"Old Sir, what do you mean by this?"
Bai Feng couldn't help but frown in confusion.
The old man wiped away his tears and continued, "That's right.
"Milord, our village is already extremely far from the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu soldiers you just killed were coming from the west.
"No Xiongnu have ever passed by before.
"If Milord came from the west, these Xiongnu soldiers would be the last batch, and there wouldn't be any Xiongnu in front of us."
Bai Feng was delighted to hear this.
In other words, the Xiongnu on the eastern border had been wiped out!
During this period of campaigning, Bai Feng had also discovered that the Xiongnu that had been raiding were now rushing north.
It seemed that Li Cunxiao was exerting considerable pressure on the Xiongnu.
It seemed that it was time for him to join up.
As for Qin Liangyu and Li Yuanba, Bai Feng was not worried.
Although these two were not as strong as Li Cunxiao, they were still renowned generals that few could match.
Moreover, the ten thousand soldiers he had brought with him were all elite soldiers that had been carefully selected.
These soldiers were all strong soldiers that had survived from pacifying the north to Western Liang.
Just the quality of these soldiers was not something that the Xiongnu soldiers could compare to.
Just as Bai Feng was preparing to lead his army north, he felt someone tug at his clothes.
Bai Feng lowered his head and saw a little girl.
This little girl had been standing behind the elder, so she was probably the elder's granddaughter.
"Big Brother, thank Milord for saving our village. This is for you."
The little girl blinked her watery eyes, picked up the item in her hand, and handed it to Bai Feng.
It was a white biscuit.
And it was covered in dust.
It seemed that she had dropped it when she was being pursued by the Xiongnu.
Bai Feng knew that this white biscuit might be enough to feed the little girl for an entire day.
Bai Feng smiled as he took the white biscuit and tore off a small piece before putting it into his mouth.
The white biscuit mixed with gravel tasted extremely dry and unpalatable, but Bai Feng still swallowed it after chewing it.
"Big Brother will eat these. I'll leave the rest for you."
Bai Feng passed the rest of the white biscuit to the little girl and patted her head.
The little girl was very surprised at first, but then she smiled sweetly.
For a moment, Bai Feng actually thought of Cao Jie, and his heart was suddenly moved.
I wonder what Jie 'er will do if she knows that I didn't go back?
Bai Feng shook his head and turned to the soldiers behind him.
"Give some of our provisions to the villagers."
"Here!"
Ma Yunlu accepted the order and hurriedly went to the rear to retrieve it.
He looked at the three thousand soldiers that had followed him. After the battle with the Xiongnu, there were only about two thousand left.
Bai Feng's eyes were like torches.
"Soldiers, behind us are unarmed civilians. We cannot retreat!"
"Look at these people, our protection is effective!"
"Let me thank you on behalf of the people!"
After that, Bai Feng bowed slightly.
Immediately, the soldiers dismounted and came forward to support Bai Feng.
"Sir, you must not!"
"We are only following Sir. Along the way, Sir killed nearly half of the Xiongnu. If not for Sir, we would not have the courage to fight against the Xiongnu!"
"That's right, Sir. How can we accept Sir's bow!"
"… …"
Bai Feng looked at the soldiers whose morale was greatly boosted and smiled to himself.
In front of the nation, every soldier was a warrior worthy of the title.
"Brothers, follow me to the north and take down the Xiongnu camp!"
After saying that, Bai Feng mounted her horse sideways and raised her arms to shout.
… …
At this time, in Sun Quan's room in Capital Wu.
"My lord, Liu Bei has sealed the city. I'm afraid that the Cao Army is about to attack."
Zhang Zhao cupped his hands and said.
"Should our Jiangdong continue to ally with Liu Bei?"
Sun Quan closed his eyes and did not speak.
After a long while, Sun Quan slowly opened his eyes.
"What are Bai Feng's movements recently?"
Zhang Zhao hesitated for a moment before saying.
"That Bai Feng has already pacified Xiliang. According to the news, he has gone on a punitive expedition against the Xiongnu."
"Oh? How many soldiers did he bring? "
Sun Quan raised an eyebrow and said with interest.
"10,000 elite cavalry."
Zhang Zhao himself did not dare to believe it.
Sun Quan's eyes widened.
"What?! 10,000 elite cavalry? "
"That Xiongnu has at least 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers. Bai Feng actually dares to bring 10,000 cavalry on a punitive expedition?"
"He must have eaten a bear's heart and leopard's guts!"
Zhang Zhao lowered his head and muttered.
"Your subject thinks that this is fake news spread by Bai Feng to intimidate our army."
"As for the actual number of soldiers, your subject believes that it should not be less than 100,000."
"Forget it."
Sun Quan waved his hand, his expression returning to normal.
"Whether that Bai Feng goes on a punitive expedition against the Xiongnu or the Qiang, that's fine."
"Given Cao Cao's personality, if Bai Feng does not return to Xuchang, he will definitely not send soldiers to Jingzhou."
"As for the alliance, allow me to think about it."
Zhang Zhao nodded and then said,
"Recently, we received news that Zhou Yu's house is empty. Xiao Qiao seems to have disappeared."
Sun Quan closed his eyes and said,
"Disappeared?"
"Then there's no need to worry about her."
"If she's in Jiangdong, then kill her. If she's not in Jiangdong …"
"Given the current situation, she will die even if she goes to the Central Plains."
"Yes."
Zhang Zhao nodded, then bowed and slowly withdrew.
For some reason, Zhang Zhao felt that his lord was completely different from before.
His lord had always been a schemer and a dictator, always thinking thrice before acting.
Why did he feel like he had become somewhat impatient?
"Could it be because of Da Qiao?"
Zhang Zhao slightly frowned.
But now that Sun Shao was dead, even if Da Qiao returned to Jiangdong, she would not be able to cause much trouble.
The biggest problem now was still Jiangdong's escape route.
Zhang Zhao had originally wanted to submit to Cao Cao, but his lord wanted to fight.
But how could he fight Cao Cao?
Although Cao Cao had lost many soldiers in the Battle of Red Cliff, he was currently biding his time in Xuchang.
But in the future, he would definitely send troops to attack Jingzhou and Jiangdong.
Right now, Jingzhou and Jiangdong were grasshoppers on the same rope. Without the lips, the teeth would feel the cold.
Right now, the best option would be to ally with Liu Bei.
But why was his lord so hesitant?
Even a third-generation official like Zhang Zhao could not see through Sun Quan's thoughts.
At this moment, he heard hurried footsteps.
Zhang Zhao raised his head and saw that it was Lu Su!
"Lord Zijing, I trust you've been well since we last met."
Zhang Zhao cupped his hands.
Lu Su panted as he hurriedly cupped his hands.
"Lord Zibu, could you tell His Lord about Bai Feng's crusade against the Xiongnu?"
"What does His Lord think about the alliance with Jingzhou?"
Zhang Zhao nodded and then said, "His Lord thinks that His Lord wants to make a move first.
"The lord's intention is to not make a move for now and wait for Bai Feng to return to Xuchang before making a decision."
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