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Chapter 172 Bribing the morale of the military

When he heard that the crown prince wanted to take him under his command, Feng Ruhu was overjoyed and immediately knelt on the ground:

"Thank you, Your Highness. I will fight to the death for Your Highness, even if I go up to the mountain of swords or the sea of ​​fire!"

Finally having a backer, how could he not be excited as he was as fierce as a tiger? He lay on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly to thank him.

Zhu Cixiang hurriedly stepped forward to help him up:

"General, quickly excuse yourself and get free!"

Seeing that the crown prince took the fierce tiger into the national defense army under his command, the other generals were very envious.

The Crown Prince is the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. It is definitely a good thing to get on this big ship. In the future, the Crown Prince's ascension to the throne will be due to the merits of the dragon.

Even though they are all members of the Ming army, as direct descendants of the rising Crown Prince, they must be stronger than other armies in all aspects.

At the very least, priority will be given to ensuring money, food, weapons and equipment, and it will be easier to get promoted in the future.

After leaving the Shandong Army Camp, everyone came to the Datong Military Camp and found more than a thousand heads in the military camp.

Officials from the Ministry of War immediately began to inspect the head, and Mengruhu was still helping to inspect it.

After careful inspection by the Ministry of War and Meng Ruhu, it was discovered that more than a thousand heads in the Shanxi military camp were all fake heads.

The fake head does not mean that it is a fake human head, but that there is no head of a Buddhist slave or a Tatar. It is all about killing good people and taking credit for their merits!

Even though Wang Pu's escape was slightly inferior to Liu Zeqing's, his ability to commit suicide and take risks was no less than Liu Zeqing's.

This time not only Zhu Cixiang was furious, but also the generals under his command were stunned, and several soldiers from King Qin also looked at each other in confusion.

They have all done it by killing good people and taking credit for their merits, but rarely kill so many people.

Zhu Cixiang's face was gloomy. He pointed at a pile of fake heads on the ground and gritted his teeth and said:

"Whether it is the National Guard Army or other Ming armies, please listen to me clearly. As long as I find someone who dares to harass the people and kill good people for meritorious deeds, I will not tolerate any mercy and kill them all.

Come, search the belongings of Liu Zeqing and Wang Pu in the military camp, gather all the people from Shandong and Shanxi, and I will personally lecture them!"

"Here"

Zhu Cixiang gave an order, and more than 20,000 troops from the two armies began to assemble.

After knowing that the general was beheaded by the Crown Prince, the soldiers gathered significantly faster this time, and they did not let the Crown Prince wait long before they assembled.

Of course, there were more than 20,000 soldiers in Shandong and Shanxi. This time King Qin and others did not lead all the troops, but only led more than 10,000 people who they thought were relatively elite.

Seeing the crooked formations of the two armies in front of him, Zhu Cixiang frowned. This was obviously a team that did not train often. Even if they trained for three days a month, they would not have such a bad formation.

Anyone who knows the inside story knows that soldiers need to eat to make a military success during training. Liu Zeqing and Wang Pu did not train at all in order to save money and food. They put all the money and food they saved into their personal pockets.

From now on, the soldiers still have to worry about their livelihood, but the generals are making a lot of money.

Liu Zeqing and Wang Pu were not the only ones doing this kind of thing, most of the Ming army was doing this.

Miyun was about to be attacked. In order to boost the morale of the two armies, Zhu Cihong once again took out the small trumpet he had used before:

"Soldiers, Liu Zeqing and Wang Pu have been beheaded by me for deducting military pay, killing good soldiers and taking credit for their merits. Now your generals are all from my mighty camp. I hope you will fight bravely under the leadership of the new general."

"As long as you dare to fight, I can promise you that after this battle, all outstanding debts will be repaid, and there will also be a reward, twenty taels of silver per Jiannu head, which can be cashed within one day."

Ordinary soldiers in Shandong and Datong are owed so much military pay that even they themselves can't remember. They can only receive dozens of military pay every month to live in their homes. Some soldiers' relatives have starved to death.

