Once the Jiangyuan tribe is cleared of suspicion, the Sifang tribe will sooner or later expand the scope of their investigation.

Everyone had been trained by Qiao Yu and knew how to track the whereabouts of people or animals by footprints. Those people would track them down sooner or later.

After all, they were not far from the Sifang tribe. The witch from the Sifang tribe had even come to their tribe to collect herbs.

The tribesmen had to go out hunting all the time. With the tribes around them tracking them down, it was only a matter of time before they were discovered. It would take two or three months at the earliest, or a year or two at the latest.

Qiao Yu hadn't mentioned this question, and everyone had deliberately avoided thinking about it, perhaps even deceiving themselves. But now that Qiao Yu had brought it up, a wave of panic welled up in everyone's hearts.

The smartest people had already guessed what Qiao Yu meant by this.

Man and Liushui combined Qiao Yu's questions on the city wall and completely understood what she meant.

Man asked, "Yu, do you want the people of the Liuren Tribe to escape, then go to the Sun Tribe or the God Tribe and spread our news, so that the people of these two tribes will attack us? We have our tribe's defense facilities as a barrier. Even if they have more people, we can still defeat them and capture them and make them our own people?"

"Right." Time was running out, so Qiao Yu didn't beat around the bush. "It won't be two tribes coming, it'll just be the God Tribe. They're out of salt and desperate to change their current situation. They don't dare to provoke the Sun Tribe. Once they learn about our tribe, they'll definitely attack us first. The Sun Tribe will just sit back and wait for the God Tribe to test our strength first."

"But there are a lot of people in the God Tribe. Even if we have the tribe as a barrier, we can't defeat them, right?" Shan asked a technical question.

"That's why I had everyone block off all access points on either side of that road outside the tribe. They can only come this way. We just need to set traps and snares along this road, and then set ambushes on both sides, and we can annihilate the enemy outside the tribe."

Qiao Yu glanced at everyone and said, "We want to increase our population, not attack or invade others like they did. We are just waiting at home for others to attack and capture their people. Since they dare to invade, we must be prepared to die. Everyone, don't worry about this."

Everyone looked at each other, not really understanding what Qiao Yu meant.

To be honest, these days, the tribes fight each other, you fight me, I fight you, you steal my things, I capture you and make you a slave. No one has too much psychological burden when it comes to whether to fight others or whether to take human lives.

Qiao Yu, on the other hand, though she boasted of having seen too much indifference in the apocalypse, remained warm-hearted. She understood the difficulties of human survival in primitive society and always adhered to the principle of "I will not offend others unless they offend me."

So rather than enlightening everyone, these words are more intended to enlighten Qiao Yu himself.

"How can you be sure that the refugees will inform the God Tribe or the Sun Tribe after escaping?" Shan asked again.

"There are only about thirty of them. Since they're here to attack us, we can't let them all escape. We have to shoot down some of the ones who rush in front. Therefore, at most a dozen of them can escape. With such a small number of people, they can't make a living, and they hate us. With the mentality of "you kill me, I won't let you live", they will definitely leak the news to the larger tribesmen and let them avenge their companions. At the same time, they can also use this information to trade for some daily necessities."

Everyone nodded, feeling that Qiao Yu's analysis was very reasonable.

"I agree with Qiao Yu's approach," Shu suddenly said. "Rather than letting the Four Directions Tribe discover us, wipe us out, and turn us all into slaves, it's better to take a risk and annex the God Tribe and the Sun Tribe first, increase our population, and close the gap between us and the Four Directions Tribe."

After he said this, the team leaders who had followed Qiao Yu to the Sifang tribe and heard Shuiyue talk about the tragic experiences of the slaves also expressed their opinions.

They were all young, passionate, and willing to fight. Especially over the past year or so, after following Qiao Yu around, they had seen the world and understood the cruelty of inter-tribal warfare, making them even more willing to take risks.

The elders looked at each other and nodded: "Okay."

"Then let's change the battle plan now." Qiao Yu said.

She glanced at Dian apologetically. "Time is of the essence, and this plan is somewhat risky. I'll take charge this time. I'll let you take charge next time."

Dian waved his hand: "It's okay, I know. Qiao Yu, you tell everyone."

Qiao Yu took a branch, drew a diagram on the ground, and explained it to everyone.

After she finished speaking, she looked at the sky outside and said, "Alright, let's get moving. Go back and explain to the team members and lead them to the new ambush location."

"Yes." The team leaders stood up and answered in unison, then went out to make arrangements.

…

At this time, outside the tribe, Xiong asked, "An, how is it? Let's go in and take a look."

"Let's take a look first." An is very cautious in his actions.

"In this horrible weather, if we stay here for two more nights, we'll all freeze to death." Xiong said unhappily.

They have lived in the mountains and forests for so many years, and except for some naturally formed dangers, there is no road that is impassable.

But the front of this tribe was strange, blocked on both sides by vines, thorns and trees, making it impossible to find a cave to shelter from the wind. If they walked further away, they would not be able to observe when the tribe's guards relaxed, and they would lose the meaning of staying here.

So they all hoped to sneak into the tribe tonight, set a fire, kill some people, and then steal some things in the chaos. If the guards here were particularly lax and the fighting power was not strong, they planned to kill the leader and the strong men and occupy the place.

In this way, they also have a place to settle down.

An didn't say anything else. He looked at the tall city wall not far away, then looked at the two large wooden doors below the city wall, and felt a little anxious.

He paced back and forth for a few steps, and was about to speak when he heard a "Ya" sound, and the wooden door opened, and two men walked out, talking and laughing. An quickly retreated and hid behind the bushes, observing the movements over there through the gaps in the trees.

I don't know what the two men were doing. They stood at the door for a while and then went in.

However, the two wooden doors that were originally closed were not closed but were left open.

An stuck his head out again and looked inside the gate. He saw people walking around there and heard cheers coming from farther away.

The night grew darker, and a bonfire lit within the tribe, accompanied by the sound of singing. It seemed as if some joyous event was underway, and everyone was reveling. The gate, however, seemed forgotten, remaining open, its doors silently wide open. Silence reigned within.