After passing through the Shicheng checkpoint, the terrain from the Zhao State border all the way to Qiaokou County in Jinzhou was flat and spacious. The severe cold of deep winter made the entire expanse of the Zhao State look utterly desolate. Fortunately, it was not snowing at the moment, and aside from encountering a few fleeing refugees on the road, it was rare to see the shadow of either Xiongnu or Zhao soldiers.
Although the freezing weather made things extremely difficult for ordinary people, those who had reached the Martial Warrior Rank could already use spiritual energy to ward off the biting cold. Moreover, because all the Iron Stone Guards practiced the Dragon-Tiger Leap body-forging technique, they were largely able to withstand the current freezing weather relying solely on the physical strength of martial warriors themselves. Only snow and a further sharp drop in temperature could pose limited obstacles to ordinary low-ranking martial warrior soldiers. Therefore, the weather was not yet severe enough to stop the engagements between the Xiongnu and Zhao armies.
Over the span of three days, even when passing through two small towns and more than a dozen villages, nine out of ten households were empty, with burned city walls and collapsed houses everywhere, signifying the cruel reality of warfare. Apart from some elderly people who had difficulty walking, it was hard to find any living souls, bringing to mind the disasters that war inflicted upon ordinary peopl…
Chapter 105