"Remove the Poison Needles from the three formations here. Leave only those in the Five-Element Formation at Small Gourd Belly," the Ranger Corps Unit Commander said.
"How much longer will the poison remain effective?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked.
"Another half hour!" the Ranger Corps Unit Commander said.
"Do we have any Gnome Land Mines left?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked.
"Three hundred. Not many," the Ranger Corps Unit Commander said.
"Bury fifty at the entrance to Big Gourd Belly first. Place them in groups of five at intervals. Keep the five mines in each group close together, but not in a straight line."
Yu Lin Bloodhawk thought for a moment, then said, "Put one in the center and the other four around it, each a meter from the middle one!
"Camouflage them properly so the Orcs won't notice. Move the Mages over there to defend the area. If the Orcs attack, have the Mages work with the minefield to hold them off for a while and buy us time to coat and plant the needles.
"Don't apply the poison yet, or we'll waste it. As for how to finish coating the needles and setting up the formations in whatever time the Mages can buy us, do it however you think best!
"Don't dismantle the formations yet. Just retrieve the Poison Needles once the poison wears off. The Orcs have already suffered once, so they'll certainly take precautions against the Poison Needles when they attack again. Let's see what they do first."
"If we do that, should we assign two squadrons of Rangers to support and protect the Mages?" the Ranger Corps Unit Commander asked.
"Yes!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk said.
The Ranger Corps Unit Commander took his leave to discuss how to deal with the Orcs' next attack with the other officers