The Grand Han Chang'an City Royal Palace.
Yang Hao’s primordial spirit was in the fourth layer of the Reincarnation Xuanhuang Pagoda, looking at Fu Hao, who held a bronze axe and stood in the river of history, and excitedly said, "View detailed information on Fu Hao!"
"Name: Fu Hao"
"Dynasty: Shang Dynasty"
"Cultivation: Tongtian Layer 5!"
"Martial Art: Cheng Tian Axe Yue Dian!"
"Attached Troop Type: Top-tier Troop Type - Hundred Thousand Great Shang Elite Soldiers!"
Experience: The first female military commander in Chinese history verifiable by written records (oracle bone inscriptions), and also an outstanding stateswoman.
In a series of wars waged by Wu Ding against surrounding states and tribes, Fu Hao was repeatedly ordered by the King of Shang to recruit soldiers and served as a general on numerous battlefields.
She once led a force of 13,000 to attack the Qiang tribe, capturing a large number of Qiang people, becoming the general who led the largest number of troops in a single campaign during Wu Ding's reign. She participated in and commanded major campaigns against the Tu Fang, Ba Fang, Yi Fang, and others, with famous generals like Zhi and Hou Gao often serving under her command.
In the campaign against the Ba Fang, she led Zhi and Bu to set up an ambush, cutting off the Ba Fang army's retreat. When Wu Ding routed the Ba Fang army from the east, driving them into the ambush, they were annihilated. This is recorded as the earliest ambush in Chinese military history.
In the Shang Dynasty, where "the great affairs of state lie in sacrifice and warfare" (Zuo Zhuan, Duke Cheng, Year 13), Fu Hao was also often ordered to preside over various ceremonies such as sacrifices to Heaven, ancestors, and spirit springs, and served as an oracle official, making her an important member of Wu Ding's ruling clique.
She led troops to suppress slave rebellions, exerting all her efforts to maintain the rule and privileges of the slave-owning class. She was deeply favored by Wu Ding, enfeoffed in a border region, and shouldered the heavy responsibilities of defending territory and participating in campaigns. She died during Wu Ding's reign.
Therefore, Wu Ding cherished her greatly. After her death, Wu Ding was overcome with grief and posthumously honored her with the title "Xin." Descendants of the Shang Dynasty respectfully referred to her as "Mu Xin" and "Hou Mu Xin."
Yang Hao looked at the information displayed before his eyes, a faint smile gracing his lips. It had been several years since he arrived in this other world. He had summoned dozens of civil officials, strategists, fierce generals, and famous generals, but this was the first time he had summoned a female hero.
Fu Hao, a female hero who commanded the army of a dynasty and held the most important rituals and divination texts of the time, frequently presided over such ceremonies. She was a true divine official, the highest priestess.
Fu Hao fought in all directions throughout her life. One of her greatest military achievements for the Shang Dynasty was leading an army of thirteen thousand to conquer the enemy forces in the Ordos Loop region of northwestern China. This war held immense epoch-making significance for the Yin Shang Dynasty and indeed for the entire history of China.
As Yang Hao read, his mind raced, filled with an indescribable excitement that left him restless for a long time.
After a while, his exhilarated mood gradually calmed down. He looked at the last carved human figure remaining on the first layer of the Reincarnation Xuanhuang Pagoda and sighed.
His eyes shone brightly as he looked at the final carved figure and decided to summon it now, at this very moment.
"System, use the power of reincarnation to summon another ancient hero!"
Since arriving in this other world, he had summoned more than a dozen heroes from the Reincarnation Xuanhuang Pagoda. The carved figures on the first layer of the pagoda had gradually decreased. Most of these dozens of heroes came from the first layer, with a few occasionally from the second and third layers.
He looked at the last carved figure with a hint of anticipation. Although Fu Hao's cultivation level had not broken the current highest realm for summoned heroes, she was the first female hero, and Yang Hao's heart surged with excitement.
"Ding! Does the host wish to summon!"
"Summon!"
"Ding! Successfully deducted seven hundred and thirty thousand points of Reincarnation Power!"
"Ding! Reminder to host, remaining Reincarnation Power: five hundred and forty thousand points!"
"Ding! System commencing summon!"
The entire first layer of the Reincarnation Xuanhuang Pagoda suddenly emitted a soft golden light. A vast golden river flowed from the void and then coiled around the body of the first layer of the pagoda. The phantoms of already summoned heroes slowly appeared within the river!
Suddenly, the sound of the Great Dao resonated in all directions. The Milky Way unfurled, starlight flowed, and for a moment, the sound of the Dao permeated, like the roar of an angry god. The last carved figure on the first layer of the Reincarnation Xuanhuang Pagoda gradually materialized, emitting a faint golden light.
The last carved figure on the pagoda body shimmered with golden light!
A vast Milky Way unfolded, time flowed, historical scrolls turned, seas of stars receded, and brilliant banners fluttered!
Hummm!
The river of time instantly arrived at the Northern and Southern Dynasties period.
The Northern and Southern Dynasties!!
Could it be Chen Qingzhi?
Yang Hao was immensely excited. He watched as the river of time paused at the Northern and Southern Dynasties period, his eyes flashing with golden light, filled with elation.
A figure, with a long sword at his waist and holding a spear, strode forth from the river of history!
The moment the figure stepped out, the lit carved figures on the first layer of the pagoda instantly transformed into specks of starlight and merged into the fourth layer of the pagoda.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully summoning the top-tier famous general - Hua Mulan - from the river of history!"
Hua Mulan?
Yang Hao was momentarily stunned, then a smile spread across his face. Another female hero, an ancient famous female general and commander. There were only about five or six of them, and today he had summoned two. Not bad.
"Ding! Reminder to host, all ancient heroes on the first layer of the Reincarnation Xuanhuang Pagoda have been summoned. The first layer will now be sealed!"
Alas!
Yang Hao looked at the entire first layer enveloped in golden light. The densely carved figures that were once there had all disappeared.
"View Hua Mulan's information!"
Yang Hao sighed, then commanded the system to open Hua Mulan's detailed information.
"Name: Hua Mulan"
"Dynasty: Northern and Southern Dynasties period"
"Cultivation: Tongtian Layer 5!"
"Martial Art: Lie Qiang Dian"
"Attached Troop Type: Top-tier Troop Type - Hundred Thousand Elite Soldiers!"
Experience: Hua Mulan's father was a soldier, so he trained Mulan as a boy from a young age. When Mulan was ten years old, her father often took her to practice martial arts by the small river outside the village. She practiced riding, archery, swordplay, and staff fighting. In her spare time, Mulan enjoyed reading her father's old military books.
During the reign of Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei, following Emperor Xiaowen's reforms, Northern Wei's economy had developed, and the people lived in relative peace. However, the nomadic Rouran tribes to the north continued to harass the south. The Northern Wei regime decreed that each family must send one man to the front lines.
But Mulan's father was old and unable to go to the battlefield, and her younger brother was too young. Therefore, Mulan decided to enlist in the army in her father's stead, thus beginning her more than ten years of military life.
Hua Mulan enlisted in the army to take her father's place and participated in the Northern Wei's war against the Rouran. Mulan participated in several campaigns of Northern Wei against the Rouran in the desert and performed exceptionally well. However, no one discovered she was a woman (some suspected, but Mulan skillfully deflected them, and later, due to her excellent daily performance and lack of feminine demeanor, no one suspected her). After the war, the court offered her the position of Minister of War, but she politely declined, longing to be reunited with her parents.