The Chu army, with a tidy military appearance and bright armor, was clearly not the private troops of Chu nobles, but the imperial guards of the Chu royal family.
They had emerged from West Mountain Fort. Facing this emerging force, Gong Wang did not order a direct attack because the opposing side was already prepared for their assault.
Gong Wang remembered, during the military council, Prince Jingnan mentioned that Yangshan Village was a bait set by the Chu, and the army before him was undoubtedly the preemptive arrangement made by the Chu for this bait.
The two armies thus moved with one at the front and the other at the back, seemingly at peace but always separated at a distance facing each other.
The reason for this "spectacle" was that all other forces were mutually guarding against each other, making it impossible to apply pressure from other angles or provide support.
Ultimately, the Chu marched while the Yan escorted, both moving slowly like turtles.
