"So tragic?" News from Jungle Division One and Division Two kept coming. Recently, there were conflicts between the Purple Tribe and the Cowhide Tribe.
First, the wildebeest cavalry of the Cowhide Tribe who were on a surprise attack were ambushed by the Purple Tribe and suffered heavy losses.
The Purple Tribe had barely had time to rejoice when their return to their camp. A large number of the Buffalo Tribe's wildebeest cavalry stormed the Purple Tribe's camp. In a chaotic battle, the unprepared Purple Tribe's thirty newly harvested wildebeests were nearly decimated by the Buffalo Tribe's sudden onslaught.
Although the hundreds of wildebeest cavalry from the Buffalo Tribe who participated in the raid suffered heavy losses, the purpose of the battle was roughly achieved.
The Purple Tribe, without their wildebeests and with many of their pottery pots smashed, wanted to develop the salt-boiling business, but now there was no hope.
The ruthless Purple Tribe leader, Ziya, resolutely launched a large-scale attack on the Niupi Tribe's base in winter. Unsure where the Purple Tribe got so much oil, they set fire to the Niupi Tribe's walls...
The Niupi tribe, men, women, young and old, fought desperately, and the battle was extremely brutal. In the end, even after burning through the Niupi tribe's timber walls, the Purple Tribe broke into the Niupi tribe's camp, looted some wildebeest and pottery, and withdrew.
In this battle, the Niupi tribe lost more than 400 people, and more than 200 able-bodied men died, severely damaging their vitality.
The Purple Tribe was not much better off, having lost over 300 warriors and only managed to recover a dozen wildebeests and a lot of pottery.
Even Ma Yue didn't know how many able-bodied men there were in this aggressive Purple Tribe.
The war was not over yet.
The Bullhide Tribe was in such a state of distress that they actually launched another counterattack against the Purple Tribe...
"Still fighting? How many people are squandering in their two tribes?" Ma Yue couldn't figure it out.
"Charlatan, I think the Niupi tribe may have received support from over there." said the second priest.
"Sun City!"
"That's probably the case. Otherwise, how could the Niupi tribe have the power to fight back?" The high priest was not a fool.
"You charlatan, why don't we take advantage of the opportunity to occupy the Niupi tribe. The arable land there has great potential..." Luo Bai came back from the raid with a good harvest. Anyway, the Hai tribe had seventy more donkeys and more than a hundred sheep.
"Do you really think so?" Ma Yue looked at Luo Bai.
"This..." Luo Bai was confused. The charlatan's tone was wrong. "Does the charlatan mean to keep the important trade target of the Niupi Tribe?"
"You're quite smart!" Ma Yue's tone finally softened.
"Spirit, I was impulsive." Luo Bai admitted his guilt with a positive attitude. He was really stupid. If the spirit wanted to attack the Niupi tribe, he wouldn't have waited until now. "Because of Sun City?"
"Luo Bai, you're not an ordinary Sea Tribe general. I hope you'll become a brave and resourceful general in the future. I'm truly pleased that you're thinking of going to Sun City." Ma Yue wouldn't discourage Luo Bai too much. "You must remember that military warfare serves politics."
"I tell others that they may not understand, but you cannot!"
"You charlatan, Luo Bai is wrong!" Luo Bai prostrated himself at Ma Yue's feet. He truly felt that Ma Yue valued him.
"Okay, talk nicely and don't do this again." Ma Yue helped Luo Bai up, looking more and more like a political scoundrel. "Luo Bai, our tribe has grown big, and we can't rely on me alone. You can't expect the high priest and the second priest to continue to fight and expand the territory at such an old age, right?"
"Why do I have to keep the Niupi Tribe, especially now?" Ma Yue asked.
"This..." Luo Bai is a primitive man after all, and his IQ is limited.
"We've already made enemies with the grassland tribes, so we should avoid making enemies on multiple fronts. Is the large tribe in Sun City very far away from us?"
"I understand!" Luo Bai was not stupid, and the two priests also understood.
"Our biggest enemy right now isn't the Great Forest. What we need to develop is farming, and only the prairie is suitable for that. As for the forest, we'll try to stay out of it. Even if the Cowhide and Purple Tribes develop, as long as we have salt, what's there to worry about?"
"High Priest, do you remember why we were anxious to cook more salt and build defenses?" Ma Yue asked.
"I understand. We have accumulated enough resource advantages in advance. Those damn guys were really jealous of the salt of our sea tribe and attacked us. Fortunately, the charlatan prepared for a rainy day and built a wood fence and hired a lot of people." The high priest now admired the charlatan's foresight.
"Yes, we seized the opportunity and developed first by relying on coarse salt. However, the timing is wrong for the Purple Tribe now. This is also the reason why the Cowhide Tribe insists on dealing with the Purple Tribe. It will be difficult for the Purple Tribe to replicate the history of our Sea Tribe's rise to power." Ma Yue understood best the importance of initial primitive accumulation.
Everyone said Ma Yue was gambling, and he won. But that was because Ma Yue had no choice. If he lost, his life might be gone.
Back then, timber fences were relatively new and difficult to break through. Now? It's different. They've been around for a long time and have been studied so much that they're no longer that difficult.
"Charlatan, do you mean that in this battle between the Cowhide Tribe and the Purple Tribe, the Cowhide Tribe will definitely be the winner in the end?" said the second priest.
"As long as the high priest and the chief of the Niupi tribe are not very stupid." Ma Yue said.
"I understand. Compared to the Purple Tribe, people in Sun City think that the Bullhide Tribe is more useful." said the high priest.
"In this world, interests always come first among tribes. To the Sun Tribe, the Purple Tribe is useless, but the Bullhide Tribe is useful. Moreover, they have been cooperating for many years," said Ma Yue.
"Of course, war is full of uncertainties. There are so many tribes in the forest, big and small, that we never know what will happen. Nothing in this world is absolute. We are the leaders, so we just need to consider as many factors as possible."
Yes, the pressure on the leaders of a tribe of three or four thousand people is enormous.
"Whether it's the Cowhide Tribe or the Purple Tribe that ultimately triumphs, it won't have much impact on our Sea Tribe. To put it bluntly, if we really were to side with them and trade directly with Sun City, they wouldn't be able to do anything about it. Why? Our tribe is powerful enough; they can't afford to mess with us."
When Ma Yue said this, the three tribal leaders present straightened their backs unconsciously. This is the sense of pride.
"The same principle applies to the grassland tribes. We must fight. If we don't defeat them, we won't be able to deter them, and we won't be able to farm peacefully. What is reason? Reason is within the range of our sea tribe's flying guns. We speak of reason..."
Ma Yue's words really made my blood boil. "Our Sea Tribe is not afraid of fighting. If I hurt you, do you still dare to fight? Domineering! This is what primitive people who advocate strength like."
The four-member high-level meeting essentially determined the future of the Sea Tribe: the prairie. Disobedient? Fight! Beat you until you submit. To achieve this, no matter how many of our own people we sacrifice.
"Reason? The truth is within the range of our Sea Tribe's flying guns!" This is the most resounding slogan of the Sea Tribe's military training, "What we in the Sea Tribe say is the truth." Well, it's so domineering!
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