Chapter 1001: The Price of Elites

Wang Jian could perceive Gai Nie's strength; that faint sharpness of the sword Dao made him feel a trace of threat.

Wang Jian was quite confident in his own strength; although he had only entered the Martial Dao Golden Immortal realm not long ago, he practiced ancient martial arts, and his combat power was quite astonishing.

Even if he encountered some Golden Immortal peak Dao cultivators or Demon Kings, he dared to fight them.

Gai Nie also looked like a new Golden Immortal, yet he could give him a feeling of danger, which shows the sharpness of the other party's sword Dao.

Such a person is fortunately standing on the side of the empire; once he truly stands on the side of the rebels, it would be a big trouble for Nanjun.

And the arrival of Gai Nie, for him, not to mention liberation, at least Nanjun could be a bit more relaxed.

Gai Nie could even briefly replace him in guarding Nanjun.

However, Wang Jian naturally would not say much about this at the banquet; those present were all high-level officials of Nanjun, and logically speaking, there would be no spies.

But Wang Jian was cautious and would not say much.

He even concealed Gai Nie's cultivation as much as possible; throughout the banquet, only a few people knew Gai Nie's cultivation.

This was also to ensure that the rebels outside Nanjun would not find out.

The banquet ended, and most people left, leaving only the three giants of Nanjun—the Prefect, the Commandery Assistant, and the Commandery Commandant—plus Wang Jian and his son, and the three of Gai Nie.

"Before, Zifang asked me what countermeasures I had."

"I will not hide it; now, regarding the rebels outside Nanjun, I have no good methods. Although I am strong, facing ten-plus Golden Immortals also makes me flustered."

"I can only defend passively."

"Zifang is one of the Three Heroes of Qi-Lu; I wonder what you can teach me?"

Wang Jian already knew Zhang Liang's identity; as for Zhang Liang's background, Wang Jian did not care. The top dignitaries of the Han state, in reality, by now, many of the dignitaries of the various states had survived, and some even lived quite well in Xianyang City.

Good birds choose trees to perch in; not all nobles were willing to be destroyed along with the Six States.

In Wang Jian's view, Zhang Liang's appearance in Nanjun was also a kind of expression.

Of course, he was still very happy that Zhang Liang could come; don't look at Zhang Liang as a junior, but the Zhang clan's influence among the nobles of the Six States was not low.

Zhang Liang himself was one of the Three Heroes of Qi-Lu, and his own influence was also very high.

Coupled with the other party's cultivation, coming to Nanjun was also good for the empire.

Wang Jian knew very well that the roots of those rebels were actually the remnants of the nobles of the Six States; once these nobles were gone, naturally the rebellion would be gone.

As for simple peasant uprisings, Wang Jian really did not care.

Relying solely on a burst of enthusiasm, even in history, it is very difficult to accomplish.

Not to mention in this transcendent era.

Zhang Liang's appearance in Nanjun, other things aside, had a great influence on the remnants of the nobles of the Six States.

It also showed that the Great Qin's unification of the world was correct.

Wang Jian's politics were not low.

Even to some extent, on the Nanjun issue, Zhang Liang's appearance was even better than Gai Nie's.

Gai Nie's strength was stronger, but he could only be considered a fighter, while Zhang Liang was different.

Moreover, Wang Jian had also heard of Zhang Liang's ability.

In this era, those who could become famous all had certain abilities; if they were not worthy of the name, I am sorry, but their true colors would soon be revealed.

After all, the Hundred Schools of Thought could flourish because the disciples of each school constantly discussed the Dao and academic studies; if you didn't have ability, you would know as soon as you met.

"Academic fraud" was not popular in this era; if you didn't have enough ability and forced to expand your reputation, you would only lose your own face, and even lose the face of those behind you.

Not many people would puff themselves up to look like a fat man.

So Wang Jian's asking for advice had both testing and sincere asking.

Wang Jian knew the foundation of the Zhang clan very well; being prime ministers for generations in the Han state—this foundation was not comparable to many major clans in the Great Qin.

It is true that the Han state later decayed, but the Zhang clan was called "Prime Ministers for Generations."

"General Wang Jian, compared to the Great Qin, how is the rebel army outside Nanjun?" Zhang Liang did not answer immediately, but instead asked Wang Jian back.

"The rebels have a three-million-strong army, and the elites are only about one-tenth. Compared to the empire's elites, their elites are half as good, but they are not bad."

Wang Jian looked at Wang Ben, who said lightly, his tone full of pride, pride in the strength of the empire's army.

"So fast!"

Zhang Liang was stunned when he heard this.

He knew clearly what the situation of the rebels was before; before he left the Great Qin, he had seen the quality of the rebels, and they were no different from ordinary farmers—just a group of farmers who had just left the fields.

Although they had left the Great Qin for over a hundred years.

For such a long time, logically speaking, ordinary mortals could have gone through several generations, and a large army should be easy to train.

But this is not an ordinary world; the Great Qin's army is not ordinary people, but a transcendent army.

The Great Qin's regular army—every soldier is a person who practices martial arts, and every soldier's armor is specially forged.

A regular Great Qin soldier can block ten thousand ordinary commoners.

They can even easily slaughter ten thousand people.

This is not something that can be trained in a few years or even decades.

Moreover, the construction of an army is not just about being composed of transcendent beings; it also requires training and forming military formations.

Therefore, the construction of an army is often measured in centuries, especially for strong elite troops.

The rebels being able to train a large army comparable to the Great Qin's elites in a hundred years is already very remarkable; in Zhang Liang's view, this speed is very fast.

After all, the gap between the rebels' resources and the Great Qin's is very large.

"Zifang, don't forget, the rebels have the Heavenly Court behind them."

Su Fan reminded, and Zhang Liang immediately came back to his senses.

An elite army is not just about personal quality; at the same time, weapons and armor are also very important.

The armor of Great Qin soldiers is forged from blood-pattern steel; every piece of armor is hammered by craftsmen.

Then this set of armor is forged by the soldier's own essence blood, and then daily smelted by their own essence and evil qi, almost merging with the soldier and becoming a part of the soldier.

It is comparable to a magic treasure among Dao cultivators.

Moreover, such armor, once the owner dies, others who pick it up can only re-equip it after removing the essence and evil qi within.

Armor is the symbol of elite soldiers.

The Great Qin was able to unify the world precisely because of this armor; everyone wore armor, and thus attacking the Six States, they were invincible and ever-victorious.

Wang Ben said the rebels' elites could reach half the power of the Great Qin's elites; perhaps there was some meaning of exaggerating his own army, but this also shows that the rebels have a strong army.

This strong army, after a hundred years of training, can already be comparable to the Great Qin. ===== CHAPTER 1002 =====

This strong army, after a hundred years of training, is already comparable to that of the Great Qin.