None Could Stand Against Him Across the Land

Supply lines were lifelines. There could be no mistakes.

Although they were nomads and did not value supplies as much as the Han Army did, they could not survive by grazing on grass like livestock.

Julan City was more than three hundred li from Suiye City. Tina led an army of ten thousand on a forced march day and night, finally arriving beneath Suiye City's walls after two days.

But when he saw that Suiye City had already been reduced to ruins, Tina stomped and roared in fury, raising the spiked club in his hand. "Damn Wusun! They actually destroyed the city! Where are we supposed to camp now?"

"Send a squad to Gongyue City with the King's orders. Have them gather food and transport it here as quickly as possible. Suiye City is finished, so we'll camp by the lake for now. We cannot delay the provisions for the forward army, or the King will have our heads," Tina ordered his men.

The army moved to camp beside the lake near Suiye City. Some erected tents, some prepared fires and meals, while others led the horses to drink and graze. But when they reached the lake and saw the animal carcasses floating on its surface, along with the foul stench rising from them, they all recoiled in terror.

They were steppe people and understood better than anyone how dangerous it was to throw animal corpses into water. It was summer now, and the carcasses would rot quickly. The entire lake had already been contaminated. If they drank that water, they could very likely be struck by plague.

Back when the Han people attacked the great steppe, the Xiongnu often used this method against the Han Army. It worked wonders every time. Yet this time, the enemy had used it