Moreover, unlike typical Legion Talents that use Cloud Qi to achieve combat enhancement effects, Jii Ling’s Talent is more akin to Chen Dao’s, relying purely on willpower to push soldiers beyond their limits in battle, making his trusted aides as committed as he is to achieving goals even at the cost of death!

Of course, without Yuan Shu’s command, Jii Ling’s Talent is no more than a flounder, lacking the driving force of strong will, just like the ineffective Talent of Chen Dao back then.

Actually, Yuan Shu sometimes wonders if Jii Ling is by his side during a crisis, what level of combat power Jii Ling could unleash. To be honest, Yuan Shu is quite curious, and he even tempted fate once to test this.

As a result, during that Aristocratic Family Alliance meeting, Yuan Shu went to Ye City personally, but nothing came out of Yuan Shu’s whimsy. Of course, Yuan Shu is no fool and did not provoke deliberately.

"Alright." Sheni Pei nodded. Although Yuan Shu is a bit of a fool, he is not entirely useless; his strongest generals are the most loyal to him.

"Yuanbo, what about you? After all this time, haven’t you emerged from the shadows?" Sheni Pei looked at Gao Lan and asked.

Gao Lan looked at his own hands. Back on the Yuan-Liu Battlefield, he did not possess the Inner Qi Manifestation Perfection Level, yet he had combat power of that level. But now, though he has reached that level of Inner Qi, how much can he actually exert?

Similarly, the Legion Talent that had already begun to awaken after breaking through Inner Qi Separation back then has now been obscured in some unknown corner. Among the Four Courts of Hebei, only he is the disgrace!

The other three are all Ultimate Inner Qi Manifestation strongmen, even possessing the strength to fight a higher-level opponent, and their will has remained unshaken until the end. Only he is the disgrace of the Four Courts of Hebei, only he is the disgrace!

"Still not recovered?" Sheni Pei sighed and looked at Gao Lan, saying, "What are you afraid of? The Lord has forgiven you, and you bear the only pride of the Four Courts of Hebei. General Yann, General Wen, they are all watching you."

Gao Lan looked down at his own hands; the Long Spear that was once under his command now feels heavy. Gao Lan even realized that he was no longer fit for the battlefield, and he even had the thought that it would have been better if he had died during the Yuan-Liu battle.

But no matter how enormous a shadow Gao Lan held in his heart, when Yuan Tan headed north, he chose almost without thinking to follow Yuan Tan northwards. He is currently the only Inner Qi Manifestation left in Hebei, carrying the pride of the Four Courts of Hebei.

Sadly, this pride is too heavy, too heavy to bear. If the original Gao Lan hadn’t faltered, now both his strength and capability would qualify him to bear it. Alas!

"Yuanbo, think carefully. If you continue to sink like this, the Yuan Family of Hebei will lose its last Inner Qi Manifestation. We are no longer the aristocratic family we once were, swallowing the world like a whale. You are already the pillar of the General System, and the only pillar." Yuan Tan slowly approached at this moment, kneeling in front of Gao Lan as he spoke.

Gao Lan’s eyes were reddened, but he couldn’t feel his own strength, his body full of Inner Qi yet unable to exert the expected force.

"Zheng Nan, before entering, someone told me you were here!" At this moment, voices of Xuu You and Xun Shen sounded from outside the tent, and then the two opened the tent door and stepped inside.

"Is there something being discussed?" Xun Shen noticed the odd atmosphere inside the tent, so he asked.

"Just in time for your return, we were about to discuss how to deal with the Northern Huns." Sheni Pei said with a smile, glossing over the tense atmosphere inside the tent. Xun Shen and Xuu You did not delve deeply, roughly guessing the situation, and thus accompanied the gloss over.

"As for the Northern Huns, the two of us personally took people for a thorough recon, or rather it was plainly checking." Amidst the conversation, Xun Shen took off the fur over his shoulders and hung it on the tent.

"Has it snowed again?" Sheni Pei glanced over and asked.

