After the battlefield was cleared, the casualty count was quickly tallied.
More than five hundred men of Sweet Spring Camp had been killed, and many others were severely wounded, no longer able to continue serving in the army.
Over a hundred men from the Martial Champion Camp had been killed, and there were also quite a few wounded.
That was only because Li Xuancang had acted first, cutting down several thousand enemies.
The enemy had been frightened out of their wits and had no heart left to resist. Otherwise, the losses would have been even greater.
"Collect the bodies of the fallen soldiers. Cut off their heads, then gather the corpses together and burn them."
So many corpses left in the wilderness could easily be exploited by Evil Cultivators and Demons. Only by reducing them to ashes in a great fire could they eliminate all future trouble.
The heads were kept as proof of the enemies they had slain.
"Let's go!"
Once everything had been done, Li Xuancang led the army back toward Sweet Spring Commandery City.
Before Li Xuancang and the others had returned to Sweet Spring Commandery City, the news had already reached the city ahead of them.
"A great victory! A great victory!"
"Lord Guardian led his troops against the grasslanders and annihilated every invading enemy!"
"Lord Li was invincible in battle! More than ten thousand steppe cavalry were wiped out to the last man!"
"..."
Countless people spread the news, and word of the army's overwhelming victory swept through Sweet Spring Commandery like a hurricane before rapidly spreading across every corner of Cool Prefecture.
"Is it true? More than ten thousand cavalry were all wiped out?"
Many people could scarcely believe the news when they heard it. It sounded far too fantastical.
"Hmph, the Imperial Court