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Taking the initiative is fundamentally different from modern defensive warfare.

Thanks to the existence of the Great Wall of Zhenshi, the war over the past ten years has had no impact on the territory of Daxia.

But taking the initiative is a different story...

However, the officials also knew that once His Majesty made a decision, they could not object.

Xia Zhaoyan glanced at the expressions of the officials below, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

After so many years of training, these people no longer object to his orders.

That's great!

"Now our Great Xia has three battlefields."

"The eastern and southern battlefields remain unchanged, and we continue to fight a defensive war against the Alliance."

"And the northern battlefield is the target of my proactive attack this time!"

"First, destroy the Great Yu Dynasty that blocks our path, then march the army north, sweeping across the area where the Northern and Eastern Continents meet—the Chaotic Domain!"

"I will conquer the Chaotic Domain and attack the demon realm from there!"

Should we take over the Chaotic Domain? A world map immediately flashed through the minds of the officials.

The Chaotic Domain's geographical location is too good.

Back then, the forces of Da Yu, Da Wu of Bei Zhou, and the demon race all coveted that place.

But no one dared to take the initiative.

Now, it's our Great Xia's turn to take that place away.

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"But rest assured, my lords, wherever the territory of my Great Xia is located, the Great Wall of Zhen Shi will extend there."

The local officials immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Although everyone knows that relying on treasures is not a good habit.

But who can resist the allure of the Great Wall of Zhenshi?

With this treasure, at least we don't have to worry about losing the territories we've conquered.

We are no longer afraid of losing the occupied territories!

The Great Xia's mid-to-high-end combat forces swept across the wasteland, but ultimately, there were still shortcomings.

That is the size of the population and the size of the army!

Although a population of 100 billion is not small, it is still nothing compared to the whole world!

"Gentlemen, the military is about to expand its recruitment."

"From this day forward, anyone who wishes to enlist in the army must possess a certain level of cultivation."

"The wars to come will be beyond the reach of ordinary people!"

Although this would significantly reduce the size of the manpower pool.

However, Xia Zhaoyan didn't care; ordinary soldiers could manage to defend themselves using the Great Wall of Zhenshi.

However, taking the initiative is somewhat unrealistic.

Among the hundreds of billions of people in the Great Xia Dynasty, there are still billions of people with cultivation abilities.

Therefore, there is no shortage of repairmen!

...

After the court assembly, the Great Xia Dynasty began a full mobilization.

Orders were issued to various regions, and news of conscription spread.

The entire Great Xia Dynasty was in an uproar. Countless people had waited for ten years, and now they finally had the opportunity to join the army.

...

"His Majesty has decreed that, effective today, the conscription of ordinary soldiers will cease!"

"Anyone who wants to join the army must be a cultivator, even those at the Body Refinement stage are acceptable."

This order has left hundreds of millions of ordinary people utterly disappointed!

However, no one blamed Xia Zhaoyan.

The common people also understand that this world is ultimately a world of cultivation.

His Majesty's refusal to recruit ordinary people is ultimately for their own good.

In other factions, who would care about the lives of ordinary people?

...

In just one month, the number of soldiers in the Great Xia Dynasty increased by one billion!

Even so, this was after the military's rigorous selection process.

The billions of cultivators are mostly beings below the Innate Realm.

They knew that with their current aptitude, there was almost no hope of breaking through to the Innate Realm in this lifetime.

The army was their only option.

What does it mean to have an army composed of one billion cultivators?

To put it another way, the number of cultivators in the civilian population of the Great Yu Dynasty is about the same as that of the Great Xia Dynasty.

However, if they send their royal family to expand the army, they'll be lucky to recruit an army of fifty million cultivators.

...

Inside the Great Yu Imperial Palace, Emperor Yu frowned as he finished reading the intelligence report in his hand.

"My lords, what do you think Great Xia intends to achieve by expanding its army at this time?"

The Xia dynasty during the reign of Emperor Hongwu did not take them seriously.

However, the Great Xia Dynasty during Xia Zhaoyan's era filled him with immense fear and dread.

He was terrified that one day the other side would destroy his Great Yu.

Fortunately, the alliance was formed, and now, due to various reasons, the Great Xia can only retreat behind the Great Wall to carry out defensive operations.

"Your Majesty, we have placed too much emphasis on this military expansion of the Great Xia."

"After ten years of war, the Great Xia Dynasty has suffered tens of millions of casualties. It's perfectly normal to expand the army at this time!"

...

"That's right, Your Majesty. Since the start of the war, Great Xia has never taken the initiative to expand its army."

"We have a general idea of ​​the size of their original army, so this expansion is probably to make up for previous casualties!"

Although Da Yu knew that Da Xia had expanded its army, he did not know the exact number of troops added.

I thought that Da Xia was just making up for the previous number of casualties.

If they knew that this time they had expanded their army by a billion, and that these soldiers had all embarked on the path of cultivation.

I doubt they would think that way!

This also shows that the Great Xia's proactive defensive war over the past ten years has successfully deceived and misled the people of Tianhuang.

"Alright, what you all say makes sense, but we still need to keep a close eye on the actions of Great Xia!"

Although Yu Huang felt that something was wrong, he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

...

Time passed day by day, and half a year had gone by in the blink of an eye.

Now, even Da Yu is too lazy to pay attention to the last military expansion of Da Xia.

What they didn't know was that in the past six months, the billion-strong army had successfully transformed into standard soldiers.

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"Your Majesty, everything is ready!"

Inside the government hall, cabinet members and military personnel stood respectfully.

Xia Zhaoyan stood up and looked at these people with a serious expression on his face.

"good!"

"Guo Jing, listen to my command!"

Guo Jing stepped forward, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and bowed, awaiting orders.

Xu Da, standing to the side, looked on with envy. For him, only war could arouse his interest.

But who told his own legion not to be stationed on the northern battlefield back then?

"As the saying goes, 'An army is raised for a thousand days to be used for one.' In this attack on Daewoo, the Heavenly Punishment Army will serve as the vanguard!"

"You will be the sharpest blades, cleaving open the borders of the Great Universe for me, and paving a path for the army behind you to sweep across the Great Universe."

"In this battle, we must strike Daewoo unexpectedly, leaving them no time to react or prepare."

"Guo Jing, do you have confidence?!"

Guo Jing looked up, his expression extremely serious.

"Your Majesty, I will certainly not let you down!"

Indeed, the Heavenly Punishment Army of today is no longer the same as it was when it was first established.

Looking across the entire world, no army has the same foundation as the Heavenly Punishment Army.

The ordinary Heavenly Punishment Army soldiers are all at least in the late to mid-stage of the Purple Mansion Realm.

What is the concept of one million Purple Mansion Realm cultivators?

It should be noted that in the army of any dynasty, a Purple Mansion Realm cultivator could become a general commanding tens of thousands of troops.

Even in the Great Xia Dynasty today, a Purple Mansion Realm expert is considered a top-tier powerhouse in a county city.

...

Today is a truce day for the Alliance on the northern battlefield.

What they didn't know was that behind the Great Wall, an endless army stretched as far as the eye could see!

Ahead of the main force stood a million-strong army towering in the air.

The next moment, ten-zhang-wide city gates suddenly appeared at the foot of the Great Wall!