Myriad Realms Summoning System

On the northern border of the Great Zhou Empire, a well-organized and heavily-armored cavalry unit was marching slowly.

The army had about three thousand men, each wearing heavy armor and holding sharp spears and scimitars.

Wherever they passed, countless pedestrians retreated because the murderous aura they exuded was too strong.

"General, in fifty miles ahead is the Ice Valley sect's location. After passing the Ice Valley, it will take another two days to reach the border troop station," said a scout who came to Huo Qubing at the front of the army.

This heavily armored cavalry unit is the Huben Corps. A few days after setting out from the Imperial City, they will arrive at the border garrison in the north of the Great Zhou.

Upon hearing this, Huo Qubing said to his personal soldiers, "Order the troops not to disturb the people in Binggu."

Most of the disciples of Binggu have gone to the Imperial City, but a small number of disciples have chosen to stay in the sect.

Since they had pledged allegiance to the empire, Huo Qubing certainly could not allow the soldiers to disturb them.

The disciples of Binggu are all beautiful women. Although the Tiger Guard Corps has strict military discipline, Huo Qubing still needs to give them some instructions to avoid any mistakes.

After the scouts left, Huo Qubing said to Luo Cheng beside him: "General Luo Cheng, we are about to reach the northern border army camp, what do you think?"

Luo Cheng thought for a moment and said, "I am stupid and have not figured out how to deal with these 300,000 border troops."

Although Luo Cheng was older than Huo Qubing, Huo Qubing was the commander-in-chief of the Tiger Guard Corps, so he maintained enough respect for him.

Moreover, through the conversation along the way, Luo Cheng also admired Huo Qubing's military talents very much, so he seemed to respect him even more.

Huo Qubing did not ask Luo Cheng again. Instead, he looked into the distance and said meaningfully, "Luo Cheng, actually, my idea is not to go to the border army for the time being. How about we go to the grassland to see the fierce barbarians?"

Huo Qubing's words made Luo Cheng hesitate. "General, His Majesty sent us to the northern border to take back control of the frontier troops. If we take a detour and enter the grasslands, we might be charged with disobeying the emperor's orders."

Huo Qubing shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty asked us to take back the military power of the northern border army, but he never said how to take it back. So no matter what we do, as long as we achieve our goal, it will not be considered disobedience."

Luo Cheng thought about it and found that what Huo Qubing said was indeed reasonable, so he asked: "Then I wonder what the general thinks?"

Huo Qubing did not answer but asked: "What do you think is the possibility of us going to the border troops now and taking back the military power?"

Luo Cheng didn't understand what was going on, so he could only answer, "Very little. The northern border troops are different from other armies of the Great Zhou Empire. They have been fighting with grassland tribes for many years, so their personalities are also extremely wild and unruly."

"Although you and I are very strong and can easily capture and kill their commander, these border troops will never surrender to us and may even launch a retaliatory attack against us. That will be troublesome."

As a leading general, he saw this very clearly. Not to mention that their number ratio to the border troops was one hundred to one, the northern border troops' fearless nature alone meant that they could not be easily subdued.

Although this kind of army has strong combat effectiveness and is admired by generals like them, in the current situation, this style has become an obstacle for them.

Huo Qubing laughed and said, "Since we can't subdue them even if we go to the military camp, why bother going all this way in vain?"

Luo Cheng pondered for a moment, then said: "I still don't understand, please explain it to me, General."

Huo Qubing finally stopped playing dumb. "You just said that the northerners are unruly and have explosive personalities, but they also deeply respect the strong. If we can't prove our abilities, they will absolutely not yield. So, I've thought of a way to prove our strength to them."

Huo Qubing had said this, and Luo Cheng understood a little. He said with some concern: "General, you should know the strength of the Vulture Tribe. It is equivalent to a super power of the dynasty level. Is it really appropriate for us to enter the grassland with only 3,000 troops?"

Luo Cheng was not afraid of death. As Huo Qubing's deputy general, he had the obligation to persuade Huo Qubing to remain calm.

Huo Qubing explained: "The strength of the Vulture Tribe is indeed not inferior to that of the Dynasty, but this does not mean that the barbarians near the border of our Great Zhou are strong."

"From what I know, the truly powerful sub-tribes of the Vulture Tribe are mostly located around their royal court, which is equivalent to their capital. However, the royal court is millions of miles away from our Great Zhou. These powerful sub-tribes have no interest in managing the affairs of the Great Zhou."

"Those small tribes near the Great Zhou may have a large population, but their true strength is only slightly stronger than ours. Furthermore, the vast grasslands are very suitable for cavalry maneuvering. When the time comes, we will use harassment tactics, and the barbarians' numerical advantage will be wiped out."

Huo Qubing in this world has the memory of living on the northern border for more than ten years, and is very familiar with the grasslands and barbarians.

His guerrilla warfare method was also based on the previous habit of barbarians plundering the people in the surrounding areas. It can be said that he was treating others in their own way.

However, Luo Cheng was still worried and said, "Although the Vulture Tribe doesn't care about this grassland, if we really do this, will it provoke a strong backlash from the Vulture Tribe? If then, with the power of the Great Zhou facing a superpower equivalent to a dynasty, it will probably cause Your Majesty considerable trouble..."

Huo Qubing shook his head and said, "Don't worry about that at all. Even if our massacre of the grassland barbarians really attracts the attention of the Vulture Tribe and its subordinate tribes, they will at most incite some of the smaller tribes to wage war against the Great Zhou, rather than launching a direct war of annihilation."

"Given the poor relationship between humans and barbarians, if the forces surrounding the Vulture Tribe's royal court dare to personally intervene in this minor conflict, this war will escalate into a dynastic war."

"This is not what the Iron Blood Dynasty wants to see, nor is it what the Vulture Tribe wants to see, so the worry about the Vulture Tribe's major forces intervening is completely unnecessary."

Luo Cheng thought about it and felt that what Huo Qubing said was indeed reasonable. He couldn't help but ask: "Should we continue to head to the northern border garrison, or change our route..."

Huo Qubing said solemnly: "Order the troops to bypass the northern border troops' garrison after passing the Ice Valley and head directly to the grassland!"

The original plan was overturned by Huo Qubing, who started a crazy and bold plan.

Two days later, the three thousand Tiger Guards and Luo Cheng's Eighteen Riders of Yanyun bypassed the northern border garrison of the Great Zhou and arrived at the vast grassland.

At the same time, in the Northern Army's tent stationed in Hancheng, a scout was reporting the latest military intelligence to the Northern Army's senior generals.

"Marshal, according to reports from our frontline scouts, this morning a heavily armored cavalry unit of approximately 3,000 men bypassed our defense zone and headed straight for the grasslands."