The battle lasted throughout the night, and it took most of the day to clear the battlefield. Guided by Song Wen, everyone was busy from dawn till dusk, finally sorting out all matters.
In front of the Land Temple, on the threshing floor, all the villagers gathered, looking at the forty-two corpses placed before the temple gate. Most remained silent, while a few sobbed in grief.
Although last night's strategy of Little Huang Village to lure the enemy in proved successful, resulting in the annihilation of hundreds of bandits from Black Cloud Three Villages within the village, war is inevitably accompanied by casualties. First, over a dozen Yellow Turban Warriors died at the hands of Wang Po and others to draw the enemy in, followed by over twenty young and robust villagers who perished in the intense battle.
Combined, there were forty-two in total.
