Chapter 309: Military Merit
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Qin Xiaoyao glanced at the excited Chu Jin and smiled helplessly.
“I don’t mind if the technique is taught to outsiders. After all, the saber technique has already been passed on to the Special Forces Team, so it’s considered as having been passed on to you.
“But 1 don’t recommend that you do that,” she said.
“Oh?” Chu Jin was puzzled.
Qin Xiaoyao’s gaze swept across the Special Forces Team members, and then she looked at Chu Jin again.
“The Liao-style saber technique is extremely vicious. It is the Slaying Blade method. It has higher requirements for the user. It’s not suitable for everyone.
“This is also the reason the Special Forces Team only has 34 members.”
Although Huang Fei and the other three had no foundation, they were all desperadoes. Their mental strength and courage were not inferior to some of the ruthless figures in the army.
In addition, at that time, she had personally supervised and guided them, so she was able to nurture them to this level.
As for the other members, only 30 people were selected from a team of more than 1000 people. One could imagine the ratio of suitable candidates.
When she saw Chu Jin’s look of disbelief, Qin Xiaoyao continued, “Colonel Chu, if you don’t believe me, you can arrange for a few soldiers to join in the training for a try.
“However, they will probably only learn its external form and not understand its inner spirit. Not only will they be unable to unleash the saber technique’s true might, but the saber wielder may also be exhausted by the saber technique, which will affect his original combat strength.”
Chu Jin frowned.
“Mm-hmm,” he responded.
Nonetheless, he was determined to send some candidates to try.
Qin Xiaoyao didn’t say anything else when she saw his reaction.
She then brought Chu Jin to meet everyone on the drill ground.
When he saw Qin Xiaoyao and Chu Jin, Huang Fei immediately signaled for everyone to stop their training.
“Greetings, Colonel Chu! Greetings, Leader!” Huang Fei stepped forward and cupped his fists.
“Greetings, Colonel Chu! Greetings, Leader!” The members of the Special Forces Team followed suit.
That was right. Everyone was now addressing Qin Xiaoyao as “Leader.” They had learned this from Huang Fei and his brothers.
When Chu Jin heard how the members addressed Qin Xiaoyao, he only glanced at her and did not ask anything.
Qin Xiaoyao didn’t have any intention of explaining. She raised her hand to silence the crowd and began to speak.
“You’ve all worked hard for the two consecutive battles yesterday.
“Before the mission, I promised you that if you completed the mission, you could claim military merits.
“Now, I’ve brought the person who will be awarding you your military merits. Everyone can be rewarded according to their contributions.” As she spoke, Qin Xiaoyao looked at Chu Jin with a smile.
Chu Jin’s expression froze.
This was the first time he had been introduced in such a way.
“Thank you, Colonel Chu!” The members of the Special Forces Team had already turned to look at Chu Jin. Under Huang Fei’s lead, they all cupped their fists at Chu Jin.
Chu Jin quickly smiled and raised his hand to indicate everyone could dispense with the formalities.
Then, he got the soldier behind him to take out the list of the military merits accomplished by the Special Forces Team members that had been counter-checked against the results of cleaning up the battlefield last night.
Then, after saying a few words, he began to read out the military merits.
“Huang Fei, your kill count is a total of 80 enemies last night. You have been promoted to the rank of decurion and rewarded with 10 taels of silver. When we return to High Pass Town, you will officially take up this post.”
Huang Fei’s face lit up.
“Yes, Colonel!” He hurriedly cupped his fists and bowed.
“Huang Daqiao, your kill count is a total of 50 enemies last night. You are promoted to the rank of decurion, and rewarded with 6 taels of silver. When we return to High Pass Town, you will officially take up this post,” Chu Jin quickly read out again.
“Yes, Colonel!” Huang Daqiao was also excited and quickly responded.
Chu Jin continued to read out the list.
In the end, of the 34 members, Huang Fei killed the most. He killed 80 Liao soldiers while the lowest kill count by other members was at least 15.
The members of the Special Forces Team received different levels of rewards based on their previous military merits and the results of this battle.
Although not everyone was promoted, everyone was rewarded with silver.
