Ten years of dormancy: Starting as a martial arts master at the pinnacle

The battle at Beimo City was far more brutal in both process and outcome than Li Changqing had imagined.

Before he arrived, let's set aside the losses for now.

In fact, at that time, the Grandmaster and the Free and Unfettered Master were far inferior to their opponents.

The Great Zhou suffered heavy losses, with many grandmasters and powerful figures dying in battle.

After Li Changqing arrived, he led his men to set fire to the camp overnight.

At that time, the losses suffered by their Great Zhou side were basically negligible.

However, in the final battle, the grandmasters and powerful figures from both sides became entangled.

Li Changqing alone could not turn the tide.

Post-battle statistics show that nine powerful cultivators were killed in action, and fifteen were wounded.

As for the Grandmaster level experts, 79 died and 158 were injured in this battle.

The losses were extremely heavy!

The total number of casualties among the soldiers defending the city of Da Zhou was more than 30,000.

As for why there are no specific statistics on the number of injuries and deaths?

That's because of inadequate follow-up treatment; people are still dying from their injuries.

Li Changqing stayed behind and personally hosted a victory banquet for everyone, comforted the dead and wounded heroes of the martial arts world, and actively helped treat the wounded soldiers.

It was ten days later when all this was finally done.

While celebrating the heroes' achievements, they were also given places in the Great Zhou Armory, as well as various rewards of gold and silver.

Although their losses on the Great Zhou side were extremely heavy.

However, the losses suffered by the Jin Dynasty and the grasslands were far greater.

The destruction of their accumulated provisions and supplies over several years has rendered them incapable of launching a proactive attack on the Great Zhou for the next few years.

Based solely on the battle achievements that the Great Zhou could compile, the number of carefree powerful beings lost by the Jin Kingdom and the grasslands alone exceeded thirty.

In addition, there are fifteen Golden Warriors.

After Xie Xiaoyao severely injured those Golden Warriors, more than a dozen of them were picked off by the soldiers of the Great Zhou.

More than two hundred masters at the Grandmaster level perished in the battle.

This is only the data that their Great Zhou side can compile.

The actual results should be even greater.

After all, many who were injured went back to their hometowns but could not be saved and died tragically.

There are quite a few.

As for the soldiers who died tragically, conservative estimates put the number at over 100,000.

When they return to the Great Jin and the grasslands, they will certainly be severely weakened.

The war started before Li Changqing and his team arrived and lasted for about a month until all the follow-up work was completed.

For a war of this scale, it ended quite quickly.

Li Changqing, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army, became famous after this battle.

Leaving aside his own reputation, just consider his subordinates, such as the Golden Dragon Hero Chen Changfeng and the vanguard general Xiao.

They have all become heroes that the Great Zhou Dynasty talked about with great pride.

When the Prince of Qinghe took action, the local dogs on the Great Jin Grassland were wiped out.

After settling everything in, he gave orders to the World Society to send condolence money and other gifts to the fallen heroes.

To ensure that their family would not decline because their pillar had died in battle.

To ensure that their descendants can grow up safely and smoothly.

To ensure that their families and the elderly can enjoy their later years in peace.

This was not a big deal for Li Changqing.

For the World Society today, this is a trivial matter.

It's nothing more than money and a little power.

Even though the World Society has just opened, with the special permission of the emperor, it would be easy for them to do this.

After finishing all the tasks, Li Changqing personally led three thousand soldiers and more than two hundred heroes back to the capital to receive their rewards.

It was impossible for hundreds of thousands of troops to return to the capital at the same time, so these three thousand soldiers served as representatives.

As for those two hundred or so heroes...

Those belonging to the Duke of Qi's mansion and the Marquis of Xiaoyao's mansion are not included.

Even members of the Nangong, Wang, and Cui families left the group early on.

They came to help Prince Qinghe; all Prince Qinghe, Li Changqing, needs to do is remember this kindness.

They wouldn't accept any rewards from the imperial court.

Besides wanting Li Changqing to appreciate their gesture, they had another purpose in doing this.

That is, they were not comfortable accepting rewards from the imperial court.

After receiving the titles and rewards, if they were to take up official positions in the imperial court, would they be considered as officials of the court, or as officials of dukes or marquises?

Being two-faced is unacceptable.

Therefore, the powerful and skilled cultivators who followed him back to the capital were mostly independent cultivators.

Moreover, they had made contributions in the burning of the enemy camps and the subsequent decisive battle.

They deserve a reward.

As for whether Li Changqing can take the opportunity to recruit these people to his own command?

That depends on his charm as the Prince of Qinghe.

Unfortunately, Li Changqing's charm seems to be not very high.

When he was disguised as Chen Changfeng, he commanded a large following, but now that he is in his true form, hardly anyone is willing to pledge allegiance to him.

The journey took more than ten days and involved a large, winding road.

Those who voluntarily surrendered to Li Changqing, if added together, numbered no more than ten.

This made Li Changqing feel extremely frustrated.

But in fact, this result can be said to be quite natural.

Those martial arts masters who chose to side with the Crown Prince and the King of Qin were rarely individuals; most of them were choosing between factions.

Those factions were willing to submit to the Crown Prince or the King of Qin because they could reap sufficient benefits from them.

Most of the grandmasters and powerful figures under Li Changqing's command were independent cultivators.

Making them work hard is fine, but making them accept constraints is something they will definitely not be happy about.

After all, people who are used to being free and independent are unlikely to be willing to take orders or be manipulated by others.

If they truly had such intentions, with their strength, they would have long ago become tribute recipients of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Once they become worshippers, they will not only be able to obtain a large amount of cultivation resources, but they will even have the opportunity to enter the Great Zhou Armory.

This would undoubtedly increase their chances of making further progress in martial arts.

When the army arrived ten miles from the capital, Li Changqing, riding his warhorse, saw a large group of people standing far ahead.

"I hereby report to the Grand Marshal, the Crown Prince, and His Highness the Prince of Qin, by order of His Majesty, to lead all civil and military officials five li outside the city to welcome the Prince's triumphant return!"

Hearing this, Li Changqing laughed in anger.

Li Zheng, this grandfather, is really interesting. Let the officials kneel down to welcome him, fine.

In any case, the Great Zhou Dynasty had not won such a victory for many years.

It's only right to celebrate properly.

This time, they not only repelled the 600,000-strong army of the grasslands and the Jin dynasty, but also inflicted heavy losses on the enemy.

Afterwards, during negotiations, their Great Zhou could still squeeze a hefty sum out of the other party.

The grasslands and the Jin dynasty were powerless to attack the Zhou dynasty, but that did not mean the Zhou dynasty could not attack them.

If the compensation is not in place, Da Zhou will definitely retaliate.

But he let his own father and uncle have it.

They came to welcome their son and nephew.

Isn't that a bit too much?

If the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qin dare to kneel, would Li Changqing dare to accept it?

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