Chapter 265 - Li Jinquan’s Ambition
In the northwest corner of Liangzhou Prefecture stood the military camp of Li Jinquan, the commander of the Ruen Dynasty's infantry.
Inside the tent were only three people, General Li Jinquan and his two deputy commanders.
Li Jinquan reclined in his chair, resting to try to recover from fighting all last night. The two deputy commanders, with solemn expressions, seemed aware that he was awake and thus spoke openly about whatever was on their minds.
Li Jinquan was a capable and battle-hardened general, born into a hereditary military household. However, his family had no notable achievements, so he started his career as a lowly infantry camp captain. In less than thirty years, he climbed step by step to his current rank as a second-grade general.
Of his many accomplishments, the most remarkable was his creation of the most formidable infantry unit in the Ruen Dynasty. The Impenetrable Luanfeng.
The Impenetrable Luanfeng was a heavily armored infantry unit, with each soldier meticulously trained and selected. It comprised only thirty thousand troops, yet this small force consistently achieved remarkable feats on the battlefield, often serving as the decisive factor in battles.
The problem was that after creating the Impenetrable Luanfeng, Li Jinquan had been stuck in the position of infantry commander for five years without any chance of promotion. According to court rumors, it was said that since he had mastered the essence of infantry warfare, no one else could possibly take his place as infantry commander.
Li Jinquan was an ambitious man. He wouldn’t have fought tooth and nail to reach his current position otherwise. Having just turned fifty, he was still in the prime of his career and believed he had enough time to climb even higher. He just needed the right opportunity.
Fortunately, the war between the Ruen Dynasty and the Northern Qiang presented him with that long awaited opportunity. He observed the growing tensions between the two dominant figures in the court, Qi Zongbi and Ying Gutong.