After issuing a military order that said, "Anyone who dares to speak of battle again will be beheaded," Li Hongyun began to shrink his forces.
Liu Heita, flattered, selected thirty thousand elite troops from the army and split them up, heading towards Zhi Pass with the intention of crossing Taihang Mountain and entering the River East area to open a second front.
If Liu Heita could perform to the established level of "unbeatable under Lord Qin" and quickly capture Zhi Pass and create turmoil in River East, then even if he couldn't reach Pu Jin Crossing or threaten Chang'an, the Liang Army would inevitably be shaken.
By then, it would have a significant positive impact on the main battlefield.
However, to the generals, this strategy of splitting the forces clearly seemed foolish.
