Five days later.

On this day, the caravan led by Shang Jiu came to the tribes surrounding the Xiong Tribe in the name of the Shang Tribe to conduct trading activities. This was his first time coming to this area, and the white salt and pottery traded were all at very favorable prices.

The quantities of materials are traded. The salt and pottery of the Xia tribe are welcomed by those small tribes here.

In addition to trading, Shang Jiu's purpose was to explore the situation of the Xiong tribe. He did get some useful and useless information from those small tribes to the Xia tribe.

After two days of information collection, he compiled some valuable information for the Xia tribe:

The Bear Tribe has joined the Beidi Tribe, and the leader of the Bear Tribe is now Lord Xiong of Beidi.

After the Bear Tribe joined Beidi, Beidi confiscated food and went to various affiliated tribes to collect beauties for Beidi. This shows that Beidi's control over the Bear Tribe is increasing.

Now, the Bear Tribe is recruiting warriors from various affiliated tribes, saying that they are going to attack a large tribe.

Shang Jiu felt that recruiting warriors from the Bear Tribe was the most important. Although he had not yet found out which tribe they were going to attack, he had a vague feeling that the Bear Tribe was going to deal with the Xia Tribe. He thought that the Bear Tribe had been ordered by Beidi to target the Xia Tribe.

This information is very important. Shang Jiu decided to pass this news to the king as soon as possible so that the king can be prepared to deal with it.

However, when Shang Jiu was preparing to return to the Xia tribe, he heard another important message, saying that a tribe called Lihuo had sent many warriors to the Xiong tribe, and the tribes surrounding the Xiong tribe were alarmed.

At this time, Shang Jiu decided to return to the Xia tribe one day later. He wanted to find out how many people from the Xiong tribe would gather to attack the big tribe, and also wanted to find out whether the other party was going to attack the Xia tribe.

When he was trading in a small tribe, a group of people he didn't know came to him. They claimed to be from the Bear Tribe and heard that someone was trading salt and pottery from the Xia Tribe in a tribe affiliated with the Bear Tribe. They asked Shang Jiu to follow

They went to the Bear Tribe and made things clear.

In order not to make the other party suspicious, Shang Jiu followed the caravan to the Bear Tribe. However, he did not expect that after arriving at the Bear Tribe, the entire caravan was imprisoned in a cave by the Bear Tribe, and all the supplies of the caravan were taken away.

I spread it out and inspected it carefully, it was all over the floor.

Everyone in the caravan felt a little nervous because they didn't know what they were looking for.

Shang Jiu consciously did not reveal anything worthy of suspicion, and he really couldn't imagine that the Xiong Tribe would know that they were from the Xia Tribe.

While he was distressed, some warriors from the Bear Tribe rushed into the cave and escorted Shang Jiu out.

Everyone else in the caravan was trembling, and no one could do anything.

Shang Jiu was taken to a large house. There were many people sitting here. They looked at him one by one, their eyes were cold, full of vigilance and majesty. Shang Jiu felt a chill in his heart. He knew the reason why he was arrested.

It's not as simple as trading white salt and pottery.

Suddenly, a burly man with a majestic face walked in. He was wearing Beidi clothes. This man was Master Xiong, Xiong Kai, the leader of the Xiong tribe. He said: "Pound, do you think he is from the Xia tribe?"

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Pound bowed and saluted the man, then approached Shang Jiu, looked at it carefully, and asked: "Are you from the Xia tribe?"

When Shang Jiu heard what the man said just now, he knew that he wanted to find out his details. He wanted to be upset, but he realized that no one here knew him, and he didn't know the other person either. He became bolder in an instant. He knew that pound, Xia Tribe

His Pan tribe was wiped out, but he didn't expect that he actually escaped to the Bear tribe.

He said: "I know about the Xia tribe, but I have never been to the Xia tribe."

Pound laughed and asked: "You didn't go to the Xia tribe, where did you get the white salt and pottery from the Xia tribe?"

