By then, Li Ce was only outlining the general strategy and arranging the deployment of the various armies. When it came to matters on the battlefield, it was impossible to make overly specific arrangements before the battle—after all, who knew what might happen?
As the General Commander, what Li Ce could do was, in plain terms, coordinate the overall situation and keep a firm grasp on the battle's general direction.
Once they reached the battlefield and the two sides engaged, the various incidents occurring on the front lines would still have to be handled by the commanding officers as they adapted to circumstances.
After the meeting ended, the commanders of each army began making their soldiers undergo the final preparations.
Early the next morning, the allied army's main force, supported by the aerial troops' reconnaissance, carefully avoided the Green Skins' scouts and advanced toward the Green Skins' checkpoint.
Li Ce was not afraid that Marshal Adolf would deceive him—not because he trusted him emotionally, but because the other side should understand that if they did such a thing, their already less-than-solid relationship would shatter completely!
As long as the other side had even a little sense, and did not want to repeat the allied army's fate, they would never do something so foolish.
Of course, speculation was speculation. More practically, having the aerial troops keep watch over the main battlefield was better than anything else.
Marshal Adolf did not disappoint him. Once the time came, the Holy Roland Empire's border garrison rapidly assembled and launched an attack on the Green Skins' main camp on the outskirts with astonishing ferocity.
Taking the earlier tug-of-war led by Li Ce as its turning point, the battle on this side had now undergone a complete reversal of offense and defense.
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