The next day, Cui Yuanyong and Xue Canghai each set off to advance eastward and soon arrived at the riverbank.
Xue Canghai's assertion the previous evening about a night raid to steal the city had proven why someone would challenge him beyond their level, having stayed here for so long without knowing about the river separating them from the other side...
The reason Puyang became a stumbling block to the Wang Family's westward advance was due to the wide river in between them.
It was called the Yellow River.
It wasn't just any tributary... that was the main channel of the Yellow River, moving northeast in a kinked line toward the East Sea. Thus, being separated by the Yellow River did not necessarily mean north to south opposition, but also east to west, as was the case between Puyang and Juan City on the west bank.
