Inside Bai Xinghe's sanatorium, in the twilight, the wheelchair that used to belong to Grandpa Bao was suddenly empty. It was not until a moment later that somebody discovered that Grandpa Bao was gone. Accompanied by the shrieks of a nurse, the alarm echoed throughout the entire sanatorium.
At this time, Qin Lang and Old Bao had already left for the Imperial Capital. Old Bao did not go to the military headquarters to fight for power immediately. Instead, he took control of the Shadow Troop, which was exactly the same as what the Guo Clan did.
It was rather amusing. The Shadow Troop was completely different from the other troops in Hua Xia's military. Its command was not directly appointed by the military headquarters, but directly controlled by a few big shots in Hua Xia's military. They only recognized people and military seals, and were completely unaffected by any news from the outside world. This was also the reason why Old Bao, General Yan, and the others could not take over the Guo Clan's command of the Shadow Troop when the Guo Clan failed.
It was the same now. As long as Old Bao and the direct descendants of the Bao Clan were not completely crippled, the Bao Clan's command of the Shadow Troop would still be there. It was precisely because the Bao Clan had such a trump card that Old Bao was left in the sanatorium. Otherwise, he would have been killed by those people.
After taking over the command of the Shadow Troop, Old Bao immediately left the Imperial Capital. Although it was only a part of the Shadow Troop with only eighty thousand soldiers, he was not greedy. With these eighty thousand soldiers, Old Bao believed that he, Bao Dongsheng, could definitely make a comeback, eliminate the rebels, and protect the country.
Old Bao left with the Shadow Troop. He did not return to the military headquarters, nor did he show any intention of taking back his power. Instead, he went to the mountainous area where Jianmu was located with Qin Lang. There was a small base of the Bao Clan there, which was built before the catastrophe broke out. At that time, Old Bao had a vague feeling that the military headquarters might be facing some crisis, so he accepted Qin Lang's suggestion and built a residence for the descendants of the Bao Clan here. Now, it finally came in handy. This place had become the Bao Clan's command base.
As soon as Old Bao arrived, he immediately asked the Bao Clan to give up the political and military struggle. Instead, he gathered all the members of the Bao Clan here, including the direct descendants of the Bao Clan. As a family of generals that had existed since the founding of the nation, the Bao Clan not only had many descendants who had participated in military training, but they also had a group of loyal direct descendants. Therefore, these people were quickly absorbed into the Bao Clan's' new troop '.
Even Qin Lang had to admire Old Bao's foresight. He knew that the most important thing at a critical moment was not the position or status, but the barrel of a gun. Therefore, as long as the Bao Clan could control a part of the Shadow Army, the Bao Clan would still be strong. Gathering of all the Bao Clan's had all the Bao Clan was to consolidate the actual military. With this army of nearly a hundred thousand people, Old Bao and the Bao Clan could rest easy.
Qin Lang was very satisfied with Old Bao's efficiency. After all, he was from a family of generals. After this power struggle, Old Bao's state of mind had changed. He should have cut off the demons in his heart. This would be of great benefit to the Bao Clan and the whole of Hua Xia. After all, under such circumstances, Hua Xia really needed a real iron-blooded general!
Most of Old Bao's army of one hundred thousand people were from the Shadow Army, and the rest were made up of the Bao Clan's disciples and direct descendants. This army was called the 'Family Protection Army', not 'Family Protection', but 'Family Protection'. Old Bao had made a vow that the Family Protection Army would fight for the people of Hua Xia, not to protect the family!
Compared to Hua Xia's tens of millions of soldiers, a troop of one hundred thousand people was just a drop in the bucket. However, these hundred thousand people were the elite soldiers of Hua Xia. Therefore, the establishment of the Family Protection Army naturally caused a huge reaction. This reaction did not appear among the people because they did not know what was going on. However, the reaction was so great among the senior military officials that they arranged for General Yan to personally negotiate with Old Bao.
In this negotiation, Qin Lang also participated. He did not want to get involved in this mess, but both Old Bao and General Yan repeatedly asked him to participate, so he could not refuse. After all, they were old acquaintances, so he had to give them some face.
The place where the negotiation was held was the Bao Clan's newly built command base. It was actually just a cave, but because the top of the mountain was covered by the branches and leaves of the Jianmu tree, the defense of this mountain was actually quite strong.
"Good job, Bao Dongsheng!" This was the first thing General Yan said when he saw Old Bao. There were so many meanings in this sentence that only the two of them could understand.
"You are not bad yourself!" Old Bao shook hands with General Yan, and then both parties sat down to prepare for the negotiation. Qin Lang was the middleman between the two parties.
"We are all old acquaintances, so I'll get straight to the point. Old Bao, you gathered a troop of one hundred thousand people. What do you want? You were squeezed out of the military's hierarchy, but that was just a part of the power struggle. The winner takes all, and I think we should all follow the rules of the game. " General Yan clearly thought that Old Bao was wrong to gather the troops, which could lead to internal strife within the Hua Xia Army.
"Old Yan, I know what you are worried about, but don't worry, I, Bao Dongsheng, am not that kind of person! The troops I gathered are all the Bao Clan's own people, and the tens of thousands of people in the Shadow Unit are also the Bao Clan's own people. I did not take any extra people with me! To put it bluntly, these are the Bao Clan's own soldiers. You have to admit that, right? " Grandpa Bao argued back. He didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did. The nature and structure of the Shadow Troop were completely different from other troops. The Bao family's partial command of the Shadow Troop was also determined when the Shadow Troop was established.
"Ahem …" General Yan coughed twice. He had to admit that the people Old Bao gathered were the Bao Clan's soldiers and direct subordinates. Only the Bao Clan could command these people, so it was understandable that Old Bao did what he did. Most importantly, the Bao Clan had no other ambitions, which made General Yan feel more at ease. "Old Bao, I know that you and Qin Lang both have grievances about what happened before —"
"This is Old Bao's decision, and it has nothing to do with me." General Yan's words made Qin Lang unhappy. This was Old Bao's decision, and it had nothing to do with Qin Lang. Of course, Qin Lang was very much in favor of Elder Bao's decision to retreat at the last moment.
"Fine, it may have nothing to do with you. But Qin Lang, how are you going to explain to Hua Xia about the boundary of the Kingdom of the Nine States? "General Yan suddenly changed the topic to the boundary of the Kingdom of the Nine States.
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