At the city gate, all the officials are wearing their crowns and dressing up; the people inside the city are lined up to greet you!
Chen Shen just rode on the back of the red rabbit, with a calm expression, as if he was not surprised by everything.
The knights and blood guards who were walking slowly behind him couldn't be as calm as Chen Shen.
"Oh my God... all the civil and military officials are waiting at the city gate, and the people all over the city are lined up to welcome you. This and this... I have been in the army for so many years, and I have never enjoyed such treatment!"
Li Dezhi, the deputy commander of the Knight Cavalry Army, was very happy: "Today, we have fully benefited from Marshal Chen!"
"Tsk, tsk, looking back on the past, even when the royal relatives led the royal cavalry back in triumph, the welcoming battle was never of this scale, right?"
"Yes, yes... we fought a great victory with the young marshal. It's so damn impressive!"
The King of Daxia mobilized all the civil and military officials who were still in the court to welcome him. Firstly, it was to give Ashatsu some face, so that he could continue to devote himself to Daxia for the next half year of his life.
Secondly, it is indeed because Chen Shen's contribution in this battle is so great, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the first time in thousands of years!
How ferocious are the Northern Yi barbarians?
In the past, all the kings of Great Xia were worried about the border troubles at Beiguan.
Even if Chen Shen's grandfather, Chen Zangfeng, personally led the army to go on an expedition, he could only keep the northern barbarians quiet for a few years.
A few days ago, after receiving a report from Chen Shen's sound transmission array, the King of Daxia actually heard from the other party that he planned to annihilate hundreds of thousands of Northern Yi troops and cut off the heads of the Northern Yi barbarian kings!
This is truly a great achievement!
When Xia Yuanlong thought about it, this battle would not only completely destroy the Beiyi, but would at least cause them to suffer from severe injuries and a severe loss of vitality.
It will be impossible to recover in less than thirty or forty years.
If the emperor knew that what Chen Shen reported to him was at a discount compared to the actual results, and that the Beiyi people were indeed exterminated, Xia Yuanlong would probably be even more excited, right?
But Chen Shen didn't do this. He could take credit for some achievements, but he couldn't take credit for some achievements that were too big.
With his power, he could kill the Northern Yi Barbarian King and many Northern Yi warriors, which was incredible enough in the eyes of the King of Great Xia - after all, Chen Shen's cultivation level was only that of a nine-star Xuan Master.
If he could even kill a clan, then even if Xia Yuanlong didn't guard against him on the surface, he would still feel a little worried in his heart.
With just a nine-star profound master and more than 20,000 elite cavalry, he can wipe out the Northern Yi tribe?
If this record was confirmed by Chen Shen, the King of Daxia would definitely think: In addition to his own cultivation, he must have some other secret and extremely powerful means.
Although the Northern Yi is peaceful now, Huainan is still raging with war.
Chen Shen was still waiting for the King of Great Xia to entrust him with the important task of going south to rescue his grandfather. He did not want to make the King of Great Xia jealous and cause many unnecessary troubles at this critical moment.
The cavalry drove to the palace in great force.
There, the King of Daxia was waiting for Chen Shen to come and report his duties, and then reward the three armies!
Not long after, the palace hall.
On the dragon chair, Xia Yuanlong sat up straight, his eyes shining brightly.
Your Highness, civil and military officials gathered together, with either genuine or fake smiles on their faces.
In the center, Chen Shen is alone and looks calm as usual.
After the monarch and his ministers saw the ceremony, Xia Yuanlong shouted: "Come, please give a seat to this lonely and great hero!"
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"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The young man cupped his hands and clasped his fists, his face always as calm as water.
In the eyes of the King of Daxia, this kind of behavior became a sign that Chen Shen was not arrogant and took credit, but he was even more satisfied.
The barbarian king of Northern Yi is truly unparalleled in wisdom and courage!"
"Many of the ministers here have never seen the appearance of the Barbarian King of the Northern Yi, and they all want to see his true appearance and despise him. I wonder if Chen Aiqing can make everyone get their wish today?"
Chen Shen nodded without hesitation, and after a greeting, he followed him into the hall. Chen Qibing, the second elder accompanying him at the bottom, quickly walked out of the queue, took out several heads from the animal bag, and lined them up on the ground.
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The first and second ones on the left are two heads with tiger faces, dragon beards and unicorn eyes, which are the heads of the Northern Barbarian King Ling Qiongtian and the Young Barbarian Lord Ling Yi.
Further back, the heads of several Beiyi warriors were lined up one after another.
"Hiss... these Beiyi have almost been wiped out by Lord Zhongyonghou, right? Not to mention the losses of other soldiers and generals, just the heads of these high-ranking Beiyi officials are enough to seriously weaken the vitality of those barbarians!
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"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed that Marshal Chen could achieve such brilliant results."
"Isn't it? The Northern Barbarians are good at fighting. They have hundreds of thousands of people, but they can be used as an army of two million! Marshal Kechen just defeated hundreds of thousands of Northern Front troops in one city. It's really rare.
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"The most important thing is that there are almost no soldiers or generals in the Knight Cavalry and Blood Guards. This is the most amazing thing!"
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While the ministers in the palace were talking incessantly, Xia Yuanlong on the throne already showed a happy smile: "Hehehe, good, good!"
"Many warriors from the Northern Yi were wiped out, and the head of the evil leader Ling Qiongtian was taken off by you, Chen Aiqing. You really are a young hero!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!" Chen Shen stood up and clasped his fists: "However, the reason why our army returned with a great victory was not the result of the last general alone. It all depended on the soldiers who sacrificed their lives to fight."
"His Majesty originally granted me the power to make arbitrary decisions when the opportunity arises, but in the end I was bold enough to reward all the troops with the spoils of war without authorization to appease their hard work."
The implication of Chen Shen's words is: Although I won a big victory, the spoils have already been distributed among the rewards. Don't even think about taking anything from me anymore.
As the king of a country, Xia Yuanlong would normally not appropriate the spoils obtained by his ministers in battle, but he was afraid of anything unexpected.
In normal times, it would have been fine, but now, although the defensive counterattack of the Northern Yi was very successful, the war in the south was tense for a while. God knows whether the King of Daxia might have made the wrong move and directly opened his mouth to appeal to Chen.
What about the resources obtained from the Northern Expedition?
When the time comes, will Chen Shen give it or not? What kind of excuse will he find to excuse him? Two words, trouble!
Therefore, the young man simply nipped the matter in the bud and did not give the old emperor any chance to speak.
"Hahaha, Chen Aiqing worked hard for the national and military affairs, but the trophies she fought for with her life were not kept privately, but were rewarded to the brothers in the army who shared the same hardships and life and death."
"What you have done in this way is really like that of your grandfather. It is gratifying and commendable!"
Saying this, Xia Yuanlong stood up suddenly, stared at His Highness the young man with stern eyes, and said word by word: "The loyal and brave Hou Chenshen defeated the Northern Yi and drove away the troubles of the foreign tribes. His merits will be eternal!"
"He is now promoted to the second rank, given the title of Flying General, and the title of C-level general!"