Chapter One Thousand Two Hundred and Ninety-Nine: Against Kazuto, I have the advantage!
"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 bloody alliance, just 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 Miqua, and my brother, Beiyu Zuwalo, who share the same heritage, share the divine bear meat 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 remaining tribes of the north!..."
Under the clear sky, along the undulating coast, is the village of the Northern Yuhannuma tribe. The warriors from the three longships came ashore and watched the ceremony of the main god with solemn expressions. The overwhelming Ainu tribesmen also
They gathered together, with excited faces, watching the sacred oath.
There are altars dedicated to divine power in the village, including ancient fishing owls, killer whales, black bears, owls, and the new "Ocean Thunder Divine Power", a kind of "Lord God Hummingbird" that looks very domineering, very powerful, and very 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. Such sacrificial robes are naturally not lacking in Beiyu Nimarsh. And Zuwa
The piece on Luo's body is a relic of Qiandao Shell's father, and it has the same Northern Yu circular pattern.
Through this alliance ceremony of the brothers' return, the kingdom's port stronghold on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the north was covered with leather and transformed into the Ainu "Northern Thousand Islands" tribe! And for this backdoor resurrection
The "brotherly tribe" of Beiyu Hanmarsh actually had a clear conscience. One of them was willing to fight and the other was willing to suffer. The two of them "ran in both directions" and held an alliance ceremony witnessed by the gods, which turned the fake into the real thing.
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"The divine power pays attention, and we will always be 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 and expressed sympathy to each other, as if they were sorry for meeting each other. They drank the blood wine together, and the surrounding kingdom warriors and Ainu tribesmen cheered. Some Ainu
The girls held hands and danced a celebratory "circle dance". And the beautiful girl who presented Zuvalo with chewing wine was holding a "Makili" short knife and a deerskin short hat.
A woven grass chain was dedicated to Zuvalo again.
"Um?…"
Zuvalo took the short sword and put on the tribal short hat. The girl personally put a strange grass chain on Zuvalo. Zuvalo pinched it and found that it was a kind of grass that he had never seen before, but it was Ah
The grain that symbolizes men in the Inu tribe is "wild millet". Then, the girl took out another grass chain, pointed to 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 Niquan was smiling and very close. Beiyu Baishan lowered his head, and his ears were red. Zuwaro was stunned for a few breaths, and his previous premonition actually came true! This ceremony of wearing grass chains on each other seems to be
Ainu engagement?…
"Ahem! Marsh! This?...You are...wanting me to get married to your sister...?"
Zuvalo reacted quickly. He stared at Beiyu Mire with wide eyes. The other party just nodded naturally.
"Yes, Zu! Since we have formed a covenant of brothers, then a sacred marriage is 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 then looked at the Beiyu Baishan who lowered his head and had a red face. In his heart, there seemed to be many deer herds running past with their screams.
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"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. The youngest sister was only eighteen this year. She was more than twenty years older than him, so naturally she couldn't be born to the same mother.
In fact, the Ainu of this era also practiced polygamy, which is common among Northeast Asian tribes. Men have great dominance, and the status of the wife is related to the family and clan power behind it. This seems to be the case in East Asia as well.
The common characteristics of all tribes in Northeast Asia. However, the remnants of the matriarchal clan 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..."
"Ancestor?! 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 Niuma 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, again
How can you refuse?…
"Hey! Another marriage..."
Zuwaro sighed helplessly, and had no choice but to pick up the straw chain of wild millet grass and put it on the slim and beautiful girl. At this moment, his already full heart was filled with the image of an Ainu girl. His
There seems to be another rope on his body, binding him even more tightly to the northern continent, and he will never be able to return to the plateau again...
"O divine power of guardianship! Wild millet and barnyard grass, men and women! Divine power connects them 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 samurai and warriors of the kingdom also danced the war dance excitedly. While everyone was cheering, only a sad girl was left.
, silently lowered his head and hid in the shadow of the crowd...
"God bless you! Ancestor! 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, forcing He and He 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... By then, the two sacred weddings can be held together!
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Beiyu Niquan smiled, took his sister, and pulled away from Zuvalo. After the alliance and engagement witnessed by Shenwei, the two chiefs of the "Beiyu Tribe" finally had a basic foundation of trust. They finally
We can have a good talk about the plans we 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?..."
Zuwaro looked solemn and asked for specific information to prepare for the next trip south. At the end of last night, he chose the Beiyu tribes that he contacted first and chose to become a member of the Beiyu Tribe Alliance!
The reasons for this are, 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, Beiyu and Beiyu are at a disadvantage.
