"Truly insidious," Xu Sheng remarked as he observed the horse pits. "Should I order our men to fill these holes?"
"Leave them as they are. We'll hold our position here until Military Advisor Liu completes the pontoon bridge," Yu Jin replied, his expression emotionless. "The enemy's arrangement here is likely a bait to lure our cavalry into an assault across the river."
"Heh, with just those tactics? With Marquis Chen on our side, how could we possibly fall for such a ploy?" Mi Fang dismissed the concern without a second thought.
In truth, if it hadn't been for Liu Ye's sudden insistence—sparked by Chen Xi's inadvertent hint—to attack the crossing on the other side of the river, the likelihood of falling for such a trap would've been much greater. Even without someone taking the bait, piecemeal river crossings would risk being turned into a war of attrition by Xun Shen's beacon towers, which would surely leave Liu Ye seething with frustration.
