Use of Exaggerated Numbers stratagem by a flank march

[Barritus]

If you use Exaggerate Numbers on a flank march, can you use the exaggerated size of the flank march to drive back a theoretically “smaller” command?

That is, say I have a Gallic army, and send a command of 1 general, 1 Cv and 6 Wb flank marching. My opponent is flank marching on the same flank. But when my command appears I use Exaggerated Numbers to make the 6 Wb look like 18. Can I then say this command has 20 elements for the purposes of working out which command forces the other back onto its own flank edge?

[additz]

A good question that is.

Page 16 Exaggerating Army Size:
"1 or 2 extra ranks ... of elements are added directly behind 1 group of real elements ... and must move as part of that group"
Off-table troops are not moved. To me this indicates that these extra elements are to be placed only on the table.
Why should a force do these (described) efforts, when it is still not in sight of the battle field and hence the enemy?

Would a flank marching force march in line ?
I don't think so - they would have to do it if they want to keep that illusion and if they don't want to arrive in column.
If they change their formation the extra elements are to be removed according to the rule.
(see 2nd sentence: "... These are all removed ...if the group changes formation ...")

A case for the Commentaries ... I suppose ...

Axel