Chapter 621: Astonishing Rewards
Chapter 621: Astonishing Rewards
September 25, 2017
After Lu HaiKong broke through the Yellow Turban Altar in Guangping, the system informed him that the war was over.
Just like that, it was over!
However, Lu HaiKong did not stop to revel in his victory. For him, the war was not yet finished!
Before attacking Guangping City, he had declared that no one inside Guangping would be spared.
He had made that statement, and he would certainly follow through with it!
But actually carrying out this order was a bit challenging. After all, Guangping City had already fallen, and the command system was completely destroyed. The Yellow Turban Army within the city had gone completely chaotic after Lu HaiKong broke through the Altar, and countless Yellow Turbans fled in a frenzy.
Although Lu HaiKong had initially deployed Zhao Er's Black Wind Army and Yueying's Ghost Shadow Guard on the outskirts to deal with the escaping Yellow Turbans, there were simply too many of them.
Despite their efforts, the Black Wind Army and Ghost Shadow Guard couldn't possibly stop them all!
Lu HaiKong had no choice but to command his soldiers, and it took nearly two days to thoroughly cleanse Guangping City, slaughtering almost every Yellow Turban within.
Lu HaiKong did not do this solely out of vengeance!
In this battle, he had conquered Guangping and killed many of the Yellow Turban Army's top figures, including Bo Cai and Zhang Daosheng. However, during the fight, quite a few Yellow Turbans managed to escape from Lu HaiKong's grasp.
This was unavoidable, as Lu HaiKong's army, together with Liu Bei's forces, only numbered around 100,000.
For a mere 100,000 troops to capture Guangping in a single day was already an astonishing feat. Achieving complete annihilation was simply impossible.
Consequently, many Yellow Turbans retreated to Julu, where they established their final line of defense.
Lu HaiKong couldn't allow the Yellow Turbans from Guangping to reach Julu and regroup as an army. Otherwise, his efforts in capturing Guangping would have been in vain.
Moreover, Lu HaiKong didn't have enough manpower to manage prisoners, nor did he have the time for it. So, the only option was to kill them all!
For two whole days, Guangping was drenched in blood. Out of the 300,000 Yellow Turban soldiers, around 100,000 managed to escape, while the rest were slaughtered within Guangping City.
Of course, during the final cleanup, Lu HaiKong didn't personally participate. As the commander, he had other duties to attend to, especially after capturing a city.
It wasn't until the third day after Lu HaiKong took Guangping that he finally had some free time to review the rewards from this battle.
As he examined the rewards, Lu HaiKong was surprised by their abundance.
[Congratulations on successfully conquering Guangping City, the Yellow Turban War Fortress! You have gained 10 million Great Han Army Merit.]
[Congratulations on successfully conquering Guangping City, the Yellow Turban War Fortress! You have obtained 10 million assignable skill experience and 2 Legendary Chests.]
[Congratulations! You have defeated a Senior Yellow Turban Warrior (5000), earning 5 million Great Han Army Merit and 1 Legendary Chest.]
[Congratulations! Your subordinate, Gao Shun, has successfully killed the Yellow Turban Warlord Bo Cai. You have gained 4 million Great Han Army Merit and 1 Legendary Chest.]
[Congratulations! You have killed the historical Yellow Turban general, He Man, during the siege. You have earned 1 million Great Han Army Merit and 1 Golden Chest.]
[Congratulations! Your subordinate, Zhao Nanli, has killed the historical Yellow Turban general, Hu Cai. You have earned 1 million Great Han Army Merit and 1 Golden Chest.]
[Congratulations! Your subordinate, Yueying, has killed the Yellow Turban warrior, He Yi. You have earned 1 million Great Han Army Merit and 1 Golden Chest.]
Including the rewards from Zhang Daosheng's mission, Lu HaiKong obtained a total of 1 Mythical Chest, 4 Legendary Chests, 3 Golden Chests, and an additional 32 million Great Han Army Merit, bringing his total merit to 82.5 million.
Additionally, Bo Cai dropped some items, and Lu HaiKong found more items on Zhang Daosheng's body and in the county hall.
It could be said that the rewards from this battle were no less impressive than those from the previous Guangping battle and might even be slightly more abundant!
There were also system notifications about improvements in the strength of some generals and troops, but Lu HaiKong didn't pay much attention to them, only skimming through for a general understanding.
Among the generals, Gao Shun's strength had increased significantly, reaching 89. Zhao Er, Cheng Lian, and Cheng Yi also experienced improvements of one to two points.
Gao Shun's Defense Army had made notable progress, and many of its soldiers had their strength increased by several points after the battle.
However, the Defense Army's soldiers were all native NPCs, and the system didn't provide Lu HaiKong with notifications about their improvements. Lu HaiKong himself didn't pay much attention to this detail.
In fact, soldiers had always been divided into two main categories: native NPC soldiers and data NPC soldiers.
