Today's first update: Chapter 1357! 1/3!
Xu Kun's answer not only resolved Yang Jian's first question—what to fight with—but also the third—how to fight!
The three essential elements of warfare: timing, Advantage of Location, and unity!
As for timing, the Imperial Capital had wiped out the Wuhuan first, preventing itself from sinking into the quagmire of war. It had two days to prepare in advance for the Wolf Race's main force. If, as Xu Kun had said, the three Saint Realms within the Yanshan Mountains joined the battle and agreed to let the human army cross through Yanshan, then the Imperial Capital would seize the initiative in timing!
As for Advantage of Location, they possessed the two sturdy defensive lines of Juyong Pass and Gubei Pass, had forced Lord Luan River to surrender, and if Xu Kun could truly retake Shanhaiguan without losing a single soldier, then the Imperial Capital would have nothing to fear on all four sides. They could set the battlefield far beyond the Imperial Capital's territory!
The battlefield would be chosen within the narrow valley passage between the northern foothills of Yanshan and the southern foothills of the Great Xianbei Mountains—a place the Wolf Race would never expect. They could lay ambushes and intercept the enemy there, cutting off east from west, crushing their momentum and gaining the upper hand!
As for unity, the surrender of the Luan River and Chao River water systems, together with assistance from Yanshan's three Saint Realms leading the Mountain Race into battle, would greatly compensate for the Imperial Capital's originally overwhelming disadvantage in troop numbers!
Furthermore, Sky Eye's return and Xu Kun's rise to prominence had greatly boosted morale throughout the Imperial Capital!
Compared to the panic before the war, the entire Imperial Capital now stood united. They had