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Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 693: Battle of Longxiang Ferry_2
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Third-grade demons came to surrender, daring the Hou Clan not to accept...
As Hou Yuling posed this question, everyone immediately shook their heads.
Of course, they dared not accept. Apart from the natural barrier between humans and demons, a third-grade demon was akin to a Sub-saint of Martial Dao, a figure too powerful for the current strength of the Hou Clan to control.
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"Alright, I called the four of you here today, not to be envious of others. How have the tasks each of you were responsible for over these forty days been going? Let's hear about the situations!"
Although the battle at Longxiang Ferry had ended, its influence was still ongoing, with subsequent chain reactions following closely. As the factual controllers of the two prefectures of Xiayuan, the Hou Clan naturally had to respond in a timely manner; thus, Hou Yuxiao had assigned tasks to the family after that battle.
The most important tasks, naturally, were managed by the four of them.
As usual, although Hou Yuduan was the youngest in rank, he was responsible for most of the clan affairs. Moreover, his tacit understanding with Hou Yuxiao made him usually the second to speak after Hou Yuxiao in family councils. This time was no exception.
"First, regarding the battle at Longxiang Ferry, the casualties within the clan:
The Zhaoyang Army lost over five thousand out of a hundred and fifty thousand, Shen Clan's hundred and twenty thousand troops had casualties surpassing ten thousand, and the Xiong Yun Gang's hundred and fifty thousand suffered the most severe casualties, but also less than twenty thousand. The total losses of the four hundred and twenty thousand troops were only thirty thousand, with a hundred and twenty thousand enemies slain—without doubt, the battle of Longxiang Ferry was a great victory for our Hou Clan!"
Hou Yuxiao and the other three showed a slight thrill on their faces. The victory at Longxiang Ferry was, of course, a significant win for the Hou Clan. One could tell just by the failed landing of Leiyin Temple, but hearing that the family's casualties were minimal certainly boosted everyone's spirits.
The key point was that this grand victory appeared externally to belong not only to the Hou Clan but to all three families of Xingnan Prefecture of Hexi. However, the real situation was known only to the five of them and a very few others within the clan. Hearing Hou Yuduan state this so directly, rendered the four even more exhilarated.
"Now, wandering Martial Artists from all over are flocking to the three families of Hexi. Among them, there are not a few Grandmasters. In these forty days alone, almost seventy thousand Martial Artists have joined our Hou Clan alone, of which eighty percent came from other places. With such a large number of people, it is difficult to screen them. Furthermore, there are definitely some with ill-intentions among them. I have already raised the criteria for recruiting Sect Members in the Hou Clan to those with at least five levels of body refinement, a clean background, and they must also find five Sect Members of our clan to vouch for them."
Hou Yuxiao's expression brightened slightly upon hearing this. It was indeed difficult to discern the backgrounds of those coming, but this mechanism of sponsorship by five members was a good screening method. It seemed to empower the clan members, but it actually created a joint accountability system. If anyone recruited had issues, these five could not shirk their responsibility. This would not only keep the clan members alert but also help root out more hidden elements of instability within the family.
"Externally, our Hou Clan's overall fame is currently still lesser than that of Shen Clan and Xiong Yun Gang. I predict, in these four months, the other two families might have attracted even more Martial Sect Disciples than we did. The total number of Martial Sect Disciples among the three families must have surpassed one million!"
Hiss...
Martial Sect Disciples, over a million!
Upon finishing these words, the eyes of Hou Yucheng and the other three lit up. Even Hou Yuxiao, who had anticipated this, could hardly suppress his excitement.
In the battle of Longxiang Ferry, the Hou Clan's thirty thousand Red Flame Army hadn't even been deployed. Adding up, the total forces of the three families already amounted to four hundred and twenty thousand, all of whom were Sect Members with cultivation of at least five levels of body-opening. Those with cultivation below five levels accounted for a large majority. Naturally, the total number of Martial Artists had surpassed one million.
"The standard for Earth Level major forces is merely five hundred thousand. Just considering the number of Sect Members, our Hou Clan already stands out among Earth Level forces. The minimum standard for Heaven Level forces in terms of Sect Member numbers is two million. Judging by the speed of these forty days in recruiting Sect Members, even without any unexpected events, won't we reach the stature of a Heaven-Level force in three or four years…"
Hou Yucheng was visibly thrilled, and upon hearing this, the others also showed moved expressions. Fortunately, Hou Yuxiao soon regained his composure, shaking his head with a grave expression: "We must not become arrogant and self-satisfied. Remember the saying, 'A big tree catches more wind.' Just with the battle of Longxiang Ferry, we've thoroughly offended Leiyin Temple.
Luckily, since it was a joint operation among the three families, even if Leiyin Temple holds a grudge, they won't just blame the Hou Clan.
If the outside world finds out that the other two families were actually controlled by us or even publicly merge, then our Hou Clan will immediately become the target of everyone's attacks. Leiyin Temple, the Wuwei King, and other surrounding major forces might instantly see us as thorns in their flesh!"
Seeing that everyone's expressions had sobered up a bit, he then looked towards the Second Elder, Hou Yucheng.
Understanding his cue, Hou Yucheng said, "Taking advantage of the surge in our Martial Artists' numbers, combined with the increasing number of those achieving five levels of body refinement, I have already begun expanding the Zhaoyang Army. Apart from other institutional needs within the family, we try to integrate as many Sect Members with at least five levels of body refinement into the military as possible. Besides that, the expansion of the Red Flame Army is difficult due to the limits of cultivation and loyalty but is also being initially screened. I expect we can expand to fifty thousand within about a year.
Just as before, besides our various city defenses, the main forces are all concentrated at Baiye Camp for rest and preparation for war."
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