Chapter 297 Dead End

The water in the river is rising, and the fish in the Pangtuo River are the first to notice it.

Due to the viscosity and internal resistance of the fluid itself, the waves of the rushing river are almost invisible only one kilometer away from the dam.

But there is no doubt that the water level in the Pangtuo River is rising—in a very subtle way.

"Look! That face! Look at those fish!"

Tai Chi stared, as things like bubbles kept appearing in the river.

The undercurrent stirred up the silt at the bottom of the river. Fish mostly hid in deep water in winter and now had to come up for air.

The Teltown people lack markers and hydrological data, making it difficult for them to judge the situation. Is the rising water level a normal fluctuation or...

"You said the two-legged people built a dam?" Tai Chi asked another subordinate with a sullen face, "Why didn't you find out?"

Hong Lingyu, who was scolded, could not argue: "That Yan, hundreds of kilometers upstream have been carefully searched by the disciples, and indeed no trace of the dam has been found!"

"Shut up!" Taichi yelled: "Is the rising water still caused by two-legged people peeing in the river?!"

"That face..." Hong Lingyu licked her lips and said with difficulty: "Since two-legged people can build a city overnight, maybe..."

Before the other party finished speaking, Tai Chi whipped the other party's face hard: "Shut up!"

Hong Lingyu received a strong whip, and the place where it was struck was burning and painful. He knelt on his left knee and did not dare to say any more words.

If you want to rely on the impact of the river water to defeat the enemy, the position of the dam should naturally be as close to the enemy as possible. However, the closer you get, the more exposed the dam becomes.

Choosing between the two, Winters finally decided to build a dam 80 kilometers upstream to intercept the water of the Huiqing River.

At such a long distance, when the river water released by the dam reaches the downstream, there is only an undercurrent and no waves.

Sacrifice impact in exchange for concealment and suddenness.

As a tributary of the Pangtuo River, the channel of the Huiqing River is located on the north side of the Pangtuo River.

In other words, for the Terdun people who were plundering on the south bank, the Huiqing River was an "invisible river" hidden behind the Pangtuo River.

The side road of the canyon, which could originally accommodate four horses, narrowed into a narrow road that could only accommodate two horses.

If the water level of the Pangtuo River continues to rise, this channel will return to a path that can only accommodate one person.

Worse news came one after another: the two-legged men had seized the fording field, defeated the defenders who stayed at the entrance of the canyon, and were building a new horse-blocking wall, which seemed to completely cut off the Teldun tribe's retreat.

At this point, Tai Chi also knew that he had been trapped.

"Build a city overnight? Build a dam overnight?" Taichi's face was livid, his eyes were slit with anger, but he couldn't help but laugh: "The leader of the two-legged people thought I was a bull and a stupid donkey! He drew a path for you and me, and you and I just Do you want to go obediently?!"

"Can you let the disciples turn around first?" Qing Lingyu, an old man, asked cautiously: "Rabbits also know how to leave a few more secret passages. At least take back the exit of the canyon first, guard the retreat, and then rush forward?"

"Hey! How can we do it in time?!" Tai Chi's son was furious: "The trail is not as wide as the trip rope! How can the disciples use it? The only way now is to mount a fast horse, move forward hard, and charge from the other side of the canyon. go out!"

"Charge forward and kill!" Tai Chi straightened his riding whip and made a decision that could not be refuted: "Go to the Huiqu River. There will be a solution when we get to the river!"

"But?" The old man Qing Lingyu was unwilling to give in.

"What?!" Tai Chi looked at the other person with wide eyes: "I have already said that there will be a solution when we get to the river!"

[Note: The ‘Huiqu River’ among the people of Terdun is the ‘Big Horn River’ among the people of Plato]

Seeing Da Nayan say this, the other Teldun leaders all touched their chests and answered yes.

…

Lower Tiefeng County, Heishui Town.

Tushechang changed hands again, triggering a chain reaction.

