Neither Yu Lin Bloodhawk nor Daelin spoke. Clearly, they were waiting for Sylvanas to continue.
Sylvanas did not stand on ceremony. She pointed at the map. "Once the combined main force of four hundred Steel Torrent troops and two thousand heavy armored infantry from the City Lord's Household Guard reaches this position, they will remain silent and await orders."
Sylvanas withdrew her hand and straightened, looking at Yu Lin Bloodhawk and Daelin. "At midnight, the forces in the Southern Valley and Northern Valley will move simultaneously to eliminate the orcs' visible and hidden posts. Then the combined main force of four hundred Steel Torrent troops and two thousand heavy armored infantry must pass through this narrow pass in the Eastern Mountain Valley together, as quickly as possible." She pointed to the narrowest part of the valley's eastern mountain entrance on the map. "Only after we get through this Mountain Pass will our main force have enough room to maneuver."
"And then? We see how the main force of the Orcs Remnants responds?" Daelin asked.
"Exactly! Once we pass through this choke point, their main force will have essentially three possible responses. First, they pull back and concentrate their forces. Second, their main force advances against us. Third, they send several small detachments toward the northern and southern valley entrances to investigate," Sylvanas said. "If they pull back and concentrate, we form up and advance slowly toward them. If they send their main force against us, we hold a tight formation and prepare for a decisive battle. If they send small detachments to investigate the two valley entrances, we wipe them all out. We cannot give them a chance to escape and report back."
"That will work! Once our heavy infantry forms up, they become a meat grinder on the battlefield."