The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

"Haha, not bad."

"If that's the case, can we compete with Beiting?"

Hearing Li Jing's answer, Ning Quan's eyes lit up.

Beiting was undoubtedly Ning Quan's first target to be eliminated. The reason he didn't take action before was because he lacked strength.

But now it’s different. He already has 30,000 soldiers under his command. Although it is not as many as Beiting, it is not much different.

After all, Beiting did not have many troops, only less than 60,000 at most.

"I understand your Highness's meaning. As far as manpower is concerned, there is no problem, but the newly recruited soldiers need further training or they will be of little use."

"But don't worry, Your Highness. I will be able to train them into elite troops in at most half a year. Then we can take action."

Li Jing of course understood Ning Quan's thoughts and said quickly.

"good very good."

After hearing what Li Jing said, Ning Quan nodded with satisfaction.

"Do we have spies in Beiting?"

Ning Quan suddenly said again.

"Your Majesty, we have always had spies stationed in Beiting!"

"They will regularly send back the intelligence they gather."

Li Jing replied.

"Well, now that we're ready to take action, we can't fall behind in intelligence work."

"Send more spies to Beiting and learn as much as possible about Beiting."

Ning Quan ordered.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Li Jing said respectfully.

........

While Ning Quan was discussing Beiting, Li Chenglin in the Beiting Protectorate was also thinking about Hulan.

If it is said that when Ning Quan first arrived in Beiting, Li Chenglin didn't care about him at all.

Since the great defeat of the Huns, Li Chenglin never dared to underestimate Ning Quan again.

The ferocity of the Huns was well known, but they were beaten by Ning Quan without any chance to fight back, which shows that they were extremely powerful.

What made him even more alert was that a few days ago he received news that the Donghu tribe had secretly surrendered to Ning Quan, which made him even more wary.

The surrender of the Donghu also made him think that the caravans had been robbed one after another in recent times, and it might be Ning Quan's doing.

The caravans were constantly being robbed, and he didn't originally think it was Ning Quan, because the ones who robbed the caravans were Hun cavalry.

But now it seems that it is Ning Quan in all likelihood.

Because the Donghu tribe surrendered to Ning Quan, and the Donghu tribe itself was the Xiongnu, Ning Quan could easily mobilize them.

Even more annoying things were not over yet. This morning he received the news that Qinglong Village had surrendered to Ning Quan, which made him even more uneasy.

If Ning Quan’s previous strength was not enough to compete with Beiting.

So now, the balance of power is slowly tilting towards Ning Quan.

So he had to take action and not allow Ning Quan to continue to grow.

But for a moment, he couldn't make up his mind.

First of all, Ning Quan is not easy to deal with now, especially since he has heavy cavalry under his command.

Furthermore, if they really took action against Ning Quan, it would mean that Beiting and Daqian had officially broken off relations, which would imply rebellion.

"Report to the general, Hulan has an urgent report."

Just as he was worried, the voice of the guard outside the door was heard.

Upon hearing the report, Li Chenglin couldn't help but frown.

I had a vague feeling that it was definitely not a good thing.

"General, Hulan's secret agents have reported that His Majesty the Ninth Prince will be on a diplomatic mission to the Western Regions in three days."

The guard outside the door said respectfully.

"Huh, a diplomatic mission to the Western Regions?"

Hearing this, Li Chenglin couldn't help but let out a light exclamation.

"Yes, General."

The guard outside the door continued.

"Haha, I was just worrying about how to deal with you, but I didn't expect the opportunity to come."

"Have the spies quickly investigate Ning Quan's route and the troops accompanying him."

"Immediately summon all the generals to come here to discuss this matter."

After thinking for a moment, Li Chenglin made a decision instantly.

Ning Quan was on a diplomatic mission to the Western Regions. How could he let go of such a good opportunity?

"I will obey your orders!"

Hearing Li Chenglin's order, the guards retreated quickly.

Of course Ning Quan didn't know that he had been targeted by Li Chenglin.

But Li Chenglin had spies in Hulan, and Ning Quan also had spies in Beiting.

Therefore, when there was a large-scale mobilization of troops in Beiting on the second day, the spies immediately reported the news back to Hulan.

Of course, the spies did not know the reason for the Beiting military mobilization, they just reported back the intelligence they discovered.

But it was Li Jing who was responsible for compiling the spy intelligence.

Who is Li Jing?

He is the God of War of the Tang Dynasty.

After receiving the information, Li Jing discovered the clues immediately and reported it to Ning Quan immediately.

"You mean, Beiting is planning to attack me?"

"Li Chenglin intends to kill me halfway?"

After hearing Li Jing's report, Ning Quan asked coldly.

"Your Highness, although I'm not sure, it should be about the same."

"After all, other than targeting Your Highness, I can't think of any reason why Beiting would mobilize troops on such a large scale."

Li Jing said in a deep voice.

"Well, your analysis is correct. Beiting is very stable now."

"The Arabs in the southwest are at war with Persia. We are the ones holding the line against the Xiongnu in the north. The Western Regions are simply not worth their while. The only possibility is this king."

"Haha, since he wants to play with it, then we will play with him."

"Do you have any idea?"

Ning Quan nodded, then looked at Li Jing and said.

Upon hearing this, Li Jing immediately expressed his thoughts.

"Not bad!"

"Just do as you say."

"Then the original departure time and route will remain unchanged. You can arrange the rest."

After listening to Li Jing's report, Ning Quan said with satisfaction.

"The last general takes orders."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Li Jing said respectfully.

Then, Li Jing turned around and left, going downstairs to prepare.

That night, dozens of fast horses galloped out from Hulun.

After leaving the city, they quickly split into two groups.

Half an hour later, two thousand cavalrymen led by Huo Qubing left the city.

These were Li Jing's deployments. Two groups of fast horses went all the way to meet Lu Bu and brought Li Jing's combat orders.

Another group went to Donghu and recruited Donghu soldiers to join the war.

Huo Qubing will later join up with the Donghu soldiers and lead them into battle.

Li Jing prepared to deal a fatal blow to his opponent, hoping to cripple Beiting in one fell swoop.

.........

Early the next morning.

Ning Quan led a convoy and nearly 4,000 soldiers to the Western Regions as planned.

Accompanying him were Li Jing, Zhang Fei, Li Cunxiao, Cai Sheng, Liu Hong and others.

As newly surrendered generals, Cai Sheng, Liu Hong and others naturally wanted to perform well.

When they learned that Ning Quan was going to the Western Regions, they all volunteered.

Ning Quan also wanted to see their strength, so he agreed to their request.

In addition, Li Wanyue naturally also accompanied them.

Of course she didn't want to miss the beautiful scenery of the Western Regions.

After Ning Quan left, Hulun City was handed over to Zhuge Liang.

With Zhuge Liang's ability, and with the assistance of Xiang Yu, Guan Yu, Zhang Liao and others, it is enough to ensure the safety of Hulan.

The Western Region country closest to Hulan City is Loulan, also known as Shanshan.

It is about 600 miles away from Hulan, and it can be reached in ten days normally.

Loulan was a big country among the countries in the Western Regions, second only to Yanqi, Kucha and other countries.