Praise and Guerrilla Warfare
"Tap, tap!"
Inside the conference room of the City Lord's Manor in Horseshoe City, John watched the real-time three-dimensional strategic map representing their side. Behind him, Marda used the Magic Amplifier to deploy a Telepathy Spell, resonating with the Functional Mage Soldiers assigned across 180 forty-man guerrilla teams from afar. Under Lunebo's precise calculations, the map took shape before his eyes.
Seated at the conference table, John lightly held a black chess piece representing one of their soldiers and gently tapped it against the table's edge.
His eyes constantly swept across the black markers representing their troops, waiting for the red markers representing enemy forces to emerge on the map.
Under his arrangements, these 180 special guerrilla teams, each equipped with one Functional Mage Soldier, one mage scout, two portable mortar teams, and three offensive mages, were currently stationed near the passes of Horseshoe Territory in groups of three, forming triangular standoff formations.
The moment they discovered the enemy's trail, he could issue attack or withdrawal orders to every guerrilla squad through real-time command.
Besides these 180 guerrilla teams, John had also established ten artillery squads of eighty men each, every squad equipped with ten medium Magic Cannons and fifteen mortars. They were currently scattered across concealed terrain that was difficult to detect, such as cave zones and jungles, awaiting orders.
Once the enemy's reinforcements arrived and engaged the guerrilla forces, these ten artillery squads could launch bombardments at John's command at any time—either killing enemy troops or covering the safe withdrawal of their guerrilla squads.
After allocating the forces above, of the remaining 2,582 men, 224 were Mage Soldiers. Aside from the Assault Company led by Igonila, another twenty-four were former members of the 14th Squad. John had stationed them in Horseshoe City for later