He didn't promise Meng Su'er anything, but explained in detail what Dongping and Yunzhou had done for the various tribes on Benlang Plain over the years, and what these tribes on Benlang Plain had done for Dongping and Yunzhou. This included the reform of the army, the cooperation and interaction between the tribes' own troops and the Jingyun Cavalry and Frostwolf Silverwing armies participating in the Yunzhou system. Ye Tao also told Meng Su'er everything as it was. As for the development of the wool textile industry, the tribes on Benlang Plain had created commercial firms like Dunhao Express, which increased their understanding of the people and places in Dongping's vast territory while doing business. Ye Tao's narrative was very organized, from the initial cautious cooperation between the two sides, fearing to offend each other, fearing differences in customs, and fearing various misunderstandings, to the gradual change of everyone being open and honest and doing the right thing together, all were explained clearly and understandably.

These were things that Ye Tao had been doing all along. Even now, when the tribes of Benlang Plain almost worshiped Ye Tao as a god, he still paid close attention to the details of various matters. These contents made Meng Su'er listen with fascination. As a patriarch, how could he not know that Ye Tao wanted to tell him that he was willing to trust Dongping, trust Yunzhou, and trust him, and that he would repay them with trust. Only when both sides trust each other, understand each other's difficulties, and communicate ideas can things be done. Meng Su'er knew that if the northern tribes wanted to live the lives of the herdsmen on Benlang Plain, it still depended on him. Benlang Plain was no longer just herdsmen. Many people had turned to growing various crops, from cotton and grapes to medicinal herbs; many people, especially women who could only work at home before, were able to show their skills in the wool textile factories, and their families benefited a lot. After several years of training, the number of craftsmen, doctors, veterinarians, and other previously scarce talents in the various tribes had increased considerably...

Ye Tao and Meng Su'er chatted until almost dawn without realizing it. Seeing that Ye Tao was in good spirits and in high spirits, Liu Yong didn't persuade him much. In Liu Yong's view, this kind of process of drinking a little wine and chatting was much healthier for Ye Tao than working all night. But sitting until dawn, Meng Su'er was a little embarrassed and quickly bid farewell and left. Just as Ye Tao called Ye Wenxuan, Ye Wenji, and Dai Qiuyan to eat breakfast together, a horn sounded in the camp to report an emergency.

"What's the matter?" Ye Tao turned his head and asked. The guard standing aside nodded and went to ask. In this large camp, as long as the officer on duty felt it necessary to issue an emergency, they could do so. At this time, military intelligence was definitely being sent to the central army camp, to Ye Tao and Ge Lan. Ye Tao's casual question was just to let the guard meet the messenger officer.

In the blink of an eye, Ge Lan himself came to Ye Tao's camp holding the intelligence document. He frowned and handed the military intelligence to Ye Tao, saying, "Driving the wolves has caused trouble..."

Ye Tao quickly took it over and took a look. It turned out that a team of soldiers was monitoring the movement of a pack of wolves, not allowing them to leave the predetermined area. What he didn't expect was that, because the wolves were now extremely dense in this area, and because they didn't grasp the distance well for a while, they finally triggered a riot in the wolf pack. Starting with one pack of wolves, large swaths of wolves swarmed in one direction like a tide. Because there were too many wolves, the troops scattered around didn't dare to make contact with the wolves, and were basically being chased by the wolves. And the more serious problem was that the wolves were coming towards the camp.

"Isn't this just right? Everyone is almost here, and everyone is starting to calculate when to start the departure hunting ceremony and organization. Since the hunt has turned into a head-on conflict, the danger is much greater, but it's not something we can't deal with, right? Summon everyone to prepare for battle." Ye Tao put down the military intelligence document, without the slightest look of nervousness.

"Oh, you don't care, but I'm the host. This reputation for poor hospitality has fallen on me. Playing with wolf cubs is considered a big deal, so many were brought in. I really didn't expect it." Ge Lan wasn't afraid, but felt that it had disrupted his plan to host a grand banquet for guests from all walks of life. Without the pre-hunt sacrificial ceremony, this was not a good omen. There was no problem in eliminating the wolves, but it would depend on their skills to eliminate the wolves cleanly.

Ye Tao smiled and said, "Old man, don't care too much about these things. Everyone hasn't seen blood much in the past few years. Being able to fight like this, even if it's just killing wolves, is a good opportunity. Besides, confronting such a large pack of wolves head-on is a rare and exciting experience."

"Raise the combat assembly flag, and all hunting teams immediately assemble!" Ge Lan sighed and immediately ordered.

The low horn sounded, changing its rhythm and spreading throughout the camp. Before long, the heads of various tribes and families and the captains of the hunting teams came to Ye Tao's camp one after another, waiting for orders. Meng Su'er, who had just returned not long ago and hadn't had time to lie down, also rushed over. At this time, everyone saw that the hunting teams in Ye Tao and Ge Lan's camp were ready to go at any time. This performance and efficiency were truly surprising.

