And what the emperor did next made these soldiers and generals drop their jaws in shock.
The emperor led only more than a thousand soldiers including Wang Meng, pushing carts they had never seen before and strange weapons, and met the enemy's 20,000 troops in a narrow road in front of the pass.
Faced with such a huge disparity in troop strength, the enemy generals initially scoffed at Xie Qi's small number of men and even laughed at him.
But at this moment, many small black balls suddenly flew in the sky like raindrops. When they fell to the ground and exploded, everyone was stunned by the scene before them.
Accompanied by a deafening roar and blazing flames, the enemy soldiers had no time to react and were instantly engulfed by the sudden explosion.
The explosion was so powerful that the enemy soldiers had no chance to escape and could only struggle in pain on the spot.
While the enemy soldiers were confused and in a mess due to the explosion, Xie Qi gave a decisive order and led our soldiers to pursue the victory and kill all the way to the enemy camp.
Ultimately, the war ended with astonishing speed. In less than a day, a decisive victory was achieved, forcing the enemy army to surrender.
Before the other soldiers in the barracks could even react, the war was already won. At that moment, the soldiers looked at the emperor with worship as if he were a god, and had completely forgotten about Zhou Lan.
However, after the victory, Xie Qi did not stay in the military camp to celebrate the victory, but rode back to the capital, leaving Wang Meng to handle the follow-up matters.
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