CHAPTER 349 ONLY FIVE HUNDRED

It was not until on the next day that Isis summoned the Commanders together and announced to them

of that. Without hesitation, all the Commanders were hit like a ton of bricks.

"Madam, are you toying around? How could you give consent to Rocky Bai to transport provisions and

fodders to the Rough Slope with only three thousand troops? It's equivalent to courting death."

"Precisely! After all, Rocky Bai doesn't have any practical experience in war. Besides, it's impossible for

three thousand troops to transport provisions and fodders to the Rough Slope under the nose of twenty

thousand enemies."

"Madam, please instruct Rocky Bai to come back with the troops as promptly as he can."

All the Commanders believed Isis was too ill-conceived to make such an abrupt resolution.

"As long as Rocky can muddle through to send the provisions and fodders into the Rough Slope, we'll

be likely to unscramble the entire dilemma. Our reinforcement troops will come in three days. By then,

the Timber Deity Empire will have no choice but to withdraw their troops, because their supply of

provisions and fodders will be running out," Isis said, unrelenting. She had an austere look.

Hearing her evaluation, the Commanders glanced at one another in silence. They admitted Isis'

interpretation made sense, but they didn't acknowledge the precondition of her reasoning. None of

them admitted Rocky could send the provisions and fodders into the Rough Slope. In their eyes, it was

just an unattainable task.

At the same time, Marin received the word from the main camp in the front line. That instant, the news

also took her and others by tremendous awe.

"Madam, do you imply that Rocky wants to transport provisions and fodders to this place by the

strength of only three thousand troops?" Deputy Commander Chen inquired in a dumbfounded voice.

Marin simply nodded, tongue-tied as she remained mute.

"He's too hare-brained! Does he view it as a nickel and dime matter? It's just like herding cats!" Deputy

Commander Chen sighed, swinging his head frequently.

"Of course it's far-fetched for anybody else to do that, but as for Rocky..." Marin paused. Presumptions

were evident in her beautiful eyes. Her eyes were utterly spellbinding.

One day thereafter, Rocky, in unison with three thousand troops and horses, two squads of spirit

manipulators, as well as provisions and fodders, reached at the foot of the hill with a distance of two

and a half kilometers from the Rough Slope. They stopped and encamped on the spot. One and a half

kilometers in front of them, the Timber Deity Empire's twenty thousand troops blockaded the Rough

Slope tight. Like a metal bucket, they intercepted every passage to the Rough Slope. It was so

impenetrable that maybe even a fly could not pass through the siege.

After encamping, Rocky conveyed several spirit manipulators to scout the condition of the rival in

various directions.

Four hours later, the spirit manipulators came back one after the other. They presented the information

they had gathered to Rocky. The twenty thousand troops of the Timber Deity Empire were dispersed in

four camps, comprising two camps in the east of the Rough Slope and two camps in the west of the

Rough Slope. There were more than four thousand troops in each camp. All the four camps were All content is © N0velDrama.Org.

based at places of high altitude, so that they could look down and have a commanding view of all the

passages to the Rough Slope. In other words, whichever route was preferred by Rocky to try to break

out by force, he would be deterred and ambushed by the troops from at least one camp. At the same

time, the troops from other camps would converge promptly to assail them together. Undoubtedly, it

was impossible for Rocky to prevail in breaking out the barricade with the three thousand troops under

his control.

However, such a strength of defense of the Timber Deity Empire troops didn't go beyond Rocky's

prediction. As a matter of fact, it was never part of his proposal to break out by force.

After roughly scrutinizing the topographic map of the Rough Slope, Rocky in a squint of an eye

established an optimal route to transport the provisions and fodders to the Rough Slope. With the

lowest gradient, the route was convenient to the ridge of the Rough Slope. But the excellent trail was

located between the two camps in the east of the Rough Slope. If Rocky came down in favor of this

passage, they might be barricaded and deflected by the troops from both camps.