They might not be able to enjoy the military rank and power for the time being, but they would be able to get the reward money immediately.
Furthermore, the rise in salary that came with the promotion would take effect immediately.
As for the military merits for the promotion of military ranks, they could be accumulated. The soldier only had to wait for the next time he made a contribution. With enough military merits, he would naturally be promoted. Therefore, the team members were all very happy.
After commending the Special Forces Team members, Chu Jin said a few words of encouragement to everyone before he went to look at the weapons Qin Xiaoyao had requested for.
That was right. They were going to look at the tri-daggers and arm crossbows.
The workshop had worked all night and made 20 more tri-daggers, 10 arm crossbows, and some crossbow bolts.
Qin Xiaoyao already had enough military tri-daggers, and the extra 20 were requested by Liu Hong to be given to Chu Jin and the other officers.
Qin Xiaoyao didn’t stop him back then.
As for the arm crossbows and crossbow bolts, the Special Forces Team itself was short of these items, so she wasn’t prepared to give them to other people. Chu Jin picked up a tri-dagger and examined it. After scrutinizing the item, he said, “This tri-dagger looks quite unique.”
Qin Xiaoyao chuckled. “The key is that it’s useful.”
Then, she explained to Chu Jin the advantages of a tri-dagger over a dagger.
After listening to Qin Xiaoyao’s explanation, Chu Jin was filled with admiration inwardly.
In the past, he only knew that Teacher Qin’s martial arts skills were unparalleled, but he didn’t realize that her understanding and insight into weapons were so profound too.
It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that her expertise was at the master level.
“A tri-dagger is as convenient to carry as a dagger. It can be pulled out at a critical moment to give the enemy a fatal strike. It’s the best choice for killing and saving lives at crucial moments.” As she spoke, Qin Xiaoyao suddenly lifted her leg.
Then, with lightning speed, she pulled out a tri-dagger from her boot.
Just as Chu Jin reacted, Qin Xiaoyao had already pointed the tri-dagger at his face, making him so terrified that his face turned pale.
Qin Xiaoyao smiled when she saw his reaction.
Only then did she put away the tri-dagger.
“See? If you were an enemy, you would have lost your life already,” she said with a laugh.
Chu Jin forced himself to calm down and suppressed the fear in his heart. He returned Qin Xiaoyao a trace of a smile.
“If Teacher Qin has the intention to kill me, 1 will not be able to escape even if 1 am prepared.”
However, he didn’t antagonize her, did he? Was it fun to suddenly scare him like this?
Qin Xiaoyao smiled and toyed with the tri-dagger in her hand. She didn’t refute him.
“I don’t have any other intentions. 1 just want to tell you, Colonel Chu, that this thing is quite useful to use as a hidden weapon,” she said somewhat slyly.
Chu Jin was astonished. He suddenly thought of something.
Then, a trace of excitement flashed across his eyes.
Just as quickly, it disappeared.
“These tri-daggers…” He looked at Qin Xiaoyao.
“The members of the Special Forces Team already have one each, and these extra ones were made by the workshop at Liu Hong’s request for you and your officers, Colonel Chu. You can take one for yourself,” Qin Xiaoyao said magnanimously.
The Second Prince had treated her and her husband well. After this, she still had to ask him for help. This time, she would just treat it as doing him a favor at no cost.
A tri-dagger was much more useful than a dagger. If it was given to secret bodyguards or assassins, wouldn’t it be more efficient for his subordinates to carry out missions in the future?
She didn’t believe that the Second Prince only had soldiers and not those special subordinates.
Chu Jin’s face lit up.
“Thank you very much, Teacher Qin!” He cupped his fists at Qin Xiaoyao.
Qin Xiaoyao waved her hand, gesturing for Chu Jin to not stand on ceremony.
She then brought up the matter that she had taught the Special Forces Team some tactics for deploying the tri-dagger.
“If Colonel Chu is interested, you can also send people to learn from that group of fellows. If the tri-dagger is used well, it is possible to turn defeat into victory at the critical moment. It might even be possible to kill the opponent.” This was especially true for assassins..