"Report!"
A scout came running up in a hurry. "Enemy troops have appeared ahead. Judging by their routes, they may be coming to surround us from four directions. They're currently less than five li away!"
"Scout again," Liu Zhiwei said calmly.
As he spoke, he turned to Shen Zaitian beside him. "Division Chief Shen, proceed according to plan!"
Shen Zaitian chuckled at that. "Rest assured, Deputy Director. I'm off."
Fighting a war had something in common with playing cards.
You not only had to look at the cards in your own hand, but also work out what your opponents and partners might hold, then play your cards according to those on the table, rather than become so absorbed in your own hand that all you could think about was playing it out.
Clearly, this was the moment when both sides were fighting to set the pace. If the Self-Defense Army immediately sent five thousand troops over, and Situ Long added another ten thousand to advance on them from the flank, what should the Self-Defense Army do?
Deploy another ten thousand?
If they kept deploying troops, Situ Long would probably wake from his dreams laughing. Why?
Because Liu Zhiwei and Shen Zaitian, even with Yang Qingliu's troops added in, had fewer soldiers than the enemy. As more and more were committed, the Self-Defense Army's main force would be forced to join the battle too.
That was precisely what Zong Han wanted, because once Situ Long set the pace, this battle would become difficult to fight.
So Liu Zhiwei did not do what Situ Long wanted. Instead, he sent over only a small cavalry force. At a time like this, Shen Zaitian was naturally the most suitable man to take the stage.
Shen Zaitian led six thousand cavalry as the vanguard. When