Pursued by the Top Grade Saintess after Engagement Annulled-Chapter 286 - 284: Training Gu Sha Before Battle

Xia Feng gently kissed her forehead, "You’ve worked hard."

Zhao Lingxuan’s cheeks flushed, "Doing something for my husband, what’s there to speak of hard work."

After a moment of tenderness, Xia Feng reached out and tucked her loose hair behind her ear.

"I might be very busy for a while coming up."

Zhao Lingxuan hugged him tightly, "I know you’re working hard to enter the Divine Domain sooner, we’re all waiting for you."

When Xia Feng came out of the Dream Realm Pearl, it was already the next morning.

All the soldiers stood vigilantly outside the camp.

A whole million soldiers, silent as if trained to be one.

Since Xia Feng returned this time, he had been assigning the army to Gu Sha, this was the first time seeing the trained soldiers.

He turned to look at Gu Sha, "Not bad."

Gu Sha, who had been tense, finally relaxed.

He stepped forward two steps, "Emperor’s Son, previously there were no orders on the marching direction."

"With so many people, we need to act in batches, give us a direction to advance, and I’ll order it."

Xia Feng turned to look at him, "You and I have both seen the layouts of the other two continents, and their troop movements."

"Given our current situation, which one do you think is more suitable to attack?"

Gu Sha paused, such decision-making was always made by the Emperor’s Son before, for him to execute.

Why was his opinion suddenly being asked today?

Primarily, the question was too tricky.

The Western and Southern Continents had long been on guard against the Empire’s army, both coasts ready with double the forces waiting for us.

Whichever continent he mentioned, it would be difficult and thankless.

Seeing Gu Sha’s troubled expression, Xia Feng clicked his tongue, "I told you to train the soldiers, didn’t you reflect yourself?"

The soldiers relied too much on Xia Feng, so upon hearing of his ’death,’ they lost their backbone.

Xia Feng’s reason for having Gu Sha train them was because he noticed Gu Sha depended too much on him too.

For the Eighth Flying General of the Great Xia Lingxiao Pavilion, how could you not have some ability to think for yourself now?

Seeing the doubt and dissatisfaction in Xia Feng’s eyes, Gu Sha panicked, kneeling on one knee.

"Emperor’s Son with deep foresight, I dare not speculate recklessly."

Xia Feng, angry enough to kick, but seeing the million soldiers watching, left Gu Sha with some dignity.

He looked down at Gu Sha, "I had you lead the troops to reflect mainly to remind yourself."

"Gu Sha, you’re a general, not just one of my subordinates, not just following orders; you must have your own ideas."

Cold sweat broke out on Gu Sha’s back, knowing the mistake in his words but not daring to apologize now, he awkwardly knelt on the ground.

Xia Feng valued Gu Sha and took a deep breath, speaking calmly, "Think about it, without me, which country would you attack first?"

Gu Sha scratched his head, starting to think.

Vermilion Bird and White Tiger were definitely out of the question, thrice the army waiting for them, going would be walking into a trap.

Even though he had been training Great Xia Soldiers on the plains for a while, he couldn’t say a million soldiers could resist the enemy’s three to five million.

After some hesitation, he spoke, "If not considering the Endless Sea, I would start from behind the Li Huo Empire."

"Cross the entire Turki Mountain Range, directly penetrate their heartland."

"After taking Li Huo Imperial Capital, we have a point in the Southern Continent that can both advance and defend, providing a fallback."

"Direct sea battle with the three nations’ armies, regardless of the continent, is not wise."

"No stronghold, behind is the Endless Sea, too many troops to break through."

"Not to mention on the sea, too easily they could orchestrate an accident."

Kneeling, Gu Sha contemplated, his face growing more concerned.

"But there’s no way to cross around elsewhere, even if the Emperor’s Son used Divine Power to freeze the sea, it would be too conspicuous."

"By the time a million troops crossed, they could encircle us, further, with higher cost."

Initially, he hadn’t thought of these, as these matters were for the Emperor’s Son.

Now thinking in his position, he suddenly saw a deadlock before him.

His speaking voice wasn’t quiet, and the soldiers around were Martial Artists with high realms, so after his words, the initially silent crowd started murmuring.

Sweat was about to drip from Gu Sha’s forehead; handling such a situation, he couldn’t find a way out.

As a general, even if not the lead commander, avoiding responsibility like this was dereliction of duty.

He pursed his lips, "Subordinate is incompetent, please punish me, Emperor’s Son."

Xia Feng snorted lightly, "You’re not incompetent, you’re derelict, fighting without contemplating costs our Great Xia soldiers."

"An arrogant army is doomed to fail, no matter how mighty we seem, many are waiting to take a bite."

He took two steps, helping Gu Sha up, "Alright, I’ve got plans for this; turning out like this, I’ve a part too."

Gu Sha stood a bit bewildered, still pondering the choice ahead.

"So what does the Emperor’s Son plan to do?"

Xia Feng smiled, "Previously, fearing leaks would alert them of our marching route, I didn’t tell anyone."

Gu Sha remained puzzled, "So, which country are we attacking?"

Xia Feng’s lips curled up slightly, "That’s a secret."

Finishing, a spindle-shaped Spirit Boat appeared in his palm, slowly enlarging, hovering above.

Inside held the Power of Space, so even if larger, not overly so, blocking some sunlight.

Xia Feng glanced at a distant clearing, stopping the Spirit Boat there.

"All soldiers, enter the Spirit Boat in formation."

Gu Sha questioned, "This can’t fit a million soldiers."

Beside him, Feng Yu spoke helplessly, "Emperor’s Son surely has his plan, let’s watch."

Finished speaking, he joined curiously, seemingly wanting to ask what this was.

Xia Feng did not explain, knowing spies from other nations might be in this army, uncertain how many.

Once inside the Spirit Light Flying Boat, further plans will be discussed.

By then, even if they tried to spread news, it would be too late.