Chapter 93: Large Force Expedition
The next morning, Li Ce had already left with a team of five people.
They will first go to the Salt Lake Camp, rest for a night, and then set off completely.
As for Zhou Xu and his team, as the main force of this operation, in order to ensure that they will have sufficient supplies to complete this expedition, they are currently making preparations before departure.
It will take at least one day or even two days longer than Li Ce and his team to set out from the Black Moon Camp.
But Zhou Xu was not in a hurry.
The expedition was not an easy task. If the logistics were not done well, they might not be able to reach the western mountains and defeat the enemy, and they might even be killed along the way.
Like in ancient times, many countries had to prepare for wars a quarter or even a year in advance. What could they do now? Two days passed in the blink of an eye during the busy preparations. Outside the Black Moon Camp, wooden carts piled with supplies and equipment were ready.
For this expedition, he used all the wooden carts in the tribe, a total of six.
As for the personnel, including Li Ce's five-man team, the total number is fifty-four!
In this era, this is definitely considered large-scale.
The remaining sixty people naturally stayed behind in the tribe. It seemed that their number was greater than the troops that went out to fight, but don't forget that their tribe had three camps! If the sixty people were divided among the three camps, on average, there would only be twenty people left in each camp.
Just looking at the size of the camp, twenty people? It is undoubtedly a small tribe, not to mention that there are many non-combatants like Zhuang Mengdie and Ye Yan whose combat effectiveness can be ignored.
It can be seen from this that with the increase in the number of camps, the number of people in Zhou Xu's hands has become scarce again.
This time, he went on the expedition with the intention of annexing the enemy tribe and increasing his own population.
With six wooden carts loaded, the large army officially set off.
Although the wooden carts had greatly improved their transportation efficiency, Zhou Xu had to admit that it was difficult for them to move fast while pulling six wooden carts.
According to normal military deployment, the transportation of supplies should be the responsibility of a special grain and fodder unit.
Because the marching efficiency of the food and forage troops is very low, it is impossible for the main force to move with the food and forage troops.
However, there are only a few people in their tribe, and they cannot handle this kind of organization. It would be better for them to slow down the pace and act together.
From the mountainous area in the west to the black forest, both Zhou Chongshan and his group and Li Ce and his group walked here, which means the distance is not too far.
In fact, after crossing a desert, as the view in front of him widened, Zhou Xu could already see the seemingly endless mountains in the distance from a long distance.
According to Zhou Chongshan and Li Ce, it took them about seven days to get here with the escaped tribal members.
People of this era were basically tied to their tribal camps and had to return to the camps before dark. Even just spending one night outside was a very dangerous thing.
A seven-day journey? This was already a very long distance for them.
Zhou Chongshan and his companions survived by eating insects and gnawing on tree bark and roots, but even so, many people died on the way.
The same is true for Li Ce and others.
But now Zhou Xu didn't think that they needed to spend seven days on the journey.
The efficiency of travel needs to be considered in combination with many factors.
For example, the traveler’s condition and physical fitness at the time.
People who have poor physical fitness and are in bad condition and cannot walk much in an hour will naturally have low travel efficiency.
Zhou Chongshan and Li Ce, who fled for their lives when their tribe was attacked without any preparation, undoubtedly belong to this category.
Now he is under Zhou Xu's command and eats two meals a day, each with meat and soup. Recently, he has also been eating berries to supplement some vitamins.
Even Li Ce and others who had surrendered not long ago had obviously improved in their spirit and physical condition.
Although Zhou Xu, Zhou Chongshan and others are still thin, they have clearly gotten rid of the malnutrition and skinny state that was obvious at first glance.
Comparing before and after, can the travel efficiency be the same?
At this time, Zhou Xu made a blind guess that it should take about five days to reach the nearby area.
Under this premise, Li Ce's team of five did not need to carry six vehicles of equipment and supplies, and their operations were more efficient. It only took them three and a half days to successfully reach the vicinity, and they sent a team member back to pick them up.
After the two sides reunited, a lot of information could be further confirmed.
Li Ce, who had gone ahead, had already explored the way ahead for them, which made Zhou Xu and the others feel more at ease.
During this period, Li Ce had already led his men to the foot of the mountain. He was hiding behind a large rock, quietly observing the situation near the foot of the mountain.
As a man who once ruled the mountain, Li Ce was very familiar with this hill.
I don’t know if it’s because it’s close to the desolate Gobi area, but influenced by the environment of the Gobi, there isn’t much vegetation near the foot of the hill, and it’s entirely made up of large piles of rocks.
Only when you go further up can you see some trees and plants.
Therefore, if the other party arranged patrol personnel near the foot of the mountain, they could easily find them at a glance.
If we didn’t see him, it only means that the other party is hiding in the mountains and hasn’t come out.
But think about it, compared to this vast desolate Gobi Desert, the resources deep in the mountains are obviously more abundant. The other party is obviously more interested in the resources deep in the mountains and has no interest in wasting time in the desolate Gobi Desert.
As they got closer to the enemy's territory, Li Ce's emotions, which had slowly calmed down due to the long journey over the past few days, became excited again.
But he did not forget Zhou Xu's instructions, and he was not stupid.
Although he was familiar with this hill, the enemy was hiding in the forest and he could not lock on the enemy's position.
Looking at him from the other side, as long as he stands outside the big rock, the people on the other side will most likely discover him.
At this time, he should keep calm and wait for the leader to come with a large army to join him.
Thinking of this, Li Ce slowly let out a long breath, and after adjusting his mood, he waved to the two team members who followed him.
"Let's go, let's retreat to a safe place first."
(End of this chapter)
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