The city wall of Xianyang.
The veteran general Wang Jian stared at the numerous intelligence reports with a serious expression, occasionally gesturing and speculating in his mind, "This is more troublesome than I imagined."
With a sigh, Wang Jian issued a series of orders. The hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in the Xianyang region began to move and deploy according to his orders.
“Father!” Wang Ben said in a low voice, his voice filled with worry, “The souls of the Zhao people have returned… This! How many people did our Great Qin slaughter when it trampled the world? It’s an immeasurable number. If all those souls return…”
Wang Ben didn't say what he was about to say, because it was too taboo. But Wang Jian understood what he meant.
Without a doubt, in that case, the Qin Dynasty would surely perish.
Or rather, no dynasty in this world could withstand the onslaught of countless undead.
"Calm down," Wang Jian said, giving the order while scolding, "How old are you? How can you be so impulsive! Aren't you afraid of undermining morale... Have you forgotten the lessons I taught you before?"
Wang Ben's body suddenly tensed up.
After issuing all the orders, Wang Jian sat down in a chair, looking unusually tired.
Having regained some of his strength, he gazed at his son and said meaningfully, "So what if he's a ghost? Didn't the Prime Minister say that a true deity has descended beside His Majesty?"
"Do you believe me?" Wang Ben asked bitterly.
"Whether I believe it or not is irrelevant; His Majesty said it! So even if it's false, it's true."
Wang Jian paused briefly, his voice becoming serious, "Not to mention... His Majesty has no reason to lie. The edict delivered by Prime Minister Li clearly states that the priority is to preserve the lives of the soldiers in Xianyang, not to engage in bloody battles with the undead, and to guide them to the front of Xianyang City as much as possible."
Wang Ben's gaze sharpened, and after thinking for a moment, he finally felt relieved.
Indeed, if Qin Shi Huang wanted to stabilize the morale of his army and fabricated the news of the divine descent... he should have ordered his army to fight to the death without retreating an inch, how could he have allowed the enemy to advance unimpeded?
Time passed slowly, and in the afternoon, Wang Jian, Wang Ben, and a group of Qin generals stood on the walls of Xianyang, gazing into the distance.
That was an incomparably vast army of the undead.
Some of them were just broken bodies, dragging themselves along; others were all bones; still others were completely intact... There were so many of them, densely packed together.
Even the most ambitious general would despair upon witnessing this scene.
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Chapter 98 The Invincible Zhang Sanfeng and... the Darkness of Annihilation
"They're here." Wang Ben's voice was low and hoarse, tinged with seriousness. He was now prepared to personally go to the battlefield.
"Hmm." Wang Jian responded, his gaze fixed intently on the direction of Xianyang Palace.
Your Majesty, where is the divine being you spoke of who descended?
Although he was anxious inside, Wang Jian remained outwardly calm.
After all, as the commander-in-chief of this great battle, he could not reveal his emotions. Otherwise, his panic would infect the entire Qin army... On the other hand, Qin Shi Huang certainly had his own judgment, and as a subject, he only needed to carry out the First Emperor's orders.
Wang Jian scanned the crowd, then ordered, "Have the troops in Xianyang prepare for battle..."
Before the words had even finished, a tremendous sonic boom resounded. Several armored suits appeared out of thin air above the city walls of Xianyang.
What is that?
"Red...humanoid steel? Could this be the mechanical art of the Mohist school?"
"It actually flew! Is the Mo family's mechanical arts really that ingenious and unbelievable?"
Amidst the incredulous gazes of the many generals, the armor plates crashed to the ground, then disassembled on their own.
At the very front was Tony Stark, and behind him were Ying Zheng and Zhang Sanfeng.
Without a sound, mist rose, and Su Han's figure appeared behind the three armored vehicles.
"Your Majesty!" Wang Jian was deeply moved and immediately bowed.
“No need for that!” Ying Zheng nodded to him, then cast his gaze into the distance. “…It’s a scene beyond imagination.”
After his reflection, Ying Zheng casually asked, "By the way, isn't that area over there entirely filled with enemies by now?"
“Your Majesty, that is certainly true,” Wang Ben said softly.
“Then let me lead the way with modern weapons.” Tony Stark’s eyes gleamed with excitement.
“But that won’t work!” Su Han’s voice, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, suddenly rang out.
"Hmm?" Tony Stark frowned, then turned his head and gave Su Han a deep look.
“I think so too,” Zhang Sanfeng said cautiously after a moment of thought, his gaze deep. “Aizen, last time you sacrificed the enemy after defeating them… Even if you use overwhelming firepower to destroy countless undead, you can’t sacrifice them all at once, or if you can only sacrifice a portion of them… they will just revive again.”
"So... what do you mean?" Tony Stark wasn't one to act unilaterally. After a moment's thought, he realized it made sense and immediately stared intently at Su Han.
"Leave the main force to me!" Su Han's words were completely calm. His Observation Haki had detected something very interesting. "You... take good care of yourselves."
"What?" Tony Stark was stunned. Zhang Sanfeng's gaze suddenly sharpened. He raised his palm, and terrifying internal energy gathered, causing flowers, grass, and leaves to rise out of thin air. Each leaf had extreme destructive power, sweeping in all directions.
With a series of crisp swishing sounds, strange figures dressed in black robes materialized from nothing and fell from mid-air.
"...Protect the Emperor!"
"An assassin!"
Many generals' expressions changed drastically, and Wang Jian was the first to draw his sword and rush to Ying Zheng's side. Even in his old age, his movements were still agile.
"This man must be an extremely famous and fierce general of your time, right?"