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Of course, Lu Yao knew He Lingchuan’s aim had only been to delay pursuit. He had never truly believed that a short stretch of ice could stop hardened brigands.
Once everyone scrambled across, he slashed a hand through the air. “Chase them!”
But just then, one brigand raised his hand timidly. “General, the… the horses aren’t able to make them up!”
On two legs, how could they possibly match four?
Lu Yao’s glare could have slain. “Then what are you waiting for? Lead them up!”
So the men turned back to fetch their mounts.
And there the trouble began.
Men could climb the hacked-out holes one step at a time, but horses could not. The ice was slick, the footholds few. Horses were no soldiers; they had not been trained for such footing. Their...
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