Chapter 431 Decision
Diaak's calmness and decisiveness helped the tribesmen, who were panicking over the loss of their old chief, to quickly find their backbone, and their eyes became firm.
After nightfall, except for the members responsible for night watch, the centaurs who had just experienced a long period of high-intensity travel were all tired and fell asleep.
But Diak was still awake. His physical fatigue was no match for his mental anxiety, and he was completely unable to fall asleep.
There are 117 Centaurs in the tribe. Not counting the injured, there are only 72 left alive here.
This time, being besieged by the Lizardmen was not completely beyond their expectations.
Just as the old patriarch said before he died, the king of the Great Zhou had already raised various possibilities when he talked to them about migration.
Even the next day, he was called over for some discussions.
Of course, this also includes the idea of "taking into account that the Lizardmen might go to extremes, so when they migrate, they leave a force outside to serve as a support."
At that time, Diack undoubtedly weighed the risks involved.
To put it simply, the existence of the Lizardmen as their neighbors in the opposite world is like a time bomb for the Centaurs.
Although they haven't exploded yet, they might explode at any time.
This forced the entire clan to remain vigilant and live their lives on edge.
On the other hand, the migration of the entire clan in the Great Zhou Dynasty could not have had no impact on them at all. Even if Zhou Xu did not mention the risks, Diak was not a fool and it was impossible for him not to know about it at all.
Under this premise, he still believed that no matter how bad the Great Zhou was, it could not be worse than the Lizardmen.
Choose the lesser of two evils.
Although Diak had never heard this sentence, he understood it.
Not to mention that for now, they and the Great Zhou share a common destiny, and they have an enemy that they need to deal with together, and that is the Lizardmen.
Even after successfully dealing with the Lizardmen, there were still the Ratmen, allowing them to continue to form a united front.
Taking all these factors into consideration, migrating there, getting rid of the Lizardmen as their neighbors, and then forming a united front with the Great Zhou is their best option at the moment!
That night, Diak went over this idea again, and then his eyes became more determined.
There is nothing wrong with his idea.
At the same time, in the grassland village, ten days had passed since the Centaurs left them.
The timing is actually quite delicate. After all, we have to consider the time it takes for Diak and the others to rush back to the tribe for internal discussions after arriving there, and the time it takes for the Lizardmen to also conduct internal discussions after receiving the conditions.
But Zhou Xu guessed that it was time to prepare for some bad situations.
"Jinghong, have the latest batch of recruits who have completed their training arrived?"
"Reporting to the king, the latest batch of recruits just arrived here an hour ago."
Zhou Xu nodded after getting this answer.
"Hurry up and train them so that they can master riding skills as soon as possible."
As he spoke, Zhou Xu estimated the time in his mind.
"If we count the days, summer is almost here. If we delay any longer, we won't have time to take action."
Having said that, Zhou Xu paused, and then his eyes fell on Li Ce who was standing beside him. Li Ce just happened to come back from something that day.
"By the end of the month at the latest, if the Centaurs still haven't arrived, we will assume that the Lizardmen have taken action. At that time, we will officially send out our troops!"
Li Ce was shocked when he got this answer.
"My king, are you really going to send troops?"
You know, in the early spring, their Great Zhou was the passive defensive party in the confrontation with the Lizardmen, and even the entire tactics were centered around the defensive battle.
Once they switch to active attack, even if the Lizardmen have ratmen to contain the enemy's large forces, the pressure on their side will be very great.
Therefore, Li Ce was still very hesitant about taking the initiative to send troops.
In response to this situation, Zhou Xu slowly explained...
"If we want to fight against the Lizardmen, the Centaurs' fighting power is very important to us. We can even say that it is one of the indispensable key forces. Once we completely lose the power of the Centaurs, we will be in a passive position."
After saying this, Zhou Xu was silent for two seconds.
"The Centaurs have excellent mobility and powerful breakthrough capabilities, which is the biggest reason why the Lizardmen have not been able to wipe them out so far."
"And if they want to wipe them out, the migration of the entire Centaur tribe to the plains will be the Lizardmen's greatest opportunity."
"If Diak has made arrangements according to my plan, then based on their breakthrough capabilities, they should be able to break out and leave. What we have to do now is to launch an offensive before the Centaurs are forced into a dead end."
"Diak and his men will definitely be paying attention to the situation on the other side of the border. As soon as our large force goes over there, they will definitely cooperate with us to launch operations to eliminate the threat posed by the Lizardmen."
With Zhou Xu's patient explanation, Li Ce basically accepted the result.
It was very risky for them to send troops, but losing the force of the Centaurs was even riskier for them.
After all, it is not something they can deal with in just one or two years with a fighting force like the Centaurs, which have an innate racial advantage.
And through some previous actions, the Lizardmen should have become more aware of their potential threats.
Once a group of Centaurs is destroyed or severely damaged and basically loses its combat effectiveness, then when the Lizardmen have time to deal with them, they will definitely be the next ones to be dealt with.
Rather than waiting until that time, Zhou Xu would rather take the initiative and attack. While taking the initiative, he would also have a high probability of getting support from the Centaurs.
Not to mention that their attack this time, rounded off as a big favor to the Centaurs, will be more conducive to their future cooperation.
Afterwards, Zhou Xu summoned various military officers headed by Li Ce to conduct military simulations on the expedition plans and some situations that might be encountered during the expedition.
When Diak and the others were here, Zhou Xuke was not idle. Through the intelligence obtained from them, and some adjustments and additions from Drogo and Silk, they made a sand table over there.
Today's military simulations are being carried out on this sand table, allowing them to quickly finalize several suitable tactics so that Li Ce can respond accordingly.
At the same time, the order was issued, and the logistics department's preparations for the shipment of food, fodder, weapons and equipment would undoubtedly enter the final sprint stage.
(End of this chapter)
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