Hu Cavalry Charge the Ravine with Drawn Sabers, Qin Soldiers Feign Retreat to Lure Wolves Back

Broad daylight.

A biting wind swept across White Deer Horse Ranch, tearing fiercely at the corners of the hastily erected canvas tents and making them snap with sharp crackles.

The wind also tightened the hearts of the reserve soldiers before the lines, making them unconsciously grip their spears tighter.

Some soldiers stood shoulder to shoulder beside the temporary trenches around the ranch's perimeter. Naked tension and fear filled their eyes as they huddled together and spoke in low voices, their tones laced with barely concealed unease, afraid the Qin Army elites beside them might overhear.

"Have you heard? More than a hundred thousand Xiongnu iron cavalry have already stormed deep into Donghu territory. The scouts were secretly saying just now that the Sand Fox Post garrison abandoned the post and withdrew long ago. The Xiongnu took Sand Fox Post without spending a single soldier."

The soldier on the left spoke with a faint tremor in his voice. His gaze uneasily swept over the directions where troops were stationed around the ranch, his eyes full of bewilderment.

"With so few of us, can we really hold back that many Xiongnu wolf cavalry?"

"I secretly heard the cooks say that there are only a little over ten thousand of us stationed at the ranch this time—not even a fraction of the Xiongnu."

The soldier on the right raised a hand and patted his shoulder, forcing down the churning unease in his own heart. He deliberately made his tone steadier, trying to encourage both himself and his companion. "Don't panic! General Qin Yue is personally holding the fort here. If the ranch truly couldn't be defended, the general would have ordered us to pack up and withdraw long ago.

"Since there's been no order to retreat, the general must have his reasons. We