The Telescope Comes into Being

Luo Chong had his reasons for making this decision. The Han Tribe had just gone through a war, and it would take some time to fully digest the spoils of war—or rather, to properly manage the seized land and population.

Besides, the Fubo Guard fleet needed training, and the ten thousand young and able herders brought to Tohai Commandery still needed to be reorganized into an army. Now was not the best time to launch a war against Bamboo Island.

Although Xin Tribe could field far fewer troops than Modun, going to war with Xin Tribe was a completely different matter from fighting Modun.

When fighting Modun, the Han Tribe had been on the defensive as a whole. As long as they blocked Modun's attacks and preserved the fruits of Kaiyuan Commandery's development, they would count the battle as a victory. Moreover, the two sides had gone straight into a decisive battle, while the pursuit of Modun's forces had focused mainly on people.

Bamboo Island was different. The Han Tribe's strategic goal was full occupation—the land and population of the entire island. Thus, it needed far more troops than it had during the prairie war. Every place conquered required troops to be divided off and stationed there to maintain initial order. Otherwise, defeating Commander Xin's direct followers alone would have little meaning.

Luo Chong had already guessed that those people probably would not dare to fight a decisive battle against the Han Tribe. If he were Commander Xin, he would absolutely avoid a head-on collision, take advantage of fighting on home ground, and rely on favorable timing, terrain, and popular support to wage a guerrilla war or lay ambushes against the Han Tribe. That would be the best strategy.

Xin Tribe wanted to buy time. How could Luo Chong not