The sunlight slanted slightly to the west, and within the Song army's central command camp, the remaining generals, staff officers, and attendants were already stirred with excitement.

The main battlefield on Dongpo Plateau was self-explanatory. Though initially, everyone debated, feeling that with numerical superiority, a battle against the Jin army seemed possible, no one was truly confident. That is, until the Imperial Guards Middle Army faced them directly, advancing step by step… In comparison, the sheer luck of Liu Qi's detachment in the left flank mud was even more astonishing!

It was truly luck. Dozens of moukes, along with the ten or so from the initial successful raid that were then driven back, and some scattered units, all suggested a Jin army Gold Medal Military Commander leading the main Jin forces and their core subordinates. This unit was likely formally assigned to a flank maneuver, representing about one-fifth of the Jin army's strength.

If such a powerful Jurchen cavalry force had successfully crossed the swamp, whether launching a strong foot assault on the camp's flank or reinforcing the plateau, the impact on the battle would have been enormous… But now, they were stuck in the marsh, surrounded by Liu Qi's timely strike.

Such luck led many to suggest, in jest, that the "Deputy Commander Zhao" was a true Dragon Son of Heaven, blessed with good fortune to suppress all evils.

Of course, if that were the case, what about the Two Emperors captured during the Jingkang Incident? And what about the Jurchen generals who captured the Khitan emperor and then the Song emperors?

They were, after all, professionals at capturing dragons.

But regardless, the battle was going exceptionally well, naturally boosting morale.

"Deputy Commander, Marshal!" Growing increasingly envious, Zhao Zhe, the Pacification Commissioner of Qin Feng Circuit, finally couldn't resist, cupping his hands in a request. "Allow this subordinate to lead my troops to assist Commander Liu… If we can devour these few thousand Jin soldiers, victory in this battle will be assured!"

Before and after the battle began, whether Zhao Jiu was truly reckless or feigning composure, he maintained a detached demeanor. Hearing this, he showed little change in expression. Being truly ignorant of military matters, he naturally looked to Wu Jie.

As Wu Jie was about to speak, Liu Xi, the Pacification Commissioner of Xihe Circuit and Overall Commander of the Western Three Circuits, immediately shook his head. "There's no need… With the main battle just underway, securing advantages on the flanks is good, but it's not worth investing more troops. Let my foolish brother handle it himself. As for where Commissioner Zhao should go, I believe the plateau is where the outcome will be decided. The Commissioner should wait patiently, to be put to greater use."

Hearing this, Zhao Zhe and the various generals and staff officers of the central army remained silent, but collectively turned to look at Wu Jie… The meaning was clear: Liu Xi was relying on his position as Overall Commander of the Western Three Circuits, and, like the Wu brothers, being the Pacification Commissioner of two circuits, they had opposed Taiwei for many days regarding the marshal position. The rules of the Western Army had become irreconcilable.

Now, he dared to openly let his brother monopolize the war merit in front of you. Wu Da, having mingled in the Western Army for twenty years, being sly and cunning, how could you not suppress Liu Da's arrogance in front of the Emperor, to allow other brothers to share in the spoils?

If you could share the war merit, regardless of what Overall Commander of the Western Three Circuits he was, or whether he came from a family of generals, wouldn't the Qin Feng Circuit truly submit to you, Great Marshal Wu?

However, Wu Jie, with his stern yellow face, actually nodded heavily. "Overall Commander Liu is absolutely right! In such a grand battle, victory lies solely in the main force confrontation. As for the flanks in the mire, even sending reinforcements, how long would it take to eliminate so many heavily armored knights? It would only be a futile waste of troops… If I, Wu Da, send half a reinforcement to the flanks today, it would only be due to my incompetence!"

Zhao Zhe and the other generals were stunned, but had no response.

On the other side, Zhao Jiu, after a moment's thought, couldn't help but nod immediately… That was exactly the logic. Like this southward advance of the Jin army, everyone knew that the gains and losses in Guanzhong were fundamental. Any gains or losses elsewhere were merely diversions or exchanges. And now, the gains and losses in Guanzhong depended on the outcome here. Other places only needed to avoid collapse. Continuing that logic, the flanks only needed to ensure they didn't suffer a complete defeat. The real deciding factor would be the gathering of the main forces on the plateau.

Victory there meant victory in this battle!

