Ma Yue was also surprised by the Red River Valley branch's opinion. Tie Lin suggested that the Red River Valley branch was "isolated overseas." While there was potential for cultivation, it was of little strategic significance. It would be better to merge it with the Xi'an branch. A stronger branch would provide a better defense against external enemies.
The Red River Valley branch, with its thousands of cavalry and tens of thousands of troops, was a considerable force. If attacked by a large tribe, the Red River Valley branch, with its mostly elderly and weak members and no stone city to protect them, would have limited resilience and a high probability of being wiped out. Merging with the Xi'an branch would be a different story.
Ma Yue conveyed the opinions of the Red River Valley branch using a red feather letter and flew it to the Sun City area.
The Sea Tribe leaders in the Sun City area had similar feedback to the Red River Valley branch. Since the Sea Tribe had already developed the East Sea Island, there was no need to keep the Red River Valley branch. They were relocated back to the Sun City area. After all, Sun City still had Stone City, and with more tribes, their defenses would be stronger.
The Red River Valley branch was originally established in the same way. Some of the tribesmen from the Thunder God City area migrated to Sun City using snowmobiles. Many tribesmen, lacking large livestock and snowmobiles, could only migrate on foot into the forest, largely on the quest for survival. The unexpected discovery of the Red River Valley as a suitable area for survival was merely a fluke.
Since the Sea Tribe's key area is Sun City, and the Sun City's Xi'an branch has huge farming potential, the existence of the Red River Valley branch is really meaningless.
The journey between the two places is not as cold as before, so if you really need to migrate, it won’t be a big problem.
Of course, the large-scale migration of tens of thousands of people from the Red River Valley branch is not an easy task, and there will definitely be losses.
With the large-scale development of the Dragon Scale City area, the food reserves of the Sea Tribe have finally recovered. It is not as sudden as when the warm area suddenly cooled down. During that large-scale migration, the Sea Tribe suffered heavy losses.
"Since most of the leaders do not support the existence of the Red River Valley branch, then let's migrate. The second priest of the Xi'an branch and Tielin of the Red River Valley branch will coordinate the large-scale migration of the Red River Valley branch." Ma Yue was still very democratic. Although most of the tribe members were old and weak, the tens of thousands of tribe members were also a very powerful force in the Sun City area.
Every bit of strength you have increases your chances of survival.
"Goddammit, the existence of Dragon Scale City is quite controversial," Luo Bai said. The most troublesome thing is that it has both advantages and disadvantages. Everyone has different perspectives and opinions, so it's normal. Of course, everyone is also thinking about the interests of the Sea Tribe.
"Luo Bai, what's your opinion?" Ma Yue asked. Luo Bai was the leader of the Longlin City branch.
"Will the 20,000 troops of Longlin City be enough? It's too much of a gamble. I can only bet that the four major tribes are unwilling to make too much sacrifice to attack Longlin City. In this case, the initiative will be in the hands of the four major tribes, which is very frustrating." Luo Bai said. If you say that Longlin City can withstand the joint attack of the four major tribes, Luo Bai is so naive.
"God of war, your original plan was to advance westward. Our Sea Tribe's navy is clearly too weak. Even if we were to open up new living space, the East China Sea Island wouldn't be suitable, as it's surrounded by powerful enemies," Chun Wu said. "Since we're inland, we can find a good location like the Xi'an branch and continue westward. With so much land, why would we have to rely on the navy?"
"Charlatan, if it really doesn't work, we can follow the example of the White Mist branch back then and keep Dragon Scale City instead of leaving so many people behind. Even if the four major tribes want to swallow up our Dragon Scale City, the loss to our Sea Tribe won't be too great." Luo Bai said. This guy is a warmonger, but as he gets older, he has become more stable and has a good overall view.
"Even on this East China Sea Island, we are too scattered. There are three thousand troops in Otter City, and there are six to seven thousand troops in the Guanzhou branch. In this way, it will be easy for the enemy to take over wherever they want." Chun Wu said.
Both the Otter City and Guanzhou branches had their own reasons for existence. One had a spirit stone mine, the other produced salt. It would be a shame to abandon them. However, the combined forces of the two branches numbered over ten thousand, almost as much as the Red River Valley branch. Could they just abandon them?
In Sun City, with Stone City behind it, these tens of thousands of troops, even the old and weak, are a good defensive force.
"Spirit, the Xi'an branch is becoming more and more important, it's time to build a city. It's an important food base for our Hai tribe, and only with a stone city can we have a foundation. Building a stone city is actually nothing if it consumes some manpower and material resources." Luo Bai said.
Ma Yue was a bit lenient with the laborers. Besides the busy farming season, many laborers couldn't undergo military training every day, right? What would they do with their free time?
Whether to bring Dragon Scale City into the fold is currently a hotly debated topic, and a decision cannot be made immediately, so it's best to put it on hold for now. So... the Xi'an branch is fundamental, and there's no doubt about that. Once the enemy finds the entrance to the Xi'an branch, what if they can't just attack Sun City directly?
"Then, the Xi'an branch will build the Stone City. Just send a letter over there and they will make the arrangements." There is white ash in the big forest east of Sun City, so building the Stone City is not difficult.
Even if there are any major changes in the future, we can just give up. The Hai tribe has given up many stone cities, and the Xi'an branch is no exception.
"Charlatan, there are tens of thousands of people in the Xi'an branch. Can a stone city be enough?" Chun Wu asked. At present, the Xi'an branch really has the largest population.
"Let the leaders of the Sun City and Xi'an branches brainstorm and make their own decision."
"Okay! I'll send a message to them right away." The decision for the first step was finally made. The Red River Valley branch would migrate, and the Xi'an branch would build a city. These were already big moves, and they involved a huge amount of energy from the Sea Tribe.
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