"The Dragon Tiger Road can be attacked easily but it is hard to defend. Our army have fought against the Timber Deity Empire here twice and have defeated them twice! It is a weakness of the Timber Deity Empire. Losing the fight here twice has traumatized their army. I am sure we can defeat them again with our experience and with a comprehensive plan," Isis said proudly and nodded.
"I think we can still put our main offense on the Dragon Tiger Road. The scouts detected that the current forces of the Timber Deity Empire in this right-wing defense line are only twenty-five thousand soldiers. It will be impossible for them to resist our attack," Commander Ron, one of the Elite Commanders, suggested.
The other commanders nodded in agreement. The Dragon Tiger Road was the obvious weakness of the Timber Deity Empire's defense line. Moreover, the Crimson Dragon Army had defeated the Timber Deity Empire twice before in the Dragon Tiger Road. This fact made these commanders more confident in the future battle. Along with their military strength, it was a great chance to win the battle.
"Rocky, what do you think of this suggestion?" Isis turned to look at Rocky who was silent as a rock. She wanted to see if Rocky had already come up with a better solution. Most of the time, Rocky's plans were better than the rest of their plans.
"If I were Alyssa, I would have tried my best to defend the Dragon Tiger Road since I knew it was the weak point of the defense line," said Rocky. Isis was right about Rocky. He was thinking indeed about the attack plan all along. Isis admired this about Rocky, his calm demeanor in times of battle.
"But the forces of the Timber Deity Empire are weaker than ours. We have plenty of advantages over them. If we attack the Dragon Tiger Road by storm, I am sure that they won't be able to withstand it for a few days," said one of the Elite Commanders confidently as if the upcoming battle was as easy as counting numbers.
"Louis, what's your opinion?" Rocky didn't reply to the Elite Commander as he turned to look at his adviser, Louis, waiting for his opinion.
Louis nodded, and said with full composure, "Although the Dragon Tiger Road is easy to attack, the rainforest behind it is so large that it would be easy for the Timber Deity Empire to retreat and hide there. If the Timber Deity Empire decides to withdraw their defense line and enter the forest, we will have only a few opportunities to defeat them even if we have the military advantages. Moreover, our advantages may turn into disadvantages if we fight against our enemy in this kind of rainforest where there are many swamps and spirit-manipulated beasts. It would be a dangerous place for our soldiers if they chase their opponents. Besides, we are not familiar with the terrain of the rainforest. It will be very easy to step into the traps of the Timber Deity Empire." Louis didn't show his reaction towards the commander's suggestion. He just analyzed the situation they might encounter slowly. But through what he said, Rocky immediately understood what Louis implied.
"It seems that the reason why the Timber Deity Empire sent their troops to guard the Dragon Tiger Road was to attract our attention and military forces there. If we want to win the Dragon Tiger Road, we will put most of our forces in their right-wing defense line. But after drawing our forces, they may choose to retreat into the rainforest. To the Timber Deity Empire, the Dragon Tiger Road is just a bait to lure our forces and this rainforest is their true defense line. This move of Alyssa is really smart!" Rocky analyzed resolutely with his arms folded across his chest.
When the commanders heard this, they looked at each other shockingly. In fact, Rocky was really smart as well! They couldn't see through Alyssa's true tactics and intentions. They felt pretty safe and secure with Rocky standing by their side.
"So you're saying that we can't gather our forces to attack their right wing?" Isis asked. She wanted Rocky to give more advice.
"If we can't attack the right wing, we will have to attack the left wing. And the Misty Plain in between is also known as the 'devil battlefield'. It is the most dangerous place occupied by the Timber Deity Empire. Attacking with all of our troops might be useless in the end," Commander Ron replied.
Everyone nodded in agreement. They would have no choice but to attack the left wing if the Dragon Tiger Road was a trap.
"No, we will still attack the right-wing defense line." Rocky shook his head and exclaimed.
Everyone was surprised and turned to look at Rocky. Obviously, they didn't understand what he meant.
"Rocky, didn't you say that Alyssa wanted to draw our forces to the right-wing defense line? If we attack the right wing, we will step into her trap," Isis asked, confused.
"You're right. We will be tricked by Alyssa." Rocky nodded and smiled mischievously.
"Commander in Chief, are you going to turn their trick against them?" Allen responded immediately.
"Head Allen, you're right. You really are a veteran in battle. Since Alyssa wanted us to fall into her trap, we will take this chance to defeat her. What I'm planning is to make them believe that we're going to attack their right wing, but we're going to actually strike the weak point of their defense line." Rocky seemed to have a comprehensive plan.
"The weak point? Isn't it the Dragon Tiger Road?" Marin couldn't help but ask.
"It's the Misty Plain," Rocky uttered.
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. The Misty Plain was the most dangerous place in the battlefield. Even if they already knew that the Dragon Tiger Road was a bait, most of the commanders would choose to attack it instead of the Misty Plain. They didn't want to risk the casualty of fighting on the Misty Plain.
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