At noon, under the deep autumn sun, a thunderous roar rolled along the official road outside the southern city gate of Jingguan City. It was the sound of iron cavalry thundering across the ground.
On the horizon, billowing dust clouds rose, a black steel torrent raising dust as it surged toward the southern city gate.
From the top of the city gate tower, the garrison soldiers gripped their spears tightly, staring into the distance. They saw a black battle flag rising from the dust in the distance, the flag was black with golden edges embroidered with mountain shapes, the wolf-tail horsetail whisk below fluttering in the wind like the tail of an ink dragon tearing through the dust.
"It's the Main General Flag of the Ninth Mountain!"
"General Chen has returned to the mountain!"
The city garrison colonel, upon seeing this clearly, shouted hoarsely, his voice a mixture of awe and excitement.
