Hua Zichen had charged at the Donghu front line twice. They tried not to go to places with many cows and sheep, and only killed the nobles in luxurious clothing who were protected by soldiers. But this was of no use. They scattered the other side's cows and sheep. As long as the other side was not injured and could not move, after the Azure Dragon Army retreated, they would try to find their own cows and sheep and continue north. The Azure Dragon Army could not do anything to them.
"Fifth Master, what do we do?
No matter how many people we kill, it's useless. We won't be able to hurt them. We have too few people. Why don't we kill all their cows and sheep? Let's see where they can hide, "Tang Lei said to Hua Zichen.
"Let's stop first!
It is not good for us to continue killing like this. No matter how many Mind Calming Flowers we have, we cannot afford to use them like this. I will ask Kai 'er tonight! "Hua Zichen could not do anything about this.
At night, the migrating army of the Donghu court did what they usually did. They even arranged for the slaves to drive the cows and sheep to graze in the distance as though they were looking down on the Azure Dragon Army.
The Azure Dragon Army randomly caught some cows and sheep, and then started a fire to eat dinner. Everything on the grasslands became quiet. The cows and sheep that had fled in fright during the day slowly returned to the migrating army of the Donghu court.
Hua Zichen entered the [Family Secret Realm Space].
Hua Kai had just returned from the four schools of High Willow City. He had arranged for two live writing sessions of "Journey to the West" in the next few days at High Willow College and High Willow Ideological Education College. This was to quickly increase the family's cultural value, and also to let all the students see the methods of those above Foundation Establishment. This was beneficial to the Hua family's position in High Willow Commandery.
Hearing Fifth Uncle talk about the migration of the Donghu court, Hua Kai said, "The Donghu court must have felt the fall of the Donghu king. They cannot maintain their rule in Donghu. Leaving is a smart choice.
Giving up defense and allowing you to attack is their last choice. But this problem can be solved. "
"How?" Hua Zichen asked in surprise.
"If they can do this, then we can use their methods to deal with them.
Don't we already control the Bree tribe? The thirty thousand cavalry are still there.
The convoy sent by Highwillow City would arrive the next day. There would be about three thousand carriages and ten thousand commoners.
It will take us at most two days to catch up to the Donghu court migration group with the slaves of the Bili tribe. At that time, let the militia take the other side's cattle and sheep. The slaves will be escorted to the Bili slave army. The Bili slaves will take care of the cattle, sheep and slaves. The militia will take care of the slaves, and the slaves will take care of the new slaves and cattle. I will send over a hundred teachers and students from the Ideological Education Institute.
Your Azure Dragon Army will follow behind them and nibble away at them bit by bit. If they have an army to resist, you can attack. I believe the Donghu court has no power to fight against the Azure Dragon Army, "Hua Kai said.
Hua Zichen tried to imagine Hua Kai's idea. It was so simple, yet he hadn't thought of it.
The Hua family had three thousand carriages. They could move some of the cattle, sheep and slaves back to the Bree tribe, and then use some carriages to send the slaves and cattle back to Leopard Pass. He did not believe that the Donghu court would not bleed dry.
Then the Azure Dragon Army had an idea. They did not charge blindly. They returned to the back of the Donghu court migration army, and drove out some slaves and commoners along with the cattle and sheep. They separated them from the Donghu court migration army. Then they did not let the other side return. Whoever resisted, they killed. The Donghu court migration army at the front completely ignored them.
In three days, the Azure Dragon Army took out almost a hundred thousand cattle, sheep and horses, and more than two thousand slaves and herders. They did not kill the other side, but controlled them. The Donghu court saw the Azure Dragon Army's actions and thought that they were taking advantage. They were very happy that the Azure Dragon Army did this.
In the afternoon, more than two thousand Vermillion Bird Army cavalry led twenty thousand ordinary cavalry over slowly from the south. Behind them were countless carriages. Everyone in the Azure Dragon Army could not help but laugh when they saw this.
The twenty thousand cavalry quickly controlled the cattle, sheep, slaves and herders that the Azure Dragon Army had taken out. They captured all the slaves and herders. More than a dozen slaves came down from each carriage, and those slaves started to control the cattle, sheep and horses.
The Donghu court was shocked to see the Azure Dragon Army do this. More than a thousand carriages pulled in more than ten thousand slaves. These slaves had been educated by the Hua family to have some intelligence. At least, they knew that the Hua family could feed them, and they were willing to listen to the Hua family.
At night, a strange scene appeared on the grasslands. The Donghu court migration army was at the front, and the Hua family slave army was at the back. The front line was as large as a giant, and the Hua family was like a child compared to the other side.
On the second day, more than a thousand carriages brought the Donghu court slaves and herders they had captured yesterday onto the carriages, and then filled the other carriages with sheep. Early in the morning, they left under the escort of the two thousand Vermillion Bird Army.
