Lǐ Rúfēng had just revived Mei Yuxin and barely had time to catch his breath when an urgent military report arrived in the camp: the Barbarian Army had retreated. Without a moment of delay, General Li immediately summoned the various generals and strategists, including Lǐ Rúfēng, General Ma, Deputy General Guan Xi, and the strategist Lín Yuān, to hold a council of war in the main tent.
With grave expressions, everyone gathered around the sand table inside the tent. General Li broke the silence first: "Gentlemen, the sudden retreat of the Barbarian Army is certainly suspicious. What do you all make of this?"
General Ma, whose temperament was straightforward, spoke up first: "Hmph, in my view, they must have been scared of our beating! The Third Princess has been captured again, and the Barbarian King was severely wounded. They didn't dare to fight any longer and could only tuck their tails and run!"
Chapter 97