The massive army continuously broke camp and marched southward, leaving behind deep ruts and animal hoof prints on the hardened frozen ground.
Before setting off, Li Qingyan summoned her subordinate commanders for a military meeting aimed at the Barbarian Tribes.
Although much was said, in essence, it could be summarized into three words.
Discover, catch up, destroy.
The most crucial among these was the first, discover.
Just like the champion marquis from history before, the difficulty lay not in winning the war, but in finding the main force of the Barbarian Tribes.
Under the lead of the Strange King, although the Barbarian army had been continuously victorious, its strength had significantly diminished compared to when they had initially bypassed Northern Border City from the south.
Many died in Li Qingyan's surprise attack on the camp, many died in the fierce assault on Northern Border City, and even more perished when they routed the thirty thousand-strong Sect army.