naaapseattle Chapter 147 Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man
Chapter 147 Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man
Deputy General Zhao Kui was the first to react. He stepped forward and opened the wooden door of the study room of the General's Mansion.
Outside the house, the messenger looked excited and panting.
Zhao Kui asked: "What did you say? The imperial court allocated seven million taels of silver?"
Um!
The messenger nodded solemnly and replied with a firm tone: "General, General Zhao, General He is personally escorting the salary and is on the way to Mozhou City;"
"General He was worried that the general was anxious, so he rushed back at full speed to report to the general that the imperial court had allocated seven million taels of silver."
The messenger was out of breath, but he finally recounted the whole incident clearly.
The General He he mentioned was the escort officer in Huben's new army, the military general who was responsible for escorting grain, grass, baggage, and pay.
Hahaha!
After hearing this, Wu Sanjia, as a mighty general and commander in chief, could no longer hold back his ecstasy and burst into laughter.
On the rough cheeks, the gloominess of the past was swept away, replaced by a domineering look.
If the new army is not satisfied with its pay, it will be invincible if it is fully paid.
This is by no means just an empty talk.
Wu Sanjia has this confidence. Under the high military reward, Huben's new army will definitely be able to replicate the Mozhou victory a month ago and severely defeat the Longcheng rebels again.
He immediately ordered domineeringly: "Vice-General Zhao Kui obeys the order!"
"The general is here!"
Wu Sanjia said: "This general orders you to personally lead two thousand elite cavalry to greet the baggage train. After receiving He Kui, you can quickly return to Mozhou City."
"The seven million taels of silver allocated by the imperial court do not need to be registered and put into the treasury. They can be directly brought to the school grounds by this general."
"The war is about to begin. This general will reward the three armies on the school grounds to boost their morale!"
"The general will get the order!"
...
Three days later.
In Mozhou City, in the camp of Huben New Army.
The flags are hunting, and the soldiers are like a forest.
Except for the officers and soldiers of the Huben Army who were on duty at the top of Mozhou City to prepare for battle, the other soldiers of the Huben Army in the city gathered in the school grounds.
More than 100,000 soldiers wearing armor and swords lined up according to different types of troops.
At a glance, one could see a huge black army, majestic and powerful.
On the school grounds, the wooden review stand was reinforced by soldiers overnight. Countless silver ingots issued by the Daxin Imperial Court were piled up on the review stand to form a hill.
The scorching sun in early summer hits the mountains of shining silver ingots, and the reflected light is particularly dazzling.
It looks like a mountain of silver!
Under the reviewing stand, there were the general's personal soldiers wearing fish scale armor and holding ring-shou swords, guarding Yinshan faithfully.
On the school grounds, the sights of the Tiger and Ben Army officers assembled in formation had already been attracted by the mountains of silver ingots piled on the reviewing stage.
Most of these soldiers in the army are from poor backgrounds.
In your lifetime, you may not have the opportunity to see an official silver ingot of fifty taels.
What's more, it is a mountain of silver that is literally piled up from silver ingots.
The visual and psychological impact of this silver mountain on the grassroots soldiers of the Huben Army is self-evident.
The countless soldiers in the phalanx couldn't help but stretch their necks and raise their heads, their eyes never moving away from the silver mountain for a moment.
From time to time, I would raise my hand to wipe my eyes, fearing that I was dreaming or was dazzled by the sun.
If it weren't for the restraints of military discipline and officers, these poor soldiers of the Huben New Army would have rushed to the reviewing stand, snatched silver ingots, and secretly divided their military pay.
Just arrived.
On the Daxin Huben Military Academy Ground, which can accommodate 100,000 people, the sound of drums and trumpets can be heard everywhere.
Amidst the vigorous and majestic drumbeats and horn sounds, hundreds of messengers roared in unison: "The general has arrived——"
As soon as he finished speaking, the chief military officer of the Daxin imperial court and the mighty general Wu Sanjia, wearing Mingguang armor and a sword tied around his waist, came walking like a tiger.
