Nurdan exclaimed excitedly, "After the annihilation of Yan Yan's main force, those mere few thousand men under Suo Lun won't achieve anything significant. Defeat has become inevitable."
The faces of the group of four were lit up with excited smiles, with victory right in front of their eyes.
...
"General, let's retreat," Tu An said. "I'll cover our rear."
Yan Yan shook his head and said, "No, retreating now would mean all our efforts were in vain. Besides, once we lose momentum, the enemy will seize the opportunity to chase and slaughter us, and our defeat will be as swift as a landslide."
Tu An said, "But we can't organize a new offensive. All the shield-bearing samurai are dead. With just a slight push, our army will collapse."
A violent twitch ran through the corner of Yan Yan's eye again.
The mercenaries he led indeed lacked experience in siege warfare. A true siege was far more gruesome and terrifying than one could imagine.
