This Is My Primitive Tribe
Chapter 202 - 141 Heavy Cavalry

Chapter 202: Chapter 141 Heavy Cavalry

The rhinoceros herd traversed mountains and valleys, taking two to three days to return to the Vine Tribe.

During these two to three days, each time the people of the Vine Tribe saw the empty Stone Mountain, they felt uneasy.

Fortunately, it’s winter, and besides the cold, there’s almost no danger.

"Rumble..."

After the Divine Vine returned to the Vine Tribe, it grew larger again, then wrapped around Stone Mountain once more, falling into a deep sleep.

Although the Divine Vine is already very powerful, it can’t escape its nature, preferring to sleep as soon as winter arrives.

Jiang Xuan then led the large group of rhinoceroses to the breeding area, asking Da Jiao to prepare a few empty pens for them.

When winter arrived, the Vine Tribe slaughtered many livestock, because most plants were covered by heavy snow, making it impossible to feed too many animals.

Besides, the grown livestock wouldn’t gain much weight if continued to be raised, so they were meant to be slaughtered.

As a result, a large number of pens were vacated in the breeding area, and they would be filled again in the next spring when the remaining livestock and poultry breed a large number of young ones.

Now, these empty pens can accommodate the rhinoceros.

The news that the leader and the Vine God brought back a large group of Black Wind Rhinoceroses spread quickly throughout the tribe, and people rushed to the breeding area to see.

"Oh my, is this the Black Wind Rhinoceros? So tall, so large!"

"Yes, look at their horns, they’re so sharp!"

"Such thick fur..."

The tribesmen surrounded the Black Wind Rhinoceroses, discussing excitedly.

The Black Wind Rhinoceroses lay calmly in the pens lined with dry grass, showing no panic and not attacking the tribesmen of the Vine Tribe; they even casually chewed on the feed provided by the Planting Team.

Gou Teng stood beside Jiang Xuan, curiously asking, "Leader, are these Black Wind Rhinoceroses also for work?"

The Vine Tribe raised some wild bovine calves, and after being tamed by the Divine Vine, they were supposedly able to help the Planting Team with work and also transport things in the future.

Seeing the Black Wind Rhinoceroses being so tall and strong, he thought they were also meant for work.

"No, I plan to use these Black Wind Rhinoceroses to form a unit of heavy cavalry."

"Leader, what does ’heavy cavalry’ mean?"

Gou Teng had never heard of this term, and people like Shi Qiu around also looked at Jiang Xuan, hoping he would explain.

"It’s simple. The Great Horned Deer and the rock sheep we currently ride are relatively small, not very powerful, but they’re fast and agile on the battlefield; I call them light cavalry."

"On the other hand, the Black Wind Rhinoceroses are huge and have extremely strong defense; although not as agile, once they charge, they can break the enemy’s formation directly, causing tremendous damage. That’s why they are called heavy cavalry."

After hearing this, for the first time, everyone had a concept of ’light cavalry’ and ’heavy cavalry.’ Although they couldn’t fully understand it right away, they grasped the basic idea.

Shi Qiu said, "So, our warriors can ride Black Wind Rhinoceroses for hunting and fighting in the future?"

"That’s right, at least some of the warriors can," Jiang Xuan confirmed.

"That’s great. These Black Wind Rhinoceroses are large and strong, can carry a lot of prey, right? We won’t have to worry about big prey not being able to be brought back."

Jiang Xuan replied, "Not only can they help carry prey, but with Black Wind Rhinoceroses accompanying you, most fierce beasts won’t dare attack you."

Every year, many warriors of the Hunting Team were killed by beast ambushes, and the Black Wind Rhinoceroses, being strong enough, could deter those who like to attack from ambush.

After hearing Jiang Xuan’s words, everyone became very excited about the Black Wind Rhinoceroses and wished they could have one themselves.

Jiang Xuan continued, "But don’t get too excited too soon."

"The Black Wind Rhinoceroses are indeed very powerful, and once formed into heavy cavalry, they will be formidable, but after they charge, they often get surrounded by the enemy, which is very dangerous."

"Therefore, only the strongest warriors in the tribe are qualified to ride the Black Wind Rhinoceroses."

Jiang Xuan’s words were like a cold shower, calming the excited warriors.

As Jiang Xuan said, becoming heavy cavalry requires a price, and if one’s strength is not enough, they might die during the charge.

Gou Teng asked, "Leader, how should we allocate these Black Wind Rhinoceroses?"

Jiang Xuan said, "There are thirty adult Black Wind Rhinoceroses, which will temporarily be allocated to Hunting Team One and Hunting Team Two, with fifteen each."

"The six calves will temporarily be taken care of by the Planting Team."

"If the number of Black Wind Rhinoceroses increases in the future and the tribe becomes stronger, I’ll consider establishing a special heavy cavalry for tribal battles."

Allocating the Black Wind Rhinoceroses to the two Hunting Teams was because they often went on dangerous hunts outside.

And teams like the Fishing Team and Guard Team rarely leave the tribe, so they don’t need Black Wind Rhinoceroses.

Everyone had no objections to Jiang Xuan’s decision.

So, Gou Teng and Shi Qiu happily divided the thirty rhinoceroses and then assigned the strongest warriors in their teams to care for these Black Wind Rhinoceroses and become familiar with their temperament and characteristics.

On his way back, Jiang Xuan unexpectedly found a small rhinoceros following him.

This small rhinoceros had a tuft of white hair on its head, like a crescent moon, bent, looking quite different from the other rhinoceroses.

"I remember you, little one."

When the Vine God had just tamed these rhinoceroses, this small rhinoceros had run up to Jiang Xuan and nuzzled him with its head, showing great fondness for Jiang Xuan.