257 Bai (1/2)
“According to the reports of the spies, the grassland is gradually returning to its peaceful state.”
The reports of the spies said that after 3 months of chaos, the small tribes in the grassland had been wiped out. They either joined the other medium-sized tribes or entirely moved into the Tian Qi Tribe.
“Currently, there’s only the Tian Qi Tribe in the center, and 8 other medium-sized tribes in the grassland. There’s one tribe each to the north and south, and 3 tribes each to the west and east. About Tian Feng Tribe to the north of Friendship Town, after taking over the Tian Lian Tribe, they also took over the smaller tribes in the east and became the only tribe in the entire southern side.”
Ouyang Shuo nodded. He is more concerned about what the grassland tribes would do next right now.
“Are there any signs that the medium-sized tribes are forming an alliance?” Ouyang Shuo asked.
According to the usual strategies, forming up together and eliminating the Tian Qi tribe was the best way out. The only problem now was even though Tian Qi Tribe suffered some losses, they still remained the biggest power in the entire grassland. It would be difficult for the medium-sized tribes to invade Tian Qi Tribe as they had been living under the shadow of Tian Qi Tribe for too long.
“Eight medium-sized tribes did form an alliance, but they lack people who are strong enough to guide them. The alliance is way too fragile with their weak management. In contrast, the tribes to the east and west had some arguments when they invaded the smaller tribes. It would be difficult for them to form an alliance.”
Ouyang Shuo smirked coldly and said, “Heh, this is the human nature. They might even want to destroy each other and loot their possessions.”
“My wise lord, it is indeed like what you said.”
“But the problem is, how are we supposed to interfere to stir up chaos again?”
As one of the three heads of the Military Intelligence Division, Lei Xun had his very own unique insights and was sensitive about things like this. Suddenly, a thought occurred to him and he quickly said, “My lord, there’s another report. According to the spies, after taking over the lands of the eastern small tribes, Tian Feng Tribe has now placed their eyes on Friendship City.”
Ouyang Shuo said coldly, “You’re saying that Tian Feng Tribe is planning to invade Friendship City?”
“Probably. My lord, the market outside Friendship City has a significant amount of trading every day. The tribes were busy raiding the smaller tribes, so they could only obediently trade for resources in the market. But now, since the war is over, their nature has decided that they might want to raid Friendship City.” interpreted Lei Xun calmly.
Ouyang Shuo suddenly had an idea as soon as he heard Lei Xun’s report and he said, “If so, let us wipe out the entire Tian Feng Tribe and interfere with the matters on the grassland directly. If I’m not wrong, it’s not only Tian Feng Tribe that is eyeing Friendship City; the other tribes are also the same.”
“But,” said the hesitate Lei Xun, “If so, wouldn’t we cause the other tribes to team up and resist us together?”
Ouyang Shuo nodded and said, “There’s a possibility that this will happen. So we have to do one thing, which is to crumble their alliance and divert their attention. Didn’t you say that the eastern and southern tribes are in bad condition? Arrange some spies to incite the hatred between the two and stir up a war between them.”
“Understood.” Suddenly, Lei Xun felt like his responsibility increased greatly.
From the 2nd of November to the 5th of November, the peaceful state of the grassland did not last long and it became noisy again.
In just a few days, on the eastern and southern borders, there had been more than 5 raids within the borders of 6 medium-sized tribes’ territories. The raiders seemed to be very experienced; they had a clear target and they left no survivors.