Shen Bai made these arrangements, sending only half his men, precisely to prevent the enemy from luring the tiger away from its mountain.
Red Makeup understood this, but she couldn't comprehend how Shen Bai knew.
"Actually, I didn't know at first."
Shen Bai explained slowly, "If last night's incident hadn't happened, perhaps I really would have sent seventy percent of our forces. But after what happened last night, I feel they overplayed their hand with an otherwise perfect plan."
"Think about it. If they're trying to lure the tiger from the mountain, yet are also trying to ascertain their enemy's movements, what are we, their enemy, supposed to think?"
"My first thought would be that they want to confirm my movements and make sure I've dispatched a large force so they can proceed with another part of their plan."
