Liao Shan did his best to coordinate and direct his forces, but the retreat was happening too quickly. In the end, the collapse could no longer be reversed, and Liao Shan had no choice but to accept the situation and personally lead his army northward in retreat.

The Andong forces did not return to their camp at Mount Hulu. The south gate force from Heishui City had already pressed forward and cut off their eastern route of retreat, so they simply could not head back that way.

The moment they began withdrawing, cheers erupted from the Heishui City army, their morale soaring!

He Chunhua immediately pressed his advantage and ordered his troops to pursue the fleeing enemy.

No one had expected this battle, fought with fewer troops against a larger force, to end in such a decisive victory. Since fortune had fallen their way, General He naturally intended to consolidate the result as quickly as possible.

For the long-term peace and stability of western Yuan, they had to hurt the Andong forces badly enough this time that they would remember the lesson!

Thus, throughout the night, the Andong troops fled ahead while the Heishui City army pursued from behind. One after the other, both forces followed the Hongya Route into the Panlong Desert.

The chase continued for six hours.

They fought as they ran, and along the way the Heishui City army swallowed up another three hundred-plus...