Section 78 Stratagem

Just as a chaotic cloud slowly dissipated, the atmosphere of treacherous chaos in this land has faded over time. At one time, it was a group of males competing for deer, and I don't know who killed the deer. But now the situation has become a two-power competition.

On one side is the original overlord, the speechless panic tribe. Under the command of the tribe's new Chaos Lord, Ashrufat, Silent Panic has achieved impressive results in a short period of time. Not only did they force the tribe of the most powerful sons of plunder to submit, but they also gathered a large number of small and medium-sized tribes that had nothing to do with this dispute (and even if they were, it was not very large), and gathered a considerable amount of power in a short period of time.

In addition, due to the chaos lord's repeated moves, his enemies did not have time to add too much confusion to his plans. Now, the Silent Panic tribe led by him has amassed a fairly powerful army, and the Chaos Lord's abilities are feared by others.

On the other side, there is a tribal alliance dominated by the tribe of the Lord of Runes. Of the three tribes, each tribe originally had the intention of monopolizing the silent and panicked salt pool. But because of the sudden emergence of a Chaos Lord, who didn't care at first, and by the time they did, it was too late, they eventually came to an alliance to divide the salt pools equally. Not to mention whether this alliance will collapse in the future due to conflicts of interest, at least for now they have reached an agreement and organized a coalition army. Although the Silent Panic Tribe has done a good job (as long as you know the cause and effect of the whole thing, it is a miracle that Silent Panic can do this now), but the strength of the coalition is still three times that of the other side, and even if it is purely measured by combat power, it is still more than twice that of the other side.

In the customary concept of the Chaos Tribes, if there is a difference between the two warring sides in terms of combat power by two times (or more), it is usually assumed that the weaker side has little hope. Chaos likes to build camps, but by Southerner standards, they aren't really good at building fortifications. Their camp's defensive capabilities are not at all comparable to castles and other structures, and in the concept of Chaos Cultists, they only need to have twice the advantage to force through the enemy's camp. Southerners' castles, on the other hand, are generally considered to require a six-fold superiority in order to storm them in a short period of time (rather than taking time to attack them slowly).

However, from another point of view, the new Chaos Lord Ashrufaat, who was speechless and panicked, was a person who could create a miracle. Previously, he took advantage of the enemy's carelessness, and through guò's cunning deployment and ingenious design, he successfully defeated the tribe of the Sons of Plunder with less than one-third of the opponent's combat power. Who's to say he can't do another miracle?

All the other tribes in the area have understood that there is no longer any other actor in this battle for supremacy centered on the capture of the salt pool. Only in troubled waters can you fish, and when the situation is clear, if you lack strength but want to meddle is to find death. Now, all they have to do is be patient and see who will emerge victorious.

Moreover, the wait will not be too long, and there is already reliable news that the coalition forces will meet the Silent Panic Tribe on a grassland not far from the salt pond.

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The grasslands at the end of summer are at their hottest time of the year. This is a rare time for the Chaos Realm. At this time, it is comfortable to be naked even at night.

In the center of the camp in a speechless panic, the light still leaked from the large tent that served as the council chamber. Everyone in the tribe knew that the war was being discussed at the top. The mysterious Chaos Lord finally arrived in the tribe today - what is particularly surprising is that this Chaos Lord has been wearing his Chaos armor and has never even taken off his helmet.

“...... But they're twice as big as us!" If anyone gets close to the tent, they can hear Chaos Champion Bruce. He was almost already yelling.

"On the left flank is the Runelord Tribe, in the center is the Void Thorn Tribe, and on the right flank is the Garth Tribe. The total number of troops will not be less than 30,000......" Bruce repeated there. He was an anti-war faction - this did not mean that he intended to make peace or surrender, but that he did not intend to engage in a head-on battle. In fact, this is also the attitude of most people, just saying it through his mouth.

Of course, at first, he wasn't that opposed. Because at that time, everyone thought that this invited battle might just be a ruse by the Chaos Lord Aerufat—just like the last time the Raiders were defeated. Mobilize, deceive, harass the enemy, and finally strike suddenly when the enemy is unprepared, and deal a fatal blow to the enemy. But Ashrufat was quick to say that he had no intention of using any tricks, just that he was going to do it so positively.

“...... The enemy is the armies of the three tribes that are separated, so there is no problem with command...... There are too many people mixed on our side, and there will definitely be chaos when the time comes......"

Ashrufat listened to Bruce's words, his eyes actually looking at the tent. It was a tent made of skin, very finely made, a little less like the product of the Chaos Tribe. Well, he's actually thinking about a question that has nothing to do with the battle situation at all, and that is why the Chaos tribes live in tents.

