Chapter 619 Mad Maodun (Seeking votes and subscriptions)

It is also relatively easy to build a suspended skybridge. Whether it is a cable-stayed bridge, a beam bridge or an arch bridge, the Han tribe has the manufacturing technology. After all, such a bridge is not large and is built on flat ground, so the construction difficulty is much smaller.

After confirming the construction plan of this new city, Luo Chong also began to prepare to go there in person. He first coordinated some construction tools and craftsmen, and then took these people and materials to Weishan County, boarded a newly launched building ship, and two sunken cargo ships to set off for the grassland. The captain and sailors in charge of the ship had run this route before, so there was nothing to worry about.

In this way, in January of the first year of Jianyuan, Luo Chong finally arrived at the grassland in person. This place has established trade relations with the Han tribe for more than three years. Luo Chong, as the leader of the Han tribe, is also here for the first time.

However, before Luo Chong arrived, with the arrival of spring, the temperature began to rise steadily. The nomadic tribes that had spent the winter in other pastures began to move to the spring and summer pastures near the lake, including the tribes of Maodun and Suritu.

Suritu had long known that the Han tribe wanted to build a city on the grassland, so he did not make a fuss. He just blamed the Han tribe for not building a city in his territory as he had said last year.

Of course, Suritu was just talking. No one wanted his territory to be occupied by others in vain. Moreover, the place chosen by the Han tribe now also made him particularly satisfied. This was equivalent to the Han tribe taking the initiative to build a fortress for Suritu, blocking their enemy Maodun in the south.

Later, in order to show his friendly relationship with the Han tribe, Suritu took the initiative to sell 200 cows to the Han tribe, hoping that the Han tribe could transport salt over as soon as possible to solve the salt shortage problem of their northern group.

Ying Rui, the receptionist, readily agreed, saying that the Han tribe's boat was on the way and would arrive soon, and that they would be notified to pick up the salt as soon as it arrived.

In order to solve the problem of salt supply, Suritu could only get along with the Han tribe for the time being. This was a choice he had to make under the pressure of the situation, but Maodun's reaction was completely different.

After Maodun led the tribe to migrate to the Chunxia Pasture, one of his younger brothers immediately discovered the Han tribe stationed next to his home. When he found that the Han tribe was full of young and strong men, and had a large number of metal weapons, and even wore iron clothes, he was immediately frightened and hurriedly reported the matter to Maodun, asking for help from the big boss.

Maodun was a little confused when he heard the news. Through the reports of his subordinates, he could guess that the tribe that suddenly appeared must be the Han tribe, because among the tribes he knew, the Han tribe was the only force that had so many metal weapons. In terms of metal utilization, the Xin tribe could only be regarded as a younger brother. Not to mention that everyone had an iron knife and iron armor, they couldn't even smelt iron until now.

So Maodun, who got the news, immediately became nervous. He knew that the Han tribe was not easy to mess with, and the reason why he dared to withhold the payment of the Han tribe before was that he thought that the Han tribe had too low a presence on the grassland. Although the Han tribe had a grassland caravan and a heavy armored cavalry team of dozens of people, these weak forces were nothing in his eyes.

In Maodun's impression, the Han tribe has always been a tribe with advanced technology, good at manufacturing, very rich, and a large population. The military value is also very strong, but these very powerful advantages are covered by a disadvantage that cannot be ignored, that is, the Han tribe is too far away from the grassland.

Therefore, it was impossible for the Han tribe to send a large number of warriors to the grassland, so Maodun was so unscrupulous that he dared to openly detain the livestock belonging to the Han tribe.

Another reason why Maodun was fearless was that he was very cunning.

Regarding the seizure of the payment from the Han tribe, Maodun Shizhong never said "I won't give it" or openly challenged the Han tribe. He just shirked that these cattle and horses were provided to the Xin tribe for payment, and he could only give them to the people of the Xin tribe. If the Han tribe wanted them, they could only go to the Xin tribe, because he was not responsible anyway.

The purpose of doing this was to reduce the intensity of the confrontation with the Han tribe and prevent the Han tribe from sending troops to the grassland, because if the Han tribe really sent troops, it would not be a good thing for Maodun. Whether it was against him or the Xin tribe, it would cause him losses.

So now Maodun suddenly heard that the Han tribe had sent troops, and he was very nervous about it. He didn't know what the Han tribe wanted to do, whether it was against him or the Xin tribe, or for something else.

So Maodun, driven by curiosity, quietly came to the side of the Qianniuwei camp, and scouted the periphery of the camp every day under the guise of grazing. After observing for a few days, he found that he couldn't understand it even more.

The way these people dress, their weapons and equipment are all elite soldiers, but these elite warriors do not produce all day, neither farm nor graze, and they do not go out to fight. Instead, they build houses and wooden walls by the lake, constantly improving their camps, as if they are planning to stay there for a long time.

Not only that, the careful Maodun also found that there were many houses built by the Han tribe, which did not look like they were going to live there themselves, and perhaps there were others who wanted to come.

Sure enough, after waiting for a few more days, Maodun really waited for another group of people.

They were the Tiger Guards who had just sailed south. These people were dressed basically the same as the Thousand Bull Guards, and they also carried the flag of the Han tribe, but the other flags were different, so Maodun judged that these should be two armies belonging to the Han tribe, and there were more than 4,000 people, which really scared him.

Another thing that surprised Maodun was that these Han tribe warriors did not come from a long journey on land, but came from the lake on a huge monster that could float on the water, which puzzled him.

How did they do that? Did the Han tribe have a new route and way to reach the grassland? And seeing their incredible transportation capacity, will the Han tribe increase their trade with the grassland in the future? If so, what impact will it have on themselves? Will the Han tribe continue to increase its troops in this way? They have sent so many warriors, are they ready to attack the target? Who exactly are their targets?

A lot of questions popped up in Maodun's mind, but what he was most concerned about was whether the Han tribe would attack him.

Fortunately, the arrival of these people did not cause any changes. Although the number of warriors doubled, they continued to improve their camps and began to use the new things they brought to build docks.

This inexplicable action made Maodun a little crazy. He was completely confused by the actions of the Han tribe. He didn't know what the Han tribe wanted to do. Did they plan to live here forever?

(End of this chapter)