The 198th day of the Great Turmoil.
Amidst the snow-covered fields, Tuoba Han led twenty thousand troops, stopping just a mile outside Ao County before dividing his forces to guard each intersection, readying strong crossbows, and poised to strike.
Donning black battle armor and holding a long spear, Tuoba Han surveyed the small snow-covered town in the distance and said to his subordinate beside him:
"You stay here and guard this area. Stop anyone suspicious. This General will take men into the town to search. Zhao Qianyi must be captured alive."
The reason Tuoba Han needed so many troops to deal with an injured Zhao Qianyi was to completely seal off Ao County and prevent Zhao Qianyi from escaping again.
Because if Zhao Qianyi escaped from him again, he wouldn't be able to explain himself to the king.
This force of twenty thousand was his elite.
The subordinate nodded.
