"Don't panic! The battle is yet to be over. Once our fighter jets arrive, we'll definitely take back the skies. And then, we'll crush Caspian's troops!" Ernest said.
"Besides, I've also sent a troop to attack West Fortress Gorge. If we can make our way into Diatoran through West Fortress Gorge, we can definitely make Caspian run with his tail between his legs."
"You're right! I didn't think that far," the deputy general said with his head lowered.
…
The battle between both sides had already hit a fever pitch.
Right then, an intelligence officer ran to Caspian to report to him. "Lord Caspian, we just received a report that Filren has sent out a fleet of jets. They'll soon arrive at the West Aridlands' border."
Caspian's expression turned stiff.
"How many jets?" he asked.
"About 200!" the intelligence officer replied.
"Instruct our air force to leave right now," Caspian ordered.
"But if our air force were to make a retreat, the enemy is sure to open fire on us!" The intelligence officer was concerned.
"Don't worry. When their jets reach here, we'll attack them from the ground with missiles!" Caspian said.
"Understood!" The intelligence officer nodded.
"Additionally, inform our air force to open fire on the enemy's rear while they're retreating!" Caspian ordered once more.
The intelligence officer left to carry out Caspian's orders.
Caspian then urgently made a phone call to the King so that he could arrange for the missile troops to immediately start their assault from afar. They would only begin to attack once Filren's fighter jets had entered Diatoranian air space.
Caspian also made arrangements for the West Aridlands' missile defense system to be up and ready for the upcoming fight.
Victory would soon be decided.
…
Meanwhile, 60 thousand Filrenian soldiers had begun attacking West Fortress Gorge. However, the soldiers that had been relocated to the gorge were prepared.
"The enemy is here! Be sure to wipe them out!" the West Fortress Gorge general called out.
The Filrenian force's general was taken aback when he realized that there were still soldiers defending West Fortress Gorge. "Didn't they say there are no more soldiers here? What's going on?
"Where did these soldiers come from? Why didn't we receive any reports of them?"
One of the Filrenian deputy soldiers was confused as well.
"Perhaps they were relocated at the last minute," suggested another deputy general.
"Now that's a problem. Do we continue to march forward? Or do we retreat?" asked the first deputy general.
"They don't seem to have a lot of men. We don't have to worry as we have 60 thousand soldiers. We'll take the gorge quickly if we commit to a full assault!" the Filrenian general said after he surveyed the surroundings.
"But they're currently defending the gorge. It'll be difficult for us to break through their defenses. And even if we manage to capture it, we'll be losing a good number of men," said a frowning deputy general.
"It'll be advantageous for us if we can capture this gorge. We'll be able to head into the Diatoranian territory through West Fortress Forge and attack Caspian's forces. We'll be able to crush them unawares!" the general declared.
"Everyone, listen up! It's time for us to break through Diatoran's defenses! Go forth! Capture West Fortress Gorge!" the general yelled to his troops.
The Filrenian military began their assault on West Fortress Gorge.
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