The two exclaimed in unison, "What? Where did this cavalry come from now?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! If there were Self-Defense Army cavalry there, the scouts would have discovered them long ago. They would never have waited until now to report it!" Deputy General Wang shouted, "Come in!"
The scout immediately entered.
"You said you discovered a large force of Self-Defense Army cavalry?"
"Yes, just beyond the Small Hill to the west of here. At least five thousand."
"Nonsense! If there were five thousand cavalry, how did they escape your notice before?"
"Well..." For a moment, the scout had no idea how to answer.
Because if there really were five thousand Self-Defense Army cavalry, the consequences would be unthinkable. Deputy General Wang instinctively refused to acknowledge it.
"You dare fabricate military intelligence! Guards, drag him out and behead him!"
The scout immediately begged for mercy. "General, General Wang! I'm innocent! There really are Self-Defense Army-"
Outside, the other scouts who had returned with him were terrified, trembling all over as they wondered whether to go inside and report.
The scout squad leader was pushed outside the tent and beheaded with a single stroke. His head had barely hit the ground when several more scouts came racing back from the front.
This time, however, before they could speak, Deputy General Wang faintly heard a distant rumbling.
As a member of the Desert Star, he was all too familiar with the sound of cavalry hooves. His expression changed slightly, and he immediately dropped to the ground, pressing his ear against it.
Then his face turned livid, and he practically sprang up from the ground. "A large cavalry force is approaching fast!"
It was too late. The enemy had already begun accelerating.
Time was far too important to her. Every extra minute would make