I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 49 The Surrendered Tribe

Within the distribution area of ​​​​the Salo people, the Salata tribe.

The Macedonian soldiers led most tribes near Thermopylae to either flee into the forest or be forced to migrate further west. Although the Salata tribe knew that the Macedonian army was getting closer to them, they did not Willing to leave the land where they have lived for several generations, the leading chiefs have decided that anyway, they did not provide much help in this war, so when the Macedonians came to fight, they surrendered to them and became the vassals of the Macedonians , Safeguard yourself wisely.

This idea has been agreed by many people in the tribe. The main force of the coalition forces can be wiped out by them with fewer victories.Instead of running to die, it is better to be a hero who knows the current affairs.

This is what they think and do.When the forward of the Macedonian army, composed of Agrians, hit their territory, the tribal chiefs who got the news led a large group of tribesmen away and offered to surrender to the forward commander. .

Facing the first tribe that voluntarily surrendered after the expedition, the leading vanguard officer was a little caught off guard. Instead of responding immediately, he sent a messenger to report what happened here to Antigonus of the rear army, requesting King's decision.

After learning about this matter, Antigonus immediately paid attention to it. This can be said to be a beginning. As long as he can deal with the first barbarian tribe that surrenders voluntarily, there will soon be second, third and even more. Barbarian tribes came to visit.Blind military operations cannot truly conquer this resource-rich peninsula and the barbarians living on it. Antigonus knew this very well. Didn't you see that the powerful Roman legion also needed to win over one faction and suppress another during the expedition to Gaul? Relying on local barbarian tribes to rule.

Taking this matter seriously, Antigonus personally led the guards to the Salata tribe to meet with the chiefs of the tribe.

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The Salata tribe is a small tribe with a population of just over 2000. It is located on a relatively fertile small plain. There is a creek flowing from the woods with an unknown source nearby. Although this creek does not have much water, it has It was enough to supply an entire tribe of people and enable them to cultivate farmland on the flat land.

The crop grown by the Salata people is a wheat-like crop, but after peeling off the wheat ears, the wheat grains inside are not white, but green, but its taste is no different from normal wheat grains. the difference.In addition to this green wheat, they also grew crops such as peas and cabbage.

In order to welcome the King of Macedonia, the chiefs of the Salata tribe put on gorgeous clothes that they could only wear during sacrifices. Their old faces smiled like flowers when they saw Antigonus himself. The folds on my face were all wrinkled and looked extremely greasy.

When they saw Antigonus himself, they were very surprised. They didn't expect the king of Macedon to be such a young boy. It couldn't be concealed, but this didn't make the chiefs feel contemptuous. They don't judge people by their appearance, at least when they understand the strength behind the young man in front of them, they won't judge people by their appearance easily.

After being surprised, the old chief at the head reacted quickly, took a step forward, and said, "Great Macedonian king, welcome to the Salata tribe, I am chief Albogan Sejimandus, your glorious It is as bright as the sun and the moon, may the Lord God Alzis protect you and your kingdom."

"I am Antigonus Borgia, King of Macedonia." Antigonus grabbed the reins, looked at the barbarian chiefs in front of him, nodded and said: "As long as you can surrender to me sincerely, Macedonia will protect your safety .”

"We understand." The chiefs said obediently. They looked very respectful on the surface, but Antigonus didn't know what they were actually thinking.

Then, Albogan took the initiative to invite Antigonus and his guards into the tribe. The residence of the Saratas was surrounded by a wooden wall only more than two meters high, which was entangled with thorny thorns to prevent enemies from climbing. climb.The residential houses inside the wooden walls are all civil structures and look a bit dilapidated. The straw roofs of some houses have collapsed, exposing dark holes. You can tell at a glance that on rainy days, there will be heavy rain outside and light rain inside. Case.

The living conditions of the tribal people in Salata are not very good. Their residents basically wear robes made of animal skins, and their bodies are dirty. Their beards and hair have not been specially cleaned, and they look very greasy Several clusters stick together, and if you approach them, you can still smell a foul smell from them, and see lice or other mosquitoes hiding in the hair.

Looking at all this, Antico said nothing on the surface, but his heart was already full of disdain. Barbarians were barbarians, and even their living environment was so inferior to others, it was like a primitive society.

The group walked through the muddy road and quickly reached the chief's hall, the only relatively intact building in the center of the settlement. There were two soldiers wearing chainmail and holding spears guarding the door. When they saw the chief and others arriving, He bowed quickly.

Forgot to mention that although the Macedonian army was there after they decided to surrender, some areas were still held by Salata's own fighters.

Noticing that Antigonus was focusing on the chain mail worn by the two soldiers, the leader of Albogan, who had good eyesight, pointed to the chain mail that was not well-made, and introduced: "This is from the Britts. They bought it from there, their alchemy industry is quite developed, as far as I know, many tribes buy their weapons and armor from them."

"Brites?" Antigonus knew clearly. As the first early barbarian country to establish a capital and a large religious center, the alchemy and agriculture of the Brites have always been the leader among the barbarians on the Ogre Peninsula. , they became the only arms trading force in each tribe, and Antigonus was not surprised at all.

In addition, according to the information provided by the barbarian camp, it seems that there are still several minerals being mined in the territory ruled by the Bretts. Among them, the iron mine that is said to have a large capacity is the iron mine that is said to have a large capacity. A large part of the raw materials for Teren's alchemy industry was obtained from that iron mine.

The common man was innocent of the crime of carrying the jade, and the Britons were recorded at the top of Antigonus's small book for this reason.

　Qiuqiu, you have pity on the poor and lovely Ququ, use your recommendation tickets and rewards to smash him all over the head

　　
　
(End of this chapter)