Feng Xiyan lowered his eyes to hide his emotion and shook his head. "Thank you for Fairy Bai’s care. The Feng Army and the citizens currently don’t need anything."
Since he had said so, Bai Hanyun didn’t press further. She nodded and added, "Alright. Just let me know if you need anything later."
With that, Bai Hanyun ended the communication and stared thoughtfully at the antique mirror.
She studied it for a while, then muttered, "I wonder why it malfunctioned earlier but worked fine this evening."
Staring thoughtfully at the antique mirror, Bai Hanyun curiously asked, "Hey, did something happen to you while I was sleeping?"
After she asked this, the mirror remained silent.
Seeing that, Bai Hanyun rolled her eyes at the antique mirror. "If you don’t want to say it, forget it. Who cares if something happens to you or not?"
Grumbling unhappily, Bai Hanyun then placed the antique mirror on her bedside table and began inspecting the antiques delivered by Feng Xiyan and the soldiers.
She will be attending an auction at Gu Bao Auction House in two days. This was a great chance to have the items appraised. Perhaps, she could earn even more money this time and prepare more supplies for Feng Xiyan and the others.
While Bai Hanyun carefully categorized and wrapped the antiques, Feng Xiyan turned to Tan Pengtai and said, "General Tan, deliver the quicklime to the city walls and hire more workers. If we want to attack the Yuezhi Tribe, we need to repair the wall first."
Tan Pengtai clasped his fists and replied, "This subordinate will carry out the order immediately."
After Tan Pengtai left to handle the delivery and storage of supplies, Feng Xiyan and the other generals returned to the sand table.
As Feng Xiyan studied the terrain, he turned to look at Zhan Qi and asked, "General Zhan, how are our war horses?"
Zhan Qi reported, "Reporting to the Great General. This morning and noon, the horses were fed the fodder bestowed by Fairy Bai. After eating the fodder, their condition has improved significantly. With proper care and feeding, they should be ready for battle in three days."
Feng Xiyan nodded and turned back to look at the sand map.
Seeing this, Ding Zhenshun asked, "Great General, are you planning to attack the Yuezhi Tribe in three days?"
The corner of Feng Xiyan’s lips curved slightly as he replied, "Yes and no."
Seeing the confusion on the generals’ faces, he picked up a miniature blue flag and stabbed it into the location of the Yuezhi Tribe’s stables on the sand map, then removed the miniature red flag.
Seeing this, Xue Ruhong asked, "Great General, you want to attack their stables?"
Feng Xiyan nodded as an answer to his question.
Standing beside Xue Ruhong, Ding Zhenshun pondered a moment before saying, "The Yuezhi Tribe excels at cavalry combat. If we kill their war horses, it would be as good as crippling half of their combat power."
When he said this, the other generals nodded in agreement.
However, Feng Xiyan shook his head. "We won’t kill their war horses."
"Then why target the stables?" Fan Wanming asked, puzzled.
Before Feng Xiyan could answer, Xue Ruhong spoke up, "We just received a batch of horse feed from Fairy Bai, and their war horses have likely been starving. If we use the feed to lure them, we can steal their war horses instead of killing them."
Feng Xiyan smiled and nodded. "General Xue is right. Rather than killing the war horses and letting the Yuezhi Tribe’s soldiers eat horse meat, we will lure the war horses back. Animals act on a survival instinct. If we lure them with feed, I’m certain the war horses will willingly."
"With their war horses added to our cavalry ranks, our Feng Army will have the mobility we need for a future surprise attack while crippling the combat power of the Yuezhi Tribe Army."
Hearing this, all the generals’ expressions except Xue Ruhong lit up with excitement.
Clasping their fists, they said in unison, "The Great General is wise."
Feng Xiyan turned to look at the sand map and began laying out the plan in detail. That night, he and the five generals continued discussing their strategy until late at night.
At midnight, Shen Yi had finished loading the weapons, arrows, and armor into his container truck. After locking the container, he climbed into the driver’s seat and drove to the address provided by Bai Hanyun.
After hours of driving, Shen Yi finally arrived at the location. Glancing at the dark surroundings, he felt a chill run down his spine.
Turning up the heater, Shen Yi dialed Bai Hanyun’s number.
The phone’s vibration woke Bai Hanyun from her deep sleep. Reaching for it groggily, she answered without even opening her eyes.
"Hello? Who is this?" she asked sleepily.
Sitting inside the truck, Shen Yi replied, "Miss Bai, it’s me, Shen Yi. I have arrived at the location. Where are you?"
The moment Bai Hanyun heard this, her sleepiness vanished. She opened her eyes and hurriedly got out of bed, saying, "Boss Shen, give me ten minutes. I will be right there."
Bai Hanyun ended the call, grabbed the antique mirror, her backpack, and car keys. Stuffing the antique mirror into her bag, Bai Hanyun rushed downstairs.
Just as she stepped outside, she saw Hua Yuyu opening the door of his capsule house.
As he approached her, Hua Yuyu noticed her backpack and car keys. "Miss Bai, are you going out?"
Bai Hanyun nodded. "I have a delivery."
’Delivery? At midnight?’ Although he was curious, Hua Yuyu didn’t ask. Taking the car keys from her, he said, "I will get the car."
Watching his back disappear into the garage, Bai Hanyun raised an eyebrow slightly as she thought, ’He is really not curious about what kind of delivery I’m going to receive at midnight?’
Before long, Hua Yuyu stopped the car in front of her.