The Medallion novel Chapter 1586

"Basil, what are you doing back here?" Tucker asked, staring at Rocky with wide eyes.

"Sir, have you dispatched any troops to Deadwood Pass to support the grand commander?" Rocky asked immediately.

"Yes, I have. I sent Deputy Commander Lin and he took five thousand soldiers with him to help Grand Commander You. I saw it as a chance for us to make more contributions. I have faith in all our other commanders at the front line. They will all do the same," Tucker replied in a confident voice.

"This is not good." Rocky felt glued to the spot. Previously, they had moved ten thousand soldiers to Bear Pass, and now, another five thousand had gone to Deadwood Pass. That left less than twenty thousand soldiers guarding Tiger Whisker Pass. If the troops of the spiritual race were to come here, it would be like trying to put out a forest fire with a cup of water.

"Why? What happened?" Now, Tucker's face had darkened too.

Rocky briefly explained what he had been thinking lately, making Tucker break out in a cold sweat.

"Really? Why would the spiritual race waste so much effort just to attack Tiger Whisker Pass? It doesn't make sense." Tucker shook his head slowly.

"I know I'm right, even if no one else believes me. The spiritual race must have a purpose that we don't know about yet. If we were to lose Tiger Whisker Pass, they would completely overpower us. We would have real problems by then," Rocky replied.

"Are you one hundred percent sure?" Beads of sweat were now rolling down Tucker's forehead. Some guilt had mixed in with his fear.

"There's no need to be sure. Right now, we just need to set up sentries within three miles of Tiger Whisker Pass. That way, we will have our answer in less than two days," Rocky said.

"It's not that I don't believe you. It's just that this is not a small matter. If it's true, then the whole left wing of our army may be doomed." Deep down, Tucker was hoping that Rocky's speculation was wrong, so that he could at least lift some of the blame off of his shoulders. If it were true, then his position as a commander would come to an end.

"Sir, I have disobeyed a military order and come back to inform you. There's no time to wait. Please, take action," Rocky begged. He was worried that Tucker would hesitate or not believe him and it would be too late to stop the army of the spiritual race.

"Okay. I'll do as you said." Tucker nodded, realizing quickly that Rocky would never go against military orders for no reason. He had to trust him.

Without any delay, Tucker ordered all his spies to set up sentries within three miles of Tiger Whisker Pass and report immediately to him if they saw any suspicious activity from the spiritual race.

Since Rocky was not sure how many troops the spiritual race would send, he could not plan their countermeasures at this point. He would have to try and be patient.

Just like Rocky had expected, two days later, the spies hurried back with reports that they had found traces of the spiritual race's army close to Tiger Whisker Pass. Unfortunately, they had also determined that there were at least thirty thousand people in their army.