Chapter 1091: Chapter 1090: Destiny
Yanran didn’t rush to reveal the answer. She looked at Ba Lvluo and said, "If it’s really like I just said, do you think the mermaids could still escape?
Ba Lv stood up and began to carefully observe the mermaids’ habitat.
Since her elders and senior sisters have repeatedly mentioned that the mermaids’ habitat has distinct characteristics, she wanted to see what exactly was different about it.
The bay in front of her appeared in an irregular shape, with twisting islands and reefs forming the Sea Wolves. There was only that narrow entrance for them to get in.
Ba Lv clapped her hands; she understood.
She turned around and Jiang Cheng and Yanran both looked at her with encouraging smiles.
I discovered it. The mermaids’ habitat has only one exit. Although this terrain, as Yanran said, is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if the Sea Wolves break through the mermaids’ defense line, they’ll indeed suffer devastating blows.
She paused and continued speaking to the Mermaid Leader: "That gap is a critical place. Depending on it, you can withstand the Sea Wolves’ attacks. But conversely, if the Sea Wolves firmly guard that entrance, you won’t be able to escape either.
Jiang Cheng and Yanran laughed.
That’s right, this is the characteristic of the mermaids’ habitat.
As long as the Sea Wolves break through the mermaids’ defense line, they’ll never have a chance to turn the tables. Their defeat can’t even be described as a crushing one; destruction is their inevitable outcome.
Just imagine, the Sea Wolves break through the mermaids’ defense at the entrance. Then a large number of Sea Wolves enter the mermaids’ habitat through that entrance, leaving a small team of Sea Wolves to guard the entrance, blocking the mermaids’ only retreat,
Inside, the Sea Wolves would face the defenseless mermaids and unleash a slaughter. At that time, would the mermaids have any other path to choose, besides becoming prey to the Sea Wolves?
The Mermaid Leader thought of this as well, and she couldn’t help but gasp when realizing that their once protective habitat could become their grave. Her entire body shivered.
If the situation is really as the young girl said, then they should be making plans to retreat now.
As the leader of the mermaids, it’s her duty to lead her people in resistance, but if the entire mermaid clan perishes under her command, she wouldn’t be able to justify herself.
Then what? Jiang Cheng asked Ba Lv, "Do you have any other ideas?
Then? Ba Lv was puzzled again, what else then?
Then, then—" Ba Lvluo, furrowing her brows, said, "Since we’ve discovered the mermaids’ habitat’s flaws, of course, we should seize the opportunity to move to another safer place.
Jiang Cheng shook his head, indicating his disagreement with Ba Lv’s suggestion.
The Mermaid Leader looked eagerly at Jiang Cheng. Could there be a better solution in such a situation?
"If you don’t say it, I will," Yanran teased Ba Lvti. "By then, don’t start crying."
"Oh, come on, who’s crying," Ba Lvluo rolled her eyes.
Are you going to say it or not?" Yanran pressed.
You say it, you say it.
Yanran spoke to the Mermaid Leader: "While the terrain of your habitat has both advantages and disadvantages for you, it’s for certain that it’s only disadvantageous to the Sea Wolves.
The Mermaid Leader was completely bewildered by their words. She knew her best course of action was to keep silent and let the three aliens reveal the answer for her.
If Yanran smiled mischievously at the Mermaid Leader: "If we use you as bait to lure the Sea Wolves into your habitat, and then guard the entrance to cut off their retreat, then none of the Sea Wolves entering the habitat will escape a fatal end.
The Mermaid Leader’s eyes lit up. This was indeed an excellent plan.
The problem is, we don’t know how many Sea Wolves will enter here, into the trap we’ve set," Yanran frowned in frustration. "If the number of lured Sea Wolves is too small, then the trap will be meaningless.
Jiang Cheng nodded, as he had the same doubt in his mind. That is, by using the mermaids as bait, just how many Sea Wolves can they attract.
Faced with the unique terrain of the mermaids’ habitat, Jiang Cheng thought of a clever strategy. Inspired by him, his two protégés also observed the crux of the matter.
This was a "Weng Zhong Zhua Lu" plan [Trap within a trap strategy].
In Jiang Cheng’s homeland, the Hua Family Country, there have been many historical instances of this tactic. The most adept at this strategy was indeed a certain team.
Back then, when they fought against their rivals, they were initially at a disadvantage.
At that time, they had very few weapons, lacked food, personnel was critically low, had no solid footing, and were constantly beaten by their adversaries, almost reaching the brink of annihilation several times.
Even their enemies didn’t believe they could escape the fate of destruction.
But that team had many capable generals. In their disadvantaged position, they skillfully used various strategies, not only astonishing their enemies. They avoided being annihilated, and instead grew stronger.
Whenever they understood the situation of their enemy in time, they’d adopt different strategies to deal with them.
For instance, ambushing in the valleys by setting up a trap. When the unsuspecting enemy entered, they’d block the retreat and launch an assault, delivering a devastating strike.
They frequently used this method, gathering their superior manpower to eliminate their foes.
Jiang Cheng, a well-read man of history, had a deep interest in that team’s history and was well-versed in their battle tactics.
Hence, he was very familiar with their use of "Weng Zhong Zhua Lu" [Trap within a trap strategy].
Moreover, his decision to utilize the terrain of the mermaids’ habitat for this strategy was very appropriate.
The question remains, by using the mermaids as bait, how many Sea Wolves could be drawn into the Bao Country Map.
As Yanran said, if the number of Sea Wolves is very few, the plan would have no value.
In their view, they hoped that through this ambush, they could at least eliminate the majority of the Sea Wolves, ensuring the remaining ones pose no threat to the mermaids.
As for whether they can annihilate the Sea Wolves entirely, as Jiang Cheng said, they couldn’t make any promises.
Overall, their plan was to eradicate as many Sea Wolves as possible.
The Mermaid Leader finally understood the plan of the three aliens. Just as she was about to lose all hope, when her people were on the brink of catastrophe, this plan filled her with unexpected joy.
For a moment, she wondered if these three aliens were perhaps messengers sent by their gods, seeing her people in such dire straits, to save them from their fate.
