Zhang Yu didn't know what Zhan Zhitong's language level was, but in his opinion, every time he hid in a room and listened to his lectures, he breathed and breathed very comfortably, which meant that he listened very easily, so his ability should be
Not weak.
But even if he understands the language and culture of the Hardclaw tribe, or even reaches the same level as him, it would be too much to think that all problems can be solved by communicating through language.
As Zhu Anshi said that day, just a few words of dialogue cannot explain all the problems.
The Solid Stone Tribe is not aboriginal people who have surrendered to the Protectorate over the past hundred years and have been polished off their wild nature. These people are a group of real barbarians who have come out of the jungle where the jungle is strong and predatory, and they are full of the most primitive worship of violence.
The strange god they worship is called "Toloti", which means "torn throat", which represents killing and can be said to be full of blood.
Facing them, we cannot communicate purely with words, and something stronger is needed.
Zhan Zhitong's mistake was that as a middleman between the two forces, he himself did not possess any force.
The thinking of these barbarians is completely different from that of the Protectorate. In the Hardclaw tribe, most of the people who are truly in power have strong military force and strong physiques.
Therefore, in their view, even though Zhan Zhitong was sent by the Protectorate, his words would not carry any weight because he was not strong enough.
On the contrary, some people from the Hard Claw tribe may still use Zhan Zhitong's "military force" to measure the Duhu Mansion, thus drawing an absurd conclusion. After all, in the eyes of the barbarians, he is the "high-ranking" of the Duhu Mansion.
Of course, it is the priests and chieftains who really decide the movement of the Jianclaw tribe. They will not be so stupid. Therefore, Zhang Yu believes that the tribe's northward movement is probably a test.
Just like a monster in the wasteland, before encountering an unidentified prey, it always has to test it several times. After determining the degree of threat to itself, it will decide whether to bite or evade and retreat.
Of course, another possibility cannot be ruled out, that is, there may be people with malicious intentions behind the Hardclaw tribe.
He has some experience in dealing with people from the Hardclaw tribe, but if these people exist, he must be careful.
After gathering all the people in Xiaoshan Town, Zhang Yu got on his horse and headed towards Danhe in the heavy rain.
At this time, he was followed by more than 20 people, including Su Zhu sent by Xuanfu and the two disciples he brought, six people sent by Academy to assist him, and the rest were provided by Xiaoshan Town
Militia Guard.
Among the people in the Academy, there was a teacher named Wu who had the highest status, and he was specifically responsible for written records.
Although he could not understand the language of the Hardclaw tribe, he could send back what Zhang Yu had said and translated. This not only made it easier for the academy and the capital to understand the situation, but also served as evidence for judging the merits and demerits of the envoys.
In fact, there was also such a person beside Zhan Zhitong, but he was also detained, and the person who visited him later could not come out. If not for this, the academy's understanding of what happened next would not be so vague and passive.
After traveling for seven or eight summers, they arrived at Muxi Town, located in the middle reaches of the Dan River. They showed their envoy order and asked the town to arrange a boat to send them downstream.
The town did not dare to neglect and immediately mobilized a boat. They boarded the boat at midnight, then took advantage of the wind and sailed down the river, arriving at Guangyao Town near dawn.
This town is located at the northern end of the open plains of the Duhu Prefecture. It is also the largest town in this wilderness. The town has a population of about 12,000. Due to facing the barbarians in the open plains all year round, the folk customs are very tough.
The mayor heard that another envoy from the Duhu Mansion had arrived, and hurriedly went out to greet Zhang Yu. However, seeing that Zhang Yu was not accompanied by many people and that there were no ceremonial guards, he couldn't help but have many doubts. But when he saw Zhang Yu's appearance, he was filled with doubts.
His doubts were gone, and he immediately called him in and ordered people to prepare hot tea, hot soup and various foods.
After Zhang Yu talked with him, he learned that many outposts of the Hardclaw tribe had already appeared here.
Although Guangyao Town has a considerable number of firecrackers and artillery, which are enough to deal with ordinary small tribes in the open plains, it is absolutely unable to stop the Jianclaw tribe with a large group of sacrifices, not to mention the existence of alien gods in this tribe.
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Zhang Yu did not stop here to rest. He held an umbrella and went directly to the top of the city. At this time, the gap in the cloak on his chest moved, and a small head poked out, looking up and down curiously.
