“Shadow Crew, mission accomplished, but no one survived,” reported the captain of the Shadow Crew, who was standing beside Black Wolf. Their mission was a success, but all their members were dead.
“Hard work,” Black Wolf wanted to say more, but he couldn’t find the words. In the end, he just said these three words.
“It’s our mission,” the captain of the Shadow Crew responded, then went back into hiding. Yes, it was their mission. They completed their tasks without complaint.
“What’s next?” Black Wolf turned to Aaron Linton. Previously, Aaron Linton had ordered the Shadow Crew to assassinate the enemy’s flagbearer. The mission was clearly accomplished, but most of their members had died. After all, it’s impossible to escape unscathed after assassinating someone in the midst of a large army.
Of course, it would have been even better if they could have assassinated the commander. However, commanders and flagbearers are different; there are always people protecting the commander. The commander they had previously killed was because they had more people, and the one who took the shot was the captain of the Shadow Crew – the strongest among them. Otherwise, assassinating a commander in the enemy army would be extremely difficult.
“Next, we send the three squads of Ghost Wolf Cavalry to kill in the west, where the three enemy teams have lost their flagbearers. Then, we move to the east,” Aaron Linton ordered.
“Okay.” Black Wolf gave the order once again. Soon, the Ghost Wolf Cavalry moved to kill in the west, while they moved eastward.
At that moment, in the grand tent of South Land, Aston Jones was staring at a sand table. A soldier entered and reported, “General Jones, the enemy is heading west. Do we request reinforcements?”
“West?” The generals paused, initially thinking they should support the west. The formation couldn’t be broken. However, Aston Jones pointed to the east, “Go east, surround them with a large army.”
“Yes, sir.” The messenger left. He didn’t need to listen to others; he only needed to follow General Jones’ orders.
“Why, General Jones?” Others didn’t understand and kept asking.
“If we go west, we can indeed encircle the Ghost Wolf Cavalry, but then a gap will appear in the east. This gap could easily be torn apart, causing chaos in the formation. In the end, the Ghost Wolf Cavalry could escape in the confusion. I must admit, the enemy does have high-level practitioners, but they are predictable,” Aston Jones explained slowly.
Immediately, the South Land army seemed to be chasing eastward, but in fact, they were heading west. However, when they arrived in the west and found nothing unusual, someone returned to report to Aston Jones, “General Jones, our men found nothing unusual.”
The grand tent fell silent. Even Aston Jones was silent, staring at the sand table, “East? Impossible, there’s no life in the east.” The east was just a bait. Everyone could see that.
“Has this squad disappeared?” Someone couldn’t help asking.
“It wouldn’t disappear. The squad must be hiding inside, possibly still there, not having come out yet. As for those squads that are not moving, they must have done it to confuse us. They might still be inside.”
“That’s impossible. What would they be doing inside at this time?”
“Are they still inside, waiting to die?” The strategists discussed among themselves.
Benson Laydon also fell into contemplation. Where had this squad gone? The current priority was to find this squad and grind them down. Otherwise, it was always worrying, not knowing what might pop out from behind.
However, before they could think further, another message arrived. “Report, the Ghost Wolf Cavalry is breaking towards the west. They are truly trying to break out; they’re fighting desperately,” a soldier reported.
“Desperate? Where does their courage come from?” Benson Laydon wondered, his face reflecting an expression as if he had seen a ghost.
How could they dare to break out? In such a situation, breaking out meant certain death.
“Perhaps, they are unable to hold on. That Ghost Wolf Cavalry, as I see it, has suffered heavy casualties, only half remain. If they don’t break out now, they might not be able to do so later.”
“They’re making a last-ditch effort.”
“The problem now is, do we eliminate this Ghost Wolf Cavalry first, or that squad?”
The strategists felt that the Ghost Wolf Cavalry to the west was making a desperate move. However, Benson Laydon thought, “It shouldn’t be, there must be a plot, there must be a plot. Otherwise, where does this Ghost Wolf Cavalry get the courage? We can’t besiege this Ghost Wolf Cavalry, if we do, it may cause problems.”
“Not besiege? If we don’t, they could really break out?”
“Yes, a force of 400, 000 besieging 100, 000 cavalry, with an ambush prepared in advance. If we let them escape, our South Land army will lose face.”
“We should besiege.”
Many generals supported the idea of a siege. The reason they thought the Ghost Wolf Cavalry was courting death was because of the large formation, which could provide support at any time. The enemy couldn’t be defeated, and they would eventually die on their way out.
However, if they did not besiege the enemy, the Ghost Wolf Cavalry, with their strength, might indeed be able to break out.
400, 000 besieging 100, 000. If they failed in this, they would lose face.
“There’s definitely a problem here,” Benson Laydon pointed at the sand table.
He had been a strategist for so many years and knew that when things were abnormal, there must be a hidden issue. But the problem now was, where was that squad hiding inside? Were they still inside, or had they blended with their troops? Once found, they would be lambs ready for slaughter.
“But what do we do if we don’t besiege now?”
“Do we really let that Ghost Wolf Cavalry break out? We’ve spent so much time, just to let them escape in the end?”
“Yes, we can only besiege now.”
Many generals agreed.
At this moment, another soldier came to report, “Report, the Ghost Wolf Cavalry is fighting desperately, charging crazily. They’ve already reached the third layer, and it’s very likely they will break out.”
Everyone fell silent.
In the end, it was Benson Laydon who gave the order, “Someone, pass my order, the whole army is to besiege. We must grind the Ghost Wolf Cavalry down within the formation, we cannot let them escape.”
“Yes.”
The generals looked at each other and finally obeyed the order.
They had no other choice.