Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1715 Next Plan

On the new day, Shi Lei also took the time to call the desert people over one by one for questioning.

The main purpose was to confirm how much intelligence these desert people possessed regarding the snake people in the desert.

In fact, their knowledge is limited.

To put it bluntly, the relationship between the snake people and this group of desert people is that of perpetrator and victim.

Hordes of snake-men attacked the oasis, causing these desert people to lose their homes and be left to die in the desert. It was that simple.

Even in terms of timing, the snake people's attack occurred approximately two months before their first ambush at the Trapped Camp.

The soldiers responsible for recording intelligence had already given up hope on these desert people, and even felt that continuing to ask them questions was a waste of time.

But Shi Lei did not show much impatience and continued to ask questions one by one in an orderly manner.

When they asked Tata, they unexpectedly obtained some useful information.

"I saw it then, I knew which direction those snake-men came from!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Lei's eyes lit up.

He quickly unfolded a map in front of Tata; it was the latest drawing made by the accompanying cartographer.

Shi Lei unfolded the map and pointed out several points on it one by one.

"This is where we are now, this is the oasis, and this is where you used to hide."

After pointing out three important markers, Shi Lei asked another question.

"Tell me, which direction did those snake-men come from?"

Faced with this question, Tata fell into a brief silence, during which his hands unconsciously began to gesture.

Seeing this, Shi Lei remained silent.

Map markings are ultimately not three-dimensional enough, nor can they be said to be absolutely accurate.

With the talent of 'Desert Guide', Tata's sense of direction is definitely not bad, and the opponent is probably determining the location in his mind right now.

This state lasted for about ten seconds, after which Tata drew a line on the map with his finger.

"It came from this side."

Tata gave this answer with unusual certainty, full of confidence in her judgment.

During this time, Shi Lei also felt a surge of joy.

Tata gave only a direction, but you have to understand that this is in a vast desert where it's hard to tell which way is which.

Without a clear direction, they could only conduct a thorough search, risking getting lost along the way.

Now that they have a general idea of ​​the location, as long as they are correct, it will save them a lot of time.

After finishing the questioning and seeing Tata off, Shi Lei turned around and called over Jie Liancheng, Zhou Chongshan, Zhuo Ge, and Lex, and announced the information.

The officers were well aware of the immense value of this intelligence.

The previous attack on the snake people's stronghold undoubtedly informed the snake people that the location of the stronghold had been exposed.

After they leave, if the snake people return, they will most likely send reinforcements to that stronghold in order to defend against their attacks.

As mentioned before, the snake people are basically all elite-level fighters.

With both sides being roughly equal in size, the elite Trapped Battalion is naturally stronger than the Snakemen.

But what if the scale of the conflict continues to escalate?

At that time, the Great Zhou will also need more troops to participate in the battle against the snake people.

But not every unit can rival the strength of the Vanguard Camp. Add to that the clearly unfavorable desert environment.

Once the battle reaches this point, the snake people's home-field advantage will come into play, and their casualties on the Great Zhou side will increase.

In this situation, the intelligence provided by Tata can prove valuable.

Based on this intelligence, they have a chance of pinpointing the location of the snake people's second stronghold.

If the Snake People massacre troops at Outpost 1, then Outpost 2 will inevitably face a problem of weak rear defense.

At that time, they only need to seize the opportunity and send a cavalry force to launch a high-speed raid on the snake people's second stronghold, and they can easily take it down.

They'll just fight and then leave, but the snake people will be in trouble.

Both outposts have been exposed, and they haven't caught the enemy. How should they deploy their troops?

This problem alone is enough to put the snake people in a dilemma.

Of course, it's not time to take immediate action yet.

They can wait and see how things develop, but in the meantime, they should find an opportunity to confirm the location of the snake people's second stronghold.

We can't just wait until things get really bad before we start taking action, can we?
"Sending the Trapped Camp directly would be too drastic, and if they get surrounded by the Serpent People, it would be troublesome."

Before the officers had even finished assembling, Shi Lei had clearly already thought about the matter carefully.

"I plan to send the Giant Eagle Knight to check the situation."

The problem with the giant eagle rider is its poor stamina, making it unable to fly for long periods of time, and also unable to carry too many supplies.

This means that this type of soldier cannot carry out missions alone for extended periods of time.

However, the Giant Eagle Knights are also highly efficient at moving.

With the direction now clear, and without the need for a thorough search like before, as well as the need to coordinate with ground troops for movement, completing this mission quickly seems not impossible.

Of course, there are risks involved.

But these days, what military mission is without risk?

After a short meeting, the officers on the desert border quickly reached a consensus.

Shi Lei assigned five giant eagle riders to this mission.

When on missions abroad, this provides some support.

At the same time, considering the worst-case scenario, if something happens during the mission, there is at least a greater chance that a message can be sent back, so that they are not completely unaware of the situation.

On the first day of the new year, the Giant Eagle Knights squad, having completed their preparations, set off quickly, carrying out an important reconnaissance mission and taking the opportunity to check on the situation at the Snakeman No. 1 outpost along the way.

As expected, the snake people who had been driven away have all returned to the oasis.

Considering that the snake people were unaware that they would retreat directly, they would almost certainly return with reinforcements.

However, judging from the situation of the oases, their numbers are not large.

I wonder if they were all lying in ambush under the yellow sand, waiting to ambush them.

The giant eagle knights were quite pleased with this thought.

From their perspective, it was all for naught.

The snake people were unaware that they had aerial units; this lack of intelligence left them completely on the defensive.

The Giant Eagle Knights squad quickly flew over the Snakeman No. 1 base. After confirming the location, they began to spread out their aerial reconnaissance formation and moved at high speed toward the location of Snakeman No. 2 base.

(End of this chapter)