Partners gathering for personal benefits might easily part for their own plans. Wei Wei was fantasizing about a grand victory without killing Prince Xu while Zhao Xun was planning to kill Xu Fengnian and blame it on the others.

Outside the cabin, the battle had progressed into close combat. The hundreds of archers were no match for the "barbarians" from Northern Liang.

Standing on the bow, Xu Fengnian kept brushing off sneaky arrows while watching over the fight.

The 40,000 Navy Forces of Qingzhou Province were heavily praised by the Qingzhou Party in court. But they were as soft as a pillow.