Chapter 914: The Xuanyuan Tribe Sets Out on an Expedition

Qibo returned from the Shennong Clan, travel-worn and dusty, bringing the information the Xuanyuan Tribe needed to make sufficient preparations for this war.

However, after returning and learning that the Xuanyuan Tribe's governance model had undergone significant changes, he was somewhat shocked, but fortunately, everything was developing in a positive direction; Huaxia was a prime example, and his own power had not been stripped away—besides being responsible for medical matters, he still had to shoulder the task of assisting Xuanyuan.

Xuanyuan felt that there were too few people assisting him; Changxian and Dahong were not enough, so he now brought Fenghou to his side as well. Regarding this obscure, suddenly appearing sage whom no one knew, everyone naturally viewed him with a skeptical attitude.

But he was a person selected by Xuanyuan, and furthermore a descendant of Fuxi; the Fuxi Clan bore the surname Feng, so anyone was willing to give him some face. As for whether he was a virtuous subject, time would naturally prove it.

Xuanyuan did not know what kind of position to give him that would be appropriate, so he simply kept him by his side, responsible for helping him handle affairs; it seemed his work was the same as that of Changxian and Dahong, but Fenghou held no power. Another benefit of this was that Xuanyuan could keep an eye on him at all times, making it easier to figure out whether his abilities were truly sufficient.

After Qibo returned, Xuanyuan immediately summoned everyone to listen to Qibo's account together. Upon learning the true situation of the Shennong Clan, Xuanyuan's anxious heart was now settled.

He immediately announced: "Limu, select three thousand Soldiers and prepare to head to the Shennong Clan immediately to help the Tribal Alliance fight against Linkui; Dahong, allocate eight thousand men to be responsible for ensuring the transport of grain and supplies."

"Xuanxiao, I order you to act as an envoy and head to Huaxia to inform Baifeng of this matter, and then have Huaxia dispatch Soldiers to join the war as soon as possible!"

Afterward, he stood up: "I have already arranged all of your work; just carry on according to the matters you are responsible for. Dahong, Changxian, Taichang, you are responsible for the normal operation of Xuanyuan; just ensure that the Xuanyuan Tribe can continue to run smoothly."

"Taichang must be responsible for the planting and harvesting of grain; this is the most important matter for our Xuanyuan Tribe, more important than anything else."

Qibo was somewhat nervous: "Tribal Chief, you aren't deciding to participate in the war in person, are you?"

Xuanyuan was full of high spirits: "I, Xuanyuan, am young, strong, and robust; this is precisely the time for our Xuanyuan Tribe to expand into larger territories and strengthen our power. I must go in person. This war determines the future of our Xuanyuan Tribe; we must be very careful and attach sufficient importance to it."

"I will go to command the Soldiers; Limu and Fenghou need to go with me. As for the rest of you, you only need to look after the tribe."

Seeing Xuanyuan's extremely confident and imposing appearance, everyone knew that this matter was already settled, so they did not try to persuade him further. They just hadn't expected that he would also take Fenghou along, which was truly quite surprising, but Fenghou appeared very calm, not nervous at all, as if everything were within his grasp.

Once the matter was decided, they immediately began to act. Limu selected over three thousand Soldiers; when those Soldiers received the notice, they were still working in the fields, but this was precisely the time for them to contribute to the tribe and an opportunity to display their strength, so they did not hesitate to put down the farm tools in their hands, return home, put on their Crocodile Skin Armor, take up their Bronze weapons or Iron weapons, and quickly head to assemble outside Qingqiu City.

Baifeng actually knew that this was a war destined for victory, so he did not have too much nervous emotion, only putting most of his energy into the construction of Huaxia, though now he also had to divide his energy to his little grandson.

The raising of Qihu was almost ahead of its time, because apart from Baifeng's household, no one knew how to raise a good child. Children, well, as long as they didn't die, that was fine; if they died, that was also fine—anyway, there were several or even a dozen in the family, plenty of them, it was impossible for them all to die.

Now Qihu could already sit up; he was in a normal state of development. For Baifeng, as long as the child's body was completely normal and his intelligence was normal, then there was no problem at all; other things could be cultivated later.

And the construction of Xiao Town and the progress of the Western Development Group also made him feel very satisfied; everything was developing in a better direction.

Plus, this year Xuanyuan chose to concede profits, and they obtained more of the goods they wanted, making up for Huaxia's shortages; this was also a better thing.

Last year, the treatment effect of the Chinaberry Bark was very good, and the Xuanyuan Tribe also provided enough medicinal materials, so over the course of one Winter, the entire Huaxia City had already completed the deworming work for everyone. Of course, this was not a once-and-for-all solution.

Because people were dewormed, but the livestock were not; as long as one person was infected, then more people would be re-infected. Even if the bark taken last year was from branches and not from the trunks, there was no chance of having such a large supply of medicinal materials again.

Because the Xuanyuan Tribe also needed them, and the Xuanyuan Tribe had a larger population and greater demand; plus, their living habits were not that good, so it would certainly be cured and then break out again, break out and then be cured, going back and forth like this, and the amount of medicinal materials consumed would naturally not be small.

As for Huaxia, the deworming work in Lema City had basically not been carried out because there were not enough medicinal materials, so they could only solve the Huaxia City one first, and in Huaxia City, even the Slaves received treatment.

However, after explaining the ins and outs, Lema City did not have any major objections, and since the City Lord had also been succeeded by Yu, he could better understand the significance of Baifeng's policy, so he could also better coordinate the contradictions within it.

Moreover, Baifeng had also promised that as long as they traded for more Chinaberry Bark this year, it would all be sent to Lema City for use and would not be used in Huaxia City; this could be considered compensation for them.

Regarding the preparations for war, Baifeng had also already made them. Soldiers would be transferred partly from Huaxia City and partly from Lema City, but the new recruits would not be moved for the time being; they needed to be trained a bit more, and they would only be sent onto the field in the middle of the war.

A very major reason for doing this was: did the people of the present really know how to fight? Never mind the present; even those Western countries or Third World countries of later generations, without sufficient history and civilization inheritance, their understanding of war was: let's find a place to charge at each other, you hack at me and I hack at you, and whoever dies off or runs away first loses.

Comparing numbers, comparing weapons, comparing Armor and warhorses, but there were no tactics, which is why after the nations and peoples defeated by Huaxia fled, they were still able to carve out a large territory in the West.