Surrender refused! Seventeen thousand surrendered troops massacred! All under heaven trembled!

The Great Wei Palace.

Inside the Hall of Literary Splendor.

When the report of victory arrived, the entire Hall of Literary Splendor fell silent.

No one had imagined that the Marquis of Xinwu, who had arrived only yesterday, would wipe out the Fan Kingdom today.

Dozens of military officials were still arguing with the civil officials over how long it would take to conquer the Fan Kingdom.

The military officials believed they could take the Fan Kingdom within three days, riding their momentum in one mighty push.

The civil officials, however, believed siege warfare was exceptionally difficult. Besides, the other Foreign-Race Kingdoms were no fools. If they saw that the Fan Kingdom was hard to conquer, they would naturally send aid.

Thus, the two sides had become locked in a bitter argument.

Broadly speaking, one side believed they needed to fight a protracted war, make proper logistical preparations, and grind the enemy down.

The other believed they needed only to launch a fierce assault, ride their soaring morale, and smash through the Fan Kingdom in one mighty push.

Yet no one had expected that, at the fifth quarter of Mao Hour-

A report of victory would arrive.

The Fan Kingdom had surrendered.

Everyone was stunned. Wasn't this surrender far too quick?

It had thrown everyone's battle plans and timing into disarray.

The military dispatch reached Xu Qingxiao, and the officials immediately crowded around him, jostling to see what the Marquis of Xinwu had said.

Why had the Fan Kingdom suddenly surrendered?

In his letter, the Marquis of Xinwu skimmed over the course of the battle. He had commanded troops and fought wars before; he hardly needed this to embellish his achievements.

The letter mainly detailed the reasons behind the Fan Kingdom's surrender.

First, the Fan Kingdom's main army had never