With that thought, Zhao Jiu couldn't help but feel slightly uneasy, as the battle had been going too smoothly. Wanyan Loushi was not an opponent to be taken lightly… The true decisive battle had not yet truly arrived.

Just as Zhao Jiu was lost in thought, Yang Yizhong suddenly reached out and tugged at Zhao Guan's cloak on the central command platform, causing the Emperor to turn back in bewilderment.

However, he soon realized what was happening. On the central command platform, the generals were staring in unison at the left flank battlefield northeast of the camp. Zhao Jiu simply followed their gaze and was immediately stunned… It turned out that barely half an incense stick had passed since Wu Jie, "Great Marshal Wu," had made his solemn declaration not to send a single reinforcement to Liu Qi on the flank. Looking clearly from the command platform, at the edge of the mire, no fewer than four or five hundred archers were arriving on horseback from the south. Approaching the mire, they dismounted, scattered into the swamp, found suitable firm ground, and loaded their crossbows, joining the ranks of those annihilating the Jin army!

Without needing keen eyesight, Zhao Jiu instantly understood that these were Divine Arms Crossbowmen! A full four or five hundred Divine Arms Crossbowmen!

In the mire, the Jin army had lost its mobility. The armor-piercing and long-range Divine Arms Crossbow was the best weapon for eliminating enemies and gaining war merit… The problem wasn't here. The problem was that the Divine Arms Crossbow was the best weapon for dealing with the Jin army anywhere!

Wu Jie and Liu Xi, the two most powerful figures in the military, had just emphasized the importance of the main battlefield together, so why would someone so quickly deploy such a large number of precious Divine Arms Crossbows to the flank, which had already become mired and held all the advantages?

"Whose troops are these?" After a moment, "Deputy Commander" Zhao Jiu finally spoke coldly.

"To inform the Deputy Commander," Zhao Zhe replied first, cupping his hands, his anger barely contained. "So many crossbowmen… they are not from the central army, nor are they the Imperial Guards, and certainly not from my Qin Feng Circuit troops!"

It couldn't be the central army or the Imperial Guards, as they were resting in the military tents behind the command platform. Zhao Zhe was speaking ironically.

In fact, as soon as Zhao Zhe finished speaking, Zhao Jiu, Wu Jie, Wang Yuan, Yang Yizhong, Zhang Xian, Tian Shizhong, and the other generals almost simultaneously looked at Liu Xi… They all understood that Liu Xi's earlier words were only to prevent his brother's war merit from being snatched away, but that didn't stop him from sending reinforcements to help his brother achieve great achievements!

Of course, Liu Xi was extremely embarrassed by this situation. He had never imagined that Wu Jie would be so focused on the overall situation, not taking advantage of his brother's misfortune. So, seeing his brother's brilliant battle from afar, he had acted with petty intentions, secretly sending a trusted subordinate to lead most of his Divine Arms Crossbowmen to assist.

The result was not only alienating everyone but, more importantly, incurring the Emperor's displeasure!

"Deputy Commander!" Liu Xi, red-faced, could only try to argue. "My foolish brother has been serving as the Protector-General of Longyou in Xihe Circuit. This must be his old subordinates acting on their own…"

Zhao Jiu stared at him for a moment, about to speak, but suddenly heard a thunderous sound from the front and quickly looked over. Everyone clearly saw two billowing clouds of dust, like two writhing yellow dragons, rising from the left and right flanks of Dongpo Plateau, rapidly flying in from the gentle slopes, hugging the Song-Jin battle line, and directly piercing the Song army's left and right flanks!

Clearly, the Jin army had sent reinforcements from the rear.

For a moment, due to the flying loess, the specific battle situation on both flanks was unclear, but the sound of the horses' hooves carried by the two yellow dragons, combined with the Jin army's sudden outburst of war cries, was truly alarming. Soon, everyone could see with their own eyes that the Song-Jin battle line, like a thread, was forcibly trampled by the two converging, staggered yellow dragons from the flanks to the center!

Needless to say, the Jin cavalry's sudden and accurate insertion had caught the Song army off guard, allowing the Jin army to regain the upper hand on the plateau.

However, in the eyes of high-ranking officers like Wu Jie, this brilliant insertion by the Jin army was more than just regaining the upper hand.

Firstly, it demonstrated the Jin army's strength in large-scale cavalry tactics. Secondly, it demonstrated the uncompromising strength of their commander, Loushi. The combination of these two factors shook all the Song generals under Zhao Jiu and Wu Jie, almost all of whom had been defeated by Loushi.

