106 Building Tunnels (2/2)

After fifteen minutes, Rin was led into the office to see the three men hovering over a table, a large map resting on it.

With his finely honed senses, An Sun sensed Rin's presence and turned his gaze toward her before motioning her forward.

Still uncertain of the situation, Rin nonetheless, walked over.

An Sun looked down at the map with crossed arms, ”What do you think?”

Looking at the map, Rin's eyes widened in surprise.

”You plan to build tunnels?” She lifted her gaze to glance at An Sun.

”Mm.”

Rin looked down at the map again and observed it with intense eyes.

She held back the urge to release a bitter laugh. This plan was indeed full proof. Because An Sun already issued a direct attack on Shongo, he was already aware of their strength.

Rin learned to never directly attack a well-entrenched opponent.

Attacking head-on would be foolish even with more troops. One couldn't overpower strength. But they could outsmart it. One hundred thousand strong men couldn't defend themselves against a sole genius - not head on at least.

Thus, this plan to construct tunnels near the Eastern Empire was most fitting.

Rin grinned at the young man. ”Lord An, if you were able to come up with such a well-planned tactic why do you still have me around?”

The corner of An Sun's lips twitched. ”Just answer the question.”

”Of course,” Rin chuckled and stared down at the map.

”Truthfully, this plan can do very well in our favor however, does my Lord mind if I make a suggestion?”

An Sun nodded, ”Go ahead.”

In response to his confirmation, Rin's expression grew sharp, her emerald eyes glowing intensely as she pointed toward a province area on the map. ”We're currently only a few miles away from Guando's province and other territories your men conquered. Although this is all An Clan territory now, we can still expand the tunnel to these areas.”

Pointing to an area that indicated a river, Rin continues. ”We can create a trail here and operate it as a resting area for our troops when they need to recover or retreat. Placing weapons and other supplies in hidden areas within these territories should also be considered. All while doing so, we shouldn't charge head on completely, attacking based on the number of soldiers wouldn't be wise so we'll need to come up with a plan to attack.”

After Rin finished speaking the room went silent. Rin raised her eyes to see all the men in the room staring at her.

Before she could ask anything, a rough pat could be felt on her back causing her body to tense slightly.

Looking up, Rin's eyes met with the sight of An Sun's gray eyes narrowed up and a smile laced on his thin, red lips.

”You've done well kid,” He praised with his deep magnetic voice.

Rin blinked dramatically and chuckled softly. ”Thank you, my lord, for the praise, but it was mostly thanks to your idea of the tunnels that inspired mine.”

An Sun snorted in response and patted Rin's shoulder lightly. ”Do you have any other suggestions on how we can issue an attack?”

Rin pinched her chin with her slender fingers and tilted her head to the side, a faint strand of her dark hair hovering over her eyes. ”I only have a few but they're merely suggestions.”

”Alright, let's hear them.” An Sun folded his arms while he sat himself down on a stool.

Rin nodded her head and began to pitch her attack strategies. Meanwhile, from the start, Duyi Zhong remained silent as he watched Rin and An Sun's interactions. His brows were slightly creased.