The Right Chancellor bit his brain and turned it over, taking advantage of the current trend in the imperial court to gain some chips for Nofel and others: "Your Majesty, I humbly request that you dispatch another 50,000 elite cavalry from each department to support the front line!"

  As soon as this sentence came out, the officials who were originally kneeling on the ground all got up in a hurry. What's the point of saying that they are going to mobilize troops from various departments? Isn't it just mobilizing people and horses from their own tribes? This can't be agreed to. How can a minor illness compare to a severe pain? Let him, Nuluo, not be arrogant for a while, but now he still wants to take people from his own tribe, these officials would rather die than agree.

  "How dare you ask the Grand Minister to mobilize these 50,000 elite cavalry from which department?!" The second-in-command of the peace-seeking faction, the cold-voiced and timid Chief Secretary of the Imperial Secretariat asked.

  "It's only natural to select from the tribes with surplus strength, I think you gentlemen will surely have no objections...". He said with a gloomy smile, his words implying that this group of people below were not doing their job properly.

  "What nonsense! The Right Chancellor's words are greatly mistaken!"

  "What a great outrage! The various tribes are now in revolt, and yet the Right Chancellor actually wants to conscript soldiers from each of them at this time. His heart is truly detestable!"

  "Phew..."

  "Phew..."

  The officials who had just been crouching on the ground in compromise were now excited and furious, their faces twisted with hatred as if they wanted to swallow the Right Chancellor alive.

  "That's enough!" The ugly-looking Te Gusu hadn't even gotten angry yet, but the Left Chancellor, Shi Lie Men, suddenly let out a loud shout.

  "You don't need to say more, just follow the words of the Prime Minister, and within three days, 50,000 elite cavalry must rush to Ning City!" Shi Lie said sternly and then bowed his head and exited the main tent, leaving behind a group of court officials looking at each other in dismay. Since the leader of their peace faction had spoken, they no longer had any reason to insist, so they gritted their teeth, suppressing their heartache, and went back to prepare for battle.

  "Grip the Grand General, you tell me which side the Left Grand General is on. Today I just can't understand him," Tegus asked Grip, who remained in the tent.

  "The loyalty of Shi Lie Men, the Grand Chancellor, to our great Yuan dynasty is not in question, but he only wants to shrink and beg for peace, which I dare not agree with. However, since the decisive battle between our army and the Ming army at Ningcheng has already been decided, Left Chancellor will naturally support this battle with all his might, and will not be like those greedy nobles who are insatiable. I am willing to bet that among these 50,000 elite cavalrymen, Left Chancellor will definitely contribute at least 10,000." He smiled as he explained, having worked with Shi Lie Men for many years, even understanding the other's temperament, although their political views did not align, it did not affect their private relationship, otherwise, he would not have dared to let other courtiers donate so many elite cavalrymen.

  "In that case, I ask the Right Chancellor to persuade the Left Chancellor from now on. If you two Chancellors are of one mind, why worry that our Great Yuan cannot return to the Central Plains?"

  Biting his lip and hanging his head in a bitter smile, if only Emperor Zhengde would listen to advice, he wouldn't have to exhaust himself with state affairs all day at such an old age...

  "Giddy up! Giddy up!"

  One man and one horse were galloping on the grassland. Judging from his awkward riding skills, it was clear that he was a beginner. However, the thrill of galloping freely made him urge the horse to go even faster. As they sped along, the horse gradually got out of control, and just as the rider was getting flustered, a sharp whistle pierced the air. The horse stopped abruptly, and due to its strong momentum, its front hooves left the ground. The person on its back was caught off guard and was about to be thrown off.

  However, he landed steadily amidst the agile and nimble movements. At this time, the person who was whistling also ran over, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Xu Sheng, while the person who got off the horse was Zhang Feng himself.

