Chapter 689: Walking into a Trap
When two armies fight, the best strategy is to use your strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses.
But under the current battlefield conditions, the barbarians clearly have an advantage in close combat, but what the barbarians are most accustomed to is sneak attacks and ambushes, making them difficult to detect.
Even with many hunting dogs and experienced hunters in the army, it is still a very difficult task to find the hidden savages.
On the way to Longcheng, the army encountered savages three times. Although they discovered the savages' ambush in advance each time, they still paid a heavy price.
These savages are simply inhuman beings.
Even though their companions were being shot by crossbows around them, they hid in the snow and did not move, waiting until the soldiers who came to clean up the situation approached before they launched a surprise attack.
Once the savages got close to them, these beast-like guys could use their swiftness to drag at least one soldier to death, and could also seriously injure two or three others.
Frankly speaking, even now, Xu Laoer still couldn't figure out what was going on in these savages' minds. It was obvious that if they continued to hide in the snow, they could avoid them and continue heading south, but these guys were completely desperate.
Of course, what puzzled Xu Laoer even more was that, so far, all the savages they had encountered were young and strong men, with no women, no elderly people, and no children.
A tribe, even a group of wild beasts, cannot consist of only young and strong people.
But these savages are only young and strong.
"Little sister, what's going on with these savages?"
Xu Laoer really couldn't figure it out.
In an ethnic group, the elderly generally represent wisdom and experience, while women and children represent the future.
But the group of savages that now appeared in Xu Laoer's sight was very wrong.
Fu Bao had also thought about this question and had some guesses in his mind. For example, in normal times, the savages also had the elderly, women, and children, but when faced with a harsh living environment, they abandoned these people who were needed in the long run, and even turned them into food.
But, this was just her guess after all.
No one knows what the truth is, and no one can guess.
Perhaps, the savages simply found a place to house the elderly, women and children. This is also possible.
"Brother, if the savages can't find a way to move south, will they hide in the mountains? There are plenty of wild animals in the mountains that can be used as food!"
"The most important thing is, if the barbarians find the path through the mountains to Xiangyi Prefecture or Qifeng Prefecture, then the situation will become very difficult to deal with!"
"What do you have in mind?"
Xu Laoer himself had no idea and could only hope that Fubao would come up with some good ideas.
"How about, three around and one missing?"
Fubao thought for a moment and said, "I think the checkpoint at Xiangyi Prefecture should be destroyed!"
"It would be best if we made it look like it was destroyed by savages!"
No one knows how many savages there are, and no one knows whether they will stop moving south.
But many people know that the savages are cruel.
After all, a savage who could force the Northern Barbarians to surrender was definitely not a good person. And in the eyes of many people, the Northern Barbarians were already a very brutal existence.
The savages are obviously more brutal than the northern barbarians.
"Little sister, without the city walls blocking the way, what will we do if the barbarians enter the pass?"
"Of course, let Third Brother mobilize the troops!"
"We can set a trap behind the city walls and lure you into it!"
"The savages aren't afraid of ice and snow, so they can hide in the snow and are hard to spot. However, Xiangyi Prefecture isn't as cold as Longxi Prefecture, nor is the snow as thick!"
"Yes, when we reach Longxi Mansion, the advantage of the barbarians is not that great!"
After hearing what Fubao said, Xu Laoer also looked happy.
Yes, yes, it was originally a very simple matter, why did they make it so complicated?
The savages were ferocious and powerful, but outside of the icy and snowy environment, what were their advantages? With their superior weapons, the savages were no different from wild beasts, and they could hunt them at will!
"Little sister, tell me, what should we do?"
Xu Laoer was really interested now.
He no longer wanted to go to Dragon City. His little sister's method was the real strategy for the country. No, the barbarians were nothing but a small country. At best, they were just a large tribe.
"Second brother, tell me, do the wildlings know about our journey here?"
Fubao asked his second brother a question in return.
"You should know!"
Xu Laoer also had no answer to this question.
After all, they knew too little about the savages.
Even the northern barbarians, who had more contact with the barbarians, still didn't understand them very well. The only thing the northern barbarians knew about the barbarians was that they were brutal.
Even the barbarians' fearlessness of ice and snow was something the northern barbarians had never known before.
"Second brother, if we split up our forces, will the savages notice?"
“It’s hard to say!”
Xu Laoer had a bitter face.
He didn't know where the savages were hiding. Perhaps, there were already savages around them who had buried themselves in the snow and were watching them quietly.
"Second brother, can you be of any use?"
Fubao was so angry, "You are the brave uncle, and you rely on me for everything. Is that right?"
"I, your sister, am two years old, two years old!"
Fubao was really angry.
She felt that her second brother seemed to be very dependent on her recently, which was not a good sign.
"Little sister, this is not the point!"
After being scolded by Fu Bao, Xu Lao Er didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He laughed and said, "Isn't there a saying like this? Ambition is not limited by age!"
“…”
Fubao didn't want to pay any attention to this lazy guy. As an older brother, he didn't act like an older brother, but he was proud of it instead of being ashamed.
"Second brother, my idea is that you send someone to pretend to be a savage and stage a show with the people over at the Fortress to destroy it!"
"Without the barrier of the city, the barbarians will have a clear path to advance down."
"Of course, before that, you have to contact the third brother first and ask him to bring people to set up the trap in the back."
Since we are going to lure you into a trap, then at least we have to prepare the trap well.
“This is easy!”
Upon hearing Fubao's words, Xu Laoer immediately laughed.
Isn’t it just asking people to pretend to be savages?
This is not a difficult task!
However, those who pretended to be wild men might get sick afterwards. After all, the furs that wild men wore were not warm at all.
Fubao didn't bother to care about how her second brother operated. Anyway, she was only responsible for giving advice.
As to whether this idea will work, it depends on God's will.
Thinking about his good luck, Fubao felt that this plan was 99% likely to work. Of course, there are always exceptions, hence the term "just in case."
(End of this chapter)
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