I led the Goblin Culture to victory.

Chapter 79 The Way of War

The sky was getting dark.

Li Mosi and his group had finished their dinner.

They did not return to the tribe.

This place is too far from the tribe.

They planned to sleep in a cave at the foot of the mountain tonight.

The slaves were tied up and placed in the deepest part of the cave, guarded by the goblins who were in charge of the day's work.

There were only thirteen goblin overseers inside the cave at that moment.

Other goblins also had to work in the dark.

They continued processing the pine trees that had been felled that day beside the wooden wall.

"This time, we must remove all the branches!"

Zi Yi stood atop the steep slope, supervising the goblins as they cut down the branches.

"Yes, Chief!"

"Understood!"

Li Mosi pulled the saintess to sit beside her, while Zi'an stared at the plan diagram.

He closed the [Leshanshui] map and turned to look at the wooden wall on his left.

The log wall that almost completely blocks the path at the foot of the mountain has already been built.

The goblins are processing logs.

Today, the area highlighted on the [Leshan Water] map has expanded significantly.

Li Moss saw many paths of medium-sized herbivorous wild animals such as roe deer, as well as traces of a few wolves, lynxes, and bison.

But he saw no trace of humans.

There was no smoke from the chimneys.

The enemy is at least ten kilometers away.

This is already a very safe range for the forest environment.

But we still cannot let our guard down.

wow-

Zi'an unfolded the plan and then rolled it up again, which made the saintess's body tremble.

Li Mosi frowned at Haji Saint: "What's with your reaction?"

Are they so nervous they see enemies everywhere?

The saintess adopted a serious expression and retorted, "Is that 'paper' fabric in your hand something that anyone can use?"

Li Mosi asked, puzzled, "Who else uses it besides me?"

He doesn't have many points left now, so he only uses them to write teaching materials by hand.

Ziyi and Zian could only practice calligraphy on the ground.

"Ah...that's not what I meant."

The saintess looked like she didn't know what to say.

She took a deep breath and said, "Such precious things shouldn't be touched so casually, right? As a descendant of nobility, don't you have any sense of distinguishing between the noble and the lowly?"

Li Mosi was stunned.

He finally understood what Hagi Saint was talking about.

But Zi'an didn't quite understand, scratching his head: "Master, what is this guy talking about?"

She only vaguely felt that the other person hadn't said anything nice.

Li Mosi glanced at Zi'an and simply translated, "She said you're not an aristocrat and shouldn't touch paper."

Zi'an froze, then carefully tilted her head towards Li Mosi: "Is she right?"

The saintess turned her head and opened her mouth, but Li Mosi shook her head and said, "What she said is wrong."

He continued speaking, ignoring Hagi Saint's astonished expression.

"You are my disciple, just use it normally."

He doesn't intend to preach any grand principles.

Just use it and you're done.

The saintess was suddenly choked up.

If the other party is unreasonable, then she can't reason with them either.

But she still tried to say, "You know the value of this fabric..."

"Enough. This is paper, not cloth. Just because you use those parchment pieces to write and draw doesn't mean that only cloth can be used for writing and drawing."

Li Mosi couldn't take it anymore.

Hagi Saint said some strange things.

He desperately wanted to plug his ears!

If she tried to argue with him again, he would stuff her mouth with vines covered in mud and dust!

"Hey--"

Zi Yi heard the noise from the steep slope and climbed up in a few steps to see what was going on.

Realizing the matter was over, he pointed to the wooden wall and asked, "Master, should we block the wooden wall? We could actually climb the high slope and then pass through this road when we pass by."

Looking in the direction he was pointing, you could see a gap in the middle of the wooden wall large enough for three people to walk side by side.

That was the passageway left behind earlier.

But Zi Yi felt that since the passage, which was nearly thirty steps wide, was already sealed off with wooden walls, it would be safer to seal off this area as well.

"No need, sealing it up isn't good. Come here."

Li Mosi asked Zi Yi to come to his side and slowly explained it to him.

"During our two wild boar hunts, did you notice any differences in the surrounding environment?"

Zi Yi shook his head: "I was only focused on the wild boar at the time, so I didn't notice anything else."

Li Mosi helped him recall: "The first time we encountered a wild boar, it was already injured, which is why it was so aggressive and charged straight out."

"The second wild boar wasn't injured; it even tried to hide from us at first. It only came out and tried to threaten us when it realized we were approaching."

Zi Yi nodded: "The second wild boar wasn't very aggressive, but it still charged in the end."

"That's because the second time the wild boar had no way to retreat."

Li Mosi pointed out the key point.

"Whether it's a human or a wild boar, they won't fight to the death as long as they can survive. Leaving them space so they feel they have a chance to escape will reduce their fighting spirit."

Zi'an nodded, deeply agreeing with this.

"Indeed, when I hunt, the wild animals always try to escape, except for that herd of silly deer I encountered this morning."

Li Mosi kept her lips pursed.

Roe deer are indeed an exception.

They would all come over out of curiosity to see when their companions died.

The saintess pouted and secretly glanced at Li Mosi, without saying a word.

Zi Yi leaned closer and asked curiously, "Master, is this a principle related to combat? How does it relate to our battle plan?"

He had just thought about his past hunting experiences.

Combining the arrangements made during the last ambush of the slave-catching team, he suddenly understood what Li Mosi had done!

When ambushing prey, they also used bushes and other natural features as cover, and used surrounding stones as weapons, waiting for the prey to get close before launching an attack.

From this perspective, the pine needle fortifications they built before the last battle were actually bushes, the stones were replaced with wood and enlarged to become logs, and their weapons were changed from simple javelins to more powerful javelins combined with javelins and slingshots.

The playing styles are almost identical!

However, he was so engrossed in the novelty and excitement of the new weapon that he hadn't noticed these things.

Realizing the similarities behind them, Zi Yi wondered if the battle also made sense.

"That's a good question."

Li Mosi nodded and turned to look at Zi'an.

"Zoyasu, didn't the slave-catching team look down on the goblins last time?"

Zi'an answered instinctively, "That's right."

Li Mosi casually pulled Zi Yi to Zi An Tong's side and began teaching.

"Last time, the slave-catching team thought the goblins were very weak, but in reality, we are not weak now. So they were defeated. What do you think the enemy will think this time?"

Zi'an pondered for a moment before speaking, "Still very weak?"

Zi Yi asked uncertainly, "It's not that weak anymore?"

"Isn't it because you guys aren't that weak?"

The saintess interjected.

"The goblins who escaped dared to stay and resist because they thought you were capable of fighting back. It wouldn't be normal if you acted too weak. Don't treat the enemy like fools, or you'll be the fools yourselves."

Zi Yi was puzzled.

He wasn't familiar with some of the words the saintess used.

Zi'an frowned.

Although there were many more words she didn't understand, the saintess's final, habitual attack was enough to make her express her dissatisfaction.

Li Mosi reached out and pinched the saintess's mouth shut: "Don't underestimate the enemy. I'll show you from their perspective first."