Invincible Iron Army 65, Earth-Shattering Master Book Flag

  The first people the Japanese pirates encountered were not the Wolf Troops of Guangxi, but a group of monk soldiers. My grandson Tai Xiong still has lingering fears about this to this day, and he loudly cursed: "This group of damned monks, why aren't they properly reciting scriptures and practicing Buddhism? Why do they have to become soldiers, using a large iron club that weighs over 30 catties, and with one swing of it, many of our excellent martial artists were beaten to death. Do they think our heads are watermelons?" My grandson Tai Xiong wrongly accused this group of monks, but they weren't actually monks - monks are bald, but not everyone who is bald is a monk. They were actually shaved-headed volunteer soldiers from all over the country, who had shaved their heads for convenience in treating injuries.

  The ones who truly caused harm to my grandson Taixiong were the Wolf Troops of Guangxi. Their troops had 4,000 people and merged with the Bald-Headed Volunteer Army, reaching a total strength of 6,000 people. They then clashed with the Japanese pirate army in several battles, killing 2,000 enemies while suffering losses of 2,000 themselves.

  The Wolf Troops and Volunteer Troops of Guangxi also had a great deal of apprehension about the fighting strength of the Japanese army. They thought to themselves, "We can be called elite troops in the Great Jin, but why is it so difficult for us to fight against the enemy? It seems that this pirate army is truly extraordinary."

  The Japanese also sincerely admired the Wolf Warriors, who were brave and good at fighting, coordinating with each other in silence. Although the individual quality was weaker than that of the monks, when combined into an army, their combat effectiveness far exceeded that of the monks by more than one order of magnitude.

  The Japanese pirates could no longer stay in the Wu-Yue area, so they sailed northward, preparing to find their own base in the north and look for places to plunder. It just so happened that on the way north, they learned of the news that Zuo Shan's eagle was gathering various armed forces to prepare for an attack on Puyang, so they immediately set sail northward and arrived at Puyang.

  Liu Jiao received a secret report today, the bandits want to gather together to attack Yuyang City. Liu Jiao was furious when she heard the news and said: "You really think of Yuyang City as a soft persimmon, anyone can squeeze it, the Xiongnu came to fight, and the bandits also came to fight, what do you think of the army of Yuyang? I will gather my troops and eliminate these bandits." Liu Jiao planned to lead the soldiers who participated in the martial arts competition after the competition to suppress the bandits and eliminate internal troubles.

  Liu Jiao continued to send out scouts to monitor the bandits' movements. The scouts searched and found that they were focusing on my grandson Taixiong's troops, for no other reason than that this army was huge in number and had a tendency to advance towards Miyang.

  My grandson, Taiyong, is searching everywhere for a rugged mountain range to rest and recover. But if he knew that the soldiers of Da Jin were after him again, he would surely cry out loud. Why am I so unlucky?

  The bosses of the casinos in Yuyang City all had green faces because more and more people were betting on Wang An to lose, so they raised the odds to 20. However, the number of people betting on Wang An to lose was still overwhelming, and looking at the hundreds of millions of silver taels being bet, the helpless casino bosses once again raised the odds to 30. This was an unprecedented payout ratio, and everyone who came to the casino cursed loudly, but they still put their money on Wang An losing this match.

  Wang An assembled the troops to start training, as the saying goes "it's not too late to sharpen a sword on the eve of battle". The troops gathered together, all holding spears, but the soldiers looked at each other in dismay because none of them knew how to use them. They all looked at Wang An, who scratched his head and said: "What are you looking at? I don't know how to use a spear either." Jiang Cai and others were also getting anxious, thinking that they had to find someone who knew how to use a spear to serve as an instructor.

  Wang An's 500 men went out to search everywhere, and Wang An also shed blood. He allowed soldiers to be hired for a high price, as long as they had the ability, and this money Wang An was prepared to come from the medical expenses extorted last time.

  The news that Wang An's soldiers couldn't use guns soon spread throughout Youzhou, and the defensive envoy Du Lin and others took him as a joke, telling it to everyone they met. Liu Jiao was even more disappointed with Wang An, thinking that a soldier who can't use a gun is like a student who can't write or a barber who can't shave, which is really unbearable.

  Those who had bet on Wang Anshu let out a sigh of relief, thinking that their money was now secure. Those who hadn't bet on him rushed to the gambling den to place their bets, while the owner's face turned blue with worry, as he wouldn't be able to afford to pay out if Wang lost the match.

  The unscrupulous boss was preparing to raise the odds to one in a hundred, but this move was stopped by the jiedushi and the defense envoy on the grounds that there had never been such high odds before, and forcibly promoting it would provoke civil unrest.

  The casino was already filled with angry citizens, causing the boss to be both furious and scolded. He thought to himself: "You're not allowing me to increase the odds because you've all invested a huge amount of money in betting here, just to win big. What's this nonsense about public outrage? The common people who came to cause trouble are all wearing armor and even carrying weapons. On one hand, they're stopping the odds from being raised, on the other hand, they're actually placing bets, backing Wang An to lose. Clearly, someone is behind this."

