Way of Overlord-Chapter 317: Winds Gathers, Storm Rises

And the moment Valgrun heard about seven thousand horseman riding toward the Burka tribe, there was only one method that he could use to make sure that Burka tribe is not eradicated or destroyed.

Once Burka tribe is destroyed, then how could Haltur tribe who is relying on the three tribes around him to resist Chagai tribe.

if that happens the entire plan of Mayeux would crumble

Valgrun himself is a great strategist and he always have a way to break through certain problem.

The moment he heard that seven thousand horseman goes out, a plan come to his mind

Why is it that Khagai tribe who is small tribe in the west could survive for so long and for so many years manage to even compete with the other tribes around them?

Because most of them inherit the strategy of the ancient ancestors who once served in the Old Empires of the Steppe.

Valgrun also learns a lot and this is why, this thin man could subdue all of these warriors that are all stronger than him

Valgrun is the master in indirect approach of battle and using the centre of gravity of the enemy to defeat and confounded them

It is why he managed to defeat the big with the small, the many with the little

These two concepts, "indirect approach" and "centre of gravity" is always debated on how to be interpreted and applied.

The indirect approach advocates against attacking the adversary’s strength head-on while the centre of gravity refers to the most critical point of the adversary’s system.

Extrapolating forward, there is a synergistic outcome when both concepts are considered in conjunction.

And Valgrun understood the essence of this method and the essence is that the indirect approach is most potent when directed against a centre of gravity.

So, Valgrun could see between the lines and he could see that with seven thousand horsemen out from the main force of the army of the Bolghar, the defense around the main settlement of the Bolghar tribe is weak.

And by the time that he and his forces arrives at the Bolghar main settlement, the Bolghar warriors would be probably fighting against the Burka tribe

They would be tied down there.

At that time, surely some scouts or people of the Bolghar tribe would send message to Bolgharu saying that there is a force encircling the main settlements.

Valgrun wanted to attack so it force the Bolghar forces to rush back to reinforce the main settlement and relieving the attack on Burka

If the indirect approach is a means to achieve an objective, then there needs to be proper identification of the objective to achieve maximal effect.

Applying the indirect approach against the adversary’s centre of gravity would potentially cause his system to unravel while incurring minimal losses.

Valgrun understood that all efforts must ultimately be contrived with a clear view of what the endpoint is in mind.

He knows the centre of gravity and he has clarity of purpose.

This is the essence of his strategy of besieging Bolghar to save Burka. But that is not the only thing that Valgrun wanted to do

"Since I could trick you to return home, it would be a pity if I return home empty handed"

Valgrun remembers the area near the main settlements of the Bolghar tribe. There is a valley and hills that would directly lead to the main settlements.

And when he thought of it, there is a devious smile on his face

"This might be a great opportunity for me to win a great victory!" he mutters under his breath and there is a smile on his face

That night, many thing happen from the north to the south, from the west to the east, all kinds of events and all kinds of matters

As for the West of the Southern Great Steppe, the war is raging, and a few chief would lose their life from the event of that night

Mayeux plan become like clockwork. Chagai attack Haltur, Haltur ask aid, Burka tribe, Ino tribe, Gir tribe all send aid, Bolghar attack Burka and Khagai tribe finally move and attacks Bolghar

Chess pieces in a big chessboard all moving perfectly ins sync like there is a hand of destiny pushing all these chess pieces to the right position

The wind has gathered and storms are rising!

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Brolgadhr tribe

Aeron is reading the bamboo slips a and then putting it down. And then he raise up another leather skin and read what is written on it and chuckles

Mayeux is standing there and he looks at Aeryon but his face is hard to read. It is solemn. And when he heard Aeryon chuckles, Mayeux gulped

"The path of my lord is the path of an overlord. But he is trying to be benevolent. And at the same time firm.

But the people of the Steppe is rough. They view kindness as weakness. Those who could not wield the weapon and slaughter those who harm them, those who could not fight and kill for their loved ones, these are weak people. The monarch wanted to be benevolent but the people has no resources to be benevolent. What the Steppe needs is not a benevolent ruler but a mighty ruler"

And the chuckles turns into a laugh.

The laugh become louder but the more Aeryon laugh, the more uneasy Mayeux become and he felt sweat forming on his forehead and on his back.

He quickly wipes it

There is another person in the tent

And that person is Belarion. The sworn brother of the Kan just sit on the other corner of the tent, looking like he is going to fall asleep

"What a bold young man!"

Aeryon repeated the words in the article he wrote, a smile on his face

But Mayeux did not say anything like a mute. Aeryon seem to expect such reaction

"Isn’t this saying that I am a benevolent ruler but not a mighty ruler? Is your disciple accusing me of weakness, Mayeux?"

Aeryon tone is very gentle but there is a certain killing intent in those words and Mayeux who is sensitive to people heart could not help but notice it.

One wrong answer and his future could be different. Aeryon trusted him. But it is this trust that could be a weapon against him.

How could he be at ease if Aeryon could no longer believe the person he trusted the most?

Knowing the Kan, Mayeux knows the ending of him if he really betrays the Kan? Trust of a ruler comes with rewards and gifts. But it also come with punishment and penalty

A benevolent ruler could forgive you. But they would remember. Because the most difficult scheme to resolve is the scheme of the heart.

His answer would determine whether the pair of minister and monarch would become wary against each other or become even more trusting with each other

But that question is not a question that Mayeux dare answer.

Since, he could not answer, then he would not

Sometimes, a minister needs to know when to shut their mouth and just accept the scolding.

Talking too much sometime is detrimental

So, he could only pretend to be deaf and blind right now, standing there like a statue and not say anything that might implicate him or worsen the situation

"The Way is different so there is no need people with different Ways to conspire with each other or we will negate each other"

"What a sentence, what a genius!’ Aeryon mutters but the killing intent in Aeryon heart seems to become even more sharper.

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Aeryon read again and he reads Jayeux writing.

Yet, he won the world and praise as a great king.

"Hence, those who do great things.....do not keep faith. There are two ways of striving for master, of contesting, the one by the law, the other by force. The first method is proper to men, the second to beasts; but because the first is frequently not sufficient, it is necessary to have recourse to the second.

Therefore, it is necessary for a ruler to understand how to avail himself of the beast and the man. It is necessary for a ruler to know how to make use of both natures, and that one without the other is not durable.

A ruler, therefore, being compelled knowingly to adopt the beast, ought to choose the fox and the lion; because the lion cannot defend himself against snares and the fox cannot defend himself against wolves.

Therefore, it is necessary to be a fox to discover the snares and a lion to terrify the wolves. Those who rely simply on the lion do not understand what they are about.

Therefore, a wise lord cannot, nor ought he to, keep faith when such observance may be turned against him, and when the reasons that caused him to pledge it exist no longer"

A way of ruling the world, a way to educate the princes, of using force and might to conquer the world and in some part it resonated with Aeryon

Aeryon himself listen to Durka suggestion "Under Heavens, Use Force"

But, there is some things he would not do and there are some thing he chooses not to do. There are some lines he would not cross

Not because he couldn’t, but because he doesn’t want to. He comes with the advantage of time, but also with the disadvantage of the time

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