Just as General Ma and his men were pursuing the enemy and inadvertently fell into an ambush, placing them in extreme peril, battle cries suddenly erupted from one side of the battlefield as our main force surged forward with the force of an avalanche. It turned out that the strategist Lín Yuān had cleverly employed the tactic of Watching the Fire from the Other Shore, remaining inactive while secretly observing the battlefield situation to await the optimal moment. Seeing that General Ma and his men had taken the bait and the enemy's attention was divided, he knew it was the right time to strike and decisively led the main force into battle.
Dressed in a green robe and holding a long sword, Lín Yuān stood atop a high ridge, commanding with absolute composure. He shouted loudly, "Lads, follow me! Drive these barbarians back to where they came from!" With morale soaring, our main soldiers roared earth-shaking battle cries and charged toward the enemy like fierce tigers descending from the mountains.
Seeing the reinforcements arrive, General Ma's spirit was greatly revived. Wielding his heavy saber, he roared, "Brothers, do not be afraid! We will coordinate from within and without, and leave none of them alive!" The trapped cavalrymen rallied as well, turning their horses around to engage the enemy in a fight to the death.
Chapter 87