By 9 a.m., after breakfast, the Kingdom Army had assembled; 600,000 soldiers were fully armed and lined up, listening to the commander's instructional talk.
Last night, Edward led the Blood Tribe to destroy the artillery positions, causing heavy losses to the Kingdom Army. However, the lost equipment consisted only of more than half of the cannons; there were not many casualties among the soldiers.
The disparity in troop strength between the two sides remained vast.
The attack plan had been set long ago: the five group armies were split into three parts—left, center, and right—with Shilkov leading 200,000 from the northern and southeastern front armies to cross the river by bridge and attack from the right wing of the Kingdom Army and the left wing of the Rebel Army.
Duke of Tbilisi led 150,000 from the southwestern front army and most of the cavalry through the forest to attack from the left wing of the Kingdom Army and the right wing of the Rebel Army.
