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.
"Chief, 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 the more he looked at it.
Previously, 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 he was now in a difficult situation 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, there would still be no news of his most cherished son.
90% of the time he won't be able to sit still.
"Continue to inquire about Blood Moon Yingxiang. You want to see the person alive, and you want to see the corpse after death."
"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 fifty thousand 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.
The sound of hurried horse hooves could be heard outside.
Report!
A soldier covered in blood rushed in.
"Clan leader, something serious has happened."
call
The expressions of everyone in the tent changed dramatically, 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 a large army to attack Angel, everything else was fine.
"Have you seen clearly who the other party is?"
The soldier looked ugly and spoke hesitantly.
"Hui Clan Leader, the other party suddenly appeared, and he was ruthless 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.
"Chief, it's only the first ten days of October, and everything is dark at night. The enemy has strong troops. 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.
Who can appear near the old Luoxi settlement now 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 now think of other ways to send them food."
An Wenkang nodded and turned anxiously in circles a few times.
"The grain route to the east is blocked. Apart from waiting for the royal court to intervene and mediate, is there anything else I can do?"
They, Angel, are in the wrong now, if they take the initiative to start a war against Blood Moon again because of the food supply.
I'm afraid not even the royal court will side with Angel by then.
"How about sending an envoy to contact the leader of the Blood Moon Clan?" Elder Chigu 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 only 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." The elder holding the drum 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.
I thought about it for a long time.
boom.
An Wenkang tapped the map hard,
Even as the overlord of the grassland, he is not a melancholy person.
"What you're saying is, let's do this before the royal court intervenes."
However, this road was an unfamiliar one to them, Angel, and it was close to the arid Desert of No Return. Therefore, they had to at least explore the water sources along the way before they dared to let the convoy set off.
Otherwise, the grain and fodder will not be sent to the east, and the convoy will die of thirst, which will be more gain than 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 go along the Desert of No Return to the north of Yunchui, and finally enter the territory of Yunchui to do 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'm talking about!"
Northeast of Angel.
You Meng 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, raised his eyes and looked towards the east.
ten days,
Gu Datou and the others should be able to kill a lot of defeated soldiers.