Zhi Li's army of eight hundred thousand was already too many, and now it had to be reinforced with an additional one hundred thousand from the Southeast Rebel Army.
Neither at Tianlang Pass nor Fenglei Fort Defense Line could accommodate so many troops when combined.
Therefore, Zhi Li ordered the combined army of nine hundred thousand to launch a pincer attack on Tianshui City from three sides—north from Linhai City, west from the Fenglei Fort Defense Line, and south from Tianlang Pass!
Duke Turing Tuo, commanding the Central Army of four hundred and fifty thousand, would spearhead the assault on Fenglei Fort Defense Line. The main composition of this army included the Dragon Guard Legion, the Allied Army of the feudal lords, and the army of various young nobles.