Counterattack

The suddenly activated City Protection Array threw Western Pacification Prefecture City—a city long removed from the crucible of war—into inevitable and tremendous chaos. But as the generals within the city took their positions and orders were issued one after another, the efficiency of military control quickly stabilized the situation.

But in Xu Yuan's plan, this was only the beginning.

If the intelligence Mu Xingchen had provided was accurate, the enemy would begin their assault on the city in two days at the earliest.

To hold the fortress of Western Pacification Prefecture City against those Saints, every resource within the city had to be squeezed to its utmost—whether the wandering martial groups and merchant caravans stationed in the city, or the various war reserves stockpiled by the great clans, all had to be requisitioned under military control.

And that was what truly gave Xu Yuan a headache.

Back in Beifeng City, the Barbarian Tribe's great army had already reached the walls. Even with the Binding Princess possessing the Beifeng Army's absolute loyalty and suppressing everything through sheer force, it had taken considerable effort to consolidate all that was within the city.

Compared to Beifeng City back then, the present Western Pacification Prefecture City could only be described as a puddle of mud.

The great clans within the city were inextricably linked to the Marquis of Western Pacification's estate. Some of the mid-ranking officers even came from those families. To consolidate everything in two days was practically impossible.

Fortunately, the Marquis of Western Pacification's staff had drawn up contingency plans for precisely this situation long ago.

There were corresponding plans for requisitioning, deployment, and compensation alike.

Once Xu Yuan learned this, he had no intention of interfering further.

Even though he had reviewed a great many similar cases in the Prime Minister's