Hearing the crown prince saying that all arrears of military pay would be repaid after this battle, the soldiers knew that their families would not starve to death again, and they immediately began to dance with joy, and a burst of warm applause suddenly broke out at the scene.

For ordinary soldiers, they join the army just to support their families. Military pay cannot be paid all year round, so who is willing to fight for you. In addition to lack of training, this is also the main reason for the low combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

The previously promised fifty taels of silver per head of a slave was also defaulted and embezzled by the court and generals, and few soldiers were able to receive the full reward.

It can be said that the reward of fifty taels of silver for a slave head has become a mirror in the water. The soldiers no longer have any illusions, so no one is willing to fight for it.

Today, the crown prince personally promised twenty taels of silver per slave head and would pay it out immediately after the war. This rekindled the hope of the soldiers. The crown prince's golden words could not deceive the soldiers.

Although the first-level reward is now half less than before, you can actually get it, which is more important than a blank check.

"Kill the Tatars to earn money, and thank the crown prince for his thousand years of life..."

Encouraged by the crown prince, the morale of the soldiers was instantly aroused. They screamed and wanted to go into battle and chop off the heads of Jiannu in exchange for money.

Seeing that the morale of the soldiers was stimulated, Zhu Cixiang showed a satisfied smile on his face, but he quickly stopped his smile and continued to speak loudly:

"The reward will not be less for you." But you must abide by military regulations and disciplines. As an army of the Ming Dynasty, you must not be afraid of powerful enemies and bully and kill the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Otherwise, I will never be lenient and will kill everyone I find. Now, I have announced a few military regulations. You must strictly abide by them, otherwise they will be killed."

Then Zhu Cixiang immediately announced the Ming army’s seven-kill order:

“1. Anyone who disobeys the command will be killed.

2. Those who leave the army privately will be killed.

3. Those who rob the people and kill good deeds and take credit for their merits should be killed.

4. Anyone who disturbs the morale of our army will be killed.

Five, those who shrink from the battle will be killed."

6. Anyone who despises and prostitutes a woman shall be killed.

7. Anyone who harms his comrades due to internal intrigues shall be killed.”

This seven-kill order is not very strict compared to the previous military regulations and disciplines, but in the past, military disciplines have long been abandoned by many armies, such as those who were kind-hearted and took merit, raped women, and suffered various defeats and runaway generals.

But Zhu Cixiang would strictly enforce military regulations. Once someone challenged the Seven Kills Order, Zhu Cixiang would definitely implement it resolutely. The stubborn soldiers would just have to give it a bold try.

The morale of the soldiers, which had just risen, immediately dropped after Zhu Cixiang announced the seven-kill order. If the crown prince's seven-kill order was followed, none of them would be spared.

Zhu Cixi saw all this clearly and waved his hand to Hu Bao:

"Hu Daban, give them five taels of silver in advance!"

"Here"

Hu Bao received the order and immediately ordered people to bring in more than 100,000 taels of silver and reissue it to the two armies on the spot.

Zhu Cixiang did not take any silver with him when he left the city, but Huang Degong took Huairou to the crown prince's barracks to take almost all the silver looted by the slaves as a precaution, amounting to a million taels.

Today, it was found at Liu Zeqing and Wang Pu's military camp that they had stolen 200,000 taels of silver. Zhu Cixiang was really not short of money!

The Datong soldiers and the Shandong soldiers had not seen large ingots of silver for a long time. They held five taels of silver in their hands and shed tears of excitement. They all knelt down in front of Zhu Cihong to thank him.

"Thank you to the Crown Prince for your thousand years. We are willing to follow the Crown Prince to kill Jiannu, even if we are broken into pieces, we will not be afraid..."

As the saying goes, money can make ghosts grind, not to mention a group of poor ghosts. Five taels of silver once again inspired the morale of the soldiers, and the morale of the two armies was completely bought by Zhu Cihong.

The other general soldiers felt very unhappy when they saw it. Liu Zeqing and Wang Pu were killed, and their troops were immediately annexed by the crown prince. As a result, their treatment immediately changed. And what about them? They like the Ming Dynasty. In the prosperous period, the prince supervised the country. Please collect:
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