The native NPC soldiers are easily influenced by the tide of battle, and if their casualties exceed a certain level, they are prone to collapse. Moreover, their strength growth has a limit, and if they don't have good talents, their strength will plateau after reaching a certain level. This is unlike the data NPCs, who, in theory, can grow almost infinitely as long as they gain enough experience.
From this perspective, native NPC soldiers are almost useless, and in this situation, the data NPC soldiers under the control of the Yi people have an absolute advantage.
It is also under these circumstances that few Yi people bother to develop native NPC soldiers. Lu HaiKong, on the other hand, has quite a few native NPC soldiers under his command, whether it's the Xianzhen Legion, the Wuyuan Army, or the nearly 100,000 troops in the rear of Bingzhou—all of them are native NPCs.
Among all these native NPC troops, the only ones that truly catch Lu HaiKong's eye are Gao Shun's Xianzhen Legion.
Lu HaiKong has always had a premonition that the native NPC soldiers must have some secret, but he can only wait for Gao Shun to uncover it for him.
Although Lu HaiKong has high hopes for the Xianzhen Legion, he doesn't have time to pay attention to their growth at this moment, as it requires his personal attention, which he doesn't have.
In the 16th chapter of the 9th book, Lu HaiKong reads a version without mistakes!
On the contrary, Lu HaiKong is very clear about the growth of several data NPCs because the system prompts him, allowing Lu HaiKong to understand their progress without personally checking.
Lu HaiKong's two advanced troops, the Elite Guard Legion and the Blood Bath Legion, suffered some casualties in this battle. The Elite Guard Legion was particularly unlucky, as they were overwhelmed by the Yellow Turban Berserkers, losing over a hundred soldiers on the spot, and by the end of the battle, their casualties reached around two hundred. The Blood Bath Legion also suffered, with their numbers dwindling to 1,500.
The Blood Bath Legion's numbers didn't recover during the battle because there was no large-scale participation of Gale Raiders, but the Elite Guard Legion did receive some reinforcements!
Pan Feng's legion is divided into the Royal Guard and the Elite Guard. In this battle, he led not only a thousand Elite Guards but also several thousand Royal Guards. After the battle, over 700 Royal Guards advanced to become Elite Guards, meaning that Pan Feng's Elite Guard Legion not only didn't decrease in number but also increased to 1,500 after the battle.
On the other hand, the 2,000 Black Wind Legion led by Zhao Er fought extensively outside Guangping City against the escaping Yellow Turbans. After the battle, over half of his Gale Raiders advanced to the Excellent level, and the Ghost Shadow Guard under Yueying also seemed to have improved significantly.
Almost all data NPC soldiers showed considerable growth, but the most significant improvement wasn't among the data NPCs; it was the Wuyuan Army, a native NPC force!
Although this legion is made up of native NPC soldiers, their growth wasn't prompted by the system, but Lu HaiKong still witnessed it.
There's no way they wouldn't notice, as they are the main force and constantly in Lu HaiKong's sight.
After this battle, the Wuyuan Army suffered two-thirds of its casualties, leaving only a little over 30,000 troops. However, these 35,000 Wuyuan soldiers were honed into an elite force!
Initially, less than half of the Wuyuan Army was actually from Wuyuan, as Lu HaiKong had expanded the army and made significant replacements and reforms, including incorporating many members of the Fire Regiment.
The last step was particularly crucial. If Lu HaiKong hadn't taken this step, suddenly putting Wen Chou in command of this army without the Fire Regiment members as its backbone, Wen Chou wouldn't have been able to manage it.
The massive expansion didn't weaken the army's combat effectiveness; instead, the inclusion of the Fire Regiment members made the army even stronger. They just needed a real battle to temper them.
After the great battle in Guangping, the Wuyuan Army received ample tempering and became a force tempered by blood and fire.
Lu HaiKong's Wuyuan Army alone, in terms of its elite troops, was no less powerful than Liu Bei's forces. It's worth noting that Liu Bei's troops are mostly the most elite soldiers under Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, which speaks volumes about the strength of the Wuyuan Army.
With the Wuyuan Army's strength rising, Lu HaiKong's entire force became more powerful.
As a result, after this battle, although Lu HaiKong lost nearly 30,000 soldiers, his army's combat effectiveness not only didn't weaken much but also became even stronger than before the battle!
Lu HaiKong was, of course, delighted with this comprehensive harvest.
However, at the moment of Lu HaiKong's all-around success, the Ghost Shadow Guard, originally tasked with stopping the Yellow Turbans escaping from Guangping City, unexpectedly brought back a piece of news.
When Lu HaiKong heard this news, his eyes narrowed instantly.
"You're saying Dong Zhuo and Gongsun Zan have joined forces and arrived at Julu yesterday, ready to take the city at any time?"
(End of Chapter)
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