In the third year of Jianyan, October, Jin Wushu occupied Hexian north of the Yangtze River, and the army arrived at the banks of the Yangtze.

After a few days of rest, the Jin soldiers began to cross the river on a large scale.

Although it was said to be a large-scale operation, in reality, it wasn't that big. How many boats could these Jin soldiers have?

Not only were they small in number, but they were also scarce. The entire army only managed to gather about thirty ships, each carrying only sixty to seventy people.

Chen Cuigave gave Yue Fei three strategic steps.

On the first day, the Jin soldiers attempting to cross the river were pushed back by a rain of arrows, and their repeated attempts to cross the river were unsuccessful.

On the second day and the third day, it was the same.

Wanyan Loushi, who served as the vanguard, was the Jin's top general, the commander of Huanglong Prefecture, the same Huanglong Prefecture that directly threatened Huanglong.

His Wanyan surname was not of imperial descent but bestowed upon him as an honor.

Reaching the rank of commander of ten thousand households was already at the pinnacle; anything higher would be the marshal, a position reserved for the imperial family.

Therefore, this person held an extraordinary position among the Jin.

After three consecutive days of fruitless efforts, he became extremely angry. So, he selected an elite squad overnight, intending to launch a night raid to seize a stronghold and provide cover for the river crossing on the second day.

His son, Wanyan Huo, also volunteered and participated in this operation.

Meanwhile, Cao Guo, on the first day of the battle between the two armies, arrived at the front line to take command.

On the third day, after inspecting the camp, he called Yue Fei and said something strange:

"I suspect that the Jin will attempt to raid our camp tonight. Our sentries are so vigilant that they won't succeed..."

Yue Fei became curious: "How does Your Excellency know that they will raid our camp?"

Cao Guo smiled faintly and said, "Liu Bei and Zhang He both tried to raid my camp, and I raided Yuan Shao's camp. I'm well-versed in this kind of thing!"

He coughed twice and continued mysteriously, "After the Jin have returned empty-handed for three days, they are bound to have other tricks up their sleeves. We must expose a loophole, otherwise, if the Jin fail to capture us after a long siege and retreat to the north, wouldn't we be releasing the tiger back to the mountain...?"

Yue Fei suddenly understood and exclaimed, "So, Your Excellency means... I will issue orders immediately, instructing the sentries to take a good nap!"

Cao Guo stroked his beard and said, "A wise student indeed."