Chapter 117

Having dismissed those two troublemakers, I began to inquire about the outcome of this battle. They reported to me that the fighting had indeed been fierce. Jin Kingdom had won more than they lost, while Gong Kingdom's morale seemed rather low, and their forces had now entirely retreated into the Prefecture City. I asked whether they were preparing for a decisive final battle or what. My subordinates said they were unsure; both sides were hoarding grain and fodder, seemingly settling in for a protracted war. That posed a problem, as we did not have the time to linger here indefinitely. It was already November, and we needed to hurry back to celebrate the New Year. I had been away from Yanhuang City for nearly half a year, and I still felt somewhat uneasy about it. I immediately made a snap decision: we would observe for a few more days, and if they did not fight a decisive battle, we would simply leave our strategy behind. At that point, they could execute the plan accordingly, while I, your teacher, would return to Yanhuang City to inspect how their research and tasks were progressing.