The next day, scouts detected the Plague Army beginning to move rapidly, signaling that a major siege was imminent.
Zhou Boqian broadcast a message to everyone: "Soldiers, prepare to defend the city! We must defend Laiyang Pass with our lives. As long as we stand, the pass stands; if we fall, the kingdom falls!"
This final sentence struck a chord deep within everyone. Millions of soldiers had already witnessed the brutality of the Plague Army, which left nothing but desolation in its wake. Several border towns of the Ryan Divine Kingdom and the Liyue Divine Kingdom had already been slaughtered, and among the victims were the kin of many soldiers present.
Chapter 5953