The enemy retreated as night fell. Seven longships docked on the shore, and the kingdom's expedition team of over two hundred set up camp on the west bank of the Great Water River. Pimeng led two hundred pike warriors, quickly treating the wounded and interrogating prisoners. The samurai also supervised the burial of the dead from both sides by the eight hundred able-bodied men.
Soon, small campfires were lit along the flat riverbank. The aroma of food, mixed with a faint smell of blood, spread with the night wind in all directions.
"I personally interrogated the prisoners... The leader on the other side is called Yunshi Kawa. He is the military leader of Ye Guo City and has always maintained close ties with the Great Chief Yun Chen of Mountain River City, serving as his supporter and ally."
Pimeng, holding a spear, approached two captains. He sat down on the ground, took a roasted soft corn cake, and began gnawing on it while recounting the enemy's identity.
