Fists that can subdue mountains and rivers, martial arts that can lead to immortality!

"Third Uncle, the Eastern Empire is making moves."

"The warlord era of the Republic of China was marked by constant infighting."

"If we cannot achieve unification and end the chaos, we may truly face national extinction and the extinction of our race."

"The Eastern Empire is currently facing an unprecedented economic crisis. In order to divert domestic conflicts and to sustain itself through war, it is bound to wage war against our Great New Republic!"

Even if we don't talk about doing it for the sake of the people, but only for our own sake...

"If the Eastern Empire launches a full-scale attack, how will our Pan family cope?"

"Should we become dogs for the Japanese Empire, or fight them to the death?"

"If a conflict really breaks out with them, how can we possibly fight with our limited territory and manpower?"

"I know my methods were a bit too extreme."

"But if the national situation had not deteriorated to this point, with constant internal and external troubles, I would have gradually replaced the military generals with a group of capable and daring people through a policy of appeasement."

"But now I have no choice but to use drastic measures to completely overhaul the military."

"I don't even consider their forces a threat. If they dare to rebel, that's exactly what I want—I'll wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

"I am willing to bear the infamy of being unjust and immoral; let posterity judge my merits and demerits!"

Pan Zhenyi spoke with righteous indignation.

Pan Huaijin was also greatly shocked upon hearing this. He looked at his nephew as if he were meeting him for the first time.

After a long silence, he finally spoke:

"That's enough!"

"Your grandfather and I both had a very limited perspective."

"Your grandfather dreamed of occupying the five southeastern provinces, using the mountains and rivers as natural barriers, so that our Pan family would become the true kings of the southeast."

"But I only thought about protecting our Pan family's territory across three provinces and being a ruler who maintains the status quo."

"But you're different. You're not thinking about your own little corner of the world; you're thinking about the whole South, the whole world."

"No matter what, your third uncle will always support you!"

Pan Huaijin had a plan in mind.

A few days later, Pan Huaijin announced that he would be celebrating his 45th birthday early because war was about to break out again soon.

At his birthday banquet, he invited a group of veteran soldiers and publicly announced that he would step down as commander of the First Army of the Southern Revolutionary Army.

From now on, I can stay at home and be a wealthy man.

As he spoke, he talked to everyone about how the previous generation had worked hard and struggled to build their fortune.

Finally, he said, "You are all getting on in years. Why bother going to the front lines with these passionate young people, risking your lives? Wouldn't it be better to stay in the rear and live a comfortable life as wealthy gentlemen?"

Moreover, as the Southern Revolutionary Army grew stronger and occupied more and more territory, the new regime naturally needed more people to stabilize the rear.

You are all the young marshal's uncles and elders, and he will not treat you unfairly.

However, if some people are greedy for power, that's fine, but they need to be determined and win a few battles.

If they continue to suffer defeat after defeat, then the strange young marshal will turn his back on them without mercy!

If the young marshal blames you, please don't come looking for me, Pan Huaijin. I can't afford to lose face like that!

Pan Huaijin's move was tantamount to a Republic of China version of "releasing military power over a cup of wine".

In particular, his uncle, the young marshal's own uncle, the commander of the First Army of the Southern Revolutionary Army, voluntarily relinquished his authority.

What right do these people have to cling to their positions and refuse to leave?

On the eve of the great battle, some of the older generation in the Southern Revolutionary Army who felt they were not capable enough to fulfill their current duties asked Pan Zhen for their resignations.

Pan Zhen did not treat them poorly; he either hired them as advisors to the Southern Revolutionary Army's staff or put them in charge of a region.

Although he knew that it would be good enough if these people governed a region and didn't cause harm to it.

However, for now, it's best to kick these people out of the military first, and then slowly find new officials after he has unified the south.

Perhaps these people are not good at fighting, but they are quite good at governing a region!

It is said that it is not advisable to make any moves before a major battle, but in the lead-up to the next major battle, the Southern Revolutionary Army changed the positions of regimental commanders, brigade commanders, division commanders, and even two army commanders.

However, this did not reduce the fighting power of the Southern Revolutionary Army; on the contrary, it made them even stronger.

For a time, the Southern Revolutionary Army advanced with unstoppable momentum, winning battle after battle and reporting victories frequently!

The Pan family expanded their territory from five southeastern provinces to seven, and finally to nine.

Pan Zhen used war to sustain war, and his soldiers not only did not decrease in number with each battle, but actually increased in number.

Chu Xiongfei from Nanqiong Island took the initiative to go to Cangwu Province to apologize, handed over his army to Pan Zhen, and retired to the second line.

The Pan family has grown from five armies to thirteen armies, each with about 30,000 men.

Pan Zhen now commands over 400,000 troops, truly a large army with many generals!

These men were all Pan Zhen's confidants, and all were tough guys who could win battles.

Of the eighteen southern provinces of the Republic of China, Pan Zhen now controls half of them. Everyone knows that the Southern Warlord Alliance is doomed to defeat.

In the future, Pan Zhen will unify the South, and even the entire Great New Republic, becoming the true ruler!

Of course, all of this is inseparable from Jiang Wangzu's strong support.

Jiang Wangzu, in his unhurried cultivation, took one Moon Essence Bright Essence Pill every day, and his martial arts cultivation was steadily progressing.

[Technique: Celestial Circulation Breathing Technique (Mastery)]

[Quick Success Method: Bathe in sunlight, take the Golden Crow Fiery Essence Pill, and circulate the energy ten times daily for seventy days to achieve mastery; or circulate it one hundred and eight times daily for seven hundred days to achieve mastery!]

"Late-stage Martial Arts Grandmaster!"

"The Taiyin True Qi was born within his body, running parallel to the Star True Qi without conflict."

"I never expected that the speed of training in external martial arts would be surpassed by that of orthodox martial arts."

"Now I have cultivated both the external martial arts and the orthodox martial arts to the late stage of the martial arts grandmaster level."

"With my current strength, I can even kill a peak martial arts grandmaster!"

"Without a Grandmaster of Martial Arts, who can rival us?"

Jiang Wangzu felt the terrifying Taiyin True Qi within his body and thought to himself.

Just as Jiang Wangzu predicted, the Zhou Tian Xing Chen governs everything, and by gathering the power of the sun, moon and stars, one can reach the pinnacle!

The next stage's secret medicine is the Golden Crow Blazing Essence Pill, which also requires 360 ingredients, including a special ingredient called Golden Crow Stone.

This Golden Crow Stone is a fossil of the ancient mythical beast Golden Crow; such a thing is truly rare and hard to come by.

The Golden Crow itself is a legend, and fossils formed from its power over geological time are even more rare and hard to come by.

However, Jiang Wangzu was confident that he could obtain anything that still existed in this world.

He first sent a telegram to Yang Chan, giving her the opportunity to inquire about the whereabouts of the Heavenly Emperor's Golden Crow Stone.

Then he sent a message to Pan Zhen, asking him to help find the whereabouts of the Golden Crow Stone in the nine southern provinces.

He is also searching for the legendary Golden Crow Stone through his own channels.

The peaceful days passed one by one.

Turbulent times are coming.

The Southern Warlord Alliance was repeatedly defeated by Pan Zhen. Because they were constantly losing, they could not sustain their war effort through warfare like Pan Zhen did.

If this fight continues, it's likely that before Pan Zhen can wipe them out, his soldiers who haven't received their pay will kill them first.

Therefore, they frantically plundered the people's wealth on their own territory.

But that's not enough!

Far from enough!

In this day and age, ordinary people are all poor.

So they're targeting the super-rich businessmen!