Chapter 1549: Continuing the March

After learning the destination of the Jiang Surname Tribe, Baifeng stopped concerning himself with them; any future trouble would belong to Xuanyuan. He only needed to ensure they would not flank his rear in the future. Although he had this concern, Baifeng felt more strongly that the Jiang Surname Tribe likely did not have such intentions.

Judging by their various displays last year, they must have already become disappointed with Shennong, which is why they thought to make such extensive preparations, intending to move away entirely this year.

Last year, he also showed them the combat power of Huaxia, and with Jiang Cheng's persuasion, they had a clear understanding of the strength of themselves and the Huaxia Xuanyuan Alliance. They knew they could not defeat the Huaxia Xuanyuan Alliance, and joining forces with Xingtian would be like throwing their own tribe into a pit of fire.

Furthermore, at this time, without having encountered the Huaxia Xuanyuan Alliance's forces, they were heading straight toward that direction with all their belongings, which did not look like they were trying to block the Huaxia Xuanyuan Alliance's path, so Baifeng was generally reassured.

Baifeng also told Xuanyuan about this worry. Xuanyuan, through his own judgment combined with the results of Fenghou's divination, also believed that Baifeng's speculation was sound and there was no need to harbor too much precaution against the Jiang Surname Tribe and waste military strength.

Currently, Xuanyuan's team is quite capable. Fenghou and Zhishou, whether placed in this era or any other, are intelligent men. Added to them is Limu, and the brain trust of the Xuanyuan Tribe they form is indeed of a very high standard.

On Baifeng's side, there is no brain trust, only himself. His subordinates are not born Sages, but rather people he cultivated himself. Executing his orders is absolutely no problem, and they have another characteristic: when Baifeng is present, they discard their own brains entirely, leaving everything to be decided and thought out by Baifeng. They believe that, let alone the few of them, even if all the people of Huaxia were added together, they would not be as clever or as wise as Baifeng.

For them to rack their brains in front of Baifeng is a waste of effort; it is better to save that energy to do the work Baifeng arranges for them.

After the matters here were resolved, the Huaxia Xuanyuan Alliance raised their flags and marched forward. They advanced along the path the Jiang Surname Tribe had taken to flee. With such a massive number of people, the road they had traveled would certainly have no issues regarding safety or water sources.

Moreover, walking in this direction would certainly lead to a collision with the Xingtian Tribe, because Xingtian would definitely be chasing the footsteps of the Jiang Surname Tribe rather than searching aimlessly. The Shennong Clan is vast; if a tribe truly wants to hide, they only need to disperse. In such a place, how could one find them?

However, dispersing is also very dangerous. After all, without clear landmarks and directional guidance, while they may have dispersed, they would not be able to gather back together.

Every day at the very front, the Cavalry still scouts the path. The Cavalry's speed is fast enough and agile enough to discover all dangers at the first moment and return with the fastest speed to report the enemy situation.

Because the Huaxia Xuanyuan Alliance has a Logistics Team, their forward speed is very slow because they have to wait for them. Whenever the Huaxia Xuanyuan Alliance settles their camp and prepares to fight a protracted war, they will leave the supplies behind and then immediately withdraw.

Furthermore, this day must come early, because the number of these logistics personnel is greater than the number of Soldiers. Even if their daily food rations are very small, the amount of food consumed daily is massive. After they withdraw, the food they save in one day is enough for the Soldiers of Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe to eat their standard meal rations for a day.

Therefore, the most important thing in war is not the number of Soldiers, but the supply of food. The logistics personnel eat more than the Soldiers every day; how can this be allowed?

As for those other tribes, they send their entire clan into battle; there are no specific Soldiers and no specific logistics. Soldiers can be logistics, and logistics can be Soldiers. Women and children all starve every day, half-dead, trying to collect food for the men. When the men are not fighting, they are also not full, and it is impossible for them to be full. Eating one day and starving for two is just to ensure there is something to eat when fighting.

The team Xingtian leads is massive, and his team has a greater advantage compared to the Jiang Surname Tribe: his food reserves are sufficient. After all, he has raided so many tribes and is constantly being rewarded by Shennong, so his food reserves are quite solid.

Another point is the large number of Slaves. The treatment of Slaves is far inferior to that of the tribesmen. The women in the tribe can still eat a little every day or two, but Slaves only eat a little every two or three days, just enough to maintain their vital signs so they can work.

When fighting, they can also be made to charge at the very front as cannon fodder. Even if these Slaves were once tribesmen of the Shennong Clan, to Xingtian, as long as they have betrayed Shennong, they are no longer people of the Shennong Clan. He does not need to harbor any mercy for them.

Xingtian is not wrong either; he is loyal to his Tribal Chief, just a bit twisted in his righteousness. Therefore, he can obtain the absolute approval of the Shennong Clan. Those other Tribal Chiefs are all worried in their hearts, are merciful, cannot bring themselves to be ruthless or cruel to their own tribesmen, and fear Shennong, so it is difficult for them to obtain Shennong's thorough approval.

Over time, the tribes and Shennong have gradually become alienated, and the only one left for Shennong is Xingtian. Even now, Shennong still feels that what he controls is still that massive Shennong Clan, and that he is still the Tribal Chief of the greatest tribe under Heaven. But in reality, the Shennong Clan has long since been shattered and broken, lacking its former strength and glory, and much of its vast territory has already been carved up and taken away.

His vision is not far-reaching enough, not big enough, and not wise enough, so he cannot see clearly and cannot recognize the current situation.

Xingtian was being carried by several tall Slaves in a sedan chair made of wood, but this sedan chair was far too crude. If not for the animal skin he had padded it with, he would likely have had his buttocks chafed raw by the end of the day.

His figure was tall and he was built sturdily, so those four Slaves appeared exceptionally strained. However, they did have one benefit: they could eat a little something every day, which was better than the others who were also Slaves. The others only ate a little every two or three days. To avoid starving to death, they would crawl on the ground at night to eat Grass, and if they caught insects, they would eat the insects to maintain their lives.

These few men were once the best Soldiers of their respective tribes, but after their tribes were defeated, they could only be reduced to Slaves and perform the humiliating task of carrying Xingtian's sedan chair.