"Relay the order: all units will rest for a quarter of an hour."
"After a quarter of an hour, we advance into the mountains!"
Li Jinghong's expression was grim. As if completely oblivious to the Inspectors' low morale, he issued the command.
He Ping hesitated for a moment, then mustered his courage and advised:
"Sir, for the rebels to dare set such an ambush, they must have complete control of Qili Village. Why don't we send someone back to the county to report the situation and wait for reinforcements to arrive?"
Li Jinghong looked at He Ping and challenged, "Qili Village, in its entirety, has no more than thirty-odd households and fewer than thirty able-bodied men. We have two hundred armored men. What is there to fear?"
After speaking, Li Jinghong continued, as if talking to himself:
