Liu Du was also very surprised.
Logically speaking, the Great Wall Legion was Liu Wei's biological son, while his three thousand Xianbei soldiers were his stepchildren.
Their statuses are completely different.
To everyone's surprise, Liu Wei gave the credit to his men.
This gave Liu Du a different feeling.
Liu Wei has already come to regard Liu Du as one of his own.
Could it be that his sister has already gotten into Liu Wei's bed?
Thinking of this, Liu Du was already overjoyed.
Later, when Liu Wei establishes his territory in the four counties of Yunzhong and becomes a king, his status will rise accordingly.
"Commander Pugu, what are you standing there for? Come and collect your reward!"
Liu Wei looked at the bewildered-looking Commandant Pugu beside Liu Du, and waved to him kindly.
"My lord, this...we haven't done anything, how can we receive such a reward?"
"In this battle, Commandant Xue's troops endured even greater hardship and killed even more enemies!"
Liu Du stepped forward and pretended to decline.
"What, Commandant Xue's troops? We are all the Marquis's troops!"
Guo Luo loudly corrected from the side, "You may accept the Marquis's reward."
"How the Marquis rewards you is up to him, especially since it's for your subordinate, Commandant Pugu!"
After leaving Yanmen Pass, Liu Wei commanded more than 10,000 troops, causing the Budugen tribe to submit and the Yufuluo tribe to be wiped out.
Guo Luoyang and Yang Yi, along with their group of guards from Luoyang who followed Liu Wei, now revered Liu Wei as a god.
In particular, Liu Wei said that after arriving in Shuofang, he would put Guo and Yang in charge of the army.
They both constantly learn and improve themselves, resulting in rapid advancements in their cognitive abilities.
Guo Luo immediately realized that Liu Wei's reward was a tactic of managing subordinates, and he saw Liu Wei's intention to decline.
He then spoke up to support Liu Wei in putting on a good show.
Liu Wei himself couldn't say these words, but Guo Luo said them for him.
Upon hearing Guo Luo's words, Liu Du felt ashamed, while his several captains felt extremely ashamed.
The Commandant of Pugu immediately stepped forward and gave Liu Wei a deep bow:
"This humble servant thanks Your Excellency!"
Hehehe!
Liu Wei beckoned, and Xiao Guizi checked the weight, took one hundred taels of gold, and handed it to Commandant Pugu on a tray by a guard.
Commandant Pugu happily accepted it.
Prompt rewards have an extraordinary motivating effect.
Amidst envious glances from the crowd, Commandant Pugu returned to his post with the hundred taels of gold.
As for the cattle, sheep, and cloth, they can be collected after the war.
Next, Liu Wei read out the awards for the other people.
Everyone present received something, more or less.
Xue Rengui and Liu Du were awarded fifty gold coins each for their meritorious command!
Liu Wei did not overlook the three captains selected from the three thousand Xiongnu people.
They gave him one hundred taels of gold directly and also rewarded him with 100 sheep to improve his diet.
Needless to say, Guo Luo and his guards were also rewarded with over a hundred taels of gold and silver by Liu Wei when he captured Shanwu.
However, since they were all alone and had no family, they entrusted the gold and silver they had acquired to Xiao Guizi for safekeeping and care.
Once we have a place to stay in Shuofang, we can use our own money.
Even Zhang Liao, who was just loafing around in the Sword and Shield Battalion tonight, received ten gold coins from the officers present.
This surprised him greatly, but it also made him secretly determined.
Within these five days, you must kill 180 Xiongnu people for Liu Wei.
Liu Wei is a genuine person, unlike Ding Yuan, who only makes empty promises!
Although the gifts given to each person were not much, the sense of ceremony was immense.
The reward ceremony concluded amidst the officers' jubilation and high morale.
"The Xiongnu suffered such a defeat tonight, they must be resentful, and they will surely make some moves tomorrow!"
"Everyone, go back and get some rest. Tomorrow, we'll give the Xiongnu a good beating."
Everyone expressed their opinions.
Afterwards, Liu Wei kept Xue Rengui, Zhang Liao, and Liu Du behind for a while to discuss the matter before they all dispersed.
It was already late at night when Liu Wei returned to his room.
The two women had already fallen into a deep sleep.
Liu Wei carefully took off his clothes and crawled into the warm bed. As soon as he reached out, her hot body obediently pressed against him.
Nothing was said that night.
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The next day.
As the morning sun shines on the towering Manhan Mountain, gilding it with a golden glow, this small town beyond the Great Wall awakens.
The morning breeze made the battle flag flutter loudly.
Five miles outside Shanwu City, along the Qingshui River, wisps of smoke rose from the Xiongnu camps, which resembled mushrooms after a rain.
Countless Xiongnu soldiers emerged from their camp and flocked to the banks of the Qingshui River to fetch water, busily engaged in their work.
One by one, the goats were driven out of their pen and released into the grasslands further away.
Wherever the Xiongnu marched and fought, they also grazed their cattle and sheep there.
The city of Shanwu was surrounded on three sides by the Xiongnu camps.
Anyone wishing to leave Shanwu had to pass through layers upon layers of Xiongnu garrisons.
Unable to predict how the Xiongnu would attack the city next, Xue Rengui ordered the soldiers of the Great Wall Legion to stand guard as usual.
Meanwhile, the Han Chinese civilians temporarily organized in Shanwu City also began preparing breakfast for the soldiers of the Great Wall Legion.
In an instant, the aroma of food filled the city, masking the lingering smell of manure from the previous day.
Perhaps the flavor was too strong, because after Xue Rengui used the golden broth once, he ordered Liu Du's men to stop cooking it.
Let alone the enemy, even our own people can't stand it.
Dozens of people who cooked yesterday were also knocked unconscious by the fumes.
Xue Rengui thought to himself that he would not use such a powerful defensive weapon unless absolutely necessary.
We killed three thousand enemies, but burned eight hundred of our own!
Liu Du, the Commandant Pugu who received the greatest credit, and the soldiers who boiled the gold juice.
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