"Xuntian Army!"
In front of the Xuanzheng Palace, Yang Hao, seated on the imperial throne, smiled slightly. For the Great Han to ascend to the Heavenly Court, while no formal courtesies from guests were necessary, establishing authority was paramount. Slaying and obliterating an Immortal Emperor in the southern part of the Immortal Realm was not difficult. However, if the Xuntian Army of the Heavenly Horned Ant clan were also to suffer a setback, the Great Han Heavenly Court would truly establish its dominance.
"System, use a Summoning Opportunity for Ancient Heroes to summon a hero!!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully deducting one Summoning Opportunity for Ancient Heroes. Commencing Ancient Hero Summoning!"
"Weng~~"
A golden river of light streaked across the void deep within Yang Hao's soul sea. Upon this river of history, banners unfurled, progressing from the Spring and Autumn period to the Southern Song dynasty. A magnificent map unfolded, displaying massive armies. In the void, a figure appeared, extending a hand to grasp two-thirds of the frontline on this grand map!
The eighth level of the Samsara Xuanhuang Tower flashed, and a carved figure rushed into the fourth level.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully summoning to the world the peerless general, the Master of Mobile Defense—Meng Gong!!"
Upon seeing the figure appear, Yang Hao's heart surged with excitement. This obscure but great general from the Southern Song dynasty, Meng Gong, whose four generations served the Song dynasty with notable achievements and unwavering loyalty!
Meng Gong!
The God of War of the mid to late Southern Song dynasty!
A heroic general of unparalleled might, striking terror into the hearts of pirates. With no blade drawn, his strategies were unfathomable, and he decided victories with a mere conversation!
Some say that Meng Gong's lifetime achievements surpassed even Yue Fei!
Throughout his life, Meng Gong annihilated the Wuxian Legion; in the Battle of Caizhou, he allied with the Mongols to destroy the Jin Dynasty; after the outbreak of the Song-Mongol Wars, he commanded the Sichuan and Jinghu battlefields of the Southern Song, single-handedly overseeing battles on two-thirds of the Southern Song frontline.
In the mid to late Southern Song, Meng Gong, through his own efforts, led two major battlefields for the Southern Song, establishing an integrated defense system to resist Mongol invasions and ensuring the Southern Song regime survived the first decade of the Song-Mongol Wars. As long as Meng Gong lived, it could be said that the Mongols could not cross Xiangyang!
"View detailed information for the Master of Mobile Defense—Meng Gong!"
"Name: Meng Gong"
"Courtesy Name: Puyu"
"Alias: Wu'an Jushi"
"Dynasty: Southern Song Dynasty"
"Cultivation: Immortal Emperor (controlling twenty-six threads of Imperial Destiny)!"
"Cultivation Technique: Chaos Immortal Scripture!"
"Attached Troop Type: Peerless Troop: One hundred thousand elite soldiers!"
Experience: Meng Gong's ancestors defected to Yue Fei and subsequently settled with the army in the areas of Suizhou and Zaoyang. Meng Gong's great-grandfather, Meng An, was a subordinate of Yue Fei; his grandfather, Meng Lin, was also a subordinate of Yue Fei; his father, Meng Zongzheng, participated in the Kaixi Northern Expedition, holding the position of Jingxi Military Commander and defending Xiangyang.
From his youth, Meng Gong was brought into the army by his father. In the army, he not only honed excellent martial arts skills but also developed a keen observation of battlefield situations. He followed his father in resisting Jin invasions and achieved considerable merits. In the twelfth year of Jiading, Jin general Wanyan E'ke led an army of approximately 200,000 infantry and cavalry in two prongs to attack Zaoyang. Meng Gong ascended the city walls and shot arrows, killing several people instantly, to the awe of all the soldiers. Afterward, his father ordered him to sneak attack the Jin army, breaking eighteen stockades and beheading over a thousand enemies. With this achievement, he was promoted to Xiaban Zhiying.
Meng Gong's fame spread throughout the land starting from the sixth year of Shaoding. Wu Tianxi, a subordinate of the Wuxian sect, attacked Guanghua Army. Meng Gong led his troops to confront them, breaching their camp in one fell swoop. The brave general Zhang Ziliang beheaded Wu Tianxi, seizing his head. In this battle, five thousand enemies were beheaded, and over four hundred people and 120,000 households were captured. Subsequently, relying on his keen battlefield observation, he completely annihilated the Wuxian Legion.
