Whale Falls and Becomes a God

Chapter 120: Arms Are King
The Tianjiang River is vast, with turbulent waves and magnificent momentum.

A fleet stretching for dozens of miles sailed majestically on the turbulent river, gradually arriving at the north bank of Tianjiang River, then slowly moved and stopped.

Dongling Ferry.

This ferry crossing is larger and more formal than the previous ferry crossing of the Liang army in the south, and is second only to the seven major ferry crossings in Tianjiang.

The Shangliang army had stationed over 10,000 troops at Dongling Ferry, but by this morning, nearly half of them had deserted. Now, upon seeing the massive fleet approaching, they scattered like birds and beasts, completely escaping, showing no sign of defending the ferry to the death.

The Southern Liang Army, with a force of over 400,000 soldiers, including its top general Long Tianxing and many generals, personal guards and elite soldiers, failed to defend the river bank. Even the tens of thousands of elite soldiers who crossed the river first were easily taken care of by the Sui army.

How could these ten thousand ordinary Shangliang soldiers defend Dongling Ferry? Moreover, nearly half of them had already fled before the Sui fleet arrived!

The Sui army's tributes and elite soldiers who had advanced ahead easily took over Dongling Ferry and welcomed the army's landing.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The heavy and rhythmic sound of war drums rang out, and the dense Sui army surged towards Dongling Ferry like a tide.

"After the army lands, dispatch two corps of the Eastern Army (20,000 men) to escort the fleet and pick up the surrendered troops back to Jiangdu. There's no need to return here!"

King Jingwu Xiao Ying, the four main generals and others gathered on the top floor of the flagship Zhenshi Tianjian, watching the army landing. Xiao Ying did not forget to give orders.

The Southern Liang army surrendered over 400,000 men, along with over 200,000 engineers, civilians, and other logistical personnel. The Sui army only managed to gather over 10,000 carefully selected elite soldiers and over 140,000 regular troops. The remaining 250,000 or so men, most of whom were lacking in weapons and armor, and a small number had only received cursory military training, were considered young and strong, not qualified troops.

Now, Prince Jingwu has drawn 20,000 elite soldiers from the Eastern Army for escort, and supplemented them with "more than 10,000 elite soldiers and over 100,000 regular soldiers" who surrendered. As a result, the number of the Eastern Sui Army has soared from 170,000 elite soldiers to 270,000, and the last 100,000 can only be regarded as regular soldiers.

According to the five-level military classification of Heaven, Earth, Dark Yellow, and Human in this world, the Sui army's 270,000 elite soldiers from the Five Directions could be considered Yellow-level troops, while the 100,000 selected and supplemented Shangliang surrendered soldiers could be considered Human-level troops. The remaining 250,000 or so surrendered soldiers weren't even the lowest Human-level troops!

Now Xiao Ying has a good understanding of this world, especially the military.

Based on the comprehensive average theory, it can be roughly described as follows:
The standard for human-level soldiers is young and strong men who have undergone qualified military training and are equipped with weapons and armor that meet the standards (including cloth armor, paper armor, leather armor, etc.).

The standard for Yellow-level soldiers is that all soldiers must be of the Ninth Rank... Initially concentrating their strength, they must also undergo the baptism of bloody battles. At the very least, they shouldn't faint or be afraid of blood, right? Qualified military training and standard weapons and armor are the basic requirements, and the same applies below. Only by accumulating and increasing the requirements can they be considered elite soldiers!
The standard for Xuan-level soldiers is that the soldiers are at the eighth level... that is, they have reached the Ming Jin level. They also have to go through several bloody battles and be able to withstand bloody battles and life-and-death impacts. They are usually further equipped with fine helmets and armor and are organized into special legions, which are the so-called special troops. If the number is small, they are called personal guards.

The standard for earth-level troops is that the soldiers are at the seventh level... that is, they have reached the level of dark energy. They also have to go through many bloody battles and major battles, become familiar with bloody battles, and be accustomed to life and death. They have rich battlefield experience, high military literacy, and higher-quality weapons and armor. Generally, they are already well-known special troops.

The standard for a Heavenly-grade soldier is that his soldiers must be at the Seventh Rank, though not all of them need to reach the Sixth Rank. However, they must be battle-hardened and disciplined. These eight words are incredibly difficult to achieve. Currently, the only Heavenly-grade soldier in the world is the Xiaoguo Army!

