This was a very small encampment, consisting of about twenty tents surrounded by a perimeter of supply wagons. There were not even any anti-cavalry spikes or chevaux-de-frise set up, and the surrounding terrain was flat and indefensible—a clear sign that they had no intention of staying for long.
According to the memories of the previous Qin Hu, about two hundred men were stationed here. They were the Vanguard Camp of General Li Qin, the North-Conquering General of the Dayu Dynasty. The goal of Li Qin’s twenty-thousand-strong army this time was to strike at the State of Liaodong, the long-standing enemy of the Dayu Dynasty on the border.
"Cough, cough. Young Marquis, do you think we’ll make it out alive?" Qin An was curled up on the frozen ground, his lips and face turned a deathly blue. He spoke with such exhaustion it felt as if he might pass away at any moment.
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