Chaoqiu City, the city lord's mansion. City Lord Chao Wen'er felt his eyelids twitching all the time early this morning. He always felt that something big was about to happen, but after much deliberation, he couldn't figure out what it would be. However, as the lord of a city, even if he was agitated, Chao Wen still showed his calm expression as usual, and even went for a walk in the garden to see the precious flowers and trees carefully taken care of by the slaves. The leisurely fragrance exuded by the precious flowers and trees in the garden plays a role in calming the mind, so Chao Wen likes to think about things in the garden. Smelling the familiar fragrance, the restless feeling in Chao Wen's heart faded a lot, but he did not dare to be careless. If he could become the lord of Chaoqiu City and make Chaoqiu City stable to this day, he was naturally capable. He believed in his intuition. . What is going on? Chao Wen lowered his head slightly and looked at the green grass in front of him. Just as I was thinking about it, there was a sudden cry. "It's not good! It's not good, Father!" A young man in fine clothes rushed over panting. Chaowen frowned. He had always taught his children not to be alarmed by changes and to be calm in everything. His children usually behaved quite well. Why were they so impulsive today? "Why are you so alarmed?!" Chao Wen's voice was low, but his tone was stern. He was obviously dissatisfied with the visitor's performance. The one who rushed over was Chao Wen's eldest son, Chao Chuan, who would most likely inherit the position of city lord in the future. Chao Chuan usually worked hard to gain favor in front of his father and imitated his father's posture to a quarter or five, but today He was really shocked, and he lost all of his usual composure, but at least he was brought back to his senses by Chao Wen's tone. After a pause and a deep breath, Chao Chuan quickly said, "The sentry sent word that someone is coming!" Since the situation became turbulent, Chaowen specially sent a group of sentinels to keep an eye on the movements around Chaoqiu City. If there is any abnormal movement, Let me know immediately. Some things also happened during this period, but they were just minor troubles. Hearing what Chao Chuan said, Chao Wen's eyebrows trembled. Could this be the reason why he was uneasy all morning? "Who is coming?" Chaowen asked. "No I don't know." Seeing Chao Wen's eyebrows tightening again, Chao Chuan hurriedly continued, "Although I don't know who they are, the sentry said that maybe maybe they are from over there! "As he said, he pointed in a direction, which is the direction of the sea. "Where are they from?" Chao Wenqi asked, "Are they from the same tribe as the Changzhou tribe?" The Changzhou tribe would come to Chaoqiucheng to trade from time to time. Chao Wen knew about it, but so far, what he knew was nothing. As for the special case of the Changzhou tribe, I heard that the tribes on the other side of the sea are very weak, and the Changzhou tribe is the strongest tribe there. The theory that Changzhou is the strongest is actually a boast of the Changzhou tribe when they came over. In addition, it is true that for a long time only the Changzhou tribe often traveled between the two continents, so many people gradually began to believe it. . Chaowen also knew that due to the impact of the war and the situation, as well as the construction of cities in many places, the slave-owning nobles were buying slaves on a large scale. Some small and medium-sized tribes that originally lived in the interior were forced to flee to the deep mountains and wild forests, making it difficult to find them. It has become more difficult to catch slaves, so many slave trading organizations have reached out to another continent, such as the largest slave organization "Jiu". This also made Chao Wen believe that the tribes on the other side of the sea were a group of people who were about to become slaves and were nothing to worry about. In the future, when navigation technology matures and communication becomes more stable, Chao Wen also wants to help. He can capture the people there as slaves and take possession of the gems and salt mines there as his own. But, there are other people besides the Changzhou tribe coming here now? Why not just capture him as a slave? "How many people are there?" Chao Wen asked thoughtfully. "Fourfour or five thousand." Chaokawa stuttered. "How much?!" Chao Wen raised his voice and asked word by word as if he couldn't believe it, "Four or five thousand?!" Chaochuan nodded vigorously, "The sentry also said said he said it very strongly. It's not like migration, it's more more like a purposeful action. " Chao Wen opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but suddenly he seemed to be stuck, and his expression changed quickly. This number is indeed a large number in the current environment. Four to five thousand people, none of whom were fleeing or migrating, were generally relatively strong. Looking at them together, Chao Wen came to the conclusion that Tamar was going to attack the city! Thinking of this, Chao Wen could no longer calm down. He stretched out his hand to push aside Chao Chuan in front of him, and ran out of the garden like the wind. In Chaoqiu City, the trading team from afar is busy. They have long been familiar with the trading methods here, whether it is?Whether it is a street of shops or a free trade area designated by the city lord, you can walk there with your eyes closed. You are very familiar with what activities are held at which time every day and where you can hear gossip. But, something happened today. The gold-inlaid door of the City Lord's Mansion opened with a clicking sound. A cavalry force of a hundred people rushed out. The people in front waved their long-handled weapons mercilessly, shouted and drove away those who stood in the way. The quick-responsive people in the city saw that the situation was not good and had already retreated to both sides. "What's wrong?" "Those are the city lord's personal guards! People from the Chao family!" "Look at those two in the middle of the team!" "That's the city lord?" In the team coming out of the city lord's mansion, there were obviously two people wearing the same clothes as Others are different, more polished and refined. Those are Chao Wen and Chao Chuan. Normally I