Just relying on pits and wildfires cannot stop this army of 150,000. Cai Qiuhu understood this point deeply and he had always reasonably assumed that those counseling the rebels from behind also knew this point clearly.
Since they knew they couldn't stop it, why go through all this trouble?
Someone is strategizing for the rebels, so the fires and pits are just the opening moves. Once the main army arrives, there will surely be further tactics.
Slow down the army's advance; send 5,000 elites to scout ahead; dispatch a dozen Xianyang Level to investigate the mouth of the valley — all this caution stemmed from the idea in Cai Qiuhu's mind.
He always thought, having the nerve to stand against an army of 150,000 from Cai Qiu, this rebel group could not possibly rely solely on themselves; they must still have something up their sleeve.
