A sickly fellow ridiculed by the entire army? I'll be the most beautiful woman in the barracks!

Zhao Daxuan leaned against the city wall with both hands, squinting as he observed.

However, due to the great distance, he could only tell that the cavalry numbered several hundred, but he could not determine which force they belonged to.

However, Zhao Daxuan immediately felt a sense of foreboding.

He extended his sensory domain to the farthest reaches, but the cavalry was still outside his coverage area.

The night before last, Zhao Daxuan gained a skill point, which he originally intended to add to this perception field, but he was prompted that upgrading a field-type skill requires ten skill points.

Zhao Daxuan was so angry he gritted his teeth. Since there were no other skills he needed to upgrade, he decided to save his skill points and see what new skills he could get later.

Just as Zhao Daxuan noticed the anomaly, soldiers on the city wall also spotted the cavalry outside the city.

The soldiers guarding the city seemed to know something; as soon as they spotted the cavalry, they lit smoke signals and blew horns.

The deep sound of horns echoed on the city walls, like a sleeping lion being slowly awakened.

The soldiers who had been lying scattered on the city wall were startled and stood up the moment they heard the bugle call.

Holding his helmet, which was tilted to one side, he peered out from behind the city walls and was startled when he spotted the cavalry column on the horizon.

"Quickly, quick, grab your weapons! The Tartars are coming!" a soldier shouted.

Everyone quickly grabbed the weapons beside them. Some people hadn't brought their weapons with them and were sweating profusely in their haste.

"Where are my weapons? Where are my weapons?"

"Go and report to the adults immediately!"

The scene became somewhat chaotic, and Zhao Daxuan shook his head as he watched.

He turned to Li Erlong and said, "Have the brothers go and garrison the Wangbei Village camp. That cavalry force is most likely a Tartar!"

Li Erlong nodded, accepted the order, and went down from the city tower, only to find that the city gate of Zhenbei City was tightly closed, and the soldiers guarding the city refused to open it no matter what.

Helpless, they had no choice but to return and inform Zhao Daxuan of the situation. Zhao Daxuan frowned. Although he could leap down the city gate by himself, Li Erlong and the others could not.

There was no time to argue with the city guards. Zhao Daxuan shouted from the city wall to his men gathered below, "Return to Wangbei Village camp!"

Zhao Daxuan's loud voice boomed across the north city wall, clearly reaching the ears of the soldiers lined up below.

Upon hearing Zhao Daxuan's order, the troops below the city began to move, marching in neat formation towards the Wangbei Village camp.

Fortunately, the Tartar cavalry was not fast, nor did they head straight for Zhenbei City; instead, they circled around it.

After a while, the cavalry finally broke into Zhao Daxuan's perception range.

As Zhao Daxuan expected, this cavalry force numbered five hundred men, all of whom were Tatar cavalry.

"At this point in time, the main force of the Tartars should be sweeping through the villages and towns outside Zhenbei City. I suspect there's only one possibility for Tartar cavalry appearing around Zhenbei City!"

A familiar voice rang out behind Zhao Daxuan. He turned around and saw that the speaker was none other than his former boss, Zhang Xiaoshan.

Zhang Xiaoshan nodded to Zhao Daxuan and stood by the city wall, gazing at the distant Tartar cavalry.

"Then their identities are Tartar scouts and harassment squads, and they have several objectives."

"First, we need to scout out the defenses, troop strength, and morale of Zhenbei City."

"Secondly, they are targeting prisoners; all the refugees outside the city are their targets."

"Thirdly, there's harassment. They'll use their mobility to constantly harass Zhenbei City, keeping us on edge and preventing us from relaxing!"

"If there are any lone groups outside the city, they'll be wiped out too. So, you'd better send your men outside the city back as soon as possible!"

With the last sentence, Zhang Xiaoshan turned to look at Zhao Daxuan with a solemn expression, giving him a serious reminder.

Zhao Daxuan nodded in understanding, but it was impossible for him to withdraw the soldiers stationed at Wangbei Village.

Not only are the new recruits' families and friends in the camp, but Li Shishi and her sister may have already arrived at the Wangbei Village camp to arrange the deployment work.

"Brother Zhang, how come you're here so quickly?" Zhao Daxuan asked in surprise.

Zhang Xiaoshan smiled slightly, "It just so happens that I'm on duty at the south gate today. I usually don't have to participate in this kind of work, but now that martial law is in effect, the duty captain has to be present."

Zhao Daxuan's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he grinned. "That's great! Brother Zhang, quickly let my men out; we need to get to Wangbei Village to garrison them!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaoshan's expression stiffened. It turned out that all his earnest reminders had been in vain, and all his efforts had been wasted.

"Daxuan, you should think this through! Your mission to guard Wangbei Village is over; you no longer need to stay at this camp!"

"Without this city wall, there are tens of thousands of Tartars outside! And if this cavalry force doesn't retreat today, the city gates won't be opened again, and you won't be able to go back!"

Zhao Daxuan pursed his lips, but nodded solemnly nonetheless: "Don't worry, Brother Zhang, my mind is made up. Please open the city gate!"

Zhang Xiaoshan gave Zhao Daxuan a deep look, making sure he wasn't joking, and could only sigh.

"Alright, then you'd better watch yourself. I'll risk opening the city gates for you today!"

After saying that, he turned around and walked down the city wall. Zhao Daxuan led Li Erlong down the city wall with a smile.

After Zhang Xiaoshan waved his hand, ordering the soldiers at the city gate to open a crack large enough for people to pass through, Zhao Daxuan led Li Erlong and the others out in single file.

After leaving the city gate, Zhao Daxuan led the way and ran towards Wangbei Village. Li Erlong and the others gritted their teeth and followed closely behind Zhao Daxuan.

The campsite in Wangbei Village is a full five kilometers away from Zhenbei City. It would take Li Erlong and the others at least fifteen minutes to run there, and that would be a full-speed sprint.

Zhao Daxuan could only pray silently that the Tartar cavalry would not attack the Wangbei Village camp before they arrived.

At this moment, they had just left the city gate, and the Wangbei Village camp was outside his perception range, so he could not detect the situation in the camp.

However, although he was thinking about Wangbei Village, he forgot that compared to the hundreds of people in Wangbei Village, his fifty-odd men with Li Erlong were obviously easier to take down.

As expected, the Tartar cavalry attack on the Wangbei Village camp that Zhao Daxuan had feared did not occur.

After spotting this infantry force of several dozen men, the Tartar cavalry turned and headed towards Zhao Daxuan.

"My lord, it's terrible! The Tartar cavalry are coming this way!"

Li Erlong had been keeping a close eye on the movements of the Tartar cavalry. When he saw the cavalry turn around and head towards them, his expression changed.

Zhao Daxuan's expression also darkened. Ignoring the shock value, he directly took out his Sun Chasing Divine Bow from his personal space.

"Don't stop, keep moving towards Wangbei Village campsite!"

As Zhao Daxuan ran, he spoke in a deep voice, simultaneously drawing his bow and nocking an arrow, locking onto the cavalry rushing towards them through his sensory field.