The campfire was reignited, even brighter than before.
The cavalrymen shouted loudly around the bonfire, their warhorses neighed, and drums and horns sounded, as if tens of thousands of troops were stationed there.
Thirty li to the east lies the Northern Di camp.
Wuhan climbed the watchtower and looked at the night sky in the distance, which was reddened by the firelight, his brows furrowed.
"What on earth is Yin Jun up to?" he muttered to himself.
The strategist beside him whispered, "Your Majesty, the Yin army may be bluffing to buy time and wait for reinforcements."
"Reinforcements?" Wu Han sneered. "Zhao Muyun's main force in Xijing is dealing with the Feng Army east of Longmen Pass and in the Hedong direction. Where would reinforcements come from? Wu Shangzhi's more than 10,000 men are all the troops that the Yin Dynasty sent to the Western Regions."
"Then why did they..."
"Regardless of the reason," Wuhan interrupted him, "we will launch a full-scale attack on the city first thing tomorrow morning! We must take Loulan before the Yin army can pull any tricks!"
"yes!"
......
The night was deep.
In the western desert, Wu Shangzhi's army was marching in silence.
The wind whipped up sand grains, which rustled against the armor.
The soldiers covered their mouths and noses with cloth, leaving only their eyes exposed. In the dim starlight, they looked like ghostly soldiers walking on the road to the underworld.
An Dehai walked at the front, occasionally looking up at the stars, and squatting down to touch the sand to feel the moisture.
“General, we’re heading in the right direction.” He said in a hoarse voice, “At this speed, we should be able to reach the Rocky Forest by the morning after tomorrow.”
Wu Shangzhi nodded and glanced back at the long line of people.
"Grand Commander..." he murmured to himself, "I will resolve the matter of the Western Regions as soon as possible and return to Xijing soon."
The eastern horizon was gradually turning a pale white.
A new day begins, a life-or-death struggle is about to start.
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