MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again-Chapter 1368 - 343: Internal Strife

The two guards of Qin Long Shang Wu are the most mobile cavalry. Originally, they did not have an advantage in siege warfare, and cavalry usually would not actively engage in siege types of battles. The reason is simple: in siege warfare, the mobility of the cavalry is completely eliminated, and dismounted cavalry are no longer cavalry.

If cavalry from other Great Domains of the Dark Continent were to invade Ming Ze, perhaps the Clan Leader of the Sky Family might not be so anxious and helpless.

But Da Qin’s two guards are different; they have mastered a very special Combined Attack Formation, which can connect the powers of many soldiers to unleash a strike capable of destroying heaven and earth.

Putting aside how terrifying its power can be, directly smashing the towering walls made of fine iron is still something easily done.

Although breaching this layer of city wall defense solves the biggest problem for cavalry, which is having to dismount for combat, the street warfare inside the city is also a headache for cavalry.

The alleys are interspersed, and the enemy only needs to set up a defense line and erect a row of chevaux de frise to effectively intercept the cavalry.

But again, there is the Da Qin’s unbeatable Combined Attack Formation.

Qin Long and Shang Wu’s two guards attack cities in a way that is unlike any other battle faced by the city’s garrison; throughout there was not a hint of resistance capability or options.

The Upper Martial Guard Commander has a straightforward mind, first circumventing to the predetermined city of attack, Anding City, splitting into squads, with each squad taking turns propelling the formation to bombard.

The first round of assault consisted of only three squads, yet they managed to break open the city gate.

Together with the Martial Emperor Master striding out from Anding City, they too were smashed to pieces.

Afterwards, under successive rotations, they pushed directly through the city gate, smashing straight through the entire Anding City.

Going back and forth several times, inserting from all directions, Anding City was completely wasted; tens of thousands of garrison within Anding City did not even have a chance to approach the Upper Martial Guards before they were swallowed entirely by the formidable Blood River released by the formation, leaving not a single trace of struggle.

As it happened with Anding City, so did the war at Guanglai City, essentially following the same crushing tactics.

Lu Hong did not interfere with the specific details of Qin Long Guards combat, after all, he only temporarily assumed the authority, and did not study Qin Long Guards’ true combat style and method, nor did he bother to do so. This sort of thing is surely arranged by the Qin Long Guard Commander; Lu Hong did not need to worry, unless there was a serious error in Qin Long Guards’ tactics and judgment, then Lu Hong would step in to correct it.

In fact, Lu Hong did not even enter Guanglai City, simply waiting outside to see the result of Qin Long Guards’ operation.

Over the course of several days, Qin Long Guards and Upper Martial Guards attacked and conquered dozens of Ming Ze cities, large and small, and the larger the city, the easier it became, to the point where eventually the last few cities, upon seeing the Qin Long Shang Wu Guards arriving, directly opened their gates, disarmed, and surrendered voluntarily. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

This cannot be blamed on these soldiers for their lack of valor; they truly could not win. The Sky Family Master had already drawn the most elite forces from the cities to the Primordial Forest, leaving an already weakened garrison behind. Faced with such an unreasonable army, how could they fight?

It was better to abandon resistance, hoping perhaps they could spare their lives.

As for the surrendering enemies, the Upper Martial Guard Commander chose to let them go, but a disagreement arose between Qin Long Guard Commander and Lu Hong.

Gazing at the nearly thirty thousand garrison gathered in the city center square, Qin Long Guard Commander spoke, "Emperor Master, this humble servant believes that even though these people surrender now, we cannot take them away. Once the Sky Family army arrives, these people will surely take up arms again and become enemies of Da Qin; consequently, it is better to kill them all outright. Killing one more enemy now means one less loss of Da Qin’s sons on the future battlefield."

From Qin Long Guard Commander’s perspective, his statement could not be faulted.

However, Lu Hong did not agree. He glanced at the other party and then shook his head, saying, "I do not agree; let these soldiers go."

