Wei Zhongbao and Wei Zhonghu were even more stunned. They stared at the scene in disbelief, then staggered back a few steps like deflated balloons and slumped into their chairs, as if their souls had been ripped out.

Liu Shiyun has now dealt with the remaining forces that were hindering him, and the battlefield now consists only of Sun Jian and Liu Shiyun's forces.

Both sides still have eight hundred men, so in terms of troop strength they are evenly matched, but in terms of morale and fighting spirit, they are on completely different levels.

Liu Shiyun's eight hundred men were completely dumbfounded and terrified.

They looked at each other, swallowing hard, waiting for the captain on the platform to give instructions on the next move.

The captain on the high platform was stunned. Even he, the commander waving the flag, wanted to surrender, let alone his subordinates.

The captain looked at Liu Shiyun, who nodded to him.

The captain then raised a white flag, announcing Liu Shiyun's surrender.

Logically speaking, surrendering during a battle is a shameful thing, but this was just a drill after all. Moreover, Liu Shiyun was convinced of his defeat by Sun Jian, and his remaining eight hundred men admired him even more.

Seeing the white flag raised high, the crowd dejectedly put down their weapons.

"We won! We won!"

Gu Hu was thoroughly enjoying the spectacle from the command platform, and at this moment he was dancing with excitement.

The same was true of the centurions and their personal guards behind him.

Not only were the Left Guards brought by Sun Jian shouting, but even the soldiers in the training ground couldn't believe that they had achieved such a feat.

After a moment of stunned silence, the crowd erupted in a thunderous roar.

Some people even knelt on the ground, tears welling up in their eyes.

"We won! We won! We really won!"

All of this is thanks to the honor that Sun Jian brought them. Sun Jian not only gave them military spirit, but also gave them confidence.

The soldiers were overjoyed for a while, and then they all came to Sun Jian's platform, knelt down on one knee, and said in unison, "Thank you, General! Thank you, General! Thank you, General!"

Although these three shouts were not as deafening as the three shouts of "Kill!" earlier, they were still enough to bring tears to one's eyes.

The way they looked at Sun Jian was so firm, trusting, and grateful.

Sun Jian stood up from the platform and said to the crowd, "My soldiers, this honor is mine, and it is yours too! Remember what I said earlier."

"A common man's rage can cause blood to spill for miles!"

Even if the enemy outnumbers us, even if we are surrounded, we must always draw our swords when facing the enemy!

Upon hearing this, the eight hundred warriors joined in the shouting of what followed.

"When two armies meet on a narrow path, the brave shall prevail! Wherever the sword points, none shall be able to move!"

Sun Jian nodded, stepped down from the platform, and, surrounded by his troops, hurried toward the main command platform.

The military spirit and ideals that Sun Jian proposed today are not just for these eight hundred men.

This was also something he wanted to leave in this camp after he took over the entire Tiger Legion...

...

On the main platform, the three Wei brothers, Sun Jian, and Liu Shiyun gathered together.

Although the three Wei brothers looked unhappy, they still flattered Sun Jian with a few nice words.

They hadn't been together for many years, and they wouldn't become enraged and turn against Sun Jian immediately just because of a single humiliation or loss of face.

Sun Jian was, after all, still the Deputy Commandant appointed by the imperial court. If things got too tense, it wouldn't benefit anyone.

Since things have come to this, we can only plan for the future, and we still have to save face.

Sun Jian exchanged a few pleasantries with the others, said a few words of thanks and something about being lucky, and then walked up to Liu Shiyun.

Before Sun Jian could reply, Liu Shiyun, both delighted and ashamed, knelt down on one knee and said, "Liu Shiyun, a defeated general, greets Vice Commandant Sun."

Facing Liu Shiyun, Sun Jian put away his forced smile and put on a friendly face: "Hehe, General Liu, there's no need for such formalities. Please get up."

"Thank you, General Sun!"

Liu Shiyun glanced at Sun Jian with admiration and then sighed softly.

"This humble general is ashamed. I was worried about the general when the exercise started. Now it seems that I was short-sighted. The general is truly a dragon among men, proficient in military strategy, a god of war, and a master of strategy."

"This humble general is no match for the general, and I accept my defeat wholeheartedly."

Liu Shiyun deliberately raised his voice slightly when he spoke. He had two purposes in saying this. First, it was his heartfelt opinion. Second, he wanted to tell others who wanted to harm Sun Jian.

The stage was packed with people, including the three Wei brothers, as well as captains and officers from various battalions of the Tiger Legion.

Sun Jian was the focus of everyone's attention, and Liu Shiyun's words naturally reached everyone's ears.

The three Wei brothers, whose faces were already gloomy, felt their cheeks sting even more upon hearing this, and none of them dared to meet the eyes of the other officers.

Sun Jian smiled and said to Liu Shiyun, "General Liu's wedge formation is also quite good. The original offensive formation was used by you and it can be described as both offensive and defensive. Besides, this was just a drill. In addition, victory and defeat are common in war. I was just lucky to win."

Wei Zhong'e watched the two men flattering each other, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

If this isn't stopped, he, as the Commander-in-Chief, is about to lose the support of the people.

“Brother, come with me.”

When Sun Jian heard Wei Zhong'e calling him, he slowly walked over.

Wei Zhong'e and Sun Jian stood on the platform, facing thousands of soldiers below, who raised Sun Jian's hand high.

"Fellow soldiers, I hereby announce that the winner of this year's martial arts training exercise is General Sun Jian, the Deputy Commander of the Tiger Legion!"

"Powerful! Powerful! Powerful!"

The crowd cheered in unison, their voices echoing through the sky.

From that moment on, Sun Jian's name spread rapidly among the Tiger Warriors. His brilliant military strategy, including defeating an enemy three times his size with only a thousand new recruits and suffering fewer than two hundred casualties, was widely known.

On his very first day in the army, Sun Jian's prestige reached its peak, and the military spirit and values ​​he proposed were engraved in the hearts of everyone in the Tiger Legion.

With the matter concluded, Sun Jian began to inspect the soldiers in each barracks, following the procedures for assuming the position of Deputy Commandant.

This step, also known as the inspection of the governor, completes the process of Sun Jian entering the camp.

After reviewing the governor's documents, it was already getting dark. Under the arrangement of the military captain, Sun Jian, Gu Hu, and others returned to their own tents.

After removing his armor, Sun Jian felt a sense of relief.

After a long day, I can finally rest.

"Gu Hu, why don't you take the brothers back to rest too?"

While washing up, Sun Jian addressed Gu Hu and several centurions of the Left Guard Army beside him.

"General, I must ensure your safety at all times. If we are not able to, we will sleep in the outer tent."

Gu Hu looked sincere, and the centurions nodded in agreement.