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With numbers like these, Wu Shaoyi and Pei Xinyong already held the advantage over the troops hidden at Whistle Rock. If they struck by surprise, the odds were even better.
Wu Shaoyi’s 1,100 men against Lu Yao and his state allies in Immortal Spirit Village; this was a fight that he could win. Divide and conquer, a standard tactic of war.
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By the end of the third watch, the drinking bout had finally wound down.
Lu Yao’s face was flushed, the table littered with cups and scraps. He drained another cup of wine, wiped his mouth, and pushed himself to his feet. “Less than two hours until dawn. Now you can relax, can’t you, Lord He?”
He Chunhua blinked. “Relax about what?”
Lu Yao only chuckled and turned away. This official still doesn’t trust me. He actually dragged me into drinking half the night...
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