The battle at Yang Valley Pass completely opened up the only passage between Lu State and the Capital City.
Not only did Lin Chong's one hundred thousand Imperial Army surrender, but also Wu Zhi's one hundred thousand garrison troops and the previously transferred one hundred thousand Garrison Troops from Mengzhou.
In total, three hundred thousand troops fell under the command of Song Gongming's Righteous Army.
The news returned to the Imperial Court, and both the civil and military officials at the Privy Council and Prime Minister's Residence were shocked and at a loss for how to report this to Huizong.
Tong Guan cursed angrily, "That Zhang Mengfang is utterly useless. I instructed him to guard against Wu Zhi, guard against Wu Zhi. Now it's all gone awry; Yang Valley Pass is lost, and the Capital is in danger. If Your Majesty places blame upon us, none of us will see good days."
