The winter in the Northern Border, the snow only grew heavier.
Nomadic tribes migrated southward, not just Hong Qingyan and the others nearby, but all the herders close to the south bank of the Gesang River continued moving south in succession, as per Ye Feng, Northern Border King's wishes, regardless of whether the savages further north would come or not.
In short, it's better to be prepared than sorry.
Warfare taught Ye Feng how to think about defeating enemies; notions of emerging unscathed from every battle are pure fallacy – timing, terrain, harmony among people, strategies, courage, and tactics – wars in this world are never won simply because one wishes it so. No commander could afford to be a fool.
What Ye Feng could do was use every means possible to minimize his own losses while inflicting the greatest possible losses on the enemy, which was in itself a form of victory.
How vast was the Mingbei Empire?