"Yes, the snow is heavy, so we observed for a while and came back. Only here do we realize what heavy snow truly is." Xuu You said with a smile, "However, it’s not bad; with such snow, even though the Northern Huns know we are right behind them, they will struggle to make extra moves."

"How’s the situation?" Sheni Pei asked.

"Not too good; Ziyuan and I have used our methods, and have roughly calculated the Northern Huns’ forces. Any male above the age of fourteen has been counted as combat power; the Northern Huns have approximately thirty-two thousand soldiers capable of fighting." Xun Shen sighed as he spoke.

"That is not the worst; the worst is that the Northern Huns have stockpiled cattle, sheep, and grains in the center of their military camp, and they’ve even begun slaughtering cattle and sheep, preparing for winter." Xuu You said, looking at Sheni Pei.

"So, the Northern Huns have started camping there, which is good news for us, but it also indicates the Northern Huns have the confidence to defend against us?" Sheni Pei’s knuckles lightly tapped on the wooden table, a hint of seriousness in his expression.

"Are you sure there are only about thirty-two thousand fighting-capable soldiers among the Northern Huns?" Yuan Tan looked at Xun Shen and Xuu You and asked. If the Northern Huns only had that many frail soldiers, Yuan Tan did not see why there should be any concern.

"Yes, we calculated all the males above fourteen, barely capable of fighting." Xun Shen nodded, "I suspect the Northern Huns plan to utilize their able-bodied women. Though their combat power isn’t very strong, judging by the number of Northern Huns, their numbers won’t be too small."

"It’s basically confirmed that they already know our forces. Given they’re settled down, unconcerned in the face of such numbers, there’s nothing more to say." Xuu You spoke quietly.

"What do you two mean?" Sheni Pei asked, looking at them.

"A probe tomorrow night, to see what the Northern Huns are planning. No need for a big commotion; just check the composition of their forces." Xuu You suggested.

"That’s fine; do you have any strategy to counter?" Sheni Pei asked Xuu You and Xun Shen.

"No, there’s really no strategy that can be called a successful counter-strategy. The Northern Huns are at such a stage now. If we start a skirmish, they would definitely fight with all their might. It’s not difficult for us to break their Regular Soldier ranks. The problem is, can we exterminate them under the premise they fight for survival?" Xuu You shook his head at Sheni Pei.

For Xuu You, the thirty-plus thousand old and frail Northern Huns are not a problem. The biggest issue now is how to take down the fifty thousand Northern Huns people who might fight desperately.

Any race, at the brink of extinction, their desperate cries would cause trauma to their enemy, let alone the fearless Northern Huns known for their ferocity in the age of cold weapons.

"We have the same problem here. Initially, it was best to employ water and fire tactics, but under current circumstances, none of us three can deploy them." Xun Shen sighed as he spoke.

Jii Ling and Gao Lan listened silently, while Yuan Tan then asked, "Are we going to idle away like this?" 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"No, we’ve already been exposed, so I plan to relocate the camp to a place five miles from the Northern Huns." Sheni Pei said after a moment of silence. Yuan Tan completely did not understand what Sheni Pei meant.

"Isn’t this kind of too close? So close that the Northern Huns could quickly charge and attack us." Xuu You hesitated slightly.

"If the camp is set up tightly, I think we can face off with the Northern Huns. What if we relocate the camp to only one mile from the Northern Huns’ camp, so we can assault, engage, and even gather materials to make Bed Crossbows to shoot?" Xun Shen thought quietly for a moment, then suddenly looked up at Sheni Pei and suggested.

"One mile?" Even Sheni Pei was taken aback, while the others had expressions as if saying, "Are you kidding me?"

"Why not? At that degree, is there a significant difference between five miles and one mile? Isn’t it more convenient?" Xun Shen questioned Sheni Pei, who then lowered his head to ponder, and then nodded silently. There really wasn’t much of a difference; if anything, it would be more advantageous.