The Azure Dragon Army started to work again. They caught up to the tail of the Donghu court migration army, and cut off a portion of the other side. Then the ten thousand militia drove the cattle, sheep, slaves and herders away from the Donghu court army. After ten miles, they cut them up, killed those who resisted, separated the cattle and sheep from the people, and sent them to the slaves to manage.
The Hua family slave army seemed to be sucking blood from the Donghu court migration army, slowly sucking the other side smaller and larger. This continued for three days.
On the afternoon of the third day, the Vermillion Bird Army came with a thousand carriages. They brought more than ten thousand Bree Tribe slaves. This way, the Hua family slave army had an easier time managing these cattle and sheep.
On the fourth day, the carriages took away more than three thousand Donghu court slaves and herders, and more than five thousand sheep. The Donghu court migration army finally realized that they could not continue like this.
Every two days, the carriages would appear. Each time they came, they would bring more than ten thousand people, and take away thousands of their people.
Their livestock of fifty thousand each day was decreasing. If this continued, in less than a month, their cattle, sheep and people would all be taken.
On the fifth day, Hua Zichen saw the Donghu court migration army start to move. They gathered some people together, and chose horses. They seemed to be forming cavalry to fight the Hua family. But the Azure Dragon Army was not worried at all. The Donghu court population was just over a hundred thousand. After being hurt at Leopard Pass, the last thirty thousand cavalry had been defeated by them. The other side could not organize much fighting power.
The Azure Dragon Army felt that it was easier to take the other's livestock and slaves than before. Hua Zichen saw that they had taken more than three hundred thousand cattle, sheep and horses. They were waiting for the carriages to send them to the Bree tribe tomorrow.
He had thought that the other would wait until tomorrow to attack. In the afternoon, when Hua Zichen went to take their cattle, sheep and slaves again, scouts reported that two cavalry armies had come out of the central region of the Donghu court. They were coming from the two sides of the migration army towards the Hua family slaves. Each cavalry troop had about thirty thousand people.
"The Donghu court can organize sixty thousand people?
Don't tell me there are reinforcements from other tribes! "Tang Lei couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when he heard what the scout told Hua Kai.
"No, the tribes have let the Donghu king take all their elites. Before the elites return to the tribes, they will not be able to send troops. I think they must have organized the slaves, and maybe have the women get on the horses to fight," a Great Heaven Realm captain said.
"The other side has split into two groups to destroy our slave army. They do not dare to let us continue to take them.
No matter where the other side's forces came from, we cannot be too careless. The militia do not have much power and do not have the power to fight. We can only rely on ourselves. "
As Hua Zichen spoke, he started to split. The first, third and fifth groups were one group, the second, fourth and special squadrons were one group. He led one group, and had Tang Lei and Xue Pan lead the other group. They gave up on fighting with the back of the migration army and ran to the two sides of the migration army.
When the Azure Dragon Army saw the other cavalry, they almost laughed out loud.
Most of the people in the cavalry army were not wearing leather armor, and some were not even fully clothed. They were thin and sallow, riding thin horses. Most of them only had a wooden stick in their hands. The other side was really using the slaves as cavalry!
The Donghu court was still wary of the slaves at this time, and only dared to equip them with weak horses. But like this, what fighting power did their cavalry have?
Hua Zichen led the two thousand people of the Azure Dragon Army into the enemy's cavalry formation. Before the charge ended, the slaves in the back started to flee. When they charged past the thirty thousand cavalry, seeing that the other side had lost all will to resist, they scattered and drove them all back to the migration army. This time, the Donghu court's counterattack became a joke.
At night, the hundred ideological teachers and students from High Willow City came. They were all in charge of slave education in High Willow City. Some of them were slaves to begin with. Their purpose was to awaken the slaves and instill in them the idea of loyalty to the Hua family.
Hua Zichen warmly entertained these teachers and students. These hundred people were more useful than ten thousand militia. In the future, they would not have to worry about the defection of the slaves.
After the failure of the Donghu court's counterattack, they had no plans to fight back. Every day, everyone tried to move forward. If they walked to the back, they would be slowly eaten up by the Hua family.
When the third batch of Bree slaves arrived, they came with more than two thousand carriages and almost thirty thousand slaves. The Hua family's slave army quickly expanded.
Hua Zichen started to have the five thousand militia take ten thousand slaves, and send the sixty thousand cows and twenty thousand horses back. On the way, they were still escorted by the Vermillion Bird cavalry. When the Azure Dragon Reserve Regiment came back, they switched to the Azure Dragon Reserve Regiment and the Vermillion Bird cavalry. The two groups each took ten thousand slaves to escort the cows and horses. The sheep walked too slowly and could only be pulled by carriages. The Donghu court saw all of this but could not do anything. They could only move faster north. Facing the Azure Dragon Army, if they dared to divide their forces, they would be destroyed.