Even Liu Xi, in a moment of great relief, quickly requested to fight. "Deputy Commander, Marshal, this subordinate is willing to lead the Xihe Circuit to support!"

"Absolutely not!" Wu Jie, no longer bothering with pretenses, immediately scolded him. "Loushi's main force has not yet arrived, and the Xihe Circuit troops must remain on the right flank to prevent Loushi from flanking around! Even if Loushi eventually comes from the front of the plateau, your cavalry, being the most numerous, should be kept until the end to encircle!"

Hearing that he still had a significant role to play and that "Deputy Commander Zhao" hadn't said anything, Liu Xi finally relaxed a little.

"Don't need support?" Zhao Jiu looked again for a moment, seeing that the Song army's retreat, though slow, was unstoppable, and again earnestly asked Wu Jie.

"Your Majesty, it hasn't come to that point yet," Wu Jie replied, explaining briefly to the Emperor and giving a small warning. "If the various battalions of the Imperial Guards Middle Army truly cannot hold and are about to retreat from the plateau, then we will immediately send the Qin Feng Circuit troops to support. If the Qin Feng Circuit also cannot hold, naturally, I will lead the central army to support… The left and right flanks cannot be moved lightly."

Zhao Jiu nodded. "I understand your meaning. If you also fail, then I will personally lead the support!"

Wu Jie wanted to say something but stopped, finally remaining silent… If he was defeated, Zhao Guan's holding on to the camp would be a dead end. He would need to brandish the dragon banner and lead the Imperial Guards forward, which might offer a glimmer of hope.

But returning to the present, these weren't things to think about yet because the main battlefield on the plateau was the most critical point. And the situation on the plateau was now very bad.

The Jin army had an additional four thousand cavalry, which had a qualitative effect. The Jin army on the plateau now had ten thousand Han Chinese infantry plus ten thousand cavalry, while the Song army had thirty-five thousand troops from the Imperial Guards Middle Army… But the problem was that the Imperial Guards Middle Army's thirty-five thousand troops were mostly infantry, divided into ten battalions, making it impossible to deploy a proper battle line, resulting in mostly individual battles. The Jin cavalry, though also fighting chaotically, were skilled in hunting tactics. Moukes coordinated well with each other. Moreover, the newly arrived forty moukes, divided into two groups under Peiman Tu Nian and Wanyan Xiebu, remained cohesive, giving the Jin army the opportunity to concentrate large groups of cavalry to use parallel flanking maneuvers to defeat the Song army's battalions one by one.

Objectively speaking, given the armor penetration rate of the Imperial Guards Middle Army battalions and the Jin army, the real casualties in these large-scale battles between armored warriors were not high due to the battle lines. But the problem was, how many people could face such casualties head-on in this era?

The Jin army was famous for its heavy arrows, with thick arrowheads that were unparalleled. Thousands of cavalry galloped across the plateau, unleashing dense volleys of arrows from afar. Even those wearing heavy armor could not avoid injury. Being shot in the armpit or groin was almost equivalent to being crippled. Moreover, the Jin army's quality was far superior to the Song army's. Many valiant warriors, braving the Song army's arrows, dared to ride close to unleash their arrows… A hit by these arrows meant certain death.

Therefore, the Song army battalions retreated one after another after being attacked on the plateau by the Jin reinforcements, making it difficult to gain a foothold.

In stark contrast, some of the Jin cavalry, having lost their horses due to terrain or arrows, could still fight. There was no retreat to regroup. Instead, they mostly formed formations on the spot, gathered in groups of three to five, and dared to charge with long spears, engaging the Song army's formations, providing cover for the cavalry's heavy arrow fire.

"Jin Sai!"

Li Qiong reined in his horse in the center of his battalion, seeing the Jin cavalry once again forcing his battalion back and then rushing to attack the adjacent Xin Yongzong battalion, which was even more unbearable, showing signs of wavering before even engaging. He was furious, but he bit his teeth and summoned his deputy general. "You take charge here for me!"

"Where is the general going?" Deputy General Jin Sai rode forward from the front. His helmet had been hit by an arrow earlier, which had not caused a critical injury, but had shattered his hair tie, causing his hair to fall out of his helmet. Coupled with the loess dust, he looked extremely disheveled.

