"General!"

"Urgent message from Grand General Xu Mujun!"

Jingzhou, Navy Stronghold.

Shentu Kui hurriedly rushed into the stronghold, shouting loudly, "Brother! Brother!"

"Urgent military orders; Grand General Xu instructs us to swiftly deploy troops to attack Changhe City."

"Brother!"

"Stop for now...!"

Inside the room, Meng Guang's anxious voice echoed, but it was already too late.

Shentu Kui slammed the door open, and a woman's startled voice instantly came from within.

In a daze, Shentu Kui saw a voluptuous woman quickly duck under the covers, and Meng Guang also hurriedly put on his clothes, his upper body bare.

"Third Brother!"

Meng Guang suppressed his anger, casually covering the woman behind with a blanket, frowning as he said, "Didn't I tell you to wait?"

"Hehehehe..."

Shentu Kui embarrassedly scratched his head, saying, "Brother, you said it too late, I couldn't help myself... Sigh..."

"Uh, Sister-in-law, apologies, I was being reckless, I... I'll leave now..."

Shentu Kui glanced at the woman, finding her face familiar, but couldn't recall where they had met.

After Shentu Kui exited the room, Meng Guang hurriedly put on his clothes.

"General~"

The woman let out a soft hum, emerged from the covers, her hair disheveled, her expression coquettish.

"Who was that big man, coming in without any notice, scared me so much my heart is still pounding~"

Meng Guang, while dressing, chuckled, "Your heart is racing? Let me rub it for you~"

"General, you're naughty~!"

"Hahaha~"

Meng Guang laughed, suddenly turned around, "Sit up, show me one more time~"

"Yes, General~"

The woman sat up, her expression slightly strange, but still tried to sit by the bedside, raising her head, her chin slightly lifted, looking somewhat arrogant and indifferent, softly saying, "Dismissed~"

"Yes, yes, yes, that's the feeling, hahaha..."

Meng Guang, laughing, gave the woman a kiss on the cheek, excitedly saying, "You're so much like her, it was worth all the effort to find you!"

"Hahaha..."

Laughing, Meng Guang stepped out of the room, leaving only the woman behind.

The woman's expression changed, gritting her teeth: "Meng Guang, you scoundrel... You won't die a good death!"

"You killed my husband, forcibly took me here, made me learn about a stranger day in and day out. This bitterness, I, Yuh Ying'er, will definitely avenge!"

Outside the door, Meng Guang quickly headed to the meeting hall.

Even though it was late at night, there were still many guards around.

And inside the hall, it was bustling, with at least seven or eight people waiting under the lights.

Shentu Kui was whispering to Sun Hui, sneaking laughter, his gaze peculiar.

Seeing Meng Guang approaching, Tan Yunlong quickly kicked Shentu Kui, and they both promptly composed themselves, focusing forward.

Meng Guang frowned, but held back.

Currently, their navy was battling the Tuoba Clan's forces on the edge of Yunmeng Marsh, a formidable yet intimately familiar with the terrain, top-notch unit, with several Grandmaster Realm Martial Artists among them.

He needed these brothers to help him fight, thus couldn't afford to offend them now.

"General Shentu, what intelligence did you receive, summoning everyone here so late?"

Meng Guang seated on the primary chair, inquired.

"Reporting to General!"

Shentu Kui stepped forward, loudly declaring, "I just received a message via carrier pigeon from Grand General Xu, advising us to swiftly seize Changhe City to divert the Tuoba Clan's main forces."

In over two years, Meng Guang had trained these brothers into qualified soldiers.

Especially in terms of address, moving away from the Martial World slang like big brother, second brother to using titles like General, Subordinate.

"Attack Changhe City? Divert the Tuoba Clan's forces?"

Meng Guang's eyes slightly brightened, saying, "This order... Could it mean Grand General Xu is planning a full-scale assault?"

"Bring the map!"

The map was swiftly unfurled, everyone glanced at it, particularly the border between Jingzhou and Yangzhou.

