Things seemed to be developing into the bad situation that Ma Yue had anticipated. The latest Red Feather Letter from Sun City said that a large army had swept through Star City and was besieging Sun City.
The red feather letter means that the enemy troops are gathering more and more.
Fortunately, Sun City was well prepared. It not only had 9,000 militiamen, but also 5,000 regular and deputy soldiers. With such a large defensive force, and a lot of old and weak militiamen to assist, Ma Yue was relieved. No matter how many enemies there were, at least they would not be able to take down Sun City in a short time.
The outer cavalry led by Shuichong was not large, about 6,000 to 7,000 (as can be seen, the Sea Tribe army in the Sun City area is also very large).
Shuichong didn't rush to use his cavalry to attack the enemy army besieging Sun City. The enemy loved besieging Sun City. Great! Fight slowly until you've depleted your forces. That's when it's best to launch a cavalry assault.
At the beginning, when Haifan City resisted the Southern Grassland Coalition, the reinforcement of kerosene was the main factor, and the final charge of the cavalry was also the decisive factor.
For the time being, Ma Yue is not worried about the situation in Sun City. With Shuichong, Wu Qi, and the two priests around, what is there to worry about?
Ma Yue was concerned about the disappeared army of the Guilin King tribe. The spies of the Hai tribe were also keeping a close eye on the movements of the Tengu tribe's army.
As for the navy of the Hai tribe, it completely disappeared. Fang La's fleet went to get black oil; Huoshi's fleet also followed Hai Rui to the new sea outlet to boil salt. At sea, the Hai tribe had no news of any enemies at all.
Also, where did the large navy of the Ghost Forest King Tribe go? They didn't participate in the melee between the four major tribes.
"Retreat? So quickly!" Ma Yue was surprised when he received the latest red feather message from Sun City.
"We in Sun City have sufficient defense preparations and troops, and there are cavalry patrolling the periphery. The enemy probably sees no hope of victory, so they are withdrawing." Chunwu said. This guy is no longer just a simple intelligence chief. Participating in military affairs is also Chunwu's main responsibility.
"It has been confirmed that it is the coalition forces of the Guiluowang Tribe and the Hongzang Tribe. These guys are so cunning and greedy. Lingguo Island has its own copper mine, but they still want ours." Luo Bai was very indignant.
"Could it be that simple? A large army was sent out to attack, and they just retreated like that?" Ma Yue still didn't quite believe it. Wars have a purpose, and if the purpose is not achieved, basically mobilizing a large army will result in heavy losses.
"Perhaps something has happened on Lingguo Island. Lingguo Island is home to more than just the Guiluowang Tribe and the Hongzang Tribe."
"Perhaps, the combined forces of the Ghost Forest King Tribe and the Tengu Tribe have reached the copper mine on Lingguo Island. Neither of their tribes has any copper mines left."
There are all kinds of possibilities. Because of the lack of a navy, the Sea Tribe has basically lost all information about Lingguo Island.
"Goddess, the messenger from the Tengu tribe has arrived."
Just come.
"The great charlatan of the sea tribe..." It always opens with these words. The people of the grassland are so old-fashioned.
"Did your Tengu tribe go to attack Lingguo Island?" Ma Yue's opening words were even more interesting.
"Uh..." The Tengu Tribe's envoy was a little embarrassed. "Great Sea Tribe charlatan, you are truly wise. Our Tengu Tribe is extremely short of copper raw materials right now, so we have no choice but to go to Lingguo Island to find a solution."
"Then what? What do you expect our Sea Tribe to do?" You wouldn't come here for no reason, right?
"Great Sea Tribe Divine, if our Tengu Tribe attacks Lingguo Island, we are worried that Taki City will be ambushed by the insidious Ghost Forest King Tribe. As you know, we experienced that great battle and suffered heavy losses in our forces."
"Then what? Envoy, our Sea Tribe has limited military strength. You won't ask our Sea Tribe to help you guard Taki City, right?" Ma Yue looked confused.
