CHAPTER 553: MOVEMENT IN THE WEST

Time is the factor. And it is also the factor here

Aeryon could no longer delay for time. Summer came early these years which made Aeryon is quite sure of his conjecture before.

"If my conjecture is true, maybe I should change my plan and the whole scheme toward the north"

He sighed.

"if the northern scheme changed, then the affairs if the East also had to be changed."

He already made his decision and he needs to test the East.

"This move is a helpless move" he mutters to himself.

He believes by now, the surprise that he wanted to give his commanders is already in the city

But next year, if it is as he expected, then he would rethink his plan.

For now, he would go ahead with his current plan.

After all, the current plan did not interfere with his own grand plan

And his thought clearly goes back to the West.

He did not abandon the grand plan that he and Mayeux created. He had never stopped thinking about the West.

Pacify the West first, and then took down the East.

After that everything would fall into place. He looks at the large map in front of his eyes, his eyes narrowing on the three tribes in the West, the tripartite alliance of the Chagai, Nergui and Ultar tribe.

There is a smile on his face

"Cha Ner Ul, must have encountered some kind of problem for being so hasty"

And he is happy about it. The Cha Ner Ul Alliance is unlike the shoddy alliance of some tribe. They are truly united

The reason is because they have a common enemy that all three of them feared. It is really hard to shake this alliance if they did not have a problem

The grand plan of these three tribes is no less grand than his own plan. If his plan revolves around unifying the Southern Great Steppe, then these three tribes wanted to divide the world!

If Yan dynasty is not mired in their own problems right now, they might even send support to the Cha Ner Ul Alliance to contend with his own forces, making a proxy war to make sure Aeryon could never unify the Southern Great Steppe.

The more time is given to them, the more allies they could gather and the more disadvantageous Aeryon position becomes

But.... there is no "if" in this world.

"If" Yan dynasty is strong and pay attention to the Steppe, Aeryon would never have such a smooth journey of unifying the entire lower south so that his influence could radiate all around the lower south from east to west.

"If" is the speculation of hopeful idiots.

Cha Ner Ul must be brought to their knees before their fangs and claws become too sharp and too strong.

He had send some of his spies to the three tribes.

His spy agency is just beginning to be formed. Aeryon and his spies are also in the process of learning the ins and out of establishing spy agency and spying itself

There is a difference between what is written in the books of how to spy and the reality of spying.

Spying is just gathering information. And there is many ways, the most effective was to bribe.

Low level information is easy to gather but the more important one requires more effort and it is this high-level information that he is lacking on

And out of the three tribes, Chagai tribe is the hardest to penetrate.

Aeryon from the very beginning has pays attention to the Chagai tribe more than the Ultar tribe.

Most tribe that investigated the Cha Ner Ul Alliance would pay attention to Ultar tribe

This tribe is the most flamboyant and has expand their tribe the fastest. Aeryon heard about the prowess of the warriors of the Ultar tribe but to him, Ultar tribe is just a simple tribe that could easily be defeated

Out of the three tribes, Ultar tribe is the most warlike, filled with strong warriors but it is nothing but a reckless tribe and is unfit to fight for hegemony

They go with the flow and while sometimes that is the right thing to do, if the only thing you know is to go with the flow, then someday, that flow might bring you to someplace you don’t want to go.

The thing about flow is, it will not always favor you. So, one must know when to go with the flow, and when to go against it.

So, Aeryon had never thought much about either the Ultar tribe or the Nergui tribe

But Chagai tribe, with Chief Chadha on the helm of that tribe, now.... he is the real threat.

Aeryon is not worried of an army of lions led by a sheep.

He is more worried about an army of sheep led by a lion

Chadha was the one that was able to harness the power of the three tribes to create a wall so that Aeryon moves toward the West get impeded.

Not many people would have that ability to make Nergui and Ultar to reconcile tehri difference and at the same time manage to packed them together into a cohesive unit strong enough to contend with Aeryon tens of thousands of warriors

Even though they did not yet fight each other, Aeryon believes that Cha Ner Ul Alliance really does have the capability to fight against his tribe

"I could only wait for the news about the Chagai tribe before making a move" Aeryon believes he is still in an advantageous position.

Even though there is dangers all around him, he also made a few backup plans.

And even if he lose a battle, his foundation on the lower south is still there.

So, it will not be like before, where he always had to worry that his great cause would be extinguished with one loss

The good thing about having a foundation is that even if he loss, he would not lose the entire kingdom

Of course, there would be the loss of morale among his men but it would not be like before.

Before, if he lose a battle, there is a chance that his tribe could easily be disintegrated after.

Because the foundation is not there, the system of recruitment, the hopes and morale of the people is not there

Because at that time Aeryon recognize the danger.

He was expanding quickly and his power seems unstoppable.

But that kind of image of invincibility also has a drawback.

Just like when he defeated the Yan army in Nurshira and broke their invincibility in the eyes of the people of the grassland

What happens after that?

Tens of thousands of raiders that wanted to search for fame and fortune ride south and plunder the entire region of Nurshira.

Some wanted to reclaim lands, some wanted to avenge the humiliation of the past, and some just wanted to burn the world

Once such an image is destroyed the rebound would be tenfold. It is the same for Aeryon at that time

If he lost even once, then his invincibility would be broken.

And people below him would all feel discouraged.

After all, before Aeryon made his counterattack, Brolgadhr tribe is not exactly a warlike tribe.

It was Aeryon that shape the tribe into an iron army with iron hearts

And how did he do that? None other than keep wining battle. With each battle won, there is more confidence in the young people of his tribe that followed him

Even they mistakenly believe that they become more powerful. And sometimes, belief is a powerful thing

They believe that they were invincible and so they become invincible. They believe that as long as Aeryon leads them, they would win

And as long as Aeryon wins, this belief become stronger.

And Aeryon mix rewards and punishment, the rewards nourishes the material needs, the punishment gives them awe to the rules and laws

Only then a disciplined army could be created and once they become disciplined, losing is hard when encountering undisciplined armies

Disciplined armies did not mean that they follow his words to a T, at least not in the Steppe

Mobility is the strongest a trait of the Steppe armies and Aeryon would not let the cavalry acted like infantry in Yan dynasty

There is flexibility in Aeryon commands and his way of using the army

But when an order is given, the soldiers would do all their best to do it.

If Aeryon orders the to take a tribe and then gathers on the Brolgadhr tribe before the end of the month, they would be given free reins to do what they wanted to do, as long as they could fulfill the objective

Yes, Aeryon gives them objective like a quest giver giving quest to players. It did not matter how you achieve it; it matters if you could achieve it or not.

If you could achieve it, there is rewards, there is fame and fortune waiting for you. If you could not, then depending on the severity of the failure, punishment would befell you.

This is the way Aeryon commands his soldiers and all of this come about because Aeryon has always been invincible in battle.