Chapter 1195: Returning to the Capital in Triumph

The wounded who were destined to die have already died, and those who haven't are the ones who will survive. Now that several days have passed, their wounds have healed enough that there is no fear of them bursting open.

It can only be said that people of this era have truly excellent physiques; infections and the like are very rare, and their body's regenerative ability is also very strong, almost comparable to that of children.

The speed at which their wounds grow and heal is very fast compared to later generations, and the blood coagulation speed is also relatively quick. This is easy to understand; it is likely that the humans of this era have a higher concentration of platelets in their blood.

Most of the Soldiers are able to walk; those who are more seriously injured, or whose injuries are in their lower limbs and cannot walk, will just have to be carried on stretchers. It just so happens that those Slaves can all be put to good use.

Xiong is already worrying about food. The amount of supplies they have left is not much, and it won't last them many more days. Hunting along the way won't be able to replenish much either. Unless a large army of their size advances by splitting up, wherever they go will be plowed through as if by a plow; let alone cattle, sheep, or deer, they wouldn't even leave a single feather of a pheasant behind.

Xuanyuan trusts the people he sent for supplies very much. They have already made the delivery several times and are familiar with the road. Furthermore, the obstacles along the way have now basically been cleared, so there certainly won't be any major problems, and they will definitely be able to deliver them on time.

If they head back now, they will surely meet them on the road, and then the food will naturally be replenished.

"Tribal Chief Xuanyuan, will you still come to fight in person next year?"

Xuanyuan, riding on an ox, felt puzzled by Xiong's question: "Why wouldn't I? For such a big matter, I must see it through in person. But as for Baifeng, why doesn't he come? Is he really that afraid of war?"

"No, Tribal Chief Xuanyuan, our Huaxia cannot do without our King. If our King were to leave, it might stop functioning, so the King can only stay in Huaxia City to manage everything. Otherwise, he would certainly have come here to command as well."

"Our King does not fear war; he is the greatest courage of our Huaxia. When it comes to fighting, I cannot beat him, and in all of Huaxia, no one can beat him. The combat methods of our Huaxia Soldiers were all taught by the King."

"Everything was created by the King, so it is impossible for him to fear these things."

Good, he had learned another incredible thing; Baifeng was actually capable of these things, Xuanyuan sighed to himself.

However, he still did not understand Xiong's statement: "Why can't Huaxia function if it leaves Baifeng?"

"Xiong, I won't hide it from you. In the Xuanyuan Tribe, following your Huaxia model, I have appointed many officials, and also according to your Huaxia way, I have built our Xuanyuan Tribe government."

"I let them work with a clear division of labor. After doing this, I felt that I could let go of everything and come here to fight, to expand the territory for the Xuanyuan Tribe."

"I feel that your Huaxia's method is very useful, but your Huaxia has already been using it for so many years, so how can there still be problems?"

"How is it that Baifeng still cannot let himself be idle? Could it be that he has to go farm the land himself? I do indeed go to farm the land myself when I am in the tribe, but Baifeng, I don't think he looks like someone who would go farm."

Xuanyuan evaluated Baifeng this way, and Xiong didn't know what to say, but he gave a sharp critique of Xuanyuan as a counterattack.

"Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe are certainly different, and our King and you, Tribal Chief Xuanyuan, are also certainly different, so naturally, the same things will have different situations."

"Your Xuanyuan Tribe has only just begun to become an agricultural tribe, and there are no major matters; everything is still as chaotic as before. Even if you have officials, isn't it still the same?"

"So it is very normal that the Xuanyuan Tribe can still function without you. Another thing is that you, Tribal Chief Xuanyuan, only play a role of command and decision-making in your tribe, unlike our King, who is not only commanding but also truly doing the work."

"How the various departments of Huaxia should develop, how a certain matter should be done—all of these may require our King to solve them. This is also the reason why Huaxia can develop so fast now and why there is such a big difference from the Xuanyuan Tribe."

"When you return to the Xuanyuan Tribe, I estimate that in the year to come, the Xuanyuan Tribe won't have any major changes; even Qingqiu City will probably be the same as it was before."

Xuanyuan asked back: "Then does that mean Huaxia can have huge, very different changes in just one year?"

"That is certain. I am afraid that after I go back this year, the changes will be so great that they might shock me."

Just as Xuanyuan was about to say something, he was immediately stopped by a Soldier who rushed over: "Tribal Chief, Tribal Chief! We saw elephants, a large herd of elephants!"

Xuanyuan immediately turned his head: "Elephants? How many are there, and are they far from here?"

"Tribal Chief, not far, they are right over there. We can definitely catch up. As for the number, we just counted, it seems, it seems there are more than twenty."

Xuanyuan immediately turned to look at Xiong: "How about this, let's cooperate to catch them. Use your Strong Crossbows, and it would be best to have some Bombs too. Let's kill all those elephants. I think with so many of us, it will be enough to eat for many days, right?"

"As long as we can kill them, we won't need to worry about food."

Xiong naturally wouldn't miss out on food delivered to his doorstep, but thinking about the ferocity of those elephants, he still thought it would be better to be cautious.

"Tribal Chief Xuanyuan, the Strong Crossbows can be used, and then have the Soldiers everywhere get ready. Use whatever you can, be it crossbows or Spears. Let our main force carrying the wounded stay as far away as possible; otherwise, if those elephants go crazy, I'm afraid they won't be afraid of Bombs."

"Let's try to take them all down at once."

Xuanyuan stroked his beard and said: "Oh, there's no need for that many Soldiers, right? Let's use as few people as possible. After all, elephant hide is also very useful and can be used to make Armor."

"If there are too many holes in it, if there are too many wounds, wouldn't it be of little use? Xiong, you also want elephant hide, right?"

Xiong nodded: "Of course, I definitely want good things. And ivory, that's also a good thing. We can divide them up when the time comes."

"If we are to use Bombs, then Huaxia must take a larger share. After all, you know the value of these Bombs, Tribal Chief Xuanyuan. Although we didn't use them all up this year, that doesn't mean they can be wasted casually, right?"