" Laoda attack the West Sea?"
On the map, the Shen Family members looked at Chen Qing's analysis with suspicion. It was the Laoqi who spoke first, "How did you come to this conclusion?"
The Laoda brother's physical body had been dormant for many years. His sudden appearance in the West Sea triggered this zombie incident. Almost all Shen Family believed that the monster that parasitized the Laoda must have been lurking around Jiangnan along with the magic array, ready to attack the Shen Family brothers at any time.
Unexpectedly, Chen Qing said the other party was in West Sea City?
"Because the profit is the greatest!" Chen Qing calmly analyzed, "According to intelligence, the one that occupied Shen Laoda is called the Ancient Xiushe, the leader of the Nine Insects. It is the prototype of the Xiushe Technique obtained by your ancestors. It is the strongest and has the most followers. After it activated the Nine Heavens Mirror Valley, it awakened all the followers it had cultivated and slaughtered more than seventy countries in the West Sea. At least half of the eight million living corpses were seized by it. Whether in terms of individual strength or the power under its command, it is the strongest!"
"At this time, of course we should take advantage of our terrain to capture the most populous cities in the West Sea!"
"Large population?" the Laosi asked, puzzled. "Is the population of the West Sea larger than that of Jiangnan?"
Jiangnan is a land of fish and rice, far superior to the West Sea in both yield and environment, so its population is naturally no less than that of the West Sea.
"The population I'm referring to is the high-strength population!" Chen Qing sighed. "Ordinary people have extremely low physical strength, making it difficult for its high-ranking relatives to parasitize them. Compared to ordinary people, the best targets are naturally bloodline soldiers, followed by elite soldiers with relatively strong blood and qi!"
In an instant, the Shen Family understood what the other party meant. Although Jiangnan had a large population, due to the presence of the Shen Family and its unique geographical location, the imperial army stationed there was very small. Apart from the 30,000 Black Dragon elite troops in Nanming Prefecture, the remaining prefectures had no more than 5,000 troops stationed there.
The situation in the West Sea is different. Not only do they have to deal with numerous pirates, but they also have to intimidate the West Sea countries and make them trade with the Great Jin. Naturally, they need to station a large army there. The northern battlefield is controlled by the Xiao Household, while the two lucrative lands of the East Sea and the West Sea are controlled by the military forces under the Duke of Qin.
The garrison in the West Sea, including miscellaneous soldiers, exceeds one million, and the number of bloodline soldiers, including the lowest-ranking private soldiers, is at least one hundred thousand, naturally far exceeding that of Jiangnan!
"What kind of high-ranking family members did Lord Chen mention?" Seventh Master Shen asked curiously.
"The advanced relatives are the offspring that these nine Ancient Insect cultivated using their own essence and blood during their ten thousand years of sealing. You should have seen the principle of the living corpses. The so-called living corpses are corpses parasitized by insects. The higher the level of the insect, the more powerful it becomes after obtaining a body. Over so many years, these Ancient Insect have probably cultivated hundreds of millions of relatives. But while it's easy to breed insect offspring, finding good physical vessels for these offspring is not so easy."
"I see." The Shen Family members, all of whom were academic practitioners, immediately grasped the key point.
Ancient Insect build their armies using their offspring and relatives. The more human bodies they possess, the stronger their power becomes. High-quality human bodies allow them to build powerful armies even faster!
"Actually, the West Sea should be the main battlefield for the Ancient Insect to fight over!" Chen Qing laughed. "However, the Ancient Insect hiding in the Shen Family have been staying in Jiangnan, unable to send their families to participate in the West Sea battle. Shen Laoda is different. Since he dared to trigger the magic array, he must have made ample preparations. And that's exactly what happened. The battle in the West Sea has already ended. The third and fourth ranked Ancient Insect have been devoured by Shen Laoda, and their forces have been merged. Now Shen Laoda has devoured the cities of the West Sea, and he probably has more than ten million ordinary living corpses under his command!"
"If it can also capture the 100,000 elite troops of the Great Jin stationed in the West Sea, plus the high-ranking generals stationed there, hehe, even if the Great Jin sends in a million-strong army, they might not be a match for your Laoda!"
The Shen Family was horrified. Hundreds of millions of relatives?
If this fighting continues, won't the entire Central Plains eventually turn into those inhuman, ghostly, insect-like living corpses?
"Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?" Shen Laosi couldn't help but gasp. " The Great Jin has just been established, and this generation's military achievements are the most prosperous in a thousand years. It's not that easy to take them down, is it?"
"It won't be so easy to take it down, but it's also the most dangerous," Chen Qing sighed. "To be honest, this era dominated by martial artists is the most suitable for that insect to exert its power, because what it needs most are vessels of martial artists with strong blood and qi, parasitic sorcerers. Low-level insects need to spend many years to master the techniques of physical body, but martial artists are different. Their bodies are tempered and refined, and they can be used right away. They can strengthen themselves directly from the body with almost no time to accumulate experience."
"I remember the Governor-General of the West Sea is the eldest son of the Duke of Duke of Qin, right? And there are many direct descendants of top aristocratic families studying in the West Sea. In the eyes of those monsters, these bodies are top-tier commodities!"
