Chapter: Chapter 418
Annoyed, Linglong was very annoyed.
Her beautiful jade-white tail was swinging wildly behind her, indicating that she was not feeling very comfortable.
The reason was quite simple. What else could bother the dragon-girl now?
It was none other than the battlefield that had already begun to clash head-on.
In Ling long’s original expectation, this conflict should have ended very, very quickly. She would set up traps, slowly deplete the strength of the Steel Spear tribe, and finally, seize the opportunity when the enemy was exhausted to pull down this powerful tribe that had been entrenched on the border of the grassland for many years.
She had such confidence because she understood her enemy and her own strength. The Bone Wing tribe’s alliance was only slightly inferior to the Steel Spear tribe in terms of brute strength, and this slight disadvantage could be completely compensated for by strategy.
Like the perfect ambush battle before, didn’t she defeat the vanguard of the Steel Spear tribe without much effort?
There were very few people among the orcs who guarded against ambushes. Even if there were, they were basically famous grand strategists. Such existences would not go unnoticed by Linglong.
Moreover, Linglong was very clear about the importance of intelligence work in war. Years ago, she had sent a large number of spies to her intended target, the Steel Spear tribe. Many of them had successfully infiltrated the Steel Spear tribe, and the messages they sent back did not mention the existence of such a military advisor at all.
So, now, who could tell her why the Steel Spear tribe’s troops could always perfectly avoid the ambushes she set, and sometimes even conduct counter-ambushes?
Was it a traitor within her ranks who leaked their plans to the Steel Spear tribe?
Linglong had considered this possibility, but after careful consideration, she felt that the probability was not very high. Especially a few days ago, she deliberately made a lot of feints to lure them out. If there was a traitor, they would definitely not be able to resist biting the bait.
But the result was very surprising to Linglong. The delicious bait she had set did not attract even a small fish, as if there was no traitor among them.
But without a traitor, why were the ambushes she set seen through again and again by those fools of the Steel Spear tribe?
Linglong really didn’t understand now.
She originally thought this was going to be a fish pond match, where she could easily defeat the Steel Spear tribe with a casual command, but now, she found that she was in a fifty-fifty situation with the Steel Spear tribe, and both sides were completely stalemated.
The Steel Spear tribe had launched several attacks, all of which were in vain. And since the enemy’s strength had not been substantially damaged, Linglong did not dare to commit all her forces to a decisive battle with them.
For a time, the battlefield, which should have been bustling, fell into an eerie silence.
The two sides were like warriors facing each other, both waiting for the other to make a mistake, and then launching a thunderous blow to defeat the enemy.
*Phew*, Linglong rubbed her hair with some annoyance, and a thought suddenly came to her mind. Should she go out for a walk?
She would go to the place where she met the three girls from the Silver Fang tribe last time. The air there was quite fresh, and it should be a good place to calm her mind and think.
However, she still had to worry about safety if she went there. If she encountered those two terrifying girls again, she might not come back this time.
Alas, it was so annoying. She wished someone would come and help her share some of the pressure.
Her subordinates did not have any substantial advantage compared to those guys from the Steel Spear tribe. The minds of orcs were like this: some were very smart, and some were very stupid.
In the past, she could defeat the Steel Spear tribe because Linglong’s IQ was high enough to suppress those trash from the Steel Spear tribe. But now that her advantage had been smoothed over, the two sides with similar strength naturally fell into a stalemate.
Unless there was some major change, this war would probably take a very, very long time to finish.
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“Both sides are completely deadlocked here. If no new variable appears, then this war between the two sides should take a long time to end.” Looking at the simple schematic diagram drawn on the wooden board, Laetitia made her judgment.
This wooden board depicted the specific troop deployments of both sides in this conflict. With Bai Ling, who was an invincible humanoid reconnaissance aircraft, Laetitia could be said to be the one who understood this conflict the deepest now.
And her judgment was just that, these two sides were probably going to be deadlocked here.
“After being reminded so many times, the Steel Spear tribe’s commander seems to have woken up a little. At least they know to look at the terrain to guess if there’s any possibility of an ambush. In this way, the chance of the Steel Spear tribe collapsing directly will be much smaller.” Laetitia’s fingers slowly swept across the wooden board, and she looked at Yin Ya, who was sitting obediently in a chair, and said, “Facing the current situation, Yin Ya, what would you do?”
“Huh? Me?” Yin Ya, who had been called by teacher Laetitia, immediately showed a panicked expression. Her mind was a mess, and she couldn’t even understand the schematic diagram on the wooden board.
“Yes, if you were the commander of the Bone Wing tribe now, and you had such strength, what method would you think of to break the deadlock?” Laetitia nodded.
This made Yin Ya conflicted. Her knowledge of warfare was almost zero. Asking her to make decisions was like an outsider guiding an insider.
However, this was only a simulation, so Yin Ya’s psychological pressure was not great. After thinking for a while, she cautiously asked, “I think it’s good to just keep depleting each other like this. Since the other party can’t attack, isn’t that enough?”
