"Military Marquis, the general summons you!"
A messenger arrived before Li Yi, his expression rather anxious as he swiftly relayed the military orders.
Seeing this, Li Yi instructed the soldiers to continue their training, then followed the messenger toward the central command camp.
One by one, hundred-commanders and unit simas arrived at the central command camp under the messengers' guidance.
It seemed something major had happened!
Countless speculations rose in Li Yi's heart. He promptly strode into the command camp and took a seat beside Song Jie.
Once everyone had arrived, General Guan signaled for his personal guards to hand each of them a military report.
"News has come from the forts beyond the pass. The Xiongnu king of the north has dispatched three thousand cavalry southward to pillage the frontier villages and towns. A great many civilians have been slaughtered, and many more have been left homeless and wandering."
"And this cavalry force is steadily closing in on Wild Goose Pass."
The Xiongnu lay north of the Chen and Qing Kingdoms. They did not engage in production, and whenever they ran short of food, they would head south to plunder the Chen and Qing Kingdoms.
The Xiongnu called this "beating the grass valleys."
Every two or three years, the Chen and Qing Kingdoms would suffer through such an ordeal.
Listening to General Guan, the crowd showed little surprise. Some even wore expressions that said, So it's finally here.
That winter, the snow had come too early and fallen too heavily. From their experience, the Xiongnu could not endure such severe snowfall. This year, the Xiongnu were bound to head south.
For a time, the command camp filled with the sound of discussion.
The Xiongnu excelled at mounted archery. Besides cavalry skilled with bow and horse, they also had famed