Section XXVII Strategy

The previous defeat against Karak-Grom was impressive, which made the Abyssal Lords care about Greenskin. The scouts of the Clan Essien rode the gap in the gathering of the army, and searched the surface for the movement of the greenskins. In any case, this time there can be no repeat of the same mistakes.

However, as Ashrufat had long known, the Greenskins were not actually settled. They are essentially a wandering army, looking for an opportunity to fight. Although the Esin clan sent a lot of spies, it was not an easy task to find the base camp of the greenskins in the mountainous areas with difficult terrain.

"Sure enough, there is no trace of the greenskins in the entire mountainous area centered on Karak-Grom?" said Ashrufat.

"Well, it does. It may be that the greenskins have given up, or have been driven away by the dwarves. I have a suggestion, we don't have to worry about the greenskins, just leave a defensive army. The main force can attack Karak-Grom with all its might. ”

"Cunning mouse!" Carrie snorted coldly in her mind.

Ashrufat had been with the rats long enough to get used to their selfishness, the idea of taking advantage of them all the time. On the surface, the Abyss Lord was offering a very practical suggestion, but in reality, he was doing something selfish. If Ashrufat was not mistaken, and if he accepted the suggestion, then the Abyss Lord's forces would have taken on the task of "spying on the Greenskins", thus justifiably escaping the fierce battle ahead.

But even if that didn't happen, Ashrufat didn't intend to do so.

"We can't just leave the greenskin alone. Ashrufat spoke. "Our plan is divided into two steps, the first step is to eliminate the greenskins first. ”

There was silence in the magic's communication link. After Ashrufat's opinion, it seemed that all the Abyssal Lords were carefully considering Ashrufat's suggestion. Ashrufat sighed in his heart, he now understood why the rat god was going to come to the door and ask him to help. These selfish rats have no strategic vision at all, only staring at the petty profits in front of them, but they can't see the danger behind them.

Of course, it is precisely because of this that he was able to mobilize such a large number of troops.

"Dear brothers, and our beloved Mentor. Ashrufat didn't blush, and he uttered this disgusting array of affectionate names. "We have to think about a simple thing, if we attack the greenskins, will the dwarves intervene, will they attack us from behind?"

There are some meaningless interjections ringing out of the magic communication link, such as "ahhh

"Dear brothers, I believe we all have the same answer, and that is that the dwarves will not interfere. Even if all this happened right under their noses, they would be happy to watch us fight to the death with Greenskin, and they would never interfere. In the eyes of the dwarves, both us and Greenskins are enemies, and civil war between enemies is something they would love to see. Conversely, if we attack the dwarves head-on, there is a good chance that the greenskins will intervene. Am I right? In fact, if our war with the dwarves drags on long enough, the greenskins will be excited to join the fight. Of course, if that happens, the Greenskins won't be able to attack the dwarves in the fortress we're surrounding directly, they'll only attack us. ”

"I know everyone's feelings. Everyone doesn't want to waste the precious lives of our soldiers in meaningless places," even Ashrufat himself couldn't help but smile sarcastically when he said the word "precious life", but he still went on. "But considering that capturing Karak-Grom could take us a long time, attacking the Greenskins first was the only option. ”

"I support Ashrufat's proposal. "I don't know who said it in the magic communication link. The remaining Abyss Lords also expressed their support.

As soon as the meeting ended, before Ashrufat could do anything else, he saw the black-clad assassin of the former Esin clan and now the chief warrior of the Baku clan, Landa, approach.

Carrie's judgment was correct. The deal to buy the ownership of Landa was easily negotiated. You must know that the various nezumi clans are now looking for ways to bribe Ashrufat in order to reduce their losses in future wars. And Landa herself is not opposed to the Baku - of course, even if it is against it, it is pointless.

Landa brings him important news, scouts on the ground have discovered a new problem - at this moment, a tribe of ogres from an unknown source is in the vicinity of Karak-Grom. And at present, both the dwarves and the greenskins have sent their own envoys to contact the ogre tribe.

"Sure enough, it was right to send our own scouts. In the back of her mind, Carrie's voice was full of contempt and anger. "Those rats are ready to drag their feet at all. We weren't even notified of such an important news. ”

Eshuruphat had some knowledge of ogres. This is mainly due to the fact that ogre tribes often appear on the outskirts of the Anthropocene realm. These tall, gluttonous creatures possess great combat power and a certain level of intelligence. They are not an uncommunicable barbarian race, and they have little interest in conquering and plundering anything. Of course, in fact they did some predatory things, but in essence they were just trying to satisfy their stomachs. The goal of ogres is simple and straightforward, that is, to eat fresh meat, what they crave is more fresh meat, raw and cooked is not a problem, and they don't care about the source (this is why they are called "ogres"). In fact, there have been many experiences of hiring ogres to fight in human records. As long as they are carefully monitored, they are indeed worthy of their mercenary money. And now, the ogres also understand the value of money, and they understand that money can buy fresh meat.

