Fuer moved swiftly. In no time, he had finished "reclaiming" the dynasty's north, while the Seventh Prince began making feverish preparations for a protracted war. A great battle was on the verge of erupting.
But something neither the Seventh Prince nor his strategists had expected happened. After finishing his "reclamation" of the dynasty's north, Fuer took only a brief rest before rapidly marching south.
In truth, the Seventh Prince and his allies had only themselves to blame for failing to study Fuer closely. A ruthless man who had risen from a lowly frontier soldier to Great General, Fuer had always looked down on the pampered southern troops who could only fight petty bandits. In his eyes, soldiers who had never been tempered by blood and fire could never withstand the ravages of his veterans, who had spent years fighting the border barbarians.
So, after briefly putting affairs in the north in order, Fuer immediately mobilized his army and headed straight for the Seventh Prince's territory.
Having planned this for a long time, Fuer also understood what the Seventh Prince and his allies intended. He knew perfectly well that the Seventh Prince wanted a protracted war against him, so after weighing his options, Fuer decided to catch him completely off guard.
And that was exactly what happened. In other respects, Fuer might never have caught up with the Seventh Prince and the great clans that had spent years cultivating their influence in the south, but when it came to sensing the course of a war, he could look down on everyone in the Fifth Dynasty.
Thus, when Fuer led his frontier army to the borders of the Seventh Prince's territory, the prince and the great southern clans under him were all utterly dumbfounded.
Then, after they hurriedly "discussed" and settled on