Volume 1, Chapter 39: If the Huns want a marriage alliance, they must let Bai Qi marry into

the Zhou Dynasty, in the imperial capital, in the Golden Palace.

The Emperor of the Great Zhou was restless.

The Huns attacked with a million troops, and he only had Yang Wudi's 200,000 troops and Qin Zheng's 300,000 troops, so his chances of winning were not great.

Moreover, we must fight quickly and decisively, otherwise Beiliang, Xichu, and Nanman will all make moves.

It can be said that if this war is not handled well, the country will be destroyed and the family will be ruined.

"Report--"

At this time, a messenger ran into the hall with a bamboo slip in his hand.

"Quick, quick, bring it up!"

The Emperor of Zhou was so anxious that he almost tried to snatch it himself.

The chief eunuch quickly took it and presented it.

The Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty could not wait to open it, and then his face was overjoyed, "Great victory, great victory!"

"Qin Pojun, the son of Qin Zheng, defeated the Fifth Khan of the Xiongnu, and together with Yang Wudi and Qin Zheng, encircled and suppressed the Second Khan, repelled the enemy troops, and killed 30,000 enemies!"

This military report was sent by Qin Zheng and Yang Wudi.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty!"

"Qin Pojun, the son of Duke Qin, has the same power as his father. This is a blessing for our Great Zhou!"

"Two of the five great Khans of the Xiongnu have been defeated, and only three are left. We can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

The prime minister, the grand marshal, and the generals all congratulated him, and smiles finally appeared on their faces.

“Pass on my decree:”

“Qin Pojun, the eldest son of Duke Qin, is a young hero. He has made great contributions in killing enemies and serving his country, so he is specially promoted to a higher title!”

“From a third-class county earl to a third-class county marquis!”

“Given the title: Marquis of Pacificating the Rebellion!”

The Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty waved his hand and directly gave a huge reward. One must know that a military position is easy to get, but a marquis is hard to be!

This title can be inherited.

Many people in the court were envious.

At this moment, another person rushed into the court, "Report - Honghua City military report!"

Everyone's face changed drastically.

You know, Yang Wudi has already left Honghua City, and the one guarding the city is a fool Pan Hu. What good news can there be from Honghua City?

The hands of the Emperor of the Great Zhou were shaking. If Honghua City was lost, the enemy could march straight in and plunder the northwest.

Even if Yang Wudi and Qin Gong are powerful, what can you do if you can't catch up with them?

The most important thing is that the enemy can obtain a steady supply through looting, and will become stronger as the fight goes on.

When the Emperor of the Great Zhou received the military report from the eunuch, he felt like he was opening a death sentence, but when he saw the records on it, he was instantly ecstatic.

"A great victory, a great victory!"

"The First Khan of the Xiongnu led 200,000 soldiers and besieged Yang Paifeng's 10,000 soldiers. In the end, Yang Paifeng killed 30,000 cavalrymen!"

"After that, the Xiongnu cavalry broke into the city, and Yang Paifeng burned the suspension bridge and cut off the Xiongnu cavalry."

"Another 30,000 enemies were killed in Honghua City! A Xiongnu general was also beheaded!"

"The First Khan of the Xiongnu suffered heavy losses and retreated to the grassland on the same day!"

"We won!"

Boom—

the court exploded.

The first Khan of the Xiongnu was actually defeated.

You must know that the First Khan of the Xiongnu was actually the leader of the five Khans of the Xiongnu, and the other Khans nominally had to obey the orders of the First Khan.

If the First Khan of the Xiongnu retreats, the other Khans will surely follow suit.

In other words, this war is over!

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. The female general Yang Paifeng is so brave!"

"She is truly a daughter of a general!"

"Such outstanding military exploits deserve a generous reward!"

General Cao Changqiu was the first to stand up. He was extremely excited.

The prime minister and the general came out one by one, and they were all surprised at Yang Paifeng's achievements.

