News of the victory at Hurong Pass and the annihilation of 80,000 Hu cavalry by the Prince of Zhenbei quickly spread throughout the Northern Liang region.

In every city, the people were greatly encouraged upon hearing this, and they all marveled at the decisive and valiant actions of the Prince of Zhenbei.

After all, the Hu horses had been harassing the border for a long time, but the border posts had no way to deal with them. Not only were they helpless against these Hu horses, but some border guards even colluded with them and let them go unchecked.

The news of annihilating 80,000 Hu cavalry in one fell swoop can only be traced back to two years ago when General Huwei led the Chiyan Army to achieve the same feat.

Now that General Huwei has passed away, Qin Ze, as his son, is still able to annihilate the Hu cavalry in such a way. He truly is like father, like son, and has the style of his father.

However, amidst this joy, some people are filled with sorrow.

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Beiyuan City.

The Commander's Residence.

Report!

"My lord! Urgent report from the border!"

A soldier ran into the commander's mansion in a panic.

Zhao Yuanzheng sat upright in his chair, sipping tea. Seeing his flustered state, he raised an eyebrow and said in a deep voice:

"What's the matter? Why are you in such a panic? Why are you so flustered!"

The soldier, exhausted from running all the way, was now panting heavily. He said intermittently:

"My lord! Urgent report from the border! The Prince of Zhenbei... the Prince of Zhenbei... he has slain all the invading barbarian cavalry!"

"As for the Hu cavalry that went to Jubeichuan, no more news has come out, and there are still soldiers guarding the city walls!"

"I'm afraid these barbarian soldiers have all died at Jubeichuan!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Yuan's eyes narrowed, and he couldn't help but gasp for air.

The hand holding the teacup suddenly froze, and the teacup slipped from the hand and shattered.

"What?!"

His face filled with horror, he suddenly stood up and rushed towards his subordinate, then grabbed him by the collar and roared, "Impossible! There are tens of thousands of Hu cavalrymen at the border! How could he possibly kill them all!"

The subordinate's face was flushed, and he was breathing with difficulty.

"My lord! It's absolutely true!"

"The Prince of Zhenbei has slaughtered all the Hu cavalry! He also brought back the grain that the Hu cavalry had stolen from the people, and the people at the border have already gone to collect their grain!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Yuan's face turned deathly pale, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans dripped from his forehead.

A chill ran from the soles of my feet to the top of my head.

"How...how could they have killed so many Hu cavalry soldiers? What...what the hell is going on?!"

"How the hell could they possibly kill so many Hu cavalry soldiers?!"

Zhao Yuan appeared to be insane, his eyes bloodshot, and he roared at the top of his lungs.

He simply couldn't believe it, and dared not believe it!

When Qin Ze wiped out the bandits, he only had a few thousand soldiers; that was something he witnessed firsthand!

Even if he were ordered by the imperial court to rush to the border and repel the Hu cavalry, he wouldn't be able to train more troops in such a short time!

On the other hand, when I went to the grasslands last time, I saw tens of thousands of soldiers!

Moreover, Zhao Yuan knew these Hu cavalrymen all too well. On this grassland, these Northern Hu cavalrymen were extremely powerful. Even if he led his own soldiers there, he was not confident that he could defeat them!

What about Qin Ze? And it's only been a few days?

From the time he set out to the time the news of his victory arrived, it was only three days, right? How could he annihilate 80,000 Hu cavalry in such a short time? Is that even human?

Don't his soldiers get tired? Or does he command hundreds of thousands of troops?

That's even more impossible! Even if you include all the people in Hurong Pass, there aren't that many people!

Furthermore, the Northern Hu soldiers who went to Shifeng City were also killed?

Thinking about it carefully, if they had actually captured Shifeng City, the news would have already reached them!

Qin Ze not only had troops when he went to war against the Hu cavalry, but it seems that he also left a lot of people in Shifeng City!

Zhao Yuan became increasingly alarmed as he thought about it.

Although the killing of the Hu cavalry on the border was a great thing for Beiliang, it was the most terrifying thing for him at this moment.

After all, it was he who went to the Huma tribe to conspire and devise a plan to send troops to resist Beichuan.

Now, Qin Ze is not only alive, but he has also slaughtered so many Hu horses in one fell swoop. If this matter comes to light, wouldn't it mean that I am about to...?

Zhao Yuan's body stiffened, his breathing became heavier, and he slumped into the chair...

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Refuse to enter Beichuan.

"Giddy up! Giddy up!"

Several Tiger and Leopard Cavalrymen, their faces calm, rode over.

Upon seeing them arrive, the guards quickly opened the city gates and let them in.

"Report! Urgent report from Hurong Pass!"

Led by the guards, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry entered the military camp.

Dian Wei had been anxiously waiting for news from Hu Rong Pass for the past few days, and now that someone had finally arrived, a look of joy appeared on his face.

"How is it? How is the battle going over there? Is our lord alright?" Dian Wei asked a series of questions.

"Reporting to General Dian, a great victory has been achieved at Hurong Pass! Eighty thousand Hu cavalry have been killed! The lord is safe and sound and is determined to continue the campaign in the northern grasslands to annihilate all the Hu cavalry!"

"This is a secret letter written by the Lord himself!"

The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry took out a letter and handed it to Dian Wei.

"Hahaha! Good, good, good! It's a pity I didn't go on the expedition; my hands are itching to go!"

"My lord, you should take me with you when you go to war against the barbarians!"

Dian Wei laughed as he took the letter. After opening it and reading its contents, the corners of his mouth gradually turned up, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

"Good! Good! Good!" Dian Wei said "good" three times in a row before putting the letter into his pocket.

Then, with a command, he said, "Pass down the order to prepare defensive fortifications, extend them fifty miles outwards, and set up sentry posts along the way!"

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