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Vol 05 Chapter 166: The Third Southern Campaign II

「Oh, our plans have gone awry. In a good way.」

「To think we’ve come this far without encountering a single scout.」

Our army was a massive force of 43,000 troops. Therefore, the routes we could take for our advance were limited.

The path to Lezado split into two midway. There was the western route that circumvents the forest and the eastern route that cut straight through it.

According to Bartolo’s predictions, we were supposed to engage the enemy before reaching the divergence point… or so we thought.

「We’ve reached the split. …Which way should we advance?」

「I prefer the eastern route. The faster, the better. I’m worried about ambushes, but… if we proceed with caution, an ambush won’t work.」

Things like an entire army collapsing due to a clever trap only happen in fictional worlds.

Usually, careful scouting prevents ambushes from succeeding. Well, it’s not completely impossible, there are times when scouts miss things, and situations that