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As expected, they’re here. General Nanke asked gravely, “How many troops on their side?”
“I-I couldn’t get close enough to count, but there are at least… at least seven thousand!”
“Seven thousand?!” Faces blanched all around. General Nanke, too, was taken aback. “Impossible! The Baling garrison in Wei City numbers just over two thousand! Were your eyes deceiving you?”
The scout swore, “If anything, more, not less! If I’ve misjudged, I’ll accept military punishment!”
Just then, a sparrowhawk swept down from the sky and alighted on General Nanke’s shoulder before speaking in human tongue, “I came from the northeast[1]. Dust is billowing on the ground—nearly ten thousand enemies are approaching!”
When even a hawk in the air said as much, there was little room for doubt. The deputy generals all turned to General Nanke, eyes beseeching, while his thoughts raced like lightning.
He had guessed an ambush, but he had not guessed the numbers.
Seven thousand enemies could overturn the battle with ease.
What now? The enemy’s momentum would carry them here in no time, and the Panlong City troops were dragging several hundred wagons. They could not run even if they wanted to.
However brave the Panlong City soldiers were, they...
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