The Ning army on the other side, seeing the Chu army displaying its might outside the Camp, had nonetheless made up its mind. Despite the provocations, they were unwilling to come out no matter what.
Later, Lu Yuan even dispatched Chu Wei, leading the naval forces on the Yangtze River to seek a decisive battle with the Ning navy, but aside from the beginning, when part of the Ning naval forces was caught off guard and dozens of ships were destroyed,
The rest of the Ning naval forces that got the news returned to the nearby Xia Kou naval Camp, huddling within and unwilling to venture out again.
Faced with the Chu army's challenge to battle from the Jiangxia direction, the Ning army adopted an extremely cautious strategy. They did not rashly strike but chose to hold their ground steadfastly.
It seemed that the Ning side was also aware that in the Jiangxia region, their own strength was now at a disadvantage, and when compared to Chu State, there was already a gap.
