Shangguan Fei had once proposed that they should set up an ambush in the mountain and attack the Golden Roc Army on the flank. At the time, though Gu Shenwei had not seemed too enthusiastic, he was actually impressed: This was the very strategy he had conjured up with Dugu Xian.
Dugu Xian was making every effort to try to win the imminent war because like the Dragon King, they were both traitors of the Golden Roc Fort. He knew very well that the ending of the war would lead to his survival or death.
In front of the troops, Dugu Xian was a spirited commander. He inspected them every day, helped them to resolve problems and boosted the morale. Compared to the Dragon King who seldom showed his face, the approachable Left General was becoming increasingly popular.