Sun Chenzong nodded approvingly but said nothing.
Yu Zhiyong spoke up beside him:
"Duke of State Support, Wutai cannot possibly be unaware that you have arrived with a great army. They must have made deployments and countermeasures of their own."
"I believe they will most likely expect us to combine our forces for a fierce assault, not detach troops to strike their flank and rear."
"So an overnight surprise attack is the right choice. By day, the Golden Eagles would spot us."
"It's just that..." Xu Shan said beside them.
"This is a large-scale troop movement, after all. If they discover it and move their provisions or encircle us instead, all our efforts will come to nothing. We might even be wiped out."
"So I have decided to lead my Martial Suppression Guard around to the left first. Once battle begins on the main front, I will strike from the left, with the Eastern Route Army following behind," Zhao Feng said.
"I will draw their attention. Then, Helan Tie, you will lead your cavalry through the dry riverbed to their flank and rear and burn their supply camp."
The generals exchanged glances. Tactically speaking, Zhao Feng's proposal was the best solution.
But if he led ten thousand Martial Suppression Guards in from the left first, he would briefly face the danger of fighting alone.
Still, everyone knew the Martial Suppression Guard's strength and Zhao Feng's past achievements. This was the only workable plan.
"Then we shall do as the Duke of State Support suggests," Sun Chenzong said.
"I will maintain the pressure on the main front. My infantry formations and archers will pin down Wutai's main force on the front of Solitary Stone Plain, so his mobile troops on either wing will not dare move lightly. That should ease some