The decision of Chen Tang greatly surprised his companions and the leaders of the Guard Bases, including Chen Zhao and Chen Li. They were all puzzled...
This was already the southwestern border of Huaya. If they retreated to defend Kun City, then the Army of the White-clothed Men across the plain would penetrate more than five hundred miles into Huaya territory.
They might even spread out from the flanks during this process, bypass Kun City, and enter the hinterland of Huaya, with unimaginable consequences...
The key point is that after two massive battles with the White-clothed Men, although our own side suffered heavy losses, the Army of the White-clothed Men wasn't in much better shape. Initially, numbering over ten thousand, their numbers have now dwindled to just over nine thousand.
After paying such a high price and experiencing two monumental bloodbaths, they finally managed to halt the invading White-clothed Men.
