"Lord Shi Lei, according to my thinking, I plan to station troops in this area."
As he spoke, Shi Lei tapped another point along the defensive line on the map.
Shi Lei's sudden proposal made Balai frown involuntarily.
An army needed only one voice!
That saying applied to every army, and Copper Furnace Fortress was no exception.
As the General Commander of Copper Furnace Fortress, Balai clearly did not like anyone questioning his decisions.
However, Shi Lei and the others had a special status. Strictly speaking, they were not his subordinates. In fact, as reinforcements, Copper Furnace Fortress was in their debt from a standpoint of principle. This made Balai show them more patience.
"Although this area is on the outskirts, the green-skin offensive isn't weak. They launch fierce attacks from time to time, and use the opportunity to send small units to infiltrate..."
At this point, Balai's voice abruptly stopped. Clearly, he had realized why Shi Lei had chosen this area.
Sure enough, Balai's words did not change Shi Lei's mind.
"I know. I plan to establish defenses in this area while extending the defensive line..."
As he spoke, Shi Lei drew his finger across the map.
"Extend the defensive line all the way here. There happens to be suitable terrain there, enough to form a pass and hold back the green-skin infiltration."
Balai's brow furrowed even more tightly.
Extending the defensive line meant increasing the pressure on their defenses. Now that they were facing the attack of the green-skin army, their core strategy was to contract their defenses. With limited forces, this meant concentrating their troops as much as possible and reducing the area they had to defend, thereby increasing the defensive strength of each remaining section.
Now reinforcements had arrived, and you wanted to extend the defensive