Chapter 34: Good Strategy
There is large movement of people in the area of the Brolgadhr tribe, the Xewa and the Ghar tribe.
This movement of so many people alarmed the small clans and the small tribes that are around the area of these tribes. Many of them did not know yet what had happened.
When the people of the Great Steppe decided to seek out better conditions, each move involved hundreds of people and thousands of animals.
Migrations had to be carefully planned in order to be successful.
People, animals, and possessions had to be transported quickly and efficiently.
Their seasonal settlements had to be protected, and their next destinations and travel routes had to be scouted.
They had to map out precise distances and directions, and they needed to study the strengths and weaknesses of potential enemies.
Every man, woman, and child played a role in this complex operation.
This led the people of the Great Steppe to blur the distinctions between male or female, and young or old, to a much greater degree than did the more settled, farming societies that they encountered
the Great Steppe nomadic way of life promoted self-sufficiency and adaptability.
Unlike agricultural societies, nomads accumulate no economic surpluses to see them through hard times.