Steel Dynasty - Chapter 794

[Chapter 793 War Dynamics]

Jinzhou.

Qi Guangyi led the cavalry and drove a group of barbarian soldiers towards the camp.

These barbarian soldiers lined up in long lines, and those in front and those behind were connected with ropes to ensure that they would not escape.

In addition to these slave soldiers, some cavalry also drove cattle and sheep, which were all stolen from barbarian villages.

After landing in Jinzhou, they followed this plan to create chaos near Jinzhou and looted everything they could.

The effect of this was extremely effective, and the Chasseurs soon discovered that cavalry was constantly coming to support them.

However, Qi Guangyi was not nervous at all, because according to time, Ye Qingyun should have taken Liaozhou City now, which was equivalent to smashing a nail into the hinterland of the barbarians.

And even if Liaozhou City cannot be defended, they can evacuate to Bisha City and Haigu City and evacuate through warships.

Of course, this is the worst case scenario, but now everything is developing unexpectedly smoothly. Perhaps Lu Fei has attracted most of the barbarian cavalry, and the number of barbarian cavalry who came to support Jinzhou City is not large.

The barbarian soldiers they captured were the small groups of cavalry who came to support them.

Before the sun set, Qi Guangyi and his party returned to the camp. After they returned, a group of businessmen immediately swarmed over, with wolf-like eyes in their eyes.

Qi Guangyi looked unmoved. He