Chapter 13: Zhu Ying's battle merit shocks the whole army!

"These Tatars, although they are barbarians, their weapons are not much weaker than my Great Ming now."

"Their ironware, their leather armor, are all exquisitely made."

"My Great Ming cannot treat them with the vision of treating Tatars in the past."

Chen Heng said with a serious expression.

If it were the past.

Tatars were barbarians, and their weapons were not as good as the Han dynasty.

But since the Great Yuan stood in the Central Plains of China in the past, everything naturally changed.

The forging iron and iron refining craftsmanship that originally belonged to the Han dynasty in the Central Plains was also introduced to the northern border, which also allowed the original barbarians in the northern border to usher in a kind of weapon innovation.

"Yes!"

"No matter what Tatar barbarian, it cannot be underestimated."

"This battle is also a warning." Liu Zhen also nodded.

At this moment!

"Prefect my lord is here."

A loud shout came from outside the camp.

Responding.

All the generals inside the command tent stood up.

"Greetings, Prefect."

The generals all bowed in unison.

Although Bu Wan was a Prefect, he was acting in the capacity of Regional Military Commissioner, so they naturally dared not be disrespectful.

"General Chen, General Liu."

"What are the results of the battle?" Bu Wan smiled and walked straight to the main seat, looking at the two generals with concern as he asked.

He had received direct orders from the Crown Prince to resolve the bandit problem as quickly as possible, so he was naturally very invested in this matter.

"Reporting to the Prefect."

"In this engagement between our army and the Tatar main force, we achieved a great victory."

"The battle report for our army has already been compiled."

Chen Heng immediately held up a battle report and respectfully handed it to Bu Wan.

"Read it aloud."

"I also wish to hear how valiant the soldiers of our Great Ming are," Bu Wan said with a smile, anticipation showing in his eyes.

"Yes." Chen Heng acknowledged, immediately opened the report, and said loudly: "In this battle, our Battalion Commander's camp engaged the Tatar main force. In one battle, we annihilated over 5,800 enemies and captured over 3,000. Our army suffered 3,780 deaths and 2,500 injuries, but we emerged victorious."

"Good."

Upon hearing this report, a smile appeared on Bu Wan's face: "A beautiful fight. A mere small tribe of Jianzhou Tatars dared to make an enemy of our Great Ming; this is the price our Great Ming has made them pay. You two generals have worked hard in this battle. I will personally memorialize the Crown Prince and the Emperor to request rewards for you both and all the meritorious soldiers."

"This battle truly upholds the divine might of our Great Ming."

Before the battle.

Bu Wan had still felt some worry, but now he was completely at ease.

A great victory.

Crushing the Tatars in a single battle.

"Additionally."

"There is one more matter that requires the Prefect's personal decision."

Chen Heng took another battle report from his bosom.

"What is it?" Bu Wan asked with a smile.

"A soldier in my Battalion Commander's camp fought valiantly and performed a great service; the specific reward requires your personal decision."

Chen Heng looked solemn as he handed the battle report in his hands to Bu Wan with both hands.

Seeing Chen Heng attach such importance to it, Bu Wan did not delay in taking the report.

He opened it to look.

Bu Wan went from his initial calm to a sudden change in expression—surprise, shock.

"Is... is this battle report true?"

Bu Wan looked at Chen Heng in surprise.

"Absolutely true. Furthermore, when he beheaded the Tatar commander, I saw it with my own eyes. If not for him, I might have died under the Tatars' encirclement," Chen Heng said immediately.

Seeing Bu Wan's shocked appearance.

The many generals in the tent also wore expressions of confusion.

Clearly.

The news of Zhu Ying beheading the commander and capturing the flag had not yet fully spread.

After all, the great battle had only just ended, and the wounded and casualties still needed to be dealt with.

"Prefect, what result could make even you so surprised?" Liu Zhen asked curiously.

"Read it."

Bu Wan suppressed the excitement in his heart and immediately handed the battle report to his personal guard beside him.

The latter took the report and immediately read aloud: "Zhu Ying, a Squad Leader of the First Battalion of the Battalion Commander's camp, fought the Tatars. He killed 103 Tatars, 45 of whom were shot with arrows and 58 of whom were beheaded. Furthermore, amidst the chaotic army, he beheaded the Tatar commander Jin Guda and captured the Tatar battle flag, performing a great service."

Once these words fell.

Except for the pacification officers under Chen Heng who were responsible for counting battle merits, all the other generals stared wide-eyed at the personal guard reading the report.

"One person killed 103 Tatars?"

"Is this still humanly possible?"

"Even Lu Bu of the past couldn't have achieved such a feat, could he?"

"What kind of valiant strength is this?"

"Even the Prince of Kaiping of the past had astonishing strength, but he never achieved such results."

"This person is truly formidable."

"Not only did he kill so many Tatar soldiers, but he also performed the feat of beheading the commander and capturing the flag; this merit is too great."

"No wonder the Tatar army had already collapsed when we encircled them; this Zhu Ying beheading the commander and capturing the flag was the reason."

"This merit is truly not small; it is enough to promote him more than three ranks."

The generals in the tent could not help but discuss it in surprise.

Even Liu Zhen, who was also a Regional Military Commissioner, looked at Chen Heng with an expression of astonishment.

"Prefect."

"This is the battle report I wanted to submit."

"I wonder how such a battle merit should be rewarded?" Chen Heng asked again.

After being saved by Zhu Ying, Chen Heng had already sent people to inquire about Zhu Ying's situation. After all, this was a life-saving grace, and having such a valiant soldier under his command, how could he, as a Regional Military Commissioner, not be moved?

It was precisely because of this.

After the pacification officer tallied the battle merits, he immediately submitted the report to Chen Heng, and it was a separate one for Zhu Ying alone.

After all, this battle report was too shocking.

"When the Great Ming was first established, the Emperor issued a decree: our Great Ming army will not tolerate corruption; those with merit must be rewarded, and the merit of killing the enemy will never be treated lightly."

"Since this Zhu Ying has performed such a great service, he should naturally be rewarded according to our Great Ming's military merit system."

"General Chen, according to our Great Ming's rewards and punishments, how many ranks should he be promoted for this battle merit?" Bu Wan smiled and said immediately.

For Bu Wan.

Now that all the generals were in the tent and such military merit had been read out—and it had been tallied by the pacification officer—there was absolutely no trickery.

Regarding military merit, no one dared to play games.

After all, the Great Ming's Embroidered Uniform Guard was everywhere.

Furthermore.

Zhu Ying performing such a great service was also a good thing for Bu Wan. Although he was only acting as Regional Military Commissioner, crushing the Jianzhou Tatars was a solid achievement, and submitting such dazzling battle merits for Zhu Ying to Ying Tian would surely make it even more brilliant.

Or rather, it was the same for any general in the tent.

Crushing a small, peripheral tribe of Jianzhou Tatars was a merit of moderate size, far from enough to shake the imperial court, but adding Zhu Ying's feat of killing a hundred people single-handedly, beheading the enemy commander, and capturing the enemy flag was enough to shake the court.

These generals would also benefit, as they would have the opportunity to fall into the eyes of the current Emperor and the Crown Prince.

Why not take advantage of such a good thing?

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