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Fourth Arc: Shihuan
Snowflakes drifted over the Hongchuan as He Chunhua’s Coordinating Army at last reached Shihuan City by boat.
The crowded warehouses, the clamorous docks, the accents of travelers from every corner of the realm—all of it struck the new arrivals with the sheer difference from Woling Pass the moment they stepped ashore.
Shihuan City was one of Great Yuan’s most critical strongholds, lying only about seven and a half kilometers from the capital itself.
Back when Hong Xiangqian had raised the Righteous Army, had they broken through Woling Pass, crossed the river west, and landed here, it would have been like thrusting a dagger straight into Yuan’s heart. A single push inward, and they could have battered down the gates of the capital itself, rewriting heaven and earth.
But history never deals in “what ifs.”
The Coordinating Army had traveled far, wearied by both boat and road. Once ashore, their first thought was to find lodging. For a metropolis like Shihuan City, hub of both land and water routes, housing a few hundred men was nothing at all.
After more than twenty days on the march, the soldiers finally had warm brick beds to sleep on.
When He Lingchuan overheard his father instructing Old Steward Mo to book guest rooms, he noted with satisfaction that they would...
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