At the same time, his broad and thick palms unconsciously clenched into fists, and the joints turned a little pale due to excessive force.

Zhang Gaoyi, who was standing nearby, heard this and bowed respectfully to the general. Then he replied in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "General, it is true as you heard. The emperor has granted you permission to return to Beijing to recuperate, so he has sent me to take over the Zhenbei Army."

Although his voice was not loud, it was extremely clear in the unusually quiet tent, like a bolt of thunder across the silent night sky.

Hearing this, General Zhenbei suddenly sneered, with a bit of disdain and anger in his laughter: "Humph! The Zhenbei Army is an iron-blooded army brought up by this general, how can I let you take over so easily? Although I have some understanding of your ability, I also recognize it, but it is too unrealistic to want to take away the military power from me with just such a simple sentence!"

At this moment, the general's eyes were like two sharp swords, piercing straight at Zhang Gaoyi, as if he wanted to see through his body and see his true thoughts deep in his heart.

Faced with the general's aggressive momentum, Zhang Gaoyi's heart couldn't help but tighten, but he quickly calmed down, reached into his arms, and carefully took out the tightly wrapped bundle in front of his chest.

Then he slowly opened the bundle and took out a bright yellow scroll with lifelike dragon patterns embroidered on it.

"General, please read this. This is the order from the Emperor himself. Even if I have the guts to do it, I would never dare to forge an order!"

As he spoke, Zhang Gaoyi held the scroll high up and handed it to General Zhenbei.

General Zhenbei's gaze finally shifted away from Zhang Gaoyi and fell on the scroll that exuded supreme majesty.

However, when he saw the contents of the scroll clearly, his expression became even gloomier than before.

But there was also a sense of relief.

The atmosphere in the entire tent instantly froze, as if even the surrounding air had stopped flowing at this moment.

Zhang Gaoyi raised his lips slightly, revealing a gentle and kind smile, and said softly: "I haven't been back for many years, and I don't know what the current situation of our Zhenbei Army is like!"

His voice was not loud, but it contained deep concern and expectation.

General Zhenbei, who was standing nearby, laughed heartily upon hearing this. He patted Zhang Gaoyi on the shoulder and said loudly, "Haha, everything is fine! However, over the years I have been looking forward to a truly capable person to take my place. Now that you are finally back, I feel much more at ease. This is really a great blessing for our Zhenbei Army!"

After saying this, his eyes revealed full trust and satisfaction in Zhang Gaoyi.

Only then did everyone realize that what was ahead was a test of Zhang Gaoyi by General Zhenbei.

Zhang Gaoyi nodded solemnly to show his agreement.

Then, he slowly swept his eyes across the huge military camp in front of him, and a feeling of emotion welled up in his heart.

Then, he turned to look at General Zhenbei and sincerely requested, "I hope the general can accompany me for a walk so that I can see what changes have taken place here in the past few years."

General Zhenbei readily agreed, and everyone walked into the military camp together.

As Zhang Gaoyi walked, he carefully observed the scenes around him that were both familiar and somewhat strange. Memories flooded into his mind like a tide, and for a moment he was overwhelmed with thoughts.

When they arrived at the training ground, they saw many soldiers carrying out arduous training in full swing.

Those loud slogans were like thunder, deafening and seemed to break through the sky.

Beads of sweat the size of beans kept rolling down the soldiers' resolute faces, but they still completed each instruction in a uniform manner, emitting a strong sense of power from head to toe.

Looking between the tents, brightly colored military flags were flying high, fluttering in the wind, exuding an endless aura of majesty.

The breeze gently blew across the flags, and the sound was crisp and pleasant, like a passionate war song, which made people's hearts surge.

Zhang Gaoyi's gaze was like being attracted by a magnet, fixed firmly in front of a tent not far away.

There was a row of brand new weapons neatly arranged there. Under the bright sunlight, they were flashing a chilling light that was frightening to the touch.

It is like a sleeping beast that will wake up at the command and display its unparalleled power and lethality.

Zhang Gaoyi walked forward slowly, and every step seemed so steady and powerful.

When he finally walked up to the weapons, he couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke the extremely sharp blades.

The cool touch from his fingertips made him tremble slightly, but at the same time, a strong emotion surged in his heart.

He seemed to be able to feel the blood and passion he had once felt on the battlefield through the cold metal - the scenes of golden swords, iron horses, and shouts of killing slowly unfolded before his eyes like a scroll.

As we continued walking along the road, we heard a noisy sound.

It turned out that they were passing by a stable. The horses inside seemed to sense someone approaching, and they all raised their heads and neighed, stomping the ground with their four hooves, raising clouds of dust.

Zhang Gaoyi stopped and stared quietly at these agile war horses.

They have upright postures, shiny hair, and well-defined muscles. Each one of them is a top-notch horse selected from thousands.

Recalling the days when he had fought with them on the battlefield, the images of them charging into battle at lightning speed instantly emerged in his mind, causing his heart to surge with emotion.

Not far ahead is the area where the soldiers rest on a daily basis.

At this time, several soldiers were sitting together, talking about some interesting topic, and everyone's face was filled with a relaxed and happy smile.

However, when they noticed Zhang Gaoyi and General Zhenbei walking towards them, they immediately stood up quickly as if they had been electrocuted, and gave the two a standard military salute.

Upon seeing this, General Zhenbei smiled and waved his hand, indicating that they didn't need to be restrained and could just sit down and chat and relax.

Seeing the soldiers regain their original joyful and peaceful atmosphere, his heart was filled with relief.

After passing through this busy area, a watchtower comes into view.

Zhang Gaoyi climbed to the top of the tower without hesitation and looked into the distance.

Standing high and seeing far, the whole picture of the military camp was displayed before him without reservation: tents were arranged in an orderly manner, like chess pieces on a chessboard; on the training ground, soldiers were training hard, with slogans rising one after another; the mountains in the distance were like a winding dragon, undulating and majestic, as if it were an indestructible natural barrier, guarding the tranquility of this land.