Way of Overlord
Chapter 374: Five Thousand is Enough

Chapter 374: Five Thousand is Enough

Mayeux take some time and then he nodded

"I would approve" Listening to this Aeryon come toward Mayeux and hold both of his shoulder with his hand and nodded happily

"I am happy today" He look at Belarion. Belarion opens his eyes and nodded

Aeryon then call back the warriors inside the tent.

In the beginning he has his own plan to divide his forces.

But Mayeux is worried about the situation in the west and Aeryon wanted to alleviate the worries that he have and so he sent Burchu and Mukhulai to the west with both of them given temporary authority of a Tumen.

They are to wait around the Zlata and Duhai tribe.

But they have another task.

And only Aeryon told them what they needed to do.

As for Belarion and him, they would lead five thousand horsemen toward the Wustkazan tribe.

Aeryon plan is quite simple.

Two person riding toward the north and shock the world!

Aeryon wanted to recreate that battle where he fought hundreds of men alone and destroy two tribes with only fifty people.

Belarion after hearing the plan had his blood boiling.

Mayeux was shocked at this plan.

But seeing the determined face of the Kan, he knows he could not argue this matter.

And he already promised Aeryon that he would approve whatever that he wanted to be approved regarding his plan toward the north.

Aeryon returns to the tent, announce the plan and the tent is full of discussion. Rukari was also in the tent as the representative of the Council of Elders

Rukari shakes his head

"You are fighting in the frontline?" he ask

Aeryon nodded

"Our tribe is not the same as before. You should know this"

Rukari did not say enough, and not many understood what Rukari is trying to convey. But Aeryon understood.

In the past, he charging forward shows the bravery of the tribe, shows his prowess as the chief tribe.

At that time, he needed to do that. Because he was young. He was new. Hence, he needed to prove himself in the battlefield.

He needed to prove that he could lead the tribe, fight for the tribe, protect the tribe. Now, the situation is different. The tribe is tens of thousands of men, tens of thousands of horses, an overlord force that is rising.

Rukari and everyone in the tribe knows that this is simply the work of Aeryon. Never before in the history of the Brolgadhr tribe, that the tribe was so united.

Never before has there been such an outpouring of talent. There is counsellors that advise the chief, there is generals that could be sent to conquer distant tribes.

How glorious this tribe has become! How powerful this tribe has become! But Rukari understood something

And most of the people in power of this tribe also understand one thing.

This tribe rises because of Aeryon.

His charisma, his strength unite the people.

Aeryon did create a system.

But the system has to be familiarized first.

A year has not passed since the rise of this tribe.

These system need to be implemented long enough before it is stable.

If Aeryon dies, then this tribe, would it not be disparate?

Would it not descend into separations?

Aeryon has no heir right now.

If he dies, who would take the seat of the Kan.

And if they take the seat, could they keep the tribe together.

Belarion, Burchu, Mukhulai all of these are new talents and new faces. Belarion is only loyal to Aeryon, Burchu and Mukhulai is outsiders and then there is the old generals.

Rises because of Aeryon, fall because of Aeryon.

In history there is many stories like this. The Xun kingdom rises because of the Xun Shi Huang and fall because of Xun Shi Huang!

This is the situation of the tribe. Rukari was not afraid of Aeryon dying and fighting in the frontline when the tribe is small.

Because he needed to do that. But now, does he need to do that? There is Belarion. There is Burchu.

There is Mukhulai.

There is Tabyak.

Murong.

And many more famous warriors that have seek protection under the tribe.

It is time for these people to go to the frontline. Of course, this is an unconventional thought. Most tribes in the Steppe fight alongside their chief.

But Rukari think the chief should not fight.

Even better if he did not rush to the frontline. It is a boost of morale but if the Kan dies, then what follows would be the breakup of this new tribe.

What Aeryon is creating is a new kind of tribe. A new kind of order. And such order could only be understood by Aeryon. He dies, that means the new order dies. But Rukari could not say this directly.

It would like he is forcing Aeryon to become a coward. And the people of the Steppe hated dishonest people and a coward the most out of many other vices.

Rukari words also make some other people come forward. Murong Long come forward.

"Kan, let me go and lead the battle"

Tabyak also come forward.

The warriors are eager to fight. It is better for them to fight.

The Steppe warriors did not understand Tabyak and Murong Long. They should be honoured that the Kan would ride with them

Why are they advising that the Kan should not come out to fight? Tabyak and Murong Long are Xianbei people and they are also influenced by some of the Yan method of fighting

They know that when the leader are dead, the army are disorganized. But the Steppe warriors are actually different from the people of Yan.

They could fight independently and that is why Aeryon usually give his generals dependence when leading the army.

He gave them objective.

They failed; they would die.

He did not care how it gets done, only that it gets done.

Aeryon at first wanted to just demote and punish the people that failed more leniently but the people of the Steppe view certain kindness like a weakness.

Not all kindness is a weakness, but to lead an army in this period of time where life is worthless, is to rule unruly people with strict discipline.

Before the Brolgadhr tribe become as big as they are now, there is mercy in any sentencing, and leniency is given a lot.

This is because the tribe itself is not warlike, and they rarely commit mistake that endanger the tribe.

The tribe itself is small, and everyone is related to everyone and the small size means that they themselves have a hard life, there is no need to push people to desperation

However, now the tribe is big. Big tribe have big ambitions. If you dare pursues big ambition, you should also be prepared to pay the price failing to pursue that big ambition.

Rule has to be established; discipline need to be cultivated!

This time there is strict discipline.

And strict discipline could not be achieved with just words. It needed legitimate action.

And that is what Aeryon provided.

You succeed, you will get rewarded generously.

You fail, then wash your head and prepare to die.

Either you die in the battlefield or you die under the blade of the executioner.

The moment Aeryon implemented this, his warriors become like a berserker. The more they fight and the desperate the fight become, the stronger they become and the crazier they become

If they have to die anyway, they would rather die with the enemy than die under the executioner sword.

If they die under the executioner sword, there is no reward for their family, the Kan would not support your family.

But dying with the enemy is a glorious thing.

This is one of the things that Aeryon implemented that causes the army to become disciplined.

And all of this could not be achieved if not for his reputation for keeping his word, strong economy, bountiful wealth and powerful military to enforce order.

If anyone of this factor was missing, Aeryon could not give the order of killing those who failed because this would create a backlash that he could not handle.

If he did not have the reputation of keeping his promise, the soldiers would not believe his words that he would provide for the family of the fallen.

If he did not have strong economy, he could not afford to protect and shelter the family of the fallen soldiers.

If he did not have military power, those who did not follow his order and would run in the battlefield would be many.

They chose to die with their enemy because they know if they ran, Aeryon would hunt them down.

And because of this strength, they would rather die with the enemy than dying under the executioner sword.

Benefit and force mixed together and created such a disciplined force.

As long as Aeryon could create a disciplined force with the people of the Steppe, there is no force on this world that could stop them when they gathered together.

At this time when some warrior protested Murong and Tabyak action, Belarion come forward

"The Kan has spoken. Five thousand men is enough!"

Aeryon looking at Aeryon laughed

"Yes, five thousand men is enough!"

The Kan has spoken. And so, his will be done!

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