Chapter 133: The Sound of Lingbi’s Cannons (2)

The Battle of Qimeishan broke out on the 22nd day of the winter month, and Xu Huizu was transferred away shortly thereafter; two days later, on the 25th day, Ping An and He Fu's army moved their camp to Lingbi.

After Xu Huizu left, Ping An was even more short of cavalry. He was very negative at first and wanted to persuade He Fu to retreat to the Huai River and move the battle line south again.

Ping An agreed to stay in Lingbi temporarily because of He Fu's persuasion. He Fu was mainly worried that retreating again and again would make the emperor and his ministers more dissatisfied; so he wanted to hold out in Lingbi for a while, and wait for the legendary "reinforcements from various provinces" to arrive, and then set up a decisive battle with the Yan army!

...On the morning of the twenty-seventh day of the winter month, Ping An heard that the grain route was attacked, and immediately decided to lead his troops south to open up the grain route.

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