He tapped the narrow pass where the pincer trap was supposed to take place. "They won't think it's a grand strategy. They'll think it's just a frantic, emotional retaliation for the midnight Zerith sneak attack. It will actually make them even more confident.
They'll think we are desperate, acting out of pure anger because we know we're doomed. But striking at the homes will wound their pride, humiliate their chieftains, and cloud their judgment entirely.
When their commanders get enraged enough, they'll abandon their cautious setup, gather their entire four-thousand-man mass, and launch a full-scale, disorganized pursuit to crush our 'reckless' strike teams.
They'll chase us right into the low ground of the valley, thinking they are the ones surprising us… not knowing they are marching straight into our inverted wedge."
A heavy, ringing silence fell over the war room as the sheer brilliance of the psychological bait sank in.
