The main force of the First Army of the Great Xia Army and its entourage totaled more than 400,000 people marching on the territory of the Great Fan Kingdom.
The war horses were unable to cross the Great Snow Mountain, so the entire army had to march on foot.
Even all the supplies had to be carried on the shoulders and backs of 400,000 followers, so the marching speed was naturally not fast.
Guan Xiaoxi came to Peng Yuyan's side and smiled happily at his former superior.
"General, you say... this kid Kuchan is quite capable. He actually unified the Peacock Kingdom. But I think the name he chose for the country, Dafan Kingdom, is a bit inappropriate."
Peng Yuyan turned to look at Guan Xiaoxi, "Don't call me the Great General anymore. You are the Great General! Why do you think this name is inappropriate?"
"Hehe, isn't Fan Guo the emperor... No, he's not the emperor anymore, so I can boldly call him by his name!"
"Wasn't the Fan Kingdom destroyed by Boss Fu?"
"You mean this Kuchan? Is his last name really Fan? The name Fanchan is a bit annoying... Can the fate of the Great Fan Kingdom be changed by adding a big character? Fortunately, this kid still knows how powerful we are and didn't come to provoke me, otherwise..."
Peng Yuyan raised her eyebrows, "What else do you want to do?"
"If he really messes with me, I'll definitely teach him a lesson!"
Peng Yuyan sighed, "This child hasn't had it easy either. In fact, if it weren't for Yu Shurong, I think he wouldn't have been able to become emperor. Instead, there would be many more temples in this place."
Guan Xiaoxi suddenly asked in a low voice, "So Kuchan is really the son of Yu Shurong and Fan Wuxiang?"
Peng Yuyan did not answer because she did not know the real situation.
"Don't make blind guesses! No matter what, Yu Shurong gave him great help in unifying the Peacock Kingdom, but Yu Shurong was captured by Fu Xiaoguan and given a three-foot white silk..."
Having said that, Peng Yuyan looked at Guan Xiaoxi with a serious gaze.
“I’m actually still a little worried!”
"What are you worried about?"
"I'm still worried about the dried cicada!"
"...will he avenge Yu Shurong?"
"I suggest you send more scouts both front and back. This is a foreign country after all. Even countries can change, so it's normal for people to change as well."
Guan Xiaoxi frowned and pondered for a moment. "This country has only been established a few short months ago. Everywhere we pass looks dilapidated and impoverished. He, Kuchan, doesn't care about the people's livelihood, but instead seeks revenge on us... What can he use to fight us?"
"Don't forget the letter I gave you. It said that Yu Shurong had brought in a few people from the Daxia Science Research Institute. While they might not be able to build this semi-automatic rifle, it shouldn't be difficult for them to build a Mauser rifle."
"Besides...the barefoot ones are not afraid of those wearing shoes!"
"It's precisely because this place is so poor that I'm worried that Ku Chan will take a risk!"
"From what I've seen along the way, Kuchan holds an extremely high prestige among the people of this country! This means that as long as he raises his arm, countless people will enthusiastically rush to the battlefield for him."
"We will be caught in a people's war. Although we can kill many times as many people, every soldier or retainer who dies will be one less."
"Think about it, if our losses are too great, will this expedition be aborted?"
"Even if we return and destroy the Fan Kingdom, we've already failed in this grand strategy. The land front has been halted, but I'm already expanding my naval battles... What if I encounter a powerful enemy on the European battlefield and we're missing this crucial link? Do you think the entire grand strategy will fail?"
After Peng Yuyan's analysis, Guan Xiaoxi suddenly became nervous.
"Peng Shuai is still as good as ever! I'll make arrangements right away!"
Guan Xiaoxi was about to turn around and give orders to the scout camp when he saw a man running towards him.
He is Shang Xun, the person in charge of Tianji Pavilion in Dafan Kingdom!
"Report to the commander!"
"What is it?"
"The Tianji Pavilion has discovered unusual movements from two armies of the Great Fan Kingdom!"
"One is that Dingcheng Lushang's 200,000-strong army is advancing westward. They are on the other side of the mountain, heading in the same direction as our troops."
"The second is that Huang Die's twenty-strong army from Yucheng has also come out in full force, also heading west."
"The Tianji Pavilion believes that the destination of these two armies is most likely Holtz City, because that is the place our army must pass through on its way west!"
Guan Xiaoxi frowned. Shang Xun took out a map, spread it out, pointed, and said, "This is the Holtz Plain. Our army will arrive in about half a month."
"They will be faster. If they have bad intentions, they can wait for us in Holtz City."
"Also, according to secret reports from Huayue City, Emperor Fan Chan of the Great Fan Kingdom has quietly left Huayue City, and he's heading this direction as well!"
Is this going to be a decisive battle on the Holtz Plain?
Ku Chan's 400,000 troops were not enough, and he probably mobilized the rest of the army. After all, the Dafan Kingdom already had four armies totaling more than 800,000 troops when it was founded.
Peng Yuyan looked at Shang Xun at this time, "Can the Tianji Pavilion accurately find the location of the withered cicada?"
"Well...we'll try our best."
Guan Xiaoxi was stunned. "What? Beheading? That's a good idea. Kill the cicada..."
"You're wrong. If we really kill the cicada, we'll be in an even more difficult situation!"
Guan Xiaoxian thought about it and understood what Peng Yuyan meant - if Kuchan was killed, this newly established country would once again be without a master, and then all the people in this country would probably vent their anger on the First Army.
By that time, I'm afraid it will be really difficult to move forward.
"So what does Peng Shuai think?"
"If I find the withered cicada, I will go to see him alone."
“No…!”
Peng Yuyan smiled slightly, "It's okay. After all, we met several times in Chi Le Chuan."
"Didn't you just say that this person will change?"
"Yes, I just don't want Kuchan to become Daxia's enemy. I'm going there to chat with him and talk about his former ideals. I want him to understand that only by letting go can the Great Fan Kingdom become better. Unless his heart has been possessed by demons and he wants to let the hundreds of millions of people of the Great Fan Kingdom be buried with him! In addition... I also want to bring him a message from Fu Xiaoguan."
"I'll go with you!"
"It would be bad if you go. Don't worry, even if you can't convince him to let it go, he won't do anything to an old woman like me."
"The army continues to advance, but the area of vigilance must be expanded. If I fail to return before the army reaches the Holz Plain... Remember, before the Kuchan reinforcements arrive, eliminate all enemies and leave quickly!"
"The goal of this battle cannot be changed because of Kuchan's obstruction, otherwise I am very worried about the future major battle!"
Three days later, Shang Xun came again.
"The withered cicada is about to arrive in Xilin County!"
On this day, Peng Yuyan left the army alone and headed towards Xilin County under the leadership of Shang Xun.
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