"I've met the Duke of Duke of Qin's eldest son," Shen Laoqi said. "He's very strong, even stronger than Yuchi Peng, and his leadership style is very steady. That monster from Parasite Laoda shouldn't be able to take him down easily. Moreover, the Duke of Qin won't let his eldest son get into trouble. Once he understands the situation, he will definitely send reinforcements."
"This is our only chance." Chen Qing took a breath and said, "Right now, the only force that can stand up to the Shen Family family's Laoda is the imperial court. As long as the imperial court reinforces the West Sea and a large number of zombies are lured there, then we in Jiangnan will have a breathing space."
"We are from Jiangnan." Shen Laoqi smiled enigmatically, sensing that this Young Lord Chen was quite ambitious!
"Even if the monster that parasitizes the Laoda as you say, possessing tens of millions of living corpses and taking over another power base, its chances of winning against the imperial court head-on are still not high!" Shen Laosi frowned and said, " The Duke of Qin and his elite troops fought their way out of the chaotic era. They have dozens of Duke-level Above First Rank martial artists under their command. Don't be fooled by the fact that the reinforcements this time number only 300,000; you should know that almost Chengdu bloodline soldiers!"
Chen Qing nodded; he had also learned this from Wang Ye.
The population of the Great Jin Dynasty far exceeds that of the real world, and resources are abundant. The number of soldiers serving, including miscellaneous soldiers, exceeds 30 million. However, within the army, the 30 million ordinary soldiers are constantly suppressed by the bloodline soldiers, and their status in the army is determined by their strength. This can only mean one thing: the hundreds of thousands of bloodline soldiers are still in a state of crushing defeat against the tens of millions of ordinary soldiers!
The 300,000 elite troops that the Duke of Qin brought this time are mostly true elites. With those high-ranking generals leading the troops, even if Shen Laoda has millions of living corpses, he would be no match for them in a head-on battle!
Chen Qing even dared to assert that even if it were just facing the 100,000 bloodline disciples stationed in West Sea City, it would be difficult for Shen Laoda to take them down by force. Unless he could turn all the hundreds of millions of people in the seventeen cities and countryside of the West Sea into zombies in a short period of time, and then spend at least half a year evolving them into no less than a million level three zombies, he would have no chance to confront the imperial court head-on!
"And the imperial court has also reinforced its troops, hasn't it?" the Laoqi added. "You just said that the imperial court has dispatched its most powerful Golden Dragon Guard. Isn't such a force enough to wipe out the monster parasitizing the Laoda?"
"Yes!" Chen Qing nodded in affirmation at first, but then said quietly, "But unfortunately, the imperial court is not a unified whole. What do you think, Mister Shen Liu?"
Shen Laoliu's eyes were cloudy; he remained silent under control, yet he could sense that far away in a certain body of water in Jiangnan, his hundreds of thousands of high-ranking followers, hidden there, were already stirring with excitement!
"Don't be afraid, go in groups, stay with the people in front, and don't get separated!"
Three hundred thousand troops moved silently into an area no one had expected.
There are two Jiangnan Circuit. One leads to Nanming Prefecture, where the Duke of Duke of Qin is located. The other leads to the South Mountain, which is the border between Jiangnan and the central southwestern region, a mountainous area prone to miasma.
The Duke of Qin brought his elite troops this time. In order to concentrate his forces, the blockade was extremely precise, mainly focusing on the seven coastal states. He did not pay attention to the southwestern border region, which was also shrouded in fog, because a large part of the mountains there were basically uninhabited areas. As long as the fog did not spread, he would not consider sending troops there.
Therefore, the fact that the eldest princess led the most elite Golden Dragon Guard of the court in this direction this time left all the generals extremely puzzled.
However, the princess held a high position in the army, and even if they had doubts, they still endured and carried out military orders.
Once inside, the main force continued towards the mountain range, and finally, one of the generals couldn't hold back any longer.
"Your Highness, why are we going this way?" The speaker was a member of the Yuchi Household. He had actively sought the opportunity to leave the capital, hoping to make some military achievements. After all, in large families, illegitimate sons without titles had to rely on military merit to gain a foothold.
"Yes," some scions of noble families said with puzzlement. After all, if they entered Jiangnan Yunzhou from the southwest, it could be barely explained as flanking support or a special strategic connection with the Duke of Qin. But heading straight into this uninhabited mountain range was very puzzling.
"No need to rush, it will be announced soon," the leading warlocks replied coldly.
Dozens of generals frowned deeply. Since her marriage, the Princess had lost her sense of priorities, actually appointing a sorcerer from the Fei Family to lead the army. What right did they have?
If it weren't for the title of Princess, who would bother with these skinny, chicken-like sorcerers?
"Stop!"
Suddenly, one of the Hong Household members at the front stopped, shouting, "Something's wrong!"
He first looked around, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper, then suddenly held his breath. "The fog is poisonous!"
Everyone was stunned and covered their mouths and noses, trying to circulate their blood to resist, but the more they circulated their blood, the weaker they felt!
"Your Highness!" Several generals looked anxiously towards the princess's location, but there was no sign of her anywhere. Even the sorcerers from the Fei Family had disappeared without a trace.
"How could this be?" The hearts of the dozen or so aristocratic military generals skipped a beat, and a strong sense of unease welled up in their hearts!
Immediately, everyone heard a rustling sound coming from all directions—a large number of things were crawling towards them!