Su Ran’s brow knitted so tightly a fly could have been crushed in the fold. At this critical and perilous juncture, his mind operated like a high-speed precision machine, swiftly weighing the pros and cons to devise a strategy aimed at breaking the deadlock. He knew very well that he could not allow himself to be led by the nose by the enemy's conspiracy. Instead, with resolute and wise decision-making, he had to adopt a two-pronged approach to simultaneously handle the burning crises along both the border and the coast.
Regarding the border unrest, Su Ran decisively ordered the generals stationed at the border strictly not to blindly pursue the remnant factions of the mysterious force. Rather, they were to make full use of the complex and volatile terrain of the borderlands to construct an impregnable defense line. This line stood like a towering mountain, blocking the enemy's advance and preventing the troops from falling into the enemy's trap due to excessive dispersion. At the same time, small, highly trained, and elite units were dispatched like agile leopards to launch harassing attacks against the enemy from time to time. Relying on flexible and versatile tactics, these small units kept the enemy perpetually exhausted and unable to concentrate their full strength on creating chaos, thereby effectively depleting their living force. In this way, the turbulent situation at the border could be stabilized without pulling away too many troops and thus leaving loopholes in t…
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