"How long can you hold?" Amidst the chaotic surroundings, the Jin army, seeing Xin Yongzong's battalion seemingly unstable, was shouting to frighten them. Li Qiong had to shout loudly to ask.

"I dare only guarantee a quarter of an hour!" Jin Sai shouted back.

"That's enough!" Li Qiong shouted, and before the words were finished, he had already spurred his horse towards a flag to the side and rear, the flag of Wang Yan's Eight Character Army.

Even in the side and rear, the Jin cavalry was still fiercely active. By the time Li Qiong reached Wang Yan's formation, after removing his face mask, his accompanying thirty cavalry had lost ten or so riders. Li Qiong himself had an arrow in his shoulder, but it had been blocked by his double-layered heavy armor and silk lining, causing no effective injury.

"Li Qiong!"

As the only Pacification Commissioner on the plateau and the one holding the rear, Wang Yan naturally had supervisory responsibilities. Therefore, he was not pleased but angry to see Li Qiong abandoning his formation. "How did you get here?"

"Grand Commandant Wang!"

Li Qiong galloped to the front, earnestly responding. "The battle is already very critical. If the Jin cavalry continues to flank along the battle line several more times and squeeze us several more times, we will retreat to the foot of the plateau! The Deputy Commander… the Emperor is behind the formation. Losing this plateau, the Jin cavalry will form ranks on the plateau and attack. As a commander, I will die, but Your Excellency is the only one holding a decree on the plateau. Even if you die, you will be recorded in history, laughingstock for losing this plateau for this battle!"

"Then what do you say we should do?!" Wang Yan raged. "Don't I know the Emperor is behind us? But your six battalions are in front, retreating repeatedly, and I can't do anything in the back!"

"To prevent the Jin cavalry from flanking, two things are needed: firstly, there must be elite troops who actively risk the casualties to break forward, preventing the two large groups of cavalry from continuing to flank left and right; secondly, there must be a general to supervise the army, like a pillar of strength, stabilizing the overall situation in the rear, so that the troops cannot retreat!" Li Qiong responded. "Grand Commandant Wang is a national minister and the only Pacification Commissioner on the plateau. At this time, I ask you to act accordingly!"

After speaking, without waiting for Wang Yan to speak, Li Qiong rode away again, turning towards a certain place in front.

On the other side, Wang Yan was shocked and angry, but turning his head and seeing the distant camp behind him, he could only clench his fist on his horse, then shout the order: "Let Meng De and Jiao Wentong come closer to me, parallel to my banner, and let Liu Ze retreat to the foot of the plateau to provide support. Tell him to act as the supervisory team. Including me, Wang Yan, anyone who retreats from the plateau today, whether Song or Jin, will die! Pass this order to the battalions in front!"

The many guards around him scattered at the news, while Wang Yan simply held the flag himself, then slowly urged the army forward.

Just as Wang Yan was burning his boats, on the other side, Li Qiong had already arrived in Wang De's formation and saw Wang De's imposing figure and his two sons, Wang Qi and Wang Shun, who had similar builds… The three of them were personally leading a hundred or so long-ax armored soldiers at the front of their battalion. Seeing this, Li Qiong was overjoyed and quickly followed.

"Commander!" Facing Wang De, Li Qiong was more direct. "I know you are a hero. Now the country is in danger, and ultimately a hero like the Commander must act… I want to join forces with the Commander, back to back, to cut off the Jin cavalry's rampage. I wonder if the Commander dares to do it?!"

Wang De turned to listen to Li Qiong's shout, but did not answer, only laughed. Before the laughter stopped, he suddenly spurred his horse forward, like a dragon leaping out, directly smashing a Jin mouke, who had stopped to draw an arrow, off his horse with an ax. His two sons immediately rushed up to protect both flanks, and his guards also followed with great axes. His troops did not dare to slack, and under the command of the deputy general, followed.

Seeing this, Li Qiong knew that there was no need to say more, and quickly rushed back to his own formation.

Unexpectedly, before reaching the front of the formation, he witnessed Xin Yongzong's army retreating, with Jin cavalry driving a small number of retreating soldiers towards the side of his own army. Jin Sai had already lost his head, and only relaxed when he saw his own commander returning, going to the front to stop the retreating soldiers.

