Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 40 Under the Rewards, There Will Be Brave Men
Later Jin not only brought tens of thousands of horses into the bandits this time, but also many young and strong men from various Mongolian tribes came to Daming to fight the autumn wind.To put it bluntly, these Mongols are the cannon fodder of Hou Jin. They rushed to the front in battle, and they were behind when they retreated. The glorious task of siege, which would kill a lot of people, was naturally handed over to the Mongols.Niu Lu Ezhen has already sent someone to contact the two Mongolian Niu Lu who have been robbed well, and ask them to immediately roll over and surround this county that has made him lose face. Has the small county town been taken down?Mr. Erzhen already hated this small county town to the bone, even if he gnawed it with his teeth, he would have to gnaw it down!

The defenders on the city didn't know this, seeing Jiannu eating a turtle again, they brandished their weapons and cheered loudly, as happy as if they had won a big battle.They generously dedicated their cheers and admiration to Yang Menglong. It was he who almost killed the mighty Jiannu leader twice, and if this continues, the Jiannu leader will die in his hands sooner or later!No matter who it is, they will respect the real strong from the bottom of their hearts. Surrounded by hundreds of soldiers, Yang Menglong beat Zhang Yu, who tried to kill him for his meritorious deeds, and defeated the nine strongest servants of Zhang Qianhu in public. Jiannu's Niu Luezhen's followers and war horses were shot twice from a long distance, and his face remained unchanged in the face of Jiannu's angry horse and strong bow. Such a strong man naturally deserves their respect, and is even regarded as their backbone.Yang Menglong walked down the archery tower, looked at the soldiers with a smile, and didn't speak, until they gradually calmed down, he said without thinking: "It's not that scary, right?"

Everyone was stunned, not knowing why.

Yang Menglong said: "This gang of slaves is not as scary as you think, right?"

Everyone nods.Seeing that Niu Lu'er was really in a mess, they were shocked to find that these Jian slaves were not as scary as they imagined. Facing the strong city, they would have no way to deal with it and could only gnash their teeth. Facing Yang Menglong's crossbow, They will also cower, and Jian Nu will be afraid and die just like them!
Yang Menglong pointed to the heads thrown all over the ground outside the city, and said: "You have all seen it, this is the end of trying to escape! They are small and cannot surround the county, but they are more than enough to control the surrounding areas. As soon as we leave the county seat, these beasts will swarm us from all directions and tear us to pieces like a pack of wolves! To escape, we can only court our own death. Our only hope is to rely on the city wall to consume them until we are exhausted. They have no temper!"

This was the truth, and the soldiers fell silent.Just now they were resenting Zhang Qianhu for not taking them with him when he ran away. Now after seeing Zhang Qianhu's and his others' heads, they felt a wave of fear... Fortunately, they didn't follow them, otherwise they must be among the heads everywhere on the ground. One already!I have no choice but to hold on!

Yang Menglong looked at Fang Yizhi: "My lord, everyone has made up their minds to stick to it. You have no reason to let them do it for nothing, right?"

Fang Yizhi said: "Of course, of course! All the soldiers bravely killed the enemy, and I will report all the achievements to the court truthfully. Please reward all the soldiers..."

Yang Menglong curled his lips and yelled impatiently: "Oh, it's better to be in charge now than to be an official. The court is on fire right now. I don't know if I have to wait until the end of the year to count on them! Sir, they are the backbone of the family. Once they die or are injured, , that family will collapse, and if the pension money from the court cannot be delivered as soon as possible, the whole family will starve to death!"

A priest shouted: "That's right, the imperial court is procrastinating in doing everything. It will take months at least to wait until the reward money is allocated. How can we wait so long!"

The soldiers shouted: "Yes, yes!"

Fang Yizhi was in trouble: "Then..." Looking at Yang Menglong: "Then what do you think should be done?"

Yang Menglong stretched out five fingers: "Those who beheaded the first level will be rewarded with five taels of silver, cash!"

The soldiers froze for a moment, and then burst into cheers.Grain prices have risen so much these days, five taels of silver can only buy four hundred catties of rice at most, and it has to be a bumper harvest year, which doesn’t sound like much, but the advantage is that this is cash money, and you can get it right away. This is more than anything.Count on the court?Hmph, after layers of exploitation, those who get it don't know if they still have five taels!
Yang Menglong bent four fingers again, and raised his index finger high: "Those who are seriously injured will be compensated with ten taels of silver, which is also cash!"

Now everyone was stunned.The most pitiful thing on the battlefield is the wounded soldier. The medical technology is too poor. Once the wound is infected, there is only one way to die. They can only be abandoned, and they will even be eaten when there is a shortage of food.From the point of view of the generals, if you are willing to bring you back and apply some medicine, you should be thankful, and make up for it?Go ahead and dream, maybe you just wish you could die soon and get paid for it.This is also the reason why soldiers are unwilling to fight to the death. What if they are injured?Now that I hear that I can get ten taels of silver as compensation for my injury, I can't believe my ears. Is there such a good thing?Someone wanted to speak, but seeing Yang Menglong raised another finger, he knew that Mr. Yang still had something to say, so he shut up immediately.

