Wang Xian Takes Action, Captures Yunxiao

The night raid on Western Qi's main camp had killed several hundred thousand Western Qi soldiers, while the survivors had scattered in defeat and fled into Western Qi territory. More importantly, because they had caught their enemy off guard, Great Shang's army had suffered minimal losses. It was an unprecedented victory. Di Xin was overjoyed. Once the soldiers and generals who had raided the Western Qi camp had rested, he immediately began rewarding the army. The soldiers and generals throughout the Great Shang camp celebrated for three days and three nights. On the fourth day, Commander-in-Chief Huang Feihu ordered the army to move out. Just when every soldier thought Huang Feihu would order them to press onward and wipe out Western Qi in one fell swoop, he unexpectedly ordered the hundred-thousand-strong army to retreat until they reached Tong Pass. Tong Pass was not close to Western Qi, with Sishui Pass, Jiepai Pass, and Chuyun Pass lying in between. Retreating directly to Tong Pass clearly meant handing those three great passes over to the Western Qi rebels! Countless soldiers could not understand the meaning of Huang Feihu's order and began discussing it among themselves. In an instant, the entire camp became chaotic. It was not that the soldiers lacked discipline; they had come to suppress the Western Qi rebellion, yet after winning a battle, they were being told to abandon three major passes. How could that possibly seem like a decision a commander would make? Watching the soldiers argue indignantly, Huang Feihu felt utterly miserable. This decision had not been his; it had been made by that Imperial Preceptor whom he simply could not understand. What frustrated him even more was that the Imperial Preceptor had not told him why the army had to withdraw to Tong Pass. "Obey orders! Move