would go out to Chaowen by car, but now that I was in a hurry, I went straight to horseback. "They went to the city gate!" "The city lord rushed to the city gate in such a hurry. What was he going to do?" Looking at the group of people rushing past, anyone with a bit of discernment knew that something was going to happen. Something happened! After rushing to the city gate, Chao Wen climbed up the tower and looked into the distance, his heart suddenly tightened. Although you can only see some small black dots in the distance, looking at the number, you know that what Asakawa said is true. There are also some suspicious figures in the sky. "Close the city gate!" Chao Wen shouted and asked the archers to get ready. Those figures in the sky are not ordinary birds. With a rumble, the heavy city gate was closed. There was a newly arrived team outside the city. Before they could enter the city, they were blocked outside. No matter how they shouted, begged, or bribed, the city gate would not move. The city lord is guarding it personally, who dares to open it? Not only the people outside the city, but also the people inside the city were confused. The teams that originally wanted to leave the city were stopped. The onlookers also came towards the city gate. If it were not blocked by people from the court, they might have gathered directly in front of the city gate to find out. ¡°Why are the city gates closed in broad daylight?¡± Someone was dissatisfied. "That's right, even if something happens, you have to let us know." Only when we know it can we escape! Everyone's heart. "It doesn't seem good. Should we find a way to leave first?" "Get out? Everything is strictly guarded at this time." "You can also hide it first." "Don't guess, take a look first." However, these The dissatisfaction and discussion stopped the next moment. "Aww" a wolf howl came from a distance. The crowd was silent for a moment, and then there was an even louder discussion. "Wolf! It's a wolf!" "It's not like an ordinary wolf, I can hear it!" "We also heard wolf howls when we were traveling far away, but how do you feel about this sound" The speaker said. A shiver. "A ferocious beast!" an older traveler affirmed. Their team came from the deep mountains and knew the difference between the roars of wild beasts and ferocious beasts in the mountains and forests. As for the sound just now, only ferocious beasts can make it. An ordinary beast-level wolf cannot have the effect of making people feel hairy all over and making every muscle tense. "…d" High in the sky, several eagles flew past and circled above Chaoqiu City. "It's too high to shoot," said the experienced shooter. Even if it can be shot, the power is enough, but because it is too far away, the opponent is likely to have flown away by the time it is shot. Looking at their reaction ability, you know that it is not a bird that can be easily shot. "That is also a ferocious beast!" "What's going on? What happened? Could it be that someone is attacking the city?" Everyone in the crowd had their own guesses, and their thoughts were like wild horses running wild. At this time, Chao Wen, who was standing on the tower, frowned so hard that he could break branches and stared straight ahead. Chaochuan has been ordered to mobilize manpower, while Chao Wen is looking at the approaching team, guessing the opponent's identity and what to do next. In the team approaching in front, there were three large flags, two of which Chao Wen recognized. One was the totem flag of the Changzhou tribe, and the other made Chao Wen feel bitter. "The Yanjiao people!" The reason why I know the Yanjiao totem is because when Wangcheng wanted to hunt down the Yanjiao migration team, the order issued by the Yanjiao had the Yanjiao totem on it. Later, Chao Wen also learned about the Yanjiao. When the Royal City team asked them to send reinforcements, Chao Wen deliberately delayed the time. It was not because he wanted to help Yanjiao, but because he didn't like to waste his own troops. If Wangcheng wants to fight, let them fight. They will fight.You just have to show off. However, Chao Wen did not expect to see Yanjiao¡¯s totem flag again at this time. Sure enough, it came from the other side of the sea! However, in addition to the totem flags of Yanjiao and Changzhou, the third flag is very unfamiliar. There is a strange figure on the flag, which looks like a snake. I have never seen it before, and I don¡¯t know which tribe it belongs to. No matter what, Chao Wen felt something was wrong in his heart at this time! As for the flag that seemed strange to Chao Wen, it was actually not the totem flag of a certain tribe, it was a new flag. To say it is "new" does not mean that the materials are new, but that it has just been born. Before Yanjiao¡¯s team set off, while the tribes in the Yanhe Basin who had received the news rushed to the trading area, while the tribes were preparing totem flags, Shao Xuan proposed to make a flag belonging to the Yanhe Basin Tribal Alliance. As for the pattern on the flag, because the Grand Alliance is not an alliance of a certain tribe, there are many, and there will be more in the future. It is impossible to use the totem of a certain tribe. Even the flaming horns and double-horned totems will attract There is strong opposition from various tribes. When it comes to totem matters, the tribesmen are very stubborn and tough, and they will not agree even if they are killed. Therefore, Shao Xuan used a familiar dragon pattern that no one else had seen before. The shape of the dragon is drawn based on the rough shape of the Yanhe River, a section that Shao Xuan is familiar with. Regarding Shao Xuan¡¯s decision, everyone in Yanjiao had no objections and felt that Shao Xuan¡¯s suggestion was very good. Naturally, the other tribes who came later had no objections. Since it was based on the shape of the Yan River, they certainly agreed. Even when Shao Xuan proposed that all the tribal totems belonging to the Yanhe River Basin Alliance would be placed on this dragon flag in the future, they all wanted to print a totem on it immediately. However, time was short and they were very cautious about totems. Seriously, you will not draw a totem on a symbolic flag without any ceremony and preparation. Therefore, until now, the Yanhe Dragon Flag only has the dragon in the shape of the Yanhe River. (To be continued.)