Chapter 6: The Enemy is Imminent: XXXV. Layout
Aya wasn't nervous at all, she seemed to know I had a solution. She just said lightly, "You tell us your plan, and we will all listen to your arrangement." We are not afraid of fighting, and everyone here is made to fight. ”
I said, "Judging from the current situation, we are facing a very strong and well-equipped mercenary army. Of course, people who are fully armed are not here to travel. We need to prepare for the worst first. First of all, the overall relocation of the village is a must, and it must be done in advance. What I mean by this is that migration can be broken down into two steps. The first step began this morning, with all the old men, women, and children going first, and the able-bodied men staying behind to carry out the activities of clearing the walls. All food and food should be hidden away from outsiders. We need to be prepared for a longer period of time. ”
The leader of the tribe said, "There is no problem with this, just take away the weapons, food and food, and it doesn't take too much preparation, there is enough time." ”
I said, "The second step is for the men in the village to evacuate quickly after they have cleared the fortified walls." But when they are evacuated, they will be divided into two parts. Some rushed to their destinations, where they set up for a final battle with the mercenaries. The other part picks us up along the way and arranges lethal traps and traps, the more the better. ”
Aya said, "You want to stay?" ”
I nodded, "I'll take the men I brought with me to intercept the mercenaries layer by layer, draining their strength as much as possible, and making them pay the price of blood for every step they take." ”
Aya said, "Then I'll stay and fight with you!" ”
I said, "No, you have to go first, because there's something very important for you to do." ”
Aya said, "What's the matter? ”
I said, "Of these people I have brought, they will also be divided into two groups and depart." The first to leave were those who lived in the ancestral hall, including the spy. What you have to do is to protect these people, and you have to pay attention to the spy. The spy will definitely leave markers or other information along the way, and you will have to find these marks or information and use these to get the men behind to set up traps and traps to give the mercenary the maximum damage. Then, you'll have to preside over the upfront layout of the final battle at your destination. ”
Aya nodded, "I will gather the men of all tribes at the destination to participate in this battle!" ”
I said, "Don't do that." To participate in the final battle, it is enough to have people from our tribe plus the tribe that guards the temple. We don't know exactly how much these mercenaries know about this place? I wonder if they have another team? I wonder if they have a way or path to enter? So, just inform the other tribes and be vigilant to prevent outsiders from entering. Once we find an anomaly, we still have the strength to fight and make adjustments in time. ”
The old man of the tribe said, "You have thought about the problem so thoroughly, it is indeed not something we can do. That way we can rest assured. No wonder the Archmage thinks so highly of you. ”
The leader of the tribe also said, "Before, we were a little puzzled by the archmage's different eyes on you, but now it seems that the archmage is still discerning. ”
Aya listened to their words, a hint of cowardice flashed across her face, and she blurted out, "What's the other way?" He's not an outsider! ”
As soon as Aya's words came out, the leader of the tribe, the old man, and I were all stunned, each guessing the meaning of Aya's words. I cast my gaze on Aya, who didn't seem to dare to follow my gaze. She turned her head to the tribal leader and the old man, "I'll tell you about this later." You'll all understand when the time comes. But now the top priority is to first implement the steps and personnel for the migration. In this way, for the migration part, the old man and I are responsible for the first batch of evacuations, and the leader is responsible for the second batch of evacuations. The next thing, what else is arranged, is it also clear here? Then everyone just does what they do! ”
I said, "That's about it." If there is a problem in the middle, everyone will act on their own cameras. And then there's my part. On my way into the tribe, I will set up three blocking lines. I wanted to start blocking the mercenaries from the tuyere, but considering that the environment there was sinister for both sides, in order to reduce unnecessary losses, I decided to set the first line of attack at the top of the slope behind the tuyere. The second line of resistance is set up in the entire wind-sand valley. The third line of resistance was set up at the mountain pass into the tribe. My three lines of resistance are not to prevent mercenaries from entering, but to delay as much time as possible, so that the temple side can have enough time to arrange and arrange. In this area where the tribes live and cultivate, we do not take any defensive measures. In this way, it is to prevent the mercenaries from jumping over the wall in a fit of rage and destroying the tribe's homeland. ”
Aya said, "Well, as you said, you will quickly evacuate after you have completed the blockade, and the leader will arrange for someone to pick you up along the way." ”
I shook my head, "I'm not just talking about the pick-up to get us evacuated. During the day's journey from the village to the meadow, these people did not set up any traps or traps to allow the mercenaries to pass smoothly. The purpose and reason for this is the same as before, which is to prevent the mercenaries from jumping over the wall and destroying the tribe's homeland. All traps and traps start after passing through the first forest after the meadow. All the people who answered were left behind, and when the mercenaries had passed through the first forest from behind the meadow, they immediately began to lay traps and traps backwards from this forest. All the way to the swamp of the sea of flowers, use traps and traps to block the mercenaries' back path. I'm going to keep all of these mercenaries here, and none of them will be able to go back. ”
The tribal leaders and the elders, including Aya, looked at me in amazement, as if my plan had been beyond their expectations.
I said, "Don't worry, there aren't many people who can escape from it at this time." All you have to do is tell those who stay that you don't do it as a last resort, and let the traps and traps deal with those who escape. ”
Aya said, "It's not this that I'm curious. I'm curious, you seem to know that we've laid out traps and traps along the way that can be activated at any time. ”
I said, "I noticed it the last time I went into the mountains. Not only do I know, but so does the spy. So, that's one of the reasons why I didn't use this method to stop mercenaries from the beginning. ”
At this time, Bakken came back alone. I asked him where he had taken the captives. Bakken said he took the captives outside the village and disposed of them. I asked him how he handled it? Bakken said, of course, it was handled in a tribal way.