The biting wind howled in the deep of the twelfth lunar month. The Northern Frontier was blanketed in pristine white, a world wrapped in silver.
At this moment, Zhao Zheng, Emperor of the Dazhen Dynasty, led his civil and military officials on the long trek to the new capital. They moved with steady, unyielding steps, undeterred by the bitter cold, fueled by their reverence for the Emperor’s resolve to "have the Son of Heaven guard the gates and the monarch die for the country."
To realize this noble ideal, the entire court responded with unwavering dedication. Under the command of General Yue Qingshan, the 850,000 elite troops of the capital acted as an unstoppable vanguard. They raced ahead to the new capital, establishing a tight, impenetrable web of defense—a bastion of safety for the main army to follow.
Chapter 104