Chapter 79: Expeditionary General of the Middle Rank

"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Polu General Chu Feng has soundly defeated the invading Turkic enemy, beheading over thirty thousand of them, and has rendered great service. We are deeply gratified..."

"Specially promoting Chu Feng to Expeditionary General of the Middle Rank, holding a Fifth Grade rank, and granting you permission to expand your army and recover lost territories."

"Respect this!"

"Thank you for the Emperor's immense grace!"

The eunuch delivering the decree handed it gently to Chu Feng and said with a smile, "Congratulations to General Chu on your latest promotion. To be promoted to a Fifth Grade general in such a short time, General Chu is the very first!"

"Haha, you flatter me, Eunuch!"

Chu Feng smiled slightly and then gave a wink to his subordinates.

His subordinates understood instantly.

Several chests were brought up.

"Eunuch, you have had a long and arduous journey; please accept these meager gifts as a token of my appreciation."

"Oh my, General Chu, you are too polite!"

The eunuch delivering the decree beamed with joy.

Last time, he had been the one to deliver the Imperial Edict, and Chu Feng had given him quite a few benefits.

Coming again this time, Chu Feng still presented him with generous gifts.

In the past, when he ran to these godforsaken places to deliver Imperial Edicts, he never received such treatment.

Only Chu Feng alone thought highly of him.

"By the way, General Chu, besides delivering the Imperial Edict to the General this time, I also bring an oral decree from His Majesty!"

"Oh?"

What could this female boss want to say to me!

Could it be that she is prepared to offer herself to me, and then pack up the entire country and gift it to me?

Chu Feng indulged in a fantasy in his heart, but it was only a fantasy.

"I wonder what important matter His Majesty has to convey to this humble general?"

"His Majesty says that His Majesty is very satisfied and pleased with the fine wine General Chu sent."

Chu Feng's eyes lit up, and he quickly understood the implication.

Well then!

So it was the Empress who had set her sights on the fine wine he had here.

It was likely that the batch sent last time had already been finished.

This time, she happened to send someone to deliver the Imperial Edict, so she wanted him to send more over.

"I am honored by the Emperor's great favor; this is this humble general's privilege."

After the few of them conversed for a while.

Chu Feng sent the delegation off to rest.

Afterward, he arranged for personnel to escort a batch of the latest brewed Life-Day and Spirit-Beauty back to the Capital.

Once everything was arranged.

Chu Feng looked at the Imperial Edict in his hand, and his heart instantly grew fervent.

"Great, Old Chu, with His Majesty's permission, we can expand our troops."

"Indeed!"

Chu Feng replied, "I believe that before long, the Anwu Army will return to the world, and at that time, we will surely exact our blood debt!"

These words made everyone present feel their blood boiling.

There was no one present who did not know of the humiliation the Anwu Army had suffered back then.

The former Anwu Army was also a formidable force, yet now it had been wiped out.

Fortunately, Heaven took pity on the people of Anwu Prefecture and sent a god of war to them.

Giving them the hope that they could once again recover their lost territories.

"Old Zhu, since we are to expand the army, we must first have the personnel ready; I leave this matter to you."

"This time our numbers need to expand to thirty or even forty thousand, so if we recruit them early, we can recover our lost territories sooner."

Zhu Kang patted his chest and said, "Rest assured, leave this matter to me; I will strive to help you recruit the full number within half a month."

Subsequently, Chu Feng turned his gaze toward Xiang Yuan, Qiu Ming, and Lu Shuwan.

"Our tribe needs to expand, and our military officers naturally need to improve their strength; here are some Pills, take them!"

Chu Feng handed over the collection he had obtained from Wuyang Daoren to the three of them and instructed, "Reach the Innate cultivation level soon, and you shall be Deputy Generals."

"Many thanks, General!"

Xiang Yuan and Qiu Ming both accepted the Pills gifted by Chu Feng.

Ever since following Chu Feng, they had never been short on Pills.

Thus, their strength had improved very rapidly.

At the moment, the two of them were only one opportunity away from advancing to the Innate cultivation level.

Lu Shuwan also accepted the Pills at the same time.

She was already at the Postnatal Perfection realm, and breaking through was a matter of any moment.

But since Chu Feng needed Innate experts to hold the fort here, and she had accumulated enough,

she began her seclusion after accepting the Pills.

The three Colonels went into seclusion to improve their cultivation.

