On March 18th, an urgent dispatch arrived in Nanjing from Fengyang.
"Ding Kuichu’s forces were ambushed by Li the rebel while en route to Huainan. He suffered heavy losses and has surrendered to Li the rebel himself. Subsequently, he used the imperial edict and official seal to trick the gates of Huainan into opening, capturing the city without shedding a drop of blood!"
"Li the rebel’s army of fifty thousand is now at the walls of Fengyang City!!!"
Chapter 418