64: Duwei

The next morning, the Army set off.

They marched until the afternoon, finally arriving at the Encampment!

General Meng Tian, Su Jiao, and other Generals were waiting for them outside the Encampment gate to celebrate their victory.

Su Jiao, leading a Guard, had been patrolling Liaoxi and had returned to the Encampment yesterday.

Colonel Colonel Gong Lin, meanwhile, had rushed back the previous evening, traveling through the night, bringing with him the first batch of spoils of war: ten thousand head of cattle and sheep!

"Each unit return to its own Encampment. Military Generals at the rank of Colonel and above, proceed to the main tent!"

"Understood!" the crowd responded, following Great General General Meng Tian towards the main tent.

As for Lin Yue, due to his insufficient rank, he led his men back to their quarters.

Lin Yue took advantage of the brief rest period to cultivate the Killing God Art. After each battle, he could feel the importance of Martial Power; his own Martial Power was still too low.

Even with Military Generals like Pan Feng, others' strength was ultimately not his own!

After an hour of cultivation, someone reported that the celebration feast was about to begin.

Lin Yue then left his quarters to participate in the celebration feast.

One general's success is built upon ten thousand bones.

However, the Soldiers of Great Qin did not seem to feel this way; they all laughed heartily, some even singing and dancing. Perhaps this was their way of releasing stress.

During the feast, Lin Yue also heard some information.

For instance, Colonel Colonel Gong Lin, for infiltrating the enemy Encampment at night and capturing the enemy chieftain, was promoted to Colonel, commanding a Guard of one hundred thousand men.

Of course, he was not a Colonel of the Golden Fire Cavalry; after all, the Golden Fire Cavalry only had three hundred thousand cavalry, with a total of only three Colonels.

Once Great General General Meng Tian finished his inspection of Liaodong and returned to Shang Commandery, he would officially take command of a Guard from the Great Wall Legion; this was a significant promotion.

As for Chen Erniu, he was promoted from Commandant, commanding ten thousand men, to Colonel, still serving under Colonel Gong Lin.

"What about Colonel She Jian?" Lin Yue asked Lu Yun beside him.

"The awards for Colonel She Jian and Colonel Su Jiao, the Great General needs to report to His Majesty before a decision can be made."

Lin Yue nodded upon hearing this. It seemed that even Great General General Meng Tian only had the right to recommend, not decide, the appointment and removal of Military Generals of this rank.

"But it's nothing more than a few possibilities.

Firstly, ennoblement. Both Colonels followed Great General General Meng Tian in the campaign against Qi in their early years, but later, Great Qin unified the six states, and there have been no major campaigns in recent years, so they only hold the rank of Viscount. With their contributions this time, being granted the title of Earl is almost a certainty, especially for Colonel She Jian; it's practically set in stone!" Lu Yun explained with a smile.

Su Jiao had patrolled Liaoxi, destroyed a Wuhuan tribe, and pursued them for eight hundred li. In terms of merit, he did not have as much as She Jian, which was reasonable.

"Secondly, promotion.

It's not impossible for both Colonels to command an Army.

It's important to know that the main commander of the Golden Fire Cavalry is Great General General Meng Tian himself, so the two cannot be promoted further within the Golden Fire Cavalry and would have to be transferred to the Great Wall Legion.

Although a Colonel of the Golden Fire Cavalry can spend every day with Great General General Meng Tian, how does that compare to the temptation of independently commanding a five hundred thousand-strong Army?" Lu Yun explained the intricacies to Lin Yue while taking a few sips.

"But a third possibility cannot be ruled out, which is a transfer to another Army or a local Commandery Commandant or General. However, the probability is not high; the two have followed Great General General Meng Tian for so long, and the Great General should be reluctant to let them go."

"Pan Feng, under your command, should also get a promotion this time, after all, he captured a Second-Rate Military General. If his official position wasn't too low, it might even have to be reported to His Majesty." Lu Yun was somewhat envious of Lin Yue, having such a brave General serving under him.

