"It's the Qiexue Army!" As soon as Li Xuan got a clear sight of the cavalry, he did not hesitate to order everyone on the battlefield to retreat to the south hillside.
The Qiexue Army in Turkic-Mongolian language means "Fanzhisu Guards", originally the elite troops of the Mongols. They have strict military discipline and formidable combat power, even a regular Qiexue knight ranks higher than a Han Qianhu official.
However, by the end of the Yuan Dynasty, this Mongolian Forbidden Army had decayed and was no longer reliable.
But fifteen years ago, Yexian, the Mongolian Taishi, had established a new Qiexue Army of 30,000 horsemen in the Waci Department.
This was undoubtedly an act of usurpation, but Yexian's power was overwhelming on the Mongolian grasslands and the military strength of the Waci Department was tremendous. Totaabuqa Khan of Mongolia had to hold his nose and ignore it, so no one raised an issue.
