His goal at Xinzhou was to hold it, yet the King had bestowed too few forces and if they were cut down due to the terrible weather and long trip, they were definitely going to be in a terrible position.
Zhou Huaijin was also frowning and had been really worried even when they reached Tongzhou.
On the official path from Tongzhou to Bingzhou, the road had been bumpy. So when they reached Bingzhou, they slowed down obviously.
When they slowed down, Zhou Huaijin had some time to exchange a few words with Gu Chaoyan.
"Lingzhou is around the corner and we still have a long way to go after that. Look at the snow right now. We have to arrive at Xinzhou as soon as possible, but there will be at least 200 people who will have to stay behind due to the weather and sickness."
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"We are in a very terrible situation, especially against the North Qi. Everyone is important to us, and reducing the number of soldiers will be a huge loss for us!"
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