Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 349 Only Five Hundred

It was not until on the next day that Isis summoned the Commanders together and announced to them of that. Without hesitation, all the Commanders were hit like a ton of bricks.

"Madam, are you toying around? How could you give consent to Rocky Bai to transport provisions and fodders to the Rough Slope with only three thousand troops? It's equivalent to courting death.” "Precisely! After all, Rocky Bai doesn't have any practical experience in war. Besides, it's impossible for three thousand troops to transport provisions and fodders to the Rough Slope under the nose of twenty thousand enemies.”

"Madam, please instruct Rocky Bai to come back with the troops as promptly as he can.”

All the Commanders believed Isis was too ill-conceived to make such an abrupt resolution.

"As long as Rocky can muddle through to send the provisions and fodders into the Rough Slope, we'll be likely to unscramble the entire dilemma. Our reinforcement troops will come in three days. By then, the Timber Deity Empire will have no choice but to withdraw their troops, because their supply of provisions and fodders will be running out," Isis said, unrelenting. She had an austere look. Hearing her evaluation, the Commanders glanced at one another in silence. They admitted Isis’ interpretation made sense, but they didn't acknowledge the precondition of her reasoning. None of them admitted Rocky could send the provisions and fodders into the Rough Slope. In their eyes, it was just an unattainable task.

At the same time, Marin received the word from the main camp in the front line. That instant, the news also took her and others by tremendous awe.

"Madam, do you imply that Rocky wants to transport provisions and fodders to this place by the strength of only three thousand troops?" Deputy Commander Chen inquired in a dumbfounded voice.

Marin simply nodded, tongue-tied as she remained mute.

"He's too hare-brained! Does he view it as a nickel and dime matter? It's just like herding cats!" Deputy Commander Chen sighed, swinging his head frequently.

"Of course it's far-fetched for anybody else to do that, but as for Rocky..." Marin paused. Presumptions were evident in her beautiful eyes. Her eyes were utterly spellbinding.

One day thereafter, Rocky, in unison with three thousand troops and horses, two squads of spirit manipulators, as well as provisions and fodders, reached at the foot of the hill with a distance of two and a half kilometers from the Rough Slope. They stopped and encamped on the spot. One and a half kilometers in front of them, the Timber Deity Empire's twenty thousand troops blockaded the Rough Slope tight. Like a metal bucket, they intercepted every passage to the Rough Slope. It was so impenetrable that maybe even a fly could not pass through the siege.

After encamping, Rocky conveyed several spirit manipulators to scout the condition of the rival in various directions.

Four hours later, the spirit manipulators came back one after the other. They presented the information they had gathered to Rocky. The twenty thousand troops of the Timber Deity Empire were dispersed in four camps, comprising two camps in the east of the Rough Slope and two camps in the west of the Rough Slope. There were more than four thousand troops in each camp. All the four camps were based at places of high altitude, so that they could look down and have a commanding view of all the passages to the Rough Slope. In other words, whichever route was preferred by Rocky to try to break out by force, he would be deterred and ambushed by the troops from at least one camp. At the same time, the troops from other camps would converge promptly to assail them together. Undoubtedly, it was impossible for Rocky to prevail in breaking out the barricade with the three thousand troops under his control.

However, such a strength of defense of the Timber Deity Empire troops didn't go beyond Rocky's prediction. As a matter of fact, it was never part of his proposal to break out by force.

After roughly scrutinizing the topographic map of the Rough Slope, Rocky in a squint of an eye established an optimal route to transport the provisions and fodders to the Rough Slope. With the lowest gradient, the route was convenient to the ridge of the Rough Slope. But the excellent trail was located between the two camps in the east of the Rough Slope. If Rocky came down in favor of this passage, they might be barricaded and deflected by the troops from both camps.

In a blink, Rocky revealed a relatively dense grove on the left of the ridge and a comparatively gradual level slope on the right of the ridge. Both sides could be judged as favorable terrains, which he could create use of them to his superiority.

Nevertheless, in the ordinary understanding, it was preposterous like jumping away from your shadow for only three thousand troops to tie up two camps of forces of the Timber Deity Empire and to transport the provisions and fodders to the Rough Slope at the same time.

"As long as Marin contains the troops of the two camps in the west of the Rough Slope, I can issue the provisions and fodders to them successfully unless something unpredictable occurs.” Rocky muttered to himself. A complete and perfect plan was already stuck in his mind.

Post-haste, he had a spirit-manipulated beast convey a message to Marin, who was now in the camp at the Rough Slope. Rocky's plan was utterly conveyed in detail.

When Marin got clued up about the plan, she summoned the two Deputy Commanders together and briefed them about Rocky's master plan.

"I think he's too swashbuckling. Maybe our several thousand troops of the northeast military are able to subdue two camps of the Timber Deity Empire. But how could he contain the other two camps with only three thousand troops?" Deputy Commander Chen said. He was wonder-struck, which was written on his face.

"Anyway, now we have no choice but to give credence to him,” Marin answered, recognizing that there could be no turning back. Now that Rocky dared establish such a strategy, she believed that he must be sure to succeed. Therefore, it was no time to be on the fence.

Instantly, Marin conversed with the two Deputy Commanders about how to contain the enemy. Then they began making preparations for the emergency attack and containment.

The northeast military had run out of food for a couple of days. Most soldiers hadn't indulged anything since last night. In effect, all of them were in a low spirit. Depression overwhelmed the whole camp. But instantly as they were told that the food and provisions would arrive very promptly, they all got up steam, as if they could feed on fancies.

At the same time, Rocky finished organizing the troops. He divided the three thousand troops into three groups. One group of troops, simultaneously with all the horses, were dispatched to the level slope on the right of the ridge. They would await orders from Rocky on the gradual level slope. Then Rocky assigned the second group of troops to lay in ambush in the dense grove on the left of the ridge. Besides, he instructed everybody to cover themselves with tree branches with leaves. Meanwhile, Rocky arranged one hundred soldiers to create about a dozen piles of woods as swiftly as feasible on the edge of the grove near the wind zone.

Rocky himself headed the last group of troops. After ordering five hundred troops to safeguard the provisions and fodders, he instructed the rest five hundred troops to march towards the optimal route between the two camps of the enemy openly. Very soon, they cropped up within sight of the two camps in the east of the Rough Slope, and the enemy spotted their sight.

Simultaneously, in a tent at the left camp of the Timber Deity Empire in the east of the Rough Slope, the Commander was well briefed of the information.

"Commander Zuo, something transpired,” a Deputy Commander in yellow reported as promptly as he strode into the tent.

"What transpired?” Commander Zuo scrutinized while leaning against a grand chair covered by tiger skin and picking his ear in a laid back manner.

"The sentry established that a group of Crimson Dragon Army troops were advancing towards the Rough Slope," the Deputy Commander in yellow answered.

"Wow! Finally, the Crimson Dragon Army dispatches troops here when they could not bear hanging on. It implies that Princess Alyssa's strategy is going to come to fulfilment,” Commander Zuo sighed, peeking his tiny eyes. Then in a scornful voice, he inquired, "How many people has the Crimson Dragon Army shipped here? I presume at least ten thousand. Otherwise, if there are less than ten thousand troops here, I can beat them with as much ease as whirlwinds move feathers."

"About five..." the Deputy Commander in yellow began humming and hawing while speaking as soon as he heard what Commander Zuo said.

"Five thousand? I can beat them all with only one hand.” Commander Zuo remarked in a haughty voice.

"Sir, actually there are about five hundred people..." The Deputy Commander in yellow clamped himself to answer in the conclusion.