The most important basis for that judgment was that Hong Cheng had still returned safely after his vanguard battalion was routed.
General Shangguan asked, "Was Hong Cheng really not pursued by the Self-Defense Army's cavalry?"
"According to the intelligence from the front, he wasn't. After routing our vanguard, the Self-Defense Army stopped pursuing."
General Shangguan's expression slowly grew grave. "The Self-Defense Army clearly had cavalry, yet they let the enemy go with an opportunity right before their eyes?"
The man beside him seemed to realize something too. He asked doubtfully, "General, do you mean Guo Dundun deliberately let Hong Cheng return so we would misjudge the Self-Defense Army's strength?"
"We can't rule it out!"
"Even so, it doesn't change the Self-Defense Army's current disadvantage."
But regardless, both men sensed the somewhat terrifying cunning of the fat man opposite them.
General Shangguan seemed to think of something. "What if the Self-Defense Army has more cavalry?"
"What do you mean, General?"
"Have we heard from the troops at Mountain God Valley yet?" He suddenly grew agitated. Upon learning that the Self-Defense Army had a sizable cavalry corps, an ominous premonition had risen in his heart.
The officer beside him asked, "General, are you worried the Self-Defense Army will use its cavalry to besiege one force and strike its reinforcements?"
"If I were them, that's exactly what I'd do!" He practically roared it out. Flames seemed to spurt from his eyes, his fists clenched tight, and his anger was nearing its breaking point.
His bad premonition grew stronger.
"Send orders to the cavalry on both wings. They must break through the Self-Defense Army's defenses today. That's an order!" he suddenly shouted.
The possibility of a drastic change in the situation brought a sense of crisis surging over him. This, in fact, showed that