Seeing Jin Sai stop the retreating soldiers, Li Qiong immediately issued military orders, preparing to break forward from the side and front to join Wang De's army. However, when he looked up again, he saw with his own eyes Jin Sai being shot in the helmet again by a Jin arrow at close range. This time, Jin Sai was not as lucky as the last time, but fell directly from his horse, never to move again.

Li Qiong reined in his horse and turned around in the formation, without any extra words or expressions, simply pulled down the iron faceplate and continued to urge his army to advance towards the side and front.

A short while later, Bali Su's unit, Peiman Tu Nian, who had been under Yinsu Ke, drove Xin Yongzong's army back. After passing through the dust, they discovered that Li Qiong's unit, which they had just pushed back, was strangely shifting positions. They were overjoyed and personally led hundreds of cavalry forward, and after firing several arrows, actively changed to lances.

The lances were surprisingly long, and Peiman Tu Nian didn't just pierce straight through… It wasn't that time yet… He actively reined in his horse and cut sideways at a distance of dozens of steps in front of the formation, taking advantage of the fact that the Song army, which was moving, could not set up a spear formation, using the length advantage to stab and injure the outermost Song soldiers.

With this sudden attack, the effect was like scraping fish scales, easily scraping a bloody layer from the side of Li Qiong's formation.

After scraping off a layer, Peiman Tu Nian returned, but seeing that the Song army in front was still moving, he did not hesitate to repeat the process, intending to take advantage of the opponent's active shift of formation, exposing the weakness on the flank, to completely defeat Li Qiong's army.

But this time, just as Peiman Tu Nian suddenly turned in front of the formation, the Song army in front suddenly stopped, catching the Gold Medal Military Commander off guard, so he appeared to cut 'deep'… More than that, just as Peiman Tu Nian and dozens of forward subordinates cut into the Song army's formation, a military officer who could be identified as a Song general from the dust to the side led dozens of riders out, not taking Tu Nian, nor doing anything else, but directly taking advantage of Peiman Tu Nian's follow-up troops' temporary reining in and deceleration to intercept the Gold Medal Military Commander's retreat.

Tu Nian was temporarily isolated in a small area, and was naturally shocked, but the horse under him accelerated instead… This was because he had rich battlefield experience and knew that he could not stay here for long, and that quickly seizing the opportunity to break through was the only way to survive. But obviously, the general had great prestige in the army, and the originally scattered Song army, encouraged by the general, did not care about anything and squeezed towards Tu Nian from three sides. With three sides combined, and the random stabbings of long spears, Tu Nian swung his hammer wildly, overwhelmed, but unexpectedly, the horse under him suddenly neighed, as its abdomen was stabbed by a Song long spear, kneeling down and throwing its master off.

Pitifully, Tu Nian, having lost his mount, rolled over and was injured, and was stabbed by several long spears, and died directly in the Song army's formation.

The sunlight continued to slant westward. Because Loushi had not yet sent troops, Wu Jie had firmly pressed down the subsequent troops. Fortunately, the Imperial Guards Middle Army dared to fight, and the battle line on the plateau suddenly stabilized again.

In the Jinsu Hill camp, five or six miles away, Loushi, seeing this scene from the well-sighted rammed earth platform, did not say a word, but stood up directly, flipped over and got on his horse. Reaching the army formation under the hill, he simply made a gesture, and the remaining seven thousand cavalry all swarmed to follow him forward.

The seven thousand troops advanced to the west at a measured pace.

At the same time, at the foot of Yao Hill, Jin cavalry continued to emerge, and Liu Xi had clearly seen through the flags that the commanders were the Fourth Prince Wanyan Wushu and Han Chang. On Dongpo Plateau, the fierce battle had not stopped, but the great movements before and after caused the Song armies to falter slightly and show fatigue. As for Liu Qi in the mire on the north side of the battlefield, although he held all the advantages, only one-fifth of the thirty moukes surrounded by the Jin army had been killed or injured so far, and they still persisted without retreating.

"Bring out my Dragon Banner!" After a pause, Zhao Jiu suddenly asked Wu Jie. "If Wushu knows I am here, he might become anxious and lose his composure."

"It is!" Yang Yizhong was looking at the bird. He could tell what it was after giving it a glance. "I don't know which Jurchen general it belongs to..."

Zhao Jiu nodded, not taking it to heart. The other generals also glanced at it, but similarly showed no reaction.