  Wang An's soldiers found many martial artists and brought them before Wang An for a unified interview.

  A skilled gunman performed a beautiful gun dance in front of Wang An, amazingly throwing the guns high into the air and catching them with his hands. He could even dance with two guns at the same time, throwing them out and catching them all. The soldiers watching were stunned, cheering loudly: "Great, do another one!", "What a master!". After finishing the performance, the man bowed to the soldiers and said: "At home rely on parents, outside rely on friends. I make a living by performing, coming to your noble land, those with money can support me personally, those without money can support me with some coins." Wang An and his soldiers were stunned, thinking to themselves: "How did we end up inviting a street performer?", "I knew it had the smell of a beggar!" Wang An said gruffly: "Those with money can support you personally, those without money can support you with some coins. How do those without money support you with coins? Do they need to borrow money?" The skilled gunman thought to himself: "I'm so used to saying this, I didn't even think about it and just blurted it out. This time I won't be able to get into the military or get a high salary."

  The next candidate walked in, he showed off a set of guns, and it was actually quite impressive. The soldiers below didn't understand anything, but they cheered loudly because it looked like the real deal. Wang An called him over and asked, "Are you a street performer who sells his skills?" The man replied, "Absolutely not." Wang An let out a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that he had finally found someone reliable.

  Wang An asked, "My troops are not skilled in using guns. Is there a way to greatly improve their marksmanship in a short period of time?" The man hastily nodded and said, "I have a method." Wang An's interest was piqued, and he asked, "What is your method? Speak quickly!" The man replied, "I have an ancestral treasure, a precious medicine that can remove the impurities from these soldiers' bodies in a short time, unlock their potential, and open up the Ren and Du meridians. Soon they will become skilled martial artists." Wang An hastily asked, "What is this medicine?" The man said, "My ancestors said that revealing secrets on the rivers and lakes is worthless, and that methods should not be transmitted to outsiders. However, General Wang is a hero who has resisted the Xiongnu, so I will make an exception just this once and reveal it publicly." After finishing speaking, he bowed his hands towards the sky and said, "My ancestors are above, today I have revealed our ancestral secret formula. I hope my ancestors will not blame me." The soldiers in Wang An's heart were all moved, thinking to themselves that they had indeed been too demanding of others, forcing them to reveal their untransmittable secrets. Wang An also secretly thought to himself, "Later we must give this person a large sum of money, and cannot let him suffer a loss in vain."

  That man's face was solemn and serious, saying: "My ancestral treasure medicine is - shocking the heavens and earth - Great Strength Pill". "Cough cough" Wang An was choked by his own saliva, and in his heart he was shocked. It turned out to be the Great Strength Pill of Zhongyuan, truly a rare sight, only to be seen at places where they sell their skills for money.

  That man continued to say: "You've taken my medicine, no matter if you're cut by a knife, chopped by an axe, run over by a cart, or kicked by a duck. As long as you take my Great Strength Pill, I guarantee that the medicine will cure your illness." Wang An said: "Alright, alright, even if I'm injured by a duck, I'll be cured." He thought to himself, this doesn't sound right, ducks are only a little bigger than that, how can they kick people? This isn't like human talk. When he was young, he remembered the peddlers selling Great Strength Pills saying this phrase, and he had even fooled the regional commander with it once before.

  "Alright, send them away," said Wang An. The expert in selling tonics was also asked to leave. Wang An thought to himself that most of these tonics were scams, made from flour, and wouldn't cure or harm anyone.

  Wang An ordered the soldiers who had invited the experts to bring back the real expert: "We don't need these fake experts today." He continued to scold the soldiers: "What's wrong with you guys? You actually invited such unreliable people."

  The soldiers looked very wronged and said: "Captain, we did consider that there are many swindlers in the world, so we didn't go to places like streets, markets, and Tianqiao to invite experts. Instead, we went to some reliable places, like martial arts schools, but who knew those reliable places would also produce unreliable people?"

  Wang An said: "Even if they don't show their true colors, I could tell from the way they handled their guns that they're not capable. They're just decorations, can't fight, and can't kill enemies."

  All the masters have been invited away, at this time a man in tattered clothes said: "Lord Wang, please listen to me, I have a family secret technique, give me an opportunity." The soldiers were really annoyed by these masters today and didn't care what he said, just saying: "Hurry up and leave". Wang An heard it and called out the soldier with the principle of using a dead horse as a living one, saying: "Let him speak". The man in tattered clothes said: "My father gave me this secret, it's very important. There is a saying that Jianghu has a point to decide, speaking out is worthless, there is also a saying that the law is not passed on to six ears." Wang An said: "Get him out of here". Wang An's soldiers were deceived by these people with this sentence all day, and when they heard it, they were all furious and ready to drive them away.

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