Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 573 Puzzled

"That's to say, Commander Rocky is willing to command the Evian City's troops. But why did he leave so suddenly?" Commander Wang asked, confused and surprised.

Of course, it wasn't just Commander Wang. The other commanders were just as puzzled. Rocky came up with the battle plan, but why did he only share it with Sabina and let her inform them? "Rocky explained that his plan isn't for the Crimson Dragon Group. He just doesn't want to see the citizens of the Evian City homeless. He refused to give orders to the Evian City's soldiers and they are under my command...” Sabina finally explained.

This left all the commanders even more baffled than they already were. They had no idea what Rocky was thinking. Since Sabina was carefully following the battle strategy he had laid out, Rocky still commanded the Evian City's troops after all. Whether Rocky or Sabina gave the orders, it didn't matter.

Marin, on the other hand, still wasn't quite sure what was going on. Although Rocky left without a trace, Sabina insisted that Rocky had left them with a battle plan for the Evian City's soldiers. Although it angered Marin because he never showed an ounce of care for the city, her rage had now dissipated.

"What the hell is he doing? This is so unlike him,” Marin said as she pursed her lips together. "Listen carefully. Here's the plan,” Sabina announced as she gave the commanders a cold, assured glance. She continued, "Once the Timber Deity Empire begins its attack, Commander Wang will lead two thousand troops to the south gate to fight. The other areas won't require any defending. You and your troops just need to lead the majority of the enemy soldiers to that specific location.

As for the other three Elite Commanders, they'll be leading two thousand soldiers who'll be waiting at that spot. Once the time comes, those soldiers in hiding will regroup with Commander Wang's troops and attack our enemies,” Sabina explained to them all in detail.

"We are greatly outnumbered by our enemy. It might be a good idea to separate them by leading them off in separate groups for our ambush. However, if they are on the alert, they might take the opportunity to besiege us once they get inside the Evian City. By then we will be trapped and will not stand a chance," retorted Commander Li, one of the Elite Commanders.

Some of the commanders nodded in agreement.

"Once we lure the enemy troops to the designated position, we'll proceed to blow up the south gate wall," Sabina continued calmly.

"Bomb the city wall?" This shocked all the commanders. The city wall was built to not only defend the city from enemy invasions but to serve as a vantage point, an additional advantage for their troops. Destroying it would mean that the city and its troops would become more vulnerable to attacks. The Evian City would be conquered by the Timber Deity Empire's troops in no time.

"Is Rocky insane? That wall serves as a barrier from the Timber Deity Empire troops—one of our means of protection. Demolishing it would spell victory for the Timber Deity Empire and defeat for us," Commander Lin, one of the Elite Commanders, shouted in protest as he jumped off of his seat. He was a highly experienced commander who successfully defended the Crimson Dragon Group and Evian City multiple times before. In all his years as a commander, he had never heard one plan as foolish as this. To him, it was no different than surrendering.

"This battle plan is indeed a bit odd...” Commander Wang added in a more polite tone.

The rest of the commanders agreed that this was akin to them digging their own graves. Rocky looked like a maniac to them at this point.

"Yes. Once the city wall is destroyed, we will be more prone to the enemy's attacks. However, the city wall will still be occupied by the enemy in less than two hours regardless of whether the wall stands or not. You all know this very well, don't you?" Sabina answered the commanders with a cold gaze.

Her words left the commanders speechless. They admitted that the troops within Evian City were incapable of guarding the city wall

"On the contrary, if we bomb the city wall, we can temporarily block the enemy troops’ entrance into the Evian City. This will cause the troops trapped within the city wall to panic and allow us to seize the opportunity of executing an ambush. If successful, we'll be able to cut down their energy and resources effectively,” Sabina explained to them once more.

"Even so, we won't be able to guard the Evian City. Those troops would still easily outnumber our own and attack the city. It's too risky..."

"I agree. There are too many lives involved and we have too little resources. It will be impossible to win with this strategy.”

"What does Rocky intend to do anyway? He barely cared for the Evian City before. Why would he care now? This all might be a trap!"

Immediately, the commanders began to murmur and discuss the reliability of the plan.

"Don't be so quick to judge. Sabina hasn't even finished explaining the whole strategy yet!" Marin exclaimed above the noise and stood up.

"Correct, Marin. I have only explained the first step of the plan Rocky has come up with," Sabina reiterated.

"The first step?” All the commanders focused their attention back to Sabina.

"Yes. Now, as I was saying, the second step will be as follows. Fetch me a topographic map of Evian City," Sabina ordered.

Soon, a detailed map of Evian City was handed over and laid out before her.

"Once the first step is completed, we move on to this—step two. We will make use of the Evian City's terrain. Its winding alleys and paths will be advantageous once we lay down traps common in guerilla warfare. These will serve to slow the enemy down." Pointing at the map, Sabina added, "Tonight, we will be arranging various traps in the streets and alleys nearest the south gate. I will leave Commander Marin in charge of this.”

"Right away.” Upon hearing this, Marin nodded in approval. She was the first to leave the room.