North of Luoyang, on the road to Youzhou.
A crowd of martial artists in clothing of various colors, most carrying weapons, was making its way toward Youzhou.
At a glance, they stretched out in a dense mass, numbering no fewer than a hundred thousand.
This was naturally the Jianghu Coalition Army formed by the various sects of Ming's Wulin.
Their objective on this northern expedition was the Li Clan.
Several hundred thousand troops, along with the Li Clan's main forces, were currently gathered in Youzhou. Under normal circumstances, this Jianghu Coalition Army of a little over a hundred thousand would naturally be nowhere near enough to deal with the Li Clan.
But Yu Huatian was going in person this time, so there was naturally no need for so many people.
Of the three hundred thousand members of the Jianghu Coalition Army, Yu Huatian had left two hundred thousand with Sun Chengzong to help him quell the unrest throughout Great Sui.
Even among the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Yu Huatian had only had Ma Jinliang bring a thousand covert agents to gather intelligence.
At the head of the column, Yu Huatian rode a sturdy white horse, flanked by Jian Yue, dressed in black robes with an indifferent expression, and Dongfang Bubai, clad in brilliant red robes and possessed of peerless beauty.
Behind them were Ye Gucheng, Yan Shisan, Lian Chengbi, A Fei, Murong Qiudi, and the others, along with members of the various Wulin sects, traveling in separate groups within the column.
Although the Jianghu Coalition Army had "army" in its name, its members were all people of Jianghu, so their discipline could hardly be called good.
Had Yu Huatian not been leading them personally, they would probably have fallen into utter chaos long ago.
Even so, the column was still a