So the remaining tasks became quite simple. Although a few still thought that penetrating deeper into the Anlek Mountains might be better, it was, after all, just a possibility. The majority got enthusiastically busy arranging the defense line. The officer cadets quickly proposed a very classic and practical plan.
This plan was immediately sent to Brand, the Princess, and Ou Fuwei'er. The plan was simple: as originally thought, to set up the main position north of where the streams converge, at the foot of Angerk Mountain—first the archery positions, then the main position—but the defensive focus was pushed forward to include the eastern slope of Machenko Mountain and the western slope of Levico Mountain.
Brand immediately saw the core of this plan, setting up a battleground on each of the southern hills; the young officer cadets intended to use the terrain's advantage to deplete the Southern Alliance Army's active forces on these two lines.
