The sound of gunfire rattled the captain’s nerves. Unable to suppress his simmering fury any longer, he gritted his teeth and roared, "Damn it! All of you, attack! Tear them to pieces and avenge our brothers!"
As the order was given, the patrol soldiers, already brimming with rage, surged forward. Just as they broke into a run, they caught sight of figures fleeing into the darkness. This only cemented their conviction: the men of Chu State were terrified, lacking the courage to face them head-on and resorting to cowardly, long-distance potshots from the shadows.
In an instant, the thousand-strong patrol force was reduced to barely a hundred men behind the fortifications.
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