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

"Okay, then it's settled. Tomorrow you will set off with 500 soldiers, and take your food and supplies with you."

"Remember to keep it secret during your stay. Don't let outsiders discover your presence."

Ning Quan warned.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Lu Bu bowed and saluted.

"Okay, everyone has worked hard, go down and rest!"

Then, Ning Quan waved to everyone.

"I will retire at the end!"

Everyone bowed respectfully and retreated.

After everyone left, Ning Quan fell into deep thought.

The surrender of the Donghu was definitely an unexpected surprise.

If it can be used well, it will definitely become one's trump card.

Thinking of this, Ning Quan couldn't help but sneer on his face.

He thought of Beiting.

If Ning Quan had established a foothold in Hulan, apart from resisting the Huns and controlling the countries in the Western Regions, he would have done so.

Beiting is naturally his next target. Only by controlling Beiting can Ning Quan truly gain a firm foothold.

Wars are fought for money, or simply put, for population and land.

Even if Hulun continues to develop, its population will always be limited and cannot be compared with the entire Beiting, let alone the entire Daqian.

Only by controlling Beiting did Ning Quan have the initial capital.

Originally, Ning Quan did not have the strength to fight against Beiting, after all, Beiting had 60,000 to 70,000 elite soldiers.

The total number of soldiers under Ning Quan's command was less than 10,000.

Although he had heavy cavalry, they were only good for field battles but completely useless for attacking cities and seizing territories.

Beiting would not be so stupid as to choose to fight heavy cavalry in the wild.

But now with the addition of Donghu soldiers, Ning Quan has hope.

Although the military strength is still insufficient, even if he cannot go to war with Beiting immediately, Ning Quan can still make some small moves to weaken its strength first.

For example, intercepting the caravans traveling to and from Beiting and blocking their financial resources is a good method.

Ever since Ning Yuanwu came to power, Beiting has been regarded as a thorn in his side, and the imperial court has been cutting the food and military pay supplied to Beiting.

This resulted in the Beiting government's financial resources being extremely depleted, and food supplies and even military pay were severely affected.

The reason why Beiting has been able to survive until now is that it relies on collecting protection fees from merchant caravans traveling to and from the Western Regions.

There was frequent trade between Daqian and the Western Regions and even the Arab Empire, with countless caravans traveling back and forth every year.

Most of these caravans transited through Beiting.

Every time they passed by, Beiting would collect huge protection fees.

If its trade routes were cut off, Beiting would suffer heavy losses.

And there is another benefit to cutting off the trade route, which is to force the caravans to change their route to Hulun, and then Hulun will prosper faster.

As long as the plan succeeds, Beiting will be in trouble within two years.

The next morning.

Lü Bu set out with 500 soldiers and baggage to take over the Donghu soldiers.

Ning Quan personally saw him off and told him to wait for orders at any time.

Ning Qu had already made up his mind last night and sent Lu Bu to carry out the task of blocking the trade route.

The addition of Donghu cavalry can make the plan more perfect.

Of course Ning Quan would not be so foolish as to take action directly, but instead prepared to pretend to be a Hun.

The Donghu were originally the Xiongnu, so this is much simpler.

Next, it depends on Lu Bu's ability. Whether it is robbing or intimidation, he will block the trade route.

After returning to the county government office, Ning Quan told Zhuge Liang, Li Jing and others about his ideas.

"Your Highness is truly talented, this is a great plan. If we do this, Beiting will surely decline within two years!"

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Liang praised.

"Your Highness, I also think this plan is brilliant!"

Li Jing echoed.

"Well, since you all think it's feasible, then I am relieved."

"After General Lu arrives, he will be arranged to depart after a few days of rest."

Ning Quan smiled and nodded.

"Your Highness is wise!"

Hearing this, Li Jing and Zhuge Liang complimented him.

"Prime Minister, have all the school affairs been arranged?"

Ning Quan asked again.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. Everything has been arranged. As per your instructions, I will set up the school in the southern part of the city."

"There are over 500 school-age children in the city, including slave children, and classes have already started today!"

"It's just that there are not enough teachers, so we can only teach in batches."

"Also, the language barrier is a problem. Fortunately, there are slaves who can speak Chinese. I have selected over thirty of them to translate and teach Chinese."

Zhuge Liang reported.

"Ah, very good!"

"The problem of insufficient teachers must be resolved as soon as possible."

Ning Quan nodded.

"Your Highness, rest assured. We are going to the interior to recruit civilians. The craftsmen have already set out yesterday! Teachers are also among them."

Zhuge Liang said.

"Well, so good."

Hearing this, Ning Quan nodded with satisfaction.

"Your Highness, I plan to build some dormitories next to the school for students to live in, so that they don't have to travel to and from the city!"

Seeing this, Zhuge Liang requested again.

"Haha, let's leave these matters to the Prime Minister. You can do whatever you want."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Zhuge Liang responded solemnly.

"General Li, have you completed the recruitment of two thousand soldiers?"

Ning Quan suddenly looked at Li Jing and asked.

"Your Highness, two thousand soldiers have been assembled and are about to begin training."

Li Jing bowed.

"Very good. I will leave this matter to you for a while. Train them into an army as soon as possible."

"I will obey your orders!"

Li Jing said solemnly.

"Well, very good, you all go down and get busy!"

Ning Quan waved his hand.

"Yes!"

.............

Capital City, Imperial Palace.

Emperor Ning Yuanwu of Daqian was sitting on the dragon throne with a solemn expression.

He had just received news from the Ministry of War that the Huns had invaded Hulan and were defeated.

Of the 100,000-strong Hun army, nearly 80% were killed or wounded, and in the end only less than 20,000 people escaped.

The Xiongnu Zuoxian King fled, and the Donghu leader Ashina died.

This was good news, but it also shocked him greatly.

He never expected that Hulan would actually defeat the Huns.

How on earth did his son do this?

This is simply like a fairy tale.

Not only was Ning Yuanwu shocked, but all the civil and military officials in the court were also stunned.

Especially Crown Prince Ning Gao and Third Prince Ning Jun, their faces showed expressions of disbelief.

How can this be?

Even the Daqian court was not sure of defeating the Hun army with a force of 100,000.

"Your Majesty, the latest secret report."

Just as everyone was shocked, the chief eunuch Wang Cheng came in to report.

"Send it up."

Ning Yuanwu said calmly.

"Yes!"

Wang Cheng responded.

Soon, the secret report was presented to Ning Yuanwu.

"Heavy cavalry? Lao Jiu has heavy cavalry?"

Ning Yuanwu was shocked when he saw the contents of the secret report.

The secret report was sent back by a spy sent to monitor Ningquan, and it described in detail the process of the battle between Hulan and the Huns.

The secret report clearly stated that the Huns were defeated because they were attacked at night by heavy cavalry.

"Father, what are you talking about? Ninth brother...he has heavy cavalry!"

Prince Ning Gao shouted in disbelief.

"Yes! That's what the secret report says."

Ning Yuanwu said expressionlessly.

Although I am reluctant to admit it, the secret report cannot be wrong.

Ning Yuanwu originally thought that Hulan would definitely lose this battle, and the best outcome would be that Ning Quanneng could escape.

But unexpectedly, Ning Quan actually had heavy cavalry.