Thus, you waited in the military camp for more than ten hours. Yet, by an unfortunate coincidence, before they had finished discussing matters, loud bells began ringing around you again and again...
Before long, the military council was interrupted. As soon as you saw Han Jing, you followed him to the second frontline of Zhenbei Immortal Mansion...
That same year, you personally witnessed one of Chiming Heyang Heaven's raids. They had brought a large number of people to frantically attack the formations, increasing the Northern Lands' resource consumption. Once they drew out Zhenbei Immortal Mansion's defenders, they merely exchanged blows briefly before swiftly fleeing again.
As for those sent to drive them off, they only drove them off and did not dare pursue a victory.
Without needing you to ask, Han Liang explained the reason: several previous pursuits had instead fallen into the enemy's ambushes.
Zhenbei Immortal Mansion had more than ten lines of defense. The first was the simplest. Due to the terrain, formations were unsuitable there. It served only as an early warning and a means of obstruction, allowing those at the other defensive lines to prepare in advance.
The truly sturdy formations began from the second line of defense—the place Han Jing had brought you to. When you traveled here from the military camp, the Chiming Heyang Heaven raiding squad only slowly arrived after a while, having been delayed by the first line's obstacles. Their timing had been controlled to perfection.
In the beginning, when Chiming Heyang Heaven's raids first began, quite a few people had charged out of the formation defenses to pursue the enemy in a fit of anger, only to be ambushed in turn. That was why the scene before you existed.
Although the enemy's raiding force seemed to be driven away with ease,