As night fell, the 200,000 men from Hanyun Valley, personally led by Chen Yang, were ambushed by an enemy encirclement 40 miles from the Barbarian Capital. The two armies clashed directly. They slaughtered 150,000 enemy soldiers and pursued the survivors.
Fifteen miles from the capital, they caught up to the enemy's Heavy Armored Cavalry Guard. Chen Yang immediately divided his forces into four columns to reduce their density. Arming them with Horse-Slaying Sabers, he launched a pincer attack from the east, south, and west, with three vertical and three horizontal charges that tore through the battlefield.
All six Martial Guard divisions reported victory.
By noon the next day, they had convened at the Barbarian Capital. Under Ning Kun's command, the Python Sparrow Devouring Dragon battle flag was planted firmly in the city.
