it has the same northern circular pattern.

Through this alliance ceremony of the brothers' return, the kingdom's port stronghold on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the north was put on a leather jacket and transformed into the Ainu's "Northern Thousand Islands" tribe! As for this "brotherly tribe" that had resurrected under its cover, Beiyu Hanzhu was actually very clear about it. Just one willing to fight and the other willing to suffer, the two "ran in both directions" and held an alliance ceremony witnessed by the gods, thus turning the fake into the real.

"The divine power pays attention, and we will always be our allies! If you break your oath, you will be buried in the sea!"

"That's right! If you harm each other, you will be cursed by the divine power, turn into an evil spirit in the underworld, and be swallowed by a killer whale!..."

"Come! Drink this cup!"

"Okay! Drink! Good brother!..."

The two chiefs toasted together, showing sympathy to each other, as if they regretted seeing each other so late. The two drank the blood wine together, and the surrounding kingdom warriors and Ainu tribesmen cheered. Some Ainu girls held hands and performed a celebratory "circle dance." And the beautiful girl who presented Zuvalo with chewing wine held a "Makiri" short knife, a deerskin short hat, and a woven grass chain, and presented it to Zuvalo again. .

"Um?…"

Zuvalo took the short sword and put on the tribal hat. The girl personally put a strange grass chain on Zuvalo. Zuwaro pinched it and found that it was a kind of grass he had never seen before, but it was the grain that symbolizes men in the Ainu tribe, "wild millet". Then, the girl took out another grass chain, pointed at her slender neck, and blushed again.

"Uh...this is?..."

"Zu! She is my youngest sister, Beiyu Baishan. She is inviting you to wear this barnyard grass chain on her. Barnyard grass is the grain of women, and wild millet is the grain of men, but it is just right. of!…"

Beiyu Nimarsh is smiling and very close. Beiyu Baishan lowered his head, his ears turned red. Zuvalo was stunned for a few breaths, and his previous premonition actually came true! This ceremony of wearing grass chains to each other seems to be the engagement of the Ainu people? …

"Ahem! Marsh! This?...You are...wanting me to get married to your sister...?"

Zuvalo reacted quickly. He stared at Beiyu Mud with wide eyes, and the other party just nodded naturally.

"Yes, Zu! Since we have formed a covenant of brothers, a sacred marriage is also a matter of course and a must. If you have a sister, I will also be happy to marry her as my wife. But I asked you before, But you said that you only have many brothers and no sisters..."

"Then, I can only marry my sister to you! She is the most beautiful daughter of the tribe, like the bamboo willows by the river. She can sing moving songs, just like the beautiful sword and harp in her hand... I When she marries you, you must treat her well..."

"Uh, that... marsh! I already have a wife..."

Zuvalo's throat was a little dry. He glanced at the Thousand Island Shells outside the altar, and the other person's eyes turned red as expected. He looked at Beiyu Baishan who lowered his head and had a red face, and in his heart there seemed to be many deer herds running past with their neighing noises.

"Ancestor! A powerful chief can have many wives! After my sister follows you, she will treat the woman of the Beike family well. Of course, the woman of the Beike family must also treat her well..."

Beiyu Niquan didn't take it seriously. This youngest sister is only eighteen this year. She is more than twenty years older than him, so naturally she cannot be born to the same mother.

In fact, the Ainu of this era also practiced polygamy which was common among Northeast Asian tribes. Men have great dominance, while the wife's status is related to the family and clan power behind her. This seems to be a common feature of all regions in East and Northeast Asia. The remnants of the matrilineal clans on the North American continent, the tradition of women inheriting and even becoming chiefs, have almost completely disappeared on this continent...

"Uh...Numa! I already have many wives..."

"Zu?! This is a tribal alliance! I want my sister to marry you and make her one of your wives...Do you want to refuse?..."

Beiyu Niquan frowned, his face a little ugly. And Beiyu Baishan couldn't help but raise his head, feeling aggrieved and about to cry. On the occasion of this alliance ceremony, in front of so many Ainu people, how could you refuse? …

"Hey! Another marriage..."