Shang Jiu said: "Where I come from, there is an agent tribe of the Xia tribe, and I trade from the agent tribe of the Xia tribe. Besides, what I trade is not just salt and pottery from the Xia tribe, I mainly trade gems from the merchant tribe."

Pound said: "Gem? I know a Shang tribe. The leader of that tribe is named Shang Bayi. He is a very stingy man. You claim to be from the Shang tribe. Are there two Shang tribes?"

Shang Jiu said: "The Shang Bayi you are talking about is my father. He is dead. My name is Shang Jiuyi. Many people call me Shang Jiu."

Pound said: "No wonder you look like him. Why did you come to the Bear Tribe to trade? The area where the Shang Tribe is is already large. Isn't there a tribe over there that you can trade with?"

Shang Jiu said calmly: "You don't know, because of my father, many tribes in the area where I am are unwilling to trade with the Shang tribe. So I walked out with the caravan. I originally wanted to go to Beidi, but I didn't

I thought of traveling and trading all the way, so I came to the Bear Tribe."

Another skinny old man asked: "Do you know Beidi?"

Shang Jiu said: "We specialize in trading. Dongyi, Beidi, and Zhongtu all know about it, but they haven't been there yet because the road is too far."

The skinny old man nodded and said, "Bang, do you think he is a spy from the Xia tribe?"

Pound replied: "Master Feng, he is right. I heard Shang Bayi from the Shang tribe once said that he has a son named Shang Jiuyi. Speaking of Shang Bayi, there is also a joke, saying that other people are old

He has always wanted to have multiple sons, from Shang Jiuyi to Shang Jiujiu, but I don’t know if his wish has come true."

Shang Jiuyi sighed: "No, he only has one son, me. When he died, he named my son, starting from Shang Yiyi and ending in Shang Yijiu."

Everyone found it funny after hearing this.

Master Feng said to several others: "Master Yu, Master Xiong, Master Huo, Master Tao, do you think there is anything suspicious about him?"

Master Yu said: "Since he is not from the Xia tribe, you can let him go."

Shang Jiu felt that the man's words were simple, but he just couldn't understand them.

Xiong Kai said: "Master Yu is right, it is okay to let him go back, but he should no longer trade the salt and pottery of the Xia tribe, as this can easily lead to misunderstandings."

Master Yu nodded and said, "The white salt and pottery he brought are for military use."

Shang Jiu didn't understand, so he just lowered his head and said nothing.

Xiong Kai said to Shang Jiu: "Shang Jiu, I am the leader of the Xiong tribe. Since you are not a spy of the Xia tribe, you can leave. However, the white salt and pottery you brought will be left behind, and other supplies can be taken away.

Are you willing?"

Shang Jiu thought to himself that they were indeed going to deal with the Xia tribe. At this time, he could not care about the white salt and pottery. He just nodded and said yes, but his expression showed helplessness.

Everyone saw his behavior and concluded that he was not like a spy of the Xia tribe. He just wanted to leave this strange tribe as soon as possible, as if he was afraid of being hurt.

Master Tao, who had been silent, said: "Although you are not a spy, as a businessman, information can also be traded. After you leave, do not go to the Xia tribe."

Everyone felt that Master Tao was right and his reminder was timely.

Shang Jiu quickly agreed, saying, "I am going to Beichang City, not the Xia tribe, and I don't know where the Xia tribe is."

Shang Jiu was taken away. He wanted to organize the caravan and leave here as soon as possible.

Why are caravans respected in today's era? Mainly because they can bring many supplies that tribes need.

After everyone left Shang Jiu, Master Feng said to Master Xiong: "Send someone to monitor him to see if he goes to the Xia tribe. If he is found to be cheating, we will kill him directly on the road."

Xiong Kai then arranged for another confidant to follow Shang Jiu.

Master Yu said: "That's good. We should seal off the wasteland outside the Xiong tribe and prevent other tribes from going directly to Xia tribe through this."

It turns out that the big river outside the Xia Tribe all the way to the Bear Tribe is already a branch of it and has turned into a small winding river. There are many animals on the other side of the river, and people can also cross the river. People from other tribes will cross from the other side of the river.

