He waited until midnight before Zhou Yongtao finally saw Lin Shiping and Qin Fenglie.
The situation was worse than imagined.
In the northwest, the key issue was not the Western Luosha Army already engaged in combat, but the strategic reserve force following behind, led by the Tiaoman military of the West Land Group.
The outcome of the attack, or rather how far it could advance, hinged on the strategic reserve force.
In the face of a modern defense system with great depth, even a powerful army could not break through the enemy's lines. Constantly aggressive maneuvers were needed, along with the timely engagement of strategic reserves to reinforce the attack, ensuring the enemy had no time to bolster their defenses or adjust their deployment.
The problem was, no one could say for sure how many troops the West Land Group's strategic reserve force had.