"That's right, great Sea Tribe charlatan. We have great faith in you, the Sea Tribe. We hope you can send more than 8,000 soldiers. That way, our Taki City will be safe. Even if the Ghost Forest King Tribe launches a surprise attack, we won't be afraid of Taki City."
What kind of bullshit logic is this?
Ma Yue refused without hesitation. "Eight thousand? How many troops does Dragon Scale City have in total? Do you trust the Sea Tribe? I don't trust you, the Tengu Tribe either. If these eight thousand people were to be trapped in Taki City, who would I turn to for justice?"
The two tribes joined forces to recapture the city? The biggest worry was betrayal. If the enemy attacked from both inside and outside, wouldn't the 8,000 people of the Sea Tribe be ready for death?
Ma Yue bluntly gave various possible examples, and the last example was that the war between the four major tribes was ultimately decided by the betrayal of the Guilin King tribe, wasn't it?
What's the point of trust between tribes? How did the Sea Tribe escape from Dragon Scale City? Did you, the Tengu Tribe, also take advantage of their misfortune?
As for the Tengu Tribe's envoy's promise to give the Hai Tribe a share of the saltwater lake profits after the war, Ma Yue wasn't interested. It came all this way, and you, the Tengu Tribe, are just in a bad mood, so you swallowed it up? Tsk!
They were all empty promises. Ma Yue had lost his patience. He could let Chun Wu handle the rest. With all the crises going on, the Sea Tribe wouldn't easily split up its forces.
Halfway between Sun City and Poseidon City, a stunning cavalry battle erupted between the Sea Tribe and the enemy coalition. Even though the Guiluowang and Hongzang tribes also had large numbers of grassland cavalry, the Sea Tribe's 10,000-strong cavalry, divided into two groups, resolutely charged the invaders.
The battle was extremely brutal. Even though the grassland people were skilled in archery and horse riding, most of the fearless sea tribe cavalry fought with copper axes, and it was obvious that they had the advantage in weapons in the close-range chopping of the cavalry.
Among the cavalry coalition of the Guiluowang tribe and the Hongzang tribe, the first to be defeated by the Hai tribe was the cavalry brigade of the Hongzang tribe, which was skilled in archery and horsemanship.
The reason why the cavalry of the Maohai tribe dared to chase and attack the enemy army was very simple. Since it was confirmed that it was the coalition force of the Guiluowang tribe and the Hongzang tribe, crossing the sea to fight and transporting large livestock were the most troublesome.
In fact, Shuichong and Wu Qi were right. The Guiluowang and Hongzang tribes were outnumbered by the Hai tribe's cavalry. With over 10,000 Hai tribe cavalrymen, how could they not win against the Guiluowang and Hongzang tribes' 6,000 cavalrymen?
The cavalry brigade of the Hai tribe was able to defeat the grassland cavalry of the Hongzang tribe. The flying spears were not at a disadvantage in long-range attacks, and the large number of copper axes also made the cavalry at a disadvantage in combat. The number of cavalry in Wu Qi's brigade was even greater than that of the cavalry squadron of the Hongzang tribe. All these favorable factors led to the cavalry squadron of the Hai tribe defeating the cavalry squadron of the Hongzang tribe, which was skilled in archery and horsemanship, in one fell swoop.
Pursuing victory has always been the characteristic of the Sea Tribe army.
Not long after the cavalry unit of the Hongzang tribe was defeated, another cavalry unit, led by Shuichong, also defeated the cavalry of the Guiluo King unit of similar size.
Today's Sea Tribe cavalry is no longer what it used to be. They have shown momentum and powerful temperament.
The cavalry brigade was destroyed, so what would happen to the remaining infantry brigade? Once the brigade began to march, without the strict infantry formation, how could it resist the fast and fierce cavalry brigade?
Being caught between a dilemma and a dilemma is the situation faced by the coalition forces of Guiluowang Tribe and Hongzang Tribe.
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