Chapter 414: Huangpin Offers a Plan

Baoxi listened carefully to Huangpin's words, but then followed up with a question: "So according to your theory, if we can't open the Phylum of Huaxia, then we won't attack Huaxia. If that's the case, wouldn't Huaxia have no enemies left on this land?"

Huangpin hurriedly shook his head to explain: "Tribal Chief, that is not what I meant. I have also thought about it; their Phylum cannot be opened, but we can go directly onto their city walls. The only ones guarding their city walls are those Soldiers. As long as we can get onto the city walls, the few people Huaxia has are simply no match for us."

Baoxi continued to press: "Then do you have a way to get onto their city walls? I saw it very clearly—so many of your men didn't even touch their city walls. Are you expecting me to pile up the bodies of Soldiers to get up there?"

Huangpin hurriedly lowered his head and knelt on the ground. Baoxi thought he had frightened him and was just about to tell him to stand up and continue speaking, as he had no intention of punishing him, but he saw Huangpin start to draw rapidly on the ground with his fingers.

Baoxi was also curious, so he stood up to look, but looking at the chaotic lines Huangpin drew, he couldn't make out anything.

Afterward, Huangpin finished drawing, but he did not stand up; he remained kneeling and said to Baoxi: "Tribal Chief, look, this is the method I thought of!"

Baoxi also focused his gaze along with Huangpin's fingers. Huangpin pointed to a few chaotic lines and said: "Tribal Chief, look, this is the city wall of Huaxia, and these things on top are their Soldiers."

Then he drew a few more lines, connecting them to the lines representing the city wall: "We can chop down trees and then lean them diagonally against the Huaxia city wall. This way, our Soldiers can climb all the way up to the Huaxia city wall just like climbing a tree."

After seeing this, Baoxi retorted to Huangpin: "If you prop up tree trunks, won't Huaxia just push them away?"

Huangpin wanted to retort, but then he thought that the Tribal Chief had never done such labor. After thinking it over three times and feeling that his words wouldn't make the Tribal Chief angry, he said weakly: "Tribal Chief, we can choose those especially thick trees, and then prop the trunks lower so that their arms cannot reach the trunks. Moreover, wood placed diagonally like that is very heavy; even if Kuafu came, he couldn't push it."

Baoxi felt that what he said made a lot of sense, but he did not immediately agree with Huangpin's plan, because how to climb the Huaxia city wall was only one matter. What was more important was how to successfully proceed according to his ideas. Huaxia's Weapons were endless, and the attack methods of their Suiren Clan were simple; there was simply no way to cause damage to Huaxia from such a long distance. Their specialty, fire attacks, could not possibly set the earth on fire.

Thus, Baoxi slowly sat back down on his tiger skin and said to the still-kneeling Huangpin: "Then do you have a way to withstand Huaxia's attacks? Their Arrows are so powerful and shoot so far, and how do we block those stones that fly over for no reason?"

Huangpin hurriedly said that he already had a countermeasure. For the giant stones from the sky, all they could do was spread out a bit; there was no other way. But the Arrows were easy to solve; one only needed to hold a wooden board in front of oneself. This way, the Arrows would only hit the wood and would not hit them.

Upon hearing this, Baoxi's eyes lit up instantly. That's right, it was just that simple. Huaxia's Arrows didn't have enough power to pierce through wood, and this thing was easy to make. Trees were everywhere; was there any fear of not being able to make them?

Thus, Baoxi laughed heartily several times, pointed at Huangpin, and said: "Good, good, I truly did not misjudge you. I noticed you when I was on the shore. I didn't expect you to really be able to bring me such a good plan. I will reward you heavily. How about this: from now on, you are the Siege Chief. Any Soldier going to the opposite shore to attack Huaxia will be under your command. For now... you will command ten thousand men first, and go prepare the things for the upcoming siege!"

After hearing this, Huangpin's arms were trembling with excitement. He didn't expect that he would turn his life around in a single day, from a small pawn used for cannon fodder to a Siege Chief commanding ten thousand men in an instant. And as long as they were people attacking the city, they were all under his command, which meant that the twenty thousand-plus people remaining here were all...

He didn't dare to continue thinking about it, but hurriedly kowtowed heavily to Baoxi.

Baoxi was in a good mood too. He reclined comfortably, supporting his head with one hand and gesturing for Huangpin to rise with the other: "You can go prepare now. I will have Shengan arrange everything for you. You can eat something before you get busy."

Huangpin thanked him again, and only then did he respectfully back out of the Tent. Before going out, he heard the Tribal Chief muttering: "Damn Wangzuo, if it weren't for the fact that I have to keep him to guard the tribe, I wouldn't have brought him over. None of these things would need me to worry, and I still have to teach that idiot Shengan how to do things."

Huangpin naturally wouldn't care about these words from the Tribal Chief. He was still immersed in this huge joy, unable to extricate himself. He walked in a daze for a good while, and only when a group of people surrounded him did he suddenly come to his senses.

Those who gathered around were all the Soldiers who had returned with him just now, as well as a few of his acquaintances. They were all curious about what had happened and wanted to ask if the Tribal Chief had said what to do next, and whether they were going to be sent to their deaths again.

Huangpin had just opened his mouth, and before he had said a few words, he suddenly remembered that he was no longer in the same boat as these guys. Thus, his expression and gaze suddenly changed, appearing somewhat disgusted. He glared at everyone and then said coldly: "What are you all gathering here for? Get lost and go eat! Come find me after you've eaten; I have work to arrange for you!"

The crowd was startled by Huangpin's sudden change. One person sneered: "What's wrong with you? Do you think you're different from us just because you saw the Tribal Chief? Listening to you, someone who didn't know better would think you were a Siege Chief!"

Huangpin looked at the person who mocked him and walked straight toward him. That person was inexplicably a bit panicked, but still stubborn: "What, what do you want to do? Did I say something wrong?"

Huangpin kicked this person in the stomach, and only then did he speak coldly: "You actually did say something wrong. I was just appointed by the Tribal Chief as the Siege Chief in charge of the siege, commanding ten thousand Soldiers. You all have to be under my command."

Afterward, he turned his head and scanned the crowd: "Did you all hear clearly!"

The crowd was instantly in a panic. They didn't think Huangpin was lying, but the reality was indeed too shocking, making them somewhat unable to accept it. However, they all obediently lowered their heads, not daring to say another word.

Seeing the crowd like this, although Huangpin was very angry on the surface, he was incomparably happy in his heart. He suddenly felt the thrill of power; this was even more pleasant than his previous wish of just wanting to be full and survive.

He didn't care about the person he had kicked, who was now lying on the ground shivering, and turned around as if nothing had happened. He walked to the center of the crowd and said to everyone: "You all remembered what I said just now, right? Go eat first, then come find me, and I can arrange some easy work for you."

After hearing this, the crowd's expressions instantly brightened, and they hurriedly nodded in thanks. Deep down, they felt as if they suddenly had a backer and were no longer ordinary bottom-tier people.

Huangpin picked another one who looked pleasing to the eye and pointed at him: "You, go get me some meat, and bring it to me after it's roasted."

The person who was pointed at was beaming with joy. In an instant, he had become a trusted aide. Thus, after happily nodding, he quickly ran to the place where food was distributed.

The others also left happily to find their own places to eat.