"This won't work," Rong Chengxuan said. "The weather is the main reason Beichen hasn't attacked Xizhou in all these years. Few Beichen soldiers can still perform as well as usual in such weather. On the other hand, the soldiers of Xizhou are already accustomed to such scorching heat and are not afraid of fighting at all."

"Even if we have a thunderbolt, if we go deeper into the desert, people will fall down and there will be no one to throw the thunderbolt. In the end, we might end up picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons."

Yun Wanwan also understood what Rong Chengxuan meant. She looked north and saw nothing but sand. She didn't know how many cities their army could advance to.

Just as they were thinking about this, the onlookers from the Western Zhou people started to talk loudly, and it reached the ears of Yun Wanwan and Rong Chengxuan, "Can't you bear it? You still want to attack Western Zhou? In my opinion, if you advance no further than two cities, all of you Beichen soldiers will die of the heat."

Yonggan, who was taking care of the injured, didn't like what he heard. He immediately got anxious and said something harsh: "What are you talking about? If you keep talking nonsense, I will attack your capital directly. Do you believe it? I will make all of you Xizhou people become Beichen people. Let's see if you dare to keep calling me Xizhou, you Xizhou."

Compared to the three preceding cities, the people of Anqing were more resilient and hardy. A war in which tens of thousands died didn't cause them much panic, as if they were already accustomed to it. Yun Wanwan had noticed that as the army began to set up camp, some people were already emerging from their homes, curiously observing the scenes unfolding on the streets.

The Beichen soldiers had long received Rong Chengxuan's orders to renew their attack on the Western Zhou Dynasty. They were enemies of the army and the Western Zhou royal family. It was the Western Zhou monarch who had broken the agreement, and the people were innocent, so they must not harm them at will. Therefore, instead of displaying ferocious expressions towards the civilians who had come out to watch the excitement, the soldiers greeted them with smiles.

In comparison, the people of Western Zhou were even more arrogant and domineering than the Beichen soldiers. They had military orders not to harm them, but they didn't have any damn military orders. Occasionally, when they returned to the city carrying wild animals they had just hunted and met the Beichen soldiers, most of the words they said were unbearable to hear.

The Beichen army was used to it after conquering all the way. After all, when they were in Daxing City, the people there had even fought with them. Moreover, the people of Anqing City were not only ruthless in words, sometimes they would bring the remaining meat from the beasts they killed to the camp and offer it to them.

At this time, people gathered around the prefectural government to watch the fun, and couldn't help but tell a few truths, but they were ridiculed by Yonggan. They were not going to stand it anymore. Although they knew that Xizhou and Beichen were not combat-capable, and it was unrealistic for the king of Xizhou to order another counterattack against Beichen, they still refused to admit defeat.

Then a large man shouted, "What are you arguing about? You think you're so proud of yourself for conquering Anqing City? You've never won a battle in your life, have you? If we fight again in the future, maybe we'll be the ones fighting you. Don't be so arrogant now. After all, you Beichen people always say that fortunes change. Who knows, one day it might turn to us, the Western Zhou Dynasty. Then it will be you, Beichen, who will suffer and cry."

The person who first said that Beichen could only capture two more cities raised an eyebrow and said, "You are so ignorant! A large number of people have already fallen after entering Anqing City. You still dream of entering the capital? If you are not satisfied, go now! Anqing City is still on the edge of the Western Zhou Dynasty. If you go deeper, the climate there will be incomparable to Anqing City."

Yonggan couldn't get around them, so enraged that he forgot the military regulations Rong Chengxuan had just explained and tried to attack, but Yun Wanwan stopped him, glared at him, and pulled him behind her. Yonggan refused to give in, and only after Yun Wanwan's quiet scolding did he submissively stand by her side and say nothing more.

Although he knew that most of the people in Anqing City had no ill intentions, and even if there were, they were not as numerous as those in Daxing City, they were still certain that the Beichen army would not be able to attack the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty. This still made Yonggan feel uneasy.

Yun Wanwan had no idea what Yonggan was thinking. She stepped forward and said to the men with a smile, "Thank you for your reminder, brothers. We were indeed inconsiderate regarding the heat in Western Zhou. Our Beichen climate, no matter how hot it is, is not as scorching as yours, so we had few solutions. That's why so many of the soldiers fell ill from heatstroke upon entering the city."

"Also, my subordinates here are not careful with their words. If they have offended me in any way, please don't take it to heart. He also doesn't know much about the climate of the Western Zhou Dynasty. I apologize to you here."

Yun Wanwan, a little girl, spoke like this. She was also said to be the principal wife of the Beichen Prince Regent, and her status was also extremely noble. Now she lowered herself to speak to ordinary people like this, which made the big men feel a little embarrassed.

Not to mention that someone as distinguished as Yun Wanwan was willing to speak to them like this, even a woman with Yun Wanwan's personality who spoke softly and had a flexible personality would not be found in Anqing City.

The girls here are all as tough as men, capable of shouldering and lifting things. If they say something that doesn't please them, they'll start a fight with men in the street. That's a fight, not a quarrel. The women here are incredibly tough. They'll never talk to you about something they can resolve physically, because talking is too much trouble for them.

It was the first time for the men to see such a woman. She was prettier than the girl from Xi Zhou Dynasty, had a good temperament, and was of noble status. Such a high-ranking and beautiful girl could speak to these rough men in this way. Even if they were unruly or ignorant of etiquette by nature, they could not bear to use their rude style to talk to Yun Wanwan.

The person who spoke first scratched his head and glanced at Yun Wanwan, still feeling a little embarrassed. Finally, he lowered his head and said, "It's okay, it's nothing. We won't take it to heart. If we keep such trivial matters in mind, we will suffocate ourselves to death sooner or later."

"Right!" another person said, "After all, we're still friends after fighting! You've all made it to Anqing City. Wait a few days, and your household registration officer, right? By the time he arrives, we'll be Beichen's people too. This is kind of fate for us, but it might not have started out well."