MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again-Chapter 1362 - 338: Yanyang Invasion

It’s important to understand that the departure of this army means a life-and-death token for the entire He Family. Once the Beijin Family detects it, they will certainly know of He Tongzhang’s betrayal.

Can He Tongzhang prevent this army from going to the Imperial Capital to serve Da Qin?

The answer is also impossible.

Because He Tongzhang cannot provide evidence of absolute loyalty to Da Qin, that he won’t betray.

When your subordinates’ lives are controlled by others, and you can’t decide their life or death, just because of one or two slogans of loyalty, can you trust them?

Human nature changes. Perhaps at this moment, He Tongzhang is loyal to Da Qin, but after a long time, cherishing life, or when his power grows stronger, he might develop other thoughts.

If Qin Hong fails to take away the fifty thousand Martial Emperor soldiers this time, He Tongzhang will also be regarded as a betrayal here by Qin Hong.

Therefore, He Tongzhang didn’t want Qin Hong to know about this from the beginning, so he approached the Hidden Guard, hoping to cover up the matter for some time.

But unfortunately, Qin Hong personally came to the Shanbei Province. It seems that fate doesn’t want him to live a few more days!

However, He Tongzhang, who already intended to die, remained calm at this moment, quietly waiting for Qin Hong’s response.

And Qin Hong didn’t rush to speak but started weighing things in his heart.

As for Lu Hong, he didn’t want to think about anything, just watched the commotion from the side, as thinking too much about such things is exhausting.

After a long deliberation, Qin Hong finally said, "Okay, I’ll hand this army over to the Emperor Master for personal training, and I decree this army be named the Tianhe Army!"

It was named after He Tongzhang, as a way to pass down He Tongzhang’s name.

In response, He Tongzhang kowtowed again: "Minister He Tongzhang, thank Your Majesty!"

Since the Tianhe Army was to be taken away, the Jin Family’s Titan must also be eliminated, at least allowing He Tongzhang and his family’s lives to exchange for more burial goods!

Thus, Qin Hong and He Tongzhang started plotting in secret.

Three days later, the Jin Family’s Titan received news from He Tongzhang, hoping to acquire another batch of resources, especially the Titan Essence Blood, as they recruited another twenty thousand soldiers, sufficient to spawn a new batch of Martial Emperor Masters.

The Beijin Family received the news and was highly satisfied with He Tongzhang’s active recruitment behavior, arranging for the Jin Family’s Titan to transport resources.

Soon, this Jin Family Titan was controlled by Lu Hong and Qin Hong.

Firstly, Qin Hong asked the most intriguing question: "How did you manage to come straight to Da Qin’s rear?"

"Hehe!"

The Jin Family’s Titan sneered, unwilling to answer.

Then, however.

After being subjected to torture, this pampered Jin Family Titan, never treated in such a manner before, immediately broke down in tears, the agony causing him to resist no more, answering: "It’s the passage left by the God King, God King has opened thousands of passages on the Dark Continent for monitoring and exchange."

"God King Nilotis? Is he still on the Dark Continent?" Lu Hong’s eyes flickered, as this God King is the most formidable character he has ever seen, even more than the former Main Gods, though this God King seems to prefer strategizing behind the scenes instead of direct combat, turning his strongest power into a second-rate strategist played by me personally.

"No, he’s not." The Jin Family Titan shook his head and said: "God King was gone after completing arrangements when the Dark Continent was opened. The 13th Domain has always been managed by the Holy King, God King has never returned."

Soon, Qin Hong forced out more intelligence, and afterwards, this Titan was indeed taken back to the Da Qin Imperial City by the two.

As for the He Family, after the Jin Family’s Titan was absent for a long time, they noticed something was amiss and knew of the betrayal. With the supply of antidotes cut off, the entire He Family suddenly died horribly at night.

But the next day, Da Qin’s decree was delivered to Shanbei Province, along with thousands of Qin Long Guards.

"By the command of Your Majesty, Provincial Governor He Tongzhang governed well during his tenure and presented capable advice with his talented and wise nephew. Hence, I appoint Yang Lanzhou as the new Shanbei Governor, hoping Lord Yang will inherit Lord He’s will and manage Shanbei Province well for Da Qin. The He Family’s sudden demise seems suspicious, possibly due to evil forces. Therefore, I command three thousand Qin Long Guards, temporarily under Lord Yang’s control, hoping to quickly clarify the truth and restore peace."

