The Song soldiers found the arrow message and delivered it to General Yue Fei. Yue Fei opened it and was shocked, breaking into a cold sweat. He said, ‘It’s fortunate that Wang Zuo managed to send this message; otherwise, the entire army would have been doomed.
Yue Fei secretly issued orders for each camp to set up dummy flags and tents. The commanders were instructed to lead their troops to retreat and hide in the nearby Fenghuang Mountain, leaving behind a small detachment to act on further instructions.
That night, Jin Wushu ordered the troops to line up and fire the ‘iron floating cannons’ towards the Song camp. The sky was filled with the sound of explosions, and the ground shook as the Song camp was turned into a flat plain.
After the first round of cannon fire, the Jin soldiers began reloading. Suddenly, Song troops who had been hiding launched a surprise attack. Wang Zuo and Lu Wenlong rose in rebellion from within, coordinating a two-pronged attack that defeated the Jin soldiers.
From then on, the Song army shifted from a passive to an active position. After a fierce battle, Yue Fei decisively defeated Jin Wushu, achieving a great victory in the battle at Zhuxian Town.