In the end, a consensus was reached.

"They were lured into Hurong Pass and were surrounded and killed."

No one would believe that 80,000 Northern Hu cavalry would be annihilated on the grasslands, unless it was said that General Huwei was resurrected and returned to the Northern Ku grasslands with the hundreds of thousands of Chiyan Army ghosts.

But Qin Haotian had already died, and the Chiyan Army had also dissipated.

In the past two years, the Empress of Da Gan has been taking back military power and consolidating central authority. Da Gan's military strength has been declining, and the border guards are a bunch of weaklings who can be easily defeated.

How could he, the Prince of Zhenbei, possibly have a strong army to annihilate 80,000 Hu cavalry in a direct confrontation?

Although he knew that what Bei Yangmang said was true, Tu Shadong understood that the fact that Zhenbei Wang was now entrenched in Hurong Pass and could not find any information about them was definitely not a good thing.

In fact, this made him increasingly uneasy.

In the past, Da Gan would have already sent envoys to discuss the withdrawal of troops, and the result would have been nothing more than retreating a few hundred miles, compensating them for some horse grazing land, and signing a treaty.

But this time, there was no movement at all.

It seems that their annihilation of 80,000 people was merely like throwing a pebble into a lake.

They wanted neither land nor money or grain, nor did they sign any treaties.

If they want nothing and talk about nothing, it means they have bigger ambitions.

The Prince of Zhenbei is most likely plotting something—

The entire Beiku Grassland!

Thinking of this, a gust of autumn wind suddenly blew in from outside the tent and landed on Tu Shadong.

He felt a chill in the autumn air and shivered involuntarily.

The next moment, he took a deep breath, suddenly knelt down before Bei Yangmang, and said in a trembling voice:

"King of Northern Yang, please send troops!"

"Qin Ze, the Prince of Zhenbei, is the son of Qin Haotian. Several years ago, his father led a large army to the grasslands and killed countless of my Northern Hu warriors. Now, he has only just entered Beiliang and has already killed 80,000 of my people at Hurong Pass. This man, whether in terms of courage, boldness, or ambition, far surpasses his father!"

“Currently, no enemy activity can be detected within hundreds of miles of Hurong Pass. He is preparing to mobilize troops. If he sends troops, not only will my Tu Yuan tribe be in grave danger, but the entire Beiku Grassland will also be in imminent danger!”

These sincere words, when spoken, only earned a sneer from Bei Yangmang:

"Stop pretending, Tu Shadong."

"He's not as scary as you say, and I'm not easily frightened."

"When the Chiyan Army died at sea two years ago, Da Gan was left without any strong soldiers and capable generals. Jin Fengluan, that stupid woman, thought that she could sit on the throne after regaining military power. Little did she know that prosperity must eventually decline. Da Gan was at its peak for only a few years before she led it down the wrong path."

“I received news from Tinghua Pass that Qin Ze, the Prince of Zhenbei you mentioned, was disliked by the Empress, who specially enfeoffed Beiliang as his fiefdom. When he entered Beiliang, he only had a few hundred personal guards with him.”

"It seems that this young man is good at leading troops in battle and also knows how to win people's hearts, which is why he was able to build up an army in such a short time."

"As long as we don't leave the Beiku Grassland, we'll be fine!"

"As for his occupation of the grasslands, I think it's just intimidation. Once he runs out of supplies, he'll go back. If I'm not mistaken, he'll probably be returning to Beiliang in the next few days."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tu Shadong hurriedly said, "King Yang of the North! Think it over!"

"His ambitions are far more than just this. If we let him raise an army, it will be too late to regret it!"

"What he wants is the entire Beiku Grassland!"

Bei Yangmang snorted coldly, stood up and said, "Stop spreading these fallacies and go back!"

Seeing that Bei Yang Mang was completely unmoved by advice, Tu Shadong felt a chill in his heart and asked in a trembling voice, "King Bei Yang, what will it take for you to send troops?"

Bei Yang Mang smiled slightly: "The Tu Yuan tribe has joined my Bei Yang tribe and they have made me their common leader."

Upon hearing this, Tu Shadong's eyes narrowed, his heart burning with anger. This request was simply outrageous! If the King found out, he might even challenge him to a battle! Knowing there was no way to persuade him, he gritted his teeth and said:

"King of Northern Yang, I hope you will not regret your decision later if you are unwilling to send troops!"

Without saying another word, Tu Shadong walked out with a livid face.

A cold laugh came from behind me:

"I, Bei Yangmang, have never made a decision I regret!"

"Also, Tu Shadong, you must withdraw and return Haiduku tomorrow. If you don't withdraw your troops, don't blame me for not giving you face!"

Tu Shadong was furious and left with a cold face...