Chapter 831: Chapter 831
Capítulo 831: Chapter 18: Invading the Wilderness, Deploying the General
There stands a towering ancient tree over thirty meters tall, with a wooden house built atop it.
This wooden house is where the Grand Elder of the Dream Lion Clan resides.
The Northern Barbarian Seventeen Clans, each with their own customs; in some tribes, the highest leader is the Clan Leader.
In others, it is the Grand Elder.
And in some, the Elder Council leads the entire tribe.
In the Dream Lion Clan, daily affairs are decided by the Clan Leader, but the one who truly anchors the clan’s fortune, carrying the most crucial mission of the clan, is the Grand Elder within the tribe.
That day, Su Qi easily climbed to the wooden house, respectfully saluted outside the door, and spoke in the Dream Lion Clan’s language:
“Grand Elder, I need your guidance.”
That day, Su Qi was the Clan Leader of the Dream Lion Clan. He had already learned about the forced march of the Green Frost Army and immediately ordered the blockade of the news, forbidding its spread within the clan.
A gentle female voice came from inside the wooden house.
That day Su Qi entered the wooden house, where a young woman dressed in animal skin, revealing most of her skin, with a graceful figure, was seated.
She was the Grand Elder of the Dream Lion Clan, looking much younger than Su Qi.
In fact, her age was indeed nearly fifty years younger than Clan Leader Su Qi!
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Su Qi greeted the woman respectfully.
The Grand Elder gestured for Su Qi to sit down.
“You already know about the opening path of the Green Frost Army, right?”
Su Qi asked straightforwardly.
The Grand Elder nodded calmly.
Su Qi: “What do you think we should do next?”
The Grand Elder didn’t hesitate: “Seek help from the Northern Barbarian King.”
“But the enemy will kill us within three days at most. Even if we seek help from the Northern Barbarian King, there’s not enough time for him to mobilize enough troops.”
Su Qi spoke anxiously.
“Before reinforcements arrive, we just need to resist fiercely.”
The Grand Elder stated calmly.
Su Qi was taken aback and hurriedly asked: “Did you foresee something?”
The Northern Barbarian Seventeen Clans also have Martial Arts and Magic Dao inheritances. Their power system is similar to that of the Central Plains, but they have their characteristics in martial arts and magic.
In fact, the Northern Barbarians do not only consist of seventeen clans. There are many very small tribes as well.
However, these tribes either remain hidden deep in the mountains, with little contact with the outside world, or they choose to rely on the Northern Barbarian Seventeen Clans, becoming their vassal tribes.
The Northern Barbarian Seventeen Clans are renowned not only for the comprehensive strength of their tribes but also because each of these seventeen tribes has the complete inheritance of a Great Grandmaster or a top-level True Master!
Moreover, each tribe has its secrets, ensuring that the tribe’s highest combat power does not vanish.
There are always people who can become Great Grandmasters or top-level True Masters, or they have other ways to achieve this level of combat power.
The Dream Lion Clan primarily inherits not Martial Arts but Magic Dao.
The Grand Elder is the only top-level True Master in the clan and has mastered a secret technique that can foresee the future!
Because of this secret technique, whenever there is a major event concerning the life and death of the tribe, Su Qi would come to consult the Grand Elder.
The Grand Elder smiled and shook her head:
“The Da Lan Dynasty is protected by Yun Shu True Monarch, who must have used magic to conceal the heavenly mechanism before the army marched. If I dared to use a secret technique to predict information about this army, wouldn’t it be akin to seeking death?”
Su Qi instinctively lowered his voice, seemingly apprehensive about Yun Shu True Monarch:
“But isn’t it said that the State Preceptor suffered a severe injury and is in seclusion for healing?”
Grand Elder: “This battle concerns the national fortune; even if the State Preceptor is severely injured, it’s impossible for him to stand by and do nothing.”
Su Qi looked puzzled: “Then Grand Elder, you…”
The Grand Elder winked at him:
“Some things can be predicted without relying on secret techniques.”
Su Qi immediately stood up and saluted: “Please guide me, Grand Elder.”
The Grand Elder stopped withholding the information:
“Why do you think the Da Lan Dynasty suddenly launched this war?”
Su Qi, capable of being a Clan Leader, wasn’t foolish and immediately replied:
“Because of the Northern Barbarian King!”
“Exactly, the Northern Barbarian King has unified eleven tribes. Da Lan Dynasty will not stand by and watch him completely unify the Northern Barbarians.”
“Then why is the Northern Border Army coming directly at us?”
“Because we are the weakest.”
“The Green Frost Army’s combat power is undoubtedly astonishing, but a forced march like today will undoubtedly incur significant losses. They’ve just begun the battle, and they chose to send out their sharpest blade. Why do you think they did that?”
“… To catch us off guard and eliminate us as quickly as possible?”
“Who is their true target this time?”
“It’s the Northern Barbarian King.”
“If they eliminate us, will the Northern Barbarian King die?”
“No… I understand now!”
Su Qi suddenly looked enlightened:
“This Northern Border Army’s true objective is to lure out the Northern Barbarian King!”
The Grand Elder nodded with satisfaction: “That’s right, so the enemy won’t eliminate us so quickly. They need to use us to bring in reinforcements. Whether the Northern Barbarian King sends someone to rescue or personally comes with troops, it will provide them an opportunity.”
Su Qi suddenly felt anxious. He genuinely admired the Northern Barbarian King and sincerely believed the King could bring a different future to the Northern Barbarians:
“Can the Northern Barbarian King think of this? Will he know this is a trap?”
The Grand Elder: “The Northern Barbarian King is truly a wise person. He will surely see this point.”
Su Qi anxiously said: “Will he still rescue us?”
The Grand Elder looked at him: “Do you want him to rescue us?”
Su Qi suddenly fell silent.
As Clan Leader, he naturally hoped the Northern Barbarian King would rescue them.
But he also worried about the King’s safety.
“He will certainly choose to rescue us.”
The Grand Elder said confidently.
Su Qi was surprised: “Why?”
Knowing it’s the enemy’s trap, why resolutely step into it?
“Because he wants to become the true Northern Barbarian King.”
The Grand Elder said.
Not long ago, the Dream Lion Clan chose to pledge allegiance to the King. Now, if the Northern Barbarian King doesn’t choose to rescue when his subordinates are in trouble, how can he gain people’s trust in the future?
How can the remaining six tribes, which haven’t yet submitted, vow allegiance to him?
So, even knowing it’s a trap, the Northern Barbarian King must rush in!
“The people of the Central Plains call this strategy an ‘open strategy under the sun.'”
The Grand Elder said, “It’s where a strategy is laid out openly and honestly. Even if the other side knows, they have no choice but to fall into the trap.”
“An open strategy under the sun…”
Su Qi felt a chill in his heart.
On the first day of the great battle, the Da Lan Dynasty had already deployed their general.
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On the border of the Northern Territory, a small army of just over seven thousand had also completed its assembly.
They were waiting for the moment to unsheathe their swords.