The Wei Kingdom's defenders had actually surrendered? The situation had flipped in an instant. The cultivators secretly aiding Wei from the various states had no reason to keep risking their lives for Wei!
The cultivators secretly sent by the various states soared away one after another, escaping the dangerous ground as quickly as possible to avoid being surrounded. It was a desperate retreat.
The remaining Wei cultivators found themselves even more unable to hold on alone. The tide had turned, and they had no choice but to withdraw in haste, leaving behind only several deeply unwilling, mournful roars...
Under the night sky, Shao Pingbo stood atop a mountain, his expression taut as he gazed into the distant firelight at Xiping Pass.
At his sides stood Shao Sansheng and a group of Blackwater Bureau personnel. All of them stared in the same direction, silent as the grave.
They all knew that no matter how thoroughly they had prepared before the battle, the true battlefield was filled with every kind of uncertainty. Whether this crucial battle succeeded depended on the commander's ability to adapt on the spot and deploy his troops.
"My lord!" A Blackwater Bureau agent emerged, reporting urgently with immense delight, "Everything went smoothly! General Yin has led the army in successfully taking Xiping Pass! The Wei troops either surrendered or fled. Excluding the dead and those who escaped, nearly half of the three hundred thousand defenders surrendered!"
Two women had also come with him—Consort Chang and Consort Sang—both here to pay their respects.
Shao Pingbo had no time for the two women and urgently asked, "What were our losses?"
The man reported, "No detailed count yet. By preliminary estimate, over ten thousand were killed or wounded, but the main force remains intact!"
Shao Pingbo raised his head and let