"We have to buy some strong men." In war, what is lost is manpower. The only way to quickly make up for the manpower lost in the battle of Poseidon City is to buy people.
This kind of thing has to be handled by Hai Rui. The slave trade in the ghost town is the hottest, and there is constant chaos in that area.
Forget it, this time we need to send more troops to Poseidon City to replenish the navy’s losses as soon as possible. The Haifan tribe has withdrawn too many able-bodied men, and they also need to strengthen their own combat troops.
Going to the ghost town to buy people is too slow, so Ma Yue asked someone to send a letter to Chun Wu. The core area also buys and sells slaves, so he can just buy them from here.
Originally, Ma Yue had already made the arrangements. Unexpectedly, an accident still occurred. News came from Chunwu that the three major tribes didn't have enough able-bodied slaves, unless they could be exchanged for deer.
Haha! Everyone wants big livestock, no one's stupid. The Haifan Tribe needs to purchase a lot of strong men this time. One thousand men is no small number. Although the Haifan Tribe is far from the core area and lives in a secluded corner, the Haifan Tribe's strength makes the three major tribes in the core area wary.
The Haifan Tribe has only two branches, with a force of about 2,000. What about the headquarters? It's unfathomable.
"I'm in a hurry. I can't buy any here. I'll wait until the navy sends the men to Poseidon City, then I'll go to Ghost Town to buy more." Ma Yue was quite calm. The so-called lack of troops at headquarters was relative. The stone walls of the Haifan Tribe were packed with tens of thousands of people.
Don’t worry about whether most of the people there are old and weak. There are such a large group of people here. Why don’t you try to attack the Haifan tribe?
The newly built stone wall has reached seven meters high... The Haifan tribe is no longer satisfied with just a wall on the west side. They have been busy in the past few years, and gradually, the stone walls on all four sides have been completed.
It is seven meters high, four meters wide at the bottom and three meters wide at the top. It is taller and more majestic than the buildings in Poseidon City.
"Now that the stone wall is complete, it's time to give it a name."
"Let's call it Haifan City."
Ma Yue named this city "Haifan", which shows how much he expected the future sailing navy.
The connection between Poseidon City, Sea Sail City, White Mist Branch, and Qiuhai Tribe truly required a powerful navy. Besides, without a navy to ship large quantities of limestone back by sea, it would be impossible to build such a magnificent stone city, right?
Due to the limitations of the terrain, Haifan City was built to expand outwards. That is to say, the west wall that originally closed the estuary has now expanded westward and eventually become the east wall of Haifan City.
It can be said that in recent years, the Haifan tribe has been openly expanding the Stone City.
Why? Ma Yue had experienced that great storm before. What if it happened again? Therefore, the new city had to be located west of the closed slope entrance to the sea. That way, even if a storm of that magnitude struck again, it wouldn't reach Haifan City.
Haifan City's planned population is 10,000. Isn't that a bit too small? It doesn't matter if there's not enough space. The large wooden houses built from timber on the east side of the original estuary slope haven't been demolished and can still accommodate tens of thousands of people.
The newly built Haifan City already blocked the slope into the sea, so the wooden houses here were quite safe. If a big storm really happened again, we could just take refuge in Haifan City.
The Haifan tribe has developed peacefully in the past few years, and the construction of this magnificent Haifan City alone is a remarkable achievement.
In a relatively secluded corner of Haifan City, Ma Yue's new home is here. It is understandable that Ma Yue needs quiet for cultivation.
"Goddammit, there's a fight going on in the core area." Ma Yue wouldn't be disturbed while he was practicing, unless he finished and went out. And then Shuichong showed up.
"It's only been peaceful for a few years, and there's internal strife again?" The three major tribes in the core area have been fighting each other for a long time. After so many years, no one can do anything to anyone, right?
"It's not an internal conflict. The news from Chunwu is that a powerful foreign force has invaded. Isn't the Bingyan tribe next to a big river? The foreign troops were transported here by river."
"Oh? Very powerful?"
"Their weapons are sophisticated, almost all made of copper. In one battle, they defeated thousands of troops from the Ice Eye Tribe. Their bows and arrows all have copper-tipped arrowheads, and their range is also very long. It is said that the range is at least sixty meters. Even the cavalry of the Ice Eye Tribe cannot withstand it." Ma Yue was practicing, so of course he had to give Shuichong such information.
"Sixty meters!" This was a problem. The Sea Tribe had also researched bows and arrows, and although their range had improved somewhat, their practicality was still inferior to that of the grassland people, who were skilled in mounted archery. The grassland people's mounted archery range was roughly thirty meters.
If the range of these outsiders is 60 meters, the flying guns of the Sea Tribe will be out of reach.
In the wars of this era, long-range weapons are of paramount importance. Ma Yue attached great importance to it at the beginning, otherwise he would not have encouraged the training of flying guns.
This is really troublesome. After only a few years of peace, a powerful enemy has appeared again. It's still unclear whether they are enemies of the Sea Tribe. However, that group has already invaded this area.
"The Ice Eye Tribe is almost overwhelmed. They are trapped in their own nest and are under siege by the enemy. The lethality of bows and arrows is too great. The Ice Eye Tribe does not have a stone city."
"The latest intelligence from Chunwu is that the Qingfeng and Leishen tribes are also preparing to send troops. The external enemy is too powerful. If we don't unite, we'll probably be defeated one by one."
It's not great. If you can defeat an enemy without getting enough benefits, of course you can't do it. If you take down the Ice Eye Tribe, will they stop? Will they keep your Qingfeng Tribe and Leishen Tribe? Wouldn't it be more satisfying to take them all?
In this world, being weak is a sin. Back then, the three major tribes had no business robbing the smaller tribes around them. If they hadn't robbed them, how could they have developed themselves?
"God of war, what if they ask us to join forces?" Shuichong asked. This was crucial. Ma Yue's training would often last for days at a time, and no one dared to enter without permission.
It wasn't that Ma Yue could cultivate for such a long time. After all, martial arts masters were still low-level cultivators, so half an hour of continuous meditation was a big deal. However, Ma Yue was a lazy person and didn't like to go out.
The general direction needs to be determined by Ma Yue.
"Whoever occupies the core area has nothing to do with us. Haha!" Ma Yue said with a smile, "They are not good people."
"That's right. We wanted to buy some able-bodied men from them, but they were hesitant and refused to sell them." Shuichong also hated the three major tribes in the core area.
"No matter how powerful this foreign enemy is, just attack us if you have the guts."
"Swindler, we are not afraid of the Stone City, but what about the North and South branches?" Shuichong asked. The bow and arrow have a range of 60 meters. It is useless even if the North and South branches are all cavalry.
"No need to talk nonsense, just stay outside. Defending a city is not scientific at all. Both divisions are cavalry, so at least there will be no problem with mobility. If you can't win, you can run. With two divisions of cavalry outside, at least we can tie down a lot of enemy forces. Even if the enemy wants to attack our Haifan City, they will be hesitant."
"Send orders to the northern and southern divisions, telling them to be careful and avoid being ambushed by the enemy. If the enemy really attacks, don't be afraid of losses. Even sheep and potatoes can be abandoned. As long as the people are alive, everything can be given up."
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