The Ominous Lord of the Skaven

Chapter 54
"Master, the armaments of the territory are all prepared according to your requirements."

After Aris finished speaking, he lifted the curtain for Ickert, and the layered swords and spears looked chilling.

Even with the addition of so many ratmen, Windsor's weapons are enough to arm them all.

Ickert picked up a long knife and weighed it in his hand. The state of these weapons is sufficient for combat.

The only pity is that the quality of these equipment is uneven due to various reasons, especially those captured equipment, the quality of which is only average.

"Very well, then we need to distribute these armaments to each team."

After Ickert finished speaking, he put down the long knife and covered the curtain again, and Aris behind him quickly said yes.

The caravan leader had no doubts about Ickert's actions, and since the young master gave the order with confidence, he knew that the threat of the wolf man had been resolved.

It's just that he still can't figure out how Ickert will achieve his goal, and why he can be sure that the countermeasures must be safe.

Thinking of the "study" that the young master once told him, Aris couldn't help asking:

"Young master, I really don't understand. How are you sure that the jackals won't come anytime soon? Also, why do you distribute weapons to the new rat people? What does this have to do with our resistance to the jackals? ?”

Aris' words made Ickert, who was about to step on his horse, stop.

The relationship among them is not complicated. Ickert sorted out his thoughts a little bit, and then began to answer questions for his caravan leader.

"First question, Aris."

Ickert turned around and raised his index finger at Aris.

"First of all, I'm not sure they won't come, I'm sure they will come, and they will come very quickly, maybe in a few days."

"But because of that, I'm sure they won't come again."

"This, why is this, young master?"

Aris was directly dumbfounded by Ickert, not only because of whether the Wolf Man would come, but also how did Master Ickert determine the time of the Wolf Man's arrival?

Ickert knew that Aris was very confused at this time, and he was trying to take this opportunity to teach him something.

"The reason is actually very simple. The Gnoll investigation was carried out a few days ago. At that time, I did not bring back the new rat people."

"At that time, there were only 65 ratmen and Liao Liao's human guards in the territory who were not doing their jobs, and the lord had disappeared for many days. If you were a wolf man, once you detected this information, what would you do?"

"I will...quickly assemble enough troops to defeat the Ratmen, and attack as soon as possible."

Aris slapped his forehead after speaking, and suddenly realized.

He had always ignored one point before, and that was poor information!

If the Jackals hadn't sent out a new batch of scouts, they wouldn't have known that they had nearly [-] more ratmen.

This means a lot of things.

"First of all, based on this point, the first force they sent was used to defeat the 65 ratmen, not to defeat the entire 400 fully armed ratmen."

The larger the army, the more time it will take to assemble, and the various tribes of the Wolf Man also need to coordinate. If more time is wasted, it will only allow Ickert and his party to gain a firm foothold in Windsor.

The gnolls might be gathering, or even on their way.

Aris thought about it and found that this was indeed the case, but if it was only based on this fact, Ickert's previous analysis would be contradictory.

"However, young master, in your previous analysis, you said that the jackals are very likely to be united together! But according to what you said, the jackals on the highlands have a chance to capture the territory alone! They should take it all alone, so why? What about informing other tribes?"

"Yes, you are right, but if you add the impact of the tide of undead on the highland gnolls, the result will be quite different."

The area around the territory after the tide of undead is not absolutely safe, and the mobility of the undead is relatively poor, so there will always be a lot of undead left behind after the large army leaves.

According to Ickert's observations at the time, these remaining undead completely lost contact with the ringtone and turned into aimless wandering undead.

"The situation of the highland gnolls is much more difficult than we imagined. They have just been forced to leave the village, and they are struggling with rebuilding and collecting food. Unite with other tribes."

"Besides, gnolls are not the only ones who avoid the undead tide. Animals will also migrate according to danger, so the highlands are currently the barrenest time, and they happen to be interested in the wealth of the territory."

"This battle is inevitable for them, and in order to achieve the goal of quick action, their best alliance is only the tribes in the riverside forest. They can't count on the tribes on the other side of the river for a short time, and they may just hope Let me know."

"I see."

Aris sighed, and can only say that the young master deserves to be the young master, and he is thoughtful.

But Ickert's analysis is actually far more than that. For example, before the arrival of Ikert and his party, what would the highland wolf man tribe who could not get enough food do?

Tribes that did not grow crops on a large scale had very limited food sources, and their reserves presumably did not have much to spare.

And at this time, would they ask other tribes for help?Or force other tribes to help them?

The wolf man is coming fiercely. In fact, in Ickert's view, it will only be a mess at best. There are no numbers, and they can only fight with the wind.

If it weren't for this rotten world, the Ratmen's combat effectiveness would not be much stronger than that of the Jackals, so he planned to lead the army directly.

"It's just that, young master, according to your current analysis, the jackals will definitely come! How can we avoid this war?"

Aris said anxiously. In contrast, Ickert, who had already made up his mind, pointed to the weapon on the carriage.

"The answer is here."

What would a loose wolf man alliance do if they discovered that there was an invincible force in their territory?
Gambling most of the power and future of the tribe, is it in exchange for a win-lose outcome with Ickert?
I am afraid that only people from a certain island country would do such a thing.

They will withdraw, maybe they won't give up the attack on the territory, they just go back to make preparations again, but they have bought the most precious time for the territory virtually.

"I want the wolves to see that if they choose to attack rashly, they will be greeted with countless swords and spears!"

"I don't need the troops to have any actual combat effectiveness, I just need to make it look very combat effective."

Gnolls were the only ones who needed to believe their territory was defended, and Ickert, he knew, wasn't.

This is strategic deception!
(End of this chapter)