"R-report... Governor-General, our army has won a great victory! The Third, Fifth, Eighth, and Ninth Legions have swept through the enemy ranks, capturing thirteen cities in a single day!"
"Report... The enemy is retreating at every turn. Our First, Second, Fourth, and Sixth Legions have each captured nineteen enemy cities in a single day..."
"Report... A great victory for our army..."
At the Northern Expeditionary Army's central camp, reports of victory arrived every day. Each one lifted everyone's spirits.
Billions upon billions of troops swept toward the Azure Wolf Dynasty. City after city fell into the hands of the Chen Dynasty with barely any resistance. In just ten days, a third of the Chen Dynasty's territory—the land once taken by the rebel leader Xue Wufeng—had been reclaimed.
Not long ago, this land had belonged to the Chen Dynasty in the first place. And now, with the Azure Wolf Dynasty's forces collapsing like a landslide, its cities surrendered without putting up much of a fight.
After reviewing the situation, Bai Yang thought it over, then went to discuss it with Chen Yongfa. Before long, the two highest-ranking men in the Northern Expeditionary Army had reached an agreement.
After ten days of intense fighting, the troops were exhausted. They would rest for two days, then continue north!
You couldn't swallow more than you could chew. Though the Azure Wolf Dynasty's forces were collapsing like a landslide, Bai Yang still stuck to the policy of advancing steadily and cautiously. It couldn't go wrong. Besides, the newly captured cities needed to be brought under control, or unrest would break out.
During those two days of rest, Bai Yang also sent people to gather news of the other two armies' progress. The reports were just as impressive.
The Great Moon Dynasty had flourished for thousands