What Does It Mean?
Seeing that the situation was turning unfavorable, the Ratmen's main force withdrew without hesitation. Soros did not pursue them too aggressively either, fearing that cornering the Ratmen would force them into a desperate counterattack, which would do them no good.
Most importantly, if they pursued too far, they would have no border fortress behind them to rely on, and their advantage would be gone.
Therefore, Soros stopped once he had gained the upper hand. After seizing an opportunity to cut down a wave of the enemy's forces, he ordered the troops to sound the retreat.
If they were going to send out troops again, it would have to wait until they were fully prepared.
By the time the Assault Camp, led by Zhou Chongshan, arrived, a week had already passed.
There was nothing they could do about it. The Assault Camp had set out at exactly the wrong time—their departure coincided with the discovery of the waterway.
By the time the route along the waterway had been confirmed, the Assault Camp had already begun crossing mountains and valleys. The men Zhou Xu sent to catch up with them could not overtake them, so they missed this shortcut.
Fortunately, the matter was not urgent. At this point, the new recruits he had previously called up were still in training.
In the southern region, the formal offensive would definitely begin only after his new recruits had completed their training and arrived there.
Sending the Assault Camp ahead was, in plain terms, merely adding another layer of insurance for the region, to prevent carelessness from causing a disastrous failure.
In fact, even once the new recruits had finished training, he might not send them to the southern region immediately.
He must not forget that there was still an untouched