"I think we can do it." As long as Ma Yue is here, the high priest will feel at ease and everything will be fine.
Haha! Ma Yue also laughed helplessly. Was he a charlatan? It was inevitable that the people in the tribe would feel dependent on him.
"Don't worry, winter has just begun. Soldiers, get as familiar with riding as possible. Wait until it gets a little colder." The last time they launched a winter attack, the weak Sea Tribe annexed the Bear Tribe. What about this time? Will it go smoothly?
After all, Ma Yue is not a real charlatan and cannot be predicted.
Because of the grassland tribe's surprise attack, the sea tribe suffered heavy losses. Not only did the two villages and the second branch of the grassland lose one season's radish harvest, but a lot of sheep and wildebeest were also lost.
The two villages and the second grassland division retreated too hastily, resulting in the loss of nearly 400 sheep, a particularly painful loss. Because of the overwhelming importance attached to wildebeest, more wildebeest were withdrawn. After all, wildebeests are fast runners.
"Only 300 soldiers? You charlatan, we have more able-bodied men and wildebeests." The high priest was unwilling to accept this. The damage inflicted by the grassland tribe on the sea tribe was too great.
"A raiding war, sending too many troops..." Ma Yue couldn't say for sure about some strategies. What Ma Yue was most worried about was that if all the able-bodied men were sent out to attack, they would be ambushed or annihilated by the grassland tribes. What would happen to the sea tribe in the future?
No strategy is guaranteed to be right. What if such a major decision goes wrong? Can the cavalry of the grassland tribes still gather on a large scale in winter?
Ma Yue did not hide his worries from the high priest. How could such a loyal old man not be trustworthy?
"The charlatan is really thoughtful." Anyway, whatever Ma Yue said, the high priest thought it made sense. Reason is really something that makes sense no matter who says it. Ma Yue's prestige is too high. If someone else said it, they might not think it makes sense.
The Sea Tribe had about 600 strong and light men, and they were attacked by the Grassland Tribe, with about 200 of them killed or wounded. The 300 strong men who went into battle were really the majority of their strength.
Of course, what do you think of the able-bodied men? Ma Yue can search a little more and find those who are good at flying spears and flying stones, and then reorganize them to get more than 300 capable fighters. It won't be a big problem.
However, when going out in winter, it is better to go with some strong and muscular men as much as possible to resist the cold.
Are the wounded useless? No. The wounded from this war, the wounded returning from Ma Yue's trade caravan, whether their arms or legs were broken, were all incredibly muscular. Even in winter, they were busy, wrapped in thick furs, boiling salt on the seashore.
Of course, if you have two arms or two legs disabled, it really won't be of much use, as such wounded soldiers are a minority after all. Even if you have one leg disabled, making some crutches is also possible.
Was Ma Yue being too cruel to use disabled people like this? No, in primitive times, being unable to work was the most cruel thing. These nearly two hundred disabled soldiers were actually the happiest to be able to participate in the most important and arduous task of boiling salt in the winter.
The salt-boiling team is important and their treatment is the best in winter.
Ma Yue hated war. The Hai Tribe had accumulated these 200 wounded soldiers from all the previous wars. Sigh! There was nothing he could do. The enemy had come to his door. The Hai Tribe’s base was in danger. War was inevitable.
I wonder how many warriors the Sea Tribe will lose in this winter attack.
Half a month after the heavy snow, the river near the Hai tribe was frozen thickly.
"Luo Bai, Tie Shi, when we go out this time, bring back as many of our soldiers as possible." The cavalry team and the wildebeest snowmobile team have begun to assemble. Ma Yue looked at the leaders of the two teams and still had to give some instructions.
"You are the ones who will assess the battlefield situation. You are the leaders, the captains. The fate of your men rests in your hands."
"I don't have any hard and fast targets for this winter campaign. Do you understand?"
Tieshi and Luo Bai nodded, both of them were quite calm.
Ma Yue won’t say anything more.
With the captured steppe cavalry leading the way, I hope this winter operation will go smoothly.
Three hundred able-bodied wildebeest cavalrymen, each carrying a large number of wildebeest snow vehicles, were divided into two teams and disappeared on the snow-covered grassland.
At the high-level meeting, Ma Yue finally accepted everyone's opinion. Since they had already sent 300 strong men, it didn't matter if they sent 100 more soldiers. It would be impossible to do without the wildebeest snow vehicle.
All four hundred strong men from the Sea Tribe went out to attack.
The two hundred strong wounded soldiers of the Sea Tribe were cooking salt on the beach, and Stone City could only rely on some slightly weaker men and a half-dozen children's flying rifles and flying stones teams. Speaking of which, Stone City is also very empty now.
It’s not enough to just boil salt. Firewood has to be harvested in winter. Those who are thinner, as long as they can wrap themselves in thick fur coats, have to go out to work. What about catching fish?
In short, anyone who can wrap themselves in a thick fur coat must go out to work.
More than a thousand old and weak people could only stay in the big wooden house to work, weaving ropes, sharpening tools and weapons, and making production equipment...
This winter is a bit difficult for the Hai tribe, but no matter how difficult it is, they still have to kill some sheep for meat, and people always need to eat.
If the two armies didn't return with any harvest, they would starve to death. After all, the number of sheep and rabbits was limited, and with a population of 2,000 at the headquarters of the Sea Tribe, feeding them was a major problem.
"There are still many able-bodied men in the first branch of the jungle. Do they need reinforcements?" asked the second priest.
"No, there are many changes in the jungle, and we need to defend that area." Ma Yue disagreed.
"Charlatan, are you still worried about the Purple Tribe?" asked the high priest.
"Yes, the situation is different now. We have been severely punished by the grassland tribe. What I am worried about is that the purple tribe will take advantage of the situation and add insult to injury. The jungle branch must have basic self-defense capabilities." Ma Yue said.
"The Purple Tribe doesn't have those annoying bows and arrows. We still have more than a hundred able-bodied men in the jungle branch. Once the war breaks out, we can gather about three hundred flying spears and flying stone teams, and we should be able to protect ourselves." said the high priest.
"It would be great if we could survive this winter successfully." The Sea Tribe suffered too much loss in the autumn.
After all, a large population isn't always a good thing; it means more people need to feed themselves. This puts a great test on the management skills of a large tribal leader.
All that’s left is to wait.
The trading team from the Purple Tribe is here. Come on, they are willing to exchange sheep and big fish, which is also a great food supplement for the Sea Tribe itself, so of course they have to exchange them.
The Purple Tribe still needs salt. It seems that the Purple Tribe's development of sea salt is still insufficient, or even not smooth.
It was winter now, and the Purple Tribe was relatively far away, so information was basically cut off. I was already so busy worrying about my own Sea Tribe that I had no mood to worry about the distant Purple Tribe.
The road is closed due to ice and snow in winter. Although the emergence of wildebeest snowmobiles has greatly shortened the difficulty of the journey, most of the time, everyone has to stay in the winter, right?
"The Purple Tribe exchanged away quite a few pottery basins."
"The Purple Tribe is also going to vigorously develop salt boiling."
"Whatever. There are many tribes in the forest, and the market is huge. Salt is never enough."
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