The grassland is crisp in autumn.
However, there was some uneasiness in the Angel tribe.
Many tribesmen were going about their work as usual, but everyone's face was somewhat worried.
Settlement, Central.
The patriarch, An Wenkang, sat calmly on his seat, listening to the daily reports of his subordinates and making decisions in an orderly manner.
Soon there was no one in the big tent.
An Wenkang looked at the last few elders and asked, "Is there anything else you can do?"
Several people looked at each other, but no one said anything.
An Wenkang frowned, "If nothing happens, go out and work."
cough.
Someone stood up.
"Clan leader, the eagles have already flown back from the east in the morning."
"The deputy chief is asking for help urgently. The food in their hands can no longer last long. I hope the clan can send food to them as soon as possible or let them withdraw."
After saying that, he handed over the information note that Ying Hu had brought back.
An Wenkang took it and looked at it for a few times, his face becoming more and more embarrassed.
Before, Blood Moon's entire army was wiped out, but Angel's army retreated to the grassland without any danger. When he heard the news, An Wenkang's first feeling was that he was lucky.
But it didn't take long for him to be happy, and now he was in trouble and even exhausted.
An Wenkang did not answer directly, but asked: "Hasn't Blood Moon Yingxiang been found yet?"
"Clan leader Hui, there is no news about the young leader of the Blood Moon clan yet. In addition, the Blood Moon settlement has been heavily guarded recently, and personnel have been mobilized frequently. There seems to be a faint sign that the troops are turning towards us."
boom!
An Wenkang punched the table next to him angrily.
Although Blood Moon's target seems to be his own tribe, he understands it very well.
If his army was cheated, his most cherished son would still be missing.
90% of the time he won't be able to sit still.
"Continue to inquire about Blood Moon Yingxiang. If you want to see him alive, you want to see his corpse."
"Continue to send people to deliver food to the east, and at the same time send a letter to the royal court, asking the king to intervene..."
After all, the Benlu tribe has 50,000 elites, and they cannot leave these people alone.
As for Kang Ansheng's request to withdraw his troops to the tribe, An Wenkang would not even think about it.
He hasn't finished speaking yet.
Tap tap tap.
There was the sound of hurried horse hooves outside.
Report!
A soldier covered in blood rushed in.
"Clan leader, something serious has happened."
call
The expressions of everyone in the tent changed drastically, and An Wenkang stood up abruptly.
"What happened?"
"Chief Hui, the youngest is the fifth batch of food delivery teams. Four nights ago, the food convoy was attacked by a large number of cavalry near the Lao Luoxi settlement. The enemy estimated to have more than 3,000 people, and they were all extremely ferocious. Our team lost heavily."
An Wenkang nodded and breathed a long sigh of relief.
Although the attack on the grain truck was terrible, as long as Blood Moon didn't send an army to attack Angel, everything else was fine.
"Have you seen clearly who the other party is?"
The soldier looked ugly and spoke hesitantly.
"Back to the clan leader, the opponent suddenly appeared, struck ruthlessly, and came and went like a phoenix. The younger one was knocked unconscious before he could react, and only then did he save his life. Therefore..."
cough.
The elder holding the drum next to him came to his rescue.
"Clan leader. It's only the first ten days of October, and everything is dark at night. The other party has strong soldiers and horses. If they intend to attack by surprise, our people can be forgiven for not checking for a while."
"Strong troops and strong horses!"
An Wenkang muttered this word and punched the table again with a loud bang.
Now, anyone who can appear near the old Luoxi settlement and dare to attack their Angel convoy, you can tell who it is just by thinking about it with the soles of your feet.
"Does Xueyue Zhiyong want to starve our frontline soldiers to death?"
cough.
The elder holding the drum coughed again first.
He first drank away the soldier who reported the news.
"Chief, the attack four days ago has shown Blood Moon's attitude. If we don't consider withdrawing the soldiers on the front line for the time being, we should find other ways to send them food now."
An Wenkang nodded and turned around anxiously for a few times.
"The grain route to the east is blocked. Apart from waiting for the royal court to intervene and mediate, is there any other way!"
They, Angel, are in the wrong now, if they take the initiative to start a war against Blood Moon again because of the food route.
I'm afraid even the royal court won't side with Angel by then.
"How about sending an envoy to contact the leader of the Blood Moon Clan?" Elder Zhigu suggested.
Kang Ansheng nodded and said with a wry smile: "It's OK to send someone to contact us. But I'm afraid it's meaningless."
Blood Moon's entire army was wiped out, and Blood Moon Yingxiang's life and death are still unknown. It is estimated that the entire Blood Moon clan is now filled with grief, anger and anger.
If someone is sent to negotiate at this meeting, let Tiao Liang speak out.
Maybe Xue Yue, filled with grief and anger, would dare to directly detain the person or even directly wipe the messenger's neck.
"Clan leader, then we have to make other choices first."
After saying that, the elder holding the drum spread out a map.
Then he picked up the charcoal strip and drew a long line on it from west to east.
"Clan leader, please look."
"The Blood Moon is indeed stuck on the traditional east-west food route. But no matter how big the Blood Moon is, it is still just a tribe. The grassland is vast, but there are still many places to go."
An Wenkang walked over quickly, and his eyes suddenly lit up after seeing the route clearly.
"You mean we first go north to the Desert of No Return, and then go around the Horse Bandit Stone Forest?"
"That's right." Elder Guzhi nodded.
"This road is a bit far, but emergency measures are used in extraordinary times. Since we can't blatantly go to war with the Blood Moon, and we can't watch the 50,000 soldiers in front of us starve to death, we can only take a longer detour."
As for the Horse Bandits in the Horse Bandits Stone Forest, as a large tribe, Angel would not even notice them.
After thinking for a long time.
boom.
An Wenkang tapped the map hard.
As the overlord of the grassland, he is not a melancholy person.
"That's what you said. Let's do this before the royal court intervenes."
However, this road was a strange one to them, Angel, and it was close to the arid Desert of No Return. Therefore, we must at least explore the water sources along the way before we dare to let the convoy set off.
Otherwise, the food and fodder would not be sent to the east, and the convoy would die of thirst, and the gain would outweigh the loss.
hehe.
The elder holding the drum smiled confidently.
"Clan leader, it's a coincidence. Although the east-west trade route was severed four years ago, businessmen, as long as they can make money, they will dare to take any trade route no matter how difficult or far it is."
"There is a camel caravan from Beixiong that often takes this route. They can even walk along the Desert of No Return to the north of Yunchui, and finally enter the territory of Yunchui for business."
"My subordinates feel that they must know the location of water sources along the way."
"Oh?" An Wenkang's eyes widened, "You're talking about Langston's camel caravan, right?"
"That's right," Elder Zhugu said, stroking his beard reservedly, "That's what I said!"
Northeast of Angel.
Youmeng led the way, followed by a long camel caravan, walking step by step towards the settlement of the Angel tribe.
"How far are we from Angel?"
"Go back to the captain of the guard. At the current speed of the caravan, if we don't encounter any heavy storms when we come down, we still have ten days to go."
Youmeng nodded and looked up to the east.
ten days,
Gu Datou and the others should be able to kill many defeated soldiers.
First latest.
