Driven by Su Ran's series of resolute and astute decisions, the situation, though still fraught with tension, unexpectedly and quietly began to show a glimmer of a turning point amid this shifting and critical hour.
On the northern border battlefield, the urgently dispatched garrison forces, joining hands with craftsmen and soldiers, raced against time to construct a temporary defense line. Relying on their indomitable will and unwavering determination to protect their homeland, they stood like an impregnable fortress, fighting desperately to withstand the tidal wave of fierce attacks from the tribal alliance's army. Just as the town's defenses teetered on the brink of imminent peril, an elite cavalry unit swept in like a gale, striking from the flank like a fierce tiger. The cavalrymen were all exceptionally skilled horsemen, their mounts neighing and galloping forward, their sabers flashing with a chilling, cold light in the sunlight. Plunging into the enemy ranks with an unstoppable momentum, they swept through like heavenly soldiers descending from above. Wherever they went, the enemy collapsed in disarray, instantly and successfully shattering the attacking formation of the opposing forces. The tribal alliance army had never expected that the Great Qing could organize such a swift and ferocious counterattack in so short a time, and for a moment, their footing was lost and their morale took a heavy blow.
Meanwhile, the senior imperial official entrusted with the heavy r…
Chapter 124