The common people feel that Yan Kingdom is the kind of country that, if given even the slightest opportunity, will, once recuperated, become the most formidable and terrifying enemy. If Yan is not destroyed, any future war against Yan will surely consume more manpower and resources. It's better to annihilate Yan now while it's in the wrong, thus capturing the public opinion and moral high ground.
However, a minority of the people do not understand why the two countries cannot coexist. With Xiliang already vanquished, the two nations are allies. Peace and mutual repair, allowing both the people and soldiers to recuperate, seems to be the best of both worlds. Why resort to war games and insist on a life-or-death struggle to achieve national unification?
Not only the common people, but even the students are divided into two camps: one favored war, the other advocated peaceful coexistence.
