Outside the front lines of the Ming Army, Huang Degong was conferring with his generals regarding the siege.
Taking the lead, he asked the messenger, "Before we surrounded Hetuala, the Jiannu had already consolidated their forces. The other two columns should have encountered no resistance. Where are they now?"
"Reporting to the Governor-General!" the messenger replied. "General Liu Wenxiu crossed Yaheguan yesterday and is now less than ten li away from Hetuala."
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