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”Old Zhao, you might be mistaken. Do you think that the East State’s three major camps with 300,000 troops can defeat the Dragon Clan’s 200,000?”

Qin Tian suddenly asked, leaving Zhao Lanjin stunned. He frowned slightly and looked at Qin Tian: ”Do you mean that our 300,000 East State soldiers might not be a match for the Dragon Clan’s 200,000? That’s impossible, isn’t it? Three hundred thousand against two hundred thousand, three to two, that’s an absolute advantage. Moreover, I’ve heard that the Dragon Clan’s numbers might be exaggerated, and it’s said they might only have one hundred twenty or three thousand... With such a comparison of strength, we still can’t win?”

Zhao Lanjin found it incredible and said, ”Even if our overall combat power in East State isn’t as strong as the Dragon Clan, in terms of cultivation among various soldiers, we’re basically on the same level as them.”

Qin Tian smiled bitterly and shook his head: ”I also hope the East State soldiers can defeat the Dragon Clan, but... the facts are in front of us, and no matter how much we say, it doesn’t help.”

Qin Tian continued to explain: ”You were also there in the last Sea City defense battle, and you’ve seen the overall combat power of the Dragon Clan troops. This isn’t just a gap; it’s a whole different class.”

”Battles between armies aren’t simple brawls, and having numerical superiority doesn’t guarantee victory. Besides the combat power of individual soldiers, morale, leadership, and strategy are all critical factors.”

”But in these crucial factors, our East State army is utterly defeated by the Dragon Clan army. We can’t compare in any aspect. We lack morale, lack leadership... You’ve also probably seen the leadership abilities of most of our commanders. As for battle strategies, haha, do you think these commanders can come up with good strategies?”

Qin Tian linked his analysis with questions, immediately leaving Zhao Lanjin speechless.

He was surprised: ”So, are you suggesting that this time the 300,000 East State troops... will lose to the Dragon Clan army?”

Qin Tian smiled and said nothing, then after a while, countered with a question: ”What do you think?”

”Hiss, now that you mention it, I’m also losing confidence, it feels risky... Qin Tian, since you see things so clearly, why don’t you stop it?”

”I can’t stop it. I’m just a small commander right now and not part of the East State army, so I have no qualifications to stop it. Besides, with the Ice Emperor in a rage now, I believe he’s surely given the City Lord Mansion a death order to win at all costs. Even if Governor Xiao Zhan went to persuade him, it probably wouldn’t work. It’s like an arrow on the bowstring, it must be released.”

After Qin Tian finished speaking, he and Zhao Lanjin exchanged glances, and then both fell silent.

”Damn it, that Ice Emperor, losing his mind and dragging so many innocent people into it, damn it!”

Zhao Lanjin furiously swung his hand and said: ”Qin Tian, you have skill and talent for command. I believe if you were to fight against the Dragon Clan, you would find a way to defeat them. You’re the savior of our East State army, but unfortunately, those people don’t even know how to make use of talent! Not using you is their tremendous loss.”

”Old Zhao, don’t go around saying those words. I’m part of the City Guard Army and not subordinate to the East State army, so even if they want to use me, there’s no channel for it. Besides, since I joined the City Guard Army, my promotions have been much faster than the majority of the City Guard officers. To say the City Guard hasn’t been making good use of me is absurd, wouldn’t you agree?”

Qin Tian looked at Zhao Lanjin and said: ”Let’s stop concerning ourselves with those big shots’ affairs, it’s useless to worry about them. We need to focus on ourselves, prepare for battle, and not slack off. I believe it won’t be long until our City Guard Army gets the chance to go to the front lines. I’ll leave it at that, and we’ll verify when the time comes.”

...

The battle between the East State army and the Dragon Clan army continued fiercely on the front lines, while back in East Capital City, a thousand miles away, life was unaffected and carried on as usual.

The City Guard Army, apart from strengthening guard at several major city gates and increasing patrol frequency within the city, remained unchanged. Except for Qin Tian frequently leading his men to cultivate and drill tactics, the rest of the troops lived their lives as usual.

Qin Tian led his ten-thousand-man unit, constantly practicing tactics, while urging all soldiers to cultivate diligently, never relaxing for a moment.

In less than a month, Qin Tian’s unit noticeably surpassed others in team cohesion, combat power, and solidarity.

The training of the unit continued, but on the East Han Academy’s end, Qin Tian was also facing graduation.

The last semester had begun, and a few months later, graduation was near.

At this time, the graduation martial arts competition had arrived.

The graduation martial arts competition at East Han Academy was extremely important for most graduates and could even affect their entire lives.

The graduation martial arts competition, spanning several days, was observed by officials from the City Lord Mansion, City Guard Army, various large military camps, and even members of the Soul Suppressing Hall. They assessed the graduates they were interested in during the competition, recruiting them to serve under them after graduation.

This was an excellent stage and a great opportunity to showcase oneself.

Of course, for some noble students, they didn’t need such opportunities, but for most students of ordinary classes, this opportunity was rare and essential to seize.

The graduation martial arts competition was only open to fourth-year students. After the start of the last semester, registration opened for a month.

This year’s fourth-year students were all eager to showcase their skills.

Especially the Dragon Tiger class students, who had been suppressed by Nangong Bingfeng and Murong Fei for three years, now finally had the chance to shine—

All thanks to Nangong Bingfeng and Murong Fei being out for tribulation crossing and not yet back.

Without these two formidable figures overshadowing them, everyone felt they had a chance to perform well in the graduation martial arts competition.

”Brother Qin Tian, how about it, this time, can you challenge the Dragon Tiger class students? Wang Haoran and I are probably only getting a chance to show ourselves in the ring; we have no idea how many rounds we can pass. It depends on luck,” Wang Tinghu said to Qin Tian.

Wang Haoran said, ”Brother Qin Tian, you’re now a commander in the City Guard Army, and you’re still participating in the graduation martial arts competition? If by any chance you unexpectedly lose in the early rounds... I mean if something unexpected happens, you’d return to the City Guard Army quite embarrassed...”

”Haha, face isn’t worth much, no worries. The graduation martial arts competition is a grand event, and no matter my position, I can’t miss it,” Qin Tian said.

”What’s your goal then?” Wang Tinghu and Wang Haoran almost simultaneously asked, ”Top twenty? Or top ten?”