"The Tang people have reached Dingfengpo...less than 7 kilometers from the city outskirts." A military officer brought the freshly received news to Zhang Xuan, reporting with a grim face, "Our patrols discovered a Tang Army unit; an intense battle broke out, resulting in 7 of our men dead, but the enemy retreated."
"Just reconnaissance units, no need to panic." Zhang Xuan, having dealt with the Tang Army before, knew that a large-scale reconnaissance unit would precede the main Tang forces.
These units are very agile, their combat highly elastic. Whenever they encounter the Qin Army, they probe with attacks, swiftly withdrawing once they've gauged something from the skirmish.
"Have the newly arrived troops been deployed properly?" Zhang Xuan, not overly concerned with the outer defensive lines, was ready to engage the Tang Army in earnest at Wuyang.
