Judgment of Dayu.

Summary

The chapter describes a battle between the Central Plains army and the light cavalry of the Dog Rong and Western Qiang. The Central Plains supply troops, initially caught off guard, executed a strategic retreat into an ambush, leading to a decisive counterattack by the heavily armored Central Plains cavalry. The light cavalry was overwhelmed and fled, while the Central Plains army, bolstered by their numbers and the leadership of the Xiahou clan, pursued relentlessly. The Dog Rong and Western Qiang regrouped and attempted a counteroffensive but faced significant losses. Exhausted from the pursuit, the Central Plains army halted to regroup and set up camp, ultimately stabilizing their position and preparing for further territorial expansion.

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