According to the military orders of the Terdun Khan's camp, the tribes plundered south of "that river" should be used as reinforcements, and the second batch attacked the north bank.

The river that the Terdun people call is the Pangtuo River. It may have had a name in the past, but with the passage of time, even the old people of the Terdun tribe can no longer remember what the river was called, so they simply call it "that river".

Unexpectedly, most of the people and horses had just crossed the river, and the fording field was suddenly occupied by two-legged people.

The Terdun people who invaded Tiefeng County were cut into two parts, and it was difficult to contact the two. Rumors spread among the Terdun people who stayed in Lower Tiefeng County.

Some leaders are watching, while others want to escape. Some leaders thought it was an opportunity to make meritorious deeds and drove their men to the river.

Among the big and small leaders, [Green Horse] and [Stone Arrow] are the two most inconspicuous ones.

Because in terms of status, they are not a serious "aristocratic" class, they are thugs of the aristocratic class.

In the flat Hed society, their status is between nobles and subjects. It's more than enough, but it's still a little short of the top.

At this moment, these two humble Telton people were doing a terrifying act that they had never thought of before - they were cutting off the head of the "bald dog".

The knives worn by the Hud people were originally used to cut meat for eating, and cutting heads was quite inconvenient.

Qingma and Shijian did this clumsily, sawing and prying, and it took a lot of effort for the two strong men to completely separate the bald dog's head from the body.

The tent was in a mess. Tables and bowls were knocked over during the fight. Wine and blood were splashed everywhere, turning the originally clean blanket into mud.

The panting green horse looked at the bald dog's head and suddenly howled loudly: "You bald dog! Gelding! Why do you force me to wait!"

While crying, Qingma desperately scratched and stabbed with the knife. Filled with grief, anger and resentment, the bald dog's originally ferocious face was completely destroyed into rotten flesh.

Shi Jian sat slumped on the ground, looking at Qing Ma who was falling into madness, looking extremely tired.

The two originally came to bribe Bald Dog, but in the end they turned into a vendetta.

Ever since Bald Dog crossed the river, Green Horse and Stone Arrow had been closely watched.

Bald Dog did not hide his greed to annex Qing Ma and Shi Jian's tribe, and made things difficult for them at every turn.

Especially after Bald Dog's old camp was attacked and burned down, Bald Dog, who gained nothing and lost a lot of money, simply took over Qingma and Shijian's camp as its owner.

Qing Ma and Shi Jian were satisfied with their harvest and just wanted to go home as soon as possible.

Bald Dog's attempt to drive the two to "that river" intensified the conflict, and Bald Dog's behavior of publicly humiliating Qingma when accepting bribes was the fuse.

The temporary winners of this internal struggle among the Telton people are Qing Ma and Shi Jian. After all, the heads of the bald dogs are separated, while the heads of Qing Ma and Shi Jian are still well on their shoulders.

As expected, the Bald Dog Nakels will kill Qingma and Shijian, and then divide the property of the three deceased people.

"Stop!" Tired Shi Jian suddenly said.

Qingma ignored it and still held the bald dog's hair with one hand, while holding a knife with the other hand and stabbing the bald dog in the face desperately.

The bald dog's eyes had been turned into something like milk cake with bloodshot eyes, which was disgusting.

Shi Jian stood up and punched Qing Ma hard: "Stop going crazy!"

Qingma fell heavily into the bloody water, his usually fierce triangular eyes full of despair: "Why did he force me! Why..."

"Keep your voice down!" Shi Jian bared his teeth and kicked his companion viciously: "Don't alert Bald Dog's personal guards!"

"Bald Dog's personal bodyguards?" Qingma seemed to be grasping the last straw like a drowning man, his eyes suddenly became ferocious: "Kill! Kill them all!"

"You and I are just two people, how can we deal with them?!"

Qing Ma suddenly stood up and walked straight out: "Kill them one by one!"

"So what if we kill them?" Shi Jian pushed his companion hard: "Can you and I run away?"

"Just say that Two-Legged Man killed him!"

