nucmednet Chapter 577 Edge
Chapter 577 Edge
The crown prince turned his gaze, his brows furrowing slightly, a hint of annoyance on his face.
"They're just some spirit beasts. Most of these ownerless spirit beasts are nothing special; at most, they've just awakened their spiritual consciousness. What's so scary about them?"
After the prince finished speaking, he noticed that the scout who came to report and the other generals in the camp all looked somewhat bewildered, and even a little flustered.
The crown prince's face immediately turned ugly: "Don't tell me that you didn't anticipate this situation and made no preparations whatsoever?"
“Yes…” one of the middle-aged generals said awkwardly, “We were being driven back by the rebels, and our camp here was just a temporary measure. At the time, we had no idea when the rebels would break out of the city.”
"Given the circumstances, if the rebels pressed their advantage, we wouldn't be able to hold them off. So we didn't know how long we could stay here, and we...we weren't prepared."
"No preparations?" The Crown Prince felt a blur before his eyes and a terrible headache. He raised his hand to rub his temples, then pointed to the dense forest not far away: "Such a large forest, such a good natural protective barrier, and you didn't make use of it at all? You didn't do anything? No traps or hidden weapons?"
The prince's voice grew louder and louder, while the generals' heads bowed lower and lower.
The crown prince took a deep breath, pressed his lips tightly together, and remained silent for a long while.
"Your Highness, let's deal with the current situation first."
The crown prince responded and looked at the generals with a cold smile: "Men, tie up all the generals in this camp and lock them in the dark dungeon."
"Useless trash, more trouble than good."
After the crown prince finished speaking, he turned to the people he had brought with him and said, "You, come in with me."
The Crown Prince's gaze swept over Ye Qing'an: "Miss Ye, please come along as well."
Once inside the central army camp, the Crown Prince slumped into a chair, saying dejectedly, "The spirit beasts arrived quickly, and they were probably just scouts ahead. The rebels' real offensive is likely still to come. Do you have any ideas...?"
The generals looked at each other, and after a while, one of them spoke up: "Summon the army and meet the enemy together."
The simplest and most direct method, but...
The Crown Prince frowned: "We definitely have to fight the enemy. But most of the soldiers in this camp are former garrison troops from these cities. You should have seen what they looked like in the previous battle."
"They may not really be that vulnerable. Perhaps some of them were bribed by the rebels to put on an act, while others, seeing that the situation was not right, were afraid of dying and dared not go up."
"But whatever the reason, given the current situation in our camp, with only these few troops, it's definitely not a good idea to confront the rebels head-on."
From the moment Ye Qing'an entered the camp, her gaze remained fixed on the sand table in the camp, her expression extremely focused.
The Crown Prince naturally noticed this as well, and simply asked, "I noticed that Qing'an has been looking at the sand table ever since she came in. Does Qing'an have any good ideas?"
The generals exchanged glances, all somewhat puzzled. Why would the crown prince ask a woman about matters of military strategy and warfare?
Isn't this woman just using the pretense of accompanying the military to come here?
Although she is a Supreme Being, she is only slightly more skilled in Xuanling techniques.
No matter how powerful one's mystical arts are, they cannot withstand an army of thousands.
What use is she? Can she possibly come up with any good strategies?
Ye Qing'an raised her eyes: "How many warhorses do we have in our army?"
"Warhorses?" Everyone looked at Ye Qing'an, their faces full of doubt: "What do you need warhorses for?"
Ye Qing'an narrowed his eyes: "Just as Your Highness said earlier, most of these spirit beasts used to lead the charge are not strong in spiritual power. Most of them are either not yet intelligent or have just become intelligent. Their attack power comes from many sources."
"If we separate these spirit beasts, preventing them from banding together to attack, their threat will be greatly reduced."
“We could have set up traps and hidden weapons in the dense forest to defend ourselves, but now we've lost the initiative. What we need is to delay these spirit beasts as much as possible, and then try to disperse them.”
Ye Qing'an tapped her fingers lightly on the table: "Most of the warhorses in our camp have been trained and are able to obey commands."
“We’ve brought out our warhorses to use as spirit beasts. We’re releasing them mainly to disperse those spirit beasts.”
"The spirit beasts have not yet arrived at the dense forest. The warhorse should be able to delay their arrival for a while."
"Then we can seize this meager space we've won and do something..."
“For example…” Ye Qing’an raised his head: “For example, we can get some damp trees and burn them in the dense forest. I just checked, and the wind is blowing towards Anzhi City today. We can use the damp trees to create thick smoke, and the smoke combined with the dense forest will be enough to trap the rebels and spirit beasts for a while.”
"If, under these circumstances, the rebels still intend to cross the dense forest and launch a full-scale attack, then we will have no choice but to resort to our last resort..."
"What method?"
Ye Qing'an curved her lips into a smile: "Set it on fire."
"Now that winter has arrived, the ground in the dense forest is covered with fallen leaves. At this time, a single fire is enough to start a prairie fire."
“With the fire burning, neither spirit beasts nor rebels will be able to get close to us.” Ye Qing’an pursed her lips tightly. “But this is the last resort. After all, if we set fire to this dense forest, although it will block the enemy’s advance, it will also cause us a lot of trouble.”
"Firstly, if this forest is burned down, people from Anzhi City will have a clear view of our camp. After all, Anzhi City is situated on high ground; they can see us from the city walls."
"Secondly, if we want to launch a counterattack on Anzhi City, the lack of dense forest as cover will be even more disadvantageous for us."
After Ye Qing'an finished speaking, he blinked and said, "I... that's all I can think of. I'm not good at military operations. If there's anything I said that's wrong, please correct me, generals."
Before anyone else could speak, Liu Enze laughed, "Not bad, very thoughtful, with a plan and consideration of the pros and cons. How long did Miss Ye think about these things?"
Ye Qing'an blushed slightly: "After Mr. Liu gave me that sand table, I spent my free time in the camp strategizing and thinking about what to do if something happened. I also learned from the storyteller that in many battles, spirit beasts lead the charge, so I made some predictions in advance."
The generals' expressions softened slightly when they heard Ye Qing'an say that she had thought about these strategies for a long time.