I have an endless army of warriors, rampaging across the heavens.

Chapter 67 The Nine Borders and the Quanrong

Zuo Jing is not clever.

He wasn't just guessing.

In fact.

Long before possessing Zhao Jiuwuqi, he had already possessed several other liaisons.

As a result, the first few assassins were subjected to severe torture, leaving them covered in wounds and in excruciating pain.

As soon as Zuo Jing possessed him, the pain nearly killed him. He quickly withdrew and lightly touched the bodies one by one. He stopped when he encountered Zhao Jiuwuqi, who had not yet begun the torture, and just then he began to negotiate with the man in black robes.

Therefore, he certainly knew that the man in black robes had already tortured several of the assassins.

Moreover, Zuo Jing knew the temperament of the assassins; if he forbade them to speak, they would never utter a single word.

Therefore, Zuo Jing was naturally confident and certain.

He was confident in his possession.

What they were certain of was the loyalty of the suicide squad members.

But the man in the black robe didn't know that he was living in a small town at that time.

There was silence for a moment.

I can't figure out how to do it for Zuo Jing.

This was the first time he had ever encountered such troublesome henchmen.

The man in black robes swiftly and secretly captured ten members of the underground society, subjecting them to severe torture throughout the night. They interrogated each of them one by one, but none of them would utter a word of nonsense, only howling at the top of their lungs.

unlucky!

But this morning's is different.

That guy talks too much!

The chances of them relenting are extremely high.

'Don't hit him yet.'

Let me try to get some information out of him first.

'He won't let us off the hook anyway, so talking to him might as well.'

The man in the black robe thought for a moment and said, "Tell me my name, and I'll give you a fright."

"..."

Sakyo was all ears.

The man in black robes said, "I am Wei Hang, the captain of the Xianyun White Wolf Camp."

"Wei Hang?"

"Have not heard."

"Who?"

Zuo Jing quickly switched to another account and possessed the ten envoys stationed at the stronghold of the Two Surnames and Three Factions, asking if the Two Surnames and Three Factions knew of 'Wei Hang' and whether he was famous.

Also.

What exactly is the 'Xianyun'?
What kind of organization is the White Wolf Camp?
Never heard of it!

Zuo Jing blinked; he genuinely didn't know.

Here.

The man in black robes, Wei Hang, froze, looking somewhat embarrassed.

He genuinely believed he was quite famous and that the members of the underground society must have heard of him, but to his surprise, they were completely bewildered.

If this person pretends not to know, Wei Hang will just laugh.

But this genuine emotion flowed naturally, completely unpretentious.

That's it!

Lies don't hurt, the truth is the sharpest knife.

Wei Hang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "You don't need to know who I am. I have already told you my background. Now it's your turn."

"That won't work!"

Zuo Jing insisted, "I didn't understand. You have to explain."

Otherwise, he could also say—

"I am Shen Zhong, the protector of the Black Eagle Hall!"

……

"Yanli?"

What country is this?

Wei Hang frowned.

Zuo Jing's brows relaxed: "So 'Xianyun' was a country? I've never heard of it before?"

Wei Hang remained silent.

Zuo Jing didn't press the matter. He repeatedly went back and forth, and quickly found out what the 'Xianyun' was from the special envoys stationed in the two clans and three factions.

"So it was the 'Quanrong'!"

"Why didn't you say so earlier!" "Quanrong is Quanrong, why did you say 'Xianyun'?!"

Zuo Jing raised an eyebrow, having learned something new.

When talking about the 'Quanrong', also known as the 'Xianyun', we must mention the Great Yan, the Northwest, and the Nine Border Regions.

That's a long story.

The Great Yan Dynasty was vast, with its northwestern border stretching for 20,000 li (approximately 10,000 kilometers).

Beyond the Northwest —

It's a grassland.

It is the desert.

The Great Yan soldiers found it difficult to penetrate deep into the region, but in the vast grasslands and deserts, many Rong and Di tribes tenaciously survived.

The brutal battle for survival was like raising a venomous insect; every so often, on the grasslands and in the desert, a man of great talent and ambition would emerge, maneuvering and unifying the various tribes, and being revered as king.

That was the time when the Rong and Di tribes frequently launched large-scale raids on the border.

