"Alright, it seems I really overestimated Sarutobi's military skills. With their Thunderous military prowess, even if they wanted to set up an ambush, it would be incredibly obvious..."
For example, with such an obvious military mobilization, how could I not guess that there's a huge pitfall waiting for me to jump into behind it?
Yukimichi Uchiha and rubbed his forehead in exasperation. He felt like the Sarutobi Clan was treating them like fools.
They fought their way through with hardly any, if any, troops. So, where were the Uchiha Sarutobi Clan's defenders when the Uchiha clan broke in?
Surely they couldn't all have turned into logs, could they? Yukimichi Uchiha Sarutobi Clan wasn't up to any good.
With so many military forces gathered together, isn't the intention to create an ambush for him, then seal it off and surround him?
With such an obvious strategic objective, do the Sarutobi Clan really think Yukimichi Uchiha is a fool who can't see it?
This unusual military mobilization alone is enough to tell. At least the Sarutobi Clan could put on a show! This military movement is completely undisguised. They've really been hanging around with the Senju Clan for too long; they've become utterly stupid.
Now that it had been confirmed that there were no Sarutobi ambushes or garrison troops within the city, Yukimichi Uchiha sent people up to take over the town.
Fully armed Uchiha marched in orderly ranks toward the town in a grand procession.
As they reached the entrance, the heavy city gate was pushed open with a loud thud.
"Thump--Thump--"
Many residents within the city heard the sound of orderly footsteps and the clanging of metal armor coming from the city gate.
Yukimichi Uchiha at the head of the group, carefully observing the town.
But he hadn't taken two steps when he suddenly noticed that both sides of the street ahead were filled with people. Yukimichi Uchiha frowned, somewhat puzzled.
"Does the Sarutobi Clan intend to use ordinary people as shields against the Uchiha? Has the Sarutobi Clan become so ruthless?"
As Yukimichi Uchiha was thinking, he had already reached the street corner. Before he could react, the people on both sides of him suddenly knelt down with a thud.
The leader even shouted, " With the Uchiha here, there is justice! With the Uchiha army here, there is fairness! Welcome the royal army into the city!"
Yukimichi Uchiha hearing this, standing rooted to the spot. He looked around before finally pointing to himself. "Me, us?"
Not only Yukimichi Uchiha, but all the Uchiha following behind him were bewildered, staring at the people kneeling in unison on both sides, not understanding what was going on.
"The royal army has entered the city! Uchiha has arrived! Life will get better—" With a shout from someone in the crowd, all the residents joined in the chant.
" Uchiha —the Royal Army! Uchiha —the Royal Army!" The cheers resounded endlessly.
Although the Uchiha clan members didn't understand what was happening, they could roughly tell that they were being praised, and so the Kakuzu of their mouths couldn't help but turn up in a smile.
Yukimichi Uchiha's eyes widened. What? So you're welcoming us? But aren't you the Sarutobi Clan's castle? If I'm not mistaken, we invaded and conquered it, right? Why are you welcoming us like this?
Yukimichi Uchiha couldn't understand it at all, so he simply gave up and shouted, "Shut up, all of you! Do you think we Uchiha are some kind of saintly people?"
I'm telling you, we Uchiha are never good people! You'll have to pay the price Uchiha our protection!
As he spoke, Yukimichi Uchiha went straight to the details of Uchiha Takashi's ruling strategies in the Land of Light, including things like a 30% head tax, tool rentals, and land ownership by the Uchiha, and so on.
Just as Yukimichi Uchiha finished speaking, a smirk appeared on his face as he prepared to listen to the wails of these people. After all, the lamentations of the weak are the celestial music of the strong!
However, after Yukimichi Uchiha finished speaking, the arena was silent for a moment, then erupted into even more intense cheers. Of course, there were some sobs mixed in, but why did those sobs sound so joyful?
"Royal army! Uchiha! Uchiha great lord!" The group grew more and more excited as they shouted, their eyes gleaming as they looked at the Uchiha, and they got goosebumps just watching Yukimichi Uchiha.
"Is this acceptable? What on earth did these people do? It seems the Sarutobi Clan truly has no humanity!"
Yukimichi Uchiha remarked with emotion, "Indeed, the clan leader was right. We Uchiha are already considered great benefactors in this world..."
After the Uchiha conquered the town, they completely opened the road to the Sarutobi Clan Sarutobi Clan's capital, which now has no obstacles left.
After all, it was the Sarutobi Clan that abandoned this territory themselves. First, it was the border of the valley, and then this important town. For their own foolish and simplistic strategic intentions, they directly abandoned the entire strategic landscape.
Ultimately, it was just a family; its strategic intentions fully demonstrated the limitations of a small family.
The Sarutobi Clan's strategic planning remains at the clan level; in the past, when fighting, setting up a single defensive line on the outside was sufficient.
Once the defense line is breached, the family's headquarters will be directly confronted by the enemy.
Even now that they have established their own country, they still hold this mindset: if the border falls, they'll simply send the capital to its knees; they completely lack the strategic thinking to utilize the terrain between the capital and the border to repel the enemy.
This is a classic example of the consequence of expanding the map but not keeping up with the thinking.
If they possessed even a modicum of strategic thinking, they wouldn't have done the foolish thing of wanting to transfer troops from advantageous geographical locations back to carry out their so-called plans.
It's impossible for Yukimichi Uchiha to have reached the outskirts of their capital so quickly.
Even now, the Sarutobi Clan is still dreaming of completely wiping out the main force of the Uchiha Clan outside the capital, completely unaware that they are about to face dire straits.
The Sarutobi Clan's strategic intentions have been completely seen through by Yukimichi Uchiha.
If it were Yukimichi Uchiha, who hadn't attended military academy, he might have been arrogant enough to think the Uchiha Takashi invincible and foolishly led his people straight into their trap.
But now, Yukimichi Uchiha, who has attended military academy, is no longer the arrogant, naive boy he once was.
Yukimichi Uchiha chose to halt his army here, temporarily refraining from attacking, to give the Sarutobi Clan enough time to mobilize troops from across the country.
He planned to turn the tables and overthrow the Heavenly Sarutobi Clan, completely annihilating any remaining resistance.
In this single battle, the Sarutobi Clan would be completely wiped out, eliminating the Uchiha threat on the southwestern border once and for all, and expanding the country's borders.
He wanted to return with such achievements, to receive the medal for honorary graduation from the Uchiha Military Academy and the First-Class Merit Medal of the Land of Light.