After escorting these people to the Han Tribe's Hunting Ground Camp, Qu Bing left five hundred Shence Guard soldiers behind to defend the camp and guard the prisoners. He also had the camp's civilians skin and butcher the transported game, then place it outside to freeze. Later, it would be distributed among the three camps so that every household in the north could receive a piece of meat.
The prisoners' meal allowance was changed as well. It went from two meals a day to three, but each Corn Cake was reduced from the size of a palm to half that size. Although they now had three meals a day, their total food intake was actually reduced by a quarter. Even so, the Cannibal Tribe prisoners remained obedient and did not dare cause trouble.
After arranging the prisoners and spoils, Qu Bing and You Ye once again set out with the remaining six thousand two hundred-plus people. This time, they planned to lie in wait along the road the Cannibal Tribe would take to the Southern Mountain Valley, then capture the enemies who came again.
As they traveled, You Ye continued asking Qu Bing about his battle plan.
"Qu Bing, this time we're ambushing the enemy in open country. We won't have terrain like that canyon, and there's no way to surround them again. How are you planning to fight this battle?
"Their transport convoy already has three thousand people. If your guess is right and they bring in reinforcements, there'll definitely be another three or four thousand. That adds up to six or seven thousand people—there might even be more of them than us. How are we supposed to fight them then?" You Ye asked from the side.
Qu Bing looked completely confident. Riding beside You Ye, he said,
"This