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After the Battle of Fengcheng, almost all of the Northern Hu warriors who could fight were slaughtered.

The Northern Hu King ordered all tribes to urgently conscript soldiers overnight.

Any child taller than a wheel must join the army.

Some women who were breastfeeding were also pulled in to make up the numbers.

But what use are soldiers like that?

The Northern Hu King himself was well aware of this.

So, within a few days, he sent envoys to Nanyue and Xirong.

Inside the tent of the King of Nanyue, the envoy from the Northern Hu knelt on the ground, bowing very low.

"Your Majesty, Xiao Fang's attack this time is not just directed at my Northern Hu."

He wanted to destroy our three kingdoms.

"If the Northern Hu are destroyed today, tomorrow it will be the turn of the Southern Yue and the Western Rong."

The King of Nanyue originally wanted to put on airs.

After hearing what he said, his expression changed.

"Don't you Northern Hu people have 200,000 iron cavalry?"

The envoy felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

"The battle of Fengcheng resulted in total annihilation."

The King of Nanyue gasped.

"Is this Xiao Fang, the newcomer to Daliang, really that capable?"

"As long as the three countries join forces, there is still a way to survive."

If everyone sticks to their own way, they will only be waiting to die.

The envoy from the Northern Hu spoke earnestly.

"Very well, I agree."

On the Western Rong side, it was also almost without any trouble.

Within a few days, the alliance of the three kingdoms was formed.

When the news reached the northern border, Xiao Fang was looking at a city defense map.

After listening, he only hummed in response.

"understood."

The generals thought he was going to convene a meeting, but after waiting for most of the day, they only received a military order.

"Each city selected its elite troops to form a cavalry force of 50,000."

Starting tomorrow, training will begin day and night.

"What kind of training do you do?"

Lu Zhao asked.

"Charge into battle, drive the horses, and harness the livestock."

Lu Zhao was stunned.

"Aren't we supposed to be fighting the Three Kingdoms? What are we doing training livestock?"

Xiao Fang didn't even look up.

"I'll tell you to practice, so you practice."

Lu Zhao swallowed back all the words he had to say.

Military orders are as firm as iron.

Starting the next day, 50,000 cavalrymen were deployed outside the camp.

Despite several heavy snowfalls, the training continued uninterrupted.

Xiao Fang personally oversaw the situation.

Before dawn, he rode his horse to the drill ground.

When the soldiers saw that their commander had arrived, none of them dared to slack off.

Even in snow half a foot deep, they still practiced charging, encircling, and lassoing horses with long ropes.

A general asked.

"Your Highness, which side are we heading to attack?"

Xiao Fang only said:

You'll find out then.

Half a month later, the 50,000 cavalry had almost finished training.

Before dawn that day, Xiao Fang mounted his horse and said to Lu Zhao.

"Pass down the order: the entire army shall leave the camp."

Lu Zhao's eyes lit up.

"Are they going to fight the Northern Hu?"

Xiao Fang spurred the horse's belly.

"Walk."

Fifty thousand cavalrymen surged out of the camp like a black tide.

The horse's hooves pounded through the snow, galloping towards the north.

On the northern border, there isn't even a decent cavalry unit left.

Xiao Fang led his troops northward without encountering any significant obstacles.

Villagers along the way, upon seeing the Liang cavalry, scattered in fear and fled.

The elderly and infirm knelt by the roadside, while the young men could barely hold a knife.

But Xiao Fang didn't even glance at them.

"Keep moving forward, don't stop."

Fifty thousand cavalrymen pierced through the heart of the Northern Hu territory like sharp blades.

Beacon fires have already been lit in the direction of the Northern Hu royal court.

But Xiao Fang's troops didn't even get close to the royal court.

They bypassed the royal court by less than twenty miles and headed straight for some of the largest pastures and sheepfolds.

"We've arrived. Let's get started, just like we practiced before."

Xiao Fang raised his long sword.

"Drive away all the sheep and horses."

Don't keep the cow, and discard anything too heavy.

Anyone who dares to stop us will be killed without mercy.

At a single command, the 50,000 cavalrymen scattered and fled.

Horse hooves kicked up snow dust as they charged straight into the pastures of the Northern Hu people.

The people guarding the northern barbarians were dumbfounded.

They watched helplessly as the Liang cavalry waved long ropes, herding the sheep away in groups.

