Chapter 996: One Man Guards the Pass, Ten Thousand Cannot Breach It
Corpses littered the ground; countless men had died on this battlefield.
Blood seemed to flow like a river.
Chen Changsheng gazed at the scene, silently shaking his head.
This city was about to fall...
The battle was already lost.
This city was the second line of defense in the Borderland. Once this pass was crossed and the final city breached, the Northern Desert army would march straight into the realm, completely unstoppable.
There was a wine tavern in the city. Notably, its keeper was a woman; though visibly older, she still retained a mature charm.
The tavern's patrons treated this keeper with particular respect. Mostly, this was because they couldn't beat her in a fight, so they kept their heads down, never daring to offend her.
At the counter, the keeper was talking with a young woman.