At three in the afternoon, inside the command tent of the Empire's Independent 3rd Division Guard Regiment stationed east of Moonfall River.
As the pale-faced Hawk frowned at the map in deep thought, hurried footsteps sounded. Siegfried entered after lifting the tent flap, holding a document that recorded the contents of an order. He then said solemnly to Hawk, who looked up at him:
"Sergeant Hawk, Officer John has just issued new orders. This contains the complete translated contents from the signal corps, as well as the original Morse code record. Nothing has been altered. Please review it."
Hearing this, Hawk, who had been hesitating over whether to ask the battalion commander when their unit should strike the enemy, immediately took the document and examined it carefully.
The moment he saw the first translated word, Hawk's pupils contracted. Then, as though he had understood something, realization flashed through his eyes.
His mind immediately began racing.
Once he had deciphered all of John's true orders and finally sorted out their mission in his mind, he let out a long breath. An unprecedentedly excited smile appeared on his face as he spoke gravely to Siegfried across from him:
"Corporal Siegfried, immediately arrange for eight hundred soldiers to fell the surrounding trees and turn them into pontoons. Attempt to construct no fewer than ten bridges, each at least five meters wide!"
"Before construction begins, have the soldiers thoroughly sprinkle the lumber with Enchanting Pollen capable of absorbing magic power. About six hundred meters southeast of our camp, there is a large field of Enchanting Flowers. Send two hundred soldiers to collect the pollen. It must be completed within four hours."
"Finally, have the remaining soldiers sink Burst Ore and Ironmelting Stone into the river, and move the Mage Cannon Vehicles to the hillside