Upon entering the command tent, Wang Yan ordered, "Prepare meals for the entire army. There must be meat and fish soup. Let everyone eat their fill at noon. We march in the afternoon and seek an opportunity to engage the enemy. Do not let the fighting disrupt our people. Transfer the Black Armor Camp to Huang Zhong and have him lead his troops out to attack. We will not wait for the enemy to attack us—we will strike first. March on Ji County, either to reinforce Taishi Ci's forces and attack from both sides to destroy the enemy at Juyong, or press on in one burst and attack Ji County again."
The purpose of these arrangements lay with Ji County. Huang Zhong had three thousand men, the Black Armor Camp had more than eight hundred, and there were another two thousand-plus militia. Together, they numbered over six thousand troops. Old Huang was a formidable fighter, one of the top generals of the Three Kingdoms era. With the Black Armor Camp's piercing power, four thousand men breaking through an enemy formation of twenty or thirty thousand would not be much of a problem.
Once Huang Zhong reached Ji County and Juyong, coordinating with Taishi Ci and Zhou Cang's actions, they would have another fifteen thousand regular troops and over six thousand militia on their side, totaling more than twenty thousand men. Taking Ji County would only be a matter of time.
Facing the twenty-thousand-strong army at Feiru, Wang Yan personally led three thousand regular troops and more than two thousand militia, totaling over five thousand men. Not to mention that General Wang himself was an even more capable fighter—even if he were not, so long as they were not fools, more than five thousand troops could hold out for several days.