Behind him were a group of Tiger Army generals led by deputy general Zhao Kui.
They are all wearing armor and carrying swords, and they are in high spirits.
Wu Sanjia stepped onto the reviewing stand and stood in the middle of the Yinshan Mountain without hesitation, becoming the focus of attention of the more than 100,000 tiger soldiers and soldiers in the audience.
Looking at the Huben masters in the audience, Wu Sanjia's heart was surging and his ambition was intense.
At this moment, he finally fulfilled his promise to his soldiers.
What's more, he must lead the Huben soldiers to achieve greater success and defeat the Dragon City rebels!
"Soldiers of the Tiger Army of the Great New Dynasty——"
Wu Sanjia roared, shocking the world.
Under the review stage, hundreds of military messengers roared in unison and repeated the general's words exactly.
To ensure that every Huben Army soldier present can hear the general's words.
Wu Sanjia continued: "A month ago, in this very place, I made a solemn promise to all the soldiers that in the Huben Army under my rule, there will never be any situation where soldiers' blood is drunk or their pay is empty; "
"I also want to assure you that the salary you deserve and the military reward for killing the enemy will be handed over to you without a single copper penny."
"Today is the day when I, the general, will fulfill my promise to you all!"
Speaking of this, Wu Sanjia paused deliberately.
I don't know whether it was because of excitement or because he wanted to leave time for the messengers in the audience to repeat these words.
After a while, Wu Sanjia pointed to the silver mountain behind him and said again: "Soldiers, there are seven million taels of silver here!"
"Excluding the salary and military rewards you deserve, there will still be two million taels of silver left!"
"In addition, I have also decided to use the 200,000 taels of silver awarded to me by the court to make up a total of 2,200,000 taels;"
"All this silver will be used for military rewards!"
Wu Sanjia gasped and said loudly: "Soldiers, I believe everyone has smelled the danger before the war!"
"Here, I don't intend to hide it from you, the general!"
"Yes, we are indeed going to war!"
"Fight a big fight, a bad fight!"
With that said, Wu Sanjia pulled out his saber, raised the Huanshou Dao high with one hand, raised his arms and shouted: "The war is imminent, this general announces -"
"From today on, the reward for killing an enemy in our Huben Army will be increased from the original reward of thirty taels of silver for one enemy head to the reward of fifty taels of silver for one enemy head!"
"On the battlefield, if you can behead one enemy soldier, you will immediately receive a reward of fifty taels of silver;"
"If you can behead ten enemy soldiers, you will receive a reward of five hundred taels of silver immediately!"
At this time, in the queue of the Tigers and Ben troops below the stage, a bold soldier suddenly spoke up and asked loudly:
"General, what if I could behead a hundred enemy soldiers?"
snort!
On the reviewing stand, Wu Sanjia sneered and shouted, feigning anger: "Then get out of here as soon as possible. This general is the most annoying soldier who brags!"
Hahaha!
As soon as these words came out, the huge school grounds burst into laughter.
The Tiger Soldier soldier who promised to kill a hundred enemy soldiers also scratched his scalp in embarrassment amid laughter.
Finally, all the soldiers were almost laughing.
Wu Sanjia then waved his hand to signal the generals to quiet down.
He continued: "Soldiers, the war is about to begin. I, the general, will not talk to you about empty words or big talk about being a soldier and being loyal to the emperor and serving the country."
"With this general, just one word and one promise——"
"Kill the enemy while you are alive. The more you kill, the greater the military reward will be;"
"If you die in battle, there is no need to worry. Your wife, children, and children at home will be taken care of by this general for you;"
After saying that, Wu Sanjia took advantage of the situation and put the sword into its sheath.
Looking at the crowd of tigers and soldiers in the audience, he smiled and said: "Okay, no more nonsense, brothers, let's line up to receive their pay and military rewards!"
"The general is mighty!"
"The general is mighty!"
"The general is mighty!"
In the audience, the enthusiastic officers and soldiers of the Huben Army could not help but cheer from the bottom of their hearts.