In mid-January of the eighth year of the Genesis Era, in southeastern Kyoto Prefecture.
After a long stay in Uji Megacity, the banners representing the Huan Emperor's personal expedition finally moved.
Seven hundred thousand Great Huan Forbidden Guards formed the core, supported by 2.1 million Great Qin elites, followed by thirty million troops from the Great Huan Dynasty's own army. A million soldiers of the Radiant Army were mixed among the various columns, while the Yingzhou Army, totaling roughly a hundred million across both flanks, brought up the rear.
The boundless army blanketed hills and plains, advancing slowly north in a formation with a protruding center, clearly intent on fighting the final decisive battle.
In contrast to the Great Huan Faction, the Great Chu Imperial Dynasty, which had turned the tide and seized the advantage, changed its deployment into a vast formation with a recessed center. It was plainly designed to counter Great Huan's formation, with the air of inviting an enemy into a waiting trap.
As the vast army marched beyond the horizon, Grand Commandant Han Xin, Zhang Liang, the Marquis of Strategic Wisdom, Xiao He, the Heaven-Questioning Marquis, and the others kept the overall situation firmly in view. They even carried their military sand table with the army. Every slight change on either side appeared on it, clear at a glance.
As the two armies drew closer, their concave and convex formations headed toward a collision. Kyoto Prefecture, already sparsely populated, bleak, and desolate, grew even more oppressive with the chill of impending slaughter.
During the march, Grand Commandant Han Xin, his face clouded with worry, reminded Xiao Ying, "Your Majesty! The Blood Clan's interference has thrown our deployments into chaos and drastically changed the situation. Above all, without securing the home-ground advantage in Kyoto Prefecture, our plans