When the sunlight broke through the clouds and spread evenly over the earth, Xiao Yuansui's army of a hundred thousand approached with great momentum, filling the entire expanse before Hulao Pass, to the east of the Sishui, so completely that the stirred dust almost obscured the sky.
Seeing this scene, several soldiers on the city tower all changed their expressions.
It wasn't that they had just seen this sight; before Xiao Yuansui's army advanced into view, scouts had already returned to report. Shortly after, those standing on the city tower felt the earth tremble—tens of thousands of troops moving simultaneously not only shook the ground and rolled the sands but even made the distant Yellow River surge vigorously.
Then, the army assumed formation.
This force of over ten thousand men arranged into eight large formations, paired in four rows. Each array had about ten thousand soldiers, separated by more than three zhang of space to allow cavalry to pass through and relay orders.
