Food issues have always been the most important issue for all major tribes!
The food reserves of most tribes are not enough to support a long-lasting large-scale war.
Especially a war involving more than 100,000 soldiers!
The daily food required by more than 100,000 soldiers is an astronomical figure!
Once the war continues for a long time, the food consumption alone is enough to bring down a powerful tribe!
...that's normally the case!
But the Hailin tribe is different!
Thanks to the fine rice seeds brought by Lin Ze, the Hailin tribe has now got rid of the problem of food shortage.
And before launching the war, a large amount of food had been stored for a rainy day.
Even when nine tribes were annexed and the population and military strength increased dramatically, it was enough to last for two months.
This is something that other tribes cannot imagine.
Therefore, the coalition forces have no idea how abundant food reserves the Hailin tribe has.
After thinking about this, Lin Ze couldn't help but smile.
"Since you want to fight a protracted war, then I will help you, which will just reduce the casualties of the army."
...
in the ensuing battle.
Hailin's army and the coalition forces chased and escaped.
In every confrontation, the coalition forces fled at the first touch.
Every time, there would be as few as a thousand, as many as two or three thousand corpses left behind.
After receiving the order, Hailin's army would not pursue them, but would treat the wounded soldiers and rest on the spot.
besides.
In order not to irritate the guardian spirits on the coalition side, Lin Ze only sent Messiah and the Stone-condensing Demonic Dragon into battle every time.
In almost every battle, several guardian spirits will die in the hands of the two pet beasts.
During this period, the coalition forces will also use tribal settlements to launch offensive and defensive battles with Hailin's army.
It wasn't until the tribal settlement was breached that a new round of pursuit began.
In this way, Hailin's army was gradually consuming the effective strength of the coalition forces, but the latter was still kept in the dark and had no idea.
...
One month later.
Akashi Tribe.
Inside a spacious stone house.
A group of guardian spirits sat together, their faces dark and silent.
There is a very heavy atmosphere in the air.
After a while.
A guardian spirit finally couldn't bear it any longer and slammed the stone table in front of him, causing the fruit plate and meat all over the table to fall. He said angrily:
"Can anyone tell me what's going on? It's been more than a month, why hasn't there been a food crisis in Hailin's army?"
No one answered.
Everyone looked gloomy and said nothing.
Even Yunpeng remained silent, feeling in a daze.
In order to delay the attack of Hailin's army and prolong the war, they tried almost every method.
They even did not hesitate to let several graystone-level tribes move away from the tribal settlements that had survived for many years, so that they could have space to launch an offensive and defensive battle with Hailin's army!
In addition, the casualties are countless!
The original 70,000-strong army now has less than 40,000 left!
Of the hundreds of guardian spirits, there are now only sixty or seventy left, and more than a third have been killed in the battle!
Paying such a heavy price was just to drag Hailin's army into a crisis of food shortage.
But what’s the result?
Hailin's army is still alive and kicking, with no sign of lack of food!
To this day, it is still being chased behind the coalition forces like a dog-skin plaster.
This situation is really confusing!
"Why don't you say anything? If this continues, our tribes may be doomed before there is a food crisis in the Hailin tribe!"
The guardian spirit said with an anxious face.
Seeing that no one said anything, he simply pointed the finger at Yunpeng.
"Yunpeng, you said this method was feasible at the beginning! What's the result? We paid such a high price but got no results at all. Should you be responsible for this?"
The unfavorable battle situation has long caused the guardian spirits to accumulate a lot of dissatisfaction with the Akashi tribe.
At this time, as soon as a guardian spirit opened the door, other guardian spirits immediately opened their mouths to condemn.
"Yes, your Akashi tribe should bear the greatest responsibility!"
"Yunpeng, do you have to give us an explanation?"
"Our tribe moved out of the tribe's settlement at your request, Yunpeng, and now our tribe's people are still eating and sleeping outside!"
The guardian spirits were all chattering and their emotions were boiling.
Yunpeng's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he sat there without saying a word.
The leader of the Lengliu Tribe, Ice Bat, looked at the excited guardian spirits and couldn't help but sigh deeply in his heart.
When this plan was originally formulated, all tribes obviously agreed.
Now when things go wrong, these guys start shirking their responsibilities, which is simply shameful.
What's more important is that now that the enemy has not retreated, we are all partners in the same boat.
At this time, I don't think about how to deal with the enemy, but I am having internal strife here. My vision is too narrow and short-sighted!
Shaking his head, Ice Bat slammed the table and shouted in a deep voice:
"enough!"
There was a sudden silence in the stone house, and the guardian spirits all turned to look at the ice bat.
A guardian spirit curled its lips and said with a strange air:
"What, Ice Bat, do you want to excuse Yunpeng?"
The ice bat glared coldly at the guardian spirit who spoke, and said expressionlessly:
"Hailin's army will be chasing us here soon. Instead of arguing about who will bear the responsibility, you should think about how to deal with the enemy!"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all the guardian spirits present changed, and they no longer had any intention of condemning Yunpeng.
Upon seeing this, Yunpeng cast a grateful glance at the ice bat, feeling quite complicated.
The Akashi Tribe and the Lengliu Tribe are the two most powerful tribes in the northern region, and they often show signs of their differences.
Yunpeng and Ice Bat have also had many conflicts and fights, and their relationship is far from good.
Unexpectedly, the other party stood up to smooth things over for him at this moment!
This makes people feel extremely complicated!
Nodding slightly towards Yunpeng, Ice Bat then looked around and said in a deep voice:
"Judging from the current situation, the food reserves of the Hailin tribe are obviously far beyond our expectations. It is no longer feasible to find a breakthrough in this aspect. We must find another way!"
The guardian spirits looked at each other in shock after hearing this.
A guardian spirit hesitated and said:
"That's what I say, but in this situation, what else can we do?"
"Of course!"
The ice bat took a deep breath and said loudly:
"The plan for now is to attack and kill the leader of the Hailin Tribe!"
"As long as we get rid of the controller of the Hailin tribe, the Hailin army will naturally collapse without a fight!"
There was a sudden silence in the stone house.
Including Yunpeng, all the guardian spirits looked at the ice bat in stunned silence.
No one thought that the method mentioned by the latter would be this!
How could the dignified leader of the Hailin Tribe be so easy to kill?
As if he guessed what they were thinking, Ice Bat narrowed his eyes and said slowly:
"We have more than 60 defenders and controllers left. If we all attack together, we may have a chance to kill the controller of the Hailin Tribe!"
"At least it's better than the chance of defeating Hailin's army, right?"
"Or is it that now that things have happened, do you have other better ways?"