Unfortunately, the Northern Barbarians had strong builds, were fierce and skilled in battle, and particularly excelled at mounted combat. The Black Wind Horses, which they had spent hundreds of years and countless generations cultivating, were the pinnacle of warhorses, moving like the wind across the grasslands. Daqian had made several attempts to breed a warhorse that could rival the Black Wind Horse, but all had ended in failure.
As a fierce and warlike people, the Northern Barbarians had, in recent years, chosen invasion over peaceful coexistence with Daqian. Consequently, the relationship between the two nations saw more war than peace. Amidst this constant conflict, several hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.
