Fortunately, Qin Yiming and Ma Wanchun led 3,000 old white-pole soldiers to stabilize the situation. They began to gather soldiers and gradually formed a confrontation with Li Dingguo's army.
Fang Xinyu could clearly see from the sky that Li Dingguo's troops were advancing in three directions. They spared no expense, using a two-for-one ratio to fight the White Spear Army. Their formations were also impressive, essentially a variation of the Mandarin Duck formation used by the Qi Family Army. However, the Dashi Army's discipline and coordination were superior to those of the White Spear Army, suggesting a higher proportion of veterans.
So Fang Xinyu used lights from a hot air balloon to direct the White Spear Soldiers to retreat from Nanchong City. This was because their advantage lay only in long-range weapons like artillery; close combat and night raids were not their strengths. They were trained for mountain warfare, and while they were capable of defending a city, they were not at an advantage in actual plains combat.
Kill! Li Dingguo shouted, leading his troops to fight all over the city. The soldiers behind him also pounced on the white-pole soldiers like tigers. When they reached the east gate, Li Dingguo looked up and saw someone in the sky using a lantern, which seemed to be sending a message. So he said to his men, "Do you see the Kongming lantern in the sky?"
The general nodded, and Li Dingguo said, "Follow me and kill them. Pull down that Kongming lantern! I want to use this great thing too!"
Yes! The general agreed and immediately led his men to Fang Xinyu's position. With only 300 men defending the position, they were no match for Li Dingguo and were about to be defeated. Ma Xiangling, who was also fighting, saw that her husband was in danger and immediately led her troops to support him.
Ma Xiangling rushed forward and shouted to Fang Xinyu in the sky, "Husband! I'm coming!"
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