To avoid enemy pursuit, they first stopped to rest for a while, before turning towards the southwest, as there was a mountain forest there—the same forest where the Kerelie Tribe's White Jade Mine was located.
Of course, they weren't heading for the Kerelie Tribe's White Jade Mine; they simply wanted to find a place to recuperate for a day.
At this time, they were not short of food, forage, or supplies; all they needed was rest.
Men needed rest, as did horses, and the wounded soldiers even more so.
They found a valley to serve as a temporary resting place.
At the same time, they buried the fallen soldiers in the valley.
They would not abandon the severely injured soldiers; as long as they were still breathing, they would take them along, even though they might die from being jostled on the galloping horses' backs, they would still be carried.
As long as there was a glimmer of hope, they would not give up on these soldiers.
