[Suggested song for this chapter – Victory, Two Steps from Hell, Thomas Bergersen]
Commander Bai glared at the soldier in front of him who had slipped on the steep rocky slope of the ravine, sending a rock tumbling down into the valley.
"Sorry Commander," the man whispered, ducking his head sheepishly.
The bulk of Bai Li's army wound their way single file up the wall of the ravine, trying to stay as quiet as huge numbers of armoured men could manage.
One hundred metres away, First Brother supervised an identical parade of scrambling soldiers making their way up the same ravine.
As they reached the summit, the soldiers lined up behind huge rock formations, hiding them from the enemy's view.
Arughtai's army lay in wait for them between the two rocky outcrops, their positions hidden by the rugged terrain.
Unluckily for them, their position had been exposed to the Commander and his Chief Strategist, First Brother, by their clever scouts.
