Nanyang County, Nanyang City.
The night was pitch-black, but the City Lord's Mansion was brightly lit.
Zhao Jiang received a transmission from the scouts at the front, saying that the imperial army had already reached Qinyang County and had begun setting up defenses around it.
Although it was already late at night, Zhao Jiang gathered everyone for a discussion.
Zhao Qi said, "Alliance Leader, don't let them have time to set up defenses. They've just arrived at Qinyang County and are exhausted. We should take the initiative and attack now."
"Not appropriate. Nanyang is eight or ninety li away from Qinyang County. The army moves slowly, and by the time we arrive, they will have rested, and it will be us who are exhausted," said the Governor of Nanyang, Hu Lin.
"What is there to fear? Our forces outnumber theirs several times over. It's unlikely they'd dare to come out of the city to attack us."
