Chapter 279: Phantom Trace and Strategies to Defeat the Enemy
“Mr. Song, there’s something you may not know...”
Advisor Zhang leaned closer to Song You and whispered, “The enemy we’re facing is the eastern eight tribes of the grasslands, under the command of the northern Right Wolf King. Among his subordinates is a strategist who has a peculiar hobby—he enjoys collecting severed hands, feet, skulls, or other body parts from his enemies as trophies and often plays with them.
“Previously, we devised a meticulous plan and sent a pair of Mr. Yin’s ears to his tent.”
“Does that mean the movements of the northern Right Wolf King’s army are entirely under your control?” Song You asked.
“It’s not quite that effective,” Advisor Zhang replied. “First, since the ears are in that strategist’s tent, we can only hear what’s said within it. Most of the time, important discussions among the army of the northern frontier take place in the Right Wolf King’s main tent, and this strategist is only one of many under the Wolf King.
“Second, the ears are usually kept in a box. Whether or not we can hear anything clearly depends entirely on chance.”
“I see.”
“Still, any bit of information we can gather is something. It’s better than nothing,” Advisor Zhang added.
“Indeed,” Song You agreed, falling silent as he turned his attention to Yin Wenxing.