Zuvaro sighed helplessly, and had no choice but to pick up the straw chain of wild millet and put it on the slim and beautiful girl. At this moment, there was another Ainu girl in his already full heart. There seemed to be another rope on his body, binding him even more tightly to the northern continent, and he could never return to the plateau...

"O divine power of guardianship! Wild millet and barnyard grass, men and women! Divine power ties them together with us!..."

"God's blessing! When a new child is born, the blood of the ancestors will be reunited!..."

Seeing this scene, the surrounding Ainu tribes cheered with joy again. The warriors and warriors of the kingdom also danced the war dance excitedly. While the crowd was cheering, only a sad girl was left, silently lowering her head and hiding in the shadow of the crowd...

"God bless you! Zu! Today is the seventh day since you came to the tribe. It is an auspicious day for engagement, but it is not yet the time for marriage! ...The real wedding will have to wait until we come back from the Hanbin tribe in the south, and we are forced to retreat. After the threat from the Ishikari tribe...and maybe, the chief of the Hanbin tribe, Beiyu Hebin, will also promise his sister or daughter to you...At that time, the two sacred weddings can be held together! …”

Beiyu Niquan smiled, took his sister, and pulled away from Zuwaro. After the alliance and engagement witnessed by Shenwei, the two chiefs of the "Remaining Northern Tribe" finally had a basic foundation of trust. They could finally have a good talk about the plans they had made before and the important matters between the tribe and the men.

"Numa! How many warriors are there in the Kazuto tribute team to the south? How many troops do we need to send together to force the other side to retreat? And what is the current situation of the Hanhama tribe?..."

Zuvalo looked solemn and asked for specific information to prepare for the next trip south. At the end of last night, he still chose the Beiyu tribes that he contacted first, and chose to become a member of the Beiyu tribe alliance!

The reason for this is, first of all, from a geographical point of view, both Beiyu and Beiyu are located on the seashore, making them excellent trading strongholds and supply ports for navigation, making communication easy. Secondly, from a diplomatic point of view, the two tribes in the north are in a weak position and are facing threats from the Kazuto tribe in the south and the Ishikari tribe in the east. They are a clan on the Ainu Peninsula that urgently needs the support of allies! Their sincerity in forming an alliance is great, and they are even willing to admit with their eyes closed that the kingdom is a brother of the "Bei Yu clan". From the perspective of military strength, after the formal alliance is formed, even if the kingdom reveals a huge amount of gold, they will not betray easily due to their need for military support from the kingdom and their relative weakness.

"Witness the Lord God! An alliance with the remaining Northern tribes along the coast is reliable and necessary! Even if we continue to go south and do business with Kazuto... we must unite an Ainu clan and gather greater strength. Deal. The price always depends on the comparison of the strength of the two parties! After all, why exchange when you can directly grab it? And the transaction can never be fair! The more powerful the party has, the more it can gain from the transaction. benefit!"

Zuwaro sailed tens of thousands of miles, and only after arriving in Northeast Asia did he discover that every chief of the big tribe here was a human spirit who "started from strength." After listening to Kityu Hannuma's story about the fighting on the Western Continent and the invasion of Kazuto from the south of Oshima, he already had in mind His Majesty's prophecy about the powerful "Three Islands and Tribe Alliance" in the south that could mobilize tens of thousands of warriors. Full of vigilance!

The "Twelve Tribes of Japanese" in the southernmost part of Maoshili Island are not the simple and loose tribes on the northern continent, but a branch of a truly powerful tribal alliance on the northern island. Therefore, the other party may draw more warriors from the tribal alliance further south at any time!

If he took the fleet directly to trade with the Kazuto tribe in the southernmost part of the peninsula, revealing the astonishing gold wealth...then the other party would probably gather their forces and take action directly. Even if you don’t make the first or second transaction, you will definitely not be able to escape the third one!

