The Savage Lady Wants to Kill Me! Reborn on the Path of Cultivation

As soon as Ren Xia saw Zhao Xuan, his anger instantly exploded. He harshly accused Zhao Xuan of being ungrateful, having only the appearance of a human being but no feelings, like a beast.

Zhao Xuan ordered Ren Xia to be pulled out of the tent and beheaded without hesitation to serve as a warning to others.

As the rebels of Li Mian and Ren Xia were successively suppressed by Zhao Xuan, Yue Zhen's rebels hurriedly withdrew from Xihui City without even fighting and fled back to Shengluo City.

The speed at which Zhou Baiyuan's 50,000-strong army was defeated in Xihui City not only surprised Duan Tianyang, but also shocked Zhou Baiyuan.

Originally, Zhou Baiyuan planned to take advantage of the opportunity when the monk army was fighting in the North Gate and the West Gate was empty to send troops to attack the affiliated cities of the West Gate.

However, due to the rapid defeat in the battle of Xihui City, he had to change his original plan and re-evaluate Duan Tianyang's power.

Zhou Baiyuan did not immediately send troops to the cities in Xiguan, which provided Duan Tianyang with valuable time for reorganization.

Now, the army under Duan Tianyang's command can no longer be simply described as "chaotic".

The armies of the subordinate cities, the defecting rebels, and the new soldiers recruited from various cities all formed their own systems with chaotic organization, making it difficult for them to fight in coordination. Even the generals of the various armies did not know each other.

Such an army, despite its large number of people, would probably be vulnerable when facing a strong enemy.

In the precious moment when the war paused, Duan Tianyang decisively carried out a comprehensive reorganization of his army.

This included the troops of the major affiliated cities and newly recruited soldiers, totaling more than 90,000 people.

In order to improve the unity and discipline of the army, Duan Tianyang decided to abolish the previous complicated and diverse numbers and replace them with a unified new number - Hongxing Army.

Under Duan Tianyang's command, the original city lords and city guards maintained their existing duties without any changes.

The vacant position will be replaced by talented people within the Hung Hing Society.

He himself still serves as the chief of the city guard of Xiguan City.

Although he allowed the generals of each city to return to their original positions, he did not let go of the troops of each city, but kept them in the Hongxing Army's system.

The garrisons of each city were strengthened by recruiting new troops from within the city by the respective city guard captains.

After the reorganization, the Hongxing Army is now divided into eight corps, with eight corps commanders.

The First Corps was led by Zhao Xuan, Guan Hu was in charge of the Second Corps, Xiao Fang was in charge of the Third Corps, Cao Ge was the commander of the Fourth Corps, and Xiao Hong and Lu Jingyuan commanded the Fifth and Sixth Corps respectively.

The Seventh and Eighth Corps were commanded by Hua Duoer and Qiu Tieyi.

Except for Zhao Xuan, the other seven corps commanders are the backbone of the Hongxing Society.

Zhao Xuan also joined the Hongxing Society and was entrusted with an important task by Duan Tianyang, serving as the protector. His status in the Hongxing Society was even higher than that of the leaders of other halls.

In addition to these eight corps, the Hongxing Army also has a powerful cavalry battalion, whose core strength comes from the 3,000 elite cavalry from Suzaku City.

Duan Tianyang invested a huge amount of money to purchase war horses from all over the place, expanding the size of the cavalry battalion to more than 4,000. Huang Guoan was appointed as the first battalion guard commander to command this mighty cavalry unit.

Traditionally, battalion guard commanders usually only command a force of a thousand men, but Huang Guoan, the battalion guard commander, is exceptionally different. He controls four thousand elite cavalrymen.

When it comes to combat effectiveness, this cavalry battalion undoubtedly stands out among the other eight corps.

After dividing the troops into eight corps and one cavalry battalion, there were still more than 5,000 troops remaining.

After careful consideration, Duan Tianyang transferred all these 5,000 people to the Tianyan Hall of the Hongxing Society, focusing on local and military intelligence collection work.

