The entire army was on the move.
Commands were issued one after another.
The South Land commanders had all been guided by their generals, knowing how to cooperate and execute when the orders came down. However, those who could become commanders were no fools. Therefore, from the beginning, Aaron Linton hadn’t planned on capturing a commander.
The risk was too great. They only had one chance.
“Three to the East.”
A soldier came to Black Wolf and reported the previously issued order, East Three. But his main task was to report to Aaron Linton, knowing that he was the one making the decisions now.
“What do we do?” Black Wolf asked Aaron Linton.
“Move three miles to the west,” Aaron Linton said.
“Move three miles to the west,” Black Wolf immediately ordered.
However, after giving the order, Black Wolf asked Aaron Linton, “Three to the East, are we moving west?”
“This is a formation developed according to the constellations. ‘Three to the East’ actually means west,” Aaron Linton explained.
Black Wolf nodded, seeming to understand. But he didn’t really get it. He was a brute, what could he understand?
Even if he were not a brute, but a strategist like Maclean, this formation was too complicated. Unless the Linton family, who had been strategists for generations and had been studying military strategies and formations, could understand. And him, Aaron Linton, the genius of the current Linton family. Otherwise, anyone else might not even understand it.
In fact, the enemy’s orders were all based on the constellations. They were not following orders, but the constellation map. But Aaron Linton didn’t know the specific constellation map of the enemy’s large formation, he could only make deductions.
He was gambling. Gambling whether his talents could compete with the full constellation map.
“Report, Seven to the North.”
After a while, the soldier came back to report again.
“Move two miles to the north,” Aaron Linton instructed.
This time Black Wolf didn’t ask. Aaron Linton’s voice was getting weaker and his breath was faint. He dared not ask any more questions, afraid that if he asked too much, this man would die on the spot.
“Stay still.”
After a while, the soldier came back to report again.
“Stay still,” Aaron Linton instructed.
With several commands issued in succession, Aaron Linton responded each time.
And with that, the message was transmitted back to the South Land’s main tent. There was no problem with the main army. There were teams specifically responsible for observing the flags, and none of them encountered any problems.
“Something’s not right. If there are no problems, then where is the problem?” The news returned, and anxiety started to build in the main tent.
This was different from what they had previously thought.
They thought that as soon as the formation moved, they would be able to detect any abnormalities.
But now they discovered that the formation had moved, almost a full circle, but the enemy had not exposed themselves, leaving these strategists puzzled.
“Could it be that the enemy didn’t infiltrate our formation as we thought? Otherwise, how could it be that not a single error has occurred?” one of them asked.
“Exactly, it’s highly possible.”
“They might still be in the middle, gathering strength, preparing to break out.”
“General Jones, I request to shrink the encirclement.” The commanders all felt that things hadn’t gone as they had thought, with the enemy having infiltrated their ranks.
However, Aston Jones ignored those people and turned to Benson Laydon: “What do you think?”
“I believe, there may be high-level practitioners on the other side,” Benson Laydon said.
“High-level practitioners? Ha, Benson Laydon, I ask you, can you keep up with the changes in this large formation?” one of the strategists asked Benson Laydon.
“If I don’t know the formation, then no,” Benson Laydon shook his head.
That’s right. Even though he was known as the first strategist under General Jones, it was too challenging to keep up with the changes in this large formation without knowing the formation map. The formation was complex and ever-changing. An order that seemed identical could be different in the context of the formation.
He couldn’t do it.
“That’s right, if you can’t do it, how could anyone on the other side do it?” The strategist shook his head, a hint of a smile on his lips.
It was impossible.
He himself didn’t understand.
Benson Laydon didn’t understand either.
So how could the enemy understand? After all, he knew that the war god was in St. Sunday, not here. Other than him, who else could break this formation?
“I may be the first strategist in South Land, but that does not mean I’m the best in the world,” Benson Laydon modestly stated.
Many people sneered.
But Aston Jones looked up: “The world is vast, not just you all, a bunch of frog-in-the-well types.”
“…”
Some generals chuckled awkwardly. But inwardly, they felt somewhat dissatisfied with Aston Jones’s remarks. What did he mean by calling them frogs in the well? Were they not right?
However, at this moment, a message came in.
“Report, the Ghost Wolf Cavalry has launched its fifth attack, and this time it seems to be their main force. They have directly pushed one of our squads back to the second layer. It looks like they’re attempting to break out,” a soldier reported.
“They’ve reached the second layer.”
Everyone was taken aback. However, they didn’t take it too seriously. After all, the first layer was the easiest to break through, but the second layer was more difficult, and the third layer even more so. Breaking through the first layer was not a big deal.
“General Jones, this time, the Ghost Wolf Cavalry seems to be desperate. I request that we deal with this cavalry first.”
“No, we must first eliminate the hidden unit.”
“There may not be a hidden unit. Opportunities in battle are fleeting.”
The generals began to discuss and ask for orders.
Finally, Benson Laydon said, “General Jones, let’s eliminate the Ghost Wolf Cavalry first.”
“Agreed.”
Aston Jones considered for a moment and agreed. Then he issued the order, but not long after, the soldier returned: “Report, there is a squad that received the order but did not act.”
“We found them.”
Everyone was delighted: “It’s true that good things come when you least expect them. We couldn’t find them before, but when we started to encircle, we found the Ghost Wolf Cavalry. We must quickly eliminate this squad.”
“It turns out that a squad really did infiltrate. They were quite lucky to have held out until now.”
Someone shook their head. It didn’t matter how long they had held on; they had been discovered.
But the next second, another soldier came in: “Report, another squad received the order but did not act.”
Everyone frowned.
Another squad? Could it be that the enemy had eliminated two squads?
However, at this moment, another soldier came in: “Report, two more squads received the order but did not act.”
In a short while, news came that six squads had not acted.
The atmosphere in the tent was different from before. Every strategist’s face looked uncertain. What on earth was going on, and why were so many units suddenly having issues?
Aston Jones, on the other hand, looked interested and slowly said, “We have a high-level practitioner here.”