Chapter 331: Jizhou Developments
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July 25th. After six days of forced marching, Niu Ben led the 30,000-strong Qingzhou army into Yunzhou.
At the same time, he received grave news—Chagatai’s sixty-thousand-strong Mongol cavalry was fast approaching Jizhou.
What was worse, a detachment of ten thousand riders had split from the main force and was circumventing Jizhou, heading directly toward Yunzhou.
Within the military command tent, Niu Ben unrolled the map Prince Qi had provided and began to analyze the situation. Surrounding him were generals Lu Fei, Luo Xin, Qi Guangyi, and Bai Mu, all intently studying the map.
“This is great,” Lu Fei grinned. “Five thousand riders would be troublesome, but ten thousand? We’ll show them what our flintlock troops can really do!”
Niu Ben, however, frowned. “An isolated cavalry unit pushing this far south… Something’s not right. Lu Fei, send the Piaoqi Cavalry to scout and keep a close eye on their movements.”
Lu Fei nodded firmly. The Piaoqi Cavalry was a specially reorganized unit from Qingzhou’s mounted troops. They wore no armor, and even their horses were stripped down to the bare essentials for speed and maneuverability.
These soldiers were tasked not only with rapid raids but also intelligence gathering.
“Yes, sir!” Lu Fei gave a sharp salute and departed.
Niu Ben then turned to Qi Guangyi. “His Highness also ordered us to gather refugees while aiding Jizhou. Qi Guangyi, take five thousand armored cavalry into Jizhou. Guide the refugees into Yunzhou.”