To everyone in Shanbei Province, the He Family’s downfall was too tragic and bizarre, but Qin Hong mentioned before that the story shouldn’t be publicized and promoted. In comparison, keeping it secret is what truly needs to be done.

Even though Yang Lanzhou was a relative of the He Family, the He Family’s matter had long been ordered by He Tongzhang to be sealed, so outsiders knew nothing.

Yang Lanzhou clenched his fist at this moment and loudly declared: "Minister Yang Lanzhou, receives the order!"

In the foreseeable future, Yang Lanzhou would likely concentrate his efforts on investigating a case he could never solve.

As time passes, Yanyang Domain and Mingze Domain finally couldn’t wait any longer, as the more they waited, the stronger Da Qin would become. In September of the same year, the Yanyang Domain took the lead in attacking Da Qin.

Two million Yanyang elites crossed the border in great force, heading inside Da Qin to burn and kill.

As Da Qin had long prepared for battle, when the Yanyang army invaded, the soldiers and citizens of the small towns promptly chose to abandon the town and flee to larger city-states, reaching the provincial capital with the city-state soldiers, ultimately arriving at the operational city, which is each province’s main city.

Da Qin’s method was simple, as it was a war of the Great Domain. Once the opponent invades, their troops would be immense. Relying solely on each city to defend is practically impossible, so it’s better to concentrate each province’s troops to defend one city, which might hold back the enemy’s footsteps and delay their offensive.

The Yanyang army’s general led the cavalry, madly galloping on Da Qin’s land.

Scouts gathered from all directions.

"Report to the general, no traces of enemy forces found on our eastern side, towns are empty and left without any resources."

"Report to the general, similarly, our western side is utterly deserted."

"Report to the general,,,,"

"Report to the general,,,,"

"Report to the general,,,,"

A large number of scouts chattered, each reporting the situation, but after listening around, the general concluded with a few words: no people, no resources, all have fled!

What the...?!

The general was also perplexed, as he was appointed by the Yanyang Emperor as Vanguard General, leading one hundred thousand Yanyang Iron Cavalry, intending to tear through Da Qin’s defense line and cut off Da Qin’s internal towns, preventing them from supporting each other, followed by Yanyang’s main force devouring the cities, slaughtering the population, and seizing materials, aiming to maximize the destruction of Da Qin’s manpower, material resources, and regenerative resources. Unfortunately, their plan failed, as all towns were completely deserted.

His idea of leading the army on a long-distance charge to catch Da Qin off guard, aiming to make a name with one decisive battle and earn merits, also went down the drain.

"These Da Qin dogs, how do they run so fast?!" Although the general was extremely dissatisfied, the situation had come to this; he could only howl to the sky.

Soon, news of Yanyang Domain invading Da Qin reached the Imperial City.

Qin Hong issued a decree commanding Qin Longwei, Upper Martial Guard, two guards in total, twenty thousand troops, to attack Mingze!

Yanyang attacks, yet Your Majesty decides to attack Mingze Domain!

This decree left everyone puzzled, with many ministers bowing to Qin Hong, "Your Majesty, Yanyang invades, putting our eastern Da Qin at crisis. Why do you insist on fighting Mingze? Does this not abandon China’s eastern millions of people?"

"Your Majesty, don’t do this, Your Majesty! If Yanyang’s army captures Guangzi Province, it will be a huge blow to Da Qin! Guangzi Province carries Da Qin’s origins and sustains Da Qin’s foundations; it must not be ignored!"

Many ministers in court voiced advice, trying to persuade Qin Hong.

But Qin Hong didn’t listen, saying, "Yanyang Domain was once devastated by Zhao Family’s Martial God. They lack foundation, so where did they get the guts to rashly attack Da Qin? There must be support from Mingze Domain and their cooperation behind the scenes. I predict that although Yanyang Domain takes the lead in attacking, the true backstab to Da Qin is from Mingze Domain. Once Da Qin deploys a large military force in Guangzi Province and gets tied down by Yanyang, then Mingze’s invasion will cause devastating damage to Da Qin’s Xi Tian Province!"