Ma Yue also went to sleep. Even cultivators need to eat and sleep. The Second Priest was actually very close to the Flying Donkey Tribe. As a disseminator of civilization, he must be dedicated and responsible.
When Ma Yue woke up, it was already dawn. There were a few more donkeys in the team. It was probably that the second priest had reached a new deal with the other party.
The team couldn't move forward yet; the wounded needed time to recover. The campfire couldn't be extinguished; those who needed to go out to find firewood had to go out, and the wildebeest also needed to roam nearby and graze.
For the time being, they could only survive where they were. Ma Yue tried riding donkeys, even moving his saddle to one of them and giving it a ride. Although the donkey felt uncomfortable, it was still manageable.
Ma Yue was very satisfied. It was good enough that it had similar functions to a wildebeest. This donkey's carrying capacity was similar to that of a wildebeest. A wildebeest could carry about 200 kilograms; a donkey like this could easily carry 220 or 230 kilograms. Not bad, Ma Yue was very satisfied.
The remaining dozen or so dead wolves have been skinned. Fur is one of the most important resources for primitive people.
Days passed, and the campfire area was quite large, making this temporary settlement quite suitable. The wounded were gradually getting better, with 23 of them able to stand. The rest had serious leg injuries, so it was a bit difficult and they might become disabled.
It doesn't matter, just take some time to train it. As long as it can ride a horse, it will always catch up with the team.
With Panax notoginseng and cattail, the medical capabilities of the Hai tribe are already quite good.
Five days later, the Flying Donkey Tribe arrived again, and the number of donkeys in their group now exceeded 20. They're not stupid, there are middlemen everywhere, haha!
Ten days later, the number of donkeys in the Sea Tribe's ranks had reached 31. Judging from this situation, if the Sea Tribe didn't leave, the Flying Donkey Tribe would return.
"Charlatan, do we still need to go to the Sun City?" The second priest also found it very interesting. It is cheaper to call a donkey here than to go to the Sun City to exchange for a wildebeest.
"If everything could be exchanged, I wouldn't go to Sun City this time."
"I understand!" The second priest knew that his charlatan had softened his heart again, as there were more than a dozen strong men with injured or disabled legs in the team.
With clear instructions, the Second Priest's strategy changed. After trading the donkeys, he took a dozen warriors and followed the chief of the Flying Donkey Tribe.
You need to get familiar with the business first so that you can continue trading next time, right?
The chief of the Flying Donkey Tribe was naturally very happy as he became more and more familiar with the second priest.
According to the information from the second sacrifice, this flying donkey tribe is one of the tribes migrating to the south of the grassland. In other words, the grassland is not far south of the caravan of the Sea Tribe.
Isn't that ridiculous? In fact, the route taken by the Sea Tribe's caravans wasn't a straight line. After exploring the route, they got used to taking the old route. It was human nature.
Besides, there is no compass in this era, so we just go wherever we go.
The Flying Donkey Tribe wasn't a large one among the many tribes that had migrated from the prairie, with only about a hundred able-bodied men. At least, compared to the current Sea Tribe, it wasn't much of a threat.
Ma Yue felt it was a good thing to have a bridge to connect and trade with the various tribes on the grassland. Ma Yue didn't like war. How much better would peaceful trade be? What was the point of fighting and killing?
Seven or eight days later, the second priest returned with his men, and there were eighteen more wildebeests.
Well! Why bother going to Sun City? The caravan brought coarse salt, salted radish, and even many pottery basins and pots, all of which were bought by the Second Priest.
Go home! Many wounded were carried onto the backs of wildebeests, and they tried their best to lie on their backs and ride on them. This was still possible. If it really didn't work, the team would just move slower.
Trading forty-nine donkeys in one performance was a huge gain.
After walking back reluctantly, we finally reached Stone City!
"What happened?" Ma Yue was so angry. There were wounded soldiers everywhere in Stone City. What a big battle it was.
"Charlatan!" Ma Yue came back and the Hai tribe cheered. This is prestige.
Damn it! There are hundreds of wounded lying on the ground. What about the dead? How many people died? Who the hell did this?
"Spirit!" The high priest and several senior executives had arrived, along with Luo Bai. Seeing the leaders of the branch and village were all there, Ma Yue felt relieved. Stone City had suffered such heavy losses, how could the branch and village stationed outside be safe? If they could withdraw in time, with the protection of Stone City, they would be fine, right?
"Tell me about it!"
"The attack came from the prairie. Our Prairie Second Branch was attacked first and suffered the heaviest losses. Iron Lion and White Eagle only escaped with fifty or sixty people riding wildebeests. White Eagle delivered the letter in time, and the Lianghe Village managed to escape in time, but also lost more than a hundred old and weak people..." The high priest began to report with an ugly expression.
"There were too many enemies. They were using the bow-and-arrow weapon you once described. Arrows flew everywhere, and we suffered heavy casualties..."
Ma Yue had described the bow and arrow, but it was even more difficult to build, and Ma Yue didn't quite understand the principles behind it. Since he already had flying spears and flying stones, he stopped studying bows and arrows.
Damn! This is like the ancient Mongol army. Weren't the Mongols good at bows and arrows? The Stone City is still too short, only three meters. If the bows and arrows were powerful, it would be really difficult to defend.
It’s a good thing that the Hai tribe didn’t collapse without Ma Yue.
"They're riding this animal, and it's pretty fast," the high priest said, pointing to the donkey Ma Yue had brought back. Since everyone had cavalry, it all came down to who had more.
It's really troublesome. If there were cavalry on the prairie in an era without muskets, they would be almost invincible.
Fortunately, no matter how numerous the enemy was, they couldn't leap over the stone wall on donkeys. After several fierce battles, the grassland army finally withdrew. Bows and arrows were powerful, but the Sea Tribe had always advocated flying stones and flying spears. They also had ample weapons reserves, so they were no pushovers.
Defending in Stone City was ultimately advantageous. Once the army had adapted to the enemy's bows and arrows, the grassland army suffered heavy losses. Wars, when fought to a certain extent and with losses at a certain rate, would generally cease fighting.
Fortunately, the Sea Tribe has many people and can withstand the heavy losses.
"Did they return to the grasslands, or did they go into the forest?"
"They also suffered heavy losses and returned to the grasslands."
"We also captured some wounded prisoners from the grasslands. They were from the Wolf God Tribe who migrated over there. The smaller tribes over there rely on the larger ones. Whenever there's a war, the Wolf God Tribe recruits cavalry from the smaller tribes. That's why they have so many cavalry to attack us."
This lifestyle is similar to that of the ancient Mongols, who usually herded their livestock individually and only gathered from all over the country during wartime. It was common for small tribes to rely on large tribes.
"Do they have tents now? I don't believe it. They're constantly moving around?" Ma Yue asked. Ancient grassland peoples really did migrate constantly. When they'd eaten most of the grass in one patch, they'd move on to the next. There were no fixed buildings; yurts were mobile.
With the living standards of that era, fur was very scarce. How could we use chicken feathers to make tents?
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