Author: flying de lazy cat

Early the next morning, Li Ce had already taken the first step with a team of five.

They will first go to the Salt Lake Camp and rest for one night before setting off completely.

As for Zhou Xu and others, as a large force for this operation, in order to ensure that they have sufficient supplies to complete this expedition, they are currently making preparations before departure.

It would be at least one day or even two days before Li Ce and the others could set off from the Black Moon Camp.

But Zhou Xu was not in a hurry.

The expedition is not that simple. If the logistics are not done well, let alone reaching the western mountains and defeating the enemy, they may have to stop halfway.

For wars in ancient times, many countries had to start preparations a quarter or even a year in advance. What do they think now?

Amid the busy preparations, two days passed in the blink of an eye. Outside the Black Moon Camp, wooden carts piled with supplies and equipment were ready.

For this expedition, he used all the wooden carts in the tribe. Together, there were six carts in total.

As for the personnel, including Li Ce and his five-person team, the total number is fifty-four!

In this day and age, this is definitely considered large-scale.

The remaining sixty people are naturally the tribe that stayed behind. They seem to be more numerous than the troops they sent out for the expedition, but don't forget, their tribe has three camps!

The sixty people were divided among the three camps. If averaged, there would only be twenty people left in each camp.

Judging from the size of a camp alone, twenty people? That is undoubtedly a small tribe, not to mention that there are many non-combatants like Zhuang Mengdie and Ye Yan whose combat effectiveness is negligible.

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It can be seen from this that with the increase in the number of camps, the number of people in Zhou Xu's hands has become in short supply again.

This time he went on an expedition with the purpose of annexing the other tribe and increasing his own population.

After pulling up six wooden carts, the large group officially set off.

Although the wooden carts have greatly improved their transportation efficiency, even so, Zhou Xu had to admit that it was difficult for them to move quickly while pulling six wooden carts.

Originally, according to normal military deployment, the transportation of materials should be handled by specialized grain and grass troops.

Because the marching efficiency of the grain and grass troops is very low, it is impossible for the main force to move together with the grain and grass troops.

However, they only have a few people in their tribe, so they can't handle this kind of organization. They might as well just slow down and act together.

From the mountainous area in the west to the Black Forest, both Zhou Chongshan and the others, as well as Li Ce and the others, came here, which shows that the distance is not too far.

In fact, after passing through a piece of Gobi, with the broadened view in front of him, Zhou Xu could already see the seemingly endless mountains in the distance from a long distance away.

According to Zhou Chongshan and Li Ce, it took them about seven days to get here with the escaped tribe members.

People in this era were basically tightly bound to their tribal camps. They had to return to the camp before dark, and even spending just one night outside was very dangerous.

Seven days' journey? This is already a very long distance for them.

Zhou Chongshan and the others survived by eating insects, bark and roots, but even so, many people died on the road.

This is also true for Li Ce and others.

But now Zhou Xu doesn't think they need to spend seven days on the road.

Travel efficiency must be considered based on many factors.

For example, let’s talk about the state and physical fitness of the passerby at that time.

People with poor physical fitness and poor condition who cannot walk very far in an hour will naturally have low efficiency on the road.

At that time, the tribe was attacked and they were unprepared. Zhou Chongshan and Li Ce, who escaped for their lives, undoubtedly fell into this category.

Now under the command of Zhou Xu, he eats two meals a day, each with meat and soup. Recently, he has even added berries to supplement some vitamins.

Even Li Ce and the others, who had recently surrendered, have obviously improved in spirit and physical condition.

As for Zhou Xu and Zhou Chongshan, although their bodies are still on the thin side now, they have obviously changed from the malnourished and skinny state they had at first glance.

Comparing before and after, can the efficiency of traveling be the same?

At this time, Zhou Xu blindly guessed that he should be able to reach the vicinity in about five days.

Under this premise, Li Ce and his team of five did not need to carry six trucks of equipment and supplies, and their operations were more efficient. It only took three and a half days to successfully arrive nearby, and sent a team member back to specially

Come and meet them.

After the two sides come together, a lot of information can be further confirmed.

Li Ce, who took the first step, had already explored the road for them in front, which also allowed Zhou Xu and the others to walk with more peace of mind.

During this period, Li Ce had already led people to the foot of the mountain. He was hiding behind a big rock and quietly observing the situation near the foot of the mountain.

As a man who once ruled the mountain as king, Li Ce is not unfamiliar with this hill.

I don't know if it's because it's close to the desolate Gobi area, but it's affected by the environment here in the Gobi. There isn't much vegetation near the foot of the hill, and it's completely made up of large rocks.

Going further up, you can see some trees and plants.

Therefore, if the other party arranges patrols near the foot of the mountain, they can easily detect them at a glance.

If you didn't see it, it only means that the other party was hiding in the mountains and didn't come out.

But think about it, compared to this desolate area next door, the deep mountains are obviously richer in resources. The other party is obviously more interested in the resources deep in the mountains and has no interest in wasting time in the desolate Gobi.

Being close to the enemy's territory made Li Ce's mood, which had slowly calmed down due to the rush these days, become a little more exciting again.

But he didn't forget Zhou Xu's advice, and he wasn't stupid either.

Although he was familiar with this hill, he was unable to pinpoint the enemy's position as he was hiding in the forest.

Looking at him on the other hand, as long as he stands outside this big rock, there is a high probability that he will be found on the other side.

At this time, it is better to calm down and wait for the leader to bring the large army to join him.

Thinking of this, Li Ce slowly exhaled a long breath, and after adjusting his mood, he waved to the two team members who came with him.

"Let's go, let's evacuate to a safe place first."
Chapter completed!