Sandbar Pasture was really just a stretch of grassland beside the Yong River, not far from Great Yong's Nanyang Water Fortress. Hu Xiaotian had signed a ceasefire agreement with Great Yong, however, and despite the change in its government, both sides still strictly observed their agreement. Neither had violated the other's borders. This also had much to do with Great Yong being mired in war. Its struggle against the Black Hu People had left it no attention to spare for anything else. Xue Daohong was no fool; he would not open another battlefield while fighting the Black Hu People.
Stepping onto this plain, lush with grass and plentiful water, immediately gave one a refreshing sense of openness. Ever since the Tang father and sons had joined Hu Xiaotian, he had entrusted them with training military horses. Tang Wenzheng had personally selected this site. All the horses Hu Xiaotian acquired through various channels were first sent here for the Tang father and sons to train, and only then delivered to the army for assignment to the cavalry. Their skill at judging and training horses was truly among the finest in the world. Outsiders considered the Yong River Navy the most formidable force under Hu Xiaotian's command, but over the past two years, his cavalry had also grown rapidly in strength, thanks in no small part to the Tang family's tireless assistance.
When Hu Xiaotian landed at Sandbar Wharf, Tang Wenzheng came to meet him with his third son, Tang Tiexin.
Father and son were very respectful when they saw Hu Xiaotian. He smiled and said, "Uncle Tang, please don't stand on ceremony with me. Tiehan, Tiexin, and I are as close as brothers. If you're too polite, you'll be treating me like an outsider."
Tang Wenzheng smiled, but he understood that