Chapter 241 Construction of the Pass
After the matter of the Eagle clan was handled, Wang Wei finally summoned the patriarchs and heads of various tribes.
In just a few minutes, everyone was here.
Wang Wei took out a pile of paper with totem printed on it and said, "This is the last Meridian Festival. I promised you totem pictures. It's a little late, I hope you don't mind."
After hearing this, everyone waved their hands and said they didn't mind.
Everyone thought that after Wang Wei said this, he should send the totem to them.
But who would have thought that after Wang Wei mentioned the totem, he began to talk about other things.
"Do you all know that not long ago, I received news that the Baihe Stone Clan was threatened by the grassland tribe and led troops to rescue him?" Wang Wei asked.
After hearing what he said, the scene suddenly started to talk nonsense.
This era of news is blocked. Some tribes know what happened half a month ago, but most tribes are only aware of the superficial ones.
After everyone communicated with each other and learned about the incident, Wang Wei said: "The tribe that threatened the stone tribe is very powerful, and can dispatch more than 200 young and strong people. Each of them is equipped with horses, coming and going like the wind, whizzing by. We need to walk three or four days, and for them, they can arrive in half a day."
Seeing everyone's contemplative expressions, Wang Wei continued: "Today I invite everyone to gather together with the Eagle Clan, everyone should know that it is to discuss how to deal with the grassland tribes. But just now, many people questioned whether I was making a big deal out of it. So now, after seeing the tragic situation of the Tu tribe, do you still think I was making a big deal out of it?"
Those who had just questioned Wang Wei stopped talking and bowed their heads one after another.
"There are horses for transportation in the grassland tribes. For us, they are very far away, but for them, it only takes a few days to reach any tribe.
Some people say that the grassland is not a big threat, and there has never been a war with you before, but now what I want to tell you is that times have changed. In the past, the grassland tribes did not attack you because you had nothing worthy of their risk attack. Now, with clay pots and salt, you have changed from useless and dangerous things to useful things."
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other.
"I just want to ask now, but which tribe thinks that it is far away from the grassland and can be safe?" Wang Wei glanced at everyone.
There was a silence in the field, and no one dared to say this because they could not afford to take this risk.
"So now, I want to unite you, form an offensive and defensive alliance, establish a new army, and jointly deal with the grassland people. Is there a tribe against it?" Wang Wei shouted.
"Wei, how do you form an offensive and defensive alliance? How do we unite against the grassland people?" asked a patriarch.
"It's very simple. The grassland people have horses and are fast, which is their advantage.
But they also have disadvantages, that is, there are not many resources on the grassland, and although they have horses, they do not have powerful weapons.
The time for the Baihe River to dry up or freeze is limited, and the time they can attack us is limited. What we have to do is to use our advantages to deal with their disadvantages." Wang Wei said.
"How to deal with it? Even if each of our tribes has sent people to form an army, if they can't fight, we can't catch up with them. As long as they bypass our army and use their speed advantage to loot our tribe, at that time, all the young and strong tribes left, we can only let the burn, kill and rob!" said a patriarch.
After hearing his words, Wang Wei nodded in praise and said, "Yes, speed is their advantage. Once we enter the hinterland, we can't deal with them at all, but I have a plan for this."
The reason why this meeting was delayed until this time was that Wang Wei was looking for a way to deal with those grassland people.
While speaking, Wang Wei took out a piece of paper and hung it between the two trees.
Then he said, "Please look, this is a map I drew in this short time. This line is the White River, and this line is our big river.
Come from Baihe and want to attack us, either pass through the canyons of the two mountains or come from here.”
On the map, there are several red arrows drawn, all signs of heading towards the mainland from Baihe.
Someone responded quickly and blurted out: "Yanghu?"
"That's right, after passing Yang Lake, it's a jungle, and horses are out of pass. Later, there's a swamp. We haven't figured out the route in the swamp, so they don't expect it. Therefore, if you want to go deep into the hinterland to attack us, you either walk on two mountains or walk on Yang Lake. What we have to do is to establish passes in these two places and block them outside. As long as they can't get in, you can't hurt us." Wang Wei said.
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other.
At this time, a patriarch spoke.
"Wei, it is said that the two sides of Liangjiashan are very narrow. It is no problem to stop these grassland people. However, the distance between Yang Lake and the mountains is so long. Who can stop them? They can sneak in at will." The patriarch said worriedly.
"That's why we have to establish a pass. Yanghu Lake is twenty miles wide, and there are more than 100 tribes in our Dahe tribes. Five tribes are responsible for one mile. It takes less than a year to establish a pass. What are you worried about?" Wang Wei asked back.
Although these patriarchs have learned the royal language, they still don’t understand the distance from the unit.
Looking at the puzzled expressions of everyone, Wang Wei pointed to a tree a hundred meters away and said, "On average, each tribe only needs to be responsible for the construction of such a long distance pass."
Everyone understands this time.
But immediately the patriarch came out and asked, "Wei, what is the pass you are talking about?"
After hearing his words, Wang Wei hung up a drawing again.
There are city walls on it, and there are archers bent bows and arrows on the walls. Under the walls are people riding a horse, with a fierce look but a frightened look.
"This is the pass! Use our royal bricks to build a wall, and their horses cannot climb up the wall, but our bows and arrows can shoot them on the wall. With the protection of the pass, their cavalry cannot enter, and we can easily block them outside." Wang Wei said.
Everyone rushed forward, wanting to see the picture Wang Wei drew up close.
After reading it, everyone was full of surprise and praise.
Only Wang Wei can draw such a real picture.
But soon, another patriarch spoke.
Chapter completed!