The moon was dim and the stove in the tent made a crackling sound from time to time. Qin Ze slowly opened his eyes and felt refreshed. After a good sleep, all his fatigue was gone.

Uncovering the blanket that wrapped him tightly, he slowly sat up from the chair. The guards in the tent immediately whispered:

"Your Majesty, it is already dark."

"Oh, it's night time..." Qin Ze scratched his ears and asked casually, "Have the military factory and the Golts behind us taken any action?"

"There's no movement at all."

Qin Ze nodded slightly, "That means waiting for an opportunity to act."

Then he asked, "Have the cavalry sent out explored the terrain around us?"

"According to your order, except for the rear of our army, we have almost explored the area within a radius of ten kilometers centered on our current stationed location."

"As for the Macedonian military factory, we are still exploring it. It will take more time to bypass the factory and explore the terrain ahead of them."

Hearing this, Qin Ze said while wearing his military boots:

"Well, there's no rush."

"Just take it one step at a time."

"Have you planned the next marching route?"

"It has been planned. We are just waiting for your order. Our army can quickly deploy the battle line."

Qin Ze nodded slightly, stood up and stretched, then walked to the door of the tent. The soldier on duty at the door immediately lifted the curtain.

As the curtain was opened, a gust of cold air hit him in the face. Qin Ze pulled the wolf fur coat tightly around him and walked out of the door slowly.

There is a bright moon in the night sky. It is a full moon, but the clouds in the night sky cover more than half of it. Therefore, under the moonlight, the ground is not very bright, but not too dark either.

After the Yan army was stationed here, except for the outer troops who were on constant alert, most of the soldiers were resting during the day. Qin Ze was not worried that the people from the Macedonian military factory would come out to attack, and he was even less worried about the threat from the rear. If the enemy behind dared to fight, they would have led their troops to attack at noon.

If they didn't attack, then they were waiting for an opportunity. What were they waiting for? If they were not waiting for me to lead the army to attack the Macedonian military factory so that I could take advantage of the opportunity, then they were waiting for more reinforcements to arrive so that I could gather more troops and fight a more confident battle.

Thinking of this, Qin Ze touched his chin, and then he ordered slowly: "It's dark, it's time to act."

"Go ahead and 'break through' the enemy lines in the rear."

At the command, several cavalry teams that had been prepared immediately took the order and headed straight to the rear.

Qin Ze looked at the direction they left and pursed his lips.

-

Just after six o'clock in the evening, a cavalry unit rushed into Klein's army camp.

"The army led by Chief of Staff Dingle is expected to join us at ten o'clock." The cavalry captain said this after meeting Klein and Riegl.

“Ten o’clock? Why so late?” Klein’s already solemn expression became even more frowned after hearing the news.

The cavalry captain panted and said, "They almost didn't sleep last night. They have been marching fast all the way. With the artillery battalion here, they can't go any faster."

Klein nodded silently.

Liger, who was standing by, looked worried and said to him, "Klein, you said earlier that the Yan army might want to surround us and attack our reinforcements, but the reinforcements will be able to join us in a few hours. If they want to launch an attack, they won't have time to deploy their operations."

Klein shook his head and said, "If there is such a possibility, then we cannot rule it out."

"I need to convey my speculation to the Chief of Staff, and I think he will make a better judgment."

After that, Klein called a second lieutenant and asked him to lead a team of men to the marching reinforcements.

And this order was issued less than fifteen minutes ago.

"Bang bang bang!" Sporadic gunshots suddenly came from a distance.

Liger's heart skipped a beat and he blurted out, "They are about to launch an attack! Klein, you got it right!"

Klein shouted urgently: "Enemy attack! Prepare for battle!!!"

The soldiers immediately sounded the alarm and entered combat status, and sporadic gunshots gradually came from all directions. Liegel was uneasy, as he did not want to start a battle with the enemy before the reinforcements arrived.

But just as they were on high alert, the sporadic gunshots became increasingly distant.

A moment later, the sentries at the outermost edge of the defense line brought back accurate intelligence.

"Sir, this is not an enemy attack!"

"The Yan Army sent small cavalry teams to return to Foster Port from three directions. They were later discovered by us and intercepted. After a while of exchange of fire, they realized they could not break through our defense line and fled back," said the sentry.

When this information was confirmed, Claire's heart finally settled down.

"Hu——" His face was covered in sweat, but he let out a heavy breath.

Riegl looked at Klein, whose face was covered in sweat. As they looked at each other, they both couldn't help but chuckle.

The sentry didn't understand why the two officers smiled at each other, and said, "Sir, we will go back first. If there is any further situation, we will notify you immediately."

Klein still had a smile on his face. He waved his hand and said, "Although they have evacuated, it does not mean they will give up. Be careful that they break through multiple points. We must continue to be vigilant and guard against them. We must not let any enemy return to Foster Port."

"Also, if they send a small force to break through again, there's no need to sound the alarm for the entire army. If we're caught off guard, our spirits will collapse."

"Okay, let's go."

"Yes, sir!"

After the sentinels left, Klein called in another team of messengers and said:

"Go immediately to the reinforcements and inform them that the enemy intended to return to Port Foster but was intercepted by us."

The messenger agreed and was about to leave when Klein said, "By the way, let me make it clear that the enemy did not intend to break through the defense line and return to Port Foster. Instead, they were going back in small groups to report the news."

"Yes! Sir!" The messenger immediately took the order and left.

Just like that, half an hour apart, the two groups of cavalrymen carrying the message left one after the other.

After giving the order, Klein and Riegl looked at each other, shook their heads and laughed again.

"These cunning guys wanted to go back and report the news at night..." Li Geer took off his hat, scratched his greasy hair and laughed.

Klein followed up by saying, "Yes, I have to say, these Yan people are indeed cunning."

"We pretend to be nonchalant during the day so that we can go back and report at night when our vigilance is lowered and the difficulty of vigilance increases."

"But they don't know that we have already guarded all the roads leading to Port Foster."

"They really underestimated us, haha."

Liger said with a smile: "Then the so-called siege and attack will not work, right, Klein?"

Klein nodded and said, "Well, if they really want to surround the enemy and attack the reinforcements, then the prerequisite is that they have enough troops and strong enough combat power, but they can sneak back at night to report the news..."

"That's what rats do."

At this point, he laughed heartily.

Li Geer also laughed. This was the first time he laughed so happily in these days.

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