Chapter 588
Chapter 588 I Will Not Lose to You
The soldiers approaching were clad in voluminous nomadic robes, their horses galloping as if flying. They bypassed the vanguard and headed straight for Lin Wanrong and the others. Lin Wanrong could clearly see that these were the scouts who had accompanied Xu Zhen to monitor the movements of the enemy. To ensure their safety, these twenty or thirty men were all disguised as Turkic people.
Arriving before Lin Wanrong, the scout hastily dismounted. Without even bothering to wipe the dust from his face, he respectfully saluted, "General, there is urgent news from the front."
"Speak," Lin Wanrong commanded with a wave of his hand.
"General Xu has sent me to report. Early this morning, the Turkic troops stationed on the outskirts of Kyzil began to move out. They number one hundred thousand elite soldiers and have countless supply wagons. The campaign is personally led by the Turkic National Tutor, Lu Dongzan, and they are quickly advancing southward."
Lu Dongzan had learned his lesson and was not repeating the mistakes of Bayanhot. These supplies were being escorted by one hundred thousand elite soldiers; there was no room for error. Lin Wanrong nodded, "Where have these one hundred thousand Turks reached as of now?"
The scout hurriedly answered, "When General Xu ordered me to return and report, the Turkic army had already advanced over thirty miles."
Taking into account the time it would take for the scout to return, Lin Wanrong calculated that the Turkic cavalry should be almost sixty miles away from Kyzil by now. Lu Dongzan was indeed advancing at a rapid pace.
"How many cavalry has Lu Dongzan left behind in Kyzil?" Lin Wanrong asked, his voice laden with gravity. This was what he cared about the most and what he had repeatedly instructed Xu Zhen to ascertain.