"The wolves will be here in two hours. We came here to have fun this time, but we really didn't expect this to happen. There are everyone's wives, children, friends, and servants in the camp. Although everyone has some ability to protect themselves, we don't need to be so embarrassed, do we? We'll set off immediately, and set up the first line three miles in front of the camp, and the second line one mile in front of the camp. When fighting wolves, we won't bother with too complicated tactics. Everyone guards their own place, and then Ye Jinglue (military commissioner) will be responsible for commanding in the center. Does anyone have any objections?" Ge Lan said loudly. As soon as he finished speaking, everyone cheered.

Ge Lan said with satisfaction: "Okay, there is a bucket of sticks here. Each hunting team draws one. If the tip is green, they will guard the first line. If it is red, it will be the second line. If it is blue, they will be stationed in the camp and stand by. I don't care how you form the formation. The first ones to arrive will occupy the middle, and then everyone will consciously spread out on both wings. The number of people and combat power of each hunting team are different, so we won't forcibly stipulate how wide to guard. Everyone should weigh it themselves. But if the wolves all leak through someone's area, don't blame me for giving you a hard time afterwards."

Everyone cheered again and immediately began to line up to draw lots. Ye Tao didn't reject Ge Lan's arrangement. He knew that Ge Lan was preparing to rush to the front and chop wolves himself. He hadn't been this excited in a long time. And the work of mediating and commanding in the center could probably only be handed over to him. Ye Tao said to Ye Wenxuan: "The situation has changed, but our agreement hasn't changed. If you're afraid, it's still too late now. Don't be afraid when the time comes."

Ye Wenxuan raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Ye Tao, seemingly extremely dissatisfied with Ye Tao questioning his courage. He said in a muffled voice: "Father, you underestimate me too much. Although I haven't seen such a big scene, I've grown up seeing blood since I was a child. Besides, with Uncle Guan Huan, what's there to be afraid of?"

Ye Tao touched the top of Ye Wenxuan's head and took out a small knife attached to a steel chain from his arms. The knife only had a simple leather sheath, but it had a ring that could be gripped with a thumb. "This little thing was just made in the workshop, and we are preparing to distribute it to the whole army. Let you wear it first. You can use this little thing. However, I hope you don't need it."

Ye Wenxuan took the small neck knife and carefully hung it around his neck. He hugged Ye Tao's leg and said, "Father, then I'm going. If I'm late, there won't be a good spot." Looking at this momentum, it was like going to see a play.

And Ye Wenxuan really grabbed a good spot. Because the hunting team he assembled was strong, all of them were elite soldiers from various tribes, this kind of emergency dispatch was not difficult at all, and most of these people had been through battles. They were not afraid of people, let alone just wolves. Only Zhe Luo muttered with a dispirited look. But everyone knew that Zhe Luo was not afraid of this battle, but fighting wolves, and such a dense tide of wolves, it was not difficult for him to shoot arrows at all. It was difficult to shoot off target, but the consumption of arrows was very, very fast. Fortunately, everyone decided that it was a defensive battle this time, and he didn't have to consider the speed of the horses, so he brought a total of fourteen quivers, seven hundred arrows. Ye Wenxuan occupied the most central position in the first line. One side was Ge Lan, and the other side was Tan Weiran's hunting team, which was entirely composed of Jingyun Cavalry. Everyone deliberately let Ye Wenxuan occupy the most central position, so that the Ye family's battle flag could fly.

However, Ye Wenxuan, who was obviously being taken care of, was a little dissatisfied. He glanced at the smoke and dust rising in the distance, looked at the wolves in the vanguard that could already be seen from a distance, and looked at the cavalry who were being chased by the wolves and dodging left and right, and cried out in his heart: "Goodness, it's really lively." He said to the warriors surrounding him: "Look at your left and right sides, they are all protecting us. You have to be quick. Otherwise, I bet that losing is a small matter, but don't let it end up with someone whose sword hasn't seen blood. That would be too embarrassing. There are so many wolves, and such good positions."

When the wolves chased the fleeing cavalry to a little before the range of the arrows, Ye Tao issued the first military order today: "Snipers snipe, let those knights bypass from the right side of the battle formation."

At the moment when the military order was issued, almost one hundred and sixty people in the entire first line fired arrows at the same time. Obviously, the elites brought by the various tribes and families were all selected from thousands. The arrows passed by the side of those desperate knights, and didn't even graze a single one of their own people. However, the wolves who were closely following behind them, who were all starting to bare their teeth and claws at the knights' mounts, fell down in pieces...

"Hook sickle men, prepare." Ye Wenxuan suppressed the tension in his heart and ordered. In his team, more than twenty warriors wearing full body armor immediately jumped to the ground. They opened their shields in front of them, forming a wall of steel, and rows of hook sickle spears covered with barbs stood behind the shield wall. Seeing this timing, Tan Weiran and Ge Lan both nodded slightly. This kid seems to be not only good at accounting, he must have messed around in the war chess room a lot.