Chapter 1396: Daybreak

The heavy rain truly lasted a long time before stopping, but this was also a good thing; at the very least, it could be confirmed that the enemy could no longer charge up. The hillside was now so wet and slippery that it was almost impossible for anyone to stand steadily, and visibility was extremely limited, making it impossible to see clearly. Now, the Soldiers of the Xuanyuan Tribe and Huaxia could, more or less, get some rest.

Furthermore, the heavy rain had diluted the stench of blood and washed the hillside completely clean. After such a washing, those corpses could turn into white flesh without much of a foul odor.

Of course, neither Huaxia nor the Xuanyuan Tribe practiced cannibalism, so naturally, they would not entertain any ideas about these corpses unless they were all about to starve to death. The disposal of these corpses was naturally a trouble, but there was no time to consider this now. At the current temperature, it would take about two days for them to rot completely; by then, people would naturally want to stay as far away from this entire hillside as possible.

Heaven gradually brightened, and Xuanyuan and his men, who had only slept for half the night, felt refreshed. In the chaotic battle last night, it was finally learned that the Xuanyuan Tribe had lost only over three hundred Soldiers. Many were injured, but those who survived had only minor wounds.

To win such an important battle with such losses was truly a great victory. Although the main credit went to the dense artillery fire of Huaxia, Xuanyuan also learned of the weakness of the Huaxia Bomb, which was also good news.

The Huaxia Soldiers only had sixty-some wounded and three dead. Although they wore armor and had Shields, after all, their heads, necks, and such still had no protection. In such a large-scale war, casualties were normal, but this ratio was already low enough. Lu believed this was perfectly acceptable; when he returned to report, this would not be a crime, but a merit.

The light of Heaven was bright, and everyone came out to start cleaning up the camp. After the chaotic battle last night, everything was in a mess. It was unknown when the rain had stopped, but the Soldiers who had been arranged to rest fell asleep as soon as they lay down. That feeling of "narrowly escaping death" was truly an experience that drained a person's body; after all, the initial situation of the battle had been so critical that they had almost succeeded.

Now that visibility was good, looking at the hillside, it was covered in corpses lying in all directions. There were also some enemy corpses on the mountaintop; how to deal with them was now a problem.

And the enemy, at this moment, was completely nowhere to be seen, as if they had all vanished.

Xuanyuan and Lu began to discuss again: "General Lu, what do you think the situation is now?"

"We have won; they absolutely have no ability to launch a counterattack again." Lu was very confident about the current situation.

"Then do you think we should go down the mountain and move forward now?"

Regarding this question from Xuanyuan, Lu himself also had great doubts. He wanted to ask Xuanyuan instead, so he simply retorted: "Tribal Chief Xuanyuan, you have so many Sages here, how do you see it?"

The few men of the Xuanyuan Tribe looked at each other, not knowing how to answer. They were still in a difficult position; the battle had certainly been a success, but not knowing where the enemy was now was also a trouble, because one did not know how much of their effective strength remained.

If their three tribes could gather together again and form a powerful force, that would also be a threat to Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe. After all, once they went down the mountain, their advantage would be gone.

However, if they did not leave here, in two days, this place would definitely be uninhabitable. Not to mention the foul stench, there would certainly be all kinds of miasma and disease. Breathing it in more might cause everyone here to fall ill. Moreover, such a large-scale battlefield would inevitably attract a large number of wild beasts; already, the first vultures and crows were there, gorging themselves.

Xuanyuan was the one to answer first: "Let's find the enemy first. Let's see where they are and how many people are left. If they are willing to surrender, then let them surrender. If they want to flee, then we can pursue them and slowly wear them down."

"By the way, how many of your Bombs are left?"

Lu put his hands on his waist: "The consumption last night was too great, a Saturated Attack. It hasn't been tallied yet; I'm having people calculate it now. I estimate there isn't even half left."

"What is a Saturated Attack?" Xuanyuan asked about the new term he did not know, but in his heart, he was thinking that with such a good opportunity yesterday, and the Huaxia people being so lax in their guard, it would have been good if someone had stolen a Bomb. But until now, no one had come to find him, so he estimated that there was no hope for this matter. After all, in that situation last night, after fighting and being so tired, how could anyone think of stealing a Bomb?

Lu also explained to Xuanyuan: "A Saturated Attack, well, this saturation, it's like that salt water... uh, it's, it's like a method where even if a person is full, you force more into their mouth; it means to hit as much as you can."

Lu almost failed to explain it. He had first heard the word "saturation" when refining salt; using saturated salt water to precipitate pure salt crystals was better than the filtration method. But if he revealed too much, Xuanyuan might figure out how to produce such clean salt.

After all, everyone knew that Huaxia's salt was clean and good. Although the Xuanyuan Tribe did not lack salt, their purity was not enough, and they had never thought of refining it. They only thought that Huaxia's salt was like that from the moment it was mined. Before eating Huaxia's salt, they thought there was no difference between white salt and yellow salt.

But since they could eat their own salt and did not lack it, Xuanyuan had not paid attention to the matter of salt. But just now, Lu mentioned salt water, which made a seed of thought sprout in his heart again. Could it be that there was some secret to this salt?

But he also knew that if he asked Lu, Lu would definitely not say. Wasn't he just avoiding it? So he simply would not ask, so as not to make Lu suspicious.

"So that's what a Saturated Attack means. Then it's likely you really don't have many Bombs left. Last night, I heard that the sound didn't stop for a moment. Even if they had the biggest stomachs, they must have been fed full by your Bombs."

"Hahahahahaha!" Lu laughed loudly: "That's right, they were definitely fed full. But they almost succeeded in a sneak attack; fortunately, Shaoyin's reaction was fast enough and he handled it properly!"

Xuanyuan did not stint on his praise: "Indeed, Shaoyin is worthy of being the son of Xiong; he is truly a brave and wise Soldier. In the future, Shaoyin will surely be even more formidable than his father."

Xuanyuan truly felt that this young man Shaoyin was quite good, having both courage and strategy. If he were a man of the Xuanyuan Tribe, he would definitely promote and reuse him. It was a pity he was a man of Huaxia; he admired him now, but in the future, he would have to be on guard.