Wang Ping had already guessed Xia Yao's plan, and he felt nothing about the outcome. His only concern now was Su Hai, who was, after all, the descendant Su Dun had entrusted to him.
"Brother Su's mission is to guard the border pass. It's nothing major. He lost contact because the Court issued an order forbidding all border soldiers from communicating with the outside world."
After replying, Zhang Xinghuai added, "This northern expedition is very strange. Realm-entering generals like Brother Su have all been stationed at the border passes, while the ones actually sent out were… were…"
He couldn't find the right words for a moment and could only lower his head and say, "The armies sent beyond the northern passes were extremely weak."
The current uproar across the land was inextricably linked to the previously announced victories. In the eyes of the common people and scholars of the realm, the Court had lost a war it should have won.
