Longde Schtadt and the frontline generals discussed the new battle plan until the early morning, and fell asleep directly in the command room. When they woke up, it was already close to noon. He habitually walked to the window and looked at the confrontation exercises between Star Engraving and the Elite Guards on the training field, showing a somewhat relieved smile.

"These little ones are much stronger than I thought, and they might become the strongest force," he said.

But when he was about to go and make himself a cup of tea to start the day's work, he noticed a familiar figure squatting in the corner, drooling from the corner of his mouth.

At this moment, Elliott happened to enter the room, and the Marshal pointed at the figure with some surprise, saying:

"When did he come back?"

"Last night, Marshal."

"That fast? What about the battle results? Where's the mission report?"

"He said he couldn't write it… "Elliott smiled awkwardly but quickly added, "But we just received magical communication from the northeast base. Please have a look, Marshal!" He then handed over a document.

After receiving it, Longde Schtadt quickly read it:

>To: Marshal Longde Schtadt:

>

>Yesterday at dusk, our northeastern 5th transport team encountered 20 elite Wolf Riders. Fortunately, we were saved by the Black Flag from the Church, with the enemy fleeing and no casualties on our side.

>

>This morning, we found two battlefields and a suspected battlefield. One was near the Forbidden Mountain Range in the north, with 19 orc and wolf corpses; the east ancient road entrance, with 29 orc and heavy cargo beasts corpses. Both scenes have "Black Flag" left behind as a warning to others. The suspected battlefield is located 30 kilometers west of the eastern fortress and has been cleared.

>

>Marshal, I hope you can convey our gratitude on behalf of all soldiers in the Northeast camp to Church and Black Flag.

>

>Sincerely, General Leon!

"Great! Wonderful! In just one afternoon, four elite orc scout groups were wiped out! Hahaha! Chris, you old bastard! You finally stopped messing with me! Hahaha! Excellent!" Longde Schtadt read the letter with trembling hands, then pointed at the west and began to curse.

"Congratulations, Marshal! Our human alliance army has a real trump card!" Elliott had never seen the Marshal so excited, but the results of the battle were hard to keep him calm.

"Elliott, since it will be a month before Star Engraving's official mission is issued, they will be training under the protection of hundreds of thousands of troops, which is very safe. But this Ray is borrowed, and Chris might want him back at any time. Such an outstanding talent cannot be wasted!"

"You are right, General."

"Although those kids are not bad, Ray should be familiar enough after these two days. It's time for him to do more meaningful things! To the east of the Eastern Fortress, since our defeat three years ago, it has become a vacuum of intelligence. The next big battle is not far away, and we need to gather as much enemy intelligence as possible." Longde Schtadt tapped the map with his pen and said earnestly.

"Yes, I understand!"

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"Told you he was Elliott's boy toy! Yesterday, Elliott spoke with him, and we didn't see him all afternoon. Today, Elliott personally called him away at noon, and he hasn't come back yet." The members of Star Engraving, who had just won a bitter battle against the Elite Guards in the exercise, were gathered in the training field stands, sharing their victory joy. Evan said to Neil with some pride.

"Don't talk nonsense. I made inquiries with the base affairs office, and when Elliott sent him there, his exact words were 'This is the Marshal's man.' Elliott is just a messenger," Bolton joined in.

"Ah? That's even more exciting?", Beryan also hurriedly joined the discussion.

"Ugh, those men are discussing that disgusting little servant again." Selina, the only fire mage in the team, was fanning herself vigorously after being the main offensive core in the past confrontation. She was indeed exhausted.

"Come on, Anya, hurry up and get me some ice to cool down! Ahh, my chest is going to dry out!" She despised the men gathered next to her while asking Anya to use frost magic to cool her down.At this time, Elliott also came to the stands in high spirits, but the radiant look on his face was misinterpreted by the Star Carving members.

"What's the matter? Is there something on my face?" Elliott touched his face, a bit puzzled.

"No, commander Elliott, don't mind them." Selina, who was still fanning herself, spoke first.

"Oh, alright. First of all, congratulations to you all! You have defeated the strongest team in our human alliance army! You are true warriors!"

"Yay!"

"Ura!"

Different cheers sounded, Elliott clapped for a while, and then signaled for silence.

"In the next period, the most experienced teams in the alliance army will take turns to introduce their experiences and lessons in fighting against the orcs. Please continue to study diligently. This is the precious wealth gained from countless human lives! It is also the key to your life and death. I hope you all won’t waste the blood and sacrifice of our predecessors!"

"Yes! We will!" The twelve of them answered in unison.

"Good! Dismiss now! Gather in the third war room in an hour, officially start the first lecture! Tactics against the orc wolf cavalry scouts!"

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"Wolf cavalry scouts are currently the most elite forces on the Panini Plain. A small team usually has 20 riders, and their combat power far exceeds that of a human cavalry team."

In the third war room, Captain O'Halle with the long scar on his face was making an introduction with the aid of the magic image. His Battle Scar team was currently the most successful human team against the wolf cavalry scouts. The twelve Star Carving members, Elliott, and several other senior officers from different combat units were taking notes seriously.

