Both sides eventually met under the city of Baling.
With a plan in place, Lu Yuan and Shangguan Ming, who could not see eye to eye, stopped spending time together and went their separate ways.
Shangguan Ming even boarded his warship and led his troops north that very day.
Lu Yuan, on the other hand, continued to stay in Yiyang City and did not rush to leave.
This was not because he was saying one thing and doing another, talking about inviting battle but actually shrinking back in fear.
The reason for Lu Yuan's stay here was that the weapon and equipment assistance promised to him by Dan Ding Path had finally arrived after more than half a year.
On the surface of Dongting Lake outside Yiyang City, dozens of ships floated in, one by one, entering the pier.
