What it truly meant to be a nation on horseback was something Yanyan and the others finally came to understand. The able-bodied young men and women of the steppe tribes, regardless of gender, almost all took to horses the moment they had warhorses and equipment; after simple training, they became fully qualified cavalrymen.
Between the two commands of Yunzhong and Jiuyuan, combined with Loufan and their previous grand efforts of gathering up strays, the total population of their territory now exceeded half a million.
"A conscription ratio of five to one is still too high!" Yanyan frowned.
Chapter 202