Lou Shixun looked quite smug. Too lazy to waste his breath on them any longer, he waved his hand. "Alright, don't just stand there. Pass on my orders: the entire army is to retreat forty miles and set up camp."
Forty miles? Wouldn't that mean retreating all the way to Ye Yang?
Everyone blanched in dismay. Were they really going to yield the territory so willingly, even before reaching an agreement?
Lou Shixun turned a blind eye to their reactions. He simply tilted his head to look at his attendant, brimming with arrogance. "Go inform that whatever governor in advance. I want to reward the soldiers of the three armies, so tell him to prepare good wine and meat!"
Was Pingzhou City going to be handed over just like that? It had to be known that the Zhou Country harbored wild ambitions; how could they possibly be satisfied with just one Pingzhou City?
