Ma Yue still had to respond. Farming was not possible in this season, so it would be a good idea to go there and boil salt first. At least he could harvest some salt, which would be a huge supplement to the Hai tribe.
Flint returned, and the navy's ships were also collected. The militia's families gathered several thousand people. The militia, roughly speaking, was already considered a member of the Sea Tribe. So, you family members were also considered good.
Together with the one thousand soldiers from the Hai tribe, there are five thousand people in total. That's it. Take the bottles and cans, and the necessary rations, and go over there to cook salt.
"Flint, it's safe over there for now. You navy guys, stop running around and go cook salt."
"Alright! A new seaport will keep other tribes from finding us, so we don't have to hide everywhere, haha!" Huoshi said with a smile. When Haifan City was about to be destroyed, didn't the navy also prepare to become pirates? The navy was weak and couldn't fight a big battle, so they always relied on escape.
Fifty ships, without any large livestock, carrying only people, five thousand people, plus some tools and other things, crowded together, set sail.
The winter wheat and green onions in the Longlin City area have already been cultivated. At this time, giving up Longlin City in vain is equivalent to giving up so many winter crops. What a waste!
The most important thing is that the Sea Tribe’s transportation capacity is insufficient, and it can’t transport many people each time by sea. This will gradually weaken the strength of Dragon Scale City. Once there is a change, Dragon Scale City will not have enough strength. How can it respond to the enemy?
With the help of the Red Feather Letter, the information about the battle in Oak Bay was delivered in a timely manner, and Ma Yue had a pretty good understanding of the battle situation.
After all, the number of coalition forces is still large. After several major battles, the Tengu tribe has begun to retreat back to Taki City. Relying on the city walls for defense, the pressure will be less, right?
Warfare these days ultimately comes down to who has more men. Actual combat has proven that fire tactics are becoming increasingly less effective in land warfare. Even if you throw a can of kerosene, the area that can be ignited is too limited to have a decisive impact on large-scale combat.
It's a simple logic. During the millennia-long feudal dynasties of my country, there was no direct confrontation involving throwing kerosene cans or firing rockets. Fire attacks were only decisive in specific circumstances.
"I'll go back to the Xi'an branch to take a look."
"Don't worry, I will go back to defend Dragon Scale City."
"Luo Bai, of course I feel relieved that you are here, hehe!"
Ma Yue released his water spirit boat and left at lightning speed.
Ma Yue inspected Poseidon City. Due to the cold weather and clouds, the salt production in Poseidon City is not as great as before, and its biggest function has become a transit station.
This is good. There is nothing worth the enemy's covetousness, and Poseidon City is safe, right?
After inspecting Star City, I found that the copper mining here is quite good, and the cooperation with the surrounding tribes is also quite good. They help with mining and give you food or salt. Isn't it mutually beneficial?
The salt production in Sun City is quite good. The salt mountains here have a very high salt content and it is not difficult to boil salt.
With the support of grain production from the Xi'an branch, the situation in Sun City and Star City has really improved a lot.
The charcoal-burning business in Sun City and Star City is very popular. The number of copper axes produced by the Sea Tribe is increasing. It is easier to use the tools and work more efficiently, right?
As long as charcoal production could keep up, bronze production would be guaranteed, a virtuous cycle that Ma Yue was very satisfied with. With Wu Qi in charge of both Sun City and Star City, Ma Yue was naturally relieved.
Of course, the premise of all this is that the grain production of the Xi'an branch must be stable.
The migration of large numbers of large livestock and people from warmer regions to the Xi'an branch has greatly accelerated the development of arable land there. Corn production is also good, supplemented by winter wheat. Overall, the Xi'an branch's agricultural sector is developing very well.
"Spiritual charlatan, are you worried about something when you come back this time?" Shuichong asked. This guy was thrown to the Xi'an branch by Ma Yue and was considered the chief here. The two priests took care of the affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the defense of the Xi'an branch was his main responsibility.
"Is the charlatan worried about the copper mine?" Wu Qi asked.
"Yes, right now, the only thing our Sea Tribe has worth worrying about is the copper mine in Star City," Ma Yue said. "The enemy is too cunning. I'm worried that while they appear to be fighting fiercely on Donghai Island, they're actually eyeing our Star City copper mine. Do we have enough troops?"
"It wasn't enough originally, but in the past two years, more and more natives have come out of the forest. We can't give them benefits for free, right? We have already developed this native militia to 5,000 people." Shuichong said.
"So many?" Ma Yue was a little surprised.
"In fact, there are quite a few people in the tribes surrounding the Sun City and Star City areas. They have developed about 4,000 militiamen. The youngest has been training for more than half a year." Wu Qi said.
"Good! That's good. What I'm worried about is that too many soldiers have been withdrawn from here, leaving this side empty." Ma Yue smiled. Where is the foundation? There are salt mountains and copper mines here. Without these two, the Hai Tribe is really nothing.
"Of course we two dare not be careless about what the charlatan told us to do," said Shuichong.
The Sea Tribe transferred a large number of troops from here to Donghai Island, whether intentionally or unintentionally. More than 15,000 regular and deputy soldiers were transferred to Longlin City, which gave some people the feeling that Sun City was obviously short of troops.
How to avoid emptiness? Of course, it is to integrate local indigenous people and increase military strength.
The sheer number of natives in the Great Forest was far beyond Ma Yue's expectations. Because the Hai Tribe practiced a system of concentrated village militia training, the Hai Tribe's branches in Xi'an were scattered far and wide, with a few hundred here, a hundred there... Without systematic statistics, no one knew how many militiamen had fallen.
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