A sickly fellow ridiculed by the entire army? I'll be the most beautiful woman in the barracks!

Upon hearing Tuoba Ying's suggestion to retreat, Tieguer was taken aback and frowned as he looked at Tuoba Ying.

"Although we looted a lot of food a few days ago, some of it was lost on the battlefield. Now we don't have much food left, and it's a question whether we can last until we return to the north."

"Khan Möngke is currently in a coma. Although we have blocked the news, the Khan has not yet appeared, and the morale of the army is now unstable."

"We can't afford to gamble anymore, Iron Bone, let's retreat!"

Tuoba Ying became more and more anxious as he spoke, even mentioning what the Tartar scouts had seen outside Wangbei City that afternoon.

"Those Han people have recruited a lot of new soldiers, and they also have weapons that we've never heard of before. We can't take them down in a short time."

After listening, Tieguer remained silent for a long time, a hint of dejection in his eyes. Finally, his face showed resentment, and he let out a long sigh.

All the passion and ambition before setting off vanished with that sigh.

"Okay, we'll leave! But we'll be back sooner or later!"

As he spoke, Tieguer slashed his long sword fiercely at a tree stump, as if he were treating it as the Xuanjia Cavalry that had just left, intending to tear it to pieces.

Tuoba Ying breathed a long sigh of relief when he saw that Tieguer had agreed to retreat. In fact, he had proposed the retreat two days ago, but Tieguer was unwilling to give up, which was why he had not taken action.

Two days have passed, and Möngke Khan's condition has not improved; he urgently needs to return for treatment.

Today's blow has finally broken Tieguer's spirits.

Tuoba Ying immediately turned around and went down to give instructions to prepare for the evacuation, and they would set off early the next morning.

On the other side, after leading his team to retreat, Zhao Daxuan went straight back to the outer city camp.

When Ah Liang returned to the camp, he still felt unsatisfied and looked at Zhao Daxuan with regret.

"Sir, are we really not going to take any action tonight? The feeling of setting the fire and running away was really exhilarating, much better than this afternoon!"

"After what just happened, they'll definitely be much more vigilant. Let's just let it go tonight."

"Brothers, you should get some rest. If they don't retreat tomorrow, we'll continue tomorrow night."

Zhao Daxuan smiled coldly. Now that his forces had greatly increased, if the Tartar army dared to drag things out with him, he would make sure none of them could escape.

Ah Liang grinned upon hearing this, "Alright, then keep a close eye on them tomorrow. I'd like them to be a bit tougher."

Zhao Daxuan smiled and then told them to get some rest.

After all that back and forth and all that commotion, it was now late at night, so Zhao Daxuan did not return to the city but instead went to sleep in the camp.

The next day, as Zhao Daxuan was watching his soldiers drill outside the camp, A Liang rode up on his horse, dismounted a short distance in front of Zhao Daxuan, and quickly walked to his side.

"My lord, the Tartars have begun their retreat!"

Ah Liang's expression was complex, showing both relief at the Tartar army's retreat and regret at not being able to launch another night attack.

Zhao Daxuan's lips curled slightly. The Tartars' retreat was not unexpected, but Zhao Daxuan still asked again.

"Are you sure they've really started evacuating?"

Ah Liang nodded solemnly, "Sir, I waited until their troops set off north before returning to report."

"Very good. Have someone continue to keep a close eye on the movements of the Tartar army. Report back immediately if there are any unusual developments!"

Afterwards, Zhao Daxuan arranged for someone to go to the city to report the good news to the general, and then continued to oversee the Wangbei Village camp.

Taking advantage of the fact that it is still wartime, Zhao Daxuan has continued to recruit soldiers in the past two days, bringing his troops to a full four thousand.

After several days of training and practice, coupled with sufficient meat, the physiques of Zhao Daxuan's soldiers were growing stronger at a visible rate.

Looking at the two thousand sword and shield soldiers and two thousand black-armored cavalry, whose spirits were becoming increasingly high, Zhao Daxuan's lips curled into a slight smile.

These soldiers were his source of confidence in ensuring that all those who followed him could survive peacefully in this chaotic world.

It wasn't until dusk, when he was certain that the Tartars had retreated forty miles away and could not possibly launch a counterattack, that Zhao Daxuan returned to the Zhao residence in Zhenbei City.

Upon entering the Zhao residence, Zhao Daxuan immediately pulled Sixi aside, asking, "How has everything been at home these past two days?"

Si Xi nodded repeatedly and said with a smile, "Please rest assured, sir, everything is fine at home these past two days."

"I was referring to the ladies, especially Qingci. I haven't been back for the past two days. Has she been angry?"

Si Xi was taken aback by what he heard, scratched his head, and didn't understand.

"Sir, no."

Zhao Daxuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had just consummated his marriage with Shen Qingci, but the next day he abandoned her and didn't even go home that night.

Although it was also because of military affairs, Zhao Daxuan was still worried about trouble at home, after all, he didn't know Shen Qingci's personality well enough.

Therefore, after confirming that there was no fire in the backyard, Zhao Daxuan smiled and strode into the yard.

"Ladies, I'm back!"

Li Weiwei was the first to come out and rushed into Zhao Daxuan's arms, rubbing against him vigorously. Although they hadn't seen each other for only two days, it felt like a long time had passed.

Zhao Daxuan held Li Weiwei in his arms, a smile on his lips as he watched Shen Qingci and the other two slowly approach from the courtyard.

Zhao Daxuan smiled slightly, spread his hands, and gestured for the three of them to come over as well.

Li Shishi and Lin Zhiqing blushed slightly and slowly stepped forward to hug Zhao Daxuan.

Shen Qingci hesitated on the spot. Although she and Zhao Daxuan had done everything they were supposed to do, she was still a little uncomfortable doing such intimate things in public.

Zhao Daxuan noticed Shen Qingci's hesitation and reached out to pull her into his arms.

Shen Qingci tried to push him away with her small hands, but he wouldn't budge, so she let Zhao Daxuan hold her.

Zhao Daxuan embraced the four beauties for a while before letting go and smiling at them.

"The Tartar army has retreated, so I can spend more time with you from now on."

Shen Qingci and the other three's eyes lit up. The Tartars were finally gone, which made them breathe a long sigh of relief!

It would be a lie to say that they felt no pressure when the Tartars attacked.

Take Lin Zhiqing for example. Although she stayed in the city, she stayed up for several days in a row in order to develop a new type of fuel, sleeping less than an hour each day.

She later learned that her new fuel, combined with the steam-powered fire dragon nozzle, proved incredibly effective on the battlefield, which made her very happy.

Lin Zhiqing smiled for a while, then suddenly stopped smiling and looked at Zhao Daxuan seriously.

"My lord, the Tartar army has retreated. What are your plans?"

Seeing Lin Zhiqing's expression, Zhao Daxuan knew she had ulterior motives, so he answered truthfully, "I just sent people to keep a close eye on them, in case they launch a surprise attack."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingci's eyes flickered, and after a while, he revealed a meaningful smile.

"Does my husband know of the Black Mountain Pass?"

Zhao Daxuan looked thoughtful, then his eyes flickered slightly as he looked at Shen Qingci in surprise.

"Black Mountain Pass! Are you trying to say...?"