Without any surprises, the gunfire subsided after a short while, and the sentry brought news that the enemy had fled.
“They’ve tried every possible path; they’re completely out of options now,” Riegl said to Klein with a smile outside the tent.
Klein nodded and said, "But we can't be careless yet."
“An enemy in trouble is a terrible enemy.”
"If they choose to go all in, they might launch a full-scale attack on us tonight and try to break out at all costs."
Upon hearing this, Rigel's smile faded, and he said in a deep voice, "Yes, there should be a large-scale battle tonight."
But the battle that Riegl had anticipated did not occur. Instead, good news came to them as time went on.
Before 9:30, the reinforcements led by Dingle arrived.
They were originally supposed to meet around 10 o'clock, but Dinger was worried that the Yan army would launch a full-scale attack to break through the encirclement, so he forced the troops to march at an accelerated pace, which is why they arrived half an hour earlier.
Thus, the two armies finally joined forces, bringing their combined strength to over 170,000.
This is the largest combat force that the Western Theater Command, which is close to the coastline, can currently muster. Apart from this, only the army group at the Heinrich military base, which is also in the west but farther from the coastline, is superior.
The rest of the empire's forces were mostly concentrated in the central region, centered around the holy city of Salivia.
After the two armies joined forces, Klein immediately reported to the newly appointed interim commander, Dingle, about the Yan Army's multiple breakouts and communications that night.
After the report was completed, Dingle nodded and said:
"Well done, generals! Your actions will surely lead us to victory in the upcoming battle!"
Klein and Riegl exchanged a glance, and Klein continued, "Sir, now that we've regrouped, when do we launch our general offensive against the enemy?"
Although he raised the question, Klein had already noticed that the newly arrived army was exhausted, and if they continued to fight, their combat effectiveness would undoubtedly be greatly reduced.
Dingle, of course, understood the problem and replied, "Since we've already met up, there's no need to rush."
"What we need to do now is rest... and wait."
Rest was certainly necessary, but the officers were somewhat puzzled by the waiting.
But before they could ask any questions, Klein explained for Dingle, "Wait for the enemy's next move and see what kind of signal they will send."
Dingle nodded and turned his gaze to the howling wind in the night.
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