Don't assume that military rank is simple, that any young and strong soldier can be considered human-level. The mighty and aggressive Southern Liang army was not human-level. Today, among the "36 rebel kings and 72 rebel forces," the armies of even a small number of factions are not even human-level, either due to substandard military training, inadequate weapons and armor, or shoddy supplies.

The next level of yellow-grade soldiers is even more difficult. For some individuals or a few people, it is easy to enter the rank. If they have the skills, resources or time, it is not difficult to enter the rank.

However, when the number reaches tens of thousands, it becomes very difficult. Just the most basic Qi and Blood Pills require vast resources and wealth, which is beyond the reach of ordinary forces. Large-scale training and formation of an army is also required, requiring a certain level of generals, favorable terrain, people (military morale), resources and wealth (weapons and armor), and so on.

The five elite soldiers of the Sui army were able to be classified as yellow grade because King Jingwu Xiaoying used the power of the star soul of the "Blood Demon Map" to replace the role of resources such as Qi and Blood Pills. Otherwise, they would not be able to train. In addition, Jiangdu is rich, there are many talented generals, and the barracks
The Xuan-level troops are extremely difficult to obtain. Leaving aside other factors, the three main conditions of elixir resources, iron-blood elimination, and weapons and armor have blocked 80% to 90% of the troops.

The current Five-Sided Sui Army, with its elixir resources being replaced by Star Souls and Iron Blood Baptism... even if it were to win every battle, it would still eliminate over 20% to 30% of its supply. Weapons and armor would be even more difficult to acquire, practically impossible. Unless the Sui Army could unify Jiangnan and gather sufficient minerals and craftsmen, forging would take considerable time!
"Understood!" the generals agreed.

Today, the Sui army navy is recognized as the best in the world and is the greatest confidence and reliance of the Jiangdu court in intimidating the world!

Without a heavy guard, I really wouldn't dare leave the fleet here. Although it's difficult to seize, if it's destroyed or burned down, it would be a disaster. It wouldn't be worth it to destroy the Shangliang Army!
At this moment, Qian Song, one of the four maids in charge of government affairs and intelligence, happily interjected, "Today we have both good and bad news. Which one would you like to hear first, Master?"

"..." Xiao Ying glanced at him indifferently, too lazy to answer.

"Tell me quickly! Tell me quickly! What's the good news?" Qian Yun, Dugu Feng, Yang Qingxuan, Xie Yingdeng and others were very excited and quite expectant.

"The good news is... according to intelligence, the Fengming Army and the Jianghuai Army have officially ceased operations! Furthermore, the entire army is stationed, and it won't be able to advance anytime soon. The Demon Sect has basically fulfilled what they promised!"

Qiansong stuck out her pink tongue coquettishly, not daring to keep people waiting any longer and quickly responded.

The armies of the two kings were both said to have a million-strong army, but they were certainly not as weak as the Liang army in the south. Their actual army was at least 700,000 or 800,000 strong, basically exceeding a million, and their combat power was much stronger.

However, with so many troops, every move, especially stationing and marching, is a huge project, and the buffer time is not short.

Based on this calculation, it is very likely that the Demon Sect’s promise to hold the enemy back for three to five days can be achieved!
"That's right! What's the bad news?" Xiao Ying asked concisely.

"Bad news... Prince Fengming and the Jianghuai Governor both rejected our attempts to win them over and refused to take the Liang army's territory unless our army gave up Jiangdu..." Qiansong bit her lip and replied.

"Ah... as expected!" Dugu Feng replied with a sigh.

Now, the four major forces in Jiangnan have all launched their main forces and are about to fight a decisive battle in Hailing.

Whichever faction ultimately triumphs will become the overlord of Jiangnan, potentially unifying it. If they lose, no matter how much territory they acquire, it will be useless, as they won't be able to hold it. Prince Fengming and the Jianghuai governor aren't fools, so why would they retreat?
"In Fengming's army, the elite troops under the command of Marquis Nanyang are intensifying their training, practicing day and night, especially in forced marches. They are expected to launch a surprise attack on Hailing, so we must be on guard!"

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