Zhou Xu's New Project

Judging from the situation in Xianyang City, if we dragged things out a little longer, the other side would basically collapse without us even attacking. That was undoubtedly the easiest and least strenuous outcome for them.

"Have Xie Liancheng and Zhou Chongshan make preparations. If I fail to return in time, have them go take over Flying Swallow City in half a month."

Traveling on horseback was definitely faster than bringing along a large infantry force. When Zhou Xu, Shilke, and the others had ridden their own warhorses from Xianyang City to Green Forest City, it had only taken them three days. From Green Forest City onward, it would take another four or five days, making the one-way journey roughly a week—assuming there were no delays on the road.

By that calculation, the round trip alone would take nearly half a month. That was without mentioning the time he would have to spend in Black Stone City researching the new project with Zhuang Mengdie.

There was no way he could return within half a month.

As for the situation in Flying Swallow City by then, he also had no idea whether Long Aotian had exaggerated in his letters.

But it did not matter. Given their strength, even if Flying Swallow City still had the power to fight by then, they could smash it apart outright. It would merely take a little more effort.

Alternatively, they could simply observe from the outskirts without approaching.

Even if Long Aotian had exaggerated in his letters, Zhou Xu estimated that the exaggeration would not be too extreme.

At the same time, after an entire winter, it was perfectly normal for the city's food reserves to be running low. At most, they would only need to wait another ten days or half a month before