"Commandery Princess, is the message from the court or the border army?" Chen Jinyu asked in a low voice.
Jiang Shaohua replied, "It's a letter from General Yu. The Rouran Cavalry has surrounded Si State; the border army remains in the city without engagement. Once outside the city, clashes with the Rouran Cavalry result in defeat, with heavy casualties. Morale is currently very low."
The Rouran Cavalry, fierce and powerful, is not a match for the border army in direct confrontation; holding the city is a strategy. However, the Rouran are cunning and brutal, employing a tactic of dividing forces. Half have surrounded Si State, while the other cavalry roams, pillaging and burning.
Already, five county towns have been flattened by the Rouran Cavalry. Countless civilians killed or injured, and the number of young men and women taken is staggering.
