Chapter 67: The Five Warlords
The horse stopped at the garrison gate.
I crossed the bridge with the scrolls in my arm, took the path along the western bank, and reached the garrison just as the courier was being shown inside. He was a lean man with the green sash of the Western Reaches under his cloak and a thin film of road dust on his face. He had not dismounted. Fei Liao met him at the door, took the sealed scroll from his hand, and waved him toward the stable for water and rest.
Fei Liao saw me and lifted the scroll.
"Squad Captain. Come."
I followed him into the back room. He cracked the seal on the table and read it through before folding it back again.
"We mobilize at dawn the morning after tomorrow. The Hekou militia, cultivators of your choosing, and a baggage train of livestock and rations are bound for Chianji village, and we rendezvous with Commander Xu at the Outer Garrison the afternoon of the second day."
"Understood."
"I will address the militia at first light."
"They will be there."