"Is there only one month left?"

Upon hearing the doctor's words, Tan Shihuai murmured softly, showing no sign of disappointment or resentment on his face.

He knew that this time, he had fallen into the Han's trap, helping the Han to eliminate the last strength of the Yuwen tribe, and he himself had also suffered heavy losses.

Fortunately, before he died, he used the big man's hand to get rid of those unstable guys in the tribe. With no rivals left on the grassland, his tribe no longer had to worry about pastures and resources.

Although the Xianbei will not be able to fight against the Han Dynasty for a long time to come, as long as he helps his son integrate the tribes, the Xianbei will still have a chance to rise again in the future.

Thinking of these things, Tan Shihuai's somewhat cloudy eyes regained their previous brightness.

Tan Shihuai turned his head to look outside the tent: "Sir, have Han Sui and Mi Jia returned?"

"Your Majesty, they returned early this morning and are waiting for you outside the tent!"

Upon hearing this, Tan Shihuai was about to get up and summon Han Sui and the others when he felt weak all over and his body was extremely weak. He didn't even have the strength to sit up.

After moving a couple of times, Tan Shihuai, panting, said, "Sir... please help me take my medicine first!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The doctor nodded, then took out the previous medicine and helped Tan Shihuai take it.

After lying still for a while, Tan Shihuai's complexion returned to normal, and his strength also improved.

"Phew~".

Tan Shihuai let out a breath, then sat up and said in a deep voice, "Bring Han Sui and Mi Jia in!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The doctor agreed and then turned to leave.

"Your Majesty, are you well?" Han Sui asked with concern as soon as he entered the tent.

Tan Shihuai waved his hand: "I'm fine, just a little stuffy, but I'm alright now!"

"I'm so glad you're alright!"

Seeing that Tan Shihuai's expression was normal, Han Sui nodded in relief.

Mi Jia stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, what should our army do now?"

Tan Shihuai said in a solemn voice, "Withdraw the troops!!"

"Withdraw troops...?"

Upon hearing this, Mi Jia was taken aback for a moment, then said with some confusion, "Your Majesty, our army has suffered so many losses and finally managed to wipe out all the soldiers of the Yuwen tribe. If we retreat now, wouldn't we be handing the Yuwen tribe over to the Han Dynasty?"

Tan Shihuai waved his hand: "It's alright. Our purpose in coming here was to eliminate the Yuwen tribe's power and remove the last threat to our tribe. Now that we have achieved our goal, it doesn't matter if we suffer some losses."

As for the Yuwen tribe, the Han army will at most take away their women and livestock; as long as the pastures remain, that's fine!

"But Your Majesty..."

"No buts!"

Mika was about to speak again when Tan Shihuai raised his hand to interrupt him: "Now that the enemy's ambush has been withdrawn, if our army attacks again, regardless of victory or defeat, it will greatly reduce our strength, which would be a loss."

The most important thing right now is to immediately return to defend the region and, at the same time, rally the tribes that have lost their leaders!

"Your Majesty is right. Compared to the Yuwen tribe before us, our rear is the most important!" Han Sui echoed.

Seeing this, Mika nodded and said nothing more.

Tan Shihuai then said in a deep voice, "Alright, order the entire army to break camp and set off immediately. Tell the soldiers that someone has gone to raid our tribe, and they should return as soon as possible!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Han Sui and Mi Jia responded in unison, then bowed and withdrew.

Soon, Tan Shihuai's order was relayed to the entire army.

Upon learning that their stronghold had been attacked, the soldiers forgot their fatigue from the past few days and hurriedly packed up, thinking only of rushing back to protect their families.

"Let's go!!" Seeing the assembled troops, Tan Shihuai mounted his horse and galloped off towards Tanhan Mountain, with his soldiers following closely behind.

Thus ended the battle in which Tan Shihuai destroyed the Yuwen tribe.

Two days later, Xi Zhicai led his troops to join Liu Bei, Sun Jian, Liu Qian and others, and returned to Yuwen's camp.

Seeing that only the Red Ribbon Army and the Wuhuan Army had returned, Yuwen Mohuai's heart skipped a beat, and he nervously approached Xi Zhicai.

"Master of the Opera, where are my son and the soldiers of my unit?"

Xi Zhicai said solemnly, "Your troops suffered a major defeat and were entangled by the people of Tan Shihuai's faction. In order to completely annihilate Tan Shihuai's army, we had no choice but to kill them all. Your son also died in the chaos of battle..."

"Wh...what? They...they're all dead?"

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Mohuai's expression changed drastically, his head buzzed, and he staggered back two steps.

Now, the remaining 30,000 able-bodied men and his son are all gone, leaving only an old man and some women and children. The tribe can be said to exist in name only.

"That's right, they're all dead!"

Xi Zhicai nodded calmly. Now that Yuwen Mohuai had no one to rely on, he wasn't afraid of what the other party might guess or do.

"My son, my tribe... Pfft!"

Yuwen Mohua murmured a couple of words, then spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground.

"Sigh, let's take him back and give him a proper check-up!"

Seeing this, Xi Zhicai sighed slightly and sent two guards to carry Yuwen Mohuai into the main tent. He, Liu Bei, Sun Jian and others gathered in the military tent to discuss the next steps.

Xi Zhicai spoke first: "Xuande, Wentai, I sent the battle report to Luoyang two days ago, and it will be delivered to His Majesty in a few more days."

Now, following His Majesty's orders, we defeated Tanshihuai in early June. Next, the court will dispatch a large army into the grasslands; we must prepare accordingly!

Liu Bei asked, "Brother Zhicai, what are you planning to do?"

Xi Zhicai said solemnly, "According to His Majesty's plan, he intends to lure Tan Shihuai's last strength to Juyan for a decisive battle. What we need to do is to cooperate with the cavalry of Liaozhou and Youzhou to carry out a thorough cleansing of the grasslands!"

Therefore, I have decided that after the army rests for a few days, we will head straight for Tanhan Mountain, then join forces with Mengde, cut off Tanshihuai's retreat, and drive them completely out of the grasslands..."

Liu Bei nodded: "That's good. Yunzhong County has sent 20,000 Great Wall soldiers, 10,000 county and state soldiers, and 50,000 laborers. They should arrive here in a few days. Once they arrive, we'll set off!"

Xi Zhicai: "Alright, also tell the soldiers to be extra affectionate and caring towards the women of the Yuwen tribe during this time!"

Liu Bei smiled and said, "No problem!"

Sun Jian looked out of the tent: "The final battle is about to begin!"

Xi Zhicai shook his head: "No, this is just the beginning!"