When did Qingming acquire such strength?
The mere escort of Iron Cavalry for Wei Yuan's journey to the Royal Capital has reached fifteen thousand. This force could probably take down any city along the way, except for the Royal Capital itself.
The army charged directly towards the city gate without any hesitation. Just then, an elder from the Xu Family, the newly appointed garrison commander, hurriedly flew over and immediately barked furiously, "Whose troops are these? Why hasn't the gate been closed yet? Close the gate!!"
His face was still flushed with alcohol, and his cheeks were marked with many a lady's rouge. Although it wasn't even noon, the new garrison commander's life was already quite colorful.
He ordered in a fluster, but Xu Zhongxing said, "It's too late."