Therefore, from the very beginning of the Great Yan Dynasty, thirteen Great Fortress Kings were established on the northwestern border to command various military garrisons and secure the natural defenses of the mountains and rivers.

What is the 'King of the Frontier'?
'They were all kings of the frontier, each responsible for strategic passes and controlling key fortresses. They were assisted by experienced generals, wielding immense power and authority, their influence comparable to that of a pacifying army. They pacified the desert, their fortified camps stretching as far as the eye could see.'

This is called 'King of the Frontier'.

What are the thirteen major passes?

"Our nation has driven out the barbarians, unifying the world. Its territory stretches ten thousand miles, from the Liaodong Peninsula in the north to Jiuquan in the west. Between Yuyang, Gushan, Yunzhong, Shuoxi, and Maodai, and further to Shangyang, Jiwu, Lingwu, Gaoshan, and Xihe, the mountains and rivers are interconnected. Garrisons are established here, with a million armored soldiers stationed, holding strategic passes to control the various barbarian tribes. Our nation has reached its zenith."

These are the 'Thirteen Great Passes'.

Decades after the founding of the Yan state.

The thirteen major fortresses evolved into nine important military towns: Liaobei, Yuyang, Gushan, Yunzhong, Shangyang, Jiwu, Lingwu, Xihe, and Jiuquan, collectively known as the "Nine Towns" or "Nine Borders."

decades ago.

Two more towns, Pingchang and Guyuan, were added, bringing the total number of major towns from nine to eleven.

However, the name "Nine Borders" has become deeply ingrained in people's minds, so it is quite normal that there are eleven important military towns in the "Nine Borders".

The size of the garrison also increased from one million during the Thirteen Fortress Kings period to two million during the Nine Garrisons period, and then to four million during the Eleven Garrisons period.

They are constantly increasing their troop numbers.

This also reflects the increasingly deteriorating situation in the Northwest.

In the last twenty years or so.

Amidst the turmoil beyond the Great Wall, a new king emerged, uniting the various Rong and Di tribes one by one, and calling himself "Xianyun." However, the Great Yan and many previous dynasties always referred to these Rong and Di tribes beyond the Great Wall as "Quanrong."

'Xianyun' is also acceptable.

So be it, 'Quanrong'.

In short, its power has expanded to an unprecedented level, to the point that it can even fight on three fronts.

March north to attack the Snowy Empire.

They invaded the Western Regions.

They frequently invaded the nine border regions of the Great Yan to the east and south.

Fighting on three fronts.

Each has its advantages.

The Snowy Empire suffered repeated defeats.

The kingdoms of the Western Regions were destroyed one after another.

Even the nine border towns, which were known as impregnable, were successively captured by the three key towns of Yuyang, Shangyang, and Lingwu, which were on the front line of the border defense.

Previously, Gushan, Pingchang, and Xihe, which were the second line of border defense, gradually became the three major towns on the front line, thus pushing forward the northwestern border defense line step by step.

To defend against the increasingly powerful Quanrong, Emperor Daye attached unprecedented importance to the northwest border defense. "All of them had high walls and deep moats, with beacon towers connecting one after another." Every pass that was accessible to carriages and horses was guarded by a hundred households, and even the passes for woodcutters and herdsmen were guarded by ten border soldiers.

There are too many garrisons along the nine borders. Even within the same military town, there are dozens or even hundreds of different locations below.

This is also why Zuo Jing has been unable to find his elder brother Zuo Sheng in the Nine Borders for so long.

That's a bit of a tangent.

Closer to home.

In short.

The Quanrong were fighting against the Great Yan on the Nine Borders.

On the one hand, an official martial arts organization called the "White Wolf Camp" was established, directly controlled by the Quanrong royal family. Its functions included recruiting martial arts masters, carrying out military intelligence missions, and maintaining the stability of the Quanrong regime.

This also includes infiltrating behind enemy lines to carry out sabotage missions such as infiltration, defection, decapitation, and terrorist attacks.

now.

In Shangyang City, in the southern hinterland of the Great Yan.

There are even White Wolf Camp activities going on, and they've even set their sights on them—

Underground meeting!
……

(End of this chapter)