He put down the gavel and reopened the indictment, reading aloud in a steady and measured tone:
"On the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth of May, during the Battle of Wailing Valley, as the highest-ranking officer of the false parliament's southern detachment forces, Major Alder Felter commanded five infantry battalions, two cavalry squadrons, and attached supply units—a total of about three thousand men—launching an offensive along the line of Maplestone City, Maiqiu Town, and Green Valley Town, intending to cut off the allied forces' retreat.
"On May twenty-seventh, Alder Felter commanded the southern detachment of the false parliament's army to reach Green Valley Town and engaged in battle with Iron Peak County Military, was repelled, and subsequently, Iron Peak County Military voluntarily withdrew from Green Valley Town;
"On May twenty-eighth, Alder Felter commanded the southern detachment of the false parliament's army to occupy the undefended Green Valley Town;
