[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut":3,"chapter-starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-chapter-84":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting from the Battlefield: Gathering Attributes to Build the All-Heavens Ming Dynasty",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2341891,4577,"Chapter 84: Military Council!!","starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-chapter-84",84,"\u003Cp>\"Four treasure chests: three first-tier, one common.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll open them when we get back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope they drop something good,\" Zhu Ying thought, anticipation rising within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three first-tier treasure chests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was earned by raising all my stats above 2000, another by slaying Xie Manji’er, and the third by killing over two thousand enemies; the common chest came from killing the Northern Yuan’s fifty-thousand-commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone holding a rank above lieutenant may receive a treasure chest—the higher your title or official position, the higher the tier of chest you earn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Estimate the situation of the Yuan forces in Jincheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General Zhao,\" Fu Youde asked, turning to Zhao Yong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yong bowed and replied to Fu Youde in a low tone: \"I was not the first to breach the city, nor the first to storm the general’s residence—I have no clear knowledge of the Yuan forces inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should ask General Zhu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yong immediately lowered his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet everyone in the hall could hear the resentment in Zhao Yong’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reporting to General Fu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From the resistance we encountered after entering the city and the Yuan troops fleeing from the eastern gate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our forces have killed or captured over forty thousand Yuan soldiers; fewer than thirty thousand escaped,\" Zhu Ying immediately stepped forward and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yong had made Fu Youde lose face—clearly, he resented Fu Youde’s favoritism toward Zhu Ying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying could not let Fu Youde truly lose face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this is truly the case.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then as long as our casualties are light, this is a great victory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General Zhu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You led the charge and fought the fiercest battles against the Yuan—your casualties must have been heavy. You must personally comfort your troops,\" Fu Youde said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured, General Fu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve already ordered my officers to tally our losses—our casualties will not exceed two thousand: one thousand dead, one thousand wounded,\" Zhu Ying replied loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General Zhu, you’re exaggerating your battlefield results too much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You commanded only ten thousand men. You stormed the city and clashed with tens of thousands of defending Yuan troops—how could your losses be so low?\" Zhao Yong sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My own troops entered the city later and still suffered three to four thousand casualties,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Qianshi Camp faced the Yuan head-on—your losses must have exceeded five thousand,\" Wang Bi also sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General Zhu, don’t brag so wildly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two thousand casualties? Impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Battle casualties are recorded facts—General Zhu, no need to falsify them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Huaixi warlords all chimed in with mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying’s reported number was too low—so low they thought it was fake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the mockery of the Huaixi warlords, Zhu Ying’s expression remained unchanged, calm as ever: \"My men are all valiant. These are our true losses. Do you all think I, Zhu Ying, would falsify casualties to embezzle relief funds?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know if others would do such a thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I, Zhu Ying, would never commit such a despicable act.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These casualties were tallied by my officers after securing Jincheng, and the Military Inspector may now enter my Qianshi Camp to verify them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I, Zhu Ying, falsified our losses, I shall be punished by military law.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying’s voice echoed through the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being rebuked like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yong and Wang Bi exchanged a glare but said nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Zhu Ying had displayed too much confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two thousand casualties!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First into the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply hard to believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Zhu Ying led the charge, single-handedly holding off thousands, and his authority and official seal granted his troops a boost of eighty percent in morale, combat power, and endurance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The combat power increase for each soldier was immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Zhu Ying himself had shattered the Yuan defenses, like the ancient Western Chu Overlord, directly preventing even greater losses among his men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such low casualties could only have been achieved by Zhu Ying—irreplaceable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General Zhu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you certain your casualties are truly only two thousand?\" Fu Youde asked, surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please send the Military Inspector to verify,\" Zhu Ying replied at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Youde nodded and asked no further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had known Zhu Ying only briefly, he believed Zhu Ying spoke truthfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that Jincheng has fallen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The remnants of the Yuan army are fleeing eastward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We must pursue swiftly, cut off their escape, and prevent them from being reorganized by Naha Chu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This task falls to the cavalry,\" Fu Youde said gravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My First Cavalry Garrison Command has already left the city in pursuit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This cavalry unit has been resting and conserving strength throughout the battle, waiting for the moment to breach the city and strike the Yuan hard,\" Zhao Yong said at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Youde nodded: \"General Zhao, your deployment was sound—but not enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Youde waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Personal Guard commander immediately understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfurled a map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the Liaodong map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jincheng is the shield of Liaodong. After their defeat, the Yuan will flee east toward Gaizhou. The cavalry must lead the pursuit—the infantry must not stop...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strategy for the pursuit was settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying had claimed the honor of breaching the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yong and the others would not let Zhu Ying gain another great achievement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they kept speaking up, deliberately denying Zhu Ying any chance to deploy his troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying cared nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already secured the great achievement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What lay ahead was merely pursuit and skirmishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true decisive battle would come only when they reached Naha Chu’s stronghold in Liaoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying was in no hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There would be more battle merits to earn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You go ahead and grab the glory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll let my men rest,\" Zhu Ying thought to himself with quiet amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the military council ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying, surrounded by his personal guards, returned to camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the camp now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most soldiers had already finished eating and fallen asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the wounded camp echoed with moans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying did not head straight to his quarters—he went to the wounded camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those with minor wounds were fine; the exhausted had already fallen asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the severely wounded soldiers—those pierced by arrows, slashed by blades, or impaled by spears—filled the camp with moans and screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bloody battle, a direct confrontation, may have seemed light in overall casualties, but to Zhu Ying, the losses were heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldier on duty in the wounded camp bowed deeply as Zhu Ying arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying waved dismissively and strode into the wounded camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commander Yan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is the situation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying immediately asked the military physician in charge of the wounded camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General Zhu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nearly a thousand wounded, most of them severely injured.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can only do my best to treat them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But given the current state, it would be good if even three in ten survive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yan-named military physician spoke slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Update complete. Please support enthusiastically, thank you, deeply grateful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1186,"2026-06-20T23:30:09.614Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8d098bb6f8bf51a3da2ae9e918cb5f2854339353290997c24858f509783cf6d6","starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-chapter-85","starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-chapter-83",204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-cover.jpg"]