215: Chapter 215 Do any of you leaders have a strategy to repel the enemy?

In truth, it wasn't that they didn't know the advantage of holding the high ground—charging downhill on horseback could better unleash the power of cavalry. However, with their tribe's limited strength, it was already difficult enough just to hold onto this pasture and keep it from being seized by other tribes.

But this time, the Right Great Danghu and the White Sheep King were coming with overwhelming force. Forget holding the pasture; the Tuan Tribe might cease to exist entirely. Their livestock would be plundered, their men enslaved, and their women treated as spoils of war to be violated at will!

Both Jin Tu and Jin Xishan were filled with a profound sense of crisis.

"Lady."

"Chief."

"You need not worry."

Tian Ju said, "His Majesty the Head of State has already devised a foolproof plan."

"As long as the Lady and the Chief follow His Majesty the Head of State's instructions, you can defeat the invading enemies."

"I wonder what brilliant strategy His Majesty the Head of State has?"

Jin Tu asked.

Since it concerned the survival of the tribe, Jin Tu did not dare to be the slightest bit careless.

Tian Ju didn't even need a translation to know what Jin Tu wanted to ask.

"Your Tuan Tribe, Qinglan Tribe, Liefeng Tribe, Chiyanju Tribe, Shuangzong Tribe, and Lingyu Tribe have formed an alliance to resist the invasion of the Right Great Danghu and the White Sheep King. Can your tribes gather at the high ground where the Qinglan Tribe is located?"

Jin Tu replied, "We do have such a plan."

"Mhm."

Tian Ju was not surprised.

If these small tribes didn't gather their forces together and were instead picked off one by one by the Right Great Danghu and the White Sheep King, they would only die faster.

"Before His Majesty the Head of State's strategy can be implemented, we need to hold the right to speak within the alliance, so that the other tribes will follow our command."

"This!"

Tian Ju's words caused Jin Tu's expression to turn sour.

"Our Tuan Tribe's strength is limited; I'm afraid we won't have the leading authority!"

His voice was bitter.

Jin Xishan's heart grew tense. If His Majesty the Head of State's strategy couldn't be implemented, wouldn't the Tuan Tribe be doomed?

"No matter."

While the father and daughter, Jin Tu and Jin Xishan, were tense, Tian Ju's expression remained relaxed.

Jin Xishan hurriedly asked, "Captain Tian, does His Majesty the Head of State have another countermeasure?"

Hearing this, Jin Tu also quickly turned his gaze toward Tian Ju.

"Correct."

Tian Ju did not hide anything.

He asked, "Lord Lu, Lu Jia, is still with your Tuan Tribe, isn't he?"

"Yes, yes, yes, he is."

Jin Tu nodded repeatedly.

"Good."

Tian Ju said, "His Majesty the Head of State believes that Lu Jia will be able to persuade the other tribes to follow our deployment."

"Is that so!"

While Jin Tu and Jin Xishan were still half-doubting, Tian Ju asked, "When shall we head to the Qinglan Tribe?"

"I have already arranged for the vanguard cavalry to head over first."

Jin Tu said, "The subsequent cavalry will escort our tribe's women, children, and livestock there."

"Good."

Tian Ju said, "We shall set out for the Qinglan Tribe immediately."

As the Tuan Tribe gathered toward the Qinglan Tribe, the Liefeng Tribe, Chiyanju Tribe, Shuangzong Tribe, and Lingyu Tribe were also migrating toward the Qinglan Tribe.

Just as the Qinglan Tribe had planted spies within the Right Great Danghu's tribe, the Right Great Danghu had also planted spies within the Qinglan Tribe.

The Qinglan Tribe's decisions were immediately reported to the Right Great Danghu by the spies.

"Good, very good!"

The Right Great Danghu was broad-shouldered and thick-waisted. The hair at the front of his forehead was shaved, and he wore two braids, one on each side of his temples.

Doesn't this hairstyle look familiar?

That's right, this hairstyle is the traditional hairstyle of the Jewish people!

The Jews of today are the descendants of the Xiongnu who were driven away!

The Right Great Danghu even used gold as ornaments on his braids.

He wore a thick sheepskin robe, which made his already sturdy physique look even more majestic, like a male lion.

He had a standard square face and a long beard growing from his chin.

"Gulp, gulp..."

After taking a large gulp of koumiss, he roughly wiped his mouth with his sleeve, a look of greed flashing in his eyes.

"Have the warriors slow their pace."

"Let the Liefeng Tribe, Chiyanju Tribe, Shuangzong Tribe, Lingyu Tribe, Tuan Tribe, and Qinglan Tribe all gather together, so we can wipe them all out in one fell swoop!"

"As you command!"

A rider went to deliver the Right Great Danghu's orders.

The White Sheep King's cavalry also slowed their pace.

The White Sheep King shared the same thought as the Right Great Danghu.

He did not believe that the Liefeng, Chiyanju, Shuangzong, Ling Yu, Tuan, and Qinglan Tribes could defeat them even if they gathered together.

So what if the Qinglan Tribe was on a high ground?

Below the high ground was flat Gobi desert. They could initiate a charge from a distance, and with the momentum of that charge, they would quickly storm the Qinglan Tribe's high ground and annihilate all six tribes!

With the Liefeng, Chiyanju, Shuangzong, Ling Yu, and Tuan Tribes all gathered at the Qinglan Tribe, the population on the high ground became visibly livelier.

However, there were no smiles on anyone's faces.

If they were defeated, the men would become slaves, and their women would become the enemies' women.

The livestock they had worked so hard to raise would also become the enemy's spoils of war.

The chiefs of the Liefeng, Chiyanju, Shuangzong, and Lingyu Tribes gathered in the main tent of the Qinglan Tribe.

The chief of the Qinglan Tribe was a middle-aged man.

He had no hair, sporting a large bald head.

Though his body was thin, his nose was high-bridged and his eyes were as sharp as a vulture's.

He looked at the various chiefs in the tent, then fixed his gaze on General Jin, who had arrived at the Qinglan Tribe ahead of time to represent the Jintu Tribe, and asked, "Why hasn't Chief Jin Tu of your Tuan Tribe arrived yet?"

General Jin cupped his fists and said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Our chief is escorting the women, children, and herds of livestock, which has caused a slight delay."

"What!"

The other tribal chiefs immediately became dissatisfied.

"Our lives are on the line, and Chief Jin Tu is still worried about his herds!"

After receiving the emergency summons from the riders sent by the Qinglan Tribe, the Liefeng, Chiyanju, Shuangzong, and Lingyu Tribes had slaughtered a large number of livestock for food and then rushed to the Qinglan Tribe with their women and children.

Chief Jin Tu actually had the mind to slowly drive his herds here.

The chiefs in the tent were speechless; the fire was already singeing their backsides, yet he wasn't hurrying to huddle for warmth!

"Let's not mention Chief Jin Tu for now."

Qing Ying said, "Do the chiefs have any plan to repel the enemy?"

The chiefs in the tent looked at one another and shook their heads; none of them had any good strategy to repel the enemy.

Ling Yu, the chief of the Lingyu Tribe, asked, "The Right Great Danghu was able to persuade the White Sheep King to send troops. Can we ask other Kings for assistance?"

Ling Yu knew very well that it was futile for their tribes to gather; it would be very difficult to withstand the attack of the Right Great Danghu and the White Sheep King.