"Besiege?"
"Yes, we will starve the hornets to death right inside their nest! We will surround them and make sure they can't leave for food or water."
"That's amazing, Father! And we won't have to fight them *inside* their nest. I will start gathering the soldiers immediately!"
"Wait, Bloodhero. The first step of organizing something like this isn't to gather soldiers… It's packing their lunches. And make sure no bullies steal them on the way!"
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Thus began the new operation in the line of my brilliant stratagems—operation "Superior Sting" (I decided ordinary names like "Kill the Bitches" or "Siege of Hornets" were too simple and I've really ought to move past them.)
Step one of organizing such a massive military operation at such a distance from the Empire was to prepare the logistics of it.
That step alone could take weeks, but Workharder did a lot to shorten this time.