The Night Tribe's cavalry advanced like a steel torrent, slow but firm, as Barbarian Warriors fell one after another.
The gap in equipment was starkly evident at this moment.
"Those who surrender will not be killed!"
As Ye Zhan broke through the barbarian front line, the morale of the entire Barbarian Tribe's warriors plummeted to its lowest point.
Turning his horse, Ye Zhan coldly watched them, intending to charge again if they didn't surrender.
Hudson, who had miraculously survived the charge just now, first glanced at the corpses on the ground, then at the terrified Barbarian Warriors beside him.
"We surrender!"
After a moment of hesitation, they decisively chose to concede.
In this land, dignity and honor were mere illusions; only their lives were of utmost importance. Therefore, when faced with certain death, most would choose to surrender.
The Law of the Jungle was the rule of this land; surrender was not uncommon, nor was it shameful.
Upon hearing this, Ye Zhan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He quickly sent people to disarm them.
In the recent battle, only a little over three thousand people had died in total, so the losses weren't significant. However, the barbarians' fighting spirit had been completely broken.
Therefore, after choosing to surrender, they offered no futile resistance.
Meanwhile, Su Xingyu, far away at the Black Soil Stronghold, also learned of this. He personally led twenty thousand warriors to take over the Barbarian Tribe directly.
Although the barbarians were defeated, their losses were not substantial, and there were hundreds of thousands of people to deal with.
Ye Zhan was capable in battle, but expecting him to handle such matters was out of the question; he wasn't suited for it. Thus, Su Xingyu had to handle it himself.
Moreover, with hundreds of thousands of people, a Divine Miracle was needed to properly win over their hearts.
To deal with the Barbarian Tribe, Su Xingyu had dispatched almost all of the Night Tribe's warriors, leaving the Night Tribe's defenses at an all-time low.
However, the surrounding powers had already been annexed by him. Leaving ten thousand people to guard the stronghold was sufficient. Besides, with the cavalry's mobility, it wouldn't take much time to return even if an unexpected event occurred.
It took Su Xingyu nearly two days to reach the first stronghold of the Barbarian Tribe with his Great Army.
To prevent any incidents, Ye Zhan did not gather the barbarians from the two strongholds together. Instead, they were guarded separately, and the barbarian leaders were screened out.
When Su Xingyu arrived, Ye Zhan was already waiting outside the gate.
The walls of the Barbarian Tribe were made of wood, making expansion not difficult. The tribe occupied a large area, comparable to four Giant Tiger Tribes.
"Clan Leader, I have won." Su Xingyu dismounted, and Ye Zhan immediately stepped forward, saying with great pride.
"Well done."
Su Xingyu smiled, not sparing his praise, and then asked:
"Where are those barbarians now?"
"There are too many of them. I was afraid they might cause trouble, so I dispersed them and kept them confined,"
Ye Zhan said with a smile, explaining, "But please rest assured, Clan Leader, I have people sending them food every day so they won't starve."
"Take me to see them," Su Xingyu said with a light chuckle.
This barbarian stronghold had over a hundred thousand people. After Ye Zhan defeated them, he divided them into three groups and confined them.
After disarming them, even though their own numbers were far fewer than the enemy's, Ye Zhan was not afraid of them causing unrest.
Furthermore, without their leaders to command them, these simple-minded Barbarian Warriors had no other thoughts and stayed obediently in the POW camp, awaiting the victor's judgment.
Regarding the Barbarian Tribe, although Su Xingyu intended to annex it, he did not plan to relocate all the barbarians there to the Night Tribe.
Firstly, the population was too large, hundreds of thousands. Relocating them all would present a significant challenge just for housing.
Secondly, even if he did relocate them, he would have to transfer other people over, as the mines and farmlands here required management.
Relocating them back and forth would be costly and troublesome.
Therefore, before coming, Su Xingyu had already made arrangements for the Barbarian Tribe. He planned to take the leaders back for re-education, then incorporate the excellent warriors into the Night Tribe's army, and finally, relocate some of the Night Tribe's people to the Barbarian Tribe.
The mere Barbarian Tribe could likely be assimilated within a year or two.
Absorbing a Barbarian Tribe of hundreds of thousands in a year, Su Xingyu considered it a very good deal.
That evening, Su Xingyu replicated the method he had used a month prior, showcasing to these native barbarians the might of a God.
If he had displayed it during combat, perhaps the Barbarian Warriors would have felt the God's power more acutely.
However, Su Xingyu felt that displaying it after defeating them would yield better results.
A God should maintain an air of mystery and not participate in every minor conflict, lest their prestige diminish.
After intimidating the Barbarian Warriors, Su Xingyu then appropriately introduced the various benefits of the Night Tribe and its history of prosperity, making them realize that the Night Tribe was different from their previous tribes.
With a carrot and a stick, Su Xingyu had them completely under his control. Before long, a large number of Barbarian Warriors pledged allegiance to the Night Tribe.
As for the leaders, Su Xingyu spared no effort, examining each of their status panels. He kept those with high Loyalty to continue managing the Barbarian Tribe, while those with low Loyalty, Su Xingyu planned to send them to develop the Blood Red Forest.
The Blood Red Stronghold had been established not long ago and was in dire need of labor force.
Su Xingyu stayed at the Barbarian Tribe for five days before finalizing the placement of all personnel.
The losses and gains from the recent attack on the Barbarian Tribe were also tallied.
There was little to say about the losses; casualties were normal in war. This time, the Night Tribe had the advantage of timing, terrain, and human relations, but still lost over a thousand soldiers. The barbarians also suffered significant losses, with over five thousand soldiers lost.
The harvest was extremely abundant. Firstly, in terms of population, the Barbarian Tribe alone had three hundred and thirty thousand people, not to mention other Subsidiary Tribes. Once they were all absorbed, the Night Tribe's total population would exceed one million.
Besides population, there were also resources. The Barbarian Tribe controlled a Blood Spirit Flower plantation and two Blood Crystal Veins, both of which were medium-sized veins. Additionally, there were two small Fine Iron Veins, making them extremely wealthy.
Of course, these were resource locations, and the existing resources were also substantial, such as three hundred thousand units of Blood Crystal Stone and twenty thousand Blood Spirit Flowers. These were supplies the Barbarian Tribe had prepared to trade with passing Merchants after the spring, but now they all benefited the Night Tribe.
With these resources, the Night Tribe's strength would undoubtedly reach a new level.
After dealing with the affairs of the Barbarian Tribe, Su Xingyu could not leave for the time being, but Ye Zhan had to return to take charge.
However, before he left, there was one more thing he needed to do.
After using my phone number for so many years, it turns out the real-name registration isn't mine. I'm impressed.
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