Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 694: Battle of Longxiang Ferry_3

At this point, he paused briefly before continuing,

"Additionally, the armies of the three families cannot officially merge, but they will definitely need to coordinate their actions in the future. I have secretly dispatched the three brothers of the Gao Family to the Shen Clan, while I will personally visit Xiong Yun Gang. With Wan Xingyun and Shen Gu Yun's cooperation, they can get acquainted with the combined armies totaling three hundred thousand, which will facilitate future restructuring."

Hou Yucheng, who was in charge of military affairs, had only thirty thousand Red Flame Army and a hundred and fifty thousand Zhaoyang Army ostensibly under Hou Clan. Yet, in reality, he also controlled nearly three hundred thousand more troops from Xiong Yun Gang and Shen Clan, making a total close to five hundred thousand troops. With this round of expansion by the three clans, the numbers would at least break through to six hundred thousand, necessitating early preparations and familiarization.

"Fourth Elder, and you?"

"My Upper Hou Gate's ten divisions, totaling five hundred individuals, have all surpassed the Gang Qi Realm, with leaders of each division being Grandmasters. Combined with information from third sister from the Lower Hou Sect, within the nine counties of Xingnan and Hexi, we can be the first to know of any developments, whether it's renegade martial artists or demons wreaking havoc in the wilderness. We can respond promptly. However, in Xingnan Prefecture, we still act as discreetly as possible to avoid outsiders detecting our dealings with Xiong Yun Gang and Shen Clan."

Ten Grandmasters and five hundred in the Gang Qi Realm—just this force from Upper Hou Gate already surpasses the number of elites in many of the martial world's first-class powers.

This could be considered one of the strongest blades in Hou Clan's hand. Although the military is strong, its targets are too conspicuous. Some covert operations can only be handled by Hou Yujie's Upper Hou Gate, like dealing with foreign experts causing trouble. We surely can't send a large army to surround and annihilate them. With the current chaos across The World, the Upper Hou Gate plays an even more crucial role in ensuring domestic security than the forces at Baiye Camp.

Hou Yuxiao nodded and finally turned his gaze toward Hou Yuling:

"Third sister, you've been to Jianye Prefecture, haven't you?"

With his question, the other three also turned their heads toward Hou Yuling, their expressions clearly showing expectation. Over a month ago, Hou Yuxiao had openly assigned tasks to the four, and they knew what each was responsible for. Obviously, they were all very concerned about the part Hou Yuling was handling.