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The gates of Quyang City were far too sturdy, and ordinary war chariots stood no chance of breaking through them.

In the end, it was Li Shen and Zhao Dengfeng who led a squad of cavalrymen from the Reserve Battalion to circle around to the southern city gate.

That gate happened to be open, as members of the Nangong Family had recently fled through it.

Li Shen, Zhao Dengfeng, and their men entered from the southern gate, crossed half the city to reach the eastern gate, and with the combined strength of over twenty people, they slowly turned the winch mechanism that controlled the gate.

By the time they managed to open the gate, preparing to welcome their fellow comrades from the Black Wind Cavalry into the city, the scene that met their eyes was one of shock. On the open space outside the gate, countless cavalrymen and warhorses lay sprawled haphazardly, either collapsed or slumped over.

Some had fallen asleep on the spot, while others had directly lost consciousness.

Warhorses, known for their high alertness and habit of sleeping while standing, had also collapsed in rows, as though overwhelmed.

This battle had truly been fought with immense difficulty.

The cavalrymen of the Reserve Battalion were all teary-eyed.

As the backup contingent, they had not participated alongside the vanguard and assault troops during the combat; they were now reaping the victory bought with their comrades’ blood, and their hearts felt heavy with guilt.

If it had been possible, they would have liked to go to the front and kill the enemy too.

They did not want to see their comrades reduced to such exhaustion.

“Don’t just stand there, don’t you see the young commander is still busy?” Li Shen said, looking in Gu Jiao’s direction.

Gu Jiao had not taken a moment's rest; she was working with the medical officers to rescue and treat the wounded cavalrymen.

On the way here, they had run into Cheng Fugui, Li Jin, Tong Zhong, and the others, and from their account, they learned some of the details of the battle.

This young commander, still in his youth, had led from the front, always charging at the very tip of the spear.

Wherever the danger was greatest, that was where this young commander went.

Clearly the youngest among them all, and yet was the one who had slain the most enemies.

Zhao Dengfeng opened his mouth and said, “He… isn’t tired?”

How could Gu Jiao not be tired?

Including the skirmish at the city gate just now, she had participated from start to finish in all three battles fought that day.

Not only that, but while the other cavalrymen had taken breaks to rest and restore their strength, she alone had been treating the injured and healing the sick the entire time.

Li Shen’s expression grew complicated as he said, “He’s the one who’s pushed himself the hardest.”

Zhao Dengfeng murmured blankly, “…Ah, it’s good to be young, truly.”

The two deputy commanders of the Reserve Battalion stepped forward to ask Gu Jiao for instructions on how to handle the prisoners and the wounded near the canyon.

Gu Jiao paused for a moment before replying, “Lock the prisoners in the city’s military barracks. Bring the wounded here.”

After all, these prisoners had once served the Nangong Family. Whether they would rebel again remained uncertain.

Gu Jiao had considered the idea of incorporating them into their forces, but for now, it was too risky to involve them in any important military operations.

Of course, Gu Jiao could have chosen to execute them on the spot.

Executing prisoners of war was not uncommon throughout history, but she did not do so.

Zhou Ren, the right commanding officer of the Reserve Battalion, asked, “Then… what about their wounded?”

Gu Jiao responded, “Let their own medical officers treat them.”

Upon hearing this, both Zhou Ren and Zhang Shiyong were finally certain that Gu Jiao truly had no intention of making things difficult for this group of rebel prisoners.

The young commander had been so ruthless in killing the rebels earlier that they had thought her a bloodthirsty killer. On the way here, they had assumed that the prisoners would not survive.

They exchanged a glance, and both were quite surprised.

Still, they responded in unison, “Yes!”

The Reserve Battalion consisted of a significant number of troops, nearly a third of the total force. Fortunately so, for without such a proportion, the various post-battle arrangements would have been impossible to manage.

These troops were fully trained in combat, but unless the situation was critical, they would not be easily deployed.

Zhang Shiyong led a unit to escort the prisoners, with Li Shen and Zhao Dengfeng accompanying him.

Zhou Ren led another unit to the canyon to carry the wounded.

Additionally, Zhou Ren ordered Wenren Chong to lead the logistics troops, who had been camped near the mountains, to break camp and move into the city.

While the reserve forces were managing the aftermath, two major events occurred.

The first: Nangong Ze had escaped.

He had forcibly broken his own hand bones in order to slip free from the narrow iron chains and escape with his life.

The second: Chang Wei was actually still alive; he still had a faint breath left in him!

It was one of the Black Wind cavalrymen, tasked with transporting corpses, who discovered this by sheer luck.

Chang Wei’s breathing was so weak that had the soldier not been born with exceptionally keen hearing, it would have been impossible to notice his faint breath amidst the chaos.

Among the prisoners of war, there were quite a few who were injured, and typically, such cases were handed over to their own medical officers for treatment.

However, Chang Wei’s status was unusual, and Zhou Ren wasn’t entirely certain whether or not he should even be granted the opportunity to receive medical attention.

So, Zhou Ren sent a soldier to ask for Gu Jiao’s opinion on the matter.

Gu Jiao paused in thought for a moment, then said, “Bring him here.”

The cavalryman was briefly stunned before responding, “Yes, Commander!”

He took a few steps, scratched his head, and then, summoning some courage, turned back to Gu Jiao and hesitantly said, “Commander, um, that is… Chang Wei… he holds very high prestige in the military, and you… it would be best if… um… what I mean is…”

Gu Jiao understood exactly what he meant. He was worried that if Chang Wei survived, it could pose a threat to her in the future.

Gu Jiao gave a slight nod. “I understand. Go on.”

It was a well-meaning warning, after all.

Her impression of Chang Wei came from that dream about the three-year civil war. The Han Family had aspired to become the next Xuanyuan Family and had initiated a campaign to eliminate the other noble clans, leading to mutual slaughter between them. The fiercest fighting was between the Nangong Family and the Han Family.

Among all the generals who had fought against the Han Family, Chang Wei had been the most valiant, without exception.

During battles against the Han Family’s iron cavalry, he had employed the legendary snow silkworm thread, and under his command, those elite riders of the Han Family were nearly wiped out.

In that civil war, she had never directly clashed with Chang Wei because he had been such a thorn in the Han Family’s side that they suffered immensely at his hands, so much so that he was ultimately assassinated by An Hun.

And the snow silkworm thread he had used had eventually fallen into the hands of the Han Family.

This time around, she had initially planned to use the canyon as the main battleground. But upon hearing from Li Jin and Tong Zhong that the commanding general might be Chang Wei, she immediately altered her entire battle plan.

She even instructed Cheng Fugui that if the enemy appeared to be retreating, under no circumstances should they pursue past that hillside, and they absolutely must not approach the section of the official road flanked by lakes on both sides.

Because if she were Chang Wei, and she intended to use the snow silkworm thread to strike against the Black Wind Cavalry, that location would be the ideal spot to set an ambush.

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In the suspenseful supernatural novel “Records of Mortals,” Jiang Baiyan, once a solitary and impoverished youth, finds refuge in the Shi family of Chang’an due to his extraordinary bloodline. With his clear and captivating peach blossom eyes, this seemingly innocent young man conceals a fanatical and malevolent lunatic within. Destined to succumb to darkness amidst hardship and degradation, he becomes a harbinger of chaos.

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He hasn't finished his lines yet though…