Chapter 123

"Indeed, Brother Di Ying is truly a Martial Ancestor expert."

Zhou Kuan said in a deep voice,

"If he goes all out, even I don't have full confidence to defeat him."

Hiss!

A sudden gasp of cold air rang out across the field.

Even counting Guan Zhen's deputy, Zhou Kuan remains undoubtedly the second strongest in Mu Shan Cheng.

Even Zhou Kuan lacks full confidence—doesn't that indicate Di Ying's strength likely surpasses all of them?

If it were before, they would certainly worry that such a powerful person in Mu Shan Cheng might harbor ill intentions.

But now that Di Ying has helped them resolve Mu Shan Cheng's predicament, they merely feel grateful that there is still a strong expert in the city.

Otherwise, even if Gu Han had noticed the clue, it would probably be of no use.

Any plan wanting to succeed cannot do without the aid of strength.

"If I'm not mistaken."

At this moment, Guan Zhen's heart stirred, and he said,

"At the beginning, the spy in the Jia Yu firm was also ferreted out by Gu Han, right?"

The dejected Guan Shan nodded,

"It was indeed Gu Han's merit; Deng Li also participated in the operation at that time."

Guan Zhen showed an expression of sudden realization,

"Perhaps from that time onward, Deng Li and those spies had already begun their scheming, but who would have thought that all their planning would collapse at the hands of Gu Han alone?"

"If that's the case, I have no objection to rewarding Gu Han as the foremost contributor in this battle for Mu Shan Cheng."

Guan Zhen swept his gaze over the crowd and said in a deep voice,

"If anyone has any opinions, feel free to raise them; we'll discuss together."

Mu Shan Cheng is not Guan Zhen's one-man dictatorship, and he has never restricted everyone's free speech.

Zhou Kuan and the others are aware of this; Guan Zhen is certainly not putting on an act.

However, among those present, aside from Guan Shan, there were two deputy commanders who had once received Gu Han's aid during the retreat.

At this moment they stepped forward to express their gratitude to Gu Han.

At this moment, no one cared where Gu Han had obtained such formidable strength.

Whether it was fate or some other means, it had nothing to do with them.

The soldiers are a group with the simplest thoughts.

What they know is that Gu Han saved many of their lives and rendered great service to the army.

That's enough!

After everyone's discussion, in this war there truly is no achievement surpassing Gu Han's.

Not even anyone who could match him exists!

"Qian Fu, you've worked hard; based on the information just given, write a notice rewarding Gu Han's military merit."

"However, to prevent the news from leaking and attracting unwanted attention, embellish Gu Han's achievements a bit—don't expose his true strength."

In the end, Guan Zhen still stepped forward to make the decision, but he was evidently also wary because of the Deng Li matter,

"At the same time, open the treasury wide, take out all the resources inside, and distribute rewards according to labor."

"Although the New Year hasn't arrived yet, let's treat this as an early celebration for everyone!"

Qian Fu's heart jolted; he hurriedly accepted the order, bowed, and took his leave.

After Qian Fu left, Guan Zhen then lowered his voice and continued,

"You all must be tired, but although the Jian Chi army has temporarily withdrawn, our defenses cannot be relaxed for a moment."

"The previous battle sounded the alarm for us; if we become negligent, we may suffer heavy losses."

"Before we confirm that the Jian Chi army has completely given up, everyone needs to take turns on watch to prevent a sudden attack."

Although everyone's eyes were already bloodshot and their spirits exhausted to the extreme,

but they knew that on the battlefield, besides strength, it's also whose willpower is stronger!

They are all veterans of a hundred battles; they certainly won't be unable to endure this hardship.

After the crowd dispersed, they began to take turns resting according to the established plan.

However, after Qian Fu left the military tent, he quickly went to the Logistics Camp and led people to work overtime drafting and printing notices.

This world, because of the existence of high martial arts and cultivation, does not have a technology tree as advanced as Gu Han's previous life.

However, basic printing technology and gunpowder, etc., have not been neglected.

Soon Qian Fu led the Logistics Camp personnel to start posting notices about Gu Han's commendation and rewards throughout the city.

Many soldiers resting in place in the city, or taken in by city residents to rest in their homes, quickly noticed the actions of the Logistics Camp personnel.

"Aren't we still at war? What are these fellows from the Logistics Camp up to?"

The crowd looked dubiously at the logistics soldiers posting notices everywhere, murmuring as they approached.

【Military Merit Reward】

【Logistics Camp Chief Gu Han discovered the Jian Chi state's spy conspiracy and reported it; during wartime he thwarted the Jian Chi state's conspiracy and assisted General Zhou Kuan in the city defense battle, crushing the enemy forces with great merit!】

【After deliberation by General Guan Zhen and the other generals, Gu Han was specially promoted to Dutong, raised three ranks, and granted ten mu of spirit fields!】

【He was also bestowed armor and sword as a reward!】

【May all comrades take Gu Han as an example and press on with renewed vigor!】

Hiss!

Throughout the city, wherever the notices were posted, a chorus of astonishment and gasps of cold air rang out.

Who is this Gu Han? He actually achieved such great merit, directly promoted from a mere squad leader to Dutong, standing on equal footing with the instructors.

Haven't you seen what's written above? The squad leader of the Logistics Camp—it's normal if you don't know him.

The name Gu Han rings a bell; it seems that in the new recruits' Ten Camps Competition two months ago, the first place was called Gu Han.

No way? Even though I didn't watch that Ten Camps Competition, even if someone were a genius, from the Ten Camps Competition until now, at most they'd have broken through to Martial Practitioner.

It's one thing for a Martial Practitioner to uncover a spy's plot, but to assist in defending the city and crush the enemy army—can a Martial Practitioner really do that?

Even if he were calm and composed in command, skilled at strategizing, facing absolute strength, it's impossible to rely solely on wit.

Among the crowd, doubts filled the air about the news that Gu Han was a new recruit.

This is only natural; after all, even those who know Gu Han, upon seeing this announcement, look as if they've seen a ghost.

For example, Ma Tie and others who share the same barracks as Gu Han should originally have been staying at the Logistics Camp to work.

But with the war urgent, many Logistics Camp soldiers were drafted to the city to build temporary shelters and lend a hand to the Firekeepers.

Ma Tie and the others were among them.

Seeing Gu Han's name on the commendation notice, Ma Tie froze as if hit by an immobilization technique, standing there stunned.

The Combat Soldiers don't know the specifics—how could he not know?

In the entire Logistics Camp, who else could be a squad leader named Gu Han besides the Gu Han who shares his barracks?

"I originally thought that Han Ge winning the Ten Camps Competition was already shocking enough."

Ma Tie muttered to himself,

"It seems I still underestimated Han Ge, such an outstanding person."