The situation developed far worse than Zheme imagined.
As he fled the Changlu Salt Field, messages from various places gradually trickled in.
—The casualties were heavier than he had anticipated.
Whether it was the troops attacking the industrial area or the ones attacking the villages, almost all suffered ambushes.
Though not all were failures.
Yet the damage was extremely severe.
A whole fifteen thousand troops, more than half were lost in this surprise attack.
This can absolutely be described as a terrifying casualty.
To know, they hadn't even engaged with the elite of the Song Army yet!
.....
A desolate area of the Hebei Road.
"Grand General, should we… continue eastward to attack other targets as planned?" A commander cautiously asked, his face full of apprehension.
