Chapter 1486: Formulating the Plan

Under the guidance of the Indian, Captain Qiaozhi unexpectedly discovered a small path.

He scouted this path and discovered traces of people having been there, and even discovered traces left behind by the French.

Upon seeing this, Captain Qiaozhi was instantly ecstatic; for them, this was a major discovery.

This small path led to Sanhao Zhendi.

Troops could march here; they could absolutely catch the French off guard!

"Let us hurry back and tell Captain Gelin this news."

The fifteen men immediately set out on the road back.

Yet what they did not know was that this scene was seen by the Indian, and the chieftain knew the news of their return.

A gratified smile flowed out; for them, this was absolutely good news.

It was a pity that he would not be able to see his two most hated enemies slaughtering each other here.

They had to leave here before the British Soldiers arrived, otherwise, their situation would become even more dangerous.

The war that had broken out between the French and the British here would very likely implicate them.

Even if it did not implicate them, they could no longer stay here.

If they were discovered by either side, regardless of the outcome of the war over the gold vein, the Indians would absolutely be the first target they sought to exterminate.

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Another three days passed.

Because they had walked it once, Captain Qiaozhi and his men returned very quickly on the return trip.

Captain Gelin sat in the military tent at the position and eagerly welcomed Captain Qiaozhi's return: "My dear Captain Qiaozhi, what discoveries did you make this time?"

Captain Qiaozhi looked at Captain Gelin's face and revealed a look of pride: "This time we have a major discovery that will decide the outcome of this war!"

Upon hearing this, Captain Gelin became energized.

"What discovery? Tell me quickly."

Captain Qiaozhi smiled and looked at Captain Gelin triumphantly.

"We discovered a small path that leads directly to Sanhao Zhendi."

After hearing this news, the smile on Captain Gelin's face froze and gradually turned into astonishment.

"My god, brother, you really found it!!"

Captain Gelin had originally not held much hope for such things; after all, something inferred from a topographical map sounded too unreasonable.

It even had a bit of the flavor of a myth or legend, but he had not expected this myth to actually be true.

Through the topographical map, it was truly inferred that there was a small path there that could lead directly to the hinterland of Sanhao Zhendi!

"Brother, how did you discover it?"

Captain Qiaozhi sighed and recounted the encounter there.

Captain Gelin felt quite moved; this trip had been full of peril, yet they had emerged unscathed, and such an experience was truly astonishing.

"Brother, this trip of yours could be written into a book."

Captain Gelin praised.

Captain Qiaozhi chuckled twice, and he added: "The greatest credit this time is not mine, but our scout; if it weren't for him discovering the anomaly and insisting on searching..."

"I am afraid we would never have discovered the existence of this small path."

Captain Gelin nodded, looked at the returning scout, and praised: "You did well this time; I will report your meritorious service to my superiors."

"This time, your contribution is the greatest."

The scout gave a military salute, expressed a series of thanks, and was then dismissed by Captain Gelin.

Now, only Captain Gelin and Captain Qiaozhi remained in the military tent.

The two opened the newly drawn map and began to formulate an operational plan.

Since they knew such a small path existed, Sanhao Zhendi became their main battlefield now.

"I think we should feign an attack on No. 2 Position, making the French believe our target is No. 2 Position, while you lead a team to circle behind..."

"... and launch a sneak attack on Sanhao Zhendi."

Captain Gelin stated his operational plan.

Captain Qiaozhi pondered for a moment, then said: "If we do that, you will need to withstand the attacks from two positions; our current troop strength is hard to defend against that, and doing so would result in too great a loss."

"I believe that since we have the Longyan Cannon, we can fully utilize the ultra-long attack range of the Longyan Cannon to snipe the Cavalry at No. 2 and Sanhao Zhendi."

"Dig trenches to block the advance of the Cavalry, and with the advantage of the trenches, pin down the French forces."

"Then I will lead troops to launch a surprise attack on Sanhao Zhendi and make Sanhao Zhendi change hands!"

Captain Gelin thought for a moment, and after the two sides discussed for a long time, they finally finalized the plan.

They adopted Captain Qiaozhi's plan.

"This time, we must give the French a head-on blow!"

Meanwhile, on the other side of America, the Chief of Staff and the Lieutenant General of the French No. 2 and No. 3 positions were also engaged in an intense discussion.

They had already obtained the Longyan Cannon; the Longyan Cannon that the British had exchanged for two Colonial Areas was now in a state of full firepower.

They could fully launch the war.

Let those British see how much power the Longyan Cannon they spent two Colonial Areas to exchange for could exert in the hands of their enemies.

"I think we should attack the British position first, letting the British completely lose their position."

"Only in this way, when winter arrives, will they fall into a situation of having no position, with no defenses to hold, and they will only be able to retreat to the mountain forests outside the Jinku."

"At that time, we will deploy the Indian troops, and we will absolutely be able to completely crush those British in the mountain forests," said the French Chief of Staff of No. 2 Position.

"I agree!"

The French Lieutenant General of No. 2 Position echoed in agreement.

The French general at Sanhao Zhendi was silent for a moment, then said indifferently: "This plan is not bad, but don't forget how our position was breached by the British."

"They also have Longyan Cannon, and their firing range is very long. Our current advantage is the Cavalry; if the Cavalry launches a charge from this position, no army can stop it."

"But if the British stretch the battle line and bombard us with the ultra-long-range Longyan Cannon, what should we do?"

These words of his caused everyone to fall into deep thought.

Although they now have divine artifacts suitable for mountain forest warfare in their hands, the British also use weapons from Longyan.

Although they are weaker than theirs, the attribute of ultra-long-range bombardment truly makes them feel disgusted.

The advantage of the Cavalry is high speed and high mobility; coupled with the long-handled weapons they hold, they can achieve high-mobility strikes.

However, those long-range Cannon, while not necessarily able to hit the Cavalry, produce a large amount of shrapnel from the Cannonball explosions that is terrifying for the Cavalry.

With such large-scale explosions, their Cavalry simply has no ability to withstand them.

The sound waves produced by the explosions will also briefly startle the horses.

"I believe we should advance steadily, attack the British one step ahead, and suppress the power of their Cannon."

"The Cavalry is our means of defense, but the Longyan Cannon is our trump card!"