Chapter 69 Return to Linguan Castle

Yang Zhenshan watched silently, and as Cao Han left, he immediately stepped forward, cupping his fists and bowing: "Greetings, General!"

"No need for formalities."

Zhou Lan dismounted, looked up toward the north, and her brows furrowed with worry, unlike her previously brisk and carefree demeanor.

"How is the situation?"

"I have already ordered people to investigate, but the details are unknown yet," replied Yang Zhenshan.

Zhou Lan gazed into the distance pensively, ultimately shaking her head helplessly.

"We've lost!"

This defeat came too hastily, too absolutely, and was too hard to accept, yet it seemed inevitable.

She knew better than Yang Zhenshan why this battle was lost.

There were many reasons, but three main ones: first, insufficient preparation, the hasty dispatch resulted in many vulnerabilities within the army.