Chapter 95

Of the over five thousand Xiongnu troops, no fewer than three thousand had perished under the arrows of the three hundred Iron Stone Guards. Hua Tianxiong believed that if the five thousand soldiers of the Great Qin Empire were all at the level of a Martial Warrior, they would be comparable in strength to an equal number of Xiongnu troops, provided one did not factor in the fighting spirit of the soldiers on both sides. Therefore, after the battle, Hua Tianxiong consulted with Li Gang, Wu Tian, Zhuge Zhan, Xiao Feng, and Yue Peng. He proposed that soldiers with cultivation levels between the eighth rank of Martial Apprentice and the first rank of Martial Warrior be rewarded with one Body Tempering Pill every nine months, with the hope that these soldiers could reach the Martial Warrior level as soon as possible. For soldiers between the first and fifth ranks of Martial Warrior, the reward would be one Body Tempering Pill every six months. Those between the fifth and ninth ranks would receive one every three months. For officers and soldiers above the Martial Master level but below the Greater Martial Master level, one Body Tempering Pill would be issued each month to help them improve their cultivation as quickly as possible, thereby accelerating the overall martial advancement of the entire Bohai Legion. As these officers and soldiers progressed, the combat effectiveness of the entire army would naturally improve significantly.