Imperial Expedition

Yan Sheng had always been the sort of man who believed, "Those who obey me shall prosper, and those who oppose me shall perish." Having already made his position this clear, the ministers below naturally no longer dared to remonstrate, and all fell silent.

Looking at it from another angle, with Great General Xie Liancheng present, this expedition would surely achieve swift success. There was no need to be overly nervous.

Meanwhile, First Emperor Yan Sheng was personally leading the expedition. Preparing for it was far more troublesome than an ordinary conscription campaign.

Taking the conscription and new-recruit training into account, it took a full two and a half months before they officially set out. By then, the season had already reached the height of summer.

Wearing a suit of armor, Yan Sheng was sweating profusely from the heat and cursing under his breath.

"On this expedition, I shall grind those bandits' bones to dust and scatter their ashes, raising the divine might of Huaxia! Let's see who still dares invade Huaxia again. Set out!!"

He had originally intended to travel on horseback, but the midsummer sun was simply too vicious. Before the army set out, he made a brief appearance to put on a show, then turned around and climbed into the carriage.

Yan Sheng had five thousand standing troops under his command. Excluding the troops stationed along the four borders and the garrisons scattered among the various cities, the capital itself had only five hundred soldiers stationed there.

Considering the capital's safety, Yan Sheng mulled it over and directly ordered four hundred of those five hundred veterans to accompany the army on its expedition. The remaining one hundred would continue guarding the capital and ensuring its peace. Adding the two thousand newly conscripted recruits, the expeditionary force reached