Only when he arrived did he find out that the situation near Gu Ou City has changed.
Hu Qianqiu gave up on defending and pushed forwards the troops by hundreds of miles towards Weining Province. Together with Qiu Wei, they camped their troops in front of Huling Hill.
In a short 2 days, both sides had engaged tens of times, death numbers reaching 200 thousand with each side having some wins and loses.
Learning of this new development, Hu Zhongyuan's expression changed. Zong Shou summoned the few messengers that Hu Qianqiu sends back to Gu Ou City and questioned them. A moment later he understood everything about what was happening.
"As expected from a might lord like Feng Nu! No wonder he could go up against someone like Zong Weiran for so many years and not fall. He can't be underestimated..."