Unlike the military situations in other state counties, due to Yunmeng Marsh, Jingzhou and Yangzhou could only concentrate their forces at several large cities or naval bases on a few islands.

Presently at the northern edge of Yunmeng Marsh, Meng Guang commanded an army of a hundred thousand stationed in Zhuxi City, blocking the Tuoba Clan's northern advance.

Over a year ago, Meng Guang had led his troops into Yunmeng Marsh, attempting to locate the main forces of the Tuoba Clan.

Unexpectedly, dense fog arose overnight, enveloping most of Yunmeng Marsh.

Of Meng Guang's hundred thousand troops, they couldn't see their hands before them, unable to coordinate, suddenly ambushed by the Tuoba Clan forces.

Even amidst the chaotic formations, the navy gradually steadied thanks to the advantage of firearms, converging under Meng Guang's flame beacon, numerous naval units assembling into a water fortress, resisting the Tuoba Clan's naval assaults.

Three consecutive days saw fierce naval battles at Yunmeng Marsh, with both sides leaving tens of thousands of corpses on the waters.

Seeing the Tuoba Clan's navy about to falter, suddenly several cultivators appeared, riding the waves, conjuring a massive tidal wave over ten meters high, surging with countless soldiers' corpses from above, crashing fiercely into the naval formations.

Simultaneously.

The cultivators leveraged their Magical Artifacts, raising Protective Magical Shields that resisted naval firearms, effortlessly burning dozens of large ships.

With these cultivators joining the fray, the Imperial Navy was unable to mount effective resistance, reluctantly retreating.

This battle, the navy suffered over thirty thousand casualties, and lost over five hundred warships.

If not for the gunners stationed in Zhuxi City continuously firing shells, repelling the Tuoba Clan's cultivators, it's likely Meng Guang's hundred thousand elite navy would have been completely lost in Yunmeng Marsh.

After this fierce engagement, the navy was gravely wounded, forcing Meng Guang to transition from active offense to strategic defense.

Moreover, he submitted a pleading note, assuming all blame on himself, earnestly requesting Your Majesty to dispense punishment.

Fortunately, Your Majesty was wise and did not punish Meng Guang, but instead removed him from the position of Governor of the Two Rivers and appointed him to lead the navy to assist Xu Mujun in attacking the Tuoba Clan in Yunmeng Marsh.

Over a year of recuperation had gradually restored the strength of Meng Guang's navy.

Constant battles with the rebels from the Tuoba Clan in Yunmeng Marsh and deploying a large number of spies to infiltrate Yunmeng Marsh to investigate.

The true face of Yunmeng Marsh was gradually being revealed to the Imperial Court.

Even the map of Yunmeng Marsh was updated once a month, gaining a better understanding of Yunmeng Marsh.

Meng Guang pointed at the map and said, "Our Great Yu Navy is stationed in Zhuxi City, facing the main force of the Tuoba Clan in Yunmeng Marsh concentrated in Changhe City on Wuxi Island to the south."

"Wuxi Island is surrounded by rivers, small in area, but only the east and south of the island are suitable for landing operations, so for this island landing operation, it will still be on the east of Wuxi Island!"

Shentu Kui shouted, "General! Let me, the old Kui, be the first to land this time. Last time, I secretly infiltrated Wuxi Island and found an area where bombs can be used to flatten it, becoming a suitable landing site as well."

Meng Guang's eyes flashed and he said, "Where is it?"

"The north of Wuxi Island, closest to us, the people on Wuxi Island call it 'Snake Flipping Island,' because they say there used to be a giant snake there, causing huge waves that almost drowned the entire Wuxi Island."

Shentu Kui said, "What giant snake? I think the people on Wuxi Island are just mistaking ordinary sea waves for monsters. We have been stationed here for so many years, and we have never seen a giant beast?"

Meng Guang shook his head and said, "Do not underestimate it; this time we are facing enemies with cultivators among them!"

"Cultivators..."

