When Ke Ning retreated along with the Blue Flag Division, he discovered that the area around the Spear of Heavy Cloud’s encampment was packed with people.
The Blue Flag Division had suffered heavy losses. Less than one-third of its troops had made it back alive. One could say that they had completely lost their ability to fight on the battlefield. However, Ke Ning did not want to go back with his tail between his legs. He brought the remnants of his combat division and encamped at a location that was far away from the Spear of Heavy Cloud’s camp.
Now that the Blue Flag Division finally had a chance to take a breather, everyone in the combat division heaved a sigh of relief.
However, they had suffered heavy casualties, so the soldiers were low in morale and dejected. Before they headed toward the battlefield, they were grandiose and smug. They felt that they had obtained the key to victory after modifying the pagoda cannons.