The combat effectiveness of an organized army and a disorganized army is simply not at the same level. As the infantry battalions of Lu Fang and Guo Sheng rushed into the battlefield, they broke the camel's back for the coalition forces of the Longlin tribe and the Taki tribe.
Is a coalition army of 5,000 strong men a lot? Who would they be assigned to?
The Lingguo Island branch has a population of 6,000, which can make up 2,000 regular and deputy soldiers. The 1,000 reinforcements from Haifan City are 2,000 less in number, and the defeat is inevitable, so this gap is not obvious.
With the enemy's great defeat, the troops of the Lingguo Island branch also began to disperse and capture prisoners!
With almost no organized troops left, how can we organize a staggered retreat? I'm afraid the coalition forces of the Dragon Scale Tribe and the Taki Tribe don't even understand what staggered retreat means. They're simply a swarm of... a mob!
"Surrender! No killing!" Since Xishui Bay and Haifan City have trade relations, it is not difficult for the people of Haifan City to learn a few simple Xishui Bay dialects.
"Lei Qing, let me go. You take care of the overall situation here." said Wolf.
"Okay, if there are too many people at their seaport, don't force it." Lei Qing had no objection.
"Don't worry, I'll go and see where they go out to the sea. The horses are tired and can't charge anymore." After saying this, Big Bad Wolf led his team of less than two hundred cavalrymen to chase after them.
A cavalry charge is powerful, but it's impossible to avoid casualties. Even against such a large force, Gray Wolf's cavalry lost over two hundred men. War is cruel, and victory is won by stepping on the bones of the dead.
Lei Qing's cavalry was even more pitiful, with only 107 people. They had captured too many prisoners, and these 107 cavalrymen were the greatest deterrent to the prisoners.
"Lü Fang, Guo Sheng, is the loss serious?"
"Half of them have been killed or wounded."
All right! At least we won the battle. After all, the enemy had 5,000 soldiers, all of them able-bodied men.
After the war, order must be restored as soon as possible. Fortunately, the Lingguo Island branch still has more than a thousand regular soldiers and deputy soldiers, and two thousand prisoners, so it won't cause any waves.
Soldiers from the Lingguo Island branch who could speak some of the Xishuiwan dialect were further screening the prisoners, separating the officers. Without the officers, most of the prisoners became much more obedient.
The enemies have all fled, so you can go out and pick some fruit to eat. They're all eating potatoes, which is too much to eat. Especially for the prisoners, just give them some fruit to eat, as long as they don't starve to death.
Lei Qing did a rough count and found that most of the captives were able-bodied men from smaller, vassal tribes like the Taki and Longlin tribes. Is that understandable? When a dominant tribe sends troops, your smaller tribe must contribute men to fill the gap.
Lei Qing was busy naturalizing these captives. After separating more than 300 able-bodied men from the Taki and Longlin tribes, Lei Qing naturally had to start with the men from the smaller tribes.
However, Lei Qing did not understand the power of faith and could not determine whether these captives were truly loyal. Lei Qing wanted to be a charlatan.
Ma Yue had already returned to Haifan City. All he had to do was find traces of people in Xishui Bay. Ma Yue didn't understand the local dialect, so there was no way he could communicate with the locals.
"Have they all withdrawn?"
"Yes, there is no one left in the southern branch." White Eagle is back, and a war is about to begin. The key defense of Haifan City must have enough troops. Simply withdrawing a thousand people is not enough.
"Okay! You come with me this time." Ma Yue said, "Shui Chong, I'll leave the house to you."
"Don't worry, Huoshi's fleet is coming back downstream. There are enough ships and 2,500 cavalrymen will be enough." Shuichong knew that expeditions were not easy. Fighting in the enemy's lair meant more troops, right?
"Okay!" For the time being, Ma Yue was not clear about the combat effectiveness of the Xishuiwan tribe's army, so it would be good to bring more men and horses.
"During this period, we must avoid major naval battles as much as possible. If we really can't, we should hide away. I don't believe that their coalition forces will dare to land and fight?" Ma Yue said.
Shuichong and Flint nodded together.
"Let's go!" Haifan City's large-scale troop deployment was quite a spectacle. The evacuation of the southern branch, in particular, had attracted the attention of many major tribes.
The Southern Branch wasn't just a bunch of old and weak soldiers; it was composed of 3,000 regular and deputy soldiers who were able to fight. The Sea Tribe mobilized such a large force, what a huge war it would be.
Ma Yue was not worried because they were all far away. According to the news, it would take half a month to reach the nearest core area, and Sun City and Ghost Town were even farther away.
Let’s attack Xishuiwan first. You won’t withdraw your troops unless you hurt the Longlin Tribe, right?
Two thousand cavalrymen need to transport two thousand large livestock. You can imagine how large the scale is.
Fortunately, the ship did not encounter any enemy fleet along the way and finally arrived at the canyon coast safely.
"Flint, after you go back, go to Lingguo Island to see if Lei Qing needs anything else."
"Understood!" The navy does not fight major battles, and mainly relies on sea transportation, which is the link between Haifan City, Lingguo Island and the Xishuiwan Canyon Beach.
"Take the fleet with you. It would be bad if we were to stay here and get exposed. If I need your fleet to pick me up, I have a spirit boat, and Wangcai can also fly one. It will be quick, don't worry!"
The navy has been sent away and the main force has already landed.
Ma Yue is not a god after all. He calculated the enemy's alliance correctly, but war is a rapidly changing thing. How can he calculate it so accurately?
On Firestone's way back, a fierce battle broke out in Sea Area 1. Sometimes, you can't avoid fighting just because you don't want to, especially on the sea, where there are many limiting factors.
Because of the large-scale transport of cavalry, the Sea Tribe's warships had limited space, so there were not many archers on board. In terms of basic firepower, the Sea Tribe's navy suffered a great disadvantage.
Facing a coalition fleet that was almost twice as large as his, Flint fought hard and managed to lead as many ships as possible to escape.
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