It is relatively difficult to develop farming in a part of the jungle.
Similarly, there will be no troublesome stone walls to be built there. Timber walls, retaining ditches, and defensive platforms must be built first. If their own safety cannot be guaranteed, what is the point of construction?
There were only so many people, so Wu Qi and Zhuo Shuo could just make the arrangements. Didn't the Sea Tribe grow gradually back then? Furthermore, the Sea Tribe back then only had a dozen or so able-bodied men, and the conditions were even worse than the current Jungle Branch.
Fortunately, Jungle Branch One was located in the former Bear Tribe settlement, close to the river, and could survive by fishing in baskets. The biggest support from headquarters was a batch of coarse salt and salted radish strips.
Large-scale support will have to wait until summer, when a large number of wildebeest plows will arrive. At least, it will ensure that a wave of radishes can be planted in the first branch of the jungle.
If this were to happen, it would inevitably delay the headquarters' expansion of cultivated land in the summer. There was no other way. Since we were establishing a jungle branch, initial support was essential.
In the summer, after the vigorous radish harvest in the Hai Tribe, the hurried tillage was complete, and two hundred wildebeest plows headed straight for the first section of the jungle. There, the timber wall defenses were finally completed.
The two hundred wildebeest plows are the largest asset of the Sea Tribe. In order to ensure the safety of these two hundred wildebeest plows, hundreds of strong men have gone to the Sea Tribe headquarters to guard them.
It seemed the headquarters' defenses were somewhat weak. After all, the Hai Tribe only had a total of just over 300 able-bodied men. Fifty went from the second grassland division, and fifty from the first jungle division, to guard the 200 wildebeest plows. Second Chief Luo Bai had taken a hundred men, leaving the headquarters with just over 100 able-bodied men.
"You charlatan, we haven't dug the retaining ditch outside the wall yet." Shuichong was really worried.
"Just call me if you have the guts, haha!" Ma Yuedu laughed.
The tribes, big and small, in this area are too peaceful. If the Sea Tribe reveals some flaws, we will see if there are other enemies that are itching to do something.
If you act as defensive as a hedgehog, people won't have the courage to do it even if they want to, right?
"Charlatan, do you want to attack other tribes?" The second priest was smart. Didn't he say to work hard first?
"I really think so. It depends on whether other tribes allow us to think so." Ma Yue said meaningfully.
"Goddammit, our main force is almost entirely in Jungle Section 1. What if the enemy attacks there?" the high priest asked. If Jungle Section 1 fell to the enemy, with only 150 men and nearly all of the wildebeest, what would be left of the Sea Tribe?
"Shuichong, if you were an enemy, would you attack the Jungle Branch 1 or our headquarters?" Ma Yue looked at Shuichong.
"This..." Shuichong's mind began to work rapidly, "Headquarters!"
"Why? This is a stone wall, three meters high." The high priest did not give up.
"High Priest, the most important thing for the Sea Tribe is not the number of able-bodied men." The second priest seemed to agree.
"This..." The high priest was stunned and understood instantly.
The most important reason why the Hai tribe was able to develop from a small tribe to the most powerful position it is today is because of - the charlatan!
Without Ma Yue, how could such a powerful force be gathered so quickly? If you want to take down the Hai Tribe without defeating Ma Yue, this charlatan, even if you kill 150 strong men of the Hai Tribe, you will win, right?
If you look back, you will definitely face the revenge of Ma Yue, the charlatan. As long as Ma Yue, the charlatan, is not dead, it is useless for you to provoke the Hai tribe.
Why did Ma Yue dare to create two branches? Go ahead and attack them if you dare. The Sea Tribe is no longer what it used to be. If you dare to move, the Sea Tribe has the power to launch a large-scale attack. Don't think the Sea Tribe can only defend.
"It's just a thought. Let's just continue doing what we should do." Ma Yue said.
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In fact, Ma Yue's dispersal of most of his forces did indeed put the leader of a certain tribe in a difficult position. Should he fight or not? The bait before him was truly tempting.
Thinking about the terrifying stone walls of the Sea Tribe he had seen with his own eyes, he felt a sense of powerlessness. Even if the people inside the walls were all old and weak, could he really break in?
What's more, there are still more than a hundred able-bodied men in the Hai tribe.
Forget it, let's wait and see. In the end, the ambitious person completely gave up the idea of attacking the Sea Tribe.
Ma Yue had planned everything, but he didn't expect that the attack would come not from the jungle, but from the sea.
When the salt-boiling team saw so many ships coming from the sea, they ran back with about a hundred old and weak people, holding the pottery plates.
"A lot of ships, how many are there?" Ma Yue asked.
"At least, I saw more than thirty." Bo and Lang are the leaders of the salt-boiling team after all, so they must know how to count.
Encountering an unfamiliar enemy? It's impossible to know both yourself and the enemy.
It was not yet certain whether the visitors from the sea were here for trade or hostile guests. He called two strong men and rode wildebeests straight to the seaside. Scouts had to be sent out first, and the enemy's movements had to be kept abreast of.
Two more strong men, carrying the charlatan's orders, rode away on wildebeests. What were they doing? They were heading straight to the first branch of the jungle, just in case, they needed reinforcements.
If the enemy really wants to attack the Sea Tribe, will they have any more advanced means?
"Dangdang..." The wooden stick knocked on the pottery basin, calling the people working outside to come back.
The Hai tribe entered a state of war as quickly as possible. Not only the one hundred strong men, but also those who could throw stones, those who could throw flying spears, and the weaker men, women, young and old, had to participate in the defense as much as possible.
The headquarters of the Sea Tribe has a total population of 500 people left. Excluding the very young, including the elderly and the weak, there are only 400 people who can fight. Such a long wall defends the area.
So what? They're attacking from the sea. How big of a tribe are they? Could there be thousands of enemies? Damn it! The enemy can't attack the city from all sides, right?
The two wildebeest scouts who had been running towards the sea came back.
"How's it going?"
"About 500!" the scout said, though he couldn't count them. "All armed." Okay! They were coming to fight.
"Close the gate!" Ma Yue did not hesitate. The huge and thick door panel blocked the doorway. Everyone worked together. Behind the door panel, some large stones were piled up to support the gate. The simple defense platform was also quickly filled in.
Ma Yue climbed onto the defensive platform at the East Gate, facing the sea.
Five hundred people? Haha! Where does that confidence come from?
Gradually, some of the warriors of the Sea Tribe also began to climb onto the defensive platforms on all sides. No matter which side the enemy started to attack from, they would all go up.
Most of the Sea Tribe's warriors were standing in formation near the ladder below the defensive platform. Their training wasn't in vain; when the enemy arrived, chaos wouldn't do; order was paramount. This was when the designated squadron leaders and team leaders came into play.
The high priest hadn't even reached the defensive platform, directing the many elderly and weak, still busy at work. What was he doing? Fetching water in a clay basin. What if the enemy attacked with fire? If the stone walls were left on fire for too long, they might collapse.
Evil guests at sea, what new tricks do you have? I, Ma Yue, want to see them today.
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