Daiqisi had clearly sensed Song Qingshu's intentions. To avoid causing Tang Kuobian trouble afterward, she had specifically ordered Pusuan Zhongyi's men to imprison Guo Jing, lest Guo Jing be rescued and Tang Kuobian's authority suffer or suspicions arise.
Song Qingshu was deeply moved. It had to be said that beyond her stunning beauty, this woman possessed the mature wisdom unique to women. She was truly breathtakingly captivating.
The Song Army soldiers left on the mountain who could still walk had taken advantage of the chaos caused by Guo Jing's charge through the camp to scatter and flee down the mountain. Whether they could escape alive was left to fate. As for the severely wounded soldiers, they had no strength to leave, so they voluntarily stayed behind to cover their comrades' retreat rather than burden them.
They had watched Guo Jing's assault on the camp from beginning to end. When they saw him take the lead and forcibly tear through the Jin camp, they cheered in delight. But when they soon saw Guo Jing surrounded and his efforts come to nothing, they sighed in anguish. Finally, when they saw Guo Jing collapse to the ground, their eyes filled with tears as they cried out in grief, "Great Hero Guo!"
A group of grown men could not help embracing one another and weeping. Soon, they noticed the Jin soldiers advancing up the mountain. After conferring, they said, "We abducted the wives and daughters of the Jin soldiers in Xuzhou before. If we are captured this time, we will surely suffer endless torment. We might as well give ourselves a quick death."
"Exactly. Great Hero Guo has gone on ahead. We will follow him at once!"
With that, the remaining men all drew their blades and killed themselves...
Upon learning of the Song