Secret Records of the Leader of the Beichen Sword Sect-Chapter 830 - 431: Bastard_2

Ma Qiu joined earlier and is of mixed blood, which might make him more appealing to the non-humans up north. That’s why he was exceptionally promoted to Military Marquis. However, according to him, their Ma family is a standard guard noble family, just that their village produces hemp. Back in the day, their family’s ancestor followed the Great General on the Northern Expedition as Light Cavalry and brought back quite a few Da Lu women, which is why they ended up with such dark features.

Ping Xian, on the other hand, is just a commoner from a family that made a living by beating dates. Born with divine strength in his small arm, his bravery excelled beyond that of a superhuman. Often the first to climb the walls, he was selected by the Gen Kingdom Royal Army to be a personal soldier. Unfortunately, individual bravery is of little use on the grand battlefield, and unless you can change the tide single-handedly, it’s never quite brave enough. In the end, he was somehow swept up by the defeated army and surrendered.

So these three are a classic alliance of losers, a group down on their luck.

"Enough with the bullshit, I don’t care if you’re Da or Lu, whether you surrendered or joined the rebels.

Just tell me how many troops the Stone Dragon has under its command, where they’re stationed, and when the general attack on Suiyang is planned."

Fortunately, the official position of Military Marquis isn’t small, so he can listen to commands in the King of Hejian’s tent. Moreover, the troops under their command were the recruits selected from the Gen Kingdom’s surrendered soldiers, acting as the vanguard. Ma Qiu obviously knew the overall situation of the battlefield, so when asked, he hurriedly replied to the Big Chopper.

"In response to the hero, the Heavenly King’s Army Tent currently has the main force of 100,000 Iron Cavalry recently mobilized from Yingzhou, along with 180,000 reinforcements brought by the Crown Prince from Hebei. The King of Hejian is the vanguard for this battle, with an original reorganized new army of 100,000 under his command.

Additionally, there are Wolf Soldiers from various Hu Lu tribes, demons who surrendered at Yin Mountain, and mountain bandits that joined locally, totaling about 500,000 to 600,000 troops in the army."

Tie Dan frowned deeply,

"How many? 500,000 to 600,000? Don’t try to bluff me! Do you think I don’t know how many people that is? Excluding the civilian workers, only count those who can fight!"

Ma Qiu quickly responded,

"I wouldn’t dare! There really are this many troops. If you count the civilian workers and servers, there would be at least a million. Initially, the Heavenly King did cross the river with this many men!"

Huyan Mo also added from the side,

"Indeed, Hero Chen, the Immortal Palace is like a centipede, dead but still not stiff. Even if the Forbidden Army were slaughtered completely, they could assemble another army in no time, and 100,000 to 200,000 troops are nothing to them.

Moreover, the Central Plains are incredibly prosperous and densely populated. The Eastern Country alone has 40 counties, each with a minimum of a million people. The major families in the cities have long been concealing the population, hiding household registers, and avoiding taxation. Just by sealing some gates and checking, another three to five million people might pop out.

Not to mention the Eastern Country’s thousands of miles of fertile land, even in rural areas there are numerous powerful figures, establishing strongholds and forts by every mountain and river, ruling as kings, with countless fortresses. Even in remote valleys, demons and wild immortals emerge from time to time. Without a million troops, this place is indigestible..."

Ping Xian nodded repeatedly, but his face was still swollen, and every movement was painful, making him unable to speak.

"..."

Tie Dan was speechless for a moment, but the numbers seemed plausible. After all, he had seen firsthand in Ye Capital how empty the rear of the rebel army was, confirming that the elites left in Genzhou must have been brought over for this all-in effort.

And judging from future developments, the 40 cities of the Eastern Country were indeed reduced to ruins over a decade of war, with the loss of tens of millions in population. If fewer people had come, it wouldn’t have been possible.

But looking at it this way, the oft-mentioned 100,000 horse riders and another 100,000 horse riders actually weren’t an exaggeration? The boss really had 100,000 Iron Cavalry? How much must have been spent on that...

Seeing the hero hesitating, without swinging down the chopper, Ma Qiu quickly added,

"I heard the Suixian Governor is a stubborn loyalist. My family head has ordered the sweep of the Eastern Country multiple times, attempting to recruit him, but he remains steadfast, tirelessly recruiting soldiers himself, gathering an elite force of several thousand, determined to live and die with Suiyang.

Now that the Heavenly King has taken Yingzhou, with the army mobilized, a strong attack is likely coming soon, and our brothers will have to step into the field. Our master has dispatched us to attack from all sides, dismantling cities and sweeping across the Central Plains to gather military supplies in advance. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

The King of Hejian’s main camp is currently stationed in East Capital Liang City, and after they capture this city and prepare the army, they will head to regroup. As for where the Heavenly King’s Army Tent is stationed, we truly do not know."

Tie Dan pondered and asked,

"Does the King of Hejian have Mages under him? Don’t tell me about any of those obscure mixed cultivators; at least someone of the Demon Sect’s level."

Ma Qiu thought for a moment, then nodded,

"The Demon Sect has always been elusive and unpredictable, so it’s hard to tell. However, there is a group of monks from the Western Regions attending the King of Hejian after Lord Le’an’s assassination, sent by the Heavenly King specifically for protection.

This group looks quite different from those of the Central Plains. They all wear black robes and use a unique set of divine skills and magic methods, extremely eerie and formidable, not something the average tribute can contend with."

"Black robes? Monks?"

Tie Dan did recall something, as there weren’t many whom he intended to kill but didn’t succeed...

"Roar!" "Howl!" "Neigh!"

Their conversation was abruptly interrupted as three beasts began to flip and jump without regard, leaping into the air.

"Boom boom boom!"

"What, what’s going on?"

"An earthquake! An earthquake!"

In the blink of an eye, the earth shook like rippling waves, mountains cracked open, and the ground rolled and swayed! Several armored generals were even flung into the air!