Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 1136 - 1136 47 Meng Shuai Joins the Army Part 3【2 in

Chapter 1136: Chapter 47 Meng Shuai Joins the Army Part 3【2 in 1】 Chapter 1136: Chapter 47 Meng Shuai Joins the Army Part 3【2 in 1】 The injuries of the last few severely wounded soldiers had also turned for the better, and Meng Fang, who had been holding on by sheer determination, could no longer support himself and collapsed to the ground.

Although Meng Fang had the aid of miraculous medicines and his body had mostly recovered, he then forcefully stimulated his circulation with the “Blood Burning Technique” and released a large amount of fresh blood, which made his condition even worse than those who had been nourished by fresh blood. He lay on the bed for seven days, barely clinging to life.

Those of his soldiers with lighter injuries, risking their lives, transmitted spiritual power to heal him, and borrowed all sorts of blood-enriching medicines with red eyes.

“When our lord recovers, there will be as much as needed!”

Fei Xinyu, unable to wait for the reporting of meritorious deeds, sent someone to check on him and learned about Meng Fang’s act of bloodletting to save others.

Looking at those few severely injured soldiers who had escaped danger, Fei Xinyu sighed heavily.

Of the two thousand one hundred who survived this battle, only three eventually died, while the rest were in the process of recovering.

This included more than a dozen who were disabled in their hands and feet. After recovery, they would have no major issues.

Such a rate of recovery could be described as terrifying.

But seeing Meng Fang, barely alive, Fei Xinyu felt an indignation that he couldn’t express, yet could not bring himself to utter a curse.

Because what filled his heart even more was admiration.

In these chaotic times, there were many generals in the world, but how many would do the same as him?

Having just crawled back from the brink of death, he risked his life by cutting his major artery to bleed for his brothers.

He was not sure if it would help, but he did it anyway.

For such a man, Fei Xinyu, even with a bellyful of curses, found himself unable to curse out loud.

Because, on the battlefield, entrusting your life to such a person, you can be utterly reassured!

“You, oh you…”

Fei Xinyu sighed and left with a dark face.

He quietly instructed his personal soldiers, “Bring over two of those ginsengs hidden at the bottom of my chest.”

“Great Marshal, this…”

“What nonsense, hurry and fetch them!”

Watching his personal soldiers leave.

Fei Xinyu stood alone at the entrance of the military camp, looking toward the distant mountains, staring at the still smoke-filled frontier of the battlefield.

He could not help but sigh, “Damn it! Truly brutal! Truly a real man! Even more ruthless than I am! In my life, there are few I’ve respected, but this young man, he is one, I’ll salute you!”

…

After the war, honors and rewards were discussed.

Meng Fang reported the deeds of his subordinate officers, but stubbornly didn’t mention himself at all.

“Money!”

“Seeking rewards!”

Fei Xinyu exploded on the spot, unable to hold back his punches and kicks, but Meng Fang still firmly maintained his stance.

In the end, his rank was raised by one level to Brigadier General, granting him five thousand taels of gold, one hundred thousand taels of silver, and a substantial amount of fabric.

All soldiers who died in battle, their families were exempted from taxes, and depending on local circumstances, lands were granted to support the elderly in their families.

He also hinted to Meng Fang in private, “When you turn in the spoils, just keep some, you know how to close one eye, right?”- Meaning he could keep some himself.

Fei Xinyu’s actions were an unobjectionable military common practice, even his pointers were actually out of concern that Meng Fang might not know these tricks.

Unexpectedly, when Meng Fang turned in the spoils of war, piles of military flags, armor, and weapons accumulated like a mountain.

However, in terms of money, not even a single tael was presented.

Fei Xinyu was utterly infuriated, he had meant for you to pay less, but does it have to be this literal? Not even one tael?

But he couldn’t complain, as he had personally instructed this, leaving him only frustrated and full of rage.

After returning to the camp.

Meng Fang divided all the rewards and spoils into two parts, one larger and one smaller.

The smaller share was distributed among the surviving brothers, while the larger share was sent to the families of the brothers who had died in battle.

Only he himself didn’t keep a single tael.

Other brothers began to imitate him.

But Meng Fang stopped them, “You need to live your lives. Although I’ve divided these up, I have now been promoted to Brigadier General. My salary and military pay are considerably more than yours, and I believe I’ll have more opportunities to prosper than you in the future.”

“So, no need to feel burdened.”

Meng Fang’s actions in the army made all the soldiers in the camp envious and admiring.

For this Brigadier General, who did not care about his own life or face for the sake of his subordinates, the respect and admiration from others only grew.

Even those who had never met him, upon mentioning General Meng Fang, dared not show the slightest disrespect.

There were many thorns in the military, but even the prickliest would turn respectful and exhibit utmost propriety before Meng Fang.

Brigadier General.

This position, compared to the merits Meng Fang had earned this time, might seem trivial, yet it was still quite a high rank within the military.

Just the qualification to enter the Marshal’s tent for discussions was already enough to gain respect!

Furthermore, according to military regulations, a Brigadier General had the authority over one to two thousand personal guards.

Of course, the authority over thirty thousand soldiers, along with logistics, transport, commissary, central army, totaling forty thousand people, was the most eye-catching aspect of this position.

In other words, this level was seen as lofty, unattainable to the common people… and with significant power and authority!

Under his command, he even held the power of life and death; any confirmed violator of military orders could be executed without needing to report upward, commanding the entire army.

General Meng started writing letters home.

But because all the money and military pay had already been used to support the families of the fallen brothers, the cash-strapped General Meng could only send a letter this time.

However, Meng Fang’s current military rank was dazzling enough that once the local officials received the letter, the page header alone prompted them to organize personnel, beat gongs, and drums, and prepare substantial resources to deliver the letter along with these supplies.