In a blink, Rocky revealed a relatively dense grove on the left of the ridge and a comparatively gradual

level slope on the right of the ridge. Both sides could be judged as favorable terrains, which he could

create use of them to his superiority.

Nevertheless, in the ordinary understanding, it was preposterous like jumping away from your shadow

for only three thousand troops to tie up two camps of forces of the Timber Deity Empire and to

transport the provisions and fodders to the Rough Slope at the same time.

"As long as Marin contains the troops of the two camps in the west of the Rough Slope, I can issue the

provisions and fodders to them successfully unless something unpredictable occurs." Rocky muttered

to himself. A complete and perfect plan was already stuck in his mind.

Post-haste, he had a spirit-manipulated beast convey a message to Marin, who was now in the camp

at the Rough Slope. Rocky's plan was utterly conveyed in detail.

When Marin got clued up about the plan, she summoned the two Deputy Commanders together and

briefed them about Rocky's master plan.

"I think he's too swashbuckling. Maybe our several thousand troops of the northeast military are able to

subdue two camps of the Timber Deity Empire. But how could he contain the other two camps with only

three thousand troops?" Deputy Commander Chen said. He was wonder-struck, which was written on

his face.

"Anyway, now we have no choice but to give credence to him," Marin answered, recognizing that there

could be no turning back. Now that Rocky dared establish such a strategy, she believed that he must

be sure to succeed. Therefore, it was no time to be on the fence.

Instantly, Marin conversed with the two Deputy Commanders about how to contain the enemy. Then

they began making preparations for the emergency attack and containment.

The northeast military had run out of food for a couple of days. Most soldiers hadn't indulged anything

since last night. In effect, all of them were in a low spirit. Depression overwhelmed the whole camp. But

instantly as they were told that the food and provisions would arrive very promptly, they all got up

steam, as if they could feed on fancies.

At the same time, Rocky finished organizing the troops. He divided the three thousand troops into three

groups. One group of troops, simultaneously with all the horses, were dispatched to the level slope on

the right of the ridge. They would await orders from Rocky on the gradual level slope. Then Rocky

assigned the second group of troops to lay in ambush in the dense grove on the left of the ridge.

Besides, he instructed everybody to cover themselves with tree branches with leaves. Meanwhile,

Rocky arranged one hundred soldiers to create about a dozen piles of woods as swiftly as feasible on

the edge of the grove near the wind zone.

Rocky himself headed the last group of troops. After ordering five hundred troops to safeguard the

provisions and fodders, he instructed the rest five hundred troops to march towards the optimal route

between the two camps of the enemy openly. Very soon, they cropped up within sight of the two camps

in the east of the Rough Slope, and the enemy spotted their sight.

Simultaneously, in a tent at the left camp of the Timber Deity Empire in the east of the Rough Slope,

the Commander was well briefed of the information.

"Commander Zuo, something transpired," a Deputy Commander in yellow reported as promptly as he

strode into the tent.

"What transpired?" Commander Zuo scrutinized while leaning against a grand chair covered by tiger

skin and picking his ear in a laid back manner.

"The sentry established that a group of Crimson Dragon Army troops were advancing towards the

Rough Slope," the Deputy Commander in yellow answered.

"Wow! Finally, the Crimson Dragon Army dispatches troops here when they could not bear hanging on.

It implies that Princess Alyssa's strategy is going to come to fulfilment," Commander Zuo sighed,

peeking his tiny eyes. Then in a scornful voice, he inquired, "How many people has the Crimson

Dragon Army shipped here? I presume at least ten thousand. Otherwise, if there are less than ten

thousand troops here, I can beat them with as much ease as whirlwinds move feathers."

"About five..." the Deputy Commander in yellow began humming and hawing while speaking as soon

as he heard what Commander Zuo said.

"Five thousand? I can beat them all with only one hand." Commander Zuo remarked in a haughty

voice.

"Sir, actually there are about five hundred people..." The Deputy Commander in yellow clamped himself

to answer in the conclusion.