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Yang Jiande amassed an army of 210,000, determined to have a decisive battle with Zhongxuan Chuliang's 100,000 Autumn Kill Army.
This military campaign made no attempt to keep secrecy from anyone, nor could it possibly have been kept hidden.
Even though it was clear to any astute observer that Zhongxuan Chuliang had stationed his troops outside the borders of Yang Country, precisely to wait for Yang Jiande to lead his forces into an attack.
Nonetheless, Zhongxuan Chuliang, on behalf of Qi Country, issued nine state letters in succession, claiming innocence and urging Yang Jiande to quell his thunderous rage. He also mentioned the generations of familial relations between the two countries, akin to father and son, that should not lead to warfare, lest they become the laughingstock of the world...