This time, even the censors didn't dare to criticize anyone at will.

The reward is absolute.

But the Emperor of the Great Zhou shook his head and said: "The main reason why the First Khan retreated his troops was not because of Yang Paifeng!"

What?

In the imperial court, all the civil and military officials were stunned.

"If Yang Paifeng is not the one who made the greatest contribution, then who could it be?"

"Could it be Pan Hu?"

"That's impossible!"

At this moment, even Grand Tutor Pan found it absurd. It was okay for his son to bully boys and girls, but it was a joke for him to make contributions to the country.

The Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty laughed loudly. "You are also familiar with this man, he is the centurion, Bai Qi!"

"Moreover, the reason why he was able to achieve such a great achievement is all due to his bravery and wisdom!"

As he said this, he handed the military report in his hand to the ministers.

Everybody gathered together, wanting to see the detailed records in the military newspaper, how this army of 10,000 men was able to kill 30,000 enemies despite being surrounded by 200,000 cavalrymen.

How did they divide the battlefield and make the first Khan of the Xiongnu suffer in Honghua City?

After seeing everything, their expressions kept changing, shock, difference, and disbelief.

Every step Bai Qi took was beyond their imagination.

"Could this be fake?"

Some people simply couldn't believe the records in it, it was too unbelievable.

"Report—Yang Wudi's military report!"

"Report—Qin Zheng's military report!"

Two military reports came in succession, and the contents of the reports were exactly the same as Yang Paifeng's.

This...

some people's hands are shaking.

Bai Qi has made a great contribution to the Great Zhou!

General Cao Changqiu stepped out and saluted, saying: "Your Majesty, Centurion Bai Qi was ordered to do something in a time of crisis. He turned the tide, led the soldiers and killed 60,000 enemies, and enhanced our country's prestige!"

"Your Majesty, I will reward Bai Qi handsomely!"

All the civil and military officials stepped out one after another, "Your Majesty, I will reward Bai Qi handsomely!" The

Emperor of the Great Zhou laughed. The Huns had retreated, and his Great Zhou was saved. He was the happiest.

"Pass on my decree:"

"Centurion Bai Qi, killed 60,000 enemies and repelled the First Khan of the Xiongnu, and his contribution was to the country."

"Promote, Bai Qi is the general of a thousand men!"

"Incorporate the ranks of military officers, official rank: seventh grade!"

The eyes of the civil and military officials revealed horror.

This reward is too great!

It is even much greater than the reward given to Qin Pojun.

Qin Pojun is the crown prince, and his father is the duke. Qin Pojun will be granted a title of nobility sooner or later. This is a natural thing.

And what about Bai Qi?

He was a criminal before, and even if he was stripped of his criminal status, he would still be a civilian.

Civilians can hold positions in the play, such as centurion and thousand-man captain, which are basically no official positions or ranks.

Once you retire, you're nothing.

But it is different for military officers. Once they are appointed as generals, they become the imperial aristocracy.

Even if Bai Qi retired from the army, he could even become a county magistrate, whose status was second only to that of a county magistrate.

This is the horror of official status.

But at this moment, General Cao Changqiu was still not satisfied. He saluted and said, "Your Majesty, it is said that a mother is honored by her son. Since you are going to reward Bai Qi, why not pardon the sin of his mother's family?"

Back then, Bai Qi's mother angered the immortal gods and was beheaded with a sword.

The Emperor of Zhou was afraid of being punished by the gods, so he confiscated the property of Bai Qi's mother's family and exiled them.

Now that Bai Qi has made great achievements, he should give an explanation to his mother's family.

This is also a move to win people's hearts.

"Approved!"

"Order each province to immediately send the surviving members of Bai Qi's mother's clan to the capital, and return the mansions that were confiscated that year to them for living."

"Exempt them from slavery."

The Emperor of the Great Zhou waved his hand and approved it directly.

Just when he was about to adjourn the court and have a good communication with the concubines in the harem.

