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Chapter 580 The Three Heroes Emerge in the Late Song Dynasty
Moreover, Xue Gang's novel about rebelling against the Tang Dynasty features a multitude of fierce generals.
Another group consists of Xue Kui, Qin Wen, Bai Wenbao, and Xiong Tianqing, who are known as the "Four Fierce Warriors and Eight Great Hammers".
There was even Xue Kui, who was called the reincarnation of Li Yuanba, but his actual strength was only comparable to Pei Yuanqing, the Silver Hammer General of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
He made a grand entrance into the family, captured his father, fought against Qin Wen, Bai Wenbao, and Xiong Tianqing, and later became the most powerful general in the Tang army and his father's right-hand man.
However, above Xue Kui, the Golden Hammer General, in Xue Gang's rebellion, there was also Li Zongnan, the Donkey-Headed Prince, who was known as the fiercest general of the Wu Zhou Dynasty.
As Wu Zetian's illegitimate son, his strength was comparable to Xue Kui's. He was the number one warrior of the Wu Zhou Dynasty, with the strength of a thousand jin in both arms, and he was used to wielding a large iron cudgel weighing more than two hundred jin.
Moreover, he was skilled in using the crossbow, a hidden weapon, and Xue Kui, Qin Wen, Bai Wenbao, Qiu Qi, and Xue Gang were all wounded by it.
He fought alone against the Tang army, causing dozens of Tang generals to be defeated and fall into a coma.
In the final battle, Li Zongnan fought bravely against Tang soldiers Xue Kui, Qin Wen, Bai Wenbao, Xiong Tianqing, and Qiu Qi, but was killed by a sneak attack from the elderly Fan Lihua.
Based on this display of strength, Xue Kui, the beggar version of the Golden Hammer, has a slight chance of possessing the strength of a war god.
However, Li Zongnan, who was hailed as the fiercest general of the Wu Zhou dynasty and the last dignified crown prince of the dynasty, was very likely a war god.
"Ding! Randomly summons a fourth person without limit: Hun Tianhou - Mu Guiying, with Command 91, Martial Prowess 100, Politics 82, and Intelligence 71."
Mu Guiying is a character in the novels "The Generals of the Yang Family" and "The Romance of the Yang Family Mansion".
Later, novels about the Yang family generals were adapted into plays and TV series, and Mu Guiying became a household name.
Mu Guiying was originally the daughter of Mu Yu from Muke Village. Legend has it that she was taught the art of divine arrows and flying knives by the Old Mother of Lishan.
She fought and captured Yang Zongbao on the battlefield, married him, and joined the ranks of the Yang family generals, becoming an outstanding figure among the female generals of the Yang family.
He fought alongside the Yang family generals on the battlefield and repeatedly achieved military exploits.
She Taijun, at the age of one hundred, took command and led twelve widows to conquer the Western Xia. Mu Guiying, in her middle age, still took the vanguard position, venturing into dangerous territory, fighting fiercely against the barbarian generals, and achieving a great victory. Later, she took command again to pacify the south. She is a typical heroine in Chinese popular literature.
Later, Mu Guiying was granted the title of Marquis of Hun Tian by the Song Dynasty for her outstanding military achievements. However, after her son Yang Wenguang grew up, Mu Guiying retired from the court.
She is known as one of the four great heroines, along with Fan Lihua, Hua Mulan, and Liang Hongyu.
Of course, Mu Guiying's most important quality was never her own ability, but rather herself... cough, no.
Behind him was a large group of Yang family generals.
If we could summon Mu Guiying, we could also bring out the Yang family generals along with her.
That unlimited random summon card is practically a super-double!
"Ding! Unlimited random summoning of a fifth person, Yan Zhenqing, a famous minister of the Tang Dynasty, with a command 83, martial prowess 72, politics 94, and intelligence 82."
Yan Zhenqing, a master calligrapher, was skilled in running and regular script. In his early years, his calligraphy was influenced by his maternal grandfather, Yin, and Zhang Xu. He also drew inspiration from Cai Yong, Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi, Chu Suiliang, and others, integrating their styles to form his unique style, which is majestic, vigorous, and grand, and is known as the "Yan style".
It played a pivotal role in the history of Chinese calligraphy, greatly influencing the development of calligraphy art in later generations, and is considered a model for all ages.
He is known as one of the "Four Great Masters of Regular Script" along with Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan, and Ouyang Xun; he is also known as "Yan and Liu" together with Liu Gongquan, and the two styles are collectively referred to as "Yan's sinews and Liu's bones".
However, compared to the general impression of calligraphers in later generations, his own abilities were not bad either.
