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Two hundred thousand, the Ice Emperor only gave Qin Tian two hundred thousand troops. Adding the garrison of West State, which is about three hundred and fifty thousand, makes a total of only five hundred and fifty thousand. In comparison to the joint forces of the Demon Clan and Wukong King, which exceed six hundred thousand, Qin Tian is at a loss now.

Attacking with five hundred and fifty thousand against six hundred thousand, and you must win?

This demand may be a bit excessive.

After thinking about it, Qin Tian directly said to the Ice Emperor: ”Your Majesty, you give me two hundred thousand troops, which is not as much as the Demon Clan and the West State combined. It will be very difficult to achieve a quick victory.”

”Hahaha, I know that too.”

The Ice Emperor laughed.

Qin Tian was taken aback, thinking to himself, why are you laughing, knowing this yet still playing with me?

The Ice Emperor said: ”I am already drafting a recruitment decree. How about this, you first lead the two hundred thousand troops over, and I have no other requirements for you. Before my reinforcements arrive, just hold off the attacks of the Demon Clan and the West State Army for me, stall them, and once I expand the army, they will see!”

So that’s how it is.

The Ice Emperor is aware that after multiple external deployments of the Imperial Capital Army, the total military strength has been greatly reduced, posing a very big risk for the Imperial City. Each state has tens of thousands of garrison troops. If the Imperial City is empty and someone rebels, it will definitely fall.

Therefore, the Ice Emperor is employing Qin Tian not to attack the West State Army but rather to temporarily hold off their attacks, buying time for the Ice Emperor to recruit more troops and horses.

Upon hearing this, Qin Tian took a deep breath and said: ”I will obey, I will not dishonor the mission, and I will not let the West State Army advance eastward an inch!”

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Qin Tian, holding the order from the Ice Emperor, went to the Ministry of War to collect the Tiger Talisman.

The Ice Emperor appointed him as the Great General of the West, commanding two hundred thousand troops, heading to West State.

Meanwhile, the original thirty-five thousand troops of West State were also under Qin Tian’s command.

Upon returning to the Qin residence, Qin Tian immediately began to establish his own Command headquarters.

First, he requested the Ice Emperor to transfer Ye Kun and Zuo Yuanhao from the East Capital to the Imperial City, entering his advisory staff. Next, while Zuo Yuanhao and others were on their way to the Imperial City, Qin Tian planned to visit a Second Grade General, Xu Kuan, who was currently without assignment at home in the Imperial City.

”Boss, are you going to visit Xu Kuan?” Upon hearing Qin Tian’s plan, Xiao Zhuang was stunned.

Lin Yu was also shocked: ”Ah, this Xu Kuan has a bad reputation, why are you visiting him?”

Qin Tian said: ”I plan to apply to the Ice Emperor to recruit Xu Kuan into my Command.”

”Oh, come on!”

Xiao Zhuang and Lin Yu seemed to have guessed that Qin Tian would do this, both staring at him with wide eyes.

Xiao Zhuang said: ”Boss, ever since Xu Kuan debuted, he has never won a battle, why recruit him?”

”Yes, I’ve heard rumors about him. He’s famous for never winning, and it’s said that after graduating from the Imperial College (the most famous Cultivation Academy in the Imperial City) and joining the Imperial Capital Army, Xu Kuan never won a single battle. Whichever unit he joined, that unit would lose…”

Lin Yu shook his head, ”That’s a jinx, Boss why go find him? Any random person would be better than him.”

Indeed, Qin Tian had read Xu Kuan’s resume in the past few days. After graduating from the Imperial College and becoming a Centurion, in more than a hundred battles, large and small, without exception, he participated in or led, they were all defeats.

”He’s a legendary figure… More than a hundred battles, and not a single victory. Haha, if this isn’t a jinx, what is it? Boss, we shouldn’t involve him, it’s unfortunate.” Xiao Zhuang said.

Qin Tian laughed and said: ”If General Xu Kuan is a jinx, then let me ask you, if he is a jinx, why has he been promoted to Second Grade General all the way?”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhuang and Lin Yu were both stunned, as if they hadn’t really thought about this problem carefully.

Xiao Zhuang recalled: ”It seems his family has some background, very wealthy or something, so it’s normal for him to be promoted.”

Qin Tian shook his head.

Lin Yu said in surprise: ”I know, it’s because Xu Kuan has a high cultivation. I heard his cultivation is in the Small Immortal Realm Middle Stage, and this cultivation is considered top among Second Grade Generals, so he was promoted based on strength!”

Qin Tian shook his head with a smile.

”That’s not it?” Seeing Qin Tian shake his head, Lin Yu was puzzled, ”Then is it because Xu Kuan graduated from the Imperial College and has many senior brothers and sisters supporting him in the court?”

Qin Tian shook his head once again.

”Then what is it, Boss?”

Xiao Zhuang and Lin Yu asked simultaneously.

They couldn’t think of any other reason.

Qin Tian seemed fluent in Xu Kuan’s resume and said: ”Xu Kuan was promoted from Centurion to Chiliarch because in one defeat, when other units were defeated in chaos, the one hundred people he led withdrew back in an orderly manner, not one less.”

”When Xu Kuan was promoted from Chiliarch to Commander, it was because, in the defense of Yun City battle, although Yun City was taken by Barbarian Clan troops, Xu Kuan led his forces in the retreat and inflicted heavy losses on the pursuing Barbarian Clan troops, with one thousand soldiers killing over three thousand Barbarian Clan troops.”

As Qin Tian spoke, Xiao Zhuang and Lin Yu glanced at each other, seeming to have understood a bit.

But Qin Tian continued: ”When Xu Kuan was promoted from Commander to Third Grade General, it was during the battle with the Demon Clan in the defense of Liang City in the West State. Xu Kuan led ten thousand men, resisted the siege of fifty thousand Demon Clan troops for three months before retreating in defeat. At that time, the Imperial City required Xu Kuan to hold out for only a month to complete the task.”

”When Xu Kuan was promoted from Third Grade General to Second Grade General, it was last year. In the fight against the invading Demon Clan Army, Xu Kuan led fifty thousand men, holding back one hundred thousand Demon Clan troops on the border for a month, with the Demon Clan making no progress.”

After saying this, Qin Tian looked at Xiao Zhuang and Lin Yu and asked: ”Old Second, Old Third, now do you know why I want to invite Xu Kuan to come out?”

Xiao Zhuang and Lin Yu both nodded and said in unison: ”Defense!”

Qin Tian said: ”That’s right, my reason for inviting Xu Kuan, among others, is defense. Take a look at his record and you’ll find that his over one hundred battle defeats were basically cases where he did his best, and the failures were not related to him.”

”On the contrary, from these defeats, he constantly learned lessons, making his defenses stronger and more impregnable. That’s his greatest strength, and something others simply couldn’t achieve.”

Qin Tian looked at Xiao Zhuang and said: ”Think about it, someone who fails time and time again, who has the reputation of a defeated general, can persist until now, ignoring ridicule and ostracism. How much courage and resilience does that take?”

”This kind of talent is exactly what I, Qin Tian, am looking for!”

Qin Tian clenched his fist confidently.

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