Surprise Attack Plan

The debate in the hall gradually intensified. Some advocated battle, some defense, some caution—each holding firmly to his own view.

Xu Polu listened patiently, his gaze occasionally flicking toward the silent Lu Chen and Mo Qianqiu.

At that moment, Mo Qianqiu, who had kept his eyes closed all along, slowly opened them and said, "What the generals have said all makes sense. However, this old man would first like to hear Commander Lu's thoughts. Commander Lu has only just returned from behind enemy lines and knows Wolf Owl and the Ten Thousand Gu Sect best. I trust he has some unique insights."

Whoosh! Every gaze in the hall instantly focused on Lu Chen.

There was curiosity, scrutiny, defiance, and anticipation.

Lu Chen remained calm. He rose to his feet and walked over to the enormous sand table.

Rather than answer at once, he picked up several small flags representing the enemy and allied forces and began moving them across the sand table.

"Wolf Owl's main force numbers eighty thousand, stationed on the Wild Wolf Plain west of the Blackwater River. The terrain there is open, ideal for their wolf cavalry to charge—but precisely because it is so open, there is no natural danger to defend, making it vulnerable to attack." Lu Chen planted a wolf-head flag on the Wild Wolf Plain.

"Their provisions and baggage train are stored in Gray Valley, thirty li behind the Wild Wolf Plain, guarded by five thousand elite troops. But Gray Valley lies low, with hills on both sides." He planted a provisions flag.

"If the Ten Thousand Gu Sect reinforcements come from the Southern Frontier, their fastest route will pass through Poison Dragon Ridge, cross the gap in the southern section of the Black Baleful Mountains, and reach the flank of the Wild Wolf