Zhao Yun set out with over five hundred trusted aides, each mounted on a fine horse. Originally, these men were intended to become the finest seeds of the White Horse Soldiers, but after their sacrificial charge in the Yuan Liu battle, Zhao Yun knew it was time for the name White Horse Soldiers to fade away. They could inherit the spirit of the White Horse, but no cavalry should call themselves White Horse Soldiers anymore. They had followed Gongsun Zan to another world.
Zhao Yun marched with his five hundred men through the lands of Jizhou, which were already showing signs of disorder. The aftermath of the Yuan Liu battle had erupted, and what was once a well-governed Jizhou now harbored many bandits.
