into the night.

"Your Majesty, a report just came in that we have discovered traces of the enemy, and they are approaching Pariston." Inside the tent, Qin Ze, who had been preparing to rest early, received the news from the communications soldier, but the news did not surprise him.

"Where is it? How far is it from us?" Qin Ze asked slowly, and glanced at the pocket watch he had confiscated. It was just past half past six.

"It should be less than four kilometers away from us, behind a lake. We heard some horse hoof sounds from afar. When we were about to move, the sounds gradually faded away. Perhaps they saw our sentry from somewhere else and slowed down their pace."

"After that, the sentries at other locations also sent in news one after another. They saw enemy soldiers in the areas they were monitoring. Without exception, they were all cavalry." The communications soldier replied slowly.

Qin Ze's face was calm, he just nodded and said: "Very good, the Golts' army responded very quickly, they arrived as soon as we came out of Enzos."

"But they didn't come straight at us. We can see that they are much more cautious. They should still be confused and have no idea how we got out."

"This is to scout our forces."

The signalman nodded and said, "Then Your Majesty, since their army has arrived, should we just charge at them?"

Qin Ze was silent for a while, then suddenly shook his head and smiled: "This is not the Enzo Mountains. In such a vast place, once we gain the upper hand and beat them so hard that they can't resist, they will be able to flee in all directions."

"It's too tiring to chase after them."

"So what do you mean? Wait for them to call us?"

"Ah."

"But if they don't attack us, won't we be in a passive position and have to stay here for a long time?" the soldier asked puzzledly.

Qin Ze touched his chin and said with a smile: "Where are we now? We are in the Golts' hometown, their lair."

"Can he watch us do whatever we want here? Isn't he worried that we will spread our forces and harass major cities?"

"So we are the ones who are anxious?"

As soon as these words came out, the soldier nodded and said, "They are the ones who are anxious."

"Of course, they must be extremely anxious now, wishing they could bring their army to attack us immediately, but they have suffered too many defeats before, and now they have to think a lot. They dare not fight us easily without certainty." Qin Ze still had a faint smile on his face.

"Then we have to wait until they are sure before we can start the battle?" asked the soldier.

"That's right, but even though we're not in a hurry, we don't have the time to waste time with them. They don't have confidence, so we should create some confidence for them so that they think they are confident."

"Then....How should this be done, Your Majesty?"

"Just show weakness to the enemy. Aren't they scouting? If they advance, we will retreat and give them the territory little by little."

The soldier suddenly realized what was going on and nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will convey your order right away."

Qin Ze followed and said, "Wait."

"It's not okay to just give in blindly. While we're giving in, it's still necessary to have small-scale fights and tug-of-war. We have to make them feel like they can handle us, but it's a little difficult. This is the best way to achieve this effect."

"Understood, Your Majesty," the soldier responded immediately.

Qin Ze nodded and said, "But after this, we should try not to fight small battles. If we have to fight, we should fight a big one that can annihilate the enemy in large numbers. Only such a great victory can give the Golts the greatest deterrence."

"And now that we have arrived in Bocamia, we must fight this first battle beautifully and make them cry out in fear. No matter how warlike the Golts are, they will be discouraged after losing like this."

"Once they lose confidence, our army will advance and they will lose before they even engage in battle."

"Go, pass on my order. Place the last line of defense about 1.5 kilometers outside of Pariston. As for the camps outside, have them move to Pariston now. As for the sections extending out from Pariston, don't worry about them. Let them come. We will accompany them to the end."

"Oh, right, arrange for some people to build fortifications outside Pariston, mainly stone walls, and build them higher."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The soldier immediately took the order and left.

-

At the same time, the main force of the Fifth Army was on the march.

"Sir, we are expected to rendezvous with General Halson in an hour."

"They have already set up a preliminary defense line." Leo said to Saski beside him.

Hearing this, Saski frowned, showing a dissatisfied expression on his face: "We asked them to go to Pariston first, but they didn't get any valuable information after all this time."

Leo knew that Saski's dissatisfaction was because in the previous feedback, Harson and Fili's troops took a more conservative approach. The closer they were to Pariston, the more cautious they moved. Up to this moment, they had not reached the outer edge of Pariston.

But in Leo's opinion, there is nothing wrong with this steady approach. Only after grasping the approximate strength of the enemy can we formulate tactics to defeat them.

Thinking of this, Leo spoke carefully: "We don't know how many troops the enemy has yet, so it's safer to be conservative. Even though the Yan people don't have many troops in Pariston, their combat effectiveness cannot be ignored, sir."

Hearing this, Saski sneered: "But don't you see how many troops we brought?"

"This is a fully armed and well-equipped army. I don't deny that the Yan people have strong combat capabilities, but it is completely impossible for them to defeat us with tens of thousands of troops."

"Oh, of course, unless they retreat to Enzos, they may be able to cause us considerable casualties due to the influence of the terrain, but as long as the battlefield is not in Enzos, they can't fight."

At this point, Saski stroked his beard and said with emotion: "To be honest, I am actually a little worried."

Leo was a little confused by Saski's sudden change of tone, but he continued, "Me too, sir. If there are a lot of Yan troops stationed in Pariston, then this battle may last for a while. If they evacuate their troops for transfer, it will be bad. We will have to disperse our troops to encircle them."

"That's not it." Saski waved his hand.

"Huh? What?" Leo looked at Saski with a frown.

Saski turned to look at Leo and said seriously:

"I am worried that they will abandon Pariston and retreat to Enzos under the encirclement of our army. If this really happens, it will be a big obstacle for us."

"Ah, this..." Leo's face froze.

"What's wrong? What's the problem?" Saski frowned.

"Oh no, no problem, you think very long-term and comprehensively." Leo said quickly.

"Nonsense, how else could I be in this position today? Do you think I relied on luck? Or was it because I blocked a bullet for the emperor?"

"No, I never had such an idea, sir." Leo moistened his lips and replied.