On the eastern side of Donghe Bridge, the dense masses of Qi Country troops crowded the road, where an officer caught up with his own troops and loudly questioned why these stationary soldiers remained in place: "Why have we stopped? Huh?"
According to the plan, his troops should have crossed Donghe Bridge and headed west, and by this afternoon they could have reached King City. But now it was almost noon, and they were still wasting time near Donghe Bridge, which was absolutely ridiculous.
Who didn't know that during wartime, every minute and second was precious, and each hour could very well determine the outcome of a war?
An flustered junior officer ran over, stood at attention, and reported: "Sir! The garrison inside the fortress at the end of Donghe Bridge opened fire on us, and we had to pull back."
He was also completely baffled. There was supposed to be a battalion of Qi Army stationed here, which by all accounts should be as impenetrable as a fortified wall.