Chu Feng naturally did not forget to promote the talents below him.

Zhang He, who had recovered from his injuries.

And Liu Peng, Zhang Tan, Niu Yuan, Zhang Hai, Liu Tang, Zhao Yue, and others who followed Chu Feng early on were also given high hopes by Chu Feng.

Except for Niu Yuan, who needed to serve as the captain of the scout team.

The strength of the remaining few had also reached the realm of Martial Master Perfection.

These few were also gifted Pills by Chu Feng, waiting for them to raise their strength.

Then he would arrange for them to serve as Colonels in other teams.

Meanwhile.

The Turkic Wuji Tribe.

"What?"

"Thirty thousand lost out of a fifty-thousand-strong army, and General Chu Liu and all the other battle commanders were killed in action!"

Wu Peng simply could not believe this news.

What he had dispatched were the elite forces of their tribe.

He had thought that by relying on such power, they could easily take Anwu County, but who would have thought they would suffer a crushing defeat.

"Great King, those Wei people are truly formidable, especially since they possess a troop that is like a devil."

"Especially their general named Chu Feng; he cut down General Gao Dang in just one round, and later killed General Chu Liu."

"Our soldiers were terrified upon hearing the name Chu Feng and had no will to fight, so..."

"Enough, enough, enough!"

Wu Peng said impatiently, "You only grow their ambition and destroy our own prestige; get out of here!"

"Yes, Great King!"

After his subordinates went down.

Wu Peng then revealed a look of helplessness.

"Sigh!"

Immediately, Wu Peng stood up and came to a certain place.

This was a house built of stone, and restrictions were set up around it.

Wu Peng came to the entrance of the stone house and bowed in salute.

"Child pays respects to Father!"

"What is it?"

An impatient voice came from inside the stone house.

"Father, a very formidable general has appeared in Great Wei!"

Wu Peng told his father everything that had happened in Anwu County.

The former King of the Wuji Tribe, Wu Tu.

"Oh? So formidable?"

Wu Tu exclaimed in surprise.

He did not expect that since the destruction of the Anwu Army many years ago, such a remarkable figure would be born in this tiny Anwu County.

"Father, this person crushed my fifty-thousand-strong army in one stroke, and he will surely have thoughts of invading our Wuji Tribe in the future."

"Hehe, then let him come!"

Wu Tu laughed, "I just happened to break through to the Grandmaster realm recently and was looking for someone to test my skills, and you happen to be missing a wine vessel, so let's use his head to make one!"

"With that, this child is relieved."

Learning that his father had broken through to the Grandmaster realm, Wu Peng's heart instantly regained confidence.

He was even impatient now to have Chu Feng come quickly.

Because just as his father said, he also happened to be missing a new wine vessel.

The scene shifts.

After Chu Feng released the news of recruiting soldiers.

Many people came to join the army out of admiration.

Besides the locals of Anwu County, countless people from the surrounding counties came to join the army.

The feat created by Chu Feng almost covered the entire frontier.

Even a three-year-old child knew that a very remarkable young general had appeared in Anwu County.

Besides that.

The rewards Chu Feng gave were also very generous.

In addition to a monthly military pay of ten taels of silver, basic soldiers were also fed until full.

No matter how big your appetite is, or how much you can eat.

As long as you arrive at my military camp, food is the least of your worries.

"Oh my, I didn't expect the people to be so active; the people were recruited in less than ten days!"

Zhu Kang, who was in charge of recruiting soldiers, stretched.

Recruiting thirty thousand people in ten days is definitely a feat.

It shows how much Chu Feng has won the hearts of the people locally.

Just as Zhu Kang was preparing to go home for a drink.

A soldier came to Zhu Kang in a hurry at this time.

"My Lord, someone wants to join the army!"

"Hmm?"

Zhu Kang replied, "Didn't I tell you that we are already full?"

"My lord, I know we've reached our quota, but that man insists on joining the army. If we don't let him join, he just loiters there and refuses to leave, and he even threatens us to provide his meals!"

"What?"

Zhu Kang was actually amused by this.

If he isn't allowed to join the army, he refuses to leave, and on top of that, he demands to be fed.

"Interesting, take me to see him."

"Yes, my lord!"

Immediately, the two of them headed straight for the scene.

Before long, they saw a large man squatting on the ground at the entrance.

"My lord, that is him."

Zhu Kang looked in the direction the soldier was pointing.

The next moment, his eyes widened.