In general, the perception of ogres is two-sided: on the one hand, humans strongly reject these savage and gluttonous creatures into the hinterland of the Anthropocene, and on the other hand, humans do not regard ogres as a hostile race. I won't shout and kill as soon as we meet, and fight to the death.

"Ogre...... Interesting......" Ashruphat thought to himself. When the rats are defeated and retreat back to the Underworld, Greenskins and Dwarves should continue their conquest on the ground. And now, the sudden arrival of a powerful but neutral military force is tantamount to adding a crucial element to the war. Whoever it is, if they can enlist the help of the ogre, it means that they have the upper hand in military power.

But there was no need for Ashrufat to hire ogres.

"Master, I propose that we sabotage their efforts to hire ogres. Carrie suggested in her mind. "We don't have to hire ogres, but we can't leave them alone. Whether ogres are hired by greenskins or dwarves, it will increase the pressure on our future wars. I have a suggestion that we send an envoy over and pretend that we are going to hire them. Of course, we're just bidding out of the box. Let the ogres increase their appetite, and in the end, the end result is that neither party has enough capital to hire the ogre. That's a good suggestion, isn't it? Low investment, high results......"

"No, I have an idea. Ashrufat motioned for Randa to leave. "Carrie, aren't we currently unable to find the Greenskin's camp?"

"Yes, if you can't find a camp, you can't do anything about destroying them. ”

"I've got a plan. Ashrufat said sharply. "We use ogres to find Greenskin!"

......

The Tooth Boss sat down contentedly on his new throne.

It's a very tall, but somewhat tilted throne. From afar, it seems to prove the rough craftsmanship of the green skin itself, or the rough nature of the leaves. But all those who thought it looked funny would change their minds when they looked closer—it was a throne made of dwarven shields and helmets, most of which still had fresh dwarven skulls in them.

Yesterday Boss Bruiser won another battle. Relying on the clever sneak attacks of Spider Boy and Wolf Rider Boy, he eliminated a squadron of dwarves in one go. There may be three times as many greenskins dying on the battlefield as the dwarves, but that doesn't stop Tyranfang from declaring himself the victor and creating the throne for himself.

Of course, there is also a slight regret in the joy of victory. Because the Boss of Tyrant Fang's plan to hire those stupid big ogres didn't work out. Perhaps because the dwarves had also taken a kick, the ogre was now offering a very high price that the Tyrannical Boss couldn't pay. Even if the Boss of the Storm Tooth generously offered to "divide half of the loot captured by the dwarves", it would be useless. The ogre had to see the cash immediately before he would join the greenskins. A minimum of half of the deposit is required. Even if the Boss thinks he is a smart boss who can fight, there is no way in this situation. He wasn't so much trying to hire ogres as he was trying to stumble the dwarves so they couldn't hire the stupid big ones.

If the dwarves succeed, the Boss of Stormtooth will probably have to find a way to run away.

"Boss, boss!" a goblin ran over, shouting as he ran, interrupting the Bruggy Boss's train of thought. Bruggy Tooth recognized that this was one of the wolf riders he had sent to spy on the ogre.

"What's the matter?" Because he was in a good mood, the boss just glared at the other party.

"Rats...... Mouse...... I see those rats. They've sent someone to find the ogre, too!"

"Those rats also got involved?" said those rats, and the boss was angry. If it weren't for those rats to cause trouble, how could he have ended up at this point, and he didn't even have the strength to attack the dwarf fortress. However, there is anger and anger, and the boss of the Storm Tooth actually looks down on the rat people, and the previous battle fully shows that these rats are not the opponents of the greenskin at all.

"I saw that they had also sent messengers into the ogre's camp. Looks like the rats want to come and fight again!"

"Good!" the Bruggy Boss let out a smug laugh. "I've got a solution. This time, let the rats go and spend with the dwarfs first, and when they are almost done, we will go again. I'm sure I'll be able to get the rat and the dwarf together at once!"

A group of subordinates around cheered loudly, expressing their admiration for the boss's wisdom. But at this time, suddenly another goblin came, this time it was a wolf rider boy.

"Boss, boss, good news!" the one shouted, running over. "Those stupid big guys said they wanted to meet you once!"

"What rice, meet?" the Tooth Boss's eyes widened. Of course, as the boss, the boss of the Brunzy Tooth would not have personally negotiated with the stupid big guys in the past, which would be too low-grade. Normally, asking for a meeting is a sign that the talks between the two sides are going well, but at the moment it doesn't seem right.

"That's what those stupid big guys said?" asked the Boss of Stormtooth.

"It was the big stupid bosses who said it. I remember the stupid big guys calling them ...... What is it called...... That's right, it's called a tyrant. The wolf rider boy nodded and said.

"Looks like the stupid big guys have changed their minds, and they're going to team up with us Greenskins?" Bruggy Tooth glanced at the others in confusion.