Everyone's eyes held some worry. If it weren't for the presence of cultivators, they would have leveled Yunmeng Marsh long ago!

If otherwise, they wouldn't have to rely on the advantages of firearms to hold Zhuxi City.

In the long run, although not yet defeated, the morale of the navy in the city has already been worn down.

Tan Yunlong suddenly said, "General, our main opponents in this battle are actually those two cultivators."

"Once we deal with those two cultivators, the remaining Tuoba Clan is not worth worrying about."

"This matter, I am aware, but..."

Just then, a messenger quickly walked in.

"Report...!"

"What is it?"

The messenger quickly said, "There is someone outside the stronghold claiming to be a tributor of the Martial Arts Department, here to assist the general in Yunmeng Marsh!"

"Martial Arts Department?"

Meng Guang's eyes lit up slightly, "Quickly invite him!"

Soon, a tall young man strode in.

The young man had a lean figure, but his gaze was extremely sharp.

At a glance, Shentu Kui noticed something unusual about this person; his hands were actually a size larger than those of an ordinary man, clearly skilled in hand-related martial arts.

"I am Bai Feihu of the Martial Arts Department, greeting General Meng!"

"Bai Feihu?"

Everyone looked at each other in confusion, having never heard this name.

Only Meng Guang on the platform, his eyes flashed, and said, "Could you be the elder brother of Consort Hee?"

Bai Feihu smiled and said, "General Meng has a good memory, Consort Hee is indeed my younger sister."

"Please, have a seat!"

After Bai Feihu sat down, Meng Guang asked, "I wonder what brings Brother Bai here this time?"

"To be honest with General Meng, I was ordered by General Ma Jinwu to come to aid General Meng."

"Lord Ma Jinwu?"

Meng Guang shook his head and said, "Could it be that Lord Ma Jinwu, the former Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"

"Yes!"

Meng Guang hesitated and said, "To be honest with Brother Bai, our Great Yu Navy is currently facing not only the Tuoba Clan in Yunmeng Marsh but also those two cultivators from the Tuoba Clan."

"The Tuoba Clan's rebels are not a problem; our Great Yu Navy can destroy them with a backhand."

"But those two cultivators are really troublesome; our army of ten thousand cannot deal with them."

Bai Feihu said, "I have come this time specifically for those two cultivators."

"Oh? I wonder what brilliant plan Brother Bai has?"

Bai Feihu shook his head and said, "It's not a plan, but something that Lord Ma gave me."

"Something?"

"That's right."

Saying this, Bai Feihu took out a small wooden box, only half the size of a palm, from his sleeve and placed it on the table, speaking with an odd tone.

"Lord Ma said that after encountering the cultivators, as long as I open this wooden box and use a drop of fresh blood mixed with a tongue-twisting incantation he gave me, I can use the treasure in this wooden box to kill the cultivators."

Meng Guang's eyes showed wonder, but when he thought of Ma Jinwu's relationship with Your Majesty, he understood.

Could it be that there is also some Immortal Supreme Treasure in this wooden box, capable of killing cultivators with a flip of hand?

"Brother Bai's coming to help is a great fortune for me. Someone... bring the wine! This General must have a good drink with Brother Bai!"

Most of the people present were martial artists, and soon the atmosphere livened up under the influence of alcohol, with Bai Feihu and Meng Guang calling each other brothers, drinking happily.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Shentu Kui was drinking and racking his brain, mumbling something under his breath.

"I've seen that woman somewhere before, feels so familiar, just where could it be..."

"Third Brother, what are you muttering about?"

Tan Yunlong nudged him and asked curiously.

Shentu Kui suddenly perked up and said, "I remember now!"

"Second Brother! I remember who that woman resembles."

"What woman?"

"It's, it's the woman Big Brother snatched from Yunmeng Marsh months ago."

"Oh? Who does she resemble?"

"She resembles..."

Shentu Kui was just about to say but quickly thought of something, leaned in close to Tan Yunlong's ear, and whispered, "Like..."

"What?!"