The soldiers saw a child fall and couldn't get up, almost trampled by the adults behind. The child's parents, trying to help, had to put down their heavy loads, and couldn't help but look at Vice General Gao Yi.
Gao Yi turned his head to look into the distance and saw a group of people on horseback approaching quickly, numbering several hundred.
Gao Yi sneered, mounted his horse, and said, "Go!"
Two thousand soldiers stood beside the villagers, raising their shields to form a wall.
The villagers, shielded behind them, breathed a sigh of relief and became less frantic, hurrying to help each other across to the other side of the irrigation ditch.
The soldiers did not make eye contact and offered no help, their gazes fixed intently on the rapidly approaching Yan State Army.
Leading the Yan State Army was an Assistant General under Gou Chun, surnamed Xu, who recognized Gao Yi, knowing him as one of Zhao Ju's deputies. He halted his troops beyond bow and arrow range.
