To the soldiers of the Black Armor Army, the Battle of Hulao Pass had been a sweeping, exhilarating victory.
In the historical records of later ages, the Battle of Hulao Pass would be an exceptionally crucial battle in Li Shimin's campaign to pacify the realm.
As far as Shen Le was concerned, this battle... he had seen Li Shimin with his own eyes, charged through an enemy formation behind Li Shimin, and even seen two of the Six Steeds of Zhaoling. What a haul!
Of course, his greatest haul was spending a full day and night scavenging the battlefield and bringing back several bags of Five-Metal Essence...
Well, they were all blade fragments, spearheads, sword tips, and the like, and would need to be refined slowly. But by Shen Le's estimate, this batch of Five-Metal Essence would be more than enough to fire several hundred Porcelain Swords!
Shen Le happily traveled back and forth between the battlefield and the pass city, without the slightest concern for his safety. After Li Shimin had led the charge and punched through Dou Jiande's army, the battle had entered the stage of pursuing the fleeing enemy:
The main force had chased the enemy for a full thirty li, beheading more than three thousand and capturing fifty thousand prisoners. Such a long pursuit could not possibly have been completed in mere hours. It had to have dragged on until late at night—and a little longer than that would make it the next day.
By then, the enemy army had been completely scattered. He could wander the battlefield as he pleased, packing up any Five-Metal Essence he found. No one would be bored enough to come attack him!
He made five or six trips across the battlefield, each one reaching farther than the last. Unfortunately, each