Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 1959 An Intentional Defeat

Dominating the Wind Plain had truly been an impressive feat for the Ghost Fief's army. Therefore,Zain's hands were tied. He couldn't replace any excuses to suppress them for now, so he had no choicebut to let them be, and the morale of the Ghost Fief's army only grew higher as time went by.

On the flip side, when Enoch learned that the Ghost Fief's army had conquered the Wind Plain andthat over half of his soldiers had surrendered, he flew into a rage.

Unfortunately, no matter how furious he felt, it wouldn't change the situation. The Wind Plain's lossmeant the vulnerable towns at the border of his fief were at the mercy of the royal army, who couldeasily swoop in and take over the border towns. If that happened, nothing could stop them.

Enoch was well aware of this risk, so he hastily ordered the Elite Fief's leader to take fifty thousandmen to the Wind Plain, where they were to intercept Gilbert's army.

However, the loss of these fifty thousand soldiers would undoubtedly weaken the defenses he putaround the Red River Valley.

Without a doubt, Enoch had a quandary in his hands.

Rocky had expected as much. He had seen through these events, and now he could carry out thenext move of his plan.

He had also anticipated that Enoch would send troops to stop them from entering his fief, so Rockypurposefully steered clear of the border towns. They instead lay in wait at the boundary betweenthe Red River Valley and the Wind Plain, prepared to ambush the Elite Fief's leader and his fiftythousand soldiers.

The Elite Fief's leader was caught by surprise, so he wisely gave the order to withdraw. He pulled hisarmy back to a favorable terrain where they immediately formed defensive ranks.

Similarly, the Ghost Fief's army didn't press forward. They encamped on the spot instead and waitedfor a better opportunity to make a move.

"Odin, I don't understand. What are we waiting for? Shouldn't we attack the border towns now whilewe have a chance?" Gilbert asked, looking confused by Rocky's decisions.

"Well, I reckon Enoch has suffered enough. It's time for us to do him a favor,” Rocky answered with amysterious smile.

"What are you planning now?" replied Gilbert as he shot Rocky a surprised but knowing look."What do you think, sir?" Rocky responded cryptically.

"Enough! Why do you have to be so secretive? Can't you just go straight to the point?” Vivianwhined.

"Are you saying we should hand over the Wind Plain to them?"

Gilbert seemed to understand Rocky's mysterious words.

"Exactly. We promised Prince Zain that we'll force Enoch to divide his forces, and we have doneexactly that. Therefore, if anything goes wrong from here on out, that's not our fault anymore. It'stheir responsibility from here on out,” Rocky finally answered straightforwardly, a mischievous smilestretching his lips.

"So, what are we going to do next?"

"Vivian, you will lead us in the next encounter. Judging from the terrain we are in, they would likelylure us into an ambush. I want you to act clueless, take the bait deliberately, and then retreat indefeat," Rocky ordered.

"Understood." Vivian nodded in all seriousness, trusting Rocky wholeheartedly.

"Once they get a taste of victory, they will surely become greedy and try to attack our camp. We willresist them a little, but we will retreat to the Wind Plain in the end!" Rocky added as he turned toGilbert.

The next day, Vivian did as Rocky instructed and led the charge with ten thousand soldiers. And justas Rocky expected, their enemy fought them briefly before abruptly withdrawing.

Vivian didn't hesitate to send soldiers after them, leading five thousand soldiers on their tail.

As expected, they were led into a dense forest, caught in an ambush, and suffered the loss of quitea few soldiers.

In the end, Vivian had to order her troops to retreat in defeat.

This small victory greatly boosted the morale of the Elite Fief's troops, and their leader decided tostrike while the iron was hot and pressed forward with his men.

After resisting them for a while, Gilbert ordered his army to retreat to the Wind Plain. Their lossesmounted in the following days as they continued losing ground, and they eventually lost the WindPlain to their enemy.

Once the Elite Fief had retaken the Wind Plain, their leader immediately sent out troops to guardthe main roads leading to Enoch's fief. In this way, they managed to hold the Wind Plain.

At the same time, the Ghost Fief's army retreated all the way to their location at the start of the war."Leader Gilbert, we should go and make our apologies to Prince Zain now," Rocky told Gilbert afterthey had reformed their ranks.

"What are you up to this time?" Gilbert remarked as he narrowed his eyes at Rocky suspiciously.

"I need an excuse to meet Enoch. If Enoch knows that I've failed Zain, he won't doubt me when I goover to him,” Rocky explained.

"But isn't that too risky? Enoch might get wind of your plans and hurt you," Gilbert asked with afrown.

"Don't worry, I have a plan. Enoch can't hurt me,” Rocky reassured him kindly.

"All right. I trust you." Gilbert didn't try to dissuade him further, knowing that Rocky had made uphis mind already.

They soon headed towards the royal army, who were currently encamped at the Red River Valley,and offered their apologies to Zain.

As Rocky had expected, Zain was furious when he found out that they failed to hold the Wind Plain."I expected you to march into the border of Enoch's fief, and I would have given you distinguishedmerits if you had succeeded. Unfortunately, you got so carried away that you confronted yourenemies head-on and lost everything you'd achieved! You fools!" Zain reprimanded them furiously."Please forgive us, Your Royal Highness. We intended to catch them off-guard, but to our surprise,the Elite Fief's leader is the one leading the charge. He is a formidable leader that can command histroops well, and he was able to trick us. Even my sister was seriously injured!" Gilbert put his actingskills to work, and he appeared sufficiently terrified and frustrated as he relayed what happened toPrince Zain.

"Okay, that's enough. I won't punish you because you volunteered to support the royal family in thiswar, and you're not under my direct command. But from now on, you are prohibited fromparticipating in any battle of the royal family. You can still help us in logistics if you want!" Zainannounced with finality. Although he wanted to punish them by court-martial, he couldn't doanything since the Ghost Fief's army didn't belong to the royal family. Hence, he decided not toaccept their assistance in any of the following battles.

The look on Rocky's and Gilbert's faces revealed their frustration and distress. Of course, they wereonly going through the motions.

They asked to be excused and then turned around, heading out of Zain's tent with stiff expressions."Your Royal Highness, what should we do now that the Ghost Fief lost the Wind Plain? Should wecontinue to attack the Red River Valley or dispatch troops to retake the Wind Plain?" Adrian askedonce the two visitors had gone.

"No! If we spare troops to the Wind Plain, it will affect our progress in taking the Red River Valley.We should continue to focus on besieging the Red River Valley. I don't think Enoch could hold onfor long. We just have to wait," Zain replied after thinking for a while.

"A wise decision, Your Royal Highness! I'm taking my leave now." After flattering Zain with emptywords, Adrian turned around to leave.

Meanwhile, Rocky and Gilbert had left the royal army's camp, but Rocky lingered for a moment andasked Gilbert to go back first. He waited for a while before Adrian emerged from the darkness andmoved closer to him.

"Prince Zain decided to focus on attacking the Red River Valley for now. What's your next plan?" theman curiously asked.

"Don't worry. You'll replace out soon." After those cryptic words, Rocky disappeared.

He headed towards the stronghold of Enoch's army at the Red River Valley on his own.

Under the cover of darkness, he snuck into the stronghold of Enoch’s army with no one noticinghim.

It didn't take long for him to replace the grandest tent, which was predictably at the center of theenemy's camp. At that moment, Enoch was enjoying the company of several women in his tent. Hewas quite preoccupied, and the sudden appearance of this unexpected visitor caught him off-guard"Who's there?"

Enoch asked coldly with a hint of danger in his voice.