Chapter 25 Lack of Food
Bai Lijian didn't kill Su and Luo, it wasn't that Bai Lijian didn't want to kill, but he was persuaded by Liu Jing.
Su and Luo have a great influence in the Luo Department, and once Su and Luo die, it will inevitably cause an uproar. Everyone in the Suhe Department knew that Su and Luo were going to escort Helanda's tribe, and it was easy for others to link Su and Luo's death to Helanda's tribe. With the current strength of Bailijian, it is obviously not a wise choice to be the enemy of the Luo Division. On the contrary, if Liusu and Luo are killed, they will give their tribe an extra layer of protection, and if necessary, they can also use Su and Luo to negotiate.
Compared with Su Heluo's problem, there is now a more headache in front of Bailijian, that is, the lack of food in the team.
Only about 500 sheep have been slaughtered before, and more than 100 have died in the black storm, if they are killed again, not only will this winter be sad, but it will also be difficult to hold on in the days to come. The number of sheep is insufficient, the supply of goat's milk is insufficient, and the shortage of food in the ranks is already very serious.
According to Liu Jing's meaning, that is, to use Su and Luo to exchange food with Su He or Luo Ministry. With Su and Luo's status, it should be worth a lot of cattle and sheep.
But Bai Lijian has his own concerns, and he can only do it as a last resort in exchange for Su and Luo. Once it attracts the attention of the Suhe tribe and the Sara tribe, if they want to survive in this area in the future, they will inevitably be resisted by these two tribes. And it's not yet at the point of complete exhaustion.
The Black Storm brought disaster to the entire grassland, but Bailijian found that it brought by-products, that is, injured, lost cattle and sheep, and wild animals, and even many dead cattle and sheep and wild animals were within the range of being edible. What Bai Lijian has to do now is to let people ride fast horses to search the nearby grasslands, and bring back as many lost and injured cattle and sheep as possible, even fresh animal carcasses.
All the men of the tribe rode out on horseback to search, and it was related to their rations for the rest of the day, so everyone searched very carefully. The remaining women lit a fire in the camp and cut and smoked the carcasses brought back by the men and preserved them, while the children, who could not help, were led by Bai Lijian to treat the wounded cattle and sheep, wash their wounds and bandage them to stop the bleeding.
Seeing Bai Lijian skillfully cleaning and bandaging the wounds of the cattle and sheep, the little children who followed behind all looked at Bai Lijian with adoring eyes. At this time, Bai Lijian was a messenger sent by the gods in their eyes, and he was a person with very magical powers.
While demonstrating to them, Bai Lijian taught them how to bandage and treat their wounds, and every step was very serious, and the children listened very carefully. Bai Lijian didn't explain to them why they did this, and they couldn't understand it, so they simply used the deadliest method, teaching and learning over and over again, and let them memorize it by rote.
There were no personnel losses in the two successive battles, but Bai Lijian knew in his heart that these two battles were completely one-sided and suppressed, and there was no challenge at all. However, in the days to come, as the level of fighting gradually became fierce, there would inevitably be casualties in the team, and if there was no group of skilled doctors in charge, then a group of people who knew the most basic wound cleaning and bandaging could also be temporarily topped.
After a busy day, Bailijian can finally sit down and rest. At this time, the people who went out had already returned, and at the same time brought back a lot of harvest, and a rough count showed that there were one hundred and thirty cattle and sheep still alive, and more than three hundred dead.
The living cattle and sheep were incorporated into his own herd, and the carcasses of the animals brought back were disposed of as soon as possible, first to the men who went out to work, then to the women of the family, and then to the women of the family, and the rest were all taken out so that everyone could have a full meal, and even the captured Su Ho Luo and the thirty-two cavalry were each given a little broth and offal.
The camp for the rest of the aftermath of the catastrophe resounded one after another, and everyone's nerves were tense for a long time, and now they can finally relax and sleep well.
But at this time, Bailijian still did not rest, and the angry Liu Jing blocked Bailijian's tent, pointing at Bailijian's nose and scolding for a long time.
Bai Lijian felt ashamed, so the ninja didn't fight back. This time, the idea of beating Su and Luo Cavalry was not told to Liu Jing in advance, which made Liu Jing worry for a few days. In fact, Liu Jing's anger was not Bai Lijian's self-determination, he was even more angry that the chance of his role in this matter was zero, which made him very uncomfortable.
"Sir, I know it's wrong." Bai Lijian brought Liu Jing a bowl of milk tea to apologize.
"Do you know how dangerous it is for you to make such a self-determination, in case Na Su and Luo can react in time, and instead of choosing to run away but gather their subordinates to fight with you, do you think those horse bandits under your command can be the opponents of the regular army?"
"But this time I won, didn't I!" Bai Lijian said with a smile.
"That can't be so good forever." Liu Jing's anger did not subside, but her tone had eased.
After a pause, Liu Jing opened his mouth and asked, "I heard that you have set rules for that group of horse bandits, are you planning to form an army?" ”
"If you have this plan, you can't meet the enemy with a rabble every time in the future."
"Well, I think the few you set up are okay, the grassland people are the most unconstrained, and it is not appropriate to restrict too much for the time being. This time we have captured a lot of weapons and leather armor, as well as a lot of war horses, and there is no shortage of equipment for the time being, so I plan to train them well and mention their combat effectiveness. It's not always easy to win. ”
"That's what the gentleman said!" Bai Lijian nodded and said, "I also have this idea, but I don't know how to train cavalry, so I haven't mentioned it." ”
"Don't worry about this, although I'm not particularly proficient in it, but don't forget, there are also Sha Qianli and Su He Luozai, both of them have led cavalry, and they know more than me."
Speaking of Sha Qianli, this guy has been more depressed recently, because he was inexplicably awarded leather armor because he didn't have merit, which caused many people in the horse bandits to look down on him in their hearts, and the prestige accumulated in the horse bandits before is collapsing rapidly. At this time, if Sha Qianli wants to do something, I'm afraid few people will listen to him.
Bai Lijian was very relieved to hand over the horse bandit team to Liu Jing for training. From Liu Jing's anger this time, Bai Lijian could see that Liu Jing was really worried about her safety. Although the two have not known each other for a long time, the relationship between the two has long been extraordinary.