After all, this wasn't a remote transmigration where raising a gyrfalcon would bring eagle-eye special effects. At best, this kind of bird could see where there were many people and return a general overview of the main battlefield.

And at this point in the battle, did this kind of intelligence still have meaning?

So, no one paid attention.

However, just as everyone was preparing to turn their attention back to the front and start discussing whether to let the Qin Feng Circuit troops push forward appropriately, Yang Yizhong suddenly changed his expression drastically. Then, Zhao Jiu, Wu Jie, and others also changed their expressions drastically because, under everyone's gaze, the gyrfalcon, after circling over the crowded main battlefield area for a few weeks, actually turned around and flew towards the west, towards the back of Yao Hill!

"Liu Xi! Quickly lead your Xihe Circuit troops out of the camp and form ranks on the right flank!" Wu Jie's expression changed drastically, and he immediately issued an order.

Liu Xi was no fool, and he bowed to receive the order, then left in a hurry to command the troops.

Almost as soon as he left the yamen gate, a rider, following the not-too-steep slope, met with him and raced to the central camp, hurriedly showing a Gold Medal before collapsing on the ground.

The officers guarding the yamen gate did not dare to neglect it, bringing the Gold Medal and a brocade pouch over. Yang Yizhong stepped forward to take it, not looking at the Gold Medal, but first opening the brocade pouch to look at it. After only one glance, his expression also changed drastically, and he hurried back.

"I said Loushi wouldn't so stubbornly fight more with less," Wu Jie glanced at the brocade pouch in Yang Yizhong's hand, his expression gloomy, and said directly to Zhao Jiu and the other generals. "If I'm not wrong, Huonv is leading his ten thousand cavalry from behind Yao Hill, preparing to flank the camp from the side, or simply go up the plateau to decide the victory... That gyrfalcon could only indicate that the Jin army has reached Yao Hill behind us, no more than seven or eight li away. By the time Liu Xi comes out of the formation, he will run into them head-on... However, Qu Da is in the north. If Huonv goes south, he will definitely notice it, and there is no reason for him not to follow, but I'm afraid he only has five or six thousand cavalry to support us. The infantry will only have something to say by the evening!"

Wang Yuan, Zhang Xian, Tian Shizhong, and the others nodded in agreement. Even the little scholar Lin nodded slightly, expressing his agreement.

However, as Yang Yizhong whispered a word in Zhao Jiu's ear, the Zhao Song Emperor was silent for a moment, and then forcibly corrected the information: "It's not military intelligence from behind the hill, but Han Liangchen has sent someone to report that, according to him, more than just Huonv is coming because a large Jin force secretly crossed the Longmen Ford behind Liangshan from Longmen Ford the day before yesterday, with as few as ten thousand and as many as several tens of thousands..."

Wu Jie and everyone else changed their expressions drastically.

"But the good thing is, Han Liangchen set off this morning with about seven thousand reinforcements, which may arrive before evening... He tells us to be careful," Zhao Jiu said calmly after taking several deep breaths.

The generals were somewhat relieved, and Yang Yizhong opened his mouth slightly, but then immediately closed it.

Two quarters of an hour later, Liu Xi led the entire Xihe Circuit to complete the formation, and just at this time, several flags flashed past at the southwest end of Yao Hill, and then countless Jin cavalry galloped from there.

Seeing this scene from afar, Zhao Jiu and Wu Jie both showed solemn expressions.

Correspondingly, Loushi, seeing this scene from afar on Jin Su Hill, more than ten li away, also did not say a word, but directly stood up, flipped over and got on his horse. Waiting in front of the army formation under the hill, he simply made a gesture, and the remaining seven thousand cavalry swarmed to follow him forward.

The seven thousand troops advanced to the west at a measured pace.

At the same time, at the foot of Yao Hill, Jin cavalry continued to emerge. Liu Xi had clearly seen through the flags that the commanders were the Fourth Prince Wanyan Wushu and Han Chang. On Dongpo Plateau, the fierce battle had not stopped, but the movements before and after were so great that the Song armies faltered slightly and showed fatigue. As for Liu Qi in the mire on the north side of the battlefield, although he held all the advantages, only one-fifth of the thirty moukes surrounded by the Jin army had been killed or injured so far, and they still persisted without retreating.

"Raise the Dragon Banner!" After a pause, Zhao Jiu suddenly asked Wu Jie. "If Wushu knows I am here, he might become anxious and lose his composure."