In order to conceal their movements, Juan had no choice but to set up the attack position a mile away.
But he still ran into the enemy sentries, fortunately, the sentries were also startled and were killed before they could raise the alarm.
The charge of over a mile, not to mention how much strength the soldiers would have left when they reached the enemy, just running a mile through the forest without deviating from the path is something few could achieve.
So Tang Juan was taking a gamble, with the disadvantages of a reckless assault on one side of the scale, and the fragile morale of the enemy soldiers and Moritz van Nassau on the other.
The original plan was to wait for the enemy troops to split up, then ambush them in the open ground between Hammer Fort and Revodan.
However, the enemy commander was unusually cautious, fighting by the book.
This made Tang Juan uncertain whether the enemy would still divide their forces.