Chapter 558 Time Waits for No Man


    "I must end the battle within four hours. Otherwise, the troops at West Arinds will be at a


    disadvantage. The troops guarding West Fortress Gorge are nearest to the border of West Arinds.


    "As long as they arrive within one to two hours, we can surround the Filrenian troops from three sides.


    It''ll be toote for them even if their reinforcements show up by that time," Caspian said.


    "If you''ve decided, Lord Caspian, I''ll make that wager along with you. I''ll have the troops at the gorge


    head over there," Balthazar said.


    "Your Majesty, if you''re still worried, you can deploy troops from the other gorges to West Fortress


    Gorge." Caspian thought of another solution.


    "Great. With that, I''m not as worried now," Balthazar said.


    "Time waits for no man, though. The troops at West Fortress must be deployed over here as soon as


    possible," Caspian urged.


    "Understood. I''ll issue an order right away," Balthazar said.


    "I''ll wait for good news from your side, Your Majesty. Diatoran''s reputation will be boosted further if we


    win this war. After that, the soldiers will surely seed in repelling all enemy troops," Caspian said


    passionately.


    "Great! You''ve never lost a single battle, Lord Caspian. I believe in you!" Balthazar replied.


    "I''ll surely live up to my mission," Caspian answered.


    "I have another question. You''ll only have two hours to surround the enemy troops once the troops from


    West Fortress arrive. Isn''t that too short a period of time?" Balthazar was still somewhat worried.


    This battle was very important. It would impact the overall situation significantly.


    "In order to end the battle within the shortest amount of time, I hope that the air force stationed at the


    West Arinds War Zone can be deployed as reinforcements. With that, we''ll surely seed in


    repelling the enemy troops!" Caspian replied after some thought.


    "Great! When you''re ready tounch a general offensive at the enemy troops, I''ll order the air force to


    strike," Balthazar said.


    "If we demolish the Filrenian troops in West Arinds as soon as possible, we won''t need to worry


    about the iing enemy reinforcements. The situation here on the battlefield is dire, Your Majesty, so


    I''ll bid you goodbye here," Caspian said.


    "Sure! Go watch over the battlefield, Lord Caspian." Balthazar ended the call. He immediately


    contacted Toby Hoffman, the general stationed at West Fortress Gorge, and had him lead his troops to


    West Arinds, where they would serve as reinforcements for Caspian.


    After hearing from the King, Toby gathered all the soldiers stationed at the gorge and headed toward


    West Arinds in the night.


    These troops only consisted of 70 thousand soldiers, but they would surely cause huge trouble for the


    enemy when they charged from the nk.


    Caspian wanted to mess with the enemy and damper their spirits beforeunching a general offensive.


    With that, the enemy would be rendered defenseless.


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    Caspian knew that the King had already deployed reinforcements that woulde to his aid, so he


    wasn''t in a rush tounch an attack.


    "Everyone, wait here on standby," Caspian ordered.


    All soldiers paused in the middle of an attack. They retreated by a few miles and waited on standby.


    Caspian made a call to Dax.


    Dax was observing the situation on Caspian''s side from satellite footage, so he asked, "Why did your


    troops stop attacking, Lord Caspian?"


    "Champion Santos, the enemy is making good use of the terrain, so it''s hard to break their defense


    right now. We must think of another solution," Caspian said.


    "Do you have any good strategies in mind, Lord Caspian?" Dax asked.


    "I''ve already talked to the King. He''ll send over troops from West Fortress Gorge to aid us. They''ll


    arrive at the nk of the enemy troops, and we''llunch a general offensive when that timees!"


    Caspian replied.


    "Great! I''ll listen to yourmand, Lord Caspian!" Dax replied.


    "You should also order your troops to retreat by a few miles. Give them a two-hour break as you wait


    for mymand. We must repel the FIlrenian troops before their reinforcements arrive!" Caspian said.


    "Got it. I''ll follow your orders. We must repel the enemy troops at the border!" Dax knew of the


    importance of this battle as well.


    Caspian would be in serious danger if they couldn''t wipe out the enemy troops at the border of West


    Arinds.


    "This battle will impact the fate of West Arinds or even Diatoran! You must be ready," Caspian stated


    seriously.


    "I understand! These few hours will determine if we can hold onto West Arinds. I''ll definitely fight


    until the end!" Dax promised.


    After ending the call, Dax gave his troops an order. They retreated by a few miles. The other soldiers


    took a break on the battlefield, save for some soldiers who were assigned to patrol the area.


    After fighting for the better half of a day, the soldiers were exhausted both physically and mentally. After


    Dax''s order, they fell asleep soon after.


    The injured soldiers were also transported to the nearest hospital for treatment.


    The Filrenian army was confused when they noticed how Caspian''s and Dax''s troops had retreated.


    "General, all the Diatoran troops have retreated. After fighting overnight, they''re surely about to rest.


    We can take this chance tounch a sneak attack at them!" a deputy general said.


    "We shouldn''t move rashly. What if we fall into the enemy''s trap?" Cassius said cautiously.


    "They''d fought overnight. It isn''t likely they''ll have other ns. If we attack Dax''s troops now, Caspian


    will surelye to his aid," Cassius said.


    "Our tail unit will surely be able to block Caspian''s advance. Dax''s troops have been fighting


    continuously, and they must be at theirst leg. This is a great chance that''s very hard toe by," the


    deputy general said.


    "Themand center ordered us to stand our ground here. We must not act rashly before the arrival of


    our reinforcements. If themand center''s ns ended up being disrupted because of our


    presumptuous actions, who''d be responsible for that?" Cassius asked.


    "General, if we can breach Diatoran''s line of defense before the reinforcements arrive, this will surely


    beuded as a heroic deed. When the reinforcements arrive, we can advance toward Diatoran in a


    grand procession!" The deputy general tried to convince Cassius once again.


    "That''s enough! Shut up! I''m the one calling the shots here, and I say we must listen to the higher-ups''


    "It''s already surprising that Diatoran hasn''t attacked us from both front and behind at the same time.


    We can wait for the enemy troops to arrive, too. If they attack us from front and behind at the same


    time now, our troops might not be able to handle it.


    "Now, we just need to wait quietly for the reinforcements to arrive before we surround Caspian''s troops.


    "If we defeat Caspian, Diatoran will surely erupt in chaos, and Dax might even run away from the


    battlefield!" Cassius told the deputy general his opinion.


    This deputy general was the most long-winded one he had met and was extremely pompous.


    "You''re right, General. I was being rash," the deputy general said, lowering his head. He dared not say


    more.


    "Convey my order to the troops. Put up a sturdy defense and prepare for war. The final battle will soon


    be here!" Cassius ordered.


    "Yes, General!" The deputy general nodded and left themand center.