The wasteland passes through here to reach the Xia tribe, such as the Rat tribe.

Sometimes everyone can't understand Mr. Yu's words and they all guess what he means. But after living in Beidi for a long time, they can understand the ancient Chinese language to some extent. At this time, except Xiong Kai in the room, the shamans and elders of the Xiong tribe

He Pang didn't quite understand what he said, but everyone else thought what Mr. Yu said made sense.

Master Feng said: "Let's continue talking about the previous things."

It turns out that this group of people had been discussing how to use troops against the Xia tribe. Master Yu and Master Huo from the Lihuo tribe thought that they should fight quickly, march towards the Xia tribe quickly, catch the Xia tribe by surprise, and try to win over the Xia tribe in one fell swoop.

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However, Lord Tao objected to attacking the Xia tribe now. He believed that he should wait until Lord Bu brought the supplies before attacking the Xia tribe. Lord Bu brought some equipment and weapons from Beidi, which were just in time to attack the Xia tribe.

Xiong Kai's opinion is in favor of Master Tao. He thinks that the weapons and equipment of the Bear Tribe are not good, the warriors of the Bear Tribe have not been recruited yet, and how the Savage Tribe will use them, and whether the number of warriors of the Bear Tribe and the Lihuo Tribe is too small.

You should wait until everyone has arrived to eliminate the Xia tribe.

Master Yu said confidently: "This time we attack the Xia tribe, we will definitely win. I have summarized two points. One is that the warriors we have now are more than the savages last time; the other is that the warriors we recruited are different from last time. The warriors obey

Order. So we should gather quickly, victory is just a trivial matter."

Everyone was a little uncomfortable seeing that he didn't speak the Chinese language.

Lord Tao said: "Despite this, the weapons and equipment are not as good as those of the Xia tribe. How can we defeat them? In addition, the supplies delivered by Lord Bu include Beidi's sharp weapons. It's just that there is heavy snow. Shouldn't we wait? Once the war starts, there will be no food supplies."

, how do warriors persevere?”

Master Yu said: "It is precisely because of Master Bu's delay that we are affecting our attack on the Xia tribe. Therefore, we must defeat the Xia tribe as soon as possible. Otherwise, how much will it cost to eat and drink so many people? Besides, the deadline given to us by Master Shang is coming soon."

Master Tao said: "I think that as long as we can defeat the Xia tribe, a little delay is nothing. Your Excellency should be able to understand the difficulties of the warriors ahead. How will the barbarian tribe arrange this attack on the Xia tribe?"

The person in charge of communication with the Savage Tribe this time was Lord Feng, and Lord Feng had been in the Lihuo Tribe. He sent his cronies to recruit the Savages in the Savage Valley.

Master Feng said: "The savage tribe has been arranged in a dense forest, not far from the bear tribe. It is difficult for the savages to communicate, and it will take some time to gather them together."

No one could blame him. It was indeed difficult for savages to communicate. Only those who understood the savage language could communicate.

Master Huo said: "I actually don't agree with using savages to attack the Xia tribe. The last failure is a good proof. It is better to use our warriors, but the number will be smaller."

Master Tao said: "If there are savages, why don't we use them? It depends on how to use them."

Master Yu said: "Not counting the savages, our warriors are now twice as many as the enemy's, which is already a lot. No, we will recruit more warriors from the surrounding tribes."

Xiong Kai really wanted to curse after hearing this. This time the Xiong Tribe has recruited quite a few warriors. If they recruit more warriors, those affiliated tribes will probably resist.

Master Tao said: "If you want to recruit warriors, you can go to Heifeng Village and you can give them supplies."

Heifeng Village is a bandit tribe. This tribe is very large and is two days' journey from the Bear Tribe. The place where it is located is easy to defend and difficult to attack because the people there are extremely vicious and there are no natural materials that can be used in the area. It is a barren mountain and bad water.

Lord Shang in Beidi is not interested in them either.
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