Meanwhile, on the side of the Prince of Yelang, scouts brought word that Xiliang Grand Marshal Yang Tianyuan had ordered Ma Ziteng to return to Kai City in the dead of night.
Receiving this news in the middle of the night, Zhao Lie sensed something abnormal. He immediately rose from bed and urgently summoned commanders of all ranks to a military council.
Zhao Lie began: "I have just received a report from our scouts that Ma Ziteng slipped back to Kai City at midnight. It is likely that the Eight-Nation Alliance will launch a general offensive tonight. They expected us to die from Gu Poison, but since we are alive and well, they can no longer afford to wait."
Chapter 153