Outside Jianmen Pass, dust filled the air.
General Niu led forty thousand Prefecture Army troops day and night, finally arriving beneath the walls of Jianmen Pass at dusk on the third day. Riding his warhorse, his armor stained with dust and his eye sockets sunken, it was clear he had not rested properly in these past few days. When he caught sight of the large "Xia" banner fluttering atop the watchtower of Jianmen Pass in the distance, his tense expression finally relaxed slightly.
"Reporting!" A scout galloped forward on horseback, reining in his mount right in front of General Niu. "General, Lord Xia has been waiting inside the pass for some time!"
Chapter 163