Northern borders of Quan Dynasty.
Bei Dian Castle.
News of what happened at the army post in Huai Mountain had reached Tan Xiao Yao.
He held the teacup in his hand and looked at the tea leaves settling down.
His military officers, standing in front of him, kept quiet and looked at him anxiously.
Finally, one of the officers had enough courage to step forward.
The officer knelt and asked, "General, if we don't take back the army post, there won't be enough supplies coming in. The smugglers can bring in a meager amount compared to what we need."
The other officers nodded in silent agreement.
Tan Xiao Yao put down the teacup and waved the kneeling officer off.
He looked up, stared at all of them, and said, "Send in our troops and let the cultivators walk right in?"
"After all these years of fighting alongside me, have you not learned anything?"
All the officers looked down, ashamed.