Yan Zhenqing passed the imperial examination in the 22nd year of the Kaiyuan era of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and served successively as Supervising Censor and Palace Attendant Censor.
Later, he offended the powerful minister Yang Guozhong and was demoted to the position of Prefect of Pingyuan, and was known as "Yan Pingyuan".
During the An Lushan Rebellion, Yan Zhenqing led the Hebei militia against the rebels and was elected as their leader, briefly restoring Hebei.
Later, he went to Fengxiang and was appointed Minister of Justice.
During the reign of Emperor Daizong of Tang, he rose to the position of Minister of Personnel and Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince, and was enfeoffed as Duke of Lu. He was known as "Duke Yan of Lu".
In the first year of Xingyuan, he was dispatched to persuade the rebel general Li Xilie, but he resolutely refused to join the rebels and was eventually hanged.
After his death, Li Gao, the successor king of Cao, and the soldiers of the three armies all wept for him.
He was posthumously awarded the title of Grand Minister of Works and given the posthumous name "Wenzhong".
"Ding! The unlimited random summoning card has been used. Please remove two people. The system will randomly summon one person from the remaining three."
Hmm, this is a tough choice...
Although there wasn't a single Saint-level card in this unlimited random summoning event.
However, Su Ye was not as disappointed as he had imagined.
Saint-level attributes aren't that easy to come by. Unlimited random summoning cards just increase the chance of getting a Saint-level attribute, but it's not a guarantee.
It has no bottom line; it's already good enough that it didn't give itself a snake bite.
Why do you always want a bicycle with Saint-level attributes?
I want to eat fart!
The quality of this one is actually quite good; it's equivalent to a top-tier, god-level attribute summoning card.
However, the differences are not actually that significant.
Among them, Qi Jiguang, the vanguard in the fight against Japanese pirates, and Wen Tianxiang, one of the three prime ministers of the late Song Dynasty, undoubtedly had the best attributes.
However, the differences are not actually that significant.
Among them, Qi Jiguang, the vanguard in the fight against Japanese pirates, and Wen Tianxiang, one of the three prime ministers of the late Song Dynasty, undoubtedly had the best attributes.
The other three, Mu Guiying and Xue Gang, may not have particularly outstanding attributes, but the lineups they can lead are excellent.
As for Mu Guiying, given her relationship with the Yang family, the probability of her coming out to lead the entire Yang family is extremely high.
In comparison, the quality of the lineup that Xue Gang can subsequently bring is also quite high.
However, the probability of carrying them all out is obviously not as high as that of Mu Guiying.
"System, remove Xue Gang and Yan Zhenqing, and summon from the remaining three."
There was no other way; compared to gambling on the odds of winning against Xue Gang, Su Ye chose to take Mu Guiying's risk as a safety net.
Moreover, when comparing the lineups they brought, the quality of Mu Guiying's Yang family generals was not necessarily lower than that of Xue Gang's.
The Yang family generals included many renowned commanders with considerable leadership abilities.
Moreover, among Yang Jian's Seven Heroes and Eight Tigers, there will definitely be combination skills.
In comparison, the Yang family generals, who were both capable of commanding and fighting, undoubtedly offered better value for money.
"Ding! After removing Xue Gang and Yan Zhenqing, the system will summon one of the remaining three—Qi Jiguang, Wen Tianxiang, and Mu Guiying—for the host. Please wait..."
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining Wen Tianxiang, one of the three heroes of the late Song Dynasty. His stats are: Command 93, Martial Prowess 68, Politics 98, and Intelligence 94."
Characters included: Emperor Zhao Bing (the last emperor of the Song Dynasty), Lu Xiufu, Zhang Shijie, Empress Dowager Xie, Boyan, Li Heng, and Zhang Hongfan.
The implanted identity is one of the officials transferred from Cangzhou to Hengzhou by the host to appease the people and stabilize the situation, currently serving as the chief clerk in Tianheng Prefecture, the capital of Hengzhou, under the host's command. The host can summon the person at any time.
Sure enough, among the people Wen Tianxiang brought along were Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie, who were also among the three heroes of the late Song Dynasty.
Besides these two, most of their opponents from their final battle, the Battle of Yamen, were also brought out.
Besides Emperor Zhao Bing, the last emperor of the Song Dynasty, there was also Empress Xie, the empress dowager of Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty, and the grand empress dowager of three emperors: Emperor Gong, Emperor Duanzong, and Emperor Bing.
She was appointed to a critical post at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty and discussed strategies for resisting the Yuan Dynasty with ministers such as Wen Tianxiang on several occasions.