Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 553: Yuanfeng Mountain! Wu of Han's Edict to Open Dian!

Chapter 553: Yuanfeng Mountain! Wu of Han's Edict to Open Dian!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

A drop of water fell from the thick clouds, crossing the vast gap between sky and earth to strike the muddy ground and vanish without a trace.

This was the last drop of water from this rainstorm.

"Hurry, faster, faster!"

"Don't fall behind!"

"Hyah!"

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Beneath the clouds, a torrent of black steel meandered forward. Black banners thrust out of this torrent of black, straight toward the sky, all of them inscribed with the dazzling word '唐' (Tang). One night and one day had passed since the battle to shake off their pursuers.

The almost one hundred thousand soldiers of Annan Protectorate army had taken no rest or sleep, all of them continuing to hastily make their way toward their destination. Even though all of them were exhausted, with even their horses panting for breath, none of them stopped, and no one complained.

At this time, everyone was running against time, fighting for the hope of survival.

"Milord, where are we going?"

In the middle of this vast army, Xu Shiping and Xu Andun rode on Wang Chong's right and left, finally unable to suppress their question.

The army had been marching since yesterday. However, the pair had realized that Wang Chong was not marching in the army in a single direction. The army had been escaping toward the northeast at the start, and nothing had been wrong with that, but this was no longer the case afterward.

Even the slowest of the officers in the army had begun to realize that Wang Chong was not leading the army back to the north.

But since Wang Chong had not said anything, no one could ask.

Even the two highest-ranked officers in the army, Wang Yan and Xianyu Zhongtong, silently approved of Wang Chong's actions. In this entire march, the two of them had not asked a single question.

"You'll find out soon," Wang Chong indifferently said, his gaze aimed to the front. He had avoided answering the question directly.

That fast-paced battle had come to an end,

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