Flying Clouds in Another World

Chapter 289: First Hearing of the Enemy

Mid-March, Eastern Northern Wilderness.

At this time, the vast northern grassland is no longer an endless wasteland. Touches of green are constantly spreading, vowing to color every corner of the grassland.

"The grass on the Lili Plain dries up every year. The wild fire cannot burn it out, but it grows again when the spring breeze blows!"

"In fact, it's not just the grass on the plain. The barbarians on the northern grasslands can't be burned by wildfires. They will grow again in the spring breeze."

"For thousands of years, these barbarians in the northern wilderness have been strong and weak, but they have never been conquered by the empire, let alone completely wiped out! Why?"

"Until now, no one has found the right strategy to completely integrate the Northern Wilderness people into the empire!"

Liu Feiyun ate dry food while chatting with several officers around him.

"Completely integrated into the empire!? Those barbarians who only know how to burn, kill and plunder! Can they be completely integrated into the empire! I think it will take until the sun rises from the west!"

A young officer from a military academy said with disdain.

As soon as he said this, he immediately aroused Tuo Dajun's dissatisfaction:

"Who says that we Northern Wilderness people only know how to burn, kill and plunder! If it weren't for natural disasters, or if we couldn't survive because of the oppression of the big tribes, who would be willing to come to your empire to rob the grass and valley!"

“Besides, when your empire was strong, you often came to our Northern Wilderness to forage for food!

Tuo Dajun's words immediately attracted the attack of the crowd. For a while, everyone was talking about how the barbarians from the Northern Wilderness were not worthy of being integrated into the empire!

Tuo Dajun had no way of convincing the others, so he simply said, "Be it the empire, the imperial court, or the royal court of the Northern Wilderness, I don't understand these things anyway! I only know that it was the Earl and the Young Master who deceived our Black Eagle tribe! From now on, our Black Eagle tribe will only be loyal to the Earl and the Young Master! We will do whatever they tell us to do!"

Liu Feiyun was speechless after hearing this: Tuodajun, Tuodajun! How can you say this in front of outsiders!

Although he thought so in his heart, he still defended Tuo Dajun:

"In fact, the people of the Northern Wilderness also call us the Empire. Just like us Chen people, there are good people and bad people! There are those who are hostile to the Empire, and there are those who admire the Empire! Just like Tuo Dajun and his Northern Wilderness warriors, aren't they also serving the Empire and our Great Chen Dynasty!"

"So you must never regard Tuo Dajun and the others as aliens anymore! Instead, you should regard them as brothers in arms!"

Although everyone agreed verbally, their expressions showed that they clearly disagreed!

After everyone finished their dry food and continued on their journey, Liu Feiyun deliberately called Tuo Dajun to come forward.

"You don't have to take their words too seriously! After all, the Northern Wilderness people plundered our northern land three times, and the resentment caused by the people was too great!"

"Don't worry, sir! I, Tuo Dajun, don't care what they say or think! They are not my masters! As long as you believe in the loyalty of Tuo Dajun and my Wuying tribe, that's enough!"

"Your loyalty, the loyalty of your Black Eagle tribe, I naturally believe in it, otherwise why would I bring you here! But, I want you to deal with your former fellow tribesmen from the Northern Wilderness! Don't you really have any thoughts? Or psychological burden?"

Tuo Dajun sneered and explained:

"Sir! It seems that you still don't understand us Northern Wilderness people! We Northern Wilderness people are different from you Chen people. We have never regarded the Northern Wilderness tribes as a whole! Even if you Chen people don't attack! We Northern Wilderness tribes have been killing each other all year round!"

"It's like if I'm from the Black Eagle Tribe, and my Black Eagle Tribe is swallowed up by the Bald Wolf Tribe! Then I'm from the Bald Wolf Tribe! If the Bald Wolf Tribe is destroyed by the Giant Bear Tribe, and I become a slave of the Giant Bear Tribe, then I'll be from the Giant Bear Tribe again!"

"In fact, the tribes in Anping County can completely re-establish a new tribe as long as you are willing! Except for a few idiots who are used to being leaders, who would object? I'm afraid they will only happily support you as the chief!"

Liu Feiyun felt a little puzzled: instead of being a noble of the Chen Dynasty, he wanted to be the chief of some barbarian tribe in the northern wilderness. How could this guy come up with such an idea!

However, he soon asked again

A most realistic question: "Tuoda Jun! You said that our scouts in the Northern Wilderness have been conducting reconnaissance for several days! How come they haven't found any useful information! Could it be that those scouts are letting you go? Many people have come to me to report your wrongdoings!"

Tuo Dajun shook his head and said:

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! These people have been sent here after layers of screening! I can't say anything else, but their loyalty to the Earl and the young master is absolutely beyond doubt."

"Besides, these people all have close relatives who are still in Anping. Even if there are a few who are not loyal enough, they dare not betray us!"

"The only possibility is that the people of the Northern Wilderness nearby are trying to avoid the army again! But don't worry, sir. No matter how well they hide, they won't be able to hide for long!"

As if to confirm Tuoda Jun's words, several knights dressed in Northern Wilderness barbarians but holding high the flags of the imperial army quickly approached the team!

"Don't shoot! It's Tushitilo and the others!" Tuoda Jun shouted.

The soldiers who had been holding their crossbows on alert put down their crossbows upon hearing this.

Soon, Tushiti Luo came close to Liu Feiyun, dismounted and reported: "My lord! We found a small tribal camp in a depression fifteen miles northeast! There are about three hundred tents and less than two thousand people. Only seven or eight hundred can fight! The rest are the elderly, the weak, women and children!"

Tushiti Luo's arrival immediately caused a commotion.

"There are three hundred tents, but only seven or eight hundred of them are capable of fighting! Sir, this is a merit that comes right to you! Sir! Give the order! Let's go to battle!"

"This is the first barbarian tribe we have encountered since entering the Northern Wilderness! Sir! Let's fight!"

"Right now, no battalion in the entire brigade has ever fought against the barbarians! This first achievement! Looks like it belongs to our Yunliu Battalion!"

"The barbarian tribe only has a few thousand combatants. Our Yunliu Camp can easily defeat them in one gulp!"

"It's just past noon now, the soldiers have just eaten and drunk their fill, and we are so close, it's a good time to attack!"

Hearing his subordinates asking for battle, Liu Feiyun also wanted to fight a battle to test the quality of his Yunliu Camp!

He signaled everyone to be quiet first, and then once again asked Tushiti Luo and others about the military situation they had found out, and then he gave the order:

"Okay! Then let's fight this small tribe! However, this time we will surround three sides and leave one side. We will not fight a war of annihilation, but only a war of defeat! We only seek stability, not safety! We only want to make money, not take risks! By the way, notify the friendly forces nearby, especially the friendly forces of the right brigade, and let them pay attention to these defeated barbarians! So that they can also share some of the credit!"