The lanterns were just being lit.
The grand hall of the second residence was brightly illuminated. Luo Zhen, Ye Wanqiu, Jiang Ruoqing, Xu Miaozhen, and Zhang Ru, among other women, were all gathered, listening to the instructions from their men above.
No one knew exactly how many troops the Eighteen Lords Army had, except for themselves.
But it was said to be two million strong, a terrifying force. After killing Hua Zhong and capturing Cold Water Pass, the interior was a vast plain with no defenses to speak of. Facing such an enormous army, the Defender Generals of the county town either fled or surrendered.
Therefore, with Zhao Jiang as the Alliance Leader, the Eighteen Lords Army, after entering the pass, advanced like it was uninhabited, seizing over a dozen cities a day, soon to threaten Nanyang County and the Capital.
Everyone in the Capital knew that Zhao Jiang could not be allowed to advance any further, or else the entire Capital would be captured.
