"Patriarch, the Black Water Tribe is coming!" Er Zhuang immediately ran to Hua Kai's side to report when he saw the Black Water Cavalry chasing after them.
"Hurry up and organize the defense formation. Hua Xuan, Qimuge, Taji, Sai Han, you guys organize all the slaves in the center of the carriage team. No matter what happens, don't leave. If anyone moves at this time, just kill them."
Hua Kai commanded a few slaves that he had trained. At this time, all the family members, even the adult slaves, must participate in the battle. He was most worried that these slaves would be frightened by the momentum of the Black Water Cavalry's charge, which would cause all the slaves to panic.
Wei Hatou, Wal-mart, and Erzhuang skillfully organized all the people to surround the carriage in a circle. All the people and horses were crowded in the circle. Everyone began to assign defensive positions. To deal with the charge of a large group of cavalry, the Hua family could only form a defensive formation and fight a war of attrition.
When the Black Water Cavalry arrived and saw that the Hua Jia Caravan had formed a defensive formation, they knew that it was impossible to take them down in one go. They began to ride around the caravan so that if the Hua Jia Caravan was confused, they would have a chance to break through the defense of the carriage formation.
To Hua Kai's relief, although these slaves had not been with the Hua family for a long time, they also realized the benefits of the Hua family.
The slaves had seen the battle just now. A master of the Hua family could defeat a hundred Black Water Cavalry. All the slaves obeyed the command of the Hua family and quietly gathered in the middle of the carriage formation, waiting for the Hua family to solve the crisis in front of them.
Hua Kai watched the Black Water Cavalry circling around the caravan a few times, not daring to move forward. The two sides gradually fell into a stalemate. As time passed, the weather became hotter and hotter. Yu Jun rested for more than an hour and now his complexion had improved.
"Master, let me go out and meet them!
If we wait any longer, it will be difficult for us to leave when the Black Water Tribe's reinforcements come.
As long as I kill their cavalry leader, they will be afraid of us. "Yu Jun came to Hua Kai's side and said.
"It's too dangerous. You've already fought a battle in the morning. If you go out now, it'll be difficult to break through their encirclement.
As long as we don't leave the carriage formation, it won't be easy for them to break in. The Hua family's Space Splitting Spear isn't easy to deal with, "Hua Kai said.
All the members of the Hua family were armed with human hands and weapons, which were many times stronger than the bone knives and bone sticks of the Black Water Tribe. As long as the other party dared to attack, Hua Jia Caravan would definitely make the other party pay a heavy price.
Moreover, although Yu Jun was at Mortal Realm Stage 8, he was a sword user and was not good at fighting on horseback.
If his grandfather or Fifth Uncle were here, their horses would be much more powerful than Yu Jun. Hua Kai regretted letting his grandfather and Fifth Uncle go to the new city of Zhao.
"Patriarch, I think it's best to let Mr. Yu challenge us. Only when they realize that they can't kill us all here will they give up on killing us." Wei Baotou said at this time.
Hua Kai knew what Wei Baotou meant. He was also in a dilemma.
The Hua Family's main fighting force, including Hua Kai and Han Jinsheng, was 51 people. Although many of the young slaves I bought from the Ordos Tribe had loyalty values of 50 and above, they might not be reliable in a battle of attrition like this.
"Family Head, let this old servant go!
The other party is not in the Mortal Realm, I believe they can't stop me. "Wal-mart said at this time.
"If you are not in the Mortal Realm, you will die. Let's wait and see.
Yu Jun, you should recover your Qi. If the other party is about to attack, you should go out and wander. That way, you will be more useful in the battle. "
Yu Jun was a sword user. Compared to a spear, a broadsword, or a halberd, a horse was much weaker. Therefore, he could only be most useful outside the carriage formation.
Hua Jia Caravan waited like this. The Black Water Tribe didn't make any moves. What Hua Kai didn't know was that the Black Water Tribe's cavalry leaders were also in a dilemma.
"Are we going to fight or not?
How long are we going to wait like this? "One of the centurions shouted unhappily.
"Look at the other party's defensive formation. It won't be easy to take them down.
For them, our tribe has already lost 102 elites. If we can't kill them in the end, what will we do if they come back for revenge?
I told you not to fall out with the caravan because of those goods, but you didn't listen. Now it's too late to regret … "One of the centurions was interrupted before he finished speaking.
"You also got a lot of goods from them. Now you are saying this … Let's wait for the Patriarch's decision!
