A decisive battle where Chen Zhiwei's force of fewer than eight hundred men (including five hundred untrained recruits) faced eight hundred elite death soldiers ambushed at Wolong Slope. Chen Zhiwei turned the tables by using a vanguard as bait while leading the main force through a hidden mountain path to counter-ambush the enemy from behind. The battle lasted less than an hour, resulting in 627 enemy killed, 173 captured, and only 13 of Chen Zhiwei's side killed with 54 injured. The victory established Chen Zhiwei's prestige as a military strategist and forged unity between the imperial guards and former bandit recruits.
