Before he made a name for himself across the Warring States, Ri Boku was mostly known for subduing the Xiongnu threat to the north of Zhao which constantly raids the northern part of Zhao, which no other general could. While serving at the region of Ganmon, the army's cavalry had acquired horsemanship of an equal level to the Northen horseman tribes. This skill would prove to be a huge advantage in future battles.
Ri Boku's army was introduced during Zhao's invasion in Qin. While remaining in the shadows at first, when the Zhao army was about to be attacked by both sides and seemed cornered, the Ri Boku army appeared and attacked Ou Ki's army from the rear, revealing that the great general Ri Boku was the mastermind behind the invasion all along.
After setting the initiative for the creation of the coalition army, Ri Boku set his army at the far-left part of the battlefield, right against the army of general Duke Hyou. On the night of the 15th day, Ri Boku, seemingly frustrated by Chu's failure, took his army and departed from headquarters.
It was later revealed that Ri Boku had been sending portions of his army each day through a secret mountain passage that led to the middle of the southern pass to Kanyou. After joining his army, himself, Ri Boku conquered city after city in his path reaching closer and closer to his goal, the Qin capital. However, Duke Hyou's instinct leads him to follow Ri Boku and he managed to meet his army just before they reached Kanyou. The Qin then rallied a last stand in the city of Sai, where even the Ei Sei, the king of Qin joined the fighting. The Ri Boku army had to besiege Sai, in order to destroy Qin completely. But their siege ring was broken by the mountain tribemen, that came to aid Qin. The Ri Boku army had to retreat.
Ri Boku and army would lead the defense of Western Zhao. He tried to request King Tou Jou to reinforce him with the Kantan Army but was rebuffed. He instead takes Shun Sui Ju to command Ryouyou's defense with the city forces. While he led the Atsuyo defense.
Both respective armies lost many of their soldiers. However, the deaths of Rozo and Hou Ken were the final nail in the coffin. Tou Jou, Zhao King commanded Ri Boku's arrest. The Ri Boku Army, however, didn't take this light, and as a result, they dispersed towards Kantan after learning of their leader's arrest.
Led by Shun Sui Ju and assisted by Kaine, the officers of army launched attacks against Tou Jou's loyalists in order to rescue Ri Boku, but in many cases, they were set up by the loyalists and nearly wiped out.
Captures over 20,000 Yan soldiers as prisoners of war and some of Yan territory, Ri Boku and Hou Ken's names become more well known and famous across China.
Due to the fierce clashes between the northern Xiongnu tribes in that region, their cavalry acquired horsemanship of an equal level to the Xiongnu.
All the officers in the army are well educated in warfare and capable of quickly reading the enemy's formations and reacting accordingly even without Ri Boku's command. The army is also capable of performing advanced military formations like Ryuudou and Great Crane Formation.
After his encounter with Duke Hyou, Ri Boku was able to deconstruct and decipher the mechanism of instinctual warfare. He then hammered that knowledge into the strategical commanders and soldiers under his command. Emerging from that crucible was a new hybrid army, one that combined the strengths of both the strategical and instinctual.
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The army marching.
Ri Boku and the rest of his vessels returning from their exile from Seika city.
Hou Ken leads a portion of the army against Yan Army.
Ri Boku leading the detachment Zhao forces of the Coalition Army.
