Overnight, although the piles of corpses outside Jiangzi City had been cleared away, the blood soaking into the land could not be dealt with. The ground outside the city looked dark red in large patches, mixed with blood and mud.
Soon, Liu Pinggao and Du Sanbao, leading the Zhou Army and the Yan Army, galloped back under the dazzling morning light emerging from the eastern sky, followed by Xiliang prisoners captured by both armies.
The sentries atop the city walls saw the flags of the Zhou Army and the Yan Army and shouted loudly: "They're back... The General and reinforcements have returned, and they've brought prisoners!"
The Zhou soldiers looked into the distance, cheering joyfully. They hoped Liu Pinggao and Du Sanbao could capture the Xiliang's Commander, General Cui Shanzhong, igniting morale and spreading the news to the frontline... surely encouraging the frontline soldiers to fight even more bravely.
