However, this second letter was not sent to Han Jiong, but to a person sent to deliver the message in the mountainous area where the Zhi family's scouts frequently appeared. The purpose was to make the Zhi family capture this messenger.

Soon, the letter was delivered to Zhiyao.

Upon seeing this letter, Zhiyao felt uneasy.

To be honest... if we put ourselves in the Han family's shoes, they really didn't want to continue being cannon fodder and joining forces with the Zhao and Wei families.

If that's the case, things could get quite complicated.

Although the Han family is weak, they still have 80,000 troops. If our own camp turns against us at this time, and Jiang Ming sits back and watches the fight, then we will suffer heavy losses.

Therefore, Zhi Yao remained calm and strengthened the camp's defenses, keeping a watchful eye on Jiang Ming while also being wary of the Han family's army!

Zhi Yao believes that no one is truly loyal to anyone else; they're all opportunists... The key is still strength and the course of the battle. The Han family is definitely observing how the final battle unfolds. They may not necessarily keep their promises to Jiang Ming...

As time goes by, Jiang Ming's food supplies will run out, and without him even having to attack the Han family first, they will realize who to rely on...

After Jiang Ming observed changes in the camp defenses of the two armies, he began his formal operations.

He left 10,000 troops for Changsun Hu, Changsun Yuenu's foolish nephew, to guard the other side of the canyon. Each time, they would pretend to be charging into battle, beating drums and gongs and blowing bugle calls, making it seem as if they were about to launch a general offensive.

Meanwhile, the combined forces of Zhili and South Korea on the other side of the canyon could not see whether the enemy numbered 10,000 or 100,000 due to the canyon's obstruction, and could only hastily engage in battle in this narrow space!

But this challenge isn't a real fight!

Changsun Hu's troops charged once, then quickly retreated, and then conducted another 'practice' charge...

It seemed like they wanted to lure the South Korean-Chilean coalition forces to charge towards the other side of the canyon.

Zhiyao, however, scoffed at this style of play...

He told his men that Jiang Ming was used to using such shameless ambushes to lure the enemy into an encirclement and then annihilate them using the advantageous terrain, but he refused to fall for it.

I'll block the canyon exit, cut off your supply lines, and starve you to death, you son of a bitch.

No matter how much you jump around and put on your show in front of me, I will remain unmoved...

Therefore, although the South Korean and Chilean armies were on high alert at all times, they did not fall for the trap.

However, what they didn't know was that at that very moment, Jiang Ming had already led his 140,000 troops, marching day and night through a secret path he had previously scouted, to bypass the Zhi-Yao allied forces and arrive at their rear...