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"Empire Hegemony" Chapter 1207
The breeze blows, and the green grassland stretches as far as the eye can see, and groups of cattle and sheep are gnawing on the tender grass by the slowly flowing stream.
Compared with the tense Baima Pass and the Yunzhong Province, which is devastated, the grassland in the north of Daling Province is quiet and peaceful.
This piece of grassland belongs to a large tribe called the bison tribe, and the area with a radius of hundreds of miles is their pasture.
A blizzard in the cold winter of last year also swept through the bison tribe. Nearly half of their livestock froze to death, which can be said to be a heavy loss.
But now they are facing another difficulty, that is, the Golden Tent Royal Court has sent an order to them to gather troops and prepare to invade the Far East.
Ever since King Youxian was defeated in the Far East, causing 400,000 wolf riders to be wiped out, the Golden Tent Royal Court was also furious.
It's just that it was freezing cold at that time, and there was a blizzard on the grassland, so they couldn't gather large-scale troops to retaliate.
Now the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming. After this period of recuperation, the war horse has regained weight.
King Khan of the Golden Tent Royal Court naturally couldn't forget the humiliation of the disastrous defeat last year, so he has been actively gathering troops and preparing to go south in a big way.
In addition to retaliating against the Qinghe Army in the Far East, they went south to snatch some food, salt and other things. After all, the heavy snowfall last winter caused them heavy losses.
The bison tribe is a large tribe in the south of the grassland, and the Golden Horde Khan wants to send troops to fight in the Far East, so they naturally need to send troops.
When fighting the Far East last year, their bison tribe sent out 2,000 cavalry, and none of them came back.
This time, the Golden Tent Royal Court asked their bison tribe to send 2,000 troops again, which made the bison tribe quite embarrassing.
If another 2,000 people were really deployed to fight, then there would be no men in their bison tribe.
A tribe without men is dangerous and may be swallowed up by other tribes at any time, which is not what they want to see.
Moreover, the 400,000 troops led by King Youxian were defeated by the Qinghe Army last year. The Bison tribe is also very afraid of the Qinghe Army.
But in the face of the convening order of the Golden Tent Royal Court, if they do not obey, they will inevitably encounter crusade.
"You all tell me, what should we do?"
In the patriarch's tent of the bison tribe, the elderly patriarch looked at the tribal leaders and said with a sad face.
"A blizzard last winter froze nearly half of our livestock to death, and now the flock is still cubs, which means we will have no supplies."
When the prairie tribes fought, they would send special personnel behind to drive the sheep as mobile supplies.
Wherever they went, the flock of sheep for supplies would follow.
Every time they camped, some sheep were slaughtered and cooked directly as their food.
If Qingqi charged forward, they would carry some air-dried meat, which was used as dry food, and each time they carried a limited amount, so the flock was their biggest supply.
Now a lot of livestock in the bison tribe froze to death, so if they went out now, they would not have enough flocks to serve as supplies for the army.
"More than 2,000 of us died in the Far East last year, and now we have another 2,000 sent out. Our bison tribe, including those children, probably doesn't have enough 2,000 people to go to battle!"
"Can you tell Wang Ting, how about we send five hundred troops?"
"Do you think Wang Ting will agree?" Someone sighed.
"The Qinghe army has three heads and six arms, and it is very powerful. If we go, we will all die there."
Most of the leaders of the bison tribe disagreed with the matter of sending troops to the Far East.
Because they are unable to send troops now, and because they are afraid of the Qinghe army, they are unwilling to die.
"But the royal court's convening order has been issued. If we don't bring people to assemble, our bison tribe will be besieged!"
Seeing that the leaders were unwilling to send troops to gather, the patriarch of the bison tribe also had a sad expression on his face.
However, if the tribe wanted to survive, they had to follow orders and assemble, otherwise they would be besieged by other tribes as soon as the royal court gave an order.
"Master Patriarch, a caravan from the Far East has appeared within the sphere of influence of our tribe."
When the patriarchs and heads of the buffalo tribe were in the armyWhen they were discussing how to respond to the summoning order from the royal court, a soldier came in to report.
"The caravans from the Far East haven't been on the grassland for several months. Why are they here?"
? Since the Qinghe Army wiped out King Youxian's wolf cavalry and occupied the northern part of the Far East, the grassland and the Far East have become sworn enemies, so the trade routes have also been cut off.
"How many are there?"
The patriarch of the bison tribe asked.
"They have more than 50 carts and more than 100 guards, under the banner of the Far East Chamber of Commerce."
"Master Patriarch, this is a big fish, why don't we rob them!"
Hearing such a huge caravan, the leader of the bison tribe said excitedly.
"Confused!"
"If we rob the caravan of the Far East Chamber of Commerce, then no caravan will dare to do business with our bison tribe in the future. Where will you buy salt then?" the tribe's chief scolded.
"And the power behind the Far East Chamber of Commerce is huge. If we provoke them for the immediate benefit, we will definitely cause big trouble."
Although the bison tribe is also a part of the grassland, each tribe also has a certain degree of independence.
"Send someone to invite the caravan to our tribe. We can trade with them and exchange cattle and sheep for food and salt."
The blockade of the grassland by the Qinghe army caused the bison tribe to lack many living supplies, especially the lack of salt.
In the past, they obtained these things from the Far East, but now that they are blocked, they cannot obtain them.
The tribes close to the Holy See can still get a little from the Holy See, but the bison tribe is too far away from there, and the high price makes them unable to afford it.
Now that a caravan from the Far East is coming, the patriarch of the bison tribe is naturally very happy.
Soon, under the orders of the patriarch of the bison tribe, this large caravan under the banner of the Far East Chamber of Commerce arrived in the bison tribe.
Although the Qinghe army and the prairie are now in a hostile relationship, for these business caravans, the prairie tribes generally would not plunder. They know that killing chickens to get eggs is not advisable.
Sometimes these tribes even send out cavalry to eliminate the horse bandits active on the grasslands to prevent them from attacking the caravan.
"Liu Quan has met the patriarch."
The leader of the caravan was a lean and capable middle-aged man. Seeing the patriarch of the bison tribe surrounded by everyone, he also saluted with a smile.
"God bless, you are finally here."
Seeing the old acquaintance bring a mighty caravan to his tribe, the patriarch of the bison tribe also beamed with joy.
The caravan led by Liu Quan is active in the Far Northeast and the southern grasslands, so they have done a lot of business with the bison tribe, and they are old acquaintances.
"I don't know what good things you guys brought this time."
After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, the old patriarch couldn't wait to see what the caravan brought.
"Excellent sea salt and grain!"
After hearing the words of the caravan leader Liu Quan, the people of the bison tribe cheered. This is exactly what they need.
"In addition, we also brought you a mysterious gift." Liu Quan said mysteriously. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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