"Wind! Wind! Wind!"
Outside the city, the army assembled, its cries crashing like mountains roaring and seas surging. Though there were only ten thousand riders, their momentum was magnificent.
Their chant was exactly the same as that of Qi Kingdom's Black Wind Cavalry in years past!
Hu Yan Wei and his elder brother wore battle armor. Riding side by side on two horses, they charged out through the city gates and into the army. His brother raised an arm and shouted, "Set out!"
The ten thousand riders swiftly turned, ten thousand horses galloping as they followed after them.
Charging at the forefront, Hu Yan Wei felt none of the danger in the situation. Instead, he was high-spirited and exhilarated. This was his first campaign with the army, serving as his elder brother's deputy general!
The ten thousand cavalrymen were troops left behind by Hu Yan Wuhen—the Valiant Cavalry stationed in the Capital City.
To suppress the rebels, Hao Yuntu had issued orders to Hu Yan Wuhen. Yet Hu Yan Wuhen had openly defied those orders, refusing to send troops to quell the rebellion and insisting on following the original battle plan.
When a general was abroad, the ruler's commands need not always be obeyed. Hao Yuntu could do nothing to Hu Yan Wuhen, nor was it appropriate to replace a general on the eve of battle. He could only gather troops from across the kingdom to put down the rebellion.
In order to crush the rebellion as soon as possible, Hao Yuntu deployed the elite Valiant Cavalry left behind in the Capital City.
There was naturally a reason for deploying the Valiant Cavalry. Defending a city had never been cavalry's forte; cavalry excelled at attacking on the battlefield.
Hao Yuntu appointed Hu Yan Wuhen's eldest son as commander-in-chief. There was