Chapter 155: Post-War Gains

“Damn bearded guy, is it any of your business?” Shentu Xue glared with her almond-shaped eyes, revealing a fierce look. “Look at your rough appearance. Even if you gave it to this old lady for free, I wouldn’t want it. Go die on the side.”

Taishi Jian, Yan Fei, and the others laughed as they watched the deflated Xianyu Bao. Everyone knew Shentu Xue’s personality.

Lei Qing broke out in a huge sweat. He had never met an existence as awesome as Shentu Xue in his life. Of course, Lei Qing liked taking advantage of women. But being a pretty boy getting taken advantage of by a woman was purely two different moods. But honestly speaking, Shentu Xue was really quite loyal. This time, when she got the news, she rushed over overnight. Her troops were already tired to the limit. If it were any more, many warhorses would have been foaming at the mouth and dropped dead.

Just as he wanted to run over to sit by Taishi Jian, Shentu Xue grabbed Lei Qing’s hand and revealed an expression of worship. “Little Lei, I just heard people say that you not only cut off Zong Wuji’s head but also defeated and captured the Butcher Yuwen Hu. You’re really amazing. Little Xue really worships you.”

“Uh, Big Sister Shentu, you can worship all you want…” Lei Qing said with a bitter smile. “But can you not touch randomly with your hand?”

“In this Northwest region, it’s all big, rough men.” Shentu Xue giggled and threw a wink. “It’s rare to see a handsome Young Master like you with smooth skin and a manly air. Is it not okay to touch a little? Don’t be stingy. If you need it, big sister will let you touch me all over, wherever you want.”

Lei Qing was speechless. Was this a matter of being stingy or generous? Also, with you being so unrestrained, if I dared to touch even half a bit of you, wouldn’t I be swallowed alive by you immediately?

“Lei Qing, don’t blame Shentu Xue. She just has this kind of personality that loves to tease people. Actually, although Shentu Xue is a bit fierce, has a bad temper, likes to tease pretty boys, and fights with no regard for her life, she is okay in other aspects,” Yan Fei, a northwest man who also looked like a hero, said with a smile.

“Hey, hey, Yan Fei, when did I offend you? Are you praising me or disparaging me?” Shentu Xue gave him a pretty glare and said. “Is your skin itchy? Do you need this old lady’s Soul-Chasing Whip to loosen your bones?” But while speaking, her hand, which seemed soft and boneless, quietly and silently rested on Lei Qing’s leg again.

“By the way, Yan Fei.” Lei Qing angrily slapped away Shentu Xue’s thieving hand and changed the topic. “I heard your Sixth Regiment has fought against Blood Wolf Soldiers before?”

“That’s right. Blood Wolf Soldiers is the general term for the army of the Yuwen Tribe on the Huer Prairie.” Yan Fei said seriously. “Because their tribe leader is named Yuwen Di, a Gold-rank Dominator-level powerhouse, his army is called the Blood Wolf Army. The total number of Blood Wolf Soldiers is about eight or nine thousand. Most of them are the ordinary Blood Wolf Soldiers you encountered, and about fifteen percent are Black Iron-rank elites. The most elite unit has nearly a thousand people, called the Blood Wolf Imperial Guards. They are Yuwen Di’s true confidants, just like our elite First Regiment, all Black Iron-rank. The one I encountered before had about five or six hundred people, led by the Balang brothers.”

“Doesn’t that mean the comprehensive strength of the entire Yuwen Tribe is about the same as our Iron Cavalry Regiment?” Lei Qing asked with a slight frown.

“Let’s consider them forces of the same level.” Yan Fei said seriously. “But although there have been frequent frictions between the two sides, there hasn’t been a real showdown. Everyone thinks they are more powerful and refuses to accept the other. But having said that, Blood Wolf is extremely vengeful. This time you wiped out over a thousand of his Blood Wolf Soldiers and captured his adopted son Yuwen Hu. I’m afraid he won’t let it go. You have to be careful.”

“That fellow Blood Wolf, why should we be afraid of him?” Shentu Xue said with extraordinary dominance. “Lei Qing, don’t be afraid. Our entire Iron Cavalry Regiment are brothers, united as one. Whoever dares to bully one of us, we will collectively chop them. If Blood Wolf really dares to come, our Regiment Commander Boss is there to hold the line.”

“That’s right. The Yuwen Tribe is powerful, but our Iron Cavalry Regiment isn’t a pushover either. Once there is any movement from the Yuwen Tribe, you must notify us immediately. By the way, we need to establish some Raven channels between our two sides. I’ll have the headquarters send someone over to train Ravens for you later,” Taishi Jian also agreed.

“How about this? I think with Blood Wolf’s stingy personality, after failing to steal the chicken and losing the rice this time, he will definitely be humiliated and enraged. If he sends troops to attack Yehe Town, Mad Blade Boss will definitely have us station troops in Yehe Town again. Instead of running back and forth, let’s have everyone stay and assist in defense at Yehe Town recently,” Shentu Xue speculated.

“Shentu Xue, you don’t really want to find a chance to eat up Brother Lei, do you?” Taishi Jian laughed loudly.

“That also depends on if the person is willing, right?” Shentu Xue winked at Lei Qing and said, “I don’t really like using force.”

“Shentu Xue, since you’re so manly, do you like being on top? Or on the bottom?” Yan Fei had drunk alcohol and also started to tease.

