"This is also the reason why I asked you to ask everyone to identify stones and provide new varieties of stones." Qiao Yu said.
The little bit of iron ore she brought back from the tribes in all directions was used to make iron tools for the people of the Yuanlong tribe to use. Each person could get a few arrowheads. When the land needed to be cultivated, the iron ore had to be melted down and made into hoes or plows. It could be said that she used it to the utmost.
But after people from the God Tribe and the Sun Tribe joined in, each person couldn't get one, and no matter how hard they tried, there weren't enough.
She desperately needs iron ore. She also needs copper ore.
In addition, Qiao Yu had found saltpeter for making gunpowder in the salt mine last time; charcoal was ready, but she had not found sulfur yet.
Although it wasn't a good idea to create hot weapons before the era of cold weapons even arrived, Qiao Yu felt that she could do without them, but she couldn't live without them. Just like her lightning ability, she had no need for it, but it gave her a great sense of security.
The people of the God Tribe and the Sun Tribe hunted all day in their territory and were familiar with every rock and tree on the mountain. If she let them identify them, maybe they could bring her a surprise.
Qiao Yu made black stones into sharp weapons and tools, and turned certain plants on the mountain into anesthetics or drugs to use in wars. This opened a new door for the people of the Dragon Tribe.
Shi has long been aware of the importance of the stone in his hand.
He said, "Yu, don't worry, I will get this done."
Iron tools were in short supply, so the stone tools workshop under his supervision was responsible for forging other tools, whether bone or stone. The stone tools team had recently received a large number of new personnel. He only needed to give the order, and his men would take samples to be identified in groups, with extremely high efficiency.
In addition, Qiao Yu had issued a bounty order long before he retrieved the iron ore. Whoever discovered useful ores such as iron ore and salt mines would be given a very generous reward.
As long as we spread the news and let the new people know, everyone will take the initiative to provide information about new stones.
Qiao Yu no longer had to worry about managing the tribe. After assigning tasks like making vehicles and searching for ore, he wandered around the tribe a few times.
A few days later, she left Liushui to watch over the tribe while she led Man, Dian, and Qiang out of the tribe gate. She pointed to a certain spot and said, "Starting from here and ending at the big tree in the distance, plant thorn vines like you did on both sides of the road to seal this place off."
"Here, cut away this clump of vines to make a path. Plug up this gap with thorns."
The three people's eyes lit up: "Yu, are you planning to continue to seal off this area and make it a natural barrier?"
"Yes." Qiao Yu said.
In The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Peach Blossom Island is filled with arrays and traps. While she couldn't pull off such a feat, she could create a maze-like space by planting dense thorns and vines two feet tall, using sleight of hand, and digging traps in appropriate locations.
Back then, the Dragon Tribe was small, their tools were rudimentary, and they didn't have much time. She only had them lay out a simple path to the main entrance and dig a few ditches throughout the tribe to divert water and create a natural moat. These fortifications were the limit of what the Dragon Tribe could do at the time.
Now that there are so many people in the Dragon Tribe, there is no need for young and strong men. Just one or two hundred young and strong women can create the space formation she wants.
Facing the two behemoths of the Sifang and Jiangyuan tribes, the Dragon Tribe was still smaller in number. The Dragon Tribe's current population was acquired by her bit by bit, and every one of them lived vibrantly in the tribe, like her brothers and sisters. Any casualty was heartbreaking for her.
Digging trenches and building high walls were strategic tactics; the natural walls of thorns and vines she had built were no less effective. She would use them to divide the numerous enemies into pieces and destroy them separately.
If the Sifang tribe and the Jiangyuan tribe dared to attack, even if she only had more than 2,000 people, she would ensure that the other side suffered heavy casualties, or even that they would never return.
Qiang and Dian possessed exceptional strategic talents and immediately realized the power of Qiao Yu's formation. Their cheeks flushed with excitement, their eyes gleaming like stars.
"Block these places. If they are opened, roads will be formed. As long as they walk in, they will be dizzy. In some places, we will dig a few traps to ensure that they fall into the traps before they see the gate of our tribe." Qiao Yu said.
"Also, see that little hill? Plant a circle of trees on it to block the view, and build a small hut to serve as another sentry post. Then you can have a panoramic view of everything happening in the maze below. Build a bunker on the other side of the city wall so the two sides can communicate using flag signals and convey information in a timely manner."
Qiang and Dian became more and more excited as they listened, and said excitedly: "Yu, don't worry, we will definitely follow your requirements and make this place a place that no one can attack."
"Okay, I'll leave this place to you," Qiao Yu said. "Also, although the path across the river is hidden, it's still not defensive enough. Follow my ideas and come up with a defensive fortification plan in two days."
"yes."
"Let the tribe's own people build the fortifications. Also..." Qiao Yu turned to Man, "The captives should continue to dig deeper and wider ditches on both sides of the tribe."
Man nodded.
Qiang was a little puzzled: "Aren't those two ditches wide and deep enough?"
He and Dian had led the team to dig these two ditches. In his opinion, with such high walls and such wide and deep ditches, it would be difficult to attack other places except the gate.
"It's enough to protect against people." Qiao Yu looked up at the sky, "but I think it's still not enough to protect against floods."
The valley tribes were plagued by mountain torrents every year, so when Qiao Yu chose this place, he took advantage of its higher terrain.
She asked everyone to dig ditches. In addition to serving as moats, another very important function was to drain floods.
But at that time, there were few people and they had to take care of production. She felt that the ditches were still not dug enough.
If it rains really hard and continuously for a period of time, floods will pour down from the mountains. She is very worried that these two ditches will not be able to drain in time and the flood will flood the tribe.
There's plenty of manpower available now, and the Sun Tribe's captives are all on probation. The tribe's fields have been dug, everything planted, and the houses only need half a day to build. If they're not allowed to dig ditches, are they going to be sent out hunting? That would definitely mean they'd never come back.
So it was just right to send them to dig ditches, which was killing two birds with one stone.
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