Chapter 149
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Chapter 149: Exhausted Efforts
“This, this tactic truly is…”
Under the cover of night, standing on the Iron Wall Tribe’s sentry tower, Liu Zheng, who had been somewhat uneasy, now looked at the bustling outsider camp in the distance, momentarily at a loss for words.
“Before entrusting Iron Wall Tribe to my defense, the Chief specifically taught me a few tactics to deal with some tricky unexpected situations.”
“This one is called the ‘pressure flow harassment tactic.’”
Zhao Pan, who usually wore a poker face, also stood on the sentry tower, his expression now carrying an unconcealable reverence.
The ones executing this harassment tactic were clearly Liu Chuan and Zhang Ji, the scouting team members responsible for staying at Iron Wall Tribe to maintain intelligence exchange between tribes.
All in all, they could sleep soundly tonight.
The livelier the outsiders’ temporary camp was, the more peacefully they would sleep.
The night passed without incident.
The next day at noon, inside the temporary camp, Zhang Yisheng opened his bloodshot eyes, clearly suffering from lack of sleep.
He imagined the piece of jerky in his hand was that bastard Luo Ji from the opposing side, then gnawed on it fiercely.
However, unknown to him, Luo Ji, the real target, wasn’t even at the Iron Wall Tribe across from them.
Since yesterday, the person he had been fighting against was Zhao Pan…
“Chief, are we still attacking today?”
Zhang Yisheng’s facial muscles twitched upon hearing this.
He then scanned the camp.
Having barely slept soundly all night, everyone in the camp looked somewhat dispirited at the moment, clearly not in good condition for a siege battle.
But if they didn’t attack now, it would be even less suitable for a siege after nightfall in this era, with the pitch black environment.
In that case, they would most likely face the enemy’s harassment again.
Such harassment tactics were simply disgusting.
Even knowing the enemy was deliberately disrupting their rest, Zhang Yisheng had to comply.
As the saying goes, better safe than sorry.
What if the enemy truly launched a night raid and attacked?
Then they would all be sound asleep in their tents, wouldn’t they be doomed?
With this thought, Zhang Yisheng immediately made a decision.
“Arrange it.”
“Divide everyone into two groups and take turns napping.”
“We’ll attack in the afternoon!”
While his method of handling the situation didn’t fundamentally solve the problem, it was still a solution.
After all, in broad daylight, the enemy surely wouldn’t dare to come and harass them.
Meanwhile, at Iron Wall Tribe, Liu Zheng, with his battle axe resting on his shoulder, yawned idly.
“It seems those outsiders won’t be attacking today…”
“Not necessarily.”
Zhao Pan, standing beside him, was not overly optimistic.
“Although easily passing the second day is good for us, the enemy might not let us have our way.”
“What else can they do? They were harassed so much last night. Do they still have the strength to attack today? Speaking of which, where are Liu Chuan and Zhang Ji? Haven’t they returned?”
“Their scouting team also has hidden resting points outside the tribal camp, so don’t worry about them. As for whether the enemy has the strength to attack…”
At this point, Zhao Pan pondered for a moment.
“If it were me, I would let my forces rest in shifts for a while. After they’ve recovered some energy, I’d launch the siege in the afternoon.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to just rest for a whole day and attack tomorrow?”
Liu Zheng looked utterly confused.
Hearing this, Zhao Pan replied earnestly.
“If they do that, after nightfall today, I will still have the scouting team continue to harass them.”
“Are you a devil?”
“The Chief said that being merciful to enemies is being cruel to oneself.”
“…”
“Getting back to the main point, the outsider chief couldn’t possibly not think of this. If he does that, he’ll fall into a predicament where I’m unilaterally depleting them. To avoid this, he must also find a way to deplete us…”
At this point, Liu Zheng finally fully understood the situation.
“So, his method of depleting us is to attack?”
“Exactly.”
Zhao Pan nodded.
“Then instead of waiting here idly, why don’t we take the initiative and charge over while they’re resting, catching them off guard!”
Zhao Pan actually understood Liu Zheng’s excitement when he said this.
After all, Liu Zheng hadn’t had a good fight in a long time.
Previously in the Mirror Tribe, he could at least spar with Luo Yong and Guo Zhen when bored.
In the Iron Wall Tribe, there wasn’t even anyone he could spar with, so it was imaginable how boring his days were.
However, while Zhao Pan understood such things, that didn’t mean he would allow it.
“First, let’s not mention that the enemy has surely left personnel as a precaution.”
“Let’s talk about troop deployment.”
“What would we even attack with?”
“Just ten shield-axemen and five archers?”
“Slingers aren’t suitable for charging out.”
“If we can’t win and need to retreat, the slingers’ speed would definitely lead to heavy casualties.”
“Ultimately, when the Chief initially deployed troops to the Iron Wall Tribe, it was primarily for defensive forces, not for us to risk charging out…”
At this point, Zhao Pan paused to catch his breath.
“In other words, our current goal should be to defend the Iron Wall Tribe and wait for the Chief to lead reinforcements.”
“We shouldn’t take unnecessary risks.”
Liu Zheng, who wasn’t skilled with words, was no match for Zhao Pan, let alone when Zhao Pan’s arguments were so well reasoned and irrefutable.
He suddenly became depressed.
“Alright, in that case, I’ll go take a nap too and regain my energy. Call me when the enemy attacks.”
“Mm.”
Zhao Pan responded.
To be honest, it wasn’t just Liu Zheng, he felt he also needed a short nap.
Having been dispatched by Luo Ji to guard this third branch city, the pressure on him was already immense.
However, due to his inherent personality, he didn’t show this pressure on his face.
For several months, he had diligently protected the Iron Wall Tribe’s safety, never daring to relax even when no enemies were present.
And with the appearance of the outsider invaders, the already considerable pressure on him instantly surged.
After nightfall yesterday, his mind was constantly anticipating various possible situations and considering various countermeasures.
Having gone a whole night without sleep, the four words ‘mind and body drained’ could not be more fitting for him.
Leaning back in the tent, now empty save for himself, it was only at this moment that Zhao Pan’s perpetually stern face finally relaxed.
A hint of unconcealed fatigue emerged on his face…
