Once the plan had been finalized, every division of Chongshan Town immediately began to move.
Xie Yuan returned to Daning Guard, strengthening the watch to the west while mobilizing the Reinforcement Battalion to guard Dinghu Guard's grain route.
At dawn the next day, Yang Mingzhen and Yang Chengze led the soldiers of the two battalions out of Dinghu Guard. They were going to strike the Ula Clan's Banner Land, and to do so they had to take a very long detour.
The rest of the army left Dinghu Guard at an unhurried pace, slowly advancing toward Sari Lake and the Menghe Mountain Pass.
At first, Yang Zhengshan did not lead the Town Garrison Camp away from the Six Routes Reinforcement Battalion. They first followed the tun fortresses of Dinghu Guard, slowly drawing closer to the Ula Clan's territory.
With tens of thousands of troops on the road, their speed was extremely slow. They spent three days before finally leaving Dinghu Guard's jurisdiction and entering the Wula Tribe's territory.
Marching forty or fifty li each day should have been a normal pace. Yang Zhengshan was in no hurry either. He first needed to confirm whether the Left and Right Battalions could wipe out the Ula Clan's Banner Land before he could divide his forces.
If the Ula Clan's Banner Land was not destroyed, it would be extremely dangerous for the Reinforcement Battalion to pitch camp outside the Menghe Mountain Pass. One careless move, and they would fall into a situation where enemies pressed them from both front and rear.
And just as Yang Zhengshan was advancing slowly, Yang Mingzhen and Yang Chengze had already led the Left and Right Battalions around Sari Lake and arrived at the Ula Clan's Banner Land.
Only, they did not find the Ula Clan's tribesmen. They