Trapping the enemy inside such an open killing field and preventing him from gaining a foothold in any other city would have been the ideal outcome.
Adding to that the flank attack coming from Wrayly in the North, and the imminent fall of Hackensack, the trap would have been airtight.
But I couldn't risk it now. I had lost my slim window of opportunity thanks to Fang's incompetence. Information, if not delivered at the precise moment it's gathered, loses its value entirely, regardless of how accurate it is.
Just like here. If I tried to force a surround now, my fragmented units would be swallowed whole before they could link up.
[Just head to Elizabeth City,] I sent, not bothering to explain the nuances. I didn't want her second-guessing while she needed to be running.
[But more cities will fall this way! We're just handing them the keys!]
