When the vicissitudes of time are replaced by smiles on faces, it is a sight to behold.

As Zhao Minggeng rode his horse, leading his newly appointed subordinates, through the countryside, the border army received a challenge from the Northern Mongols.

They demanded that the Divine Dragon Kingdom return the captured Northern Mongol prince Erbala and his generals without compensation.

They must hand over the elusive Zhao Qingyan and cede Dawar and seven border cities.

Otherwise, a large army will be sent to invade and directly attack the capital of the Divine Dragon Kingdom.

When Wu Tong saw this challenge, he was so angry he almost turned into a pufferfish.

"Damn it, these Northern Mongolian bastards are really dogs. They dare to make such shameless demands."

"If you want to fight, then fight! Why dare you threaten me? You really don't know how many eyes Lord Ma has."

After cursing for a long time, Wu Tong finally remembered to send someone to fetch Zhao Minggeng and his daughter Zhao Qingyan to the military camp for a meeting.

An hour later, the servant who went to find the person returned with the report.

The fact that they hadn't found the father and daughter in Dawar City greatly worried Wu Tong.

I really want to smash the table.

"What are these two, father and daughter, busy with?"

He disappeared at the crucial moment. How am I supposed to explain this to those bastards in Northern Mongolia?

Wu Tong could walk around the camp tent in circles.

Finally, lying back in the chair, Wu Tong's eyes were lifeless.

He felt that if he fought with his back against the wall, he might lose his life.

Of course, this battle is one that must be fought.

The one in the capital, upon receiving the previous report of victory, issued an edict: if the Northern Mongols invade, war shall be waged.

We must not only fight, but also take over the entire northern Mongolia.

This is an imperial decree.

While Wutong was emptying, Zhao Qingyan and Zhao Minggeng returned to Dawar City one after another.

Upon learning of Wu Tong's invitation, he knew that another war was about to break out.

The father and son arrived at the border defense force one after the other.

After reading the challenge, Zhao Qingyan laughed. But that smile was rather eerie.

"Go ahead and attack. Let them come at us. Where is the Northern Mongol army now?"

"How about the general lend me 100 cavalrymen, those who know the way? I'll venture deep into Northern Mongolia and collect some interest."

Zhao Qingyan said this because she really didn't want the two armies to go to war.

After all, the number of people is vastly different.

In the future, if we truly recover Northern Mongolia, then every Northern Mongolian who dies today will be a loss to the Divine Dragon Kingdom.

People are the source of productivity.

Including the border fortresses near Dawar, how much wasteland needs to be reclaimed? How many hills need to be managed?

How many cattle and sheep still need to be herded?

Only when ordinary people can afford to eat beef freely can we say that productivity has increased.

Wu Tong was unaware of Zhao Qingyan's wild thoughts; he was simply admiring her skill and daring.

"My dear niece, isn't sending only a hundred cavalrymen too few?"

Wu Tong asked cautiously, in his eyes Zhao Qingyan was now nothing short of a god.

Zhao Qingyan shook her head.

"That's quite a lot. These hundred cavalrymen are mainly used for delivering messages."

If I weren't unfamiliar with the terrain of northern Mongolia and didn't know how to orient myself on the grasslands...

I don't even want to bring a single cavalryman.

Oh. I forgot to mention, the cavalry you bring should ideally include those who can speak Northern Mongolian.

That way, if we manage to capture him, at least we can still communicate.

Wu Tong sensed that Zhao Qingyan had a bandit-like air about her at this moment.

It looked like they were about to rob someone.

I quickly understood; it's normal for experts to have some quirks.

Zhao Qianci felt he had nothing more to do, so he got up and left with his daughter. He only left her with one sentence: call him if there's a war.

Zhao Qingyan returned to Dawar City. She ate and drank as usual, completely ignoring the provocations from the Northern Mongols.

As for when to set off, aren't there spies everywhere?

Once the army in the Northern Mongols has assembled and is ready to depart, she can set off then.

Otherwise, how could we catch the opponent off guard?

Besides, isn't the best way to raid supplies when they're all gathered together?

Zhao Qingyan's plan was to first seize the army's horses, provisions, and weapons, and then penetrate deep into the royal court of Northern Mongolia. She wouldn't be Zhao Qingyan if she didn't empty Northern Mongolia.

As for being discovered? Impossible.

She'll wait until the Divine Dragon Kingdom attacks, then she'll find an opportunity to release some of them.

Three days later, Zhao Qingyan set off with a hundred cavalrymen.

The cavalrymen only carried three days' worth of rations. As for what they would eat when the food ran out, Zhao Qingyan only said they would eat meat.

These people had all heard of Zhao Qingyan's glorious achievements, so they believed whatever Zhao Qingyan said.

If she said that the sun rises in the west and sets in the east, they would all nod in agreement, saying, "Miss Zhao is right."

The group rode at full speed towards the restored land of Northern Mongolia.

First, they encountered a huge pack of wolves, which terrified the cavalrymen.

Zhao Qingyan took the lead, drawing upon a bit of spiritual energy from her spatial storage to unleash her oppressive aura.

"If you don't want to become wolf jerky and a wolfskin rug, get out of the way now."

We keep to ourselves and don't interfere with each other's affairs. There's a group of rabbits about ten miles to the left.

There are enough rabbits there for your species to thrive.

Under pressure, the wolves only wanted to submit.

However, the alpha wolf unexpectedly understood Zhao Qingyan's words.

Zhao Qingyan let out a roar, and the entire wolf pack rushed off in the direction she had indicated.

The cavalrymen were quite surprised.

"Miss Zhao, it's amazing that they can understand human speech. How did you do that?"

And how did you know there was a herd of rabbits ten miles away?

"The cavalry captain asked."

Zhao Qingyan turned her head and glanced at the cavalry captain, then grinned.

"I was just talking nonsense."

However, from a distance I saw at least a dozen rabbits heading in that direction. I guessed that might be the rabbits' main camp.

I just didn't know the alpha wolf could understand human speech.

After saying that, Zhao Qingyan laughed heartily, leaving the cavalrymen looking at each other in bewilderment.

"This works?" The cavalry captain was dumbfounded.

Why is Miss Zhao acting so unpredictably? She even managed to fool a wolf.

"Miss Zhao, wait for us."

After a moment of stunned silence, I realized that Zhao Qingyan had already run quite a distance.

One night, after running across the grassland for two days, the group saw faint lights flickering in the distance.

Preliminary assessment indicates that it is at least thirty li away from here.

Zhao Qingyan reined in the reins and rested on the spot.

He took out dried meat and water from his horse and distributed them to the cavalrymen.

"After you've finished eating, everyone get some rest and stay on high alert. I'm going to take a nap now. Don't forget to wake me up at midnight."

Remember not to make a sound, including the horses, understand?

Zhao Qingyan took the sleeping mat and sleeping bag off the horse, crawled inside, and quickly fell asleep.

Sure enough, at midnight, Zhao Qingyan was quietly woken up by the cavalry captain.

Zhao Qingyan yawned after waking up.

He climbed out of his sleeping bag, tidied up his belongings, packed them up, and tied them back to the horse.

The horse, awakened by her antics, glanced at Zhao Qingyan, its expression seemingly filled with resentment.

It's as if it's saying, "Can't you just let the horse get some sleep?"