Another military newspaper has arrived.

"Report--"

"The Xiongnu envoy has brought the First Khan's peace tactic, and wants to restart the marriage alliance."

"They are willing to offer 10,000 cattle and sheep and marry our princess."

"From now on, we will be brothers with the Great Zhou forever."

This news stunned everyone. What is the Xiongnu Khan up to?

You know, in the previous marriage, the Great Zhou had to send tens of thousands of ironware, salt, and countless teas before they agreed not to invade the Great Zhou.

Now he doesn’t want anything and is even giving away cattle and sheep.

This made everyone a little uncomfortable.

Was he scared by Bai Qi's attack?

General Cao Changqiu frowned and asked: "What other conditions does the Xiongnu have?"

"The first Khan of the Xiongnu said that the general to be married must be Bai Qi! Otherwise, he will continue to attack the Great Zhou, and at that time, he will have to unite with Northern Liang and Western Chu..."

What! ?

This is a threat!

This is just sending Bai Qi to his death!

"Your Majesty, you must not agree to this!"

General Cao Changqiu said righteously.

At this time, Grand Tutor Pan snorted and said, "Sacrificing Bai Qi to save hundreds of millions of people, this is what it means to serve the country! Bai Qi should feel lucky that he can exchange his sacrifice for the peace of the Great Zhou!"

"That's right, we can even give up the princess, so what is one Bai Qi?"

The censors spoke up one after another.

The Emperor of the Great Zhou frowned, thought for a while and said: "Call Bai Qi to the capital!"

..........

Honghua City.

Bai Qi, who was renovating a house with Yang Paifeng, suddenly received a system prompt.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the urgent mission: repel the Huns and protect the land and the people. 】

【The host defeated the first Khan of the Xiongnu, protected the people, and received a system reward. 】

【Congratulations to the host for receiving a special reward: 5 super skill points. Bai

Qi was stunned. “What is a super skill point?”

This time, the reward has no grade limit. It must be a good thing.

He needs to figure it out first to avoid wasting it.

[Super skill points, in layman's terms, can add a point to everything! 】

【For example, you can add points to a technique to improve its quality. 】

【You can add points to yourself and improve your realm. 】

【You can add points to the warhorse and enlighten its intelligence. 】

【Of course, you can also add points to the city wall to increase its special attributes. 】

【Host, would you like to use it? 】

Bai Qi stated that this is the universal attribute point that can be used to improve anything.

This is good stuff!

Bai Qi touched his chin, thinking about how to use this super skill point more cost-effectively.

"Increase realm?"

It seems not cost-effective, he can upgrade his realm by killing enemies.

This is a waste of super skill points.

"Improve the level of your martial arts?"

Bai Qi shook his head. Martial arts can also be rewarded by killing enemies and completing tasks.

Then, Bai Qi turned his eyes to the weapon in his hand. He used the Fang Tian Hua Ji very smoothly. It could be said that it was the weapon every military general dreamed of.

The weapons given by the system are few to begin with, and it is unknown when the higher-grade Fang Tian Hua Ji will be available.

So, he said with his mind: "System, add super skill points to my Fang Tian Hua Ji."

[Accept host's request]

The system prompt sounded.

Then, Bai Qi's Fang Tian Huaji emitted a dazzling light.

[Use one super skill point to increase the material level of Fang Tian Hua Ji by 1, and upgrade it to: a one-star medium-quality weapon. 】

good!

Bai Qi was delighted and clicked on the weapon attributes.

I found that the weapon introduction reads:

A one-star medium-quality weapon that can cause 10% effective damage to one-star medium-quality defensive treasures.

To a one-star medium-grade body, it causes 50% effective damage.

Causes 100% effective damage to all defensive treasures and bodies below one-star medium quality.

Now he understood the importance of weapons.

Therefore, Bai Qi couldn't wait to continue using his super skill points.

I hope Fang Tian Hua Ji can bring better attribute blessings.