Some people rushed forward, trying to protect the lead horse.

Before he even got close, he was slashed down with a single blow.

Some people dared not move, they just knelt on the ground and howled.

"Those are our sheep! How will we survive the winter without them!"

Nobody paid them any attention.

Xiao Fang's men herded tens of thousands of sheep and thousands of horses toward Daliang like they were driving a river.

The soldiers sent by the Northern Hu wanted to give chase, but when they saw Xiao Fang's cavalry formation in the distance, they retreated.

These ragtag soldiers had no courage left to fight to the death.

And so, right under the noses of the Northern Hu people, Xiao Fang took away their only food for the winter.

When the army returned, the yellow sand and snow-covered land were filled with white sheep and large herds of horses.

The Liang soldiers guarding the city wall thought they were seeing things.

"What are those? Why are there so many sheep?"

"There are more horses behind them! A whole dark mass!"

"Didn't the prince go to fight against the Northern Barbarians? Why have he brought all the livestock back?"

Xiao Fang did not explain.

When he led his troops into the city, he only spoke to Lu Zhao.

"Slaughter a sheep tonight and have the kitchen prepare plenty of meat."

The soldiers have been training for days; they deserve a good meal.

Lu Zhao laughed heartily.

"What can I say to you?"

That night, the campfires burned brightly throughout the camp.

Sheep were slaughtered one after another, large pots were set up, and the aroma of meat filled the entire camp.

The soldiers held mutton in their hands, their mouths glistening with oil as they ate.

"So the prince didn't go to fight the Northern Barbarians after all!"

"He stole all the food the Northern Hu people had for the winter! That's ruthless!"

"Why bother fighting? Let them starve to death!"

"Wait until they're barely clinging to life, then we'll go up and deal with them! It'll be like cutting melons and vegetables!"

"Following the Prince, life is precious now! Unlike before, when we always had to pay with our lives!"

Xiao Fang sat in the main seat, picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks, and said nothing.

Lu Zhao mumbled as he gnawed on a lamb leg.

"You're still the bad one, but I like it."

Xiao Fang glanced at Lu Zhao.

"Eat yours."

After saying that, he stood up.

The campfire was bustling with activity, so he didn't linger.

He simply had the fattest and most delicious lamb leg served separately, carried it in his hand, and turned to head towards the main tent.

Yun Shuyao was leaning against a soft pillow, flipping through an account book.

She looked up when she heard the door open.

They saw Xiao Fang holding a piece of meat in one hand and pulling back the curtain with the other, his eyebrows still damp with the chill of the outside air.

"Why didn't you talk to Lu Zhao and the others more?"

Xiao Fang walked to the bed and sat down.

"What's the point of talking to them?"

I just had the kitchen save the tenderest leg for you to try.

As Xiao Fang spoke, he used his dagger to slice off a few pieces of roasted mutton and offered them to Yun Shuyao's lips.

Yun Shuyao opened her mouth to take it and slowly chewed it.

"It smells delicious, even better than the roast lamb in Beijing."

"Of course, the sheep were just seized from the border, and they're slaughtered and roasted on the spot."

Xiao Fang sliced ​​another piece.

Yun Shuyao chuckled softly.

"That was a really clever move of yours."

"We don't need to confront them head-on; let's cut off their supplies first."

Xiao Fang put down the dagger and wiped her lips.

"We can simply wait and see."

We'll deal with the Northern Hu, Southern Yue, and Western Rong when they're too hungry to continue.

By then, we will have saved many lives.

The soldiers under my command all only have one life. We should avoid casualties as much as possible, avoiding risking our lives.

Yun Shuyao leaned into his arms and closed her eyes.

"Since I started following you, I feel like I've never been afraid of anything again."

No matter how big the problem, you always have a way to solve it.

Xiao Fang lowered his head and kissed the top of her head.

"My method is simply to prevent you from having a hard life with me."

Yun Shuyao didn't say anything more.

The light of a campfire still lingered outside the tent, mingling with the faint sounds of people talking.

She felt incredibly at ease.

"Should we send some of this fat sheep to my mother-in-law?"

Xiao Fang suddenly said.

"You're going all this way to deliver mutton to your mother?"

Yun Shuyao was somewhat surprised, but Xiao Fang had already gotten up and gone out to make arrangements.