The court's rewards came faster than expected and were more generous.
When the order from the Ministry of War came, Xia He was discussing the next battle plan with Shan Ling, Shan Xiong and others.
Xia He was officially promoted to the rank of colonel and given a hundred acres of fertile land and a certain amount of gold and silver.
The previous guerrilla general was a temporary appointment, and could be said to be a miscellaneous general, but after being officially promoted to a lieutenant, he became a real mid-level officer! His status in the army is higher than that of many thousand households!
"One hundred acres of fertile land? Good fellow, you've become a landlord!"
Xia He took the imperial edict, but felt a little confused.
The old emperor has always been stingy. He would delay and save whenever possible when rewarding soldiers at the border. Why is he so generous this time?
A meaningful look flashed across Shan Ling's eyes, and he explained:
"There was a lot of controversy in the court this time, especially because we privately called in 3,000 veteran soldiers from Yeluo River. Many court officials impeached us for treason."
"If it weren't for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's strong opposition, I'm afraid we would not only not be rewarded, but also be held accountable."
"condemn?"
So, this reward was given by the prince?
When Xia He heard this, he understood, but he couldn't help but sneer.
These rewards were what he deserved.
If it weren't for him and the defending soldiers fighting to the death, the Great Wall of Liangzhou would have been lost long ago, and the barbarian army would have marched straight in. How could these court officials have the room to make decisions in the court?
"The reward is a good thing, but now is not the time to celebrate. We need to get out of the city and chase after the enemy as soon as possible."
Shan Xiong patted his chest excitedly: "Let me lead the charge this time! I've been holding back my anger for a long time, I have to kill a few barbarians with my own hands to vent my anger!"
Xia He smiled and didn't refuse.
Although Shan Xiong is a little green and naive, he is brave in battle and a rare and powerful general.
"Okay, let's attack together this time and give the barbarian a hard time!"
In the next few days, Xia He led three thousand Yeluohe cavalry out of the city to pursue.
As expected, they soon caught up with the remnants of Umuhan and Ashinatu.
After the great defeat, the morale of the barbarian army was low and they marched lazily. They never expected that the Qin army would dare to go out of the city to pursue them.
They even stopped along the way to rest, build a fire and cook, completely unaware of the danger.
Xia He saw this scene from afar, and a sneer appeared on his lips. He waved his hand, signaling the cavalry to approach quietly.
When he was close enough, he suddenly drew out his spear and shouted, "Kill!"
Three thousand cavalrymen rushed into the barbarian camp in an instant like a tiger descending from the mountain.
The barbarian soldiers were caught off guard and had no time to organize an effective resistance. They were killed in an instant.
Wumuhan and Ashinatu were discussing the next plan in the tent, looking gloomy and dejected, fantasizing about taking revenge after reorganizing the army!
Hearing the shouting and killing outside, he was immediately shocked.
They rushed out of the tent and saw that the camp was in chaos. The Qin cavalry moved in like a rocket, and the barbarian soldiers fell down wherever they passed.
"Retreat! Retreat!" Wumuhan shouted, jumped on his horse, and fled in panic with his personal soldiers.
Ashina Tu followed closely behind. The two of them were in a panic and only cared about escaping.
Xia He saw the two figures from afar, waved his hands and shouted, "Chase them! Don't let them get away!"
There were White Eyebrows acting as eyes in the sky, leading a team of elite cavalry, biting the tails of Wumuhan and Ashinatu tightly.
Although the two men fled desperately, Xia He's cavalry was extremely fast and kept chasing them.
Wumuhan looked back and saw Xia He approaching. He was shocked and angry, and cursed, "This Xia He is really haunting me!"
Ashinatu was also panicking and shouted to Wumuhan: "We can't run away like this anymore! Let's go separately, at least one of us can survive!"
Wumuhan nodded, and the two immediately fled separately. Seeing this, Xia He said to Shan Xiong beside him: "You take a thousand soldiers to chase Ashinatu, and I will deal with Wumuhan!"
The two teams of cavalry chased forward quickly like a torrent.
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One day later.
The afterglow of the setting sun fell on the temporary tent. The light inside the tent was dim and the air was filled with a faint medicinal fragrance.
Xia He sat cross-legged with his eyes slightly closed, breathing long and powerfully.
In his hand was a scarlet-red pill, which was the Lianzang Pill.
“Almost there!”
After a moment, he swallowed the pill without hesitation.
The moment the pill entered his stomach, a hot breath suddenly erupted in his body, as if a ball of fire was burning among his internal organs.
Xia He suddenly grimaced, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"It's worthy of being called a refined elixir, it's got such a strong medicinal effect!"
The burning sensation was so intense that it seemed to burn his internal organs to ashes.
The cultivation in the Refining Internal Organs Realm is extremely dangerous. It requires not only a strong natural physique but also extremely strong willpower.
If one is not careful, the drug may get out of control and burn the internal organs, causing internal injuries, and may even be life-threatening.
"Is this what is often referred to in novels as being possessed by a demon?"
Therefore, Xia He did not dare to be careless at all, and concentrated on practicing the "Xuanwu Refining Zang Chapter" to guide the medicinal power to flow in his body.
[Refine the internal organs. Top-notch. Xuanwu refine the internal organs chapter proficiency +1]
[Refine the internal organs. Top-notch. Xuanwu refine the internal organs chapter proficiency +2]
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Just as Xia He was immersed in his training, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the tent, followed by Er Pang's shout:
"Brother He! It's urgent!"
Xia He slowly opened his eyes and said, "Come in."
Erpang hurriedly opened the curtain and strode in, with a look of excitement and anxiety on his face.
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