Not Mature Enough
The troops proceeded normally. From Pingyuan City to Yuan City, with the direction clearly established, the journey would take about three and a half days.
However, because the soldiers and civilians who had fled Pingyuan City had brought almost no food with them, the farther they went, the hungrier and more exhausted they became. Their overall travel efficiency declined accordingly, forcing them to spend a full five days before finally reaching Yuan City.
By comparison, the messenger soldiers responsible for delivering news rode swift horses the entire way, galloping at full speed. Their travel efficiency was far higher. Even moving from Pingyuan City to Daliang City had taken them only four days.
In other words, almost at the same time those soldiers and civilians escaped to Yuan City, Shi Lei and Xie Liancheng, who were in Daliang City, had already set out with the main army.
After less than a day and a half had passed, the messenger carrying military orders arrived here, having taken turns riding two swift horses and traveled day and night without rest.
By this point, the commander stationed in Yuan City had already learned the details from the soldiers of Pingyuan City who had fled to him.
The soldiers who had ridden out of Pingyuan City in a hurry had been rushing to Daliang City to report the situation. They had only told the others that "Pingyuan City was attacked by Green-skinned Monsters and has fallen." Beyond that, they knew no further details.
Now that he knew about the tragedy in Pingyuan City, he no longer had the slightest doubt about the order from his superior.
"Pass on my order. Notify all the civilians in the city to begin an orderly evacuation!"
If nothing unexpected happened, Yuan City would soon become a