"Who can you hide it from?"

"Then what do you think we should do?" Qingma shouted hysterically: "Then what do you think we should do?!"

"Shut up!" Shi Jian pressed down on Qingma fiercely, and he gritted his teeth: "Run away! Only by running away can you have a way to survive."

"How can we escape?" Qingma was on the verge of collapse.

"It's just you and me!" Shi Jian racked his brains and thought: "Except for horses and food and drink, we don't bring any belongings with us. We'll run day and night! We can survive by running back to the grassland!"

"Even if we run back to the grassland, you and I have nowhere to go!" Qingma cried out sadly: "The fire-warmer will not let you and me go!"

Qingma pulled Shi Jian fiercely, his shoulders trembling: "You and I surrender! Surrender the Two-Legged Man! Whether you are a slave or a rider, the Two-Legged Man will give you and me a way to survive."

"Don't be stupid!" Shi Jian's mood gradually became calmer: "The two-legged people will not give you or me a way to survive."

"Being picked up on a wooden pole and shot to death by thousands of arrows, put into a skin bag and trampled to death by thousands of horses..." Qingma looked at the knife in his hand: "It's better to have fun yourself."

"The Terdun tribe can't tolerate you and me anymore. A horse walking alone cannot survive." Shi Jian had already made up his mind. He squeezed his companion's shoulders and said viciously: "Chihe tribe! White lion! You and I go find the white lion." !”

Qingma's body suddenly became stiff, and he was so shocked that he couldn't even speak.

Later, flames engulfed the camp, and the rest of the Terdun people were busy rescuing their belongings and livestock. For a while, no one noticed that Shijian and Qingma had fled.

…

Zhongtiefeng County, within the Niuti Valley, the dam on the east bank of the Pangtuo River.

In the desperate situation, Shi Jian and Qing Ma gave up everything just for a glimmer of hope.

At this moment, Taichi couldn't even see the glimmer of hope.

"There will be a solution when we get to the river." These were Taichi's original words.

To the south is the river, to the north is the valley, and to the north is the forest. The retreat to the east has been blocked.

Because of Taichi's guarantee, the leaders of the Terdun tribe suppressed their uneasiness and panic and led their tribes all the way westward along the river valley.

The further west you go, the closer you get to the confluence of the Pangtuo River and the Dajiao River. The terrain on both sides of the Pangtuo River becomes lower, gradually becoming low enough to climb.

Taichi sent capable riders up the mountain with light equipment to explore the enemy's situation in the north. The other side urged the tribesmen to march westward with all their strength.

However, when he reached the shore, Taichi had no choice - because on the river, a fleet of boats was patrolling back and forth.

The Tertuns had no boats, only rafts.

So of course there is no need to say who the rowing boats on the river belong to.

Tai Chi could feel the glares stabbing his back.

"The solution?" Every Teldun leader asked with his eyes: "Where is the solution?"

…

Cowhoof Valley, the third line of defense.

Tamas received a letter - a letter from the people of Teltown.

The letter was written in charcoal black on sheepskin.

"What's written?" Tamas handed the letter to the fifth company commander [Lannis], who couldn't read: "It looks like common language to me."

Lannis took the sheepskin, glanced at it briefly, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "It is indeed the common language... Maybe... there are people of ours in the barbarians."

Because of the arrow wound, Tamas's shoulder was swollen and it was difficult to lift his arm. He asked tiredly: "What did you say?"

Lannis rolled up the sheepskin slowly: "Barbarian Chief, please surrender.

The letter was sent to Winters immediately and returned quickly.

There was no reply, only one more word was written on the parchment:

"Not allowed".

[The update rhythm is messed up... This chapter is just to make up for the weekend debt]

[The author thought of a more reasonable update method, tentatively scheduled to update 246 times a week, which means there will be another chapter tomorrow, then the next chapter will be Thursday, and the next chapter will be Saturday]

[Once the rhythm is gradually regained, at least this part of the plot is finished, then daily updates will be resumed]

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