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However, it wasn't just the generals from both sides engaging in internal strife. From the intelligence Li Fan had gathered from the nomads, there also seemed to be some issues.
He asked many of the Nanhu Mountain tribes and whether merchants or herdsmen, it appeared that no one had noticed any signs of King Zuoxian's forces crossing Yin Mountain to invade Nan Yuan. Nor had anyone heard of northern tribes who pledged allegiance fleeing south to avoid the war.
The pastures to the south of Yin Mountain were fertile and teeming with cattle and sheep, the resources even richer, yet King Zuoxian's army had chosen the longer route, bypassing Gao Family's defense area to strike at the forces of Hengye.
Wu Jidu also looked down on the gathered army at Shuofang, believing that Shanyu's own forces were sufficient to deal with them with ease. At the same time, he thought that attacking Hengye's army wouldn't provoke other Fan Town forces to come to their aid.
