Before anyone could react with disappointment and ridicule, he voiced his inner analysis: "But I have a suspicion that today's news is wrong. No matter how fast the people of the Stone Tribe move, they can't possibly attack us right now. Unless Shuo and the others didn't go back to the tribe to call for help, and instead they came back on their own, more than 20 people. But that's impossible."
After he said this, everyone realized that something was wrong.
"But this is just my guess, and I don't know if it's correct. Now that we've received news of the enemy's attack, we must be alert and not neglect it. Our families are standing behind us. Time is running out, so besides being cautious and fighting with all our might, we can only pray to the gods to protect our tribe."
He said, "Everyone will lie in ambush in the back mountain, and Shan will command from here. Although there is a trap at the front gate, it cannot be left unguarded. I will go to the front gate and take the women to guard it."
After he mentioned this, Shan and Lu finally realized what was happening. They had been so flustered that they had been so focused on the back mountain that they had forgotten about the front gate. No matter what, someone had to guard the front gate. There was a mountain in the back mountain, so returning to the tribe and commanding the women to guard the front gate was indeed the best response.
"Okay, go ahead." Shan was about to say a few words to boost morale when he heard a woman's voice coming from the direction of the tribe.
Everyone's face suddenly changed. They turned around and saw a person running up the hillside. It was Ye.
"Yu is back, Yu is back." Ye's voice came from the bottom of the mountain again.
"What?"
"Yu is back?"
"Oh my god, that's great, we are saved..."
There was jubilation on the back hill.
If they hadn't known that a war was imminent and they couldn't leave the place they were guarding, everyone would have run to greet Qiao Yu.
Qiao Yu's figure soon appeared in everyone's sight.
She ran up the mountain, waving her hands and shouting, "Everyone, go back to the tribe. The Stone Tribe didn't attack us. It was the people at the first sentry who got so excited when they saw me that they knocked down the message tree."
Although she quickly noticed something was wrong and signaled the guards to return to their original position, the second sentry was too dedicated and immediately ran to inform the tribesmen. In those days, there were no communication equipment, so she couldn't notify the tribesmen in time, which led to this misunderstanding.
"What?" Everyone was shocked, then very angry. They had been frightened a lot just now. But then they became happy.
That's great! They don't have to fight the Stone Tribe now, and no one will die. Everyone has time to calmly set traps, and even if the Stone Tribe attacks later, they won't be as panicked and scrambled as they are today.
The atmosphere on the back hill relaxed, and everyone was in the mood to play and joke.
"Those two guys are so unreliable. They caused such a big misunderstanding and scared us half to death. When they come back, we're going to give them a good beating."
The person who said this was joking, but the next moment Qiao Yu said seriously, "Indeed, this matter must be dealt with seriously. Those who lied about military intelligence will be punished according to the severity of the consequences. As for the two people guarding the first outpost, considering that they did not cause significant losses, they will be punished by completing their mission as planned, but all rewards earned from the mission will be cancelled."
Qiao Yu has not been the leader for long. She is usually humble and speaks in a friendly manner. Most of the people in the tribe are older than her, so few people are afraid of her.
After hearing her words, some people thought Qiao Yu was easy to talk to and didn't take the tribal rules seriously, so they pleaded, "They're just too happy to see you back, they didn't mean it. This is their first time making a mistake, Yu, please forgive them this time. It's too cold, and it's torture to stand guard there day and night. It's really unacceptable if there's no reward at all."
Qiao Yu stared at the man sharply, until he avoided his gaze and lowered his head. Then he said seriously, "If there's no punishment for mistakes, wouldn't everyone's previous shock have been in vain? The rules of the tribe must be followed once announced, and violations will be punished. If everyone has their own difficulties, and everyone's first mistake must be forgiven, do you still take the rules of the tribe seriously? Do you want to experience this more often?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"Okay, since everyone is at the back mountain, let's dig out the traps there."
Qiao Yu asked Ye to go back and appease the people in the tribe and guard the front door. She walked around and looked at where everyone was standing.
She turned around and asked the people around her, "Who told you to stand like this?"
"Full."
Man had already nervously followed Qiao Yu. When he heard her ask, he quickly said, "It's me."
Qiao Yu turned to look at him and raised his voice, "If it wasn't me who came just now, but someone from the Stone Tribe, could anyone in the tribe come up with a way to make up for the shortcomings of this layout?"
He had just mentioned the shortcomings of this layout, that is, the place is too wide and there are too few people available.
Man originally thought that this was an unsolvable problem, but when he heard Qiao Yu say that he could make up for the deficiency, instead of feeling dissatisfied, his eyes lit up and he frowned and began to think.
The smart ones in the tribe, such as Qinglang, Yan, Liushui, etc., also started to think at high speed.
After a long while, no one spoke.
Qiao Yu glanced at everyone and said enlighteningly, "The number of defenders is fixed. We can't increase it. But can we change the location we need to defend?"
Hearing this, a light bulb went off in my head: "I know."
Qiao Yu looked at him encouragingly.
"We can artificially build some obstacles to block some places where people could walk. This way, there will be fewer places to defend and more people to defend them."
He pointed to a spot and said, "The thorns here are quite dense. We can cut some and move them to other places to block the bushes. That way, the people of the Stone Tribe will take the path we want them to take."
As he spoke, his eyes were like stars as he looked at Qiao Yu.
Qiao Yu clapped his hands: "Yes, that's it."
As she spoke, she walked to a certain place and said, "Observing the terrain, we can choose to start from here, set up obstacles, and then set up obstacles here."
She picked up a few stones and placed them in the designated spot. "Okay, everyone, pretend you're from the Stone Tribe climbing up the mountain. How would you proceed?"
Those who had figured out this method tried it out and discovered that Qiao Yu ultimately offered them only one path. Other paths were possible, but each presented its own difficulties and obstacles. And when choosing a path, people naturally choose the easiest one. So, everyone subconsciously followed the route she had set.
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