It's too big of a loss for our 500 people to take them down. "
The centurions were discussing there. They didn't want to be the first to attack, because to break through the carriage formation, the first to attack would have the most casualties. If they lost too much today, even if they won the battle in the end, what good would it do them?
On the prairie, the strong preyed on the weak. If their own tribe suffered too much damage, they would definitely be annexed by other tribes.
The cavalrymen of the Black Water Tribe were hesitating. Hua Jia Caravan could only wait in the carriage formation. Suddenly, Hua Kai saw a figure flash by in the distance. It was a prairie wolf.
"Patriarch, it's a prairie wolf!
We are being targeted by the wolf pack. "Wei Baotou pointed at a wolf figure in the distance and said.
Some people said that wolves were the masters of the prairie. Many prairie tribes agreed with this saying. Some big tribes even called themselves the sons of the wolf god and regarded the wolf as their tribe's totem.
The most powerful opponent of the prairie people was the wolf pack in the prairie. At least 7 out of 10 prairie people were killed by the wolf pack in the end, which showed the wolf's status on the prairie.
Hua Kai also heard from the Jia Family that there were countless kinds of prairie wolves. Among them, the most terrifying ones were the gray wolf, red wolf, and prairie wolf.
Prairie wolves were the most common to see on the prairie. They were either a few in a family or hundreds in a family. Each wolf pack would have its own wolf king. Every wolf pack of prairie wolves also had relationships. Just like human tribes, they would cooperate to deal with the enemy when they encountered a powerful opponent.
Hua Kai saw that the prairie wolf in the distance was only about 80 centimeters. It looked at Hua Jia Caravan and the Black Water Tribe cavalrymen from afar. When the humans discovered it, it was not nervous at all, just like a spectator.
"Patriarch, the Black Water Tribe seems to be preparing to leave. That prairie wolf has been staring at me and does not leave. I'm afraid it is waiting for the arrival of the wolf pack. We have to leave quickly."
Wei Baotou said anxiously. It seemed that the ordinary prairie wolf was more terrifying than the entire Black Water Tribe.
The prairie people would not easily attack the wolf pack. If they wanted to kill a lone wolf, they would be targeted by the entire wolf pack. Then, their cattle, sheep, and even horses would suffer.
Generally, the wolf pack would not easily attack humans. This was a tacit understanding formed on the prairie for thousands of years.
Today, the prairie wolf had been staring at the caravan and did not leave. Perhaps they were short of food and wanted to take the risk to attack people.
Hua Kai saw that the Black Water Tribe was preparing to leave. They did not know whether to laugh or cry. At this time, Hua Kai felt that Xiao Qiang was responding to him.
Xiao Qiang stared at the prairie wolf in the distance from a carriage and growled. Although it was only five months old, its body was not much smaller than that of the prairie wolf.
Mastiffs were the existence that stood at the top of the wolf pack. It was said that mastiffs were originally domesticated by the wolf king.
Humans used mastiffs to deal with the wolf pack. This was why there were some restrictions on the wolf pack on the prairie. As the king of mastiffs, the golden mastiff was the natural enemy of the wolf pack.
Hua Kai came to the side of the carriage and stroked Xiao Qiang's head. He could feel that Xiao Qiang wanted to leave the carriage and go to the prairie wolf.
However, Xiao Qiang was only a second-grade demon beast, which was equivalent to a mid-grade wild beast. The wolf pack's leader was at least a savage beast. Even if he could kill the prairie wolf and lure out the wolf pack behind it, then the caravan would not be able to leave.
"Master, the Black Water Cavalry has left. What should we do now?" Wal-mart saw that the Black Water Tribe had really left. He hurriedly came to Hua Kai and asked.
"Pack up and let's go. I hope we are not targeted by the wolf pack." Hua Kai could only comfort himself now.
The Hua Clan's caravan set off once again and went back the way they came. The horses that were pulling the carriage just now had changed again. The carriage sped on the grassland. The Hua Clan's caravan brought more than 200 horses and followed behind the carriage. Gradually, Hua Kai discovered that a few grassland wolves had appeared around the caravan.
"Master, let the caravan continue!
There is a small tribe in front of us 60 miles away. Normally, the wolf pack will not attack the tribe easily.
I will keep an eye on these prairie wolves. "
Yu Jun rode to Hua Kai's side and said. He saw that these prairie wolves were following them like ordinary plasters. He knew that they must be waiting for more prairie wolves to arrive.
