Chapter 146: Offense Is The Best Defense
Riding a war horse beside Yao Zhen, his war advisor touched his beard and said, "No wonder seven cities were lost in just one month. It turns out that that Ghost General personally led the army."
Yao Zhen narrowed his eyes and asked, "Jin Huai, do you think our army can take back seven cities from him with one hundred thousand soldiers?"
Asked by him, Jin Huai did not answer immediately. He stroked his beard slowly, as his mind ran fast to make a calculation. Yao Zhen silently and patiently waited for Jin Huai to calculate their winning chance against the Black Qilin Army.
After a moment of silence, Jin Huai said, "We could win. But..."
Hearing the rare hesitation in his tone, Yao Zhen’s heart sank. He kept staring at the red qilin flags fluttering on the wall of Lin Zi City, and asked, "But what?"
Jin Huai looked at the black qilin flags and said, "But the probability for us to win this war and get back the seven border cities is only thirty percent. This is also based on the assumption that we have enough rations and the morale of our soldiers is high."
As soon as he said this, there was a sudden silence around him. Yao Zhen tightened his grip on the horse’s reins and softly murmured: ".... Thirty percent..."
Knowing that this battle will be a tough one, Yao Zhen took a deep breath and calmed down. He then said again: "The camp will be built one hundred li away from Lin Zi City."
After he said that, the army marched towards a flat wasteland one hundred li away from Lin Zi City. While they were setting up the camp, the news of their arrival had already been known to the Qilin Army’s General. Inside the general’s tent, Qi Baijun stood in front of a large table.