"Yes!"
"Wait!" The scout turned his horse around, galloping madly in the direction of Dong Qingyue, when he heard Aksai call him again, "Be polite, and tell that commander of Zhou, once again, to stay out of this battle! Otherwise, they will be making enemies of Tianfeng and Xiliang!"
"Yes!" The scout from Tianfeng Kingdom rode swiftly to Dong Qingyue and loudly relayed Aksai’s words to him.
Upon hearing this, Dong Qingyue laughed aloud. His warhorse kicked its hooves impatiently, eager to charge forward. Dong Qingyue held the reins with one hand, controlling his mount, and sneered coldly, "Was I not clear enough? From this day forth... Rong is my Zhou’s horse pasture! Anyone daring to violate Zhou’s borders will face our elite soldiers in a bloody battle to the end!"
The scout from Tianfeng Kingdom turned his horse around again and galloped back to report to Aksai.
Aksai squinted his eyes and leaned forward, resting one elbow on his knee, watching Dong Qingyue standing at the front on horseback, his expression murderous.
"General, shall we retreat?" Aksai’s subordinate asked.
With Aksai’s temperament, he would want to teach that arrogant Zhou commander a lesson with the might of the Elephant Army. But his lord had instructed him, in dealing with Zhou and Yan people, not to use the same strategies their Tianfeng ancestors had employed against Hanye and Mengshe Kingdoms.
Aksai shouted, "Give the order to withdraw and camp six miles out!"
The horns from the Tianfeng Kingdom’s Elephant Army sounded, the giant elephants trumpeted loudly, then slowly turned around, following the leading elephant behind Aksai as they left.
But Dong Qingyue did not dare to relax, dispatching scouts...
The sky was left with only the last traces of twilight purple, the entire grassland was overtaken by stars, with only the torches flickering wildly in the wind.
Not long after, the scouts swiftly returned: "Report..."
Dong Qingyue perked up.
Three scouts jumped off their horses before they came to a full stop, knelt on one knee, and reported with fists cupped: "Tianfeng Kingdom’s Elephant Army withdrew and set up camp six miles away!"
Six miles... that distance wasn’t very far.
Dong Qingyue gritted his molars and shouted, "Dong Changlan, Dong Changmao!"
After Bai Qingyan ascended the throne, the Dengzhou Army learned that Dong Changlan was still alive, not only alive... but had also trained a very formidable cavalry within the borders of Rong.
Dong Changlan and Dong Changmao rode forward together, pulling the reins: "We are here!"
"Dong Changmao... return to Dengzhou to transport provisions and supplies. The Dengzhou Army will camp here! Quickly send a message towards Dadu City, informing His Majesty not to worry. As long as I’m alive, I won’t allow Tianfeng Kingdom to set foot on our Zhou land!" Dong Qingyue said solemnly.
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