“I think you all have itchy skin, don’t you?” Shentu Xue rolled her almond-shaped eyes. “Stop taking advantage of this old lady. Whether I like being on top or bottom, what does it have to do with you guys?”

Lei Qing broke out in a sweat, guessing that these people had never really treated Shentu Xue as a woman.

“Lei Qing, brothers are brothers.” Shentu Xue put her hand on Lei Qing’s shoulder again. “But since we came to assist in defense, the provisions and food for our troops must be provided by your Black Flag Regiment. This is the rule of assisting in defense.”

“Exactly, exactly. We heard you kidnapped the Goddess of Wealth Li Baobao. You are very rich.” The others lit up when they heard Shentu Xue’s proposal. They stared at Lei Qing like wolves starving for a long time.

Lei Qing shivered, secretly wondering if it was necessary for the sake of some provisions? Is our Iron Cavalry Regiment really this poor? It was just some provisions and food. Lei Qing, who felt he had quite a bit of money on hand now, naturally waved his hand grandly. “Provisions are no problem. Yehe Town is your home. Stay as long as you want.”

A group of people immediately cheered, calling out that Lei Qing was generous.

Yan Fei said with some embarrassment, “Brother Lei, please don’t blame the brothers for their ugly eating manners. Our Iron Cavalry Regiment has a weak foundation and is truly quite poor. The iron mines produced in Tieling are our most valuable industry, but they have to be used to build armor and horse armor for the brothers. The money from the rest of the sales has to be used to buy warhorses and cover various expenses. Our provisions have to be solved by ourselves at our respective stations. You know our Northwest region is a poor place, a place those big forces disdain. The taxes collected are good enough to barely maintain expenses.”

“Don’t worry, I have some spare money on hand. I’ll send people to collect provisions. If there isn’t enough in the Northwest, we’ll go to Central Prefecture to buy them,” Lei Qing said with a smile. “You are welcome to come to Yehe Town for free meals. Anyway, we won’t let the brothers go hungry. I have a small request by the way. Most of my brothers are newly recruited rookies. They have barely opened their accounts, but they are still very green. Later, send some skilled squad leaders to drill them properly for me.”

“No problem. It’s fine to have a few mock battles anyway. Since we are eating and drinking your food from now on, we can’t just eat for free without working, right?” Taishi Jian said with a smile. “In addition, we will send out scouts to help you go deep into the prairie to spy on the Blood Wolf Army’s intelligence. As for you, you can recruit soldiers and buy horses with peace of mind recently, and properly reorganize the army. You don’t need to worry about outside matters.”

Lei Qing also shouted “Good!” and raised his bowl to toast everyone.

Next, naturally, there was another round of toasting and exchanging cups, extremely lively. The feelings between everyone heated up intensely.

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Another ten-plus days passed. During this time, Lei Qing regulated his body, healed his injuries, and cultivated. His days were quite carefree and happy. The injuries sustained from the consecutive battles with Zong Wuji and the Butcher had already healed. And his cultivation had also improved.

It is worth mentioning that Raven Zhou Han’s injuries had also healed. Not only that, but Zhou Han, who was originally on the edge of a breakthrough, with the help of a Silver Crystal Core, successfully broke through to High-stage Bronze in one go, and his strength increased by a large margin.

In addition, the injured soldiers under Lei Qing’s command also gradually recovered, throwing themselves into desperate cultivation one by one. Even those with heavy injuries recovered quickly. Using Fighting Qi to nurse their injuries, coupled with Lei Qing distributing over seventy Bronze Crystal Cores again, everyone’s injuries not only healed quickly, but their cultivation also improved quite a bit.

The atmosphere of life-and-death fighting on the battlefield is a tempering for life and will. Those who have experienced some life-and-death situations often develop their life potential. After experiencing a tragic war and surviving heavy injuries, once the injuries heal and they train again, there is often a breakthrough period. And most of those who performed meritorious deeds had Bronze Crystal Cores to assist them.

In just over ten days, nearly twenty people successively broke through and successfully became Black Iron-rank elites. At the same time, because Lei Qing’s fame had skyrocketed recently, there were also quite a few village militia from the town or other towns coming to join.

Inspired by some Blood Wolf Soldiers who had defected to Lei Qing, a portion of the captured Blood Wolf Soldiers also swore to join the Black Flag Regiment, deciding to turn over a new leaf and start a new life. This brought the number of the Black Flag Regiment to over nine hundred. Among these four hundred-plus people who came to join, there were directly two Bronze-rank and over forty Black Iron-rank.

As a result, the number of Black Iron-rank elites in Lei Qing’s nine hundred-plus Black Flag Regiment had already broken one hundred and fifty. Looking at the surface data alone, it could already be called a strong army.

Of course, the level of organization and training still needed to be continuously strengthened. In short, this battle brought many benefits to Lei Qing. Just the captives and the captured warhorses and weapons were already worth more than the cost.

Believe that given time, there would be continuously more injured Blood Wolf Soldiers who, after healing, would be instigated and inspired to join the Black Flag Regiment. These Blood Wolf Soldiers were all veteran soldiers with considerable combat power. As long as they were trained and drilled properly, they would definitely become strong soldiers under Lei Qing’s command.

Also in these two days, Lei Qing finally received a roaring warning from Blood Wolf Yuwen Di, saying something like release the captured Blood Wolf Soldiers and Yuwen Hu quickly, otherwise, he would personally lead over ten thousand Blood Wolf Soldiers to flatten Yehe Town.

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