Just as Su Ran was intensely implementing strategies to navigate through various difficulties, the situation took a sudden and dramatic turn, and a crisis descended like a violent storm.
**Border Conflict: A Surprise Attack on the Outpost and Bloody Resistance**
At the border where the Great Qing met a neighboring country, the once tranquil atmosphere was shattered by an unexpected turn of events. A group of armed men, disguised as a merchant caravan, were like wolves hidden in the dark as they suddenly launched a fierce assault on a Great Qing border outpost. The guards at the outpost were caught completely off guard. In the ensuing chaos, several soldiers were wounded, their blood staining the earth of the outpost.
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