"Wuxin, Lin Changsheng!"
"Present, General!" The two stepped forward, their expressions solemn.
"Your two contingents will serve as my vanguard! Depart tomorrow and advance at full speed straight toward Blackwind Ravine on Wind-Splitting Gorge's left wing. Hold that vital choke point! Without my express orders, not so much as a moth is to pass!"
"Yes! We will not fail your trust, sir!"
"Lei Bao, Xin Bairen!"
"Present, General!" Their voices rang like great bells.
"Lead your own troops to hold Resounding Water Ravine on the right wing! Throughout the march and your deployment, the Rock-Solid Iron-Wall Grand Formation must remain active at all times, without a moment's slackening!"
"Understood! While we live, the position stands!"
"Ye Wushang!"
"Present, General!" An eerie ghostly aura faintly surrounded Ye Wushang.
"You will remain with me in the Central Army, ready to support either wing at any moment. This way, our vanguard, right wing, and Central Army will form a mutually supporting triangle, no more than a hundred li apart—precisely within the optimal range for our Ten-Thousand-Person Battle Formation to link together, and entirely within the coverage of my divine sense!"
"Yes! Understood, General!"
"Xu Jiuling!"
"Present, sir!"
"Activate every Thousand-Li Image-Reflecting Formation Plate and every set of Mother-and-Child Linked Mirrors immediately, and tune them to peak performance! From beginning to end, every detail of this battle, every merit and fault, must be recorded clearly and without error!"
"Understood! I will oversee it personally!"
"Xue Qingxia!"
"Present, General!" Xue Qingxia drew a deep breath and stepped forward to receive her orders.
"Go to the communications station immediately. In my name, send the garrison of Wind-Splitting Gorge County a challenge to battle, in the most arrogant, overbearing language possible!"
Qing Chen's tone was calm and unruffled, as though he were discussing