Facing threats from Kazuto to the south and the Ishikari tribe to the east, they are a clan in the Ainu Peninsula that urgently needs the support of allies! They are very sincere in forming an alliance, and are even willing to admit with their eyes closed that the kingdom belongs to the "Hokuyu clan"
Brothers. 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! Forming an alliance with the remaining Northern tribes along the coast is reliable and necessary! Even if we want to continue going south and do business with Kazuto... we must unite an Ainu clan and gather greater strength. Transaction
The price always depends on the comparison of the strength of both parties! After all, why exchange if you can directly grab it? And transactions can never be fair! Whichever party has the greater power and the more advantageous it is, 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." He listened to Beiyu Hannum's story about the fighting in the Western Continent, and the big island
After the invasion of Kazuto from the south, I was already wary of the powerful "Three Islands and Tribe Alliance" in the south that could mobilize tens of thousands of warriors as predicted by His Majesty!
The "Twelve Tribes of Kazuto" in the southernmost part of Maoshili Island are not the simple and loose tribes on the northern continent, but a truly powerful tribal alliance, a branch on the northern island. Therefore, the other party can attack at any time.
Maybe, more warriors will be drawn from the tribal alliance further south!
If he takes the fleet directly to trade with the Heren tribe in the southernmost part of the peninsula, revealing the astonishing gold wealth...then the other party is likely to summon the strength and take action directly. Even if the first transaction or the second transaction is not carried out, it will not happen.
There is absolutely no way to escape the third time!
"I can't trade in Kazuto's territory, it's too dangerous! Only with the support of these local clans, can we choose a safer trading point farther north, away from Kazuto's territory that may be ambushed, and gather a group of people
A large number of tribal reinforcements... Only in this way can we 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 Nanfangheren's goods and 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 "He tribe alliance" would be more aggressive and more powerful than the "Korean tribe alliance" and the "Great Ming and Han tribe alliance".
To be pragmatic and flexible. As long as the immediate interests are sufficient, the other party will never be restricted by oaths and marriages...
As for the Ishikari tribe, which is far inland, it is very difficult to contact them. The other party is also at a time of strength and prosperity. If the seven or eight large tribes can be put together, there will be more than 30,000 people, and they can make up thousands of dollars.
War Ding may not be willing to form an alliance with the kingdom. Even if he forms an alliance, as long as his wealth is exposed in trade, it is equally difficult to predict the change in the other party's attitude! After all, the other party has a direct connection with Kazuto. Since they can send troops to collect tribute together
, naturally we can also send troops to rob together...
With this kind of alliance with great disparity in power and unequal sincerity, Zuvalo dare not gamble and cannot afford to lose. The force in his hands seems to be large, but it is one-time. The cost of support is too high, and it will be over once he loses...
"What's more, the chief of the Hannuma tribe also promised me another condition... to help the kingdom establish a camp for the kingdom on the north side of the strait on the neighboring Huatai Island! And he will use the chieftain of the Hannuma tribe to the north.
With his identity, he called on the Ainu tribe who had trade intermarriage on Huatai Island to join the kingdom... Oh no, join the 'Hokuyo Chishima Tribe'!... In this way, the two tribes would watch and help each other across the strait, and the support would only take two or three days.
, which is beneficial to both parties..."
Thinking of this, Zuvalo looked to the north, towards the end of the strait, and imagined Huatai Island (Sakhalin Island), which was only a hundred or two hundred miles away. Although it was colder than Maushili Island, it was colder than the Kamchatka Peninsula.
But it's even better! There will be the third port established by the Kingdom on the West Sea Continent, and it will probably be the most important stronghold in decades!
This chapter is not over, please click the next page to continue reading! "It is said that there are no big tribes on Huatai Island, only many loose small tribes... So, at the southern end of Huatai Island, various Ainu tribes travel
Where to hunt, find a suitable location and build a big port!... In this way, you can not only communicate with the Ainu tribe on the big island, but also avoid the threat of people further south, and also connect with the mountains further to the west.
The Tatar tribe facilitates trade!… Moreover, with the status of the Beiyu clan that the kingdom now claims, 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, so it will definitely be able to develop that piece of Hutai Island! As for the main island of Ainumoshiri, there are so many large tribal alliances, and dangerous Kazuo... If we rely on what we have on hand,
If you really want to force a foothold with your strength, I'm afraid you will be like a black bear hugging a hornet's nest! Not only will you expose your butt to the hunter, but you will also be stung all over your head..."
Numerous thoughts flashed through Zuvalo's mind, and finally turned into a confident smile hanging on his handsome face. Chief Bei Yushuang also laughed and hugged Zuvalo intimately.
shoulders, and spoke confidently and boldly.
"Ancestor! Our Hanmarsh tribe has three hundred warriors and at least one hundred archers. And your Qiandao tribe has three large ships and one hundred and fifty warriors, each with armor... Wait until we arrive at Hanbin in the south.
The tribe, combined with the 600 warriors mobilized by their entire clan, is a full thousand warriors!..."
"According to the news sent by Hanhamabu the day before yesterday...the tribute team opposite Kazuto only has 200 Kazuto warriors, 100 young men from the Uchiura clan, plus 300 warriors from the Ishikari clan!...One
A thousand people versus six hundred people, the advantage is on our side!…”