Chapter 458: The Bear's Report (3)

Baifeng pressed his hands down to let Xiong sit, then spoke his true thoughts: "I have always believed that our Huaxia could expand our territory step by step relying on our own strength, but after the battle with the Suiren Tribe, I have gained some new insights."

Everyone also knows that Xuanyuan originally intended to form an alliance with the Suiren Tribe to attack Huaxia, but after I demonstrated our combat power to Xuanyuan, he gave up on the alliance with the Suiren Tribe. I do not think it was because Xuanyuan feared our Huaxia, but rather he felt the price to be paid would be too great and unnecessary. If the Xuanyuan Tribe and the Suiren Tribe had allied to attack Huaxia together, would we really have had a chance of winning? Not necessarily."

The people below had unpleasant expressions on their faces, for they knew this was the truth. The Suiren Tribe dispatched thirty thousand troops; although Huaxia's losses were minimal, in reality, the resistance had become quite strenuous by the end, and the Suiren Tribe had even climbed onto the city walls.

Huaxia could certainly have blocked more enemies outside the city, but it would definitely have come at a great cost. What if a Xuanyuan were added to the mix?

In this battle, Huaxia relied more on the control of the river course. The Dahe before them was like a moat; the Suiren Tribe could not cross the river, but the Xuanyuan Tribe already possessed small Boats. Although it would be impossible to defeat the Huaxia Navy, breaking through the blockade would be no problem at all.

Seeing this, Baifeng continued: "But what if our status changed? What if we allied with Xuanyuan to attack the Suiren Tribe? We excel in Weapons and food, which we are not lacking in at all, while the Xuanyuan Tribe has enough Soldiers. Then, with the Suiren Tribe relying only on their numerical advantage, how much resistance could they put up under the attack of both us and the Xuanyuan Tribe, and how great a price would we have to pay to annihilate the Suiren Tribe?"

Xiong was somewhat puzzled: "King, shouldn't our development direction for the next few years be to the west? Do you really intend to unite with Xuanyuan to attack the Suiren Tribe?"

Baifeng waved his hand with a smile: "That won't happen. Attacking the Suiren Tribe now would only cause the great war between us and the Xuanyuan Tribe to arrive early. There will be more and greater competition waiting for us in the future, and I do not want Huaxia's strength to be damaged at this time. You must know that a triangle is the most stable structure, and for there to be three tribes of similar strength on one piece of land is also the safest situation for everyone."

"Unless one tribe suffers a major incident and is already on the verge of falling apart, then we can move in to eat the meat and strengthen ourselves. But for now, Baoxi should not be dead; he was just coughed up blood from anger by me, so he shouldn't be dead. As long as Baoxi is not dead, the Suiren Tribe remains strong. And Xuanyuan, Xuanyuan he..."

As soon as Baifeng mentioned Xuanyuan, he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart. He shut his mouth, began to pace on the platform, then picked up a piece of chalk to sketch on the blackboard, drawing a few more lines, and the unease in his heart grew heavier.

So he changed the subject: "Shaman, after the meeting ends later, arrange for people to go to the Xuanyuan Tribe's territory to trade with them. Whatever you want to trade, just think of a reason yourself, as long as it sounds reasonable. Then, find out if Xuanyuan is at the Xuanyuan Tribe. Do you understand?"

Although the Shaman did not know the significance of this arrangement by Baifeng, he immediately agreed. The King must have his reasons for doing so.

Baifeng's heart remained uneasy. He kept feeling that Xuanyuan would take this opportunity to go to Kongtong Mountain to find Guangchengzi. The last time Xuanyuan came, he asked about Guangchengzi, which showed he already had this idea. Although he had fooled and lied to him, as long as Xuanyuan went to ask that Sage again, given Xuanyuan's intelligence, he would likely be able to judge the truth from the falsehood.

Although Baifeng did not know what kind of figure Guangchengzi was, anyone who could leave their name in this era and be visited by Emperor Xuanyuan was definitely not an ordinary person. Baifeng was somewhat panicked; if Xuanyuan really went now, judging by the course of history, he would definitely be able to return alive. The only way to change history was for him to also make a trip to Kongtong Mountain.

But this era was full of crises. Since that time he encountered danger while looking for horses, Baifeng had not been very willing to leave Huaxia City. After all, he did not seem to be the protagonist of this era.

Baifeng found it hard to make up his mind. He also really wanted to see what kind of person this Guangchengzi was. He gradually became lost in his own thoughts. The people below just watched the King looking troubled, pacing back and forth incessantly, and then he muttered in a low voice: "Could it be that I really must make a trip?"

Everyone did not know what the King was thinking, but no one dared to disturb him. They just waited like that until the silence was broken by a sneeze from Chi, and Baifeng realized he had been distracted for a long time.

Having regained his composure, Baifeng hurriedly brought the topic back: "We were talking about... uh, talking about the alliance of tribes. What I said earlier about allying with the Xuanyuan Tribe was just a hypothesis; it is not that we are really going to ally with the Xuanyuan Tribe to attack the Suiren Tribe. What I was thinking is, could we ally with the Jiangshui Tribe to attack the Wulenge Tribe? Since Xiong has already said that this Jiangshui Tribe and the Wulenge Tribe are mortal enemies and have always had conflicts, and since the Jiangshui Tribe is large enough, powerful enough, and civilized enough, I think we can try to communicate with the Jiangshui Tribe and unite to attack the Wulenge Tribe."

"In this way, we can reduce our risks and lower costs. Furthermore, the Wulenge Tribe's territory is quite far from us. For such a large tribe, the span of their territory must be very large, and it would be very difficult for us to manage it all. This can be used as the price to ally with the Jiangshui Tribe; we only need to partition the part closer to us."

"Moreover, on the way to attack the Wulenge Tribe, the small tribes we encounter can also be subdued along the way. What do you think?"

Everyone's eyes lit up after hearing this. This was indeed a very suitable method. Although they could not ally with the tribes in the central region, they could ally with those in the west. The group immediately voted and agreed to this plan.

But it was still too early to discuss the details, because Winter had already arrived. After Winter ended, it would be the spring plowing; there was no way to carry out other large-scale activities during these two seasons.

However, some general matters could already be handed over to the Ministry of War to discuss now. Matters of war could only be centered on the Ministry of War, and other departments were all there to assist the Ministry of War.