Recaps

Yan evacuated the Willow Vine Tribe, expanded settlements and supply outposts, and moved the Fire Tribe’s management center to the Valley Tribe as tensions with the Wolf Tribe and Tiger Tribe grew. The fleet brought Qingye and pregnant Qingsui to their new home, while Yan and Jianshi prepared for future campaigns.

• Yan arranged the Willow Vine Tribe’s evacuation by boat and overland, then left supplies hidden or unusable so the Tiger Tribe could not readily take them.
• Hu Zheng rejected a late attack on the Fire Tribe and instead ordered the Tiger Tribe to occupy Willow Vine fields, while Xueya prepared Stone Ridge Mountain as a fallback for the Wolf Tribe.
• Yan settled Willow Vine people at the Greater Qing Tribe and reported that the Fire Tribe would contain and weaken the Wolf Tribe before striking.
• Qingsui’s symptoms led Qingye to recognize that she was pregnant, and Jianshi assigned Yan to move people and supplies to the Valley Tribe and nearby outposts.
• Yan transported tens of thousands of Greater Qing and Bear Tribe people to new settlements, while the Tiger Tribe occupied Willow Vine territory and the Wolf Tribe used fast boats to evade patrols.
• Jianshi and Yan began moving the Fire Tribe’s management center and essential supplies to the Valley Tribe, appointing Dali to manage the river-mouth outposts and planning to eliminate the Wolf Tribe the following year.
• Yan delivered Greater Qing Tribe people to Fire Creek River Mouth, then collected Qingye and Qingsui and sailed with them to Valley River Mouth.
• After the fleet reached Valley River Mouth, Jia Li arranged a house near the council hall, and Yan helped Qingye and Qingsui settle in.

Yan relocated the Willow Vine Tribe, welcomed the birth of his son Yi, and led the Fire Tribe’s forces against the retreating Wolf Tribe. The Fire Tribe captured the Wolf Tribe’s supplies and camps, while Xueya escaped toward Stone Ridge Mountain and Yan pursued him.

• Yan arranged the Willow Vine Tribe’s relocation in two trips, settled its people across the outposts, and sent reinforcements to Shibang in the Greater Qing Tribe.
• Yan returned to Valley River Mouth in time for Qingsui to give birth to their son Yi, then prepared to lead seven thousand soldiers against the Wolf Tribe.
• Yan joined Yingmu and Shibang to plan a coordinated attack on the Wolf Tribe’s south- and north-bank camps.
• Xueya decided to abandon the Wolf Tribe’s territory and flee north, while his guards killed affiliated tribespeople who confronted the convoy over food and supplies.
• Yan waited for the Wolf Tribe’s evacuation columns to leave their camps, then sent Shinian and Daya to attack the southern convoy as Shibang moved against the north-bank force.
• Shinian’s cavalry defeated Xueya’s force in a costly first clash, and Yan arrived with reinforcements as Xueya broke away and fled east.
• Daya defeated Duzhu’s cavalry and captured the convoy’s supplies, but Xueya fought through successive attacks and escaped with five riders toward Stone Ridge Mountain.
• Yan ordered Daya to secure the southern bank and manage the captured camp, then rode east with five hundred cavalrymen to pursue Xueya.

Yan led the Fire Tribe to defeat the Wolf Tribe, seize its stronghold, and settle the captured territory. After the autumn harvest, he took the Willow Vine and Great Luwei territories from the Tiger Tribe, then withdrew from its fortified main camp as Jianshi prepared for a renewed campaign.

• Shibang crushed Yexiao’s cavalry, while Xueya and Yexiao escaped with a handful of riders and planned to rebuild the Wolf Tribe north of the Long River.
• Yan and Julang ambushed and killed Xueshou, then used Huibao’s help to capture the Wolf Tribe’s stronghold on Stone Ridge Mountain and its stores.
• Yan reported the Wolf Tribe’s defeat to Jianshi, who ordered settlements at the river-mouth outposts and preparations to reclaim the Willow Vine and Great Luwei territories.
• Yan gathered veteran fighters and thirty thousand elite warriors, then assigned Yingmu and Shibang to attack Great Luwei and Willow Vine while Daya managed supplies.
• Yan’s forces destroyed the Tiger Tribe’s ships and defeated its seven thousand defenders, taking both territories and finding more than fifty thousand residents willing to join the Fire Tribe.
• The Tiger Tribe’s divided leaders sent Tongding and Hu Bashan to investigate, but Hu Bashan held back as Yan’s fleet routed Tong Dachui’s forces.
• Yan scouted the Tiger Tribe’s fortified main camp and, facing fierce resistance and supply strain, withdrew toward Willow Vine after deciding to reinforce the captured territories.
• Yan told Jianshi that the Fire Tribe had taken both territories and inflicted heavy losses, and Jianshi planned to destroy the Tiger Tribe’s navy before a final attack.