Dadu.
By then, the Great Yuan Imperial Court had received news that the Ming Army had left the passes and was heading toward Great Yuan.
According to the intelligence brought back by the night eagles, six hundred thousand Ming troops had marched out of the passes along twelve routes and already entered the Great Desert.
In ten days or so at most, they would cross the Great Desert and enter the Grasslands.
When that happened, the tribes near the Great Desert would inevitably face slaughter at the hands of the Ming Army.
In fact, many tribes had already received the news and were migrating north, hoping to reach the royal court and request its protection.
Upon hearing this, Temür immediately decided to muster his forces and head south to resist the Ming Army.
Though he had little confidence, he could not simply sit and await death.
Once the Ming Army actually reached Dadu, it would be too late.
What he did not know, however, was that danger had already arrived...
Troops were gathering from all across Dadu. Units of the Yuan Army hurried back and forth through the city to report to the barracks, clearly in the midst of deployment.
Yet no one noticed four figures approaching through the air from the southwest. Soon, they appeared in the sky above Dadu.
Looking down at the solemn, hurried activity within Dadu, Yu Huatian was somewhat surprised. "Mustering their forces? It seems they've already received word! Their intelligence work is quite good..."
Bai Yujing said evenly, "Great Yuan controls the entire northern Grasslands, with dozens of small states and hundreds of tribes, large and small, under its rule. Without good intelligence, it naturally couldn't cover every aspect and maintain absolute control over the entire Northern Region."
"They say Great Yuan has bred