Swords emerge from Mount Hua, sweeping across the heavens from the world of Swordsman.

Only now do I realize that this is actually a reclusive master.

Wang Bodang's eyes narrowed even more, and a sense of crisis suddenly arose in his heart:

Both he and Mi Gong underestimated Yue Zhuoqun.

In a moment of turmoil, he grabbed three arrows and fired them all at once, aiming at three vital points on Yue Zhuoqun's body.

"A worm shakes a tree, and you don't overestimate your own capabilities!"

With a flick of his sleeve, Yue Zhuoqun sent the arrow flying backward, its trajectory reversing instantly and striking Wang Bodang's vital point with even greater speed and terrifying force.

The arrows, imbued with the power of heaven and earth, froze the air around them, pinning Wang Bodang to the spot, unable to dodge.

puff puff~

The arrow pierced his body with three bloody holes, sending him flying more than ten meters before he crashed to the ground and died instantly.

The three thousand soldiers of Pushan Camp were restless; some were afraid, and some wanted to rebel.

"Anyone who acts recklessly will be considered a traitor to Wagang and will be executed without mercy!"

Yue Zhuoqun shouted, his voice carrying a power that shook the very soul. The soldiers in the field were all frozen in place, no longer daring to utter a sound.

He smiled with satisfaction and turned his gaze to Tu Shufang: "Will you receive eighty strokes of the cane, or will you betray me like Wang Bodang?"

Tu Shufang shuddered, sweat pouring down his face.

He was able to become Zhai Rang's trusted chief steward, so his strength was considerable.

But Yue Zhuoqun's ruthless and decisive methods had completely shocked him.

They knew that Yue Zhuoqun's martial arts skills were unimaginably high, and if they didn't back down, they would end up like Wang Bodang.

Bang!

He knelt down immediately and said in a trembling voice, "I...I confess my guilt and am willing to be flogged."

"You know the truth."

Yue Zhuoqun smiled coldly and pointed at two soldiers: "You two, remove his armor and give him eighty strokes of the cane."

"Yes."

How could the two soldiers dare disobey orders? They quickly stepped forward, dragged Tu Shufang to the front of the army formation, and began the execution.

The military baton struck Tu Shufang's back with a dull thud. After just a few blows, his back was torn and bleeding, a gruesome sight.

By the time the eighty strokes of the cane were finished, Tu Shufang was barely breathing.

His martial arts skills were not weak, but fearing that he would incur Yue Zhuoqun's greater wrath, he dared not use his internal energy to resist and could only rely on his flesh and blood to withstand the attack.

That's why the punishment of eighty strokes of the cane was so miserable.

"Although you have been flogged, you disobeyed orders first and are no longer qualified to serve as a lieutenant general in this army."

Go back to Wagang Village to recover from your injuries!

Tu Shufang dared not say anything more, and could only get up in frustration, enduring the pain in his body, and limp away.

The five thousand soldiers in the field looked at each other in disbelief, filled with fear of Yue Zhuoqun.

Many of them arrived late, fearing that Yue Zhuoqun would also punish them with thirty strokes of the cane.

But Yue Zhuoqun smiled gently, his tone as warm as a spring breeze: "Considering that you were misled by Wang Bodang and Tu Shufang, this punishment can be waived, but you must never disobey my orders again."

"Yes."

Everyone felt as if they had been granted a pardon and quickly responded.

“I don’t care whether you were originally from Wagang’s own army or Pushan Camp. From now on, you can only belong to my Yue Zhuoqun’s army and obey my orders.”

Faced with Yue Zhuoqun's combination of kindness and severity, no one dared to object.

Yue Zhuoqun set up camp here and reorganized his troops.

He shuffled the two armies and regrouped them, so that each group was intertwined with the others.

Five obedient and capable individuals were selected from among them, promoted to riding officers, and rewarded with Dragon Elephant Pills to enhance their strength.

After two days of training, the army was back on track, and the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill was passed down so that every soldier could begin practicing it.

These ordinary soldiers included rebels and bandits, but in the end, they all came from impoverished backgrounds.

Yue Zhuoqun's mastery of such profound martial arts skills instantly won their loyalty.

Soon, two months passed.

Li Mi's three armies won one victory after another, capturing many small towns and passes around Xingyang and advancing to the vicinity of Xingyang City.

