"Hahaha! Here comes our Great Qin Sword God!"
"Ah?"
General Teng's words left Lin Tian feeling a bit dazed.
He hadn't expected that Nei Shi Teng, the commander who had annihilated the Korean army, would make such a joke with him.
Lin Tian didn't place much importance on this title.
But General Teng seemed to take it very seriously.
"Killing four thousand enemy soldiers single-handedly, and eliminating the enemy commander amidst a vast army, such combat power truly earns you the title of Great Qin's Ferocious Tiger, the Qin Sword God!"
"I will personally report this matter to the King. I presume the King will bestow a formal title upon you!"
"Uh! Then thank you, General Teng!"
A title meant recognition, and recognition led to rapid advancement.
Thus, Lin Tian understood that General Teng was actually plotting benefits for him.
He could only be grateful for this.
General Teng also patted Lin Tian's shoulder with force.
Looking at the exceptionally young Lin Tian, General Teng had a premonition that Lin Tian's future would be extraordinary.
After all, Lin Tian was already astonishing enough at present.
Therefore, General Teng spoke:
"I have reported your military merits, and the rewards have been approved!"
"Lin Tian, listen to the decree!"
"Dafu Lin Tian, at the critical moment of Xiangcheng's peril, arrived promptly, led his troops to slay the enemy, saved the soldiers of Xiangcheng, preserved Xiangcheng, and rendered great service."
"Subsequently, during the Han army's siege of Xiangcheng, he fought valiantly and refused to retreat, slaying over four thousand enemy soldiers. Amidst the enemy ranks, he took the enemy commander's head, killed the enemy's main general, and once again saved Xiangcheng! His merits are vast, and his combat power is extraordinary!"
"Henceforth, Dafu Lin Tian is hereby granted a promotion to the ninth rank of nobility, becoming a Wudaifu, with an annual stipend of four hundred and fifty shi, twenty-five qing of land, twenty-five residences, and the authority to command one hundred personal guards."
"In recognition of Wudaifu Lin Tian's outstanding performance on the battlefield, he is further rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold and a hundred bolts of cloth!"
"Furthermore, as the position of Vanguard Officer of the Right Vanguard Camp is vacant in General Teng's army, Wudaifu Lin Tian is appointed as the Vanguard Officer of the Right Vanguard Camp, in command of the Right Vanguard Camp!"
"All others shall be rewarded according to their merits."
"By decree, I thank His Majesty for his profound grace!"
After the bestowal of rewards, Wang Wu and the others were all exhilarated.
Even the lowest among them received rewards of the second rank, Shangzao.
Those with formidable combat power and fierce killing intent, like Wang Wu and Li Tiezhu, were even rewarded with the fifth rank, Dafu.
This noble rank was higher than Wang Wu's father's.
And they had only experienced two battles.
With such generous rewards after just two battles, Wang Wu and the others exclaimed that they had followed the right person.
Any one of them returning to the Guanzhong region now could be considered an ancestor-honoring existence.
Not to mention, Lin Tian had been enfeoffed as Wudaifu, thus transcending the ranks of the common populace and reaching the level of Qing Daifu.
Lin Tian's future was bound to be boundless. Following him meant a bright future.
Lin Tian's appointment as the Vanguard Officer of the Right Vanguard Camp was the best example of this.
Although the left was considered superior to the right, and the Right Vanguard Camp was not as prestigious as the Left Vanguard Camp, the camp still comprised five thousand men.
With Lin Tian commanding these five thousand men, he would undoubtedly be able to achieve great things on the battlefield.
Even becoming a general of Great Qin would not be difficult.
Then, would the circumstances of his followers, the young men from Guanzhong who followed Lin Tian, be any worse?
"Brother Tian, the Vanguard Camp! We're going to the Vanguard Camp now. From now on, battlefield merits will be within our grasp!"
The Vanguard Camp was the army that charged at the forefront, so it was only natural for them to gain merits.
Lin Tian simply nodded at this, not saying much.
The higher one's position, the more one understood the responsibilities of a superior.
"A general's triumph is built upon the bones of ten thousand soldiers." Lin Tian was decisive and ruthless towards the enemy, but he always maintained a sense of benevolence and responsibility towards his soldiers.
He intended to bring Wang Wu and the others out, and he also intended to bring them back.
It was precisely because of this that Lin Tian, after becoming a ruler, possessed more warmth than other rulers.
Of course, that was a story for another time.
When Lin Tian and his group arrived at the Vanguard Camp, the soldiers of the Vanguard Camp were already waiting for them.
The men of the Right Vanguard Camp knew they would be welcoming their new Vanguard Officer.
Moreover, this Vanguard Officer was the Great Qin Sword God, renowned throughout Great Qin.
This caused many to look at Lin Tian with awe. They truly admired his combat prowess, and no one harbored any objections.
"Greetings, Vanguard Officer!"
"Greetings, Vanguard Officer!!"
"Good! Good! Soldiers, please rise!"
Just from their demeanor, Lin Tian could sense that the spirit of the Vanguard Camp was incomparable to that of the new recruit camp.
The aura of seasoned veterans who charged first was something no one else could surpass.
This Vanguard Camp was filled with many powerful individuals, a galaxy of experts, and not a few unruly individuals.
This was also one of the reasons why the Right Vanguard Camp had been without a Vanguard Officer for so long.
Other vanguard officers simply couldn't control them or win their wholehearted submission.
Only Lin Tian, without displaying any particular skill upon entering the camp, had already earned their respect.
Even many among them humbly sought Lin Tian's guidance.
"General, could you teach us swordsmanship? We feel there is still room for improvement in our sword techniques!"
"Yes! General, we have long admired your swordsmanship. Teach us a few moves. Even if we can't cut down a thousand enemies like you, ten would be fine!"
"General, we want to become stronger. We want to achieve merits on the battlefield, and we want to live!"
Becoming stronger was the sole desire of the men of the Vanguard Camp.
Only by becoming stronger could they survive; only by becoming stronger could they achieve merits on the battlefield.
These things didn't even need Lin Tian to say; they had the resolve to become stronger themselves.
Lin Tian naturally wished to fulfill this yearning of the men of the Right Vanguard Camp.
He did so with almost no hesitation, teaching them all the techniques he had previously taught Wang Wu and the others.
Although the training intensity couldn't match what Wang Wu and the others had undergone initially,
the methods for combat and survival were all present.
As long as they were willing to put in the effort and work hard, becoming strong was an undeniable certainty.
Not only that, but Lin Tian also specifically devised combat methods tailored for the Right Vanguard Camp.
These combat methods were naturally aimed at improving the Right Vanguard Camp's ability to capture cities, plunder territories, and pursue and slay enemies.
The men of the Right Vanguard Camp did not resist these methods at all. Instead, they fully embraced them and were engrossed in them.
Finally, an opportunity to improve themselves had presented itself, and they naturally seized it.
Consequently, the entire Right Vanguard Camp seemed to have been infused with new vitality since Lin Tian's arrival. They trained harder and more diligently than before.
General Teng and the others noticed this dedication, and after a month, an order was delivered to the Right Vanguard Camp.
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