"I can't trade in Kazuto's territory. It's too dangerous! Only with the support of these local clans, can we choose a more northerly and safer trading point, away from Kazuto's territory that may be ambushed, and gather a group of people. A large number of tribal reinforcements... This can weaken the number of troops that Kazuto can reach, balance the strength of both sides, and restrain Kazuto's greed... Only then can good trade be possible! "

To put it bluntly, Zuvalo needs Nanfang Kazuto’s goods and the other party’s craftsmen, but he can’t believe the possibility that the other party won’t take action!

He didn't know much about the inside story of Heguo. He only knew that in His Majesty's prophecy, this "Hebei Tribe Alliance" would be more aggressive and more powerful than the "Korean Tribe Alliance" and the "Great Ming-Han Tribe Alliance". Be pragmatic and flexible. As long as the immediate benefits are sufficient, the other party will never be restricted by oaths and marriages...

As for the Ishikari tribe, it is very difficult to contact them as they are far inland. The other party is at a time when it is strong and prosperous. If the seven or eight large tribes can all come together, with more than 30,000 people and thousands of warriors, they may not be willing to form an alliance with the kingdom. Even if an alliance is formed, as long as one's wealth is exposed in trade, the attitude of the other party will change, and it is equally difficult to predict! After all, the other party has a direct connection with Kazuto. Since they can send troops together to collect tribute, naturally they can also send troops together to rob...

Zuwaro dared not gamble, nor could he afford to lose, in such an alliance with such a huge disparity in power and sincerity. The military force in his hands seemed to be considerable, but it was disposable. The cost of support was too high, and it would be all over if he lost...

"What's more, the chief of the Kanuma tribe also agreed to another condition of mine...to help the kingdom to build a camp on the nearby Karafuto Island, north of the other side of the strait! And he, as the chief of the Kitayu Kanuma tribe, would call on the Ainu tribe on Karafuto Island, which had trade and marriage, to join the kingdom...oh no, to join the 'Kitayu Chishima tribe'!...In this way, the two tribes would help each other across the strait, and the support would only take two or three days, which would be beneficial to both sides..."

Thinking of this, Zuwaro looked to the north, to the end of the strait, and imagined Karafuto Island (Sakhalin Island), which was only one or two hundred miles away. Although it was colder than Mashili Island, it was much better than the Kamchatka Peninsula! There will be the kingdom's third port stronghold on the West Sea Continent, and it may also be the most important stronghold in the next few decades!

"It is said that there are no big tribes on Karafuto Island, only many loose small tribes... So, find a suitable location at the southern end of Karafuto Island, where the Ainu tribes hunt, and build a large port!... In this way, we can not only communicate with the Ainu tribe on the big island, but also avoid the threat of the Wa people in the south, and facilitate trade with the Shanta tribe in the west!... Moreover, with the identity of the Beiyu clan claimed by the kingdom now, it is also easy to absorb and assimilate the loose Ainu people on the big island..."

"The kingdom has cold-resistant potatoes and large fishing boats, and it will definitely be able to develop the big island of Karafuto! As for the main island of Ainu Mauxili, there are so many large tribal alliances and dangerous Wa people... If we really want to gain a foothold with the power we have, I am afraid it will be like a black bear hugging a hornet's nest! Not only will our butts be exposed to hunters, but we will also be stung..."

Complex thoughts flashed through Zuvaro's mind, and finally turned into a confident smile, hanging on his handsome face. The chieftain Bei Yuze also laughed, hugged Zuwaro's shoulders intimately, and spoke confidently and boldly.

"Zu! Our Hanze tribe has 300 warriors and at least 100 archers. And your Qiandao tribe has three large ships and 150 warriors, each with armor... When we arrive at the Hanbin tribe in the south, we will join forces with the 600 warriors mobilized by their entire tribe, which will be a full 1,000 warriors!..."

"And according to the news sent by the Hanbin tribe the day before yesterday... The tribute team on the opposite side has only 200 warriors, 100 men from the Uchiura clan, and 300 warriors from the Ishikari clan!... 1,000 people against 600 people, the advantage is on our side!..."