23 Surprise Attack in the Night
By nightfall, the rain had stopped.
On rainy nights, the stars are bright, and the sky seems to have been washed and slightly damp.
The man who was keeping vigil was poking a spear next to him, holding a bow in his arms, reluctant to put it down. These two things have been rare like treasures by the villagers since the day they were made.
In addition to that, he held a horn made of the teeth of the Bladed Tiger, and when he blew it lightly, the sound was clearer than his loud voice. It is completely possible to use it for warnings.
The night watchman laughed.
In front of him was an iron fence, so strong that not even a single bison could knock it out. Behind him was the barn in the village, in which a day's worth of loot was placed, and the Alien Blade Tiger and the Wild Gray Wolf were all in it.
Several of the Bladed Tigers and Grey Wolves have been skinned, but have not yet been baked. It had just rained, and the wood was relatively wet, so it was not easy to make a fire, so it was necessary to wait for the dawn and the wood to dry before baking.
The spoils of this day were enough for the people of the village to eat for a long time.
In ancient times, the requirements for food were not high, if you don't starve to death, if you have strength, everything will be fine. They don't have the concept of being well fed and clothed, so it's okay to be content and happy.
However, even those who lived in ancient times would not refuse to live more securely. This is not inertia, it is a kind of human being, a kind of leisure hidden in the depths of the heart.
Ember didn't sleep, he jumped on the roof of the house he had built, and lay quietly, without sleep. After a whole day of fighting, even if they were extremely excited during the battle, for fear of squandering all their strength, at this time, the fatigue of muscles and spirits came up, and sleep was their best destination.
Ember didn't make a move during the day, he wasn't tired, he was very energetic, and he deliberately didn't go to sleep.
He had a hunch that this night would not be peaceful.
The range of his induction field is not large, only three meters around his body, and his eyesight may not be as good as that of a man who keeps vigil. But insight is not only about sight, but also about wisdom, analysis, and judgment, and in this regard, Ember is better than everyone in the village.
Under normal circumstances, during the day, the beast herd will be wiped out, and as the defeated side, it will definitely have to be repaired if it wants to make a comeback. But...... Beasts are better at night attacks than they are tough during the day. During the day, there was a large herd of beasts attacking the village, which was not normal.
Then, the villagers, as the side that has just won the battle, tend to be more prone to slackening. In this way, if the opponent launches a surprise attack, he will definitely be caught off guard.
Even if the night attack is unsuccessful and is repulsed, it can further drain the physical strength and spirit of the villagers. What's more, it will make the villagers panic and tired to cope.
At this time, to sleep or not to sleep? If you really sleep, the beasts will not react to the attack on the village in time, and the whole army will definitely be wiped out, but if you don't sleep, you will be mentally exhausted during the day, and if the other party attacks again, how can you resist? So, it's a conundrum.
On the defensive side, it is natural to fall into the weakness.
As long as the commander of the other party is somewhat organized, he will definitely not let the villagers be peaceful at night.
Ember has reason to believe that the commander hidden behind the scenes, even if the tactical command on the spot is worse, but in terms of strategy, it must have its own way of thinking. Even a Beastmaster who is just a fledgling spirit will consider these things.
As a tactical crushing opponent during the day, Han Ember naturally has his arrangements at night.
The villagers must sleep and rest, otherwise their physical strength and spirit will not be replenished, and they will be no different from wooden people. But what should be guarded against cannot be left unguarded, and if it really comes to attack at this time, it is impossible not to resist.
The correct way to deal with this is to take breaks in batches.
Even after eating the food, Ember had already thought about it. Some stayed behind to skin the beasts, cut the flesh of the tiger and the wolf, and waited for it to be roasted, while the others went to sleep. When the skinners go to sleep, they wake up the last group of sleepers.
This alternation can not only ensure that the village can have a group of fighting forces that can react in time when it is attacked, but also ensure that the villagers can rest and not be overly tired and listless.
That's what Embers is arranged.
It's the simplest, the stupidest, but the safest.
"If you were here, you would be able to clearly analyze whether there would be an attack this night, and at what time. So, when to sleep and when to wake up, you know better than anyone else. Ember fiddled with the metal nameplate, looked at the night sky, and muttered, "That's your forte......"
Whenever he thought of this, Han Ash's thoughts would drift to the other side of the sea of stars.
The experience of those years in the depths of his mind makes him think about it now, and he still can't help but raise the corners of his mouth. One insisted on a stubborn vigil, the other slept peacefully, and in the end, it was always the guy who slept peacefully who woke up the vigil.
If you think about it, at that time, even if you have a hard mouth, you will still trust it naturally.
That feeling, after leaving that person, can no longer be felt.
Perhaps, that's the leader?
Ember smiled, if that person dared to claim to be the leader, he would kick it in the first place.
Hula......
Suddenly, while the embers were still thinking wildly, the night sky had unconsciously turned black and oppressive.
The stars were blocked, there was originally starlight, and the night was still a little bright, but at this moment, it was completely dark, like a black cloud pressing down on the city.
"Long-winged bats."
Han Ember also woke up from his thoughts, staring at the black oppression in the sky, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his pool-like eyes did not fluctuate in the slightest: "There are so many bats, how many caves do you need to drill, how many old trees do you need to knock on, before you can find them." ”
Long-winged bats prefer to live in shady caves, tree hollows, and rock crevices, and prefer to live in groups. But to be able to cover all the sight in front of you, a black oppression, like a black cloud, this is by no means more than the scale that a long-winged bat swarm can achieve.
The long-winged bats are not small, with a length of one meter and one meter of wings spread out on one side, so even if they live in a group in a cave and are limited by space, they cannot have so many at the same time.
It is conceivable that this must be the mysterious existence in the mountains and forests, who crossed the mountains and drilled through the dark caves of various mountains before being collected as a group of long-winged bats under his command.
"It's really painstaking."
In the sky, the green eyes of the long-winged bats are like ghost fires in the dark, and there is a mysterious atmosphere, if ordinary people look at it, they are afraid that their scalps will be numb.
Han Ash's eyes were cold, unaffected, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was always hanging, and he didn't put the long-winged bat in the sky in his eyes at all.
"Invincible!"