Way of Overlord-Chapter 629: His Favourite Son

And Chadha would also not forget that the target Aeron chosen is a kind of target that made any tribe against Aeryon feel suffocated.

He targeted horses, families and supplies.

More horses taken, more strength to their army.

Families could be used to induce surrender.

And supplies if they could take it, they would. If they could not, they just burn it.

And once these were taken resistance collapsed quickly. One wonder how after defeating the Xewa and Ghar tribe Aeryon could quickly take the other tribes.

This is how he does it.

Lightning attack and choosing his target. All people could sometimes see, is the result.

Not the cause and effect of that result

As for the battlefield, Aeryon uses a tactic well known by all the hunters in the Steppe.

But no one has perfected the art into combining it with military formation this masterfully.

The feigned retreat

Aeryon must have struggled to adapt this method into his cavalry in the beginning.

After all, while feigned retreat is easy to do with small forces the larger the force, the harder it is

And Brolgadhr was not a militant tribe before Aeryon.

Some tribes could also do this.

But not all tribes could do this.

Because not all tribes are militant

The essence of this tactic is none other than to engage lightly, pretend to flee in panic, luring the enemy into pursuit and then when they are lured, surround and annihilate them from all sides

Aeryon now, probably have better control and the army under him is also a master of this tactic.

Chagan must be reminded of this

But even if he reminded him, could this backfire? Chadha think to himself as he looks at Chagan.

Sometimes, the retreat is a true retreat.

And that is why this tactic, even if one knows it, it is hard to guard against.

Because of...what if?

What if the retreat is not a feigned retreat but a real retreat? Then are they going to let go of the merit, and treasures and glory that could be taken?

Pursuit means victory. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

This is something most commander of war believes.

Even more a pursuit in retreat.

That is the best way to thoroughly defeat an enemy and deter them from attacking again

The worst casualty of an army is when they retreated. Because at that time, it is no different than a surrender

"Chagan, Aeryon forces are not to be underestimated"

"They have learned a lot from being under the leadership of the Khan. It is wise to cautiously think of their methods and learn from our mistake" Chadha did not give any instruction with details.

Chagan is unlike him.

His ...approach on the battlefield is eccentric and unpredictable.

He likes to take risk, and bold ideas filled his battle example.

The kind of general that cook up a solution on the spot instead of planning the battle inside the tent

Even if there is planning by the time they are in the battlefield, the plan would be abandoned and a new plan would be drafted

Chagan nodded.

Chadha is still worried.

Chagan is not someone that he could easily order. Because if he made a detailed instruction, then it might hinder him from victory.

And Chadha himself is not confident to predict what the enemy would do.

"They are attacking from five front. Five large forces and many other small forces. But only these five forces that should be paid attention to. If they manage to break through and annihilate the enemies of our allies, then we would lose in this battle. Aeryon intention this time is not top repel us or deter us, but to annihilate or subdue us. He would not stop until this objective is fulfilled"

Chagan nodded.

He knows very well how dangerous Aeryon is and how much dread he inspires on the allies. Chagan nodded

Chadha only look at his son, but he did not say anything else.

Chalik could help him if he conquers territory. But this is not a war for conquest. This is a defensive war.

Aeryon wanted to conquer and subdue all the tribes in the west and let them swear their allegiance to him

That is his objective. He did not need to hide it because it is pointless to hide it. Chadha however has a different objective.

Defend the west and expel the Brolgadhr.

Even if Aeryon take half of the region and even decimated half of the Cah Ner Ul alliance, as long as Cha Ner Ul alliance could held Aeryon back, time would be on Cha Ner Ul Alliance.

What Chadha wanted to do is break the myth of invincibility of Aeryon.

Like how Aeryon broke the invincibility of Yan soldiers, Chadha wanted to break the myth of Aeryon army invincibility

As long as that could be done, some people who had bet on Aeryon might choose differently

And as long as the heart is scattered, then the idea of separating the Steppe into two might be something that Aeryon had to acknowledge even if he didn’t want to

This is the different between Aeryon and Chadha war.

Aeryon had to win beautifully and full of dominating power while Chadha could lose every battle as long as he could win the war

Chadha look at all of his sons and in the ends his eyes rested on Chayun

"Now go do your duty" Chadha excuse everyone but he gestures Chayun to stay.

Chayun stays and the other went out of the tent, the curtain is closed, the guards guarded the tent, and in the tent only father and son is left

Chadha finally coughed again.

Chayun quickly come close to his father, his face is full of worry and there is also anxiousness in his expression

Chadha looking at this, smiles bitterly

"Why are you so anxious?"

Chayun face hardened and his eyes drops a little.

He closes his eyes and sigh

"Father, without you, this alliance would fall apart" Chayun said what is in his heart and what is in the hearts of many people

"You are all related by marriage" Chadha said.

"The worlds is not an easy temptation" Chayun said wistfully.

Chayun knowns his ability the best.

This is his virtue.

He knows he is not as talented as leading an army like Chagan, do not know intrigue as well as Chalik and not as talented as Chabur.

He is more of jack of all trades

Does he not know that his father ability to juggle the interest of the tribes is the reason why the alliance could stand?

If its just because of marriage, then how many tribes have marriage with each other? Why didn’t they all ally with each other

Those who did not know the inside story would only think that the three tribes ally with each other because of marriage.

Some tribes even imitate his father and married their daughter to rivalling tribes to try to imitate his method.

But is there any more well known and powerful alliance in the Southern Great Steppe other than the Cha Ner UI alliance?

Why does other people fail and his father succeed? Is the husband and wife of these tribes were so harmonious with each other until it could affect tribe policy?

No

They could not.

What it is is the ability of his father to juggle the interest of the tribes and appease them when necessary and scold them when necessary

His father had to reiterate the pros and cons of certain moves and make sure everyone is on the same page each time and had to make a plan that satisfy all of the tribes in the alliance.

All of this requires the ability to see people hearts and divine people thoughts

His father probably could not see the world situation as Mayeux in Aeryon camp, but he knows people hearts.

He could even manipulate it. It is after seeing his father doing all of this, he knows how insignificant personal prowess for a chief.

It is because of this he tries to learn as much as possible from his father.

But the more he learns, the more he could see that what his father learns is not something that he could teach to people and it is not something that easily learned

"I am dying" his father suddenly said.

Chayun hearing this did not feel joy.

He looks down and sighed. He wanted to deny it, but how could he not know. He had been his father side and could see his father health becoming worse.

Some people seek the position of chief all of their lives.

In the Steppe, the position of chief is one of the positions of power most coveted.

Even more so when Chagai tribe has expanded to this scale.

Powerful and commanded tens of thousands of horse riders and tens of thousands of warriors, with one order, hundreds of thousands of warriors could be summoned from all of the west.

That kind of power, how could it not make your heart filled with ambitions and your minds filled with the idea of taking the world!

And Chayun himself had these ideas in the past.

It is only after learning alongside his father, he knows that he did not have the qualities of those great heroes in the stories.

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