He stretched out his hand and rubbed it. Although this little leopard cat had no fighting ability, it had a very keen sense of danger, so he took it with him this time.
Su Zhu, who had been following him since his departure, just glanced at him and stopped paying attention. As he said himself, he was only here to protect Zhang Yu and would not pay much attention to other things.
Zhang Yu was focusing on the front at this time, and with his extraordinary eyesight, he quickly recognized that there were several barbarians hiding under a wooden shed about a few miles away. They were also looking at the place and pointing towards the city wall.
From time to time they were chatting in low voices.
Judging from their attire, it is certain that one of them is a sentinel of the Hardclaw tribe, and the remaining few should be indigenous barbarians who originally lived in the wasteland.
Although there were originally tens of thousands of barbarians in these wastelands, because they came from different tribes and had been attacking each other, they had been scattered for a long time. However, what the academy and the capital were most worried about was that after the arrival of the Hardclaw tribe, they would
If they are integrated, it will be a big trouble.
Teacher Wu came over at this time, and he also looked ahead, only to realize that it was pitch black there, and with the pouring rain, he couldn't see anything, so he said: "Zhang Jieshi, shall we go there again at dawn?"
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Zhang Yudao: "There is no need to wait for dawn, we will set off immediately after the horses are arranged in the town."
Wu Shijiao asked for advice: "Jie Envoy, may I ask why you chose this time?"
Zhang Yudao: "A little later, it will be the time when the Jianclaw tribe worships the God of Dawn. In order to welcome the arrival of the God of Dawn, not only will they not refuse anyone to visit at this time, they will also treat the guests who come to their door as VIPs, thinking that they will give
Bring your own luck.”
Teacher Wu showed admiration and said: "The envoy is really knowledgeable. The academy should have sent you here long ago."
Zhang Yu didn't take this sentence to heart. He said: "Teacher Wu, please go and call everyone over. I have something to say."
Teacher Wu handed over his hand and went down.
After a while, all the people who came here, including the militiamen and assistants, arrived at the top of the city.
Zhang Yu turned around, looked at everyone and said: "I want to say a few words. We will go to the Jianclaw tribe later. No matter whether we are on the way or among other tribes, no one can mention anything about it.
On the topic of the Protectorate, try to reduce private conversations. If you have anything to ask me directly, if you are in danger, squat on the ground and put your hands on your shoulders. Under normal circumstances, as long as you do this action, you will not be criticized.
Big damage."
Master Wu taught: "Jie Envoy, may I ask why you can't mention the Protectorate?"
Zhang Yudao: "Because there are supernatural gods in the Jianclaw tribe, they are not bound by mortal language when listening to mortals. This is to prevent you from revealing the current situation of the Protectorate."
Teacher Wu was surprised and said, "Did Zhan Jieshi know about this before? Do Zhang Jieshi's students also know about it?"
Zhang Yu said calmly: "I specifically mentioned this when I was teaching students. As for Zhan Jieshi, he claims to have communicated with people from the Hard Claw tribe. I think he should also know about this."
After the explanation, he led everyone down the city wall without further delay, then mounted the horses prepared for them and walked through the city gate that had been opened long ago.
The mayor stood on the top of the city, silently watching the group of people brave the rain and fog, heading into the night that was so thick that it could not be resolved, and secretly wished them good luck in their journey.
In the wooden shed, the sentinel of the Hard Claw tribe quickly noticed the arrival of the sound of horse hooves. He found that the number of people coming was not small, so he immediately took out a shiny object and shook it towards the back.
Soon, there were shining points of light passing one after another from behind.
More than thirty miles away, there was a camp of thousands of people from the Jianclaw tribe. After they saw the light, many people immediately put down their sacrificial objects and prepared for battle.
Not long after waiting, they first heard the rumble of horse hooves, and then saw a group of people breaking through the night rain and appearing outside the camp. The person riding the horse at the front suddenly had a bright light on his body.
It rose up, illuminating Yu Ye and his entourage behind him. The large amounts of rain fell, but fell from the light flowing beside him, and the whole person was enveloped in a hazy light.
The barbarians suddenly let out strange exclamations, with a look of awe in their eyes.
Wu Shijiao heard the sound and couldn't help but said: "Jiang Envoy, what are they talking about? I seem to hear them saying 'Tianxia'?"
"You heard that right."
Zhang Yu looked at the simple aboriginal camp in front of him and said quietly: "They are talking about...the gods of Tianxia."
