The empress disliked my achievements for overshadowing her own, so she turned her attention to the N

Chapter 165 The Amazing Barbarian Tribe!

"Could there be some secret hidden here?" Chen Nan became even more puzzled.

It was a small, uncivilized tribe, and it seemed that no one in the Northern Wei court wanted to mention it.

He then realized that whether he was a prince in the Great Qian Dynasty or after he came to the Northern Wei Dynasty, he had never heard anyone mention that there were barbarians on this continent.

Currently, the only person who knows relatively well about the barbarian tribes is Yin Wuhou, but Hongming actually doesn't recommend that he learn about it.

Hongming sighed: "Why don't we go back to the government office first? This matter is really hard to explain."

"Alright then, let's head back to the government office first!" With that, Chen Nan set off first.

Soon, the three returned to the government office.

Hongming then began to tell his story.

"Actually, I suggested you go to war against the barbarian tribes, because there are too many secrets there!"

“I was just a child when my father went to war against the barbarian tribes. Because I have had a special feeling for the army since I was a child, my father had no choice but to take me with him on that expedition at my insistence.”

“Back then, my father personally led an army of 50,000, including 10,000 cavalry to fight against the barbarians.”

"I thought it was just a tribe with at most tens of thousands of soldiers, which is why my father was willing to take me to the battlefield."

"But it was on that occasion that I actually saw something that seemed like a demon!"

As he spoke, Hongming's pupils widened, and his emotions gradually became agitated, as if he were caught up in some terrifying memory.

Seeing this, Chen Nan quickly stepped forward and hugged Hongming, saying, "It's okay, it's all over, it's all over, I'm still here for you!"

With Chen Nan's reassurance, Hongming's emotions gradually calmed down.

He continued, "In my memory, it was when my father led his army to Roucheng."

"Oh right, Roucheng is now Duancheng," Hongming explained.

"When my father arrived at Roucheng, he was in high spirits. After resting for a day, he marched into the Qiduan Mountains the next day."

"No one expected that the barbarian tribe, which had only 300,000 people at the time, would actually assemble an army of 100,000 to intercept my father's army at the entrance to the mountains."

"Fortunately, the soldiers my father selected were all battle-hardened veterans."

"After two or three charges, the barbarian tribe was routed, with some dying and others fleeing."

"Just when my father thought victory was assured, the chief of the barbarian tribe, Utopia, took out a deep blue crystal from his pocket and held it high in the air."

"The barbarian soldiers illuminated by that crystal seemed to have become different people; no one ran away, and no one was afraid of death."

"Everyone was charging towards the Northern Wei army."

Suddenly, Hongming began to tremble all over.

Chen Nan gently patted his back again: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm here!"

Hongming took a deep breath: "Then, Utopia took out a blood-red crystal from his pocket."

"Strangely enough, the moment that red crystal appeared, even the sky was dyed blood red."

"Especially those barbarian soldiers, their fearlessness of death is secondary; the main problem is that each of them has doubled in size. Not only that, even the ordinary soldiers have advanced from ordinary people to second-tier martial artists!"

"A second-tier martial artist? Are you sure you're not mistaken?" Chen Nan exclaimed in surprise.

Hongming nodded affirmatively: "Of course I remember correctly, but I was still young at that time and didn't know what a martial artist was."

"All that I know is from conversations between my father and my brother."

After saying that, Hongming gave a wry smile and reached out to tightly grasp Chen Nan's hands: "This is also why I don't recommend attacking the barbarian tribes!"

Chen Nan took a deep breath and stood up: "I must attack the Barbarian Tribe! No one can change that!"

Whether it's for the tasks assigned by the system or for better management of the Northern Wei in the future.

The barbarian tribes were like a nail driven into the map of Northern Wei, and he had to remove this nail!

Even without Chen Nan saying it, Hongming knew in her heart that once the other party made a decision, there was almost no possibility of changing it; she was merely offering a suggestion.

“My lord, there’s really no need to worry about that!” Zhao Yun suddenly interjected.

As he spoke, Zhao Yun approached the two men: "My lord, all three thousand of my White Horse Cavalry are at the peak of the second-tier martial arts!"

"General Gao Shun's seven hundred elite troops are all at the third-tier martial arts level!"

"And all of the lord's ten thousand Mo Dao soldiers have entered the ranks of second-grade martial artists."

Before Chen Nan could speak, Hong Ming exclaimed in surprise, "General Zhao Yun isn't joking, is he?"

"Reaching the second-tier martial artist level isn't too difficult, but for an entire army to reach the second-tier martial artist level is like climbing to the sky!"

Zhao Yun smiled faintly: "You flatter me, Madam. My three thousand White Horse Cavalry have followed me into battle, so their strength has naturally improved."

"It won't be long before a large number of White Horse Cavalry soldiers break through to the third-tier martial artist level."

"What...what did you just call me?" Hongming blushed.

Although it was the first time she had heard someone call her "mistress," she could tell from Zhao Yun's usual way of addressing Chen Nan that the other party considered the two of them as a couple.

"Ahem, General Zhao Yun, please don't call me that. We haven't reached that level yet!" Hongming explained their relationship, his face flushed.

As for Chen Nan, he chuckled softly to the side, showing no intention of explaining at all.

Zhao Yun looked at Hongming with a puzzled expression, then turned to look at Chen Nan with a questioning gaze.

After seeing the latter shake his head, he said apologetically, "I'm sorry, General Hongming!"

"It's alright. I'd like to know why General Zhao Yun was able to train his soldiers to such a high level?"

"After my father and his men saw the barbarians' blood-red crystal, they began to train soldiers with great effort, but they failed every time."

"This made my father think that the Northern Wei soldiers could not be trained into martial artists in large numbers!" Hongming asked curiously, his face full of doubt.

Zhao Yun glanced at Chen Nan again at this question.

Only after receiving permission did he begin to explain: "General Hongming, first of all, every soldier has his own talent."

"Some people are destined not to become martial artists, but the three thousand White Horse Cavalry under my command have all experienced countless life and death battles. Most of them have gone through round after round of changes before finally becoming these three thousand people!"

"Does the general mean that the White Horse Cavalry used to have many people?" Hongming became even more curious.

She has led an army of at least 300,000, but she still hasn't managed to get a truly elite force under her command.

Zhao Yun laughed and said, "In my memory, when I was under the leadership of my lord, three thousand men defeated one hundred thousand foreign tribesmen and they fled in terror."

"For soldiers to be capable, generals must first and foremost be timid; only with strong generals can there be elite troops!"

"Huh? Are there still alien races within the Great Qian territory? You led three thousand men to defeat a hundred thousand alien races?" Hongming turned to look at Chen Nan.

At first she didn't believe it, but then she thought that it was Chen Nan, and she felt relieved.