"The sense of smell of the wolf mount is extremely sensitive. They can smell the scent of horses up to 8 kilometers away with the wind and 3 kilometers against the wind, which gives the wolf cavalry ample time for early warning, choosing to flee or ambush. If there is a magician, the air barrier will play a very important role in fighting against wolf cavalry raids! So both sides' early warning time will return to the same starting line!"

O'Halle continued to the next magic image.

"This is the general ambush tactic of the wolf cavalry. They will lie in ambush in grasslands about the height of a person, until the human team approaches within 200-300 meters. For the elite wolf mounts, from charging to launching an attack, it only takes about 13 seconds. In general, for human teams, 13 seconds is not enough to organize effective defense. This is why most teams that encounter wolf cavalry raids are wiped out. In the patrols on the Panini Plains, 57 out of every 100 people who die are due to wolf cavalry raids, far more than the casualties caused by other orc troops!"

"So, everyone! How to effectively confront wolf cavalry scouts is the key to improving survival rates!" After O'Halle finished, he looked at everyone below, who were lost in thought, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Here are a few magic videos of successful combat examples." O'Halle tapped the screen, and the lights began to dim. A chaotic magic image recorded the process of a human team fighting against the wolf cavalry scouts.

"Please watch here. Our magician is constantly releasing detection magic! They discovered the wolf cavalry scouts hidden in the grass 300 meters away in time! The others quickly formed a defensive formation," O'Halle explained along with the playback of the video.

"The wolf cavalry scouts noticed our anomaly and chose to charge immediately. This is a team of silver wolf-headed scouts, the absolute elite! At this time, the human defense ring has not yet formed, and the wolf cavalry has rushed within 50 meters! Here, the magician has no time to chant, so they choose to use a magic scroll – Ice Ring spell, which greatly slows down the wolf cavalry scouts' charge, buying time for the others! However, the explosive power of the wolf cavalry is unquestionable, in just three seconds they instantly broke into the defensive ring. After that, it's a pure battle."

After O'Halle finished, he asked, "Does anyone have any questions?"

Seven or eight hands were raised immediately, somewhat surprising O'Halle.

"We'll take one at a time, Mr. Evan."

"Commander O'Halle, if there are no magicians, how should we fight against the wolf cavalry scouts?"

"You can only rely on a strong force and equally strong luck. The top human knights can barely stand up against one wolf cavalry in a one-on-one confrontation, and this is when they are not taken by surprise. If there are no magicians, an average scout team would have a hard time surviving. Now, Selina!""Instructor, why don't your mages use offensive magic? One big fireball should be enough!"

"Ahem, Miss Selina, mages are already rare in the army, let alone outstanding ones like you. Moreover, the charging speed of the wolf cavalry is too fast for our mages to chant spells in time. Besides, adult wolves and their saddles have a combined weight of half a ton, and they possess certain magic resistance. If an offensive spell fails to kill or severely injure a wolf rider, they can still charge to the human side due to inertia, resulting in heavy casualties. Mr. Berian."

"You just mentioned the Silver Wolfhead Squad, so does that mean there are other ranks? How do you tell them apart?"

"Yes, a regular wolf rider scout has to eliminate about 30 human scout squads or have equivalent strength in order to be promoted to the Silver Wolfhead Squad. Members of this squad wear a silver wolf head emblem on their right arm. Further promotion leads to the Gold Wolfhead Squad, and while we don't know the exact military record required, its members are seasoned fighters and absolutely elite."

At this point, Oharlie paused for a while before continuing,

"Our squad once encountered the Gold Wolfhead Squad twice. The first time, despite detecting them in advance, we lost 12 people while killing seven of them. The second time, we were ambushed, and only three people managed to escape." Hearing this, everyone fell silent. The War Scars Squad was one of the few elite squads in the human ranks, each member being near A-level strength, yet they encountered such a fiasco.

"Is there no better way to deal with wolf rider scouts?" Anya rubbed her forehead, feeling disheartened by the casualty rate.

Oharlie laughed and said, "Actually, the most experienced and successful at dealing with wolf rider scouts isn't our War Scars Squad."

At this, the Star Engravers looked puzzled, while the other officers seemed bitter. Oharlie continued,

"In the past year and a half, within our known scope, he single-handedly eliminated 7 Gold Wolfhead squads, 16 Silver Wolfhead squads, and nearly 40 regular wolf rider scout squads. His accomplishments are more than double that of the entire allied force, and there are probably even more unknown achievements not accounted for."

"Why not let this person teach their experience?" Selina blurted out with wide eyes before suddenly realizing her mistake and quickly covering her mouth. She awkwardly asked another question.

"Who exactly is this powerful person?"

"It's Lord Black Flag!" Before Oharlie could answer, other officers uttered the name simultaneously. However, this mysterious name seemed to puzzle most of the Star Engravers.

"Who is Black Flag? I've never heard of them!" Selina quietly asked Anya, and Berian was whispering with others as well.

"I always thought he was a legendary figure, but he's actually real."

"Captain Oharlie, could you introduce Lord Black Flag's combat methods to us?" Anya raised her hand and asked.