The Asowen tribe lived in tents for a simple reason: they were weak and could move at any time. So it was only natural that I chose to live in a tent. This is true of the nomadic tribes - but not with the silent panic. If Ashrufat was not mistaken, the Silent Panic Tribe would have settled down long ago. Occupying such a natural resource as Yanchi, how could this tribe be willing to live that kind of turbulent and homeless life again? Logically, since they plan not to move here, the right thing to do is to build a house. The house is much more comfortable to live in than a tent.

It would be wrong to say that they don't know how to build houses, as can be seen from the walls of the camp, and the Silent Panic tribe has the relevant skills to build houses.

Why? Is it for a noble purpose, for example, to get the people of the tribe used to this kind of life, to make them more suitable for a military life? Or is it simple because the people of the tribe are more conservative and don't have the idea of building a fixed house.

By the way, although I have seen a lot of Chaos tribes before and after, I really haven't seen the type of house building and settlement.

Ashrufat pondered these questions, and then suddenly realized that there was silence in the tent. He looked back and saw that Bruce had finished speaking, staring at him at the moment.

Thanks to this Chaos Armor, Bruce still hadn't noticed that Ashrufat hadn't listened to what he was saying.

Truth be told, if Ashrufat really intended to rule the tribe - as many of those present feared - then he should probably teach the Chaos Champion a good lesson, just like he did last time. However, he knew that it didn't make sense, as long as he had the Tzeentch emblem on his armor, others would be suspicious of what he said—and even more so for Tzeentch. He didn't care what they thought of it anyway.

In fact, he cared about something else, and that was divine will. Now he was sure that the Chaos Gods could communicate directly with someone (who wasn't necessarily a believer) anywhere, at least in the Chaos Realm. And this kind of communication is completely imperceptible to others. Why, then, didn't Tzeentch make it clear to Bruce directly, or was it so serious that the strife within Chaos (not only between followers of different gods, but also between followers of the same god) was intentional or was there something they could do about it?

The power of the evil gods is very strong, and there is no need to question this. They have the ability to intervene directly in this world, for example, by delivering Chaos armor to believers that is difficult for artisans to imitate. This alone is much stronger than the gods of the Star Field. Don't look at the gods of the star field also have the ability to achieve miracles, such as holy knights or something, but compared to the chaos evil gods, they are too much weaker. The number of Holy Knights is always limited, and the Chosen Warriors of the Chaos Realm are not too many.

"Your Excellency......" After half a sound, Hardmond opened his mouth first. Because the helmet covered most of his face, Hardmund didn't know that Aeruphat was just distracted, and thought that there was some reason behind the silence.

"We're ready to go to war. Ashrufat replied.

"But...... Don't you think, what Bruce just said...... Does that make sense?" asked Hadmon. His words were polite and deferential, but he was still able to clearly express his doubts and dissatisfaction.

"On the surface, they do have a lot of combat power. Ashrufat said. "Perhaps many people feel that they cannot win without using some special tactics to weaken and mobilize the enemy. He looked around the arena and paused a little bit when he saw Bruce. "But that's wrong. ”

"Oh, can you help me?" continued Hadmund. "Whether it's military power, magical ability, or anything else, we're at an absolute disadvantage. ”

"No, we're in an absolute advantage. Ashrufat replied.

"I don't understand ......"

"The initiator of this covenant is the Lord of Rune's tribe. Ashrufat said. "I've heard that it was their efforts that made it possible for the Tri-Tribal Alliance to complete it in such a short period of time. However, this alliance is united by interests, and each tribe has its own calculations, which are not destined to last. ”

"But they have now formed a coalition, and we have lost every opportunity to break through. Hadmund said.

"Yes, they formed a coalition army, but in order to prevent infighting, they did not really mix the three sides, because they even wrote to us to make it clear that the three tribes formed the three wings. The left wing, the center, the right wing, exactly one tribe occupies one side. So, they're not aligned, they're just standing together. Standing together only means that they will do the same thing, not that they will be the same enemy. ”

"What do you mean ......"

"Each tribe wants to be able to maintain their own strength and others to consume their strength in this battle, so that, after winning the battle, they can reap the lion's share of the spoils, and even monopolize the salt pools. In this case, who of you would think that they would do their best to crush the enemy in front of them, regardless of the pressure of their whole army? No, they would only be inclined to fight defensively, expecting most of the pressure on their comrades to be able to leave themselves alone. ”

Eshurufat's face turned to Bruce. "Bruce, if you don't understand that the most cunning stratagem is not to use any stratagem, you will never be able to become a Chaos Lord. ”