Should we continue to stockpile kerosene? Ma Yue thought about it and decided that there was no need for the time being. The Hai Tribe still had a considerable reserve of black oil. Besides, battles between large tribes were ultimately decided by hand-to-hand combat.
Why did the Hai Tribe win the last battle against the Guilin King Tribe? Fire attack was only one aspect. The most important factor was the Hai Tribe's strong combat effectiveness in the large-scale battle between cavalry and infantry, which was the main factor in defeating the Guiluo King Tribe's army.
In a field battle, the advantage of cavalry is undoubtedly huge. Can the Hai tribe really not defeat the grassland cavalry? In theory, yes. After all, the grassland people have been riding donkeys since childhood and are skilled in archery and horsemanship.
So what? Ultimately, it's all about basic combat effectiveness, courage, and momentum. Large cavalry units fighting each other will ultimately have to clash. Are bows and arrows important? Not really.
When needed, the flying spears of the Sea Tribe have a much greater range than bows and arrows.
Fire attacks are not particularly decisive in land warfare. Their greatest significance lies in naval warfare.
The Sea Tribe already has enough troops in Longlin City. At least, defense is not a big problem. There are also tens of thousands of large livestock. If they are formed into cavalry, they will also be a powerful force.
Therefore, Ma Yue felt that exchanging the Sea Tribe's food or copperware for kerosene was not worth it, especially since the Sea Tribe had experienced the catastrophe in the warm zone and the food crisis had not yet been resolved.
Whether it is food or copperware, they are the foundation of the Sea Tribe and an important part of the Sea Tribe's future development.
There are tens of thousands of troops stationed in Longlin City. No matter where the enemy is, if they want to attack the Sea Tribe, it depends on whether you can afford the losses.
Since the charlatans weren't so eager for kerosene anymore, Luo Bai naturally had no objections. Developing production and expanding and training the militia were the future path for Dragon Scale City. War! Ultimately, it all came down to who had the most men.
Ma Yue believed that the Hai tribe would be able to recover its vitality after two years of development.
The Hai Tribe's large-scale sea transport of troops was not obstructed by any other major forces. With the assistance of hundreds of ships from the Tengu Tribe, the Hai Tribe's large-scale sea transport of troops also greatly saved time and increased the speed.
There are many other tribes that can pose a threat to the sea transportation of the Hai Tribe, even including the major forces on Lingguo Island that have not been paid attention to for a long time.
The various forces on Lingguo Island had been developing for many years and had established a certain foundation, especially the Guiluowang Tribe and the Hongzang Tribe, which occupied the copper mine.
Expanding arable land on Lingguo Island is quite difficult, but the climate is relatively favorable. Lingguo Island also has countless fruit trees, and gathering fruit can satisfy hunger. Whether Lingguo Island is a good place or not is a matter of opinion.
The primitive world here is extremely extreme. The powerful tribes are getting stronger and stronger. The more support they have, the better the foundation they have for performance. They will only become stronger and stronger, and the gap between the strong and the weak will become larger and larger.
With the development in recent years, the Guiluowang tribe and the Hongzang tribe have taken advantage of the copper mines, their own cultivated land area has become larger and larger, the grain has become more and more abundant, and more and more small tribes have been incorporated. With the increase in the number of tribes, their strength has naturally become stronger.
In fact, after so many years of open and secret struggles, the Guiluowang tribe and the Hongzang tribe have become the dominant tribes on Lingguo Island.
The Hai Tribe has basically given up on Lingguo Island. The Tiangou Tribe and the Guilinwang Tribe on Donghai Island are also fighting. There is no point in attacking Donghai Island.
Of course, when the tribe becomes strong enough, certain ambitions will inevitably expand.
We have the copper mine, what else do we need? Salt!
The saltwater lake on Donghai Island has always been an important target coveted by many powerful tribes. Even the intermediate spirit stone in Dongshui Bay does not seem to be that attractive.
The Sea Tribe successfully spent the winter in Longlin City. The East Water Bay and West Water Bay, where the climate was good, had already completed the Sea Tribe's massive spring plowing.
Until the winter wheat and green onions were harvested, almost all of them were exchanged for potatoes from the Tengu tribe, and the food crisis of the Hai tribe on Donghai Island was temporarily over.
Ma Yue was practicing, silently waiting for the smooth development and recovery of the Sea Tribe. The farming on Donghai Island had achieved good results. It could be said that the decision to march into Donghai Island seemed correct at the moment.
The wheat from the Xi'an branch, which had a larger yield, also began to be sold. Not only was the Tiangou tribe buying up all of it, but even the Guiluowang tribe and the Hongzang tribe from the Lingguo Island branch were purchasing large quantities of wheat from the Xi'an branch.
The Sea Tribe only needed food and salt and wasn't interested in any other exchanges. As for the Guiluowang, Hongzang, and Tengu tribes, where would they get so much food and salt to exchange for the Sea Tribe's wheat and green onions? Ma Yue didn't care. As long as it could greatly alleviate the Sea Tribe's food and salt pressure, was that a good thing?
A large amount of potatoes and salt allowed the Hai tribe to gain a firm foothold on the East China Sea Island. The militia of Longlin City was integrated quite well. The initial 3,000 militiamen had gradually grown to 5,000 militiamen, and the training work was also carried out in an orderly manner. Ma Yue had nothing to worry about.
It is impossible to count the population of the many surrounding tribes of Xishui Bay, but the fact that they can develop a militia of 5,000 shows that the population base here is also very large.
A large number of copper artifacts were shipped to Sun City, not only the reserves of copper plows and shovels, but also the number of copper axes increased sharply. These tools are very practical for daily use. If war really breaks out, the power of the copper axe is much greater than that of a spear.
The Sea Tribe's victory in the previous battle against the Ghost Forest King Tribe was largely due to their superior number of copper axes. Although copper axes consume a lot of copper, the Sea Tribe won't skimp on them as long as they're practical.
Since the decision has been made to abandon the fire attack tactic, it is necessary to increase the basic combat equipment of the Sea Tribe soldiers.
Bows and arrows with a short range have almost been abandoned by the Sea Tribe. The most practical bamboo spear is thrown out, which is the most practical, but the range is also far, right?
The Hai Tribe had many copper axes and other tools, making crafting flying spears much easier. War reserves were needed. Bows and arrows were no longer needed, so a large stockpile of flying spears was necessary. Bamboo spears were only a small part of the equation; wooden spears were slightly heavier, held steady, had a longer range, and were more lethal.
Everything the sea tribe does is for survival.
The Sea Tribe still has a lot of black oil in reserve. What's it for? Besides what the navy needs, the rest is mainly used in land battles to target Divine Cultivators. The impact area of a fire attack is still too small compared to a large group of troops. However, if the firepower is concentrated and targeted at the Divine Cultivators in the enemy's large group, the firepower coverage area is sufficient.
This strategy means that the actual storage capacity of black oil in the Sea Tribe does not need to be very large.
The only weakness of the Sea Tribe is its navy. The navy is very important, but the cost of building a navy is too high and it cannot be afforded. Currently, the Sea Tribe has only about a hundred ships.
It doesn't matter. Ma Yue had already thought about it. Even if you defeat the navy of my sea tribe, what does it matter? The final solution to the problem is still land warfare.
Ma Yue had this idea, and it eventually instilled it into the minds of the Sea Tribe's managers at all levels. Besides shipping, the navy's primary mission was fishing, with no intention of increasing the number of ships; at most, they would just do repairs.
As for buying ships, they can't even afford it.
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