Way of Overlord
Chapter 398: The Black Robed Strategist

Chapter 398: The Black Robed Strategist

They broke down the defense of the Wall of Yan and then drive straight to Nurshira and broke down that city and they repay a fraction of the suffering that the Yan people have brought to the people of the Steppe

The innocent of the Steppe still screams in anger.

So, even though Aeryon conquers tribes his reputation as a warrior is unblemished. He fought against Yan people, if that is not a hero, then what is?

Dama even with all of his cruelty is also considered a hero.

So, how could Norgai not know that his ability would not let him be able to do whatever he wanted.

He could not fight against the Brolgadhr.

He also could not fight against the Cha Ner Ul alliance.

He could win a few battle here and there but to defeat such a behemoth, even if he sacrifice every single of his men, he doubt that it would change the outcome.

He is not a strategist and he did not have some kind of tricks or way to escape this.

His wish is not that grand.

He simply wanted to become a general and protect his people. If he provoke war between tribes, and he loses, then how could he be proud of his father.

This seed has been planted by his father.

His father taught Norgai only military and fighting method. He thought that by doing so he could cultivate his second son martials spirit.

As for the first son, he taught him how to use people

The plan was perfect.

the first one is adept in human hearts and knows to balance the forces , when to retreat, when to advance forward.

The second son cultivates a martial spirit, have great martial method, and is powerful in battle and did not covet the position of his brother.

The family is in harmony.

The father of these two excellent child did not even take a concubine after the death of his wife to make sure the succession would be as flawless as it could be.

The warriors of Nogai tribe knows from the very beginning that the first son would inherit the chief position, the second son would be the Great Warrior that protect the tribe

It has all been decided and everyone knows heir role. The warriors are at ease as they are not bound by uncertainty and the second son would not fight against his brother to separate the tribe.

A perfect plan by the father of these two people.

This perfect plan however hit a snag.

The father of these two children could never expected that his first son would die.

And maybe the blow of that death of his brother causes his father to fall sick and then die, leaving the tribe to the second son who has never been taught on how to rule a tribe.

And Norgai himself knows his weakness.

One of the fighting method he learns from his teacher is that, before you fight someone, first know your own weakness.

Then knows the weakness of your opponent. At least when these two factors is known, you could make your move with confidence and the chance to win would increase

And so, when he became chief, Norgai examine himself and knew he is bad at this.

Norgai sighed.

For a moment ,he is just there sitting on his tent, sighing and thinking about a lot of things.

He misses his father and his brother. But he also knows that sighing would not solve any problems

He was silent for a second and then he sighed

And a person come to his mind

"Then I could ask him what he thinks" he mutters to himself as he nodded

"After all he predicted that the Kan would attack Wustkazan"

Norgai immediately summons that person.

He did not wait long. Someone announce this person presence and then the curtain of the tent was lifted and someone enter the tent

Entering the tent is a young man wearing a black robe. Behind him is a warrior

This young man bows his head s lightly towards him and then as he raises his face, there is a smile on his face

"Jayeux disciple of Mayeux, your words have come true"

"You must be proud"

The young man smiles and shakes his head

Yes, this young man is none other than Jayeux. After his brief stay in the Kazan tribe, he went even further north and stay in the Norgai tribe.

Jayeux still has that confident smile.

But his face and his entire demeanour has changed to become even more mature.

Even though he is not involved in many dangers since he left the Brolgadhr tribe, he had his fair share of problems.

But relying on the name of the Kan and his teacher, most tribe would welcome him.

Not to mention, he always find a way to impress the chief with his knowledge.

Along the way, he also reads more articles about war and he would also jot down things that come to his mind.

He learns by looking at the people of the Steppe, learning their habits and culture seeing what is different from the narrative being told by the Yan between the reality of the matter. If you believe the word of the Yan, it almost seems like the people of the steppe only thing in life is to fight and kill when there is so much more than that.

The common people of the Steppe, is the same as the common people in Yan.

They are all trying to survive.

If they live in an area where the chief is kind, their lives would be oppressed only a little.

If they live in an area where the chief is cruel, then the tribe also lives a hard life.

But there is no one who is stupid enough to torture their own tribe and kill indiscriminately when there is no reason to.

After seeing all kinds of tribe in his journey, Jayeux concluded that compared to other tribes, Aeryon way of reorganizing his tribe is revolutionary.

There is clear laws and clear rewards and punishment methods.

There is still wrongful accusation, but at least Aeryon tries to put some justice in the justice system.

Aeryon also is quite generous with his people yet at the same time he would be cruel to those who did not surrender. He would give the enemy tribe chance to surrender.

If they did not surrender the first time, Aeryon would attack.

If the attack is repelled, Aeryon would appreciate talent and offer the second surrender. If the attack is not repelled, then the entire tribe would not be given any special privileges when they are defeated later. And if the enemy tribe kills a lot of his tribe people, Aeryon would eradicate them all.

There is the approach of sticks and carrot in the method of Aeryon pacifying the tribe. Hence, most small tribes would usually surrender in the first attempt if they do not have the confidence to fight against the Brolgadhr tribe.

At the same time, for the second attempt, it is usually because Aeryon find a talent he wanted to recruit. Aeryon has many men wanting to join his army. But he has a lack of talent to lead men and to govern his realm

There is other officers that Mayeux is training but in the end, the one Aeryon trusted the most is Mayeux.

Aeryon combined kindness and force.

Force is something the people of Steppe is accustomed to but kindness ....kindness in the way that Aeryon managed to wield is something that most chief in the Steppe did not master.

Jayeux stopped at Nogai tribe and was invited by the chief of Nogai tribe when he heard that he was here

Ayuka has already spread his name around and Norgai heard his name and invited him to a banquet.

And a few days ago, he was in the chief tent when there is news that Kazan had attacked Estkazan with Esbizuk tribe.

Jayeux saw an opportunity to raise his prestige and predicted that Aeryon would send his troop toward the north.

At that time, some of the elders of Nogai tribe did not agree with his assessment. After all, news also come from the south that Aeryon had sent his men to aid Khagai tribe because of their alliance.

The forces that Aeryon could command without lowering the security of the tribe is pitifully small.

Jayeux however knows that Aeryon would take the risk if the price is right. And the price right now is really cheap

So, he expected Aeryon to take chances.

At that time, Jayeux confidence was only seventy percent. He just said it because the benefit of being right is higher than the loss if he was wrong

Right now, Jayeux reputation is not that high. So, he could afford a bit of mistake. Even if he was mistaken, people would simply think he is still young and being young, it is not that weird for him to make some mistake.

But if he is right, people would all think he is a young genius and the reputation boost he would get from being right would make things easier in the future.

And so, he makes a bet. And he won the bet

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