Wang Mang stood behind the main army.
At that moment, his mind's eye saw the general Wang Yi collapse at his side, his legs still twitching faintly.
His face instantly turned deathly pale, and terror seized his soul!
"This is bad! My life is over!"
Then Wang Mang looked up at the sky. Liu Di's pendant was far too tiny, and he failed to notice it.
But Wang Mang roared, "I still refuse to believe in fate! Under this bright, clear sky, where could a meteorite possibly come from? If you want to kill me, you won't be leaving intact either! All troops, hear my command—charge and fight to the death!"
At Wang Mang's command,
the great banners used to relay orders began to wave violently.
The four hundred and twenty thousand troops roared as one and marched forward together, making the ground thunder!
Meanwhile, Liu Di
faced the boundless enemy lines, a massive torrent carrying the stench of death as it surged toward him.
At the front of the enemy army, countless iron cavalrymen wore savage expressions as they spurred their horses forward, staring fixedly at Liu Di!
Yet Liu Di remained utterly calm!
With his hands clasped behind his back, he declared, "Wang Mang usurped the throne and founded the Xin dynasty, plunging the people into misery and earning the wrath of Heaven and man! Today, I, Liu Xiu, have come by Heaven's mandate. I shall borrow Heaven's mighty power and summon force from beyond the skies to execute you!"
The next instant,
the sky began to hum, as if the vault of heaven itself were shaking.
The sky had been bright and clear, just as Wang Mang had said. Yet in that instant, dozens of black dots suddenly appeared!
Then those black dots began to expand, growing