Chapter 55 Awkward Situation
Although Shi Lei's intelligence limit is only three stars, the flexibility of his mind is by no means comparable to that of ordinary two-star people. It is a piece of cake for him to draw inferences from one instance and apply what he has learned in daily life.
Learning from their leader's arrangement method, the deployment at the Salt Lake Camp was quickly completed.
I looked up at the sky. The weather today was not good, it was a cloudy day.
However, Shi Lei could still roughly estimate what time it was now.
It was already afternoon when the patrol team they deployed outside the Black Woods had their first encounter with the enemy.
Considering the efficiency of the people on the other side turning back, it should be late when the other tribe receives the news. If they want to launch an action, by the time they arrive here, it will probably be close to evening, and it won't be long before it gets dark.
In this era, taking action at such an awkward time is not a wise decision no matter how you think about it.
Therefore, according to Shi Lei's idea, no matter how fast the other party moves, they have to wait until tomorrow morning to officially launch the action.
During this process, the tribe member who followed his orders and rushed to the Black Moon Camp at full speed also arrived safely in the evening and reported the news to Zhou Xu.
After confirming the content of the message, Zhou Xu frowned unconsciously.
[It really is like when the roof leaks it pours…]
There was a cold outbreak in the tribe this morning.
Although all the arrangements and instructions have been given, and judging from the situation on that day, everyone has carried out the tasks well.
But before the cold problem was completely resolved, he obviously didn't want to add any more unstable factors.
Not to mention that this matter is very troublesome for him.
In fact, it is more convenient for him that those people appear here.
Because most of the tribe’s manpower is now concentrated in the Black Moon Camp, and considering the combat value, the people with the highest combat value in the tribe should be him and Zhou Chongshan.
If he is going to encounter the enemy anyway, then it would definitely save him trouble if he came directly from this side.
And now, the trouble actually occurred at the Salt Lake Camp, so he had to face the problem of mobilizing troops for support.
Under this premise, the most troublesome thing is that you are not sure whether the enemy will attack immediately.
Suppose he is in a hurry and immediately sends people to provide support.
As a result, if the other party does not come tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, the development of their Black Moon Camp will be greatly slowed down.
Because for Zhou Xu at this time, the manpower at his disposal was too limited.
Except for those with outstanding individual combat capabilities like Zhou Chongshan, who were left in the camp to be ready to deal with emergencies at any time.
The only serious "soldiers" are probably their patrol teams that are responsible for patrolling and guarding.
The rest of the fighting forces are scattered throughout the various departments of the tribe, and when they encounter the enemy, they will be pulled out and used as "soldiers".
Therefore, once support is needed, the work of various departments at the Black Moon Camp will be greatly affected.
Thinking of this, Zhou Xu also had a headache.
The downside of having a large territory is that sometimes it’s hard to take care of it all.
If they only had one camp with more than sixty tribal members inside, they could directly attack with all their strength no matter which enemy they faced.
But once the number of camps increases and people begin to disperse, it becomes difficult to do this.
At this time, Zhou Xu was undoubtedly thinking about this matter.
After a brief contemplation, he made his decision...
"Jinghong, put your exploration mission aside for tomorrow and stay at the Black Moon Camp. While ensuring the safety of the camp, wait for my news and rush to the Salt Lake Camp to provide assistance at any time."
"yes!"
Faced with Zhou Xu's arrangement, Ye Jinghong had no objection and agreed readily.
Then Zhou Xu glanced around...
"Chongshan, tomorrow morning, select five people and go with me to the Salt Lake Camp to confirm the situation."
"clear!"
"Okay, let's get ready to cook, and go to bed early after dinner. We'll leave as early as possible tomorrow."
After all, he didn't know how far the opposite tribe was from the Salt Lake Camp.
I guessed blindly for about half a day.
After all, in this era, considering the time to go back and forth, the maximum moving distance of an ordinary reconnaissance unit is about this.
Under this premise, let’s assume that the other party will also set out towards the Salt Lake Camp early tomorrow morning and launch an offensive.
At that time, who can arrive first will depend on luck.
Don’t think that this half-day period will have little impact.
Generally speaking, a battle between two tribes is simply an armed conflict involving dozens of people. If the fighting is fierce, the battle will be over quickly.
In other words, there is a possibility that the battle will end before they arrive.
Of course, after seeing Shi Lei's panel, Zhou Xu still has some confidence in Shi Lei.
The biggest problem facing the Salt Lake Camp right now is that there are not enough combat units.
By then, even if Shi Lei could demonstrate his ability and stabilize the situation, there would be no guarantee that there would not be serious casualties at the Salt Lake Camp.
This is also something Zhou Xu doesn't want to see.
After dinner, Zhou Xu called Ye Jinghong again, gave him some detailed instructions, and then went back to the tent to rest.
The next morning, after breakfast, Zhou Chongshan and his men were asked to carry some skeletons that could serve as extra combat power, and they rushed towards the Salt Lake Camp as fast as possible.
During this process, Zhou Xu could clearly feel that their mobility efficiency had improved.
It's different from the original world.
In his original world, he had no worries about food and drink. The nutrients he accumulated on a daily basis were enough to keep him active even without eating breakfast.
But it was different in this primitive world. They only had one meal a day, so they couldn't accumulate any nutrition on a daily basis. Even Zhou Xu, who had a very normal physique before, was now skinny.
If it were before, after traveling such a long distance, they would definitely be tired and dizzy and forced to stop to rest.
Although they were sweating and gasping for breath now, their mental state was still good and they did not feel dizzy.
After breakfast, everything was different.
Exhaling a long breath, wiping the sweat from his forehead, Zhou Xu looked up at the sky.
It was a cloudy day and the sun was hidden behind the clouds, but by the brightness he could still roughly determine the sun's current position.
"Now. It should be around nine or ten in the morning, right?"
After confirming, Zhou Xu waved at Zhou Chongshan.
"Let's work harder. We are not far from the Salt Lake Camp. Let's rest after we get there!"
However, Zhou Xu did not know at this time that before they arrived, the Salt Lake Camp had already welcomed the invaders!
(End of this chapter)
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