In his judgment,
heading north into the Great Desert, one would not only face a long journey, but also confront the Martial Saint and even greater numbers of soldiers. The difficulty of both paths was essentially the same, so naturally one would choose the way that saved more time.
Indeed,
after destroying the main array eye, everyone would be saved, but with the auxiliary array eye, there might not be enough time to save everyone.
But in life, one must always make choices.
"Yuwen Jingwen, skilled with the Meteor Hammer, is a famous general from the Yuwen family, known for his bravery and stability, and he is also a Martial Saint. With so many soldiers at his command, no matter how you calculate it, General Chen won't likely be able to leave the Agate River smoothly,"