It is not difficult to see from Duan Tianyang's move that he attaches great importance to intelligence work.

As his sphere of influence expanded and the number of troops under his command increased, the role of intelligence became increasingly critical.

Nowadays, the intelligence he cares about is no longer limited to West Gate and North Gate, but has extended to the entire Divine Realm, and even includes the dynamics of the countries surrounding the Divine Realm.

Each corps of the Hongxing Army has established a corps commander, among which the most important position of corps commander naturally cannot be ignored.

Duan Tianyang naturally took on the position of corps commander.

Under him, there were two deputy corps commanders, Guan Hu and Xiao Fang.

In addition, there were many generals and counselors to assist.

Currently, Duan Tianyang has three advisers under his command, namely Wen Daozun, Chi Xun and Li Jiu.

Wen Daozun took the initiative to join Duan Tianyang, while Chi Xun joined with the Chang family army.

As for Li Jiu, he was originally the confidant of Peng Jia, the lord of Suzaku City.

Duan Tianyang admired Li Jiu's wisdom and talent very much. He did not think it was a good thing for Peng Jia to have such a powerful think tank around him, so he resolutely won Li Jiu away from Peng Jia.

Li Jiu had no objection to this. He knew very well that no matter how hard he tried, he would only be the city lord's counselor with Peng Jia, and it would be difficult for him to have more room for development.

Duan Tianyang is different. His future is full of uncertainty, but no matter what the outcome, following Duan Tianyang will allow Li Jiu to see a broader world.

With Duan Tianyang's successful integration of the various armies, the Hongxing Army was finally officially established.

This emerging army quickly emerged and became a force that could not be ignored in the realm of God.

Although Zhou Baiyuan's rebels occupied Shengluo City, one of the twelve main cities, the rise of Hongxing Army has seriously challenged their advantage.

The power between the two has become negligible.

At present, the chaotic situation in Xiguan has gradually become clear.

There are two major forces in the Northwest Pass: one is Zhou Baiyuan's rebel army that occupies the Shengluo City, and the other is the Hongxing Army that controls the Northwest Pass's affiliated cities.

Considering that the Hongxing Army has a strong force of nearly 100,000, comparable to a regular army, Zhou Baiyuan must think carefully if he plans to attack the cities in Xiguan again.

However, in order to support the Jin army outside the country, it was imperative for Zhou Baiyuan to open up the West Gate Passage, and sending troops to various cities was only a matter of time.

In view of this, Duan Tianyang ordered his soldiers to intensify training and improve the combat effectiveness of the army so as to be ready to respond to war at any time.

On this day, in the quiet pavilion in the back garden of the Bhikkhu City Guard Mansion, Duan Tianyang was discussing major plans with Wen Daozun, Chi Xun and Li Jiu.

Qiu Tieyi, Lu Jingyuan and Hua Duoer were wandering outside the pavilion, paying attention to the movements around them to ensure the safety of the place.

In the pavilion, a map of the divine realm's territory was spread out on the stone table. Duan Tianyang's hand gently slid across the map with a focused expression.

He said slowly: "Now, our army has occupied two of the four passes in the east, south, west and north of the Divine Realm. I wonder what you think, should we seize the opportunity to pursue the victory and march towards the East Pass to capture its affiliated cities?"

Although Chi Xun was good at military strategy, he was not adept at strategic planning with a big picture perspective.

Wen Daozun and Li Jiu frowned, staring at the map, thinking in their minds.

After a moment, Wen Daozun slowly spoke: "I have also thought deeply about this matter, but I feel that this move is too radical and the risks are quite high."

After hearing this, Li Jiu nodded in agreement: "That makes sense. If our army rashly marches towards the East Gate, it will probably give Zhou Baiyuan a good opportunity to attack."

Wen Daozun further explained: "There is a North Gate between the East Gate and the West Gate. The journey is long. Even if the war can be ended within a month, our army will still have to march much longer than that."