Xia Feng watched the two people, who were even bigger than him, fighting like children and couldn't help but pinch his brow.

Why did he feel older in mentality compared to these people?

However, with Celestial Wind Province as a backing, Xia Feng's army at least didn't have to worry about the supply issues from the rear.

Previously, the most concerning issue for Gu Sha Grand General and Chen Hongyu was the supply problem.

Even if Xia Feng could freeze the Northeast Sea into an ice bridge, running supplies for turnaround was still quite a burden for Great Xia.

If the supply issue could not be resolved, then Great Xia wouldn't have a way to calmly attack Great Li.

Now with Celestial Wind Province as a transit point, Xia Feng could march north without worries.

The situation in Great Li and Great Chu, as well as Celestial Wind, was quite different; Great Li's national strength is strong. Even Xia Feng didn't dare to attempt the previous tactic of dividing troops into three groups.

With such a large army on the move, it's impossible to hide their movements, and essentially whichever city Xia Feng attacked, the subsequent movements could be inferred.

Great Li never got tired of deceit, often launching surprise attacks when Great Xia's soldiers were marching and hadn't rested well, catching them in fatigue.

This war against Great Li, Xia Feng could say, is the most frustrating war he had ever experienced.

The opponent had no intent of deploying large forces for direct confrontation; it seemed they just wanted to frustrate the Great Xia army in this way.

Every time when they're at the city gates calling out for battle, no one inside would respond.

And they wouldn't engage in battle either, just relying on the fortress to hold out, making every assault by Great Xia incredibly prolonged and time-consuming.

But once the city gates were breached, the soldiers inside would surrender at the first opportunity, leaving Great Xia without a chance for a direct fight.

Dragging on for over three months like this, other countries could have captured their Imperial Capital, but in Great Li, only a dozen or so cities had been taken.

Xia Feng didn't even dare to let the original commanders of these cities continue to guard the cities, fearing once they leave, these commanders would repent.

These three months were tough for the generals, and even tougher for the soldiers.

Even with sentries, small forces frequently harassing them, preventing them from getting good sleep was unbearable.

Xia Feng took a deep breath, unfolded the terrain map, and frowned in contemplation of the next steps.

With prolonged exhaustion like this, I'm afraid by the time they reach the Imperial Capital, the soldiers' morale would have already collapsed.

Not to mention the possibility of reaching the Imperial Capital; encountering a difficult-to-conquer city halfway might break Great Xia's undefeated myth on this expedition.

Gu Sha Grand General opened the tent, entered with a look of disgust: "Emperor's Son, did you call for us?"

Following him were the generals participating in this expedition; everyone's expressions bore traces of fatigue as they one after another lifted the curtain and sat around the terrain map.

Xia Feng glanced around at everyone, his heart filled with concern: "Everyone has worked hard, and the reason for calling all of you here, I suppose, is speculated by everyone."

Gu Sha Grand General looked utterly frustrated: "We know, the opponent, Great Li, is too frustrating. I'm guessing the Emperor's Son called us to discuss countermeasures."

Xia Feng nodded: "The opponent is initially using the strategy of resting while we toil. If this chaos continues, never mind the soldiers' morale, they won't hold up mentally either."

Gu Sha Grand General spat on the ground: "These jerks are too disgusting, knowing they can't win so they secretly sabotage."

"Why can't they fight us head-on?"

"I've never fought such a frustrating war! It's absolutely humiliating; if in the future..."

He paused, not voicing the worst-case scenario. Beside him, Chen Hongyu saw that everyone's fatigue had even led to some dejection and promptly voiced to comfort everyone.

"Everyone, don't be too pessimistic. The final conclusion hasn't been reached yet, and as Gu Sha said, the opponent is resorting to these petty tricks because they can't win against us."

"Don't be discouraged; victory belongs to us, Great Xia. Let's not forget we have the Emperor's Son."

After hearing his words, everyone looked at the Emperor's Son, and morale noticeably improved.

Xia Feng frowned slightly; it wouldn't do to continue like this. He still had to think of another method.

Feng Yu, frowning, spoke up: "Otherwise, tomorrow I directly take action and overthrow the city on the opposite side."

"I've yet to receive Great Xia's seal. I'm not officially a Prince of Great Xia; I'm just a Guard beside the Emperor's Son."

"The city commander opposite seems to be only a Profound Tier Fifth Layer Martial Sovereign. I can easily suppress him, and it wouldn't quite count as Great Xia bullying the weak."

Xia Feng paused and hearing Feng Yu mention bullying the weak, a glint seemed to flash through his eyes.

Feng Yu babbled on for quite some time, but Xia Feng completely didn't hear it afterward.

When Feng Yu asked what he thought of his idea, Xia Feng finally snapped back to his senses.

"Hmm? Let's wait and discuss later, first bring me the specific battle report of that city on the opposite side."

Chu Yue swiftly handed the battle report over, and Xia Feng unfolded it to take a look.

"The opposite is a military city, with treacherous terrain, next to large mountain ranges, where Exotic Beasts occasionally appear, so no residents live there, and it's all soldiers, huh..."

He exhaled slightly, glanced up at everyone: "Since it's decided to bully the weak, I'll just take action myself."

"I just took a glance, the city is surrounded by mountains on three sides, inherently a terrain easy to defend and hard to attack."

"Once I handle this city, we can occupy this position to have a good rest."

"Everyone is too tired. If we can't maintain a good condition, the forthcoming battles will surely have problems. We can't fall into their trap."

The surrounding generals nodded, and with the Emperor's Son deciding to take action, their moods instantly relaxed substantially.

After everyone left, Xia Feng lowered his eyes to look at the terrain map again, reviewed the marked information, and lightly sighed.

Chu Yue stood behind him: "Emperor's Son need not feel sorry for those soldiers. If they truly wish to, there are countless ways to surrender; they could even open the gates and surrender now."

"They chose to fight to the death, so if any unfortunate incidents occur, it's not within the Emperor's Son's control."

Xia Feng took a long breath out: "You're right. I will adjust my mentality."

On the second morning, Great Xia's army was silent, no sound whatsoever, not intending to call for battle as they had before.

The general in Taihang City sneered: "What are they up to now?"

"Our Taihang City is Great Li's easiest city to defend and hardest to attack. If we don't drag them out for ten days or half a month, we wouldn't live up to Taihang's name."

"All soldiers follow my orders, vigilantly defend Taihang City, and make sure to drain Great Xia's energy to lay a foundation for the ultimate victory!"

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