Chapter 2
TalTal was completely wounded on the battlefield, his army had been almost defeated by the Mongol army, he knew that his defeat on the battlefield also meant the defeat of Yuan and the possible death of Seung Nyang, he deeply regretted this, he had scrupulously studied the enemy to defeat him but the enemy had managed to ambush him at dawn which ended up depleting his forces and almost destroying his army, he lay on the ground covered in blood and dirt, the wounds had partially healed and it seemed that he had been unconscious for some time, the smell in the field of corpses mixed with the smell of the sand, he had encountered these characteristics before but this time the situation had changed, he internally regretted not having been able to wake up earlier and it was surprising that he was still alive after the bloody battle he had previously had, he sat up with some difficulty but realized that he was not seriously injured, but had only fainted after the terrible blow that had been dealt to him, although anyone would think that he was dead, he looked around at the scene and realized that the Mongol army had left a long time ago, it was two days late to catch up with them but he knew that it would take them at least four days to reach the capital, if he left soon, he still had time to return to the palace on horseback, he returned to camp, checked his wounds and decided to eat something, he checked the army log and discovered that a messenger had left a day ago to notify the palace of the defeat, TalTal knew he had no more time to waste.
I search the stables, but they were burned down. I couldn't find a horse of my own, but I saw a black stallion in the distance across the field. The horse responded favorably to his calls and although it wasn't the fastest horse, it would serve to get out of the desert and get closer to the capital. TalTal set off on his journey with euphoria.
The army had managed to reach the capital, they knew it from the various fires that could be seen in the distance from the straw houses, people were running in different directions and as night fell, they asked to see how the fires had not yet reached the palace, they still hoped to be in time to be able to avoid a greater tragedy.
He made his way along the side of the road and managed to get close to the palace, but it was heavily guarded by the army. TalTal still lacked the strength to face a large group of soldiers. He decided that the best way was to hide and go around the doors, trying to jump over the fence on the side. He urged his horse on.
Having managed to enter the palace, she decided to run towards the main room but found no one there, in the emperor's palace there was no one around except the emperor's comfortably accommodated body, she glimpsed Seung Nyang's strategy, having evacuated everyone in time before the palace became a bloodbath but the emperor's corpse had not been dead for long and someone must have placed it that way, perhaps Seung Nyang was still in the palace, she decided to run towards her chambers.