Chapter 63

After marching through the night, the detachment officially entered the war zone early the next morning. Following a reconnaissance plan she had prepared beforehand, Mu Lingxue instructed the group to hide their vehicles. Then, guided by Leng Ji, she, along with Feiying and Chu Qingmeng, directly entered the war zone to scout the situation. A rough inspection revealed that the enemy's defensive deployment had indeed been altered, though the changes were minor. Once Mu Lingxue had memorized the layout, the four of them retreated to a pre-prepared cave. After drawing the enemy's defense map, Chu Qingmeng used soil on the ground to build a simple sand table, which made the positions and other details much clearer. Pointing to a cluster of tents at the foot of a mountain, Mu Lingxue said, "This should be their main camp, about thirty miles from the city. A round trip on horseback takes roughly forty minutes." "The time is too short. If we only lure them away for that long, it's completely useless. Even factoring in the time it takes them to handle matters at the main camp, we'll have at most one shichen." Chu Qingmeng stared at the sand table with a furrowed brow.