The Hunted Hunter
Chapter 383. Quality Is Better Than Quantity
After a few days of Ma Guang being in the headquarters of the Fire Pill, the situation in the Zhou imperial region was worsening.
The merchants from outside the Zhou empire who wanted to trade throughout the empire no longer wanted to do so.
That is because there has been terror from creatures of large size and very scary in every river that usually becomes their trade transportation route.
In just a few days it had already spread widely to the rest of the other imperial territories located in the northern continent.
Many believe in terror, but there are many who do not believe it.
So that the loss of life increased in every major river lane in the Zhou empire.
As for the Zhou imperial army itself, it was still focused on the border region of the Chu kingdom to ensure the movements made by the Yue Wu imperial army.
Emperor Zhou Muwang, who was already in the camp of the army originally led by Zhou Lu Yun, was now intending to return to the imperial capital.
As for Zhou Lu Yun himself was ordered to remain in the camp.
But not long after an eye - an eye sent by Zhou Lu Yun reported what he saw.
"Mr Princess! Right now the imperial army of Yue Wu was building a huge wall on the border of the imperial territory!."
"Most likely they will create a defensive fortress in anticipation of any impending attack from our empire!."
Getting the information, Zhou Lu Yun told the emperor what his subordinates had said.
Emperor Zhou Muwang who heard that directly said.
"If they intend to build a defensive fort in the border region, it's good that we also make a defensive fort as well which can simultaneously serve as the main headquarters for our troops!."
"But dad! If it's done by our soldiers, it'll take a while!."
"When it was done by a sect member who supported the strength of our imperial army! It also required a huge fee to give wages as payment to them!."
"What else is our imperial finances currently in such an unhealthy state since I have already used it to build up the strength of the Wind Fire army!."
Hearing the words of his daughter, the emperor began to walk around in the main camp room to think about what steps they should take.
"It looks like we have to use the rest of our finances to keep building the fortress!." Zhou Muwang said he set his wish.
"If so, what about the economic condition and the welfare of our soldiers? Are we going to sacrifice it?." Reply Zhou Lu Yun.
"My daughter! In order to defend our empire, we must choose to sacrifice one thing for the sake of the survival of our empire!."
"If not, this empire of ours will fall into the hands of the Yue Wu empire! And we will only become state prisoners for them and others will become slaves and also become trading materials for other empires!."
"That can't let me happen!."
"Therefore, it is better to sacrifice the welfare of the soldiers, than to sacrifice all our people!."
Zhou Muwang explained to his daughter about worse things that would happen later.
"Dad! How do soldiers want to keep trying to fight if their welfare is no longer guaranteed?."
"It will also weaken the strength of our army!."
Zhou Lu Yun remained firmly clean in order to maintain the welfare of his troops in order to keep them excited.
"Yun! If I want to, it is better to pay a few sect members who have high strength as well as ability to deal with the imperial army of Yue Wu, than to have hundreds of thousands of soldiers but there is absolutely no point in front of our opponents!."
"I've gathered various information about the strength of the imperial army of Yue Wu who is currently building the fortress!."
"Seeing from the strength as well as the abilities they possess, I have the conclusion that they are members of a sect that supports the imperial power of Yue Wu!."
"So our soldiers are nothing compared to the abilities and strength of the sect members!."
"But at this moment the Wind Fire army was only two ten thousand left! And it was not on par with the strength of the imperial army Yue Wu who was building their current stronghold!."
"Dad! The number of their troops there are indeed a thousand more there! However they were all that were not from the Lotus Flower sect! But most of them were actually the imperial army of Yue Wu!." The Denying Zhou Lu Yun.
"All right! If it matches what you know! But try to think about it! If the hundred thousand troops they have compared to the thousand sect members who have the ability as a heavenly god swordsman, which one do you think is stronger!?." Zhou Muwang asked his daughter.
Hearing his father's question, Zhou Lu Yun could only fall silent and think about it.
"Yun! Quality is more important than quantity! That is why I strongly approve of Your desire to build up the strength of the Fire Wind army!."
Zhou Lu Yun finally understood his father's intentions and abandoned the emperor's plan to sacrifice most of Zhou's imperial soldiers.
"Quick give some silver coins to the soldiers who are not the Wind Fire troops and freely assign them!."
"It could help to save food costs for our troops!."
"Good dad!."
"Dad will also do the same to most of the troops you lead in order to save our expenses going forward!."
"But what you need to remember! Any soldier who has a reliable ability, do not dismiss him! For they are still very useful to our empire!." Close Zhou Muwang as he turned around and stepped out of the camp room.
Finally Zhou Lu Yun did as his father had commanded.
As for the sect members who had joined forces to help the Zhou imperial army had now been given the armor by Zhou Lu Yun to employ them as imperial soldiers.
But before doing so, the woman first sought permission from each of their patriarchs.
Only the members of the Yellow Bamboo sect as well as the Heavenly Dragon sect did not do that.
According to the patriarch Yao Han, for them it was better not to be bound by the rules of the country and live according to the rules of the martial world.
As for the members of the Heavenly Dragon sect, all decisions were in Ma Guang's hands.
For other sects and martial arts colleges, they also desperately needed money for their sect, clan or martial arts college.
As for the Yellow Bamboo sect, the capital they had when they were still together with Ma Guang, it was enough for them to support all of their sect members for the next several tens of years, their financial aliases are very abundant.
Finally, tens of thousands of Zhou imperial soldiers were released and returned to the city and their respective villages in groups.
Now only the generals and commanders of the troops and the best soldiers are still in defense.
The total number of them is now only twenty thousand left from the initial number of one hundred thousand more troops.
Coupled with the Wind Fire army as well as the sect members who joined outside the Yellow Bamboo sect members and the Heavenly Dragon sect members now totaled forty-five thousand troops in total.
The number was much smaller than the number of troops that the imperial army of Yue Wu had.
But his strength is still more superior.
Because most of these troops have the cultivation of celestial warriors and god warriors.
While the members of the Flower Lotus sect only numbered five thousand who were spiritual warriors as well as great warriors and five thousand earth god warriors and sky god warriors as well as tens of heavenly god warriors and there were also two warriors of the king of gods.
So that most of their troops only have the ability as a master swordsman and expert swordsman.
For the commanders of the troops they only have the power as holy warriors only.
But there is still one figure who does not know about it, namely Bing Bihai.
The woman was not yet aware of her grandfather's decision to join forces to become part of the Zhou imperial army.
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