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Chapter 40 Blood River (3)

Shavi's words made sense, and Kama could not refute it. This time Kama decided to send troops to defeat the East Coast people's attempt to build a fort near the mountain pass, but after discovering that they could not break through the solid city defense facilities they built, their goal turned to cut off the supply line of the East Coast people and besieged the fortress. But now they suddenly realized that it seemed that even this one was difficult to complete, which made them feel a little depressed.

But Kama insisted: "Shavi, I have decided that I will try to attack the camps of the East Coast people - while they have not yet formed a stable camp. Now, lead your subordinates to set off and speed up the march!"

Shavi was silent for a moment, and then made a request: "Since you have decided, I will abide by it. But I asked for the first round of attacks using slave soldiers, and the elite tribal warriors should not be used for the time being."

"Yes, I'm going to do this, too." Kama nodded without thinking, and then said, "Everyone only brings food and drinking water for a day, and moves forward lightly. Shavi, you will lead them. I will give you four thousand slave soldiers, two thousand five hundred tribal warriors and five hundred archers. After arriving at the place where the East Coast people camped, they will immediately launch an attack - well, it's up to you to decide whether to launch an attack. I will urge the rear team to drive away cattle and sheep, catch up with you as soon as possible, and then see if the situation will take subsequent attacks."

Although the Xhosa people have entered the level of slave society, they still lack the logistics transportation tools such as vehicles. When they often go to war, they need to hoard food near the battlefield, and these foods are carried by people in bags. When the war is large, they will drive a large group of cattle and sheep to follow, just like the Mongols, treating them as their own supplies. This expedition is no exception. The food consumption of tens of thousands of soldiers is not a small amount. Therefore, when the Kama tribe sent troops, most of the cattle and sheep that depended on their tribes in the river valley were forcibly conquered most of the cattle and sheep that depended on their tribes along the way.

A few kilometers away was nothing for the Xhosa soldiers who were good at walking on the mountain roads. They almost took an hour to reach the river bank where the East Coast people camped, and maintained good physical strength. Along the way, the scout cavalry of the East Coast people naturally kept spying and harassing around the team, but Shavi ordered the soldiers to ignore these flies and focus on their hearts and head straight to the East Coast people camp.

It was already past six o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun had long disappeared on the west horizon. At this moment, the earth was already covered with darkness. What was even more unsettling was that a layer of mist was gradually shrouded in the sky and the earth. The camps of the people on the east coast seemed to have not been completed. They erected many wooden poles on the ground, and bright lights were hung on the wooden poles. The troops they arranged arrays outside the camp seemed to have dispersed. Maybe they felt that arraying in the fog was too dangerous for them, or their camp had already had a thick prototype, which could provide them with some cover.

The southwest wind was still blowing, but it could not dissipate the increasingly intense fog. Faced with such a heavy fog, the soldiers were hesitant, Kama thought for a while and began to encourage the soldiers: "This fog is the souls of our ancestors who are protecting us. They have let the eyes of the East Coast people be covered by fog, their muskets lose their accuracy, and they are afraid in the unpredictable future. Soldiers, take out your courage and shoot your angry spears at the enemies in front of you!"

After some encouragement, Shawei promised the slave soldiers who were preparing to take on the main force of charge that as long as they successfully rushed into the camp of the East Coast people, not only would they take their own property, but King Kama would also pardon their slave status and give them land.

The slave warriors who were bewitched by their free identity and land cheered loudly. They had never fought with the East Coast people, and they didn't know how powerful the East Coast people were. They only knew that as long as they bravely rushed into the camp that was said to be guarded by only three thousand people, kill all the enemies they saw, they would be free and would get the land they had dreamed of. Is there anything cheaper than this?

These slave soldiers are also old soldiers. Before being captured by the Kama tribe, many people participated in some tribe battles and had rich experience. Therefore, Shawei only took less than an hour to arrange the attack formations one by one, and then sent a few tribal warriors to serve as commanders of the slave soldiers before each attack formation. The five hundred archers were a relatively strong force in Shawei's hands. Whether to invest or not depends on the development of the next battle situation. They cannot be sent to consume them at will when the battle situation is unfavorable. As for the remaining about 2,500 tribal warriors, Shawei moved them to another direction. When the slave soldiers launched a large-scale charge to attract the attention of the East Coast people, maybe they could gain some advantage from the other direction. Not to mention, there are five hundred musketeers in these 2,500 people equipped with newly purchased Sur-style messile guns.

Thanks to the blessing of the gods, this timely fog is definitely more beneficial than disadvantages for the Xhosa people in front of you. At the critical moment, these 500 musketeers took advantage of the night and the fog to get close to the camp of the East Coast people, and then launched a volley of gunfire, which should be a great surprise to the East Coast people.

After calmly arranging the complete attack formation and departure sequence, Shawei silently prayed to the gods he believed in, hoping that the gods and the ancestors of the Kama tribe could protect their descendants and defeat the East Coast people and win the victory of the war. After the prayer, Shawei drew out a sharp short spear, held a leather shield with his left hand, and strode to the front of the formation.
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