Late autumn had given way to early winter, and snow season had arrived in the north. When they went to bed last night, the mountains had still been bleak and desolate; when they woke in the morning, everything in sight was wrapped in silver.
Whoosh~~
The cold wind whipped fiercely. Several carriages stood beside the river while Shang Jianli and She Long inquired about boats at the dock.
Dressed in a black padded robe with a cloak draped over his shoulders, Ye Jingtang stood by the river, gazing at Yazhou's mountains and waters.
After returning to Red River Town, Ye Jingtang had set off again the following day because he still had matters to attend to, heading east along the frontier toward Yazhou, which bordered Liangzhou.
Perfected Person Xuanji had already bought the old escort agency. There was no telling when they would next return home, and it would certainly fall into disrepair without anyone looking after it. Third Madam had therefore contacted Uncle Song and the others at Blackstone Pass, asking them to station some people in Red River Town as a liaison point once the branch Beyond the Pass was established, and look after the escort agency while they were at it.
Yazhou was not particularly far from the Liangzhou plains, but its terrain was a world apart. Its entire territory was hilly country, difficult for cavalry to advance through, so its forces consisted entirely of heavily armored infantry. It was precisely this impassable natural barrier that divided the opposing Southern and Northern Dynasties.
Once past Yashan, either dynasty could march straight to the other's capital. Thus, throughout the ages, both sides had stationed large armies along the border. As the primary weapon of battlefield formations, the long spear naturally flourished in Yazhou. It would be no exaggeration