Chapter 431 Decision
The calm determination shown by Diack allowed the tribesmen who were panicking because they had just lost their old patriarch to quickly find their backbone, and their eyes became firm. .
After nightfall, except for the members responsible for the night watch, the centaurs who had just experienced a long and intense journey were all so tired that they fell asleep at this moment.
But Diack was still awake, and his physical exhaustion was no match for his mental anxiety, making him completely unable to sleep at this time.
There are one hundred and seventeen centaurs in the whole clan. Regardless of the injured ones, there are only seventy-two left here alive.
It cannot be said that they were completely unexpected by the siege by the lizardmen this time.
Just as the old patriarch said before his death, when the great king of Zhou Dynasty told them about migration, he had already raised various possibilities.
Even the next day, he was called over for some discussions.
Of course, this also includes the matter of 'Considering that the lizard people may go to extremes, so when migrating, leave a force outside as a support'. ’
At that time, Diack undoubtedly weighed the risks.
In layman's terms, in the opposite world, the existence of lizardmen as neighbors is equivalent to a time bomb for the centaurs.
Although they didn't explode at the moment, they might explode suddenly at some point.
This forced the whole family to remain vigilant and live there with tense nerves.
Looking at the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is impossible for the clan migration to have no impact on them at all. Even if Zhou Xu didn't mention the risks, Diack was not a fool and it was impossible for him to not know about them at all.
Under this premise, he still believed that no matter how bad the situation was in Dazhou, it would not be as bad as the Lizard Man.
The lesser of two evils.
Although Diack has never heard this sentence, he understands the truth.
Not to mention that for now, they and Dazhou are a community of destiny. They have an enemy that needs to be dealt with together, and that is the lizard people.
Even after successfully defeating the lizardmen, there is still the presence of the ratmen, allowing them to continue to unite the front.
With all the factors combined, migrating there, getting rid of the lizard people as their neighbor, and then uniting with the Great Zhou is their best choice at the moment!
That night, Diack thought about this idea again, and then his eyes became more determined.
There is nothing wrong with his idea.
At the same time, in Prairie Village, ten days have passed since the Centaur clan left them.
This time is actually quite subtle. After all, we have to take into account that after Diak and the others arrived there, they rushed back to the clan for internal deliberations, and that the lizard people also needed to conduct internal deliberations after receiving the conditions. this time.
But Zhou Xu guessed that he had to make some bad plans now.
"Jinghong, have the latest batch of recruits who have completed their recruit training arrived?"
"Reporting to the king, the latest batch of recruits just arrived here an hour ago."
< br>Zhou Xu nodded after receiving this answer.
"Hurry up and train them so that they can master riding skills as soon as possible."
As he spoke, Zhou Xu mentally estimated the days ahead. "Counting the days, it's almost summer. If we delay it any longer, we won't have time to take action."
Speaking of this, Zhou Xu paused, and then his eyes fell on Li Ce, who happened to be back from something that day.
"At the latest by the end of the month, if the centaurs haven't come over yet, we will assume that the lizard people will take action. At that time, we will officially send troops!"
Li Ce was heartbroken after receiving this answer. shock.
“Your Majesty, do you really want to send troops?”
You know, in the early spring, they mostly faced off against the lizardmen as the passive defensive side, and even the entire tactics revolved around defensive battles.
Once they switch to active attack, even if the lizardmen have ratmen to contain the opponent's large forces, the pressure on their side will be great.
So Li Ce was actually very hesitant about taking the initiative to send troops.
In response to this situation, Zhou Xu slowly explained...
“We want to compete with the lizard people, and the combat power of the centaur family is very important to us. It can even be said that It is one of the indispensable key forces. Once we completely lose the power of the centaur, we will be truly passive.”
After talking about it, Zhou Xu was silent for two seconds.
“The centaurs have excellent mobility and powerful breakthrough capabilities, which is the biggest reason why the lizard people have not been able to destroy them so far.”
“And if you want to destroy them, this time and a half The migration of the entire tribe of men and horses to the plains will be the biggest opportunity for the lizard people."
"If Diak makes arrangements according to my plan, then according to their breakthrough ability, they should be able to break out and leave. , What we have to do now is to launch an offensive before the Centaurs are forced to a dead end."
"Diak and the others will definitely pay attention to the situation on the border. As soon as our large force passes. In order to neutralize the threat of the lizardmen, they will definitely cooperate with us in our actions.”
After Zhou Xu's patient explanation, Li Ce basically accepted the result.
Sending troops is very risky for them, but losing the power of the centaurs is even greater for them.
After all, a combat power with innate racial advantages like the centaurs cannot be achieved in a year or two.
And through some previous actions, the lizard people should have been further aware of their potential threats.
Once that centaur group is destroyed, or suffers heavy losses, and basically loses its fighting power, then when the lizard people free up their hands, they will definitely be the next ones to deal with.
Rather than wait until that time, Zhou Xu would rather take the initiative and take the initiative. At the same time, he would have a high probability of getting support from the Centaur clan.
Not to mention that their attack this time, rounding off, can be regarded as a big favor to the Centaur clan, which will be more conducive to their future cooperation.
After that, Zhou Xu summoned various officers headed by Li Ce to conduct military deductions on the plan and arrangements for the expedition, as well as some situations that may be encountered during the expedition.
When Diak and the others were here before, Zhou Xu was not idle. Through the intelligence obtained from them, plus some adjustments and additions from Drogo and Silk, they made Got out of the sandbox over there.
Today's military deduction took place on this sandbox, and they quickly finalized several sets of suitable tactics, allowing Li Ce to adapt accordingly.
At the same time, as the order is issued, the logistics department's preparations for the expedition, such as food, grass, weapons and equipment, will undoubtedly enter the final sprint stage.
(End of this chapter)