Chapter 413

This left them with a prickling sensation on their scalps, and they began to panic. These five thousand men were drawn from five different battalions, each led by a commander of a thousand. Among these five commanders, the most seasoned was Jiang Xin, who had once been a reservist for the Imperial Guard. As the name suggests, the Imperial Guard was recruited from these ranks; though Jiang Xin had only narrowly missed becoming one of them, his strength was formidable. After that, he joined the Bingzhou garrison, where he rose to the rank of commander of a thousand through sheer ferocity and superior tactical acumen. Consequently, he held the highest prestige among the five commanders. Therefore, once these five thousand men breached the city and found themselves surrounded, Jiang Xin immediately became their leader. Even for a man like Jiang Xin, in a place as entirely foreign as this and without any logistical support, the only thing he could do was order everyone to hold their ground.