Upon hearing this, Qin Long Guard Commander frowned, "Emperor Master, this humble servant cannot agree with this. If the Emperor Master cannot provide a reasonable explanation today, then this humble servant must choose to defy orders. After all, even if these thirty thousand are weak, they could exchange for hundreds, even thousands of Da Qin’s sons’ lives on the battlefield in the future. The lives of Da Qin subjects are naturally far more precious than these people, and this trade seems unwise to me."

To this, Lu Hong smiled and said, "Commander Chu, you and I stand from different perspectives; naturally the solutions are different. You have solely war in mind, so according to a wartime handling approach, killing them would definitely be the most suitable solution. But in my view, what we want is not just the war against Mingze Domain, but also future governance. Da Qin battles Mingze not just for the sake of fighting; Da Qin wants Mingze’s territory and to integrate it completely into Da Qin’s lands. These people will become Da Qin subjects in future; treating them well now will make accepting Da Qin’s rule easier later."

Lu Hong patiently gave his explanation. Although being the Emperor Master, second only to Qin Hong in Da Qin hierarchy, he ultimately didn’t possess real power.

Even though Qin Hong demanded that during expeditions, Upper Martial and Qin Long two guards strictly follow him, but when the general is out, orders can be disobeyed; the true authorities in Qin Long Shang Wu two guards, who can command troops, are surely those Commanders closely associated daily with them.

Once opinions diverge between Lu Hong and Qin Long Guard Commander, if Lu Hong points one way and Qin Long Guard Commander the other, how many Qin Long Guards would want to go the direction Lu Hong points?

Surely they would follow their big brother.

Therefore, even if Lu Hong forcibly orders Qin Long Guard Commander to execute his command, as long as Qin Long Guard Commander does not agree, Lu Hong really can’t do much about it.

Kill him outright?

Firstly, such internal strife during wartime is the great taboo of military conduct. It’s better to simply dig a grave and bury oneself.

Secondly, even if Lu Hong admonishes or kills this commander, then he can likely forget about moving this Qin Long Guard again.

Faced with Lu Hong’s patient explanation, Qin Long Guard Commander still sneered and didn’t reply, responding with silence.

And now, Lu Hong slightly frowned, seeming to understand.

The other party probably didn’t necessarily want to kill these tens of thousands of garrison troops, but rather used them to coerce him into compromise.

Thinking of this, Lu Hong looked at the other party again, with a bit more playfulness in his eyes.

This Qin Long Guard Commander, although Da Qin doesn’t say how much power he has, his status is unquestionably high.

Such an expression of attitude, what’s that? Trying to go further?

The Qin Long Guard Commander’s position is further promoted, it would not be to any Da Qin’s Three Ministers and Nine Ministers, but rather the emperor’s throne.

Of course, it’s just Lu Hong’s speculation, and the possibility is minimal.

After all, as a direct unit most valued by Qin Hong, Qin Hong must have conducted a comprehensive assessment of everyone’s character in this army.

And anyone who can serve as Qin Long Guard Commander must surely be Qin Hong’s absolute confidant.

The probability of betrayal is the lowest.

Another speculation is simpler, which is the Qin Long Guard Commander has some unique obsessions with the externalization of power.

Everyone has their own little hobbies, which cannot be denied.

And in Lu Hong’s view, this Qin Long Guard Commander seems to have some special pursuit of the external manifestation of power.

From the beginning of the expedition, Qin Long Guard Commander had been accepting his assignments; as the only Qin Long Guard Commander that can be mobilized by Qin Hong, he never put anyone in his eyes. But now another person capable of commanding him appears, making Qin Long Guard Commander very unhappy, even if Lu Hong seldom interferes with Qin Long Guard’s actions, he still touched the sensitive nerves of Qin Long Guard Commander, and he could not accept anyone other than Qin Hong being above him. Thus he uses these garrison surrendered soldiers to give Lu Hong a warning, making Lu Hong realize that the one truly capable of action is Commander Chu, not an Emperor Master.

Although Lu Hong looks down on these messy elements, he has no choice but to face them for the subsequent wars Da Qin will wage against Ming Ze.