He laughed wildly. As long as they won this battle, his remarks would be proven correct, and Aston Jones would have no reason to kill him. Then he would truly make a name for himself.
As for defeat, he didn’t consider it possible. With 400, 000 troops besieging 100, 000, and ten ambushes already set, not even a fly could escape. Aston Jones, a character like him, wouldn’t intentionally lose for his sake.
He didn’t have such a large face.
Therefore, his planning was absolutely correct.
He was about to become truly famous.
Inside the large tent, Aston Jones slowly said, “What, you all disagree, thinking I’m bloodthirsty? That I kill offhandedly?”
“We dare not,” replied the soldiers. Of course, that did not include Benson Laydon, who stood next to Aston Jones. He was Jones’s confidant.
“If you dare not, then you must believe it. However, I don’t care about these things. Let me repeat, arrogance leads to defeat. Reign in your pride. Historical examples of fewer defeating more is often due to overconfidence. I do not want us to face such a situation. We cannot afford to lose,” Aston Jones slowly stated.
Indeed, they could not afford to lose.
This was a war between nations. Neither Kisia nor South Land could afford to lose.
He intended to nip any signs of trouble in the bud.
“Yes, we will heed General Jones’s commands,” Benson Laydon made a salute at this point.
Seeing Benson Laydon like this, the others followed suit, “We will heed General Jones’s commands.”
However, many strategists admired Benson Laydon. No wonder he could become the top advisor. Not only did he possess talent and control over the scouting troops, but he also had the ability to assess the situation. His emotional intelligence was high.
At this moment, another soldier came to report, “Report, General Jones. The enemy has engaged our western troops, but they quickly retreated after a few exchanges.”
“Tell me more.”
Aston Jones then cast his gaze over the many generals.
“General Jones, this western troop, it’s a decoy, isn’t it? The real troops should be in the east,” suggested a deputy officer.
“I also believe the main force should be in the east. In a while, there will likely be news of an engagement with the enemy in the east,” another strategist also suggested.
Everyone thought that this was a feint.
They used a small troop to strike in the west, luring their main force, but in reality, their troops were in the east, and they would successfully break through there.
This was a common tactic when breaking a siege.
However, the next second, another soldier came in and reported, “Report, the enemy appears in the south, but they did not engage with us, they just left.”
The south! Everyone frowned.
How could they be in the south?
“General Jones, this small unit from the south is charging at us. It might be a small unit used to cause confusion.”
“Not necessarily. The south, the direction of the border, might be their main force. They discovered our tracks, but they still want to break through the border, deciding to fight a desperate battle.”
“How dare they.”
The generals were in heated discussion.
At this moment, another soldier entered, “Report, our west, east, and south have all been attacked, and our people have found out that they don’t seem to be from the previous batch.”
“They’ve gone mad!”
The generals all cursed.
“Is the opponent stupid? At this juncture, instead of concentrating their forces to break the siege, they’ve divided into small units. They’re really mad. What use are these small units?”
One strategist couldn’t understand.
Indeed, he didn’t understand.
This didn’t follow the standard tactics at all.
They couldn’t figure out what the Ghost Wolf Cavalry was trying to do.
“General Jones, I request to shrink the encirclement. Once it’s shrunk, even if they have a plot, it would be useless. A hundred thousand, no, according to the previous loss, the Ghost Wolf Cavalry only has seventy thousand left. Seventy thousand against four hundred thousand.”
One of the strategists requested.
The others chimed in, “Right, no matter what, we have more people. Moreover, we have already set up a massive encirclement. Even if they want to escape, it’s absolutely impossible.”
“Indeed, this formation is not something an ordinary person can understand, let alone break through.”
Military formations are not known to common folk, and this time it was personally arranged by Aston Jones. Even though these strategists could understand it, if they were to set it up themselves, there might be numerous flaws.
As for breaking through.
They could only expect the enemy to perhaps understand it, but breaking through would be impossible.
Aston Jones remained silent, casting his gaze toward Benson Laydon. Then Benson Laydon said, “Give the order to shrink the encirclement.”
“Yes.”
The numerous generals complied in unison.
There was a hint of excitement in their eyes as they began to shrink the encirclement. Regardless of the enemy’s schemes, it was futile now. The Ghost Wolf Cavalry was merely engaged in a desperate struggle.
Inside the encirclement, several units that had been dispatched out returned one after another. Most of the unit leaders glared at Aaron Linton, who seemed nearly dead on the back of Black Wolf.
If it weren’t for the previous order from Black Wolf, they would have already begun hurling insults.
Just half an hour ago, that Aaron Linton had them divided into ten teams, each to harass their respective directions. And once they started, they could feel that the entire South Land army had begun to move. They had started to shrink the encirclement.
“Commander, they’ve started to shrink the encirclement. We missed such a good opportunity to break out earlier. Now, it’s almost impossible to break out with an army of four hundred thousand,” a passionate deputy officer said to Black Wolf.
“I know.”
Black Wolf’s gaze was deep.
How could he not know? His worries weighed heavier than theirs, but he couldn’t panic or get excited. He was the commander of this Ghost Wolf Cavalry. If even he panicked, then this troop would be ruined.
So, he had to act, act as if he had confidence.
“What’s the next step?”
Black Wolf turned his head slightly and asked Aaron Linton behind him.
“Wait.”
And Aaron Linton barely breathed out this one word.
However, the deputy officers were almost exploding. Wait, wait for what? If they kept waiting, the enemy’s encirclement would close in directly. Then it would truly be seventy thousand against four hundred thousand.
There would be no chance of victory.
If they had broken out earlier, perhaps more people could have survived. Now, the possibility of survival was gone.
But before they had a chance to say anything, Black Wolf simply said, “Wait.”
This one word ‘wait’ from Black Wolf made the deputy officers and unit leaders’ faces turn red with frustration. They wanted to say something, but Black Wolf’s demeanor did not permit them to speak. In the end, all they could do was wait.