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For the first half a month after the Army Seeking Revenge headed south, Li Xiaozu had scoffed at his Father King, Li Liang's, words. He thought Li Liang was old, his ambition gone, merely content with the Siming Mountain Court and daring not to covet the rivers and mountains within the pass.
But when he found himself mired in battle on Yan Mountain Road... He regretted it.
The Imperial Court Soldiers did not confront him directly. Instead, they merely held out in the cities, strengthening their defenses and clearing the surrounding fields. Yan Mountain Road and Luonan Road were plains where cavalry could gallop freely. However, if he ventured forward without conquering the cities behind him, he risked being encircled by the Imperial Court Army.
Moreover, the grain supply for the Army Seeking Revenge was becoming increasingly difficult to sustain.
