The Peacock Kingdom's army was defeated, and this news immediately spread throughout the entire kingdom.
At the same time, the King of the Peacock Kingdom soon learned that a powerful army had appeared near their borders.
The emergence of this powerful army left them all in utter shock.
This was because, prior to this, no formidable forces had ever appeared within their Peacock Kingdom.
Therefore, they were extremely astonished.
"Where did this powerful army come from? Who are they?"
"Your Majesty, we do not know who they are, but we can be certain that they are definitely not from our Peacock Kingdom!"
"Oh? Not from our Peacock Kingdom, then do they have any distinguishing features?"
"They have no particular features, only that their armor and weapons are all standardized. Behind them, there must be a powerful nation!!"
Possessing standardized weapons is no simple matter.
Even the Peacock Kingdom could not produce standardized weapons.
Many of their soldiers' weapons were crafted using their own funds.
Because of this, their soldiers were more like an inheritance, passed down from one generation to the next.
Hearing about standardized weapons, the King of the Peacock Kingdom was clearly very surprised.
Along with his surprise, he also felt a surge of excitement.
"If they have a powerful nation behind them, is it possible for us to conquer their nation and seize their wealth??"
"This, is indeed possible! As long as we defeat their army, we will have the chance to conquer their nation!!"
"Excellent! This is excellent! Immediately mobilize the troops, attack them, and crush their army for me!!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!!"
Upon hearing this, the generals of the Peacock Kingdom became somewhat invigorated.
They had not been in battle for a long time. Although they had been suppressing the populace, such conflicts could only be called minor skirmishes.
Even if they won, the spoils of war would not be substantial.
However, now their opponents were an army with standardized weapons, which was entirely different.
As long as they defeated this army, they would acquire a large quantity of standardized weapons.
This was merely the most basic reward. After defeating these forces, they could also obtain a vast number of warhorses and armor.
Furthermore, they could even advance into the nation behind this army, thereby acquiring boundless wealth.
With this thought, they were eager to immediately mobilize their forces and charge towards Lin Tian's army.
However, there was one thing they were aware of: Lin Tian's army was not to be trifled with.
In their last engagement, they had deployed war elephants.
Under such circumstances, their own forces were still easily defeated.
This made the people of the Peacock Kingdom regard them with extreme caution.
Because of this, someone made a suggestion at this moment.
"Your Majesty, that army is fierce and aggressive, and moreover, they have over a hundred thousand men!"
"Therefore, we need to mobilize a large number of soldiers, especially the war elephants."
"We should ideally deploy all our war elephants, and then with their formidable combat power, we can crush them!"
"Only in this way can we easily defeat their army!!"
"Agreed, I shall issue the order immediately!!"
In truth, the King of the Peacock Kingdom did not place an overwhelming importance on Lin Tian's army.
But considering the wealth of the nation behind Lin Tian's army, he had no choice but to take it seriously.
Therefore, when his subordinates proposed mobilizing all the war elephants, the King of the Peacock Kingdom agreed without hesitation.
Once this proposal was approved, the entire Peacock Kingdom was immediately mobilized.
A large number of war elephants were gathered at this time.
Many of them knew that the Peacock Kingdom was going to war, and thus, they were all eager and ready for battle.
While the Peacock Kingdom was preparing, Lin Tian on the other side was also making preparations.
"War elephants are a considerable nuisance to us!"
"Especially when there are many of them, they can easily crush our formation!"
"Therefore, we must devise methods specifically to counter those war elephants!!"
"We definitely cannot kill those elephants in a short period, so our primary targets will be the soldiers riding on their backs!"
"Let us craft more hooks and ropes. When we engage the war elephants of the Peacock Kingdom, we can directly use the hooks and ropes to pull them down."
"Once they are on the ground, they will be rendered as good as incapacitated!!"
War elephants are difficult to deal with, and yet they are also very difficult to deal with.
After all, not everyone possesses Lin Tian's immense strength to directly break an elephant's leg or directly throw an elephant down.
When elephants unleash their might, ordinary soldiers are simply unable to withstand them.
However, it is not without a way to deal with them.
As long as they can neutralize the soldiers riding on the elephants, the elephants' intimidating power will naturally dissipate on its own.
Without the riders, their elephants would not possess such formidable offensive capabilities.
Consequently, once the soldiers riding on the elephants are dismounted, they will have no chance of turning the tide.
Therefore, Lin Tian's army began to craft a large quantity of hooks and ropes.
Knowing that they were going to fight the Peacock Kingdom's army, Lin Tian's forces did not rush to leave their current location.
Instead, they waited there, anticipating the arrival of the Peacock Kingdom's army.
This waiting proved to be the correct decision.
Once the Peacock Kingdom's army was assembled, they indeed marched directly towards Lin Tian's forces.
As they arrived, the very ground trembled.
Dense formations of war elephants filled the entire battlefield.
At a casual glance, there were thousands of them.
Such a number was undoubtedly terrifying.
Once they charged, Lin Tian's army would be utterly incapable of withstanding them.
Even if they charged back and forth, they would cause immense destruction to Lin Tian's forces.
That kind of devastation would be enough to scatter his army, much like the fire ox formation Lin Tian had used previously.
The people of the Peacock Kingdom were aware of this.
Therefore, at this moment, the people of the Peacock Kingdom were filled with confidence.
"Who are you? Where are you from, state your names and the names of your nations!!"
The Peacock Kingdom's representative spoke, his tone more like an interrogation.
Possessing so many war elephants, he maintained his position of superiority.
This lofty demeanor also gave him a sense of looking down upon Lin Tian's army.
In his view, Lin Tian's army was obliged to answer his questions, or else it would be considered disrespect.
And the consequence for disrespect was only one: death.