yuǎn / chù / piāo / yáng / de / zhēng / pèi / yù / shì / zhe / zhàn / shì / jí / jiāng / kāi / shǐ

远处飘扬的征旆预示着战事即将开始。

The war pennant fluttering in the distance heralded the imminent start of battle.