During lunch, Wei Shao listened to the battle report and became happy again, saying, "Our army still has 40,000 men, while the garrison at Xiping Pass has less than 10,000. Even if we have to trade 10,000 for 10,000, I will definitely take Xiping Pass by evening."

After the meal, he ordered his troops to continue the attack, and the two sides fought a bloody battle until dusk. Blood flowed like a river beneath Xiping Pass, staining the ice and snow red.

"Reporting, Your Majesty," a scout ran to the rear of the army and said to Wei Shao, who was overseeing the battle, "The generals attacking the city say that the garrison at Xiping Pass seems to have very few men left to defend it. They request that the soldiers be allowed to rest for half an hour, and they promise to take the pass for Your Majesty on the next attack."

Seeing that victory was within his grasp, Wei Shao became happy again and said with a smile, "Good, let the soldiers rest for a while. When we attack the city later, we must capture this pass."

The soldiers rested for half an hour, ate, warmed themselves by the fire, and prepared themselves. Led by two generals, they carried nearly a hundred siege ladders and attacked from the north and south sides of the city.

The defending troops seemed exhausted, and their arrows were almost all gone. Wei Shao's army encountered only slight resistance before easily setting up ladders on the city wall.

Seeing that victory was within reach, everyone scrambled to climb the ladder, eager to claim military merit.

They had only climbed halfway up the city wall when a man's voice suddenly rang out from the top: "Do you wish to take Xiping Pass? Wei Jinzhi is here. Those who are not afraid of death may come up to the pass and fight."

Wei Shaojun's soldiers had long experienced Wei Jingzhuo's prowess and were extremely afraid of him. Upon suddenly hearing the familiar voice, hundreds of them were so frightened that they fell off the siege ladders, and the rest dared not climb up again.

Wei Shao heard it clearly; it was indeed Wei Jingzhuo.

Half of his 100,000-strong army was lost at the hands of Wei Jingzhuo. He both feared and hated Wei Jingzhuo, especially after his camp was raided and his army suffered heavy losses. He was terrified of Wei Jingzhuo. The only reason he dared to go out into battle these past two days was because he knew Wei Jingzhuo was not there.

"Withdraw the troops! Withdraw the troops!" He was terrified and shouted twice before running back to the camp without looking back.

Seeing their commander in a panic, the generals around him lost their sense of direction and also ran away with Wei Shao.

The troops behind them, not knowing what had happened, were trampled together by the front and rear, resulting in nearly a hundred people being killed or injured before they finally managed to escape back to their camp.