Chapter 1362: Jiebing's Theory of War

"Since they have drawn their totem here, this place is now their territory. Let us not go over for the time being; let us act as if we acknowledge their territory."

"But as soon as they arrive here, we must use our own strength to take back the territory that belongs to us, and furthermore, we must continue to advance and continue to expand our territory."

Jiang Ming looked at that high slope and very much wanted to persuade Jiebing, because that high slope was the only relatively high place in this area. If they could occupy it, they would naturally be able to hold the advantage in war. If they just abandoned it like that, simply because the Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe had drawn a totem and occupied it, then they might have to pay a greater price for it.

This is war now; there is really no need to be so civilized. Why are we being so honest? Jiang Ming and Jiang Cheng truly could not understand Jiebing's way of thinking. Could a person like this really lead Soldiers?

Jiebing was naturally not that civilized; he was just thinking about what kind of method to use to trick the other side. Bad ideas come in a flash of inspiration, but war strategy must be carefully considered.

"Jiang Ming, Jiang Cheng, you two, station yourselves here according to the clansmen now, search for all food nearby, and spread the clansmen out to live; this includes the Soldiers, who must also be dispersed in the same way."

"On the left side and the right side, there must be enough Soldiers; only a portion will remain here."

The two clansmen were suddenly stunned. So, this Jiebing was not that stupid or that crazy after all; he just wanted to use this place to make the other side lower their guard so he could surround them.

"You need to hide yourselves well. If you see the people from the Xuanyuan Tribe coming, you are not even allowed to light a fire. Just hide in the woods there, and wait until you are needed before you come out."

Jiang Ming asked in disbelief: "Then what about you? You are staying here with your clansmen?"

Jiebing retorted: "What else? My clansmen are strong enough and brave enough. Only they can hold this position. The Soldiers of your two tribes are too weak and can only help on the sides. Do you understand?"

Although they were belittled, the two were not particularly angry, because the probability of being injured on the front line was definitely higher and more dangerous. The side battlefields had less risk and were safer, so their own clan's Soldiers could be preserved in greater numbers.

As long as they did not let their own clansmen die in vain, and as long as their own Soldiers could survive in greater numbers, what did it matter if they were humiliated? In any case, it could be said that it was Jiebing's underestimation of the enemy; after all, this time the enemy could not be treated like ordinary enemies.

For Jiebing, doing this was not enough. He directly arranged for Jiang Ming and Jiang Cheng: "Take your Soldiers and dig more Traps on that slope. You must bury them well. As long as they dare to charge, they will definitely be injured. Didn't you say they would ride cows to fight? Then we will make Traps and see if their cows can still run."

Jiang Ming had an objection: "Why aren't your clansmen doing it? Our two tribes still have to go to such a distant place to camp. This battlefield is yours, not ours. You should arrange for your clansmen to do these things."

Jiebing sneered: "My Soldiers are for fighting, not for digging Traps. The Soldiers of your two tribes don't have much use anyway, so go dig more. Perhaps the merit of the Traps will be greater than that of your Soldiers."

Jiang Cheng was extremely angry, his eyes wide open. Jiang Ming pulled him gently, and Jiebing was completely fearless: "What? Want to make a move? Don't forget, the Tribal Chief gave me the jurisdiction over your two tribes. I am the one managing your tribes."

"Besides, you must listen to my arrangements properly now. If we win, then everything will be fine, and whatever rewards you want will be there. But if we lose, the punishment will be much more severe than this time, and you will not have another chance like this. Do you understand? I am afraid that even I will be implicated by you."

Being told this, the two immediately quieted down, but Jiang Ming was a little uneasy: "However, is it not a bit bad to prepare so early now? Look, there is not a single person to be seen here now; maybe they won't even come this year. If we just wait here, won't it be a bit too stupid?"

"Everything we are preparing now, isn't it all to attack them? Since we arrived earlier, why not occupy the high ground? That way we would have more of an advantage."

Jiebing had his own set of ideas: "If we occupy that high slope, how much of an advantage would we really have? Right now, the enemy is unfamiliar with this place, but they are very familiar with that high slope and the area below it. So when they charge down, they definitely won't be thinking about much."

"This way, our Traps will be easier to make effective. As for what you said about what if they don't come—if they don't come, isn't that even better?"

"Either they have already given up on attacking our Shennong Clan, or they have some problems of their own and are unable to come and attack us. In any case, no matter which one it is, it is a good thing for us. After we go back, we can tell the Tribal Chief that we not only prevented the enemy from attacking, but also took back the lost territory."

"Although we did not experience a war, the result we needed is good. Is there any problem with this?"

"No, no..." Now the two Jiang brothers were completely convinced. This Jiebing's way of fighting was truly too strange, yet he could always give a reasonable explanation for his ideas and make them sound perfectly logical.

"Since I said there is no problem, then that is how it will be done. We will prepare in advance and just wait for them to come. If the Traps are dug now, by that time, they will be indistinguishable from the rest of the ground. As long as you can bury the topsoil, it will be fine."

"Although you are not good at fighting, I think at least you should have no problem doing the work of digging Traps, right?"

The two Jiang brothers could only shake their heads: "No problem, we will go arrange for the Soldiers to dig the Traps ourselves. But Jiebing, you really must not underestimate them. They are truly different from other tribes. You must take them more seriously."

"You must send people to watch in advance. As soon as the Huaxia people come, we must be prepared. I do not want us to fail before autumn has even arrived, when winter is still far away. What would we do then? Would we still be able to return to the Shennong Clan, to Changyang Mountain?"