Sure enough, Yang Menglong still had something to say: "For those who died in battle, 20 taels, we guarantee that one cent will be sent to the family members, and if one cent is missing, heaven and earth will perish!"

boom!
This blows up the battalion. The lives of soldiers these days are really worthless. If they are killed in battle, it is considered good if their family members can get a few buckets of rice. Now I heard that if you die in battle, your family can get 20 taels of silver. Everyone was dumbfounded.The chief who even Fang Yizhi dared to question finally closed his chin and asked, "My lord, are you joking? Why is the reward for beheading the first level only five taels, but if you die in battle, you can get 20 taels?" ?”

Yang Menglong folded his hands on his waist, opened his eyes and shouted: "Can this be the same? Each of us is a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven, and what about them? A group of bastards who are similar to savages. When we eat meat, they gnaw Bark, we wear silk and their bare buttocks, our lives are worth more than their rotten lives, can the price be the same?" He waved his hand domineeringly, "We are born to be more noble than them! We are born to live Much more comfortable than them, they can only hide in the woods and eat the grass and salivate! The first-level reward for beheading is 30 taels of silver, but if you die in battle, you can only receive a few buckets of brown rice. What kind of stupidity is this? A reward for coming down? Tell him to come out, and I promise not to hack him to death!"

Everyone laughed loudly and shouted: "Yes, our lives are worth more than theirs, and the lives of these animals are only worth this price!"

Yang Menglong strikes while the iron is hot: "Everyone, work hard to kill the enemy. After a while, Master Fang will bring over the money and distribute it on the spot! By the way, he will also bring up the food for you to eat your fill!"

The defenders were all cheering, their morale soaring all the way, staring at the Jiannu camp in the distance like starving wolves, their eyes glowing green and green, wishing that the Jiannu would attack immediately so that they could take their heads exchange money.Hacking a person can earn five taels of silver in cash. If the family members are hacked to death by Jiannu, they can get 20 taels of silver as compensation. It's been a comfortable year or two.However, there are still some people who are worried about whether Yang Menglong can honor the reward, Yang Menglong is not talking nonsense, he patted his chest and said that if Mr. Fang doesn't give the money, you can ask me for it!Now everyone has no doubts, get ready to fight!It is inevitable that there will be casualties in wars, either you die or I die, but they will make money no matter what, so be afraid of a bird!As for the county being breached...there is nothing to be afraid of, everyone is finished, so what are you afraid of?
Seeing the high morale and fighting spirit of the defenders, Fang Yizhi breathed a sigh of relief.Being fooled by Yang Menglong's move, I'm afraid they won't leave now if they are driven away, very good, very good.However, when he thought of the terrible reward money, he couldn't help but feel terrified. When he got off the city wall, he pulled Yang Menglong aside and asked in a low voice, "You don't really want to give them so much reward money, do you?"

Yang Menglong said: "Don't you want to issue it? Look at what they looked like just now, can they fight?"

Fang Yizhi said: "Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men. That's true. Those who kill the enemy should be rewarded heavily. That's true, but... the reward for the wounded and killed is even more than the reward for the head. Gao, isn’t it too much? There has never been such a precedent in this dynasty!”

Yang Menglong curled his lips habitually: "It is true that there must be brave men under great rewards, but have you ever thought that they are not made to be brave men, they are just a group of poorly trained peasants and soldiers! They have no righteousness in their hearts. I just want to let myself and my family have a better life. You can't protect the interests of their families, and it's useless to give them a high reward, because they have to fight with their lives, and not everyone can get it Chief, if they die in battle, the whole family will starve to death, who would dare to fight?"

Fang Yizhi was speechless, and only sighed after a long while: "Now they have to rely on silver to motivate them to kill the enemy, and the way of loyalty is no match for a few taels of silver. It's really a decline in the world and moral decline!"

Yang Menglong began to roll his eyes again: "My good lord, can your way of loyalty fill your stomach? Can your benevolence and morality make their mother-in-law and baby's body warmer and prevent them from shivering in the cold? No? No, What use are these to them! Instead of feeling overwhelmed here, you might as well find a way to get money to give them a reward, and at the same time raise food to feed them, so that they have the strength to fight Jian Nu!"

Fang Yizhi said with a bitter face: "I'm afraid it will cost several thousand taels of silver? How can I raise so much silver in a hurry!"

Yang Menglong shrugged and said, "That's your business, it has nothing to do with me. I'm only responsible for beating Jiannu back." After speaking, he strode towards a camp, his back was so chic.

Fang Yizhi hesitated to speak, and after a long while, let out a long sigh: "For the tens of thousands of people in this county, I have no choice but to save those gentry with the cheek..." Shaking his head, he strode towards the county government office, and then he It's been a rough day.

(End of this chapter)