Xiao Zhixing asked Bai Feng to deliver a letter to Su Zhen, agreeing on a plan.
Time was running out, as Xiao Kui's army was about to set off this way.
A few people huddled together in the middle of the night and discussed it in hushed tones.
“Besides these people, tribes are also gathering in other places. We must act quickly and decisively and cannot stay any longer.”
Xiao Zhixing circled the approximate tribal distribution of the opposite camp:
"There are two options: either leave quietly to intercept other people, or take them all in."
Huo Baijun said, "Leaving quietly risks being exposed, and finding another target to ambush in a short time will be difficult."
Xiong Chumo pondered, "Then what about absorbing these people on the spot? But even with General Su, we only have 20,000 men, while they have more than 30,000. We still need to preserve our strength."
Xiao Yun scratched his head, "The sleeping potion won't knock out everyone. The Beidu River is too big; that little bit of sleeping potion will be washed away immediately. It might be able to poison the fish, though."
Luo Zhengnan scratched his head, "A surprise attack?"
Xiao Zhixing watched them discuss with a smile, without interrupting.
Xiong Chumo finally spoke, "If we can't take the initiative, then how about luring them out? For example, feigning an attack to get them to come to our rescue—"
Huo Baijun clapped his hands and immediately realized, "General Su Zhen!"
“Yes!” Xiao Yun understood as well. “We were attacked by the Southern Jiangsu Army and asked them for help…”
Xiao Zhixing nodded, "Let's do it this way. The four of you can handle the specific details."
The four boys understood that Xiao Zhixing was using real combat to train them, and they were extremely grateful.
Especially Huo Baijun and Xiong Chumo.
For young men like them to take charge of the war independently, the general would never relinquish the authority.
Therefore, they cherished this opportunity and worked together to perfect the details.
[Uh, doesn't our young prince look a lot like a mother eagle? Is she raising eaglets?]
[Go away, our young prince is still a tigress, raising tiger cubs!]
Xiao Zhixing: Thank you, but I, the tigress, would be very grateful.
At midnight, all was quiet except for the rushing waters of the Beidu River flowing eastward.
The main force, led by the White Feather Clan, was fast asleep, with only the Night Watchmen keeping alert and patrolling the camp.
Sudden.
Tap tap tap tap!
Boom!
The loud sound instantly woke everyone up.
Woohoo—
As the horns sounded, the various tribal teams quickly rose to their feet.
"Enemy attack?"
"Quick! Quick! Go check what's going on!"
Immediately afterwards, the firelight from the Ubi camp pierced the darkness, clearly indicating that it had been attacked.
A scout mounted his horse and galloped off, quickly turning back to report loudly, "It's the Southern Jiangsu Army! The Ubi people have been attacked by the Southern Jiangsu Army!"
The one-eyed elder led out with the commanders of each unit and calmly asked, "How many troops do you have?"
"I estimate it's less than ten thousand!"
"The Southern Jiangsu Army? Just as I suspected!"
Only the Southern Jiangsu Army dared to venture into the grasslands; twenty years ago, the Northern Barbarians had been wantonly trampled upon by them.
Fortunately, the Southern Jiangsu Army has always only numbered 50,000, and because it was the army of the previous dynasty, it was subject to many constraints.
Otherwise, with the Xiao family army and the Su Nan army, Da Sheng would be invincible on the Qian Yuan Continent.
"Elder, should we go to rescue them?"
"But those are the Southern Jiangsu Army, can we... can we go and rescue them?"
"That's right, the Southern Jiangsu Army can fight against a hundred men, we probably can't beat them."
"If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold. If we don't go to rescue the Ubi tribe, the Sunan army will turn around and deal with us next!"
"How about we let the Ubi tribe wear down the Sunan army first, and then we go over later?"
The tribal leaders were all talking at once, each with their own plans, and they were unable to reach a consensus.
Elder One-Eyed Dragon pondered for a moment and said:
"My White Feather Clan is willing to rescue our brothers from the Ubi Clan. Gentlemen, I will not force you. However, we are all warriors of the Northern Barbarians. If we do not save others today, who knows if others will save us in the future?"
After saying that, he led the White Feather Clan to charge towards the Ubi Clan's camp.
"Let's go, we'll go too!"
"Alright, alright, let's all go together!"
"If we can take down these people from the Southern Jiangsu Army, that would be a great achievement, right?"
"I... I'm not going. You guys go. Anyway, there aren't many people in my department, so we won't be able to do anything."
"I'm not going either!"
In the end, only 60% of the people followed the White Feather Clan.
Some who had ideas planned to wait and see how things went, either running away later or waiting until they finished fighting to see if they could pick up any leftovers.
Resources on the grasslands are limited; when one tribe declines, another rises.
Although they were all northern barbarians, they also considered the interests of their respective tribes.
It's only human nature; they're not lying.
On the other side.
The actors, engrossed in their performance, listened to the commotion over there.
"They're here! They're here! Everyone get ready!"
Some soldiers who pretended to fall to the ground gripped their weapons, ready to attack.
Xiao Zhixing and Su Zhen were gesturing when they heard the sound of horses' hooves and concluded, "There are probably more than 10,000 people moving."
She guessed right.
Those people definitely won't all come, which gives us an opportunity. If they all come, she's afraid she won't be able to handle it.
She waved, and the people disguised as Ubi followed her and ran towards the other party.
As Xiao Zhixing ran, he shouted in a gruff voice, "Thank you so much, Baiyu Clan and all my brothers. My Wubi Clan will remember your life-saving grace."
Then they rushed past from the side, seemingly fleeing in fear, leaving the other side to face Su Zhen directly.
Elder One-Eyed frowned, sensing that something was amiss.
"Elder!!"
The next moment, a sharp gust of wind whistled past his ears, and he instinctively dodged, only to be carried by the guards onto another horse.
"Oh no, this is a trap!"
Unfortunately, it was too late. The Ubi tribe, who had run behind them, launched a surprise attack, joining forces with the Sunan army to encircle them and engage in battle on the spot.
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