This answer was very characteristic of Yin Ya. This girl was gentle and shy, the type of person who would choose such tactics.
“This method is indeed good, but Yin Ya, have you ever thought that the Bone Wing tribe is actually an alliance of multiple tribes? This means that their internal unity is probably not as strong as the Steel Spear tribe. And in this kind of endless tug-of-war, internal problems are the biggest problem.” Laetitia tapped the wooden board with a slender stick, looking like a modern military strategist. “If it were me, I would choose to initiate the war. As long as the enemy can be defeated in one battle, nothing will be a problem.”
“But how can you break the enemy with one blow when they haven’t shown any weakness?” Just as Laetitia was about to expound, Bai Ling asked from the side.
“These are all minor issues! Continuing to drag this out like this gives too much advantage to the Steel Spear tribe. I think the Bone Wing tribe must decide quickly. If it drags on any longer, the Bone Wing tribe might split!”
Laetitia slapped the table forcefully to retort, but even though she spoke with such certainty, it couldn’t hide the fact that she didn’t have any good solutions.
The Demon King herself had never been a general, nor had she read much military strategy. In a sense, she was not even as good as that General Ma who lost Jieting.
After all, he had at least read military books, while she was here dictating strategies without having read anything.
If this were ancient times, an emperor like her who liked to give random orders would certainly be given the title of God of War.
“Be good, don’t think too much about things you don’t understand.” Bai Ling looked at Laetitia, who was still trying to prove herself, with a doting expression. “It’s not a big deal to admit your shortcomings.”
“You’re looking down on me! Do you see this river? I’ll sink my boats and fight with my back against the river. I don’t believe we can’t win!” But Laetitia had entered a state of excitement and directly pointed to the large river that served as the natural boundary between the two factions, indicating that she had thought of a way.
However, this method was indeed a bit too aggressive. Who were they compared to when using such tactics? No matter how you looked at it, Laetitia couldn’t compare to those two in terms of their ability to fight.
So she could only boast out loud.
“In this case, if we fail, we might be wiped out with no chance of a comeback.” Even Yin Ya knew how dangerous such tactics were. This was pure gambling, gambling that she could win.
If they failed, it would be complete and utter destruction.
If the leader of the Bone Wing tribe had any sense, they would unlikely adopt this suggestion.
“On the main battlefield, we can feign defeat, lure the main force of the Steel Spear tribe out of their camp, and then the Bone Wing tribe can set up an ambush nearby. When the main force of the Steel Spear tribe enters the ambush circle, we will charge out and catch them off guard. In this way, I think the Steel Spear tribe definitely cannot defeat the Bone Wing.” Laetitia gradually calmed down, and the method in her mind slowly became clearer.
This was a simple yet very practical method: luring the enemy deep into an ambush. Countless generals throughout history had used this method, and countless generals had failed when using it.
“This method is indeed feasible.” Even Miss Bai, who had been a little skeptical at first, was now lost in thought while looking at the map.
She had personally observed the front line where the two sides were confronting each other. Not too far from the Steel Spear tribe, there was indeed a small hill that could accommodate a considerable number of ambushing troops.
If things really went as Laetitia had imagined, and this ambush force attacked from the flank while the Bone Wing and Steel Spear tribes were fighting fiercely, stabbing the Steel Spear tribe in the back, then the Bone Wing tribe’s probability of victory could be as high as seventy to eighty percent.
The only question was, would the Steel Spear tribe take the bait?
“I think, without intelligence support, with the general’s brain in the Steel Spear tribe, it’s a hundred percent certain they’ll fall for the trap.” Thinking about the average IQ of orcs, Laetitia felt that this was not something to worry about.
As long as the Bone Wing tribe acted a bit more realistically, the Steel Spear tribe would definitely fall for it. There was no need for questions.
“This tactic seems very simple.” Yin Ya realized that she could also understand Laetitia’s idea. It was to stab the Steel Spear army in the back with an elite force when they were unable to spare any attention.
After imagining it in her mind, the best analogy Yin Ya could find was two warriors wrestling on a stage. At the moment when both were exerting their full strength and couldn’t spare any attention, suddenly, a friend of one warrior rushed behind the other warrior and stabbed him fiercely.
With this blow, the outcome would be decided.
“Warfare is often that simple. What we need to do is to lure the enemy into making a mistake. If the other party doesn’t take the bait, then it will be very difficult for us to win.” Laetitia swayed her head, muttering like an old scholar. “We can only ensure that we don’t fail. As for victory, it requires the other party to make a mistake, and we must seize that mistake.”
Of course, this was in the case of evenly matched strength. If one side had overwhelming strength, then as long as they were careful, they could simply push through and win.
However, in such situations, there was no need for discussion.
For example, if Laetitia were the leader of the Bone Wing tribe now, she wouldn’t need to resort to so many schemes and tricks. She would simply set up her formation and have a fair and square battle with the Steel Spear tribe.
Well, fair and square, meaning that when the opponent was forming their ranks, she would directly charge a forbidden spell and unleash it.
