The iron cavalry of the vassal princes marched to within five miles of the capital, where they abruptly collided with the twenty thousand elite Qingzhou troops under Zhang Ju'an's command.
They had long since laid out an unbreakable encampment across the vast expanse of the capital's outskirts, crouching like giant dragons, poised for action.
The vassal armies were the backbone of the border defense against foreign aggression, and their combat prowess was truly peerless under heaven.
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