The north wind howled like a weeping ghost, whipping up a blinding flurry of snow that lashed fiercely against the mottled walls of Panshi City, walls already repeatedly stained with blood and fire.
Atop the ramparts, Daxia’s dark basalt battle flag, bearing the character for "Panshi," snapped violently in the gale. Torn and tattered, it was nonetheless nailed stubbornly to the highest point, like the unyielding spine of the city.
"Hold the line! Give 'em hell and hold! Reinforcements are almost here! The Marquis is almost here!"
Chapter 291