This ghost town doesn't belong to any one tribe, but rather serves as a window to the three major tribes. In other words, it's a joint product of the three tribes. Its primary responsibility is foreign trade, including internal trade within the Ghost Mountain region.
Therefore, Ghost Mountain was guarded by the combined forces of the three major tribes. Of course, as a major trading town, it naturally held a vast supply of goods, including large quantities of whale oil and sea beast hides that the Sea Tribe hadn't been able to purchase in a long time. Presumably, since they had only recently arrived for trade, they hadn't had time to divide up the goods yet, so they were still piled up in Ghost Town's warehouses.
As for the one thousand horses that were robbed, they were mainly used for trade and transportation.
The Sea Tribe's army had truly reaped a rich harvest this time. However, this ghost town wasn't the true home of the three major tribes; each had its own core base.
Ma Yue sent Huojiandao and Wu Xiaodong with a makeshift cavalry force to attack, just to see if they could take advantage of the situation. If they could accidentally wipe out the lair of a large tribe, wouldn't that make them rich again?
Of course, the chances of this happening were slim. The core areas of the major tribes were heavily defended. We had to try, right? Otherwise, Ma Yue wouldn't have sent Huojiandao and Wu Xiaodong, each leading a cavalry brigade, to separate and attack.
The relatively close tribes of King Guiluo and King Guiyu are not in the same direction.
Even if we cannot storm into the settlements of the two major tribes, we can still rob some of the livestock grazing outside the city, which are also worth a lot of money.
There are only 1,500 soldiers left in the city. Is that too few?
It's not a small amount, but how much is a large amount? Everyone inside has been driven out, it's a ghost town that's been cleared out. There's no internal worries, just a simple unity towards the outside world.
Ma Yue came out this time to take a gamble, betting that the other party would not be able to come back so soon.
What's the rest for you? Wait!
Four days later, Wu Xiaodong's troops returned. Although they failed to break into the Guiluowang tribe, they did seize 800 horses and thousands of sheep grazing in the wild, as well as 200 able-bodied captives.
This is very good, the most precious large livestock, the more the better.
Seven days later, Huo Sickle returned. Somehow, he had successfully disguised himself as a member of the Ghost Fish King's tribe and stormed into the unsuspecting Ghost Fish City.
For a moment, the cavalry rushed and slaughtered wantonly in the city. The thousands of strong men from the Ghost Fish King Tribe who stayed in the city...
"Charlatan!" Hai Rui's fleet also arrived.
"It's good that you're here." With another thousand cavalrymen, Ma Yue felt more confident.
"Goddess, don't you want to go back by boat?"
"There's too much material." The navy's shipping capacity is limited, mainly because too much material was looted. Large livestock, in particular, would take up too much space.
"The navy just needs to transport all the supplies back, and take the sheep with them."
"What about you?"
"We've captured enough guides. The coalition forces in Ghost City can be transported there by water, and our cavalry can go there on horseback." Ma Yue decided, "Tie up the prisoners, and give you a few hundred ground troops. I'll lead 2,000 cavalry to Qiuhai City. When you estimate the time, just meet us at the coast of Qiuhai City."
Ma Yue had made the decision, and Hai Rui had no choice.
What can two thousand cavalry do? What if they want to counterattack Qiu Haicheng? It's unlikely.
However, Ma Yue was unwilling to accept the defeat of Qiuhai City by Ghost City. Even if he couldn't take it, he would still annoy you. Cavalry is highly mobile. The coalition forces of Ghost City arrived by boat and had almost no cavalry. Even if they captured livestock in Qiuhai City, they probably wouldn't have more than 2,000 large animals.
I'm just sitting around doing nothing, so I decided to harass you. What's wrong with that?
Huojiandao raided the Ghost Fish King's lair and seized a large number of large livestock. Ma Yue only brought 3,000 horses (long-distance marches require sufficient replacement warhorses, and horses are also needed to carry essential supplies and supplies). The rest had to be taken back by the navy. Horses were precious livestock, and not a single one could be left behind.
"At this marching speed, how long will it take us to reach Qiuhai City?" Among the merchants captured by Ma Yue, there were indeed some who had been to Qiuhai City from the ghost town, and there were quite a few of them.
"The speed of cavalry is not necessarily slower than water transportation. After all, water transportation requires changing several rivers and moving boats, which is very laborious. I estimate that thirty days will be enough." The conclusion reached by the guide group composed of several guides was not too slow.
It’s only thirty days, the distance is not far.
"As for the cavalry, they can't follow the river, as that would be a long detour. I know a big canyon with a small slope. Although it is a little difficult to walk, the cavalry can pass through it without any problem. This can save seven or eight days of travel, so thirty days should be enough." As expected, there is a way of doing business.
"Don't worry, I mean what I say. When we get to Qiuhai City, I'll give you a sea ship and guarantee you can return to the ghost town."
As for supplies, don't even think about it. No one knows if those supplies belong to you.
"Smith, is your Hai tribe the tribe that can exchange salt in large quantities?" asked one of the guides.
"Yes, but ghost towns are not very particular. There is nothing to exchange for sea beast skins or large livestock. There is nothing you can ask for, haha!" Ma Yue said with a smile, "You learn languages very quickly."
"Yes, your Hai Tribe's language is truly rich and expresses itself very aptly. I've only been a captive for ten days, and I've already learned quite a bit," the guide said. "Spirit, our Qinghai Tribe can obtain large pieces of fish skin, and we're willing to trade with your Hai Tribe... salted radish!"
"Okay, we in the Sea Tribe like to trade and share what we have, haha!" As long as the Sea Tribe really needs it, why not exchange?
"Where can we exchange?" asked another merchant guide.
"Apart from Ghost Town, where else can we trade? I hate Ghost Town. It sent troops to attack Qiu Haicheng of our Hai Tribe for no reason. It doesn't follow the rules." Ma Yue said with a licking face. In fact, it was indeed the coalition forces of Ghost Town who attacked Qiu Haicheng first.
"Ghost Mountain Peninsula!"
"I heard that there are always wars there and it's never peaceful." Ma Yue said. Gray Wolf and White Wolf took advantage of the war to escape back.
"That was in the past. The Ironheart Tribe had already been driven away. The three tribes, the Gray Ghost, the Blue Ghost, and the White Ghost, held a new alliance meeting, covenanting to end civil war and unite against foreign enemies..."
Is this alliance reliable? Ma Yue was unsure. However, now that peace had been achieved, it was suitable for trade.
"Are you also in Ghost Mountain Peninsula?"
"Some of them are, some aren't. Our Qinghai tribe is on Wuji Island, further north. Now that peace has been restored on the Guishan Peninsula, our Qinghai tribe has established a trading post there..."
Wuji Island, could it be the North Pole?
"I have no objection. Let's have our Sea Tribe's trade caravan go to the Ghost Mountain Peninsula. I hope there won't be any more war there."
The Grand Canyon has slopes and the road is relatively narrow, so it is indeed difficult to walk. It doesn’t matter, you can just walk and lead the horse.
There were no horseshoes in that era, and the long-distance march took a heavy toll on the horses. After seven days, they finally got out of the Grand Canyon, but the hooves of hundreds of horses were severely worn out and basically disabled.
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