After walking for more than ten minutes, Hua Kai found that there were more and more wolves around the caravan. There were at least 20 of them now. None of these prairie wolves were savage beasts. This meant that these were just the scouts of the wolf pack. The main force had not arrived yet.
At this time, a prairie wolf was following behind the Hua family team and was trying to sneak attack the horses behind the caravan. When the horses saw the prairie wolf attacking, they were frightened and panicked. Hua Jia Caravan ran over and chased away the prairie wolf that was looking for an opportunity to attack. The wolf was not in a hurry and slowly followed behind the caravan.
"Master, why don't we try to kill them for a while? If we continue like this, we won't be able to escape. The prairie wolf's endurance is not worse than that of horses. Maybe they will leave when they are scared." Wal-mart came to Hua Kai's side and said.
"Okay. Anyway, it seems that the wolf pack will not let us go today. You and Yu Jun lead 30 people and try to kill them for a while!"
Hua Kai did not have any experience with the prairie wolves. He hoped that the prairie wolves would recognize the caravan's strength and give up.
After that, Hua Kai stopped the caravan and started to set up a defensive formation. Yu Jun and Wal-mart rode out of the formation and chased after the prairie wolves.
None of the wolves were at the level of a savage beast, but they were very cunning and knew how to cooperate with each other. When they saw the caravan coming out, they fled in all directions. When Yu Jun and the others stopped chasing, they slowly surrounded them.
Yu Jun and Hua Fu divided everyone into multiple teams to surround and kill the surrounding wolves. The wolves could not escape from the pursuit of the horses, but they would draw aggro everywhere, causing the caravan members to be very annoyed.
For half an hour, Hua Kai had been staring at the wolves in the distance.
With a Qi Realm warrior, the wolves were no match for them. Hua Jia Caravan had already killed more than 20 prairie wolves, but the wolves did not seem to have any intention of leaving. Instead, more wolves were coming from all directions.
When Yu Jun and the others came back, Hua Kai felt their annoyance. Although they had killed 27 prairie wolves, they had also lost two horses. The wolves were too good at finding opportunities. They kept surrounding the caravan and wanted to exhaust their patience.
Hua Kai's expression was also very serious. In just a short while, there were more than 40 prairie wolves surrounding the caravan. Although Hua Jia Caravan had killed so many of their companions, they did not seem to be afraid at all. They stood a hundred meters away from the caravan and stared at them quietly. Sometimes, they even lay down on the grass to rest.
"Let's strengthen the defense!
We can't leave today!
Many of us are already tired. We can't give the wolves a chance. These prairie wolves don't seem to be from the same group. We can only hope that there won't be too many savage beast level prairie wolf leaders. "Hua Kai said worriedly.
Hua Jia Caravan stopped and reorganized the defense. Hua Xing and Hua Zichen had left for ten days. Logically speaking, they should be back in a few days. As long as they were back, everything would be easy to handle.
As evening approached, all the core members of the caravan sat together to discuss. No one had a good idea. The prairie wolves were sticking to them. Even if the caravan had killed more than 10 prairie wolves, their numbers were still increasing.
"Maybe they are waiting for the wolf king to appear. When the wolf king appears, they will launch their attack.
We must let all the slaves take up weapons. If our caravan formation is broken by the wolves, we won't be able to protect them. "Yu Jun said.
Most of the slaves in the caravan were women and children. If the wolves broke through the caravan formation, everyone could only try their best to kill the wolves and enter the final battle.
"As long as the wolf king dares to appear, we have the strength to kill it. Maybe the crisis will be resolved." Wal-mart said.
"It won't be that easy. If the wolf king is not confident, it will definitely not appear. It will join forces with other wolves and wait until we are exhausted before attacking.
We have already killed more than 40 prairie wolves. They might put the final battle at night. This will be very disadvantageous for us. "Wei Baotou knew more about the prairie wolves than the others. His words made everyone frown.
At this time, the wolves outside the caravan formation seemed to be wandering aimlessly. They were slowly approaching the caravan to test the caravan's reaction. Many of the Hua Jia Caravan people were already tired. If they went out to fight again, they would not have much strength for the final battle at night. Therefore, everyone could only wait. As long as the wolves did not come too close, no one would pay attention to them.
"Huff … Ugh …"
At this time, Hua Kai felt that the cockroach he left in the carriage was very restless. It kept growling when it saw the wolves approaching. Hua Kai was about to go forward to comfort it, but unexpectedly, the cockroach jumped out of the carriage and rushed towards a cang wolf not far away.
The cockroach bit off the reins by itself!