"Complete strangers?" Dugu Jing was skeptical. "General, this is no joking matter. Think carefully again."
It truly was no joke; this was no small matter. The other party had proactively come forward and taken such a huge risk to help them. If there was a plot behind it, the consequences would be unthinkable.
Once they lured the Qin Army into the desert and suddenly made their move, they could easily send the entire Qin force into a fatal trap.
"We really do not know each other. But..." Luo Zhao hesitated again.
Dugu Jing immediately asked, "Did you remember something?"
Luo Zhao shook his head. "I definitely do not know Yuan Gang of Thatched Cottage Manor. But I cannot be sure whether I might have seen someone like him before. Perhaps he met me under another identity. Until I see him in person, I cannot be certain."
Dugu Jing fell silent for a moment. "All right. General, make the arrangements for the withdrawal first. Whether you know him or not will become clear when you meet."
Luo Zhao nodded. For now, that was all they could do.
Afterward, Luo Zhao swiftly made the necessary arrangements. Such an enormous force required a thorough withdrawal plan; they could not simply pack up in a chaotic rush and leave.
Yet the speed was indeed astonishing. A day later, the main Qin Army force attacking Xiping Pass suddenly withdrew.
This move had not been approved by the Qin Emperor, but Luo Zhao knew very well that the Qin Emperor was merely a puppet. Following Yu Cang's decree could not be wrong.
Yin Chu, the defending general at Xiping Pass, was dumbfounded. Unable to understand what trick Luo Zhao was playing, he ordered his spies to investigate and confirm it repeatedly.
Only after the Qin Army's