Tianqing Kingdom's border.
Si Shui Pass, this was one of the three cities that had previously fallen to the Tianlan Kingdom.
Xiao Yi led fifty thousand Imperial Guards, along with fifty thousand elite troops from Heiya City, and with Zhang Baisheng and Zheng Le pushed forward directly towards the Tianlan Kingdom.
As for Hou Sailei, he was assigned to stay and defend Heiya City.
This arrangement nearly brought the seven-foot man to tears!
"Your Highness, Si Shui Pass is just ahead…" Zheng Le said in a deep voice.
Zhang Baisheng looked distantly at Si Shui Pass that lay stretched across the land, his expression somewhat sorrowful, "The original commander of Si Shui Pass was an officer under my command— an honest man, brave in battle. Unfortunately, he was killed by a rain of arrows while covering the retreat of the civilians when Geng Jie and others broke through Si Shui Pass…"
"Rest assured, General, their sacrifices will not be in vain!" Xiao Yi declared solemnly.
"Hmm!"