Yue Zhuoqun's army advanced very slowly, spending most of its time training. When they did engage in battle, it was mainly for training purposes and did not achieve any significant results.

At first, Li Mi was worried that he had real talent and would steal his credit.

Upon receiving this news, I felt utterly disdainful, which completely confirmed Yue Zhuoqun's image as a mediocre strategist who only knew how to talk about war on paper.

Li Mi, Shen Luoyan, and Xu Shiji were all talented generals. Even if the five thousand soldiers of Pushan Camp were divided into three routes, their combat strength would not be diminished in the slightest.

Faced with the continuous loss of territory at the front, Zhang Xutuo, the commander-in-chief of the Sui army, finally could no longer sit still.

He personally led an army of 8,000, and together with Luo Shixin and Qin Shubao, launched a counterattack.

With 8,000 against 5,000, Li Mi's army's advance was finally halted. The two sides fought several battles, with each side winning and losing, and the situation became extremely stalemate.

In this brief respite, Yue Zhuoqun led his troops, bypassing the battlefield between the two, and marched at breakneck speed straight to Xingyang City.

Although Zhang Xutuo led 8,000 troops out of the city to fight Li Mi, 5,000 soldiers remained in the city, with Pei Renji as the garrison commander.

Not many people may know the name Pei Renji, but his third son is very famous.

It was Pei Yuanqing, wielding two hammers weighing three hundred pounds each.

Pei Renji stood atop the city wall of Xingyang, gazing at the five thousand troops arrayed outside the city, his brow furrowed.

Wasn't Li Mi's army currently engaged in battle with Zhang Tong? Where did this force come from? Did Zhai Rang personally arrive?

Before he could figure out what was going on, he heard a voice coming from outside the city.

"General Pei, Zhang Xutuo is already on his last legs. He will be defeated and killed soon. A wise man knows when to yield. Don't make any more futile struggles. You should surrender the city and join Wagang!"

"Who are you?" Pei Renji asked Yue Zhuoqun with a puzzled look.

"This is Yue Zhuoqun, the commander."

"Yue Zhuoqun? One of the Three Heroes of Wagang?"

"Not bad!"

"Ha! Even Zhai Rang has been defeated by the imperial army several times. You think you can make me surrender the city with your five thousand men?"

Pei Renji was not afraid at all.

With five thousand against five thousand, and holding the city, he had the upper hand.

Yue Zhuoqun shook his head helplessly: "It seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin! Fine, it's just a small city, I'll take it down myself."

As soon as he finished speaking, he strode towards the city gate of Xingyang, ignoring the guards on the city wall.

Pei Renji's face darkened, and he coldly shouted, "What an arrogant enemy general! He dares to come to the city walls alone to die! Archers, shoot him down!"

shuh~

Arrows rained down from the city walls, a dense, dark mass.

But then Yue Zhuoqun spread his arms wide, and powerful innate true energy roared out, enveloping all the arrows in the sky.

With a flick of the wrist, all the arrows shot back.

Ah, ah…

Screams echoed from the city walls as large numbers of soldiers fell.

Pei Renji's heart pounded at the sight. As a military general, he had seen many bloody battles on the battlefield, but this was the first time he had ever seen such a method of controlling thousands of arrows.

But before he could react, Yue Zhuoqun's palm had already struck out, causing the air to freeze.

Ang~

The brilliant golden light transformed into a phantom dragon over ten meters long, which fiercely crashed into the city gate.

Bang!

Boom!

With a deafening roar, the heavy city gate, weighing over a thousand pounds, was blasted away by the phantom of the divine dragon, leaving the city wide open.

"kill!"

Without Yue Zhuoqun giving any orders, the five thousand troops behind him roared with excitement and swarmed into Xingyang City.

"Why, how could this happen?"

Pei Renji swayed, almost collapsing to the ground: "Stop them, stop them quickly."

However, given this situation, no matter how many troops are dispatched, it will not be able to stop the overwhelming tide of the army.

Even if Yue Zhuoqun doesn't make a move, the cavalry officers in the army who have taken the Dragon Elephant Pill have raised the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill to the seventh level, possessing the power of seven dragons and seven elephants, which is something that ordinary soldiers cannot withstand.

In less than half an hour, the Sui soldiers were routed and their battle formations were broken.