Map of the Kingdom's Warfare.

Summary

Chuluo Khan berates his commanders for their cowardice and discusses strategies to breach the thorn traps set by the Sui army. Commander Kang Qiao Li suggests using cattle to trample the traps and climbing the mountains to attack from above. Chuluo Khan decides to attack at dawn, leading to the Turks employing a clever tactic of using armored cattle to clear a path through the traps. As the Turkic army advances, they face heavy resistance from the Sui soldiers, who utilize large yellow crossbows to inflict significant casualties on the attackers. The battle intensifies as the Turkic forces attempt to regroup and continue their assault on Zihe Pass.

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