The night passed without incident. The army rested overnight and finished reorganizing. Although the Northern Court Army had only recently surrendered, it remained stable overall.
The sight of Lin Hao cutting through their entire army alone had been far too shocking. And by killing the Shadow Fiend general, he had actually helped the Northern Court Army recognize the truth!
Even the remaining cavalry had been temporarily incorporated into the cavalry unit.
After Lin Hao's performance yesterday, the Anxi Army's morale remained high the following morning.
Even so, the army could only surround the foot of Yunxiang Temple's mountain for now, with little they could do about the winding mountain road.
Yunxiang Temple was easy to defend and difficult to attack. With those mountain walkways and passes guarded by five hundred Copper Men and mechanical traps, throwing soldiers' lives at it would accomplish nothing.
And now that foreign cavalry were harassing their supply routes, a sense of urgency remained even after they had taken the Northern Court Army.
"We've collected the remaining bullets. Once we load them into ammunition belts, we can support you for another round."
Professor Shi came over to tell Lin Hao about the current state of their firearms.
"Yes. Sorry for the trouble, Professor. You should keep some here for emergencies. There aren't even that many people left in the temple now."
Lin Hao looked at the bloodstained Gatling guns and ammunition boxes.
They had clearly given them a quick inspection, too. But thanks to Lin Hao's weapon enchantments and timely cooling, there had been no problems.
"We have four artillery shells left. But against a mountainside like that, even if we still had all our shells, I'm afraid they wouldn't be much use overall."
Professor Shi also explained their remaining supplies.
"I know. The best time