As a result, while the Prince of Yan Hua Fadie officially declared his personal guard to be three thousand strong, the actual number of the Yan Army Guards was far greater, though perhaps only Prince Hua Fadie himself knew the true count. Given that the laws of the Great Qin Empire stipulated that regional princes could not maintain armies exceeding 50,000 men, and that the Prince of Yan’s own forces were limited to 200,000, Prince Hua Fadie dared not openly defy these regulations, maintaining the appearance of a 200,000-strong army.
The Dragon-Tiger Guard, the Shadow Guard, and the Prince of Yan’s own Yan Army Guards stood as the three most renowned military units within the Great Qin Empire. There was endless debate over which was the strongest, but no party ever officially commented on the matter, as the three units had never once engaged in direct conflict. What was certain, however, was that these three guards were the pillars supporting the security of the Great Qin Empire and the very embodiment of its existence. Thus, the reason Prince of Shicheng Hua Tianxiong formed the Iron Stone Guards was to better prepare for the future. In fact, this was not unique to Prince Hua Tianxiong; all the great regional princes and powerful clans were working diligently to build their own spheres of influence.
Regardless of whether it was the Dragon-Tiger Guard, the Yan Army Guards, the Shadow Guard, or even ordinary military or clan factions, all relied on vast financial resources a…
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