50: wounded

【Congratulations, Player, for slaying one Mid-Level Military General. Reward: 5000 Merit Points.】

【Congratulations, Player, for slaying 22 foreign cavalrymen. Reward: 440 Merit Points.】

【Player has led a team to slay over 500 foreign enemies. Reward: Rejuvenation Pill +3.】

【Rejuvenation Pill: A healing elixir that can effectively treat injuries. An essential medicine for traversing the world!】

【The training level of the White Horse Righteous Cavalry led by the Player has increased by 5, currently at 65.】

The game system's voice came, announcing the gains from this battle.

Lin Yue, however, was not in the mood to pay attention, as the wounded soldiers around him continued to groan.

“Reporting to Military Marquis, in this battle, we slayed 541 enemies, captured 459, and two escaped.”

“Our Army suffered 98 dead and 141 wounded, 47 of whom are severely wounded.”

“The severely wounded Brothers may not be able to continue service and will have to retire,” Li Mu reported with difficulty.

He had just rejoined the Army, and hearing this news also made him feel a bit upset. The Brothers who had trained together were now gone, which was difficult for them to accept.

“I understand,” Lin Yue nodded slightly, his tone a bit low.

“Did you find out which tribe they belong to?”

“We found out; they are all Nuzhen Tribe members,” Li Mu said.

“Nuzhen Tribe?” Lin Yue questioned. Although this place was close to the Nuzhen Tribe's settlements, their attire was not at all like the braided queue.

“Their hair was all fake,” Li Mu replied. Such a disguise was indistinguishable at night, but once captured, someone would always reveal it for their life.

“I understand,” Lin Yue nodded and said no more.

The Nuzhen Tribe in the game was far from as powerful as imagined; compared to neighboring tribes like the Xiongnu, Mongol, and Xianbei, it was in a weaker position.

In fact, the Nuzhen Tribe was further divided into Jianzhou Jurchen, Haisi Jurchen, and Wild Jurchen, and there was constant internal strife among the Nuzhen Tribe.

However, this game was also based on history, and Lin Yue did not dare to be careless with this dynasty that later unified the Central Plains.

But now, with the Great Qin's might intimidating all four seas, the Nuzhen Tribe still dared to pull these small stunts. They truly did not know how to write the word 'death'!

“Then what about these captives?” Li Mu asked.

“Send them to build the Great Wall,” Lin Yue waved his hand.

“I understand,” Li Mu nodded, feeling that it was a bit too lenient for them.

“Did you find out about the two who escaped?”

“One is the leader's child, and the other is their recently favored military advisor, named Zhao Bo.”

“We have already sent people to pursue them,” Li Mu answered truthfully. The two most important people had escaped, and although he hadn't directly encountered them, he felt a bit unwilling.

It was him again!

From the Mountain Bandit camp to Heyecheng, and now to the Nuzhen Tribe, to encounter him three times was too much of a coincidence!

“Li Mu, stop the pursuit and have them return,” Lin Yue said to Li Mu.

Pan Feng had already gone after him, and sending more pursuers now would most likely not catch him. Moreover, Zhao Bo's escape ability was exceptional, and he had a Heaven-rank warhorse, so there was no need to do anything futile.

“Understood,” Li Mu responded. He also felt that they wouldn't be caught, and then prepared to withdraw, but Lin Yue called him back.

“By the way, has Pan Feng returned yet?”

“Scouts have been dispatched, but there is no news of Squad Leader Pan yet,” Li Mu said.

“My Lord, should I go look for him?” Xing Daorong stood up and asked. There had been no news of Pan Feng for so long, and he was also a bit anxious.

Before Lin Yue could respond, a rider galloped up. The rider dismounted and reported loudly.

“Reporting to Military Marquis, Squad Leader Pan was found thirty li away. He is injured but not seriously, and is now almost here!”

Lin Yue shot up and ran outside.

Pan Feng was his first Military General, and currently his strongest fighter, a Third-rate Military General at his peak. How could he be injured?

What kind of opponent could injure Pan Feng?

Then, a group of people followed him out.

Pan Feng rode on his warhorse, his face slightly pale. His body had been simply bandaged, and a team of scouts escorted him. He was slowly approaching.

“Pan Feng!”

“Lao Pan!”

“My Lord!” Pan Feng grinned, clearly not seriously injured.

“What happened?” Lin Yue stepped forward to help Pan Feng dismount, asking with concern.

“This humble general is incompetent; I failed to keep that person,” Pan Feng clearly had some regrets.

“I mean, how did you get injured?”

“Yeah, Lao Pan, who beat you up like this?” Xing Daorong asked loudly.

“This humble general, as a scout, had been secretly observing until that person was the first to escape. This humble general felt his status was noble, so I pursued him…” Pan Feng recounted everything.

“Who knew that at that moment, a group of people came and interrupted. The leader was highly skilled in martial arts. This humble general fought him for thirty rounds. In the end, his shoulder was injured by my axe, and I was stabbed in the left arm by his spear.

If not for the sturdy armor, This humble general might not have returned today,” Pan Feng finished, and Lin Yue frowned deeply, constantly pondering.

“Lao Pan, next time I'll go with you. I don't believe we can't smash that fellow to death!” Xing Daorong habitually patted Pan Feng's shoulder, making Pan Feng gasp.

“Nonsense, your duty is to protect My Lord!” Pan Feng shook off Xing Daorong's hand and said.

Xing Daorong scratched his head dejectedly and said nothing.

“You should rest and recover well first. Take this and consume it,” Lin Yue took out the newly acquired Rejuvenation Pill from his storage ring and handed it to Pan Feng.

Pan Feng looked at the pill, which exuded a wondrous aura, feeling it was no ordinary item, and did not refuse.

He had to recover from his injuries quickly to repay My Lord's kindness!

【Pan Feng's Loyalty +5, Loyalty is 95.】

“Don't worry, once your injuries heal, I will avenge you.

For these two days, just focus on resting and recovering, don't think about anything else.”

Lin Yue saw the information about Pan Feng's loyalty increasing, secretly delighted, but at the same time, he secretly vowed to get justice for Pan Feng.

“A Rong, you escort Pan Feng and the injured Brothers back to Ping City.”

“My Lord, absolutely not. Although I am injured, I still have the strength to fight.

Xing Daorong has the responsibility to protect My Lord and must not leave!”

Pan Feng was greatly alarmed and quickly tried to stop him.

Although he was injured, this place was not far from Ping City, and he could not risk My Lord's safety!

“Alright then, Li Mu, you lead a squad of men to escort them back,” Lin Yue saw that he couldn't argue with him and had to agree.

“Understood!” Li Mu accepted the order, then arranged for men to prepare to escort Pan Feng and the injured comrades back to Ping City.

“Xing Daorong, notify the entire Army to rest. After half an hour, continue patrolling the border,” Lin Yue ordered.

“Understood!” Xing Daorong bowed and accepted the order, now filled with fighting spirit!

With his three thousand White Horse Righteous Cavalry alone, facing a million Nuzhen Tribe members, he couldn't avenge Pan Feng yet. He would only be able to get justice when She Jian's Army arrived.

Two days, She Jian's Army would arrive in two days!

Before that, he would collect some interest first!