Chapter 119 Blood
The soldiers' breathing was quiet on the school ground.
Especially the soldiers near the table, their breathing was heavy and their eyes were shining.
"You deserve it. If you don't sacrifice your life to get into the Beidi army, I don't know how many soldiers' lives would have to be sacrificed to capture him." Zhao Xu said.
Chen Hu nodded.
If it weren't for them, all of his more than a thousand people would have been killed in battle before the reinforcements came.
He was not jealous of these rewards at all.
The other generals nodded and also recognized their achievements.
Sun Qiang and others were still excited. Three of the six of them were from former county soldiers.
Before, ordinary soldiers from the farmer family had no chance of promotion in the army. Even if they made contributions, they would often be snatched away by their superiors.
It's great to buy a jar of wine with a few coins and drink it yourself.
Now, not only did they upgrade to three levels in a row, each of them also received 1,000 taels of silver and ten acres of fertile land.
This made them rise from the bottom of Yan County to a medium-sized and wealthy family.
"It is our glory to serve Your Highness. In order to repay Your Highness, we are willing to follow Your Highness forever with loyalty and life." Yu Fang, among the six people, shouted, and he knew some words and was better than the others.
General Chang Wei smiled when he heard this.
Zhao Xu smiled and nodded, picked up a glass of wine, "I said nothing, it's all in the wine."
The soldiers who served served filled the six people with wine, and the six people raised their bowls and drank them all in one go.
After drinking, six people returned to their table.
As soon as they sat down, the soldiers at the same table immediately pulled them to drink wine and made a fuss.
Chang Wei glanced at them and said to Zhao Xu: "Your Highness, soldiers have been promoted to three levels in succession due to their meritorious service in war, which is rare among the imperial guards."
Liu Fu agreed: "The officials agree with this point. Whether in the officialdom or in the army, the generals are basically controlled by the powerful families. Even if they make military achievements, they will have many achievements. The Dasong Imperial Army's combat power has been declining over the years, which is not unrelated to this."
Zhao Xu looked at the soldiers all over the school and nodded slowly.
He naturally knew the current bad policies of Dasong, so he intended to use this to shape the military style of the royal palace's personal army.
Just like the people who were trapped in the wealthy family at the time.
Their lives are like a pool of stagnant water, with no hope.
After he gave them hope, the people played an important role in this autumn hunt.
On the front battlefield, he defeated the Beidi people, but in the secondary battlefield in the countryside, the people fought well.
In the past two days, statistics have been sent over. There are thousands of Beidi cavalry killed by the villages in the countryside. The captured war horses, armor and weapons are being sent one after another.
Similarly.
In the army, soldiers also need hope.
He wants the soldiers to see a path that can climb.
Instead of the military environment that is like a stagnant water no matter how brave they are.
"For such a thing, I must not let the soldiers rise to the road of ascension in this war. You can make a statistics on the soldiers who have made contributions in this war and reward them according to their different achievements. As for the generals who shrink during the war, they should take down what the soldiers should be punished, and they should be punished." Zhao Xu said heavily.
He rewarded Sun Qiang and the other six in front of everyone just to set a typical example.
It is to pave the way for the following comprehensive rewards and punishments.
"Yes, Your Highness." Chang Wei replied.
Zhao Xu continued: "There are also soldiers who were killed in battle and seriously injured in the war. The army and the government office should consider their care. You two will discuss and hand over the solution to this king."
Both Liu Fu and Chang Wei responded.
After leaving this sentence, Zhao Xu picked up the wine bowl and walked towards the school grounds.
When he came to a table of soldiers, he picked up the wine bowl and said, "Thank you all for your hard work. I respect you. But there are so many tables, I can only take a sip to express my feelings, otherwise I will be drunk to death."
The soldiers were drinking and eating meat, but Zhao Xu suddenly arrived, which shocked them and stood up one after another.
Zhao Xu said he wanted to respect them, and they were even more excited and looked red with no idea what to say.
Seeing Zhao Xu like this, Chang Wei and others stood up and followed him.
The King of Yan was so friendly to the soldiers, and they were deeply moved.
"Don't stand there, you've drunk it all." Chang Wei said to the soldiers.
The soldiers recovered and a soldier said boldly: "We've done it, your highness will do it."
After saying that, ten people drank it all in one go.
Zhao Xu laughed, patted the soldier's shoulders recently, and said, "Okay, fighting is good, drinking is good."
After saying that, he walked to the next table.
At this time, all the soldiers who sat down surrendered to the King of Yan, and the excitement in their hearts could not be dispelled for a moment.
The soldiers at other tables toasted the soldiers at each table when they saw the King of Yan.
Although the soldiers who did not have the turn were drinking and eating meat as usual, they were full of expectations.
Until the King of Yan came and asked them to drink a bowl, they were satisfied.
In the huge school grounds, Zhao Xu moved from the first table to the last table.
From noon to evening, no soldiers left, and he returned to his table.
At this time, he said to the soldiers: "I won the battle, had a banquet, and I will reward you according to my merits in the next few days. But don't forget the soldiers who died at the hands of the Beidi people, and don't forget that the Beidi people are still staring at us in the north, but don't be afraid. After today, you will have to train hard. In the future, Beidi will come again, and I will take you to win another battle."
The proudness that had just grown up because of victory at the generals and soldiers destroyed Zhao Xu's words.
Yes, they just won a small autumn hunt.
Moreover, this is because the Beidi people were arrogant and fell into the trap.
In the north, the powerful Beidi people would not be injured by this small failure.
But as the King of Yan said, they were no longer afraid.
The myth of Beidi's invincible has been shattered in their hands.
"Your Highness is mighty!"
"Your Highness is mighty!"
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Because of the drunkenness, the soldiers' passion made their hearts even more intense, and they shouted loudly.
This is a sincere respect for the King of Yan and a spur to himself.
The setting sun is like blood.
King Yan finished drinking all the tables and was already drunk.
Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, Chang Wei asked someone to bring a carriage from the royal palace and take the King of Yan back.
"Tait..."
The carriage was walking in the dim streets of Yancheng. When the people on the road saw that it was the guards of the King of Yan, they all made way and watched the carriage pass with a smile.
Life in Yan City has completely recovered, and their fear of the Beidi people disappeared invisibly due to this battle.
Nicely, they thought from the heart that as long as the King of Yan was there, they could defeat the Beidi people again.
Xu Lie was accompanied by the carriage.
The vendors shouted lazyly, and the laughter of children chasing and fighting came from time to time.
Now Yancheng doesn't seem to have experienced a big battle just now.
But at this moment, a scream suddenly rang out.
"Be careful with Your Highness, King Yan!"
Chapter completed!