Yu Hai led the alliance army of twenty cities, and Elder Qi's army engaged in a difficult tug-of-war in Cold Wind Valley.
Yu Hai additionally reinforced with sixty thousand warriors from over twenty cities.
Elder Qi and others were finally unable to resist and had to abandon Cold Wind Valley, retreating to Firebird City.
Yu Hai immediately surrounded Firebird City with the army, and both sides once again fell into a stalemate.
However, this stalemate did not last long. Half a month later, Elder Qi and others had to abandon Firebird City and retreat.
Before retreating, Elder Qi convened a meeting.
"I have a suggestion: concentrate all the forces on City of Hope and no longer defend Shuize City. What does everyone think?"
Black Wood nodded, saying:
