The change in the supreme commander's demeanor and his praise undoubtedly boosted the morale of the officers accompanying him.
Although the enemy had already reached the Macedonian munitions factory, which was certainly bad news, reinforcements were on their way. So, if the Macedonian munitions factory could be held, then the next battle was clearly on the verge of victory.
Dingle, however, had already suppressed the joy that he had inadvertently revealed. The war was not over yet, and he did not want to be happy too soon. He had experienced a sudden defeat in the port of Bruno, and this time, he did not want to fall into a trap set by the enemy that was not easy to avoid, which would lead to another defeat.
Therefore, he cleared his throat and continued:
"At least for now, our arrangements are without any problems, but no matter how perfect our tactics are, the Yan Army is still an uncontrollable factor, and they will definitely have corresponding countermeasures."
"Now that they have realized that our troops are behind them, they will definitely make their next move in a very short time."
Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Hopkins cleared his throat and said:
"If they are confident in their military strength, they should quickly attack the Macedonian arms factory, seize it as soon as possible, and use it as a defensive position to prevent our attack, right?"
Harbo chimed in, "That... is unlikely. No matter how many troops they have, the Macedonian military factory won't fall in a short time. It's already a defensive position. The Yan army knows their retreat is cut off, so they definitely won't dare to continue attacking the Macedonian military factory."
"They will probably try every means to get the troops left in Foster Harbor out to deal with Klein's army."
Dingle said in a deep voice:
"Lieutenant General Harbor is right."
"If they break through Klein's defenses and return to report, then..."
At this point, his face darkened, and he said, "Klein's army will be in an extremely bad situation."
"They will be attacked from both sides."
Upon hearing this, the cavalry captain who came to deliver the message stiffened, but still said, "We have already done our best to set up defenses. General Klein has given a strict order, and we will guard against them at all costs and absolutely not let the Yan people go back to report."
Dingle gave him a deep look and said with comfort:
"Just do it."
"A battle is bound to have all sorts of unexpected situations. We just need to do what we can."
"Don't think too much now. Just follow your route. We need to speed up our march and make the most of every second. The sooner we rendezvous with Klein, the greater our chances of victory will be."
"But if an unexpected situation arises... we'll change our tactics on the spot."
"But in any case, this time we are definitely not the passive party!"
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However, just past five o'clock, the sky was already dark and gloomy.
The light and heat of the day fade quickly, and as soon as the sun sets, coldness immediately takes over.
Klein's army, which was already stationed and deployed, had lit countless torches, and even in deserted areas, flames were burning.
The flames brought warmth, but Klein's expression remained unusually cold.
“I never thought we’d need to bluff,” Riegl said with a self-deprecating laugh beside him.
The purpose of lighting torches in the camp was not merely to provide warmth; a greater reason was to create the impression that a large army was stationed there.
Having a "massive army" here can pose an invisible threat to the enemy and also provide a "protective shell" for one's own army.
Faced with Riegl's self-deprecating humor, Klein shook his head and said, "The situation is not very optimistic."
These words puzzled Li Ge'er, because apart from a brief encounter with Yan Jun earlier, they had not had any further contact with Yan Jun until now. It was obvious that Yan Jun was deeply wary and dared not launch an attack.
This is definitely a good thing for our army, which doesn't have a large number of troops.
The army had not been attacked and had even posed a threat to the enemy forces intending to attack the Macedonian munitions factory. Time was dragging on and on. In addition, they had received a message from Dingle's messenger a moment earlier, who was on his way and expected to meet up with him before midnight.
At least so far, the situation is definitely not bad; in fact, it's getting better.
Although the current situation of the Macedonian arms factory is unknown, all threats will be eliminated once reinforcements arrive.
Thinking of this, Riegl asked in confusion, "Where does this pessimism come from?"
Klein rubbed his face, then pointed ahead and said:
"Because the Yan people did not take any action."
"This is not normal."
“With our ‘army’ here, what can you expect them to do?” Rigel shook his head and said in a relaxed tone.
Klein said in a deep voice, "We are not particularly far from the Macedonian military factory. If the Yan Army had launched a fierce artillery attack on the Macedonian military factory, we should at least have heard some noise, but we haven't."
“They couldn’t possibly attack the Macedonian arsenal without using artillery. We’ve all witnessed the power of the Yan Army’s artillery in the port of Bruno, so there’s no reason for them to abandon it. This means they haven’t launched a full-scale attack on the Macedonian arsenal yet.”
Upon hearing this, Rigel retorted, "Isn't it precisely because we are behind them that they dare not attack easily? You just said that this morning."
Klein nodded and said, "Yes, I did say that."
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