Boom! Boom! Boom!

At this very moment, there was also lightning and thunder, howling wind, and flying sand and stones that made it impossible to open one's eyes.

Twenty miles east of the Pubanjin ferry crossing in Hedong, a huge dark cloud loomed over a valley in Leishou Mountain.

Suddenly, a large bird resembling a Kunpeng spread its wings and flew out from the dark clouds.

The wings are enormous, at least several hundred meters long.

After the Kunpeng flew out of the dark clouds, it flapped its wings and let out a deafening, sharp whistle, the sound waves rolling and shaking one's soul.

After a long howl, a graceful leap plunged into the valley.

Then, bolts of lightning of varying thickness descended from the sky, striking countless times, until the time it takes to burn three incense sticks finally subsided.

Just as the Kunpeng spread its wings amidst lightning and thunder, Liu Wei, along with Wang Fangyi and a hundred guards, crossed Puban Ferry and galloped towards the valley of Leishou Mountain.

After things calmed down, Liu Wei and his group arrived at the valley.

Even before entering the valley, one could feel the menacing atmosphere within.

Boom! Boom!

Suddenly, the ground trembled, and the warhorses panicked.

Wang Fangyi and the others looked tense, while Liu Wei remained calm and gestured with his hand to signal the guards to calm down.

The booming sound grew louder and louder, and a cloud of dust rose up!

Amidst the billowing dust, a massive armored army, with each unit of a thousand men forming a square, filed out.

They marched out of the valley in neat steps and lined up in front of Liu Wei and the others.

There were light cavalry, heavy cavalry, crossbowmen, spearmen, swordsmen and shieldmen, halberdiers, greatswordmen, and sailors...

There were a total of twelve square formations, with twelve thousand soldiers!

The crowd stretched as far as the eye could see on both sides, and the entire place was completely silent except for the sound of footsteps and the fluttering of military flags.

In front of each thousand men stood a fully armored, spirited military general.

Some wielded long spears, some wielded twin spears, some wielded double-drum-shaped gilded hammers, some wielded iron maces, and some wielded phoenix-winged gilded halberds...

Each of them was dressed differently and had a distinct appearance, but their expressions were serious and expressionless.

After the twelve generals took their positions, the armored cavalry of the central army parted like waves, and a military officer rode out from the middle!

He wore a tattered silver helmet, silver-leaf armor, and a white silk robe underneath. He sat on a white dragon horse, held a Liquan spear, had a long, white face, three wisps of beard, broad shoulders and a thick waist, and looked very imposing.

After he came out, he dismounted his warhorse, and two strong men came over, one to lead the horse and the other to take his weapons!

The twelve generals then gathered around and stood behind him.

Immediately afterwards, he led twelve men and strode towards Liu Wei!

Even from a hundred paces away, Liu Wei and the others could feel the overwhelming and majestic aura emanating from them.

What a remarkable Yue Fei!

What a formidable army of Yue Fei!

Liu Wei couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

With such a military force, it's no wonder that they've accumulated a large population over the past six months. Plus, the bonds with the three brothers from Taoyuan and the five beauties of the Zhen family have increased the population exponentially.

"This humble general, Yue Fei, leads his troops..."

"Yue Yun, Zhang Xian, Niu Gao, Wang Gui, Zhang Xian, Tang Huai, Yang Zaixing, Gao Chong, Lu Wenlong, Wu Shangzhi, He Yuanqing, Luo Yanqing!"

[This list comes from the complete biography of Yue Fei. Historical records show that, besides Yue Yun, Zhang Xian, Niu Gao, and Wang Gui, the other commanders of Yue Fei's twelve armies were not the same.]

"And twelve thousand soldiers!"

"Greetings, my lord!"

After Yue Fei and twelve of his generals, including Yue Fei Zhang Xian, shouted in unison and bowed before Liu Wei.

Thump!

A series of muffled thuds.

The twelve thousand soldiers behind them also knelt down in unison, pounding their chests with their right hands and shouting:

"Greetings, my lord!"

The sound was deafening, like a roaring mountain and a surging sea, with huge echoes reverberating through the valley.

Even the roaring Yellow River not far away pales in comparison.

"General Yue, please rise!"

Liu Wei had already dismounted and walked swaggeringly to Yue Fei, reaching out to help him up.

[Name] Yue Fei

[Alternative Names] Yue Wumu, Yue Pengju

[Strength] 107

[Commander] 102

[Strategy] 98

[Politics] 80

[Weapon] Liquan Divine Spear

[Mount] White Dragon Horse

[Loyalty] Unwavering loyalty

[Quality]: Red

Divine Skill 1: [Loyalty to the Country] When the country is broken and the situation is extremely critical for the lord, Yue Fei can activate the Divine Skill of Loyalty to the Country, sacrifice himself, and transfer all his attributes to the lord!

Divine Skill 2: [Sword Qi Like Frost] Yue Fei activates this skill when commanding his troops in battle, slowing the enemy's marching speed by half for one hour.

hiss!

This is Liu Wei's second red-quality general, following Yao Guangxiao.

Generals who can enter the red quality tier are far superior to those purple quality generals.

Red-quality military generals are not only skilled in both literature and martial arts, capable of commanding armies of hundreds of thousands or even millions, but also possess extraordinary talent, writing books and establishing scholarship, becoming role models for future generations.

Yue Fei, with his all-around talents as a general who resisted the Jin dynasty, a military strategist, a national hero, a calligrapher, and a poet, is truly deserving of his place among the red-quality military generals.

Given his military achievements, if it weren't for Wanyan Jiumei's twelve imperial edicts recalling him, he might have actually been able to drive them all the way to Huanglong Prefecture.

Judging from his attributes, his martial prowess, leadership, and strategy are all top-notch.

However, the skill "Loyalty to the Country" goes a bit too far. Sacrificing oneself for the sake of one's lord is just too blind loyalty!

Liu Wei doesn't need subordinates like that.

However, Yue Fei's political shortcomings were also revealed.

Perhaps future generations will never understand why someone as seemingly perfect as him would make such a basic political mistake as insisting on welcoming back the two emperors.

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