The moment the fighting broke out outside Mobei City, the vanguard forces of the twelve surrounding commanderies, who had been lying in wait, sensed it instantly. They turned their horses around almost immediately to alert the main troops of the twelve commanderies, who were stationed in ambush several dozen miles away.
For these peace talks, every commander of the frontier commanderies was present, alongside the generals and advisors personally selected by the Crown Prince. Whether the talks succeeded or not, it was better to be here than not. Because the Crown Prince had given them advance notice, each commander had cautiously detached one-third of their troops, placing them under the command of trusted confidants and hiding them not far from the four gates of Mobei City to provide timely support.
As the next commander for Ningbei City had not yet arrived from the Capital, and the former commander, Zhou Tao, was too frail for the battlefield, he had remained in Ningbei. All the troops assigned to reinforce Mobei City were now under the command of Zhou Siran.
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