Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 3363

Jakob crossed his arms and said, "Andrew, you just admitted yourself that this is a gamble. So if it's already a risk, especially one that involves sending our best people into a surprise raid, can we really just go ahead with it like it's nothing? What if we walk straight into a trap?"

Andrew looked at him with undisguised contempt. "If everyone thought like you, second-guessing every move and shrinking back at the first sign of risk, nothing worth doing would ever get done.

"Let me ask you something. You think pushing your limits in martial training isn't a gamble? You think breaking through to a higher level doesn't carry the risk of your body giving out entirely. So what's your alternative? Sit back, do nothing, and let the enemy take full control later on? Because waiting around to die isn't a gamble, right? Is that seriously your logic?"

Jakob snapped his mouth shut, furious but out of answers. When it came to military strategy and warfare, he was completely out of his depth. His personal combat ability was decent enough, but beyond that, he was a total amateur.

Andrew's voice turned cold. "Jakob, you're not in any position to question my tactics, are we clear? Back when I was with the Divine Dragon Order, I was leading Iron Cavalry units into combat on my own. You, on the other hand, like I already said, were probably off somewhere playing errand boy. So just listen and follow orders."

Jakob was seething inside and wanted to bark something back just to prove he mattered, but he had nothing to stand on. After getting a firsthand look at what Andrew was capable of, he was not about to pick another fight for no reason.

Atticus spoke up. "Putting together an elite strike team isn't really an issue for the Cavendish family at the moment. But whoever leads it needs to have the absolute ability to bring that team into the allied camp of the three empires. Forgive my ignorance, but I genuinely don't know how we'd pull that off."

Andrew smiled. "Patriarch, it's actually not that complicated. We split into two groups, using the terrain outside Cliffside Gate to our advantage. One group launches a diversionary attack from one direction, making enough noise to throw the allied camp into chaos. Then the other group moves in from behind, hitting hard, taking out as many of the allied forces as possible, and destroying everything they can. We'll take casualties, no question. But we'll absolutely hit our strategic objective."

Asher broke into a grin. "Brilliant. That's just absolutely brilliant."

The other senior members of the Cavendish royal family joined in, smiling and nodding in agreement.

Atticus smiled as well. "Then we do it exactly as you've described, Mr. Lloyd. Though I do have one small request: I'd like to put you fully in charge of this operation."

Andrew understood what was behind the ask. They wanted to maximize the raid's success by leveraging his capabilities directly.

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