The Invasion Begins, Part I

Hou Jingshu’s orders went out immediately. She had allowed Yu Chenguang use of the royal family’s private airship to arrive on the border near the Ming Province quickly. It still took several days, but if they went under the assumption that the Four Great Pavilions were gathering an army to invade, then it would take them at least several weeks even if they already had the necessary logistics for such an endeavor.

Only so many people could enter the Shang Kingdom at a time.

The Shang Kingdom and Ming Province were separated by a mountain range, and the only way through it was to travel through Zhiong Pass, a narrow passageway that could fit at most four carriages in a row. An army would not be able to pass through quickly.