"Moreover, as soon as you have reverse-slope fortifications, it would be even more difficult for the other party to bombard or launch an attack on your base. Even if they could break into the valley, your soldiers would be able to cover the entire area with firepower from the reverse-slope fortifications from halfway up the mountain. That way, the opponent would never be able to come out alive." 1
As soon as Hamed, who was on the other end of the line, heard this, his eyes lit up instantly.
Meanwhile, Charlie continued, "As long as you strengthen your defenses and turn yourself into an iron bucket, they will certainly give up on dealing with you and choose to go to war with other opposition forces instead when they realize that they will not be able to defeat you. You should also try not t o take the initiative to launch an attack. Instead, you should simply hide in your own base to defend yourself when the enemy comes, and attack when the enemy is retreating. That way, you would not only be able to preserve your strength very well, but you will also have the opportunity to depend on your strong defensive abilities to continuously absorb and take in stragglers and stray soldiers who have been defeated." 3
Hamed said excitedly, "Brother, where did you learn
this from? It sounds very reasonable indeed!”
Charlie smiled as he said, "I learned it from my Oskian ancestors. You should do a good job in building up your infrastructure and defense. At the same time, you should not take the initiative to attack. This is what it means to heighten your fortifications, store up on rations and provisions, and delay enthronization!”
As he spoke, Charlie said again, "Asking you to wait for the stragglers or stray soldiers from the opposition faction is equivalent to asking you to delay engaging i n the fray until everyone else has already been exhausted after fighting amongst themselves. In other words, it would be better for others to die for your own interests at the expense of their interests."
Hamed said emotionally, "Brother, I can further enhance my defensive abilities according to what you have taught me. However, if another brother from my own force asks me for help, wouldn't I feel embarrassed to delay engaging in the fray until everyone else has already been exhausted after fighting amongst themselves?”
Charlie smiled as he said, "What's there to be embarrassed about? Other people can engage in their own battles, and you should just watch from the sides."
Hamed said embarrassedly, "I'm afraid that I would be cast aside by the entire opposition faction, then."
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