  "I say, Zhang, you're quite bold, aren't you? First time riding a horse and you dare to gallop wildly. This is just my Big Yellow being obedient, otherwise if it were another horse with a wild temperament, who knows, it might have thrown you off and kicked you twice." Xu Sheng ran over and carefully inspected his Big Yellow, worried that Zhang Feng, this newcomer, had damaged his beloved horse while riding for the first time. Not to mention earlier when his whistle almost made Zhang Feng fall off...

  Zhang Feng, who was scolded by Xu Sheng for a few sentences, just touched his head and smiled, still eager to jump onto Da Huang's body. Seeing this situation, it seems that he hasn't had enough riding yet. Xu Sheng hastily blocked himself in front of his beloved horse, vigilantly staring at Zhang Feng, not allowing him to wreak havoc on his own horse again.

  "Commander Xu, just one more lap! Just one!" Zhang Feng tried to persuade Commander Xu with a mix of soft and hard tactics, but Commander Xu refused to budge. No matter how much Zhang Feng begged, he wouldn't get another chance to ride the big yellow horse. With no other choice, Zhang Feng reluctantly sat down on the grain transport cart, feeling disheartened.

  It has been some time since they left Gaozhou City to transport grain. If the timing is not bad, in two days, we can see the location where Xu Da's army is stationed. This time, the grain team led by Zhu Neng and composed of 2,000 soldiers not only brought three months' worth of military rations for the main force but also took a large number of firearms under Tang Yun's command.

  Zhu Neng was also secretly entrusted by Tang Yun to take the opportunity to make another contribution to the war efforts of the Yan Wang, who would have thought that Xu Sheng's nonsense words actually made Tang Yun deeply believe in him.

  "Zhang, I didn't know you were here." Xu Sheng rode the big yellow horse slowly and found Zhang Feng. "It's not that I'm being petty, but the truth is that Big Yellow is old now and can't withstand your rough handling anymore."

  "Why is Uncle Xu still riding it, since it's already old? Wouldn't it be better for it to stay in the stable and enjoy its retirement?"

  "You don't understand, Da Huang is a war horse. Even if he's old and dead, he must die on the battlefield. This is the fate that a war horse should have. Have you heard of 'horse leather wrapped corpse'? It's roughly the same principle."

  Zhang Feng pouted, that was clearly a description of the general's determination to die for his country, how did it become the fate of war horses? However, he didn't correct Xu Sheng's misunderstanding and continued to listen to him explain.

  "I'm telling you, this war horse is the second life of us military officers. In a duel between two generals, half of the skill depends on the ability of the horses under them - speed, endurance, and agility are all necessary conditions for a good war horse; I have another batch of horses that I use when going into battle, but you can't ride it, it's not as gentle as Big Yellow..." As Xu Sheng spoke, his voice trailed off, slowly stroking the sparse mane of Big Yellow, knowing that his old partner didn't have much time left, and a deep reluctance flowed out from his eyes.

  Seeing this, Zhang Feng stopped bothering Xu Sheng and quietly got off the horse carriage to observe the horses that were pulling it. Although he was still just an infantryman at present, which young man did not have the heroic spirit of galloping on horseback? Zhang Feng was no exception, his love for warhorses came from the bottom of his heart.

  Moreover, there were few horses in the Beiping camp before, and this time during the Northern Expedition, it was only when guarding Gaozhou City that they were closest to warhorses. Meng Ran still had a good impression of Zhang Feng, who dared to "speak up" for himself, and often pulled Zhang Feng to discuss horse breeding experiences. Although Zhang Feng often couldn't understand his gestures, this didn't affect the two people's shared love of warhorses.

  For this, Meng Ran specially asked Xu Sheng to translate, saying that after this northern expedition, he would request to be transferred to Beiping to raise horses, and at that time he would personally pick a high-quality horse for Zhang Feng.

  However, Xu Sheng thought to himself while translating that Meng Ran was also a good horse breeder and a friend of Zhang Feng's. Since he was going to kidnap one, why not take both away together...

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