"When will our awards be announced?" Lin Yue asked. For middle-ranking officers like them, Great General General Meng Tian should theoretically be able to decide independently, but there were no awards yet.

"Tomorrow at the latest.

I heard that Great General General Meng Tian wants to keep some of the four hundred thousand warhorses captured by Colonel She Jian this time, to expand the cavalry!" Lu Yun said mysteriously.

"The Golden Fire Cavalry?" Lin Yue asked.

Earlier in the main tent, those Military Generals' eyes had turned red when they heard about the thirty thousand top-grade Yellow-rank warhorses!

"More than that!" Lu Yun gestured for him to lean closer, then whispered, "The Golden Fire Cavalry needs top-grade Yellow-rank warhorses, but how many warhorses are there in total? And some still need to be sent to the stables. Not many will remain with us."

"So, it's to expand our kind of unit?" Lin Yue asked.

"Yes, there are far more low-grade and mid-grade Yellow-rank warhorses than top-grade Yellow-rank warhorses, so expanding our kind of unit is also easier," Lu Yun said. "Although our combat strength isn't as strong as the Golden Fire Cavalry, the Xiongnu and other tribes are even weaker!"

"Where did Brother Lu get this information?" Lin Yue was a bit surprised. It seemed they had all returned together, so how was he so well-informed?

"Brother Lin, you saved me before, so I won't hide anything from you.

Colonel Luo Xi, Colonel Luo, is my cousin!"

Lin Yue was somewhat surprised upon hearing this. Luo Xi was the Colonel of Great General General Meng Tian's Guard Battalion!

"In the Golden Fire Cavalry, military discipline is strict, so my cousin can't help me much, but he can tell me some less critical news," Lu Yun revealed a slight smile, then quickly added, "Brother Lin, you absolutely must not reveal this; such things are taboo in the Army."

"Understood, my lips are sealed," Lin Yue chuckled.

Afterwards, the few of them drank and chatted. As night fell and the entire Encampment observed curfew, Lin Yue returned to his quarters to continue cultivating.

The next morning, Lin Yue opened his panel and found that the Killing God Art had been cultivated to the second layer (11%). He then left his quarters to do his morning exercises.

Soon after, someone came to report that the Great General had summoned him to the main tent.

Lin Yue hurried over. Upon arriving at the main tent, he found Lu Yun already there. Shortly after, another Military Marquis who followed Su Jiao also arrived.

"Lin Yue, Lu Yun, Xu Guang, the three of you have rendered outstanding military service and are promoted to Commandant. You may decide on the vacant positions under your command, and the warhorses and manpower will be allocated once we return to Shang Commandery," General Meng Tian said.

"Understood!" the three exclaimed with excitement!

【Congratulations to the player for becoming the first player to obtain the official position: Commandant!】

【Reward: xuan yuan pill × 9】

【xuan yuan pill: Significantly enhances a Military General's aptitude!】

Lin Yue was secretly delighted. If the previous aptitude pills were effective for unranked Military Generals, then this xuan yuan pill was effective for all Military Generals, and its effect was even better!

"Lin Yue, stay behind," General Meng Tian said.

The other two then withdrew, leaving only Lin Yue in the main tent.

"I have a letter that I need you to deliver for me," General Meng Tian said.

"Understood!" Lin Yue replied.

Was he now considered one of their own?

General Meng Tian took a letter from the desk, carefully sealed it, and then placed it into a spatial ring before handing it to Lin Yue: "Thank you for your trouble. This letter needs to be delivered to Xianyang City, to my younger brother, Meng Yi."

Lin Yue respectfully took it into his hands, then heard General Meng Tian say, "Li Mu, under your command, was my personal Guard before. I remember his family is from Xianyang City; you can take him with you."

Hearing the name Xianyang, Lin Yue's heart pounded. He was going to see the imperial capital of Great Qin, Xianyang City, the number one city in the world!

"This humble general accepts the order!"