187: Chapter 187 Taking Control of the Central Province

At noon the next day, Yang Juncheng led an elite army of 200,000, arriving majestically in the wilderness at the border between Qingxuan Prefecture and Sanshan Prefecture.

At this time, the Great Qian Empire's elite army of 500,000, having already received news, had long since set up formations on the wilderness, waiting for the arrival of Yang Juncheng's army.

"The time is about right; it is time for them to fall!"

Looking at the Great Qian Empire's elite army arrayed in front, radiating endless Evil Qi, a faint smile flashed in his eyes as he muttered softly.

The 500,000 elite troops in front were the Great Qian Empire's most elite, powerful, and combat-capable army, and also one of the Great Qian Empire's most potent weapons for suppressing noble Families across the land.

If he were to fight this elite army of 500,000 head-on, even if Yang Juncheng were to mobilize all 1.2 million of his troops, they would not be a match for this elite army of 500,000; in all likelihood, they would be easily routed by them.

However, Yang Juncheng had tampered with this elite army of 500,000, so he did not need to clash head-on with them at all.

Ah! Ah! Ah!

Just as Yang Juncheng finished muttering, shrill screams erupted from within the Great Qian Empire's elite army of 500,000. Elite soldiers wearing fine armor, holding fine weapons, and radiating a fierce, iron-blooded aura, collapsed powerlessly to the ground one after another, clutching their stomachs and letting out painful wails.

In a matter of moments, the Great Qian Empire's elite army of 500,000, with the exception of over a thousand Blood Refining Realm Martial Masters and over a dozen Organ Refining Realm Grandmasters who remained unaffected and able to stand, all others were clutching their stomachs, sitting slumped on the ground wailing, having completely lost their combat capability and becoming lambs waiting for slaughter.

Seeing this scene, the experts and commanders within the Great Qian Empire's elite army of 500,000 had their expressions change drastically, and they couldn't help but shout in alarm:

"Have they been poisoned?"

"How did the enemy poison them? How did we not detect any movement?"

"What kind of poison is this? It is so terrifying, paralyzing an army of 500,000 directly!"

"Yang Juncheng actually poisoned our Great Qian Empire's army; how despicable and shameless!"

"……"

Amidst the exclamations, these Great Qian Empire Blood Refining Realm and Organ Refining Realm experts spurred the power within their bodies, unleashed agile movement techniques, and turned into streaks of light, fleeing into the distance, without staying in place for even a moment.

After all, the Great Qian Empire's elite army of 500,000 was completely poisoned, had lost their combat capability, and had become lambs waiting for slaughter.

If they did not run away quickly, they would 100% be surrounded and killed by the 200,000 elite troops under Yang Juncheng.

Watching the Great Qian Empire's experts fleeing into the distance, Yang Juncheng's expression changed slightly, but he had no intention of intervening, letting them flee into the distance.

Yang Juncheng's target this time was the Great Qian Empire's elite army of 500,000, not the mere thousand or so Great Qian Empire experts.

These Great Qian Empire experts could escape if they wanted; it had little impact on the Qin State, and Yang Juncheng did not care at all.

"Capture all of these people, do not harm their lives!"

At this moment, Yang Juncheng smiled slightly, pointed at the 500,000 elite troops collapsed on the ground in front, a faint look of anticipation flashing in his eyes, and gave a loud order.

Immediately after, the 200,000 troops behind Yang Juncheng surged forth from behind him, rushing toward the Great Qian Empire's 500,000 elite troops who were collapsed on the ground.

Very quickly, the Great Qian Empire's elite army of 500,000 was captured and bound by the 200,000 troops under Yang Juncheng, and their armor, weapons, and other equipment were stripped away.

Afterwards, the 200,000 troops under Yang Juncheng did not return to Qingxuan Prefecture, but instead headed straight for the camp established by the Great Qian Empire's army, occupying it to serve as their own garrison and as a prison for the captured Great Qian Empire elite army of 500,000.

"Having lost this elite army of 500,000, the Great Qian Empire does not have many elite troops left that it can mobilize!"

"Even if the Great Qian Empire mobilizes all its remaining elite troops, it will take a month or even several months!"

"During this time, I can first conquer the Central Province, expand my territory and population, increase some material reserves, and continue to expand my military armaments!"

After locking the Great Qian Empire's 500,000 troops into various camps, a sharp glint flashed in Yang Juncheng's eyes as he muttered a few words softly, then ordered the million-strong army of Qingxuan Prefecture to set out and launch a fierce attack on the Central Province.

While the million-strong army was on the move, the officials and noble Families of the Central Province had long known the news of the total annihilation of the Great Qian Empire's 500,000-strong army and had fled at the first opportunity, taking their gold, silver, and valuable belongings with them.

When the Qin State's million-strong army arrived at the various cities of the Central Province, those cities no longer had anyone in charge; the remaining soldiers opened the city gates at the first opportunity and surrendered to the Qin State army.

In just half a month, the Qin State soldiers captured dozens of cities in the Central Province.

Most of this time, the Qin State soldiers were on the march; the time spent actually fighting was minimal.

The Central Province was located within the Great Qian Empire, with fertile land, abundant resources, and a large population.

After Yang Juncheng conquered the Central Province, he briefly checked the information on the Central Province and was surprised to find that it actually had a population of over 80 million and massive grain reserves.

After learning the situation of the Central Province, Yang Juncheng did not hesitate at all, immediately recruiting troops on a large scale in the Central Province, preparing to expand the scale of his army to 5 million.

After all, Yang Juncheng's goal was the entire Great Qian Empire, and he needed a massive army to help him accomplish this goal.

"Have you heard? The King of Qin, Yang Juncheng, completely annihilated our Great Qian Empire's elite army of 500,000 and conquered the Central Province; he is truly too fierce!"

"More than just fierce! He is simply too brutal!"

"The Central Province has a large population and abundant resources; after the King of Qin, Yang Juncheng, conquered the Central Province, he is expanding his military armaments. Before long, he will continue to expand; our Great Qian Empire is in trouble!"

"The King of Qin, Yang Juncheng, was originally just a refugee; I never expected that in just a few short months, he would control an entire province and possess a million troops; it is truly shocking and incredible!"

"The King of Qin, Yang Juncheng's momentum is too strong; if our Great Qian Empire cannot suppress him, the fall of our nation is not far off!"

"……"

As news of Yang Juncheng declaring himself King, establishing his regime, and conquering the Central Province spread, countless commoners and Disciples of noble Families of the Great Qian Empire were discussing Yang Juncheng and talking about the Great Qian Empire's next moves.

Many noble Families among them were closely monitoring Yang Juncheng's movements. Once Yang Juncheng showed a trend of growing powerful, defeating the Great Qian Empire, and replacing it, they would immediately defect to Yang Juncheng's side to preserve their Family's status, power, and wealth.