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The following day, Cui Yuanyong and Xue Canghai each led their troops eastward, swiftly reaching the riverbank.
Xue Canghai’s suggestion of a night raid to seize a city from the day before now seemed laughable. It became evident why he was so often challenged by those of lower rank. He had lingered in the area so long, yet he failed to understand the lay of the land on the far side of the river.
The reason Puyang stood as a formidable barrier to the Wang Clan’s westward advance was the wide river separating the two territories. This river was none other than the Yellow River.
It was not some minor tributary but the main branch of the Yellow River. The river bent like a hook and curved northeast toward the Eastern Sea. Its course did not always divide regions into north and south; some regions were divided into east and west, as was the case with Puyang and Juancheng on the opposite shore.
In the days of the Great Xia Empire, both sides belonged to the same state, and no one thought to station heavy defenses along the riverbanks. When the first rebels rose in defiance, they crossed the river unopposed and swiftly laid siege to Puyang....
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