Map of the Kingdom's Warfare.

Summary

The chapter depicts a tense scene by the Sanggan River, where thousands of captured young women, primarily Han, are forced to wash the armor of Turkic soldiers under the watchful eyes of their captors. The Turkic army, facing a pressing need for population growth, has taken these women as spoils of war. As night falls, a Sui ambush is set up nearby, led by Commander Zhang Xuan, who plans a surprise attack on the Turkic logistics camp. Despite suggestions to use fire, the plan focuses on a stealthy assault to avoid harming the captured women. As the Sui cavalry charges into the camp, chaos ensues, leading to a brutal slaughter of the Turkic soldiers. The Sui forces successfully liberate the women and seize the Turkic army's supplies, resulting in a violent backlash against their captors.

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