On the morning of October 23, snow had fallen intermittently across the northern lands for two days. The snow accumulated inside and outside the city to a depth of over three feet. The Shuning Army had spent the past two days purportedly resting and waiting for supplies, but in reality, clearing the snow alone had consumed a great deal of their energy.
Today, the wind and snow finally ceased, and Hè Jié immediately issued an order for the Shuning Army, which had long been ready, to advance toward Kalovte City.
The soldiers marched in orderly columns out of the city. Hè Jié sat on horseback alongside Jiǎ Huán on a slope outside Luo Man City, watching the winding columns extend infinitely northward into the snow until they vanished at the horizon.
Chapter 179