Regressor Instruction Manual

Chapter 389: Cheap Psychological Warfare (2)

"Honorary Cardinal Lee Kiyoung will head to the capital. I'm sure of it."

"Do you think that's possible?"

"He's a scammer, but he is also quite bold. It'll be easy to understand if I were to say that he is someone who knows when to roll the dice. He will probably cross the Dawan Front and join the Red Mercenary staying in Laios. If he's lucky, he's planning to enter the heart of the Republic with the Mercenary Queen. Considering the supplies remaining in Laios, he may have calculated that they can reach the capital. It will be touch-and-go, though."

"It's certainly not impossible at all, but it's hard for us to understand that he's telling us his plan ahead of time."

"I think he probably knows about it."

"What...?"

"He's aware that we're benefitting from other fronts while using Castle Rock as bait. That's why he wants us to remove the troops from Castle Rock. The purpose of his performance that seemed meaningless is to give Castle Rock room to breathe even a little. I think we can be happy about this. It's like telling us that Castle Rock is in such a bad condition that he needs to do something useless.

"Then, Jin Qing..."

"The main forces will remain at Castle Rock. Rather than letting the enemies move as they want, we have to tie them up so tight they wouldn't be able to breathe. Of course, after delaying the enemy's advance by organizing a minimum number of troops, we will make them use up supplies as much as possible, and we will defeat their troops with no retreat. It's going to take some time, but there will be plenty."

'It's a standard procedure.'

That was a textbook tactic, keeping the pressure on Castle Rock and going straight into the battle.

Enemy troops would head to the capital, but if some of the capital's forces could be detached, it would be possible to delay the advance.

The bogged down enemies would consume supplies and would slowly become isolated and dry out. It was reasonable enough to give it some more consideration.

However, the plan was not without risk at all.

'What if the enemies don't head to the capital?'

If Honorary Cardinal Lee Kiyoung and his troops didn't head to the capital, the Castle Rock Front's position might become a bit embarrassing.

We hadn't talked about how we would divide our forces, but investing even just 1/5– no, even only 1/7 elsewhere could already pose some risks.

We might just get fooled by the cheap psychological warfare they were employing upon us.

However, Jin Qing's face remained unchanged. He was confident in his own judgment of the situation. He really thought that Honorary Cardinal Lee Kiyoung was going to head to the capital.

I had to speak, even if it was only to ease the anxiety in my mind.

"Jin Qing."

"You may talk."

"How many troops do you have in mind to send to the capital?"

"About 1/6 of the total force."

"That's..."

"They will also be supported with a considerable amount of supplies. The fight that will occur in the capital will be more prolonged than the fight that will occur within Castle Rock."

"Er... I don't doubt you, but if they don't head to the capital..."

"Even if they don't, we can still attack Castle Rock. If they head to the capital, we'll still be able to afford to do it. If we consider the power that is currently gathered in Castle Rock, it's possible."