Compared to 1448, the upper reaches of the Nao'an River in 1449 have widened considerably.
On both sides of the river, there are countless marshes and puddles.
Visible to the naked eye, the areas flooded last year show better growth of golden grass.
The shepherd dogs chase the flocks, while the shepherds of Shattered Stone Plain sit around on grass mounds, boiling goat's milk mixed with wild garlic and rye in tin pots.
In the early morning of late May 1449, Horn arrived near Ladan Castle with a total of eight thousand troops, including five thousand Imperial Guards and three thousand Defensive Army soldiers.
By noon that day, the battle report "Andre's Intelligent Luring Knight Order, built a false bridge and annihilated nearly three thousand enemies" had reached the Imperial Guard.
Before dinner, Bether was summoned to the command post, saying that His Majesty wanted to meet him personally.
