Resisting the Wind and Splendor

Although the troops are not to be mustered until the next morning, Chu Yueli has not rested since arriving, except for sitting down to drink a bowl of hot soup.

From Qinyang to Dingzhou, at the normal marching speed of infantry, it would take at least half a month.

If we want to speed things up, we can shorten the schedule to thirteen to fifteen days, but in that case, the soldiers will have to travel for more than seven hours a day, which will be very arduous.

Approaching the limit is not advisable.

If we were to lead the cavalry ahead, we could shorten the journey to six or seven days. However, we only have three thousand cavalry in the army. It would not be very meaningful for three thousand cavalry to go to southern Mongolia first.

Moreover, these three thousand cavalrymen also had to deal with unexpected situations along the way.

If all the cavalry are transferred away, the remaining army will be in a very passive position.

"In order to clear the way for the Chu family army, King Mo left only a little over a thousand men to join the Northern Cavalry. King Mo took his elite troops to Dingzhou to make arrangements first, so their journey was particularly fast."

King Mo's three thousand personal guards were all cavalry, and all of them were elite soldiers personally trained by the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun. Their marching speed could almost be described as lightning fast.

The Northern Cavalry Army was renowned, having been stationed in the harsh and cold northern frontier for many years. Each soldier was trained to be incredibly brave and fierce, far superior to the Chu family army, which was accustomed to a comfortable life on the plains.

Although Chu Yueli did not want to admit the shortcomings of the Chu family army, in fact, they were indeed inferior to others.

"Back then, Prince Mo even offered 100,000 Northern Cavalry as a betrothal gift, but unfortunately Ali didn't accept it." A hint of a smile flashed in Tuoba Liuli's eyes.

Chu Yueli glanced at her: "Did your older brother tell you this? You two really have a good relationship. He's willing to share everything with you."

Tuoba Liuli blushed slightly and didn't say anything, but her smile was indeed sweet.

Chu Yueli was actually quite relieved, as she had always feared that Tuoba Liuli's marriage to her elder brother would be a tragic one.

But now it seems their relationship is even better than she imagined.

"Prince Mo wants to use 100,000 Northern Cavalry as a betrothal gift?" Miao Yucui and Nangong Ji were both stunned.

Nangong Ji, in particular, had lived in the military for many years and had studied all kinds of armies, large and small. Although he could not know them all, he had heard of them.

"Ah Li, do you know how magical the Northern Cavalry is in the hearts of us soldiers? One hundred thousand Northern Cavalrymen are enough to flatten a country of medium size, do you know that?"

Prince Mo actually used 100,000 Northern Cavalry as a betrothal gift. Where can you find such sincerity?

The Mo King's military power was only a mere two hundred thousand troops.

One hundred thousand—that's half of his army!

Moreover, as everyone knows, King Mo has two large armies under his command: the Northern Cavalry Army, which is mainly for attack, and the Northern Frontier Army, which is mainly for defense.

The Northern Xinjiang Army must remain in the northern border region to guard it.

The Northern Cavalry, however, can go anywhere and attack any country.

Whoever possesses the Northern Cavalry will have the ability to dominate a region.

Such a generous gift is something that even Prince Jin would never have done.

Chu Yueli actually doesn't want it?

"What a pity!" Nangong Ji said with heartache.

Tuoba Liuli laughed and said, "What's there to regret? Now A-Li is Prince Mo's wife, and the Prince's Northern Cavalry also belongs to A-Li, doesn't it?"

Now that we're husband and wife, why bother being so particular about everything?

Ali and Mo Wang are of one mind. As long as they are of one mind, what difference does it make who controls the military?