Blazing Fire Marches to War, Part Two
"The boy was taken away by the Iron Bone Tribe's Cavalry. Before that, the Iron Bone Tribe's Cavalry clashed with the Iron Palm Tribe's Cavalry. It was the Xita Legion Commander stopped his men. Later, I saw the Iron Bone Tribe's Cavalry heading west under the cover of night. I didn't dare to follow them, so I waited for the Iron Palm Tribe's Cavalry to finish cleaning up the battlefield before entering the battlefield to look for some clues."
At this point, Luda paused, wanting Huo Qing to respond, but Huo Qing was too agitated to continue and said fiercely, "If you continue to waste my time, Luda, I will make you wish you were dead."
Luda's face paled, he shivered, and nodded.
"I searched all night with my men, and all the weapons and items that could prove the existence of these men in black were cleared away by the Iron Palm Tribe. Fortunately, fate intervened. It was already dawn, and I was about to go to the river to get some water when I bent down to do so. I saw a reflective metal object, and that's it." Luda pulled a letter tube from his pocket. It was the same letter tube that Dane had been holding, containing the letters from the Blood Scorpion Tribe. The wax seal on the letter tube had been repaired by Victor, and the contents of the letter inside had been changed.
Huo Qing snatched the letter tube and examined it. "Lord Huo Qing, rest assured, after I got this letter tube, I rushed here immediately. I even temporarily handed over the caravan to my subordinates. No one else has touched it except me. I even sleep with it in my arms. I guarantee it will be intact."
Huo Qing didn't notice anything wrong with the mailbox. He was about to open it, but then stopped himself. "You and your men will wait here. I will have my men provide you with food and water. If it is as you say, you will be Blazing Fire Tribe most valuable guest. If not, you will be our greatest Blazing Fire Tribe, and I will treat you and your men with the cruelest punishment."
After saying that, Huo Qing took the letter tube to find his uncle, Volcano, the chief of the Blazing Fire Tribe. This matter was of great importance. Both his cousin Dane, who had been captured by the Iron Bone Tribe, and the letter in the letter tube were related to the future of the Blazing Fire Tribe and even the Blood Scorpion Tribe. They could not be dealt with hastily.
Soon he arrived at the chieftain's tent with the mail tube. Volcano was eating, and when he saw his nephew coming over, he greeted him happily, "Huo Qing, sit down and have some with us. The lamb is especially good today."
Huo Qing walked straight to the Volcano, knelt down, and handed the letter tube to the Volcano. "I have been arranging for my spies to investigate the movements of the Iron Palm Tribe. They have just sent back an important message..." Huo Qing took credit for the message and repeated Luda's words. "This is the letter tube they found. It should have been secretly hidden by Cousin Dane."
Volcano took the letter tube and examined it carefully. "It is indeed the letter tube of the Blood Scorpion Tribe. This is the same one that Dake used to send me a letter before. The wax seal is also fine." Dake is the current chief of the Blood Scorpion Tribe and also Volcano's brother-in-law.
"Are your men alright? Are they trustworthy?"
"Uncle, they have been disguised as a caravan, doing business between various tribes. When they went to the Iron Palm Tribe to trade, they were very careful and left no clues. The leader Luda, and he is quite shrewd and capable, but he is timid. They are all under my control."
"Besides, he has never met Dane, let alone had any contact with the Iron Bone Tribe. I don't think there's anything wrong with what he said. I've checked it repeatedly."
"Since you've said so, I believe you. Dane must have something very important to tell us by suddenly coming to us. It's a pity that Ironbone took him away. His life should be fine, but I don't know how to save him. My sister only has this one child."
Volcano sighed, then used the knife in his hand to scrape open the wax seal of the letter tube, took out the letter inside, and began to read it. Although the Barbarians had their Barbarian language, their writing system was not yet fully developed. Basically, the written language of the Barbarian Tribes was the Common Tongue, and at least the high-ranking members of the Barbarians would use the Common Tongue to write and read.
After a long while, Volcano finished reading the letter, his face flushed, and he looked very excited. "The Blazing Fire Tribe finally has the opportunity to continue to expand and become a major tribe on the grassland." If Victor were here, he would say that this Chief Volcano was too easy to fool. He simply made a promise and made him eat it with relish.
In the forged letter, Victor exaggerated the Blood Scorpion Tribe's support for the Blazing Fire Tribe and added many preferential conditions, which were fatally attractive to the Blazing Fire Tribe. Volcano had some doubts to begin with.
However, the letter also exaggerated the difficulties of the Blood Scorpion Tribe, as if the entire tribe would be wiped out by the Iron Bone Tribe if the Blazing Fire Tribe did not come to their aid. In order to convince Volcano that his promise was true and effective, the Blood Scorpion Chieftain Dake, also guaranteed that Dane would become the next chief and maintain the conditions he offered to the Blazing Fire Tribe. Upon seeing this, Volcano completely believed it, especially since the forged letter also mentioned that Dane had come to ask for help and that he must be protected.
"We don't have much time left. While there's still time, we must mobilize our army as soon as possible and find a way to rescue Dane." Volcano slammed his fist on the table, making a decisive decision to lead the Blazing Fire Tribe into this mess.
"Huo Qing, go and gather your Thousand-man squad immediately. Also, take the two Reserve Force from the tribe with you. You two quickly go and inform the other two Legion Commander to gather their forces. We're going to have a big battle." Volcano instructed Huo Qing to gather the troops and ordered his personal guards to inform the other two Thousand-man squad. In addition to these three regular Thousand-man squad, the Blazing Fire Tribe had also established two reserve Thousand-man squad, which were similar to the regular Thousand-man squad. This was Volcano's attempt to strengthen the tribe.
This time, Volcano plans to bring these five Thousand-man squad, which will likely affect the normal production and life of the entire tribe. However, in order for the Blazing Fire Tribe to become stronger, he is determined to mobilize all his troops to fight against the Iron Bone Tribe and help the Blood Scorpion Tribe get out of the crisis.
However, the letter also mentioned that the Iron Palm Tribe is an important branch of the Iron Bone Tribe, and even their only Thousand-man squad is comparable to the Iron Bone Golden Cavalry. Volcano believes that even a lion has to go all out to catch a rabbit, and he also wants to use the Iron Palm Tribe to find out the whereabouts of the Iron Bone Tribe who took Dane away.
Luda stayed in Huo Qing's room and watched the food Huo Qing had prepared. He was quite satisfied with the food, as the sumptuous meal proved that Huo Qing would not abandon him after using him.
After more than a day, the five Thousand-man squad of the Blazing Fire Tribe had finally assembled. Volcano said a few words and then led his troops to set off. They had to eliminate the Iron Palm Tribe as soon as possible and find Dane's whereabouts.