On the ninth day of the first lunar month in the first year of Duanping, the Song and Mongol allied forces besieged the Jin dynasty. The Song army launched a general offensive, entering Caizhou city first from the west gate and releasing the Mongol army. Fierce street fighting ensued within the city. Emperor Aizong of Jin hanged himself, and the last emperor, Wanyan Chenglin, was killed. Meng Gong divided Emperor Aizong's corpse into two halves, one for the Song and one for the Mongols, and divided the Jin Emperor's ceremonial objects, insignia, and imperial seals. The Jin dynasty was completely annihilated.
After the fall of the Jin dynasty, the Mongol-Song War occurred from the second to the third year of Duanping. In the second year of Duanping, the Mongols launched a full-scale invasion in the Sichuan and Jingxiang regions of the Southern Song. That year, the Mongol army displayed its formidable combat capabilities. On the Jingxiang battlefield, they successively captured Xiangyang, Suizhou, Yingzhou, as well as Jingmen Military Prefecture, Zaoyang Military Prefecture, and De'an Prefecture. The entire Jinghu defense line of the Southern Song was riddled with holes.
The following year, Meng Gong was ordered to lead his troops. After a major engagement, he broke twenty-four enemy encampments, rescued over 20,000 captured civilians, and burned the Mongol crossing equipment, halting the Mongol offensive. After this battle, Meng Gong reversed the tide of the war in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.
In October of the first year of Jiaxi, the Mongol prince Kouwenbuhua and the great general Zhang Rou led the main force to attack Huangzhou. Meng Gong utilized the Song army's warships to disrupt the Mongol fleet, entered Huangzhou, and launched the defense of Huangzhou! This battle once again defeated the formidable Mongol army that threatened to annihilate the Southern Song. In this battle, Meng Gong effectively became the commander of the central battlefield of the Southern Song.
In the second year of Jiaxi, the entire Jingxiang region was recovered. In the autumn of the third year of Jiaxi, the Mongol great generals Taha and Tuxue led an army of reportedly 800,000 to invade Sichuan again, arriving at the northern bank of the Yangtze River. The Song army hastily garrisoned on the southern bank of the Yangtze. Relying on Meng Gong's proper defense, after a fierce battle, they achieved a great victory. The Mongol army, shedding armor and discarding their weapons, retreated to Kuizhou. This was the historically famous "Battle of Daya Zhai."
Starting from the fourth year of Chunyou, Meng Gong took advantage of the death of the Mongol Great Khan Ögedei and the ensuing internal strife within the Great Mongol Empire to employ the "harvesting grass" strategy, attacking Mongol strongholds in Henan and achieving repeated victories. On the night of the third day of the ninth lunar month in the sixth year of Chunyou, Meng Gong passed away in Jiangling at the age of fifty-two. Emperor Lizong ordered a day of mourning, to show respect.
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Above Chang'an city, a massive warship rolled with countless imperial patterns. Dong dong dong, two Xuntian Generals emerged. These three Xuntian Generals were different from the third-class Xuntian Generals slain by the Great Han heroes; they wore silver masks covering their faces.
"Xuntian General!"
"First-class Xuntian General!"
Emperor Chenze and Emperor Taiyin's expressions changed. Even Emperor Bāhuāng, who had interfered in southern affairs, now had a deathly pale complexion. The Xuntian Army was divided into first, second, and third classes of Xuntian Generals. Third-class Xuntian Generals were top-tier Immortal Emperors, second-class were supreme Immortal Emperors, and first-class were peerless Immortal Emperors.
However, first-class Xuntian Generals were further divided into two tiers: silver-faced Xuntian Generals and gold-faced Xuntian Generals. Those controlling twenty to thirty threads of Imperial Destiny were silver-faced Xuntian Generals, while those controlling thirty to forty were gold-faced Xuntian Generals.
The two Xuntian Generals who emerged from the silver-white colossal warship above Chang'an city were indeed silver-faced Xuntian Generals.
Silver-faced Xuntian Generals, since the early days of the Era of the Emperors, had only appeared twice in the southern part of the Immortal Realm.