The organizational ability of the Summer Army was inferior to that of Liang Army.
Thus, Lord Qin astutely seized the moment they intended to retreat, during a chaotic gap in the formation of ten thousand cavalry, and attacked directly, further amplifying the chaos!
Additionally, the sudden onslaught of the ambush forces and the flaunting banners all over the hills exerted immense psychological pressure on the Summer Army.
The Summer Army's rear cavalry did not understand why the front cavalry turned to retreat; they might have thought they were facing an ambush, leading the front forces to fall back.
In such a chaotic battlefield, it was actually very difficult for the soldiers to accurately judge the number of troops.
Especially in localized battlegrounds, when the soldiers saw enemy banners everywhere while their own side was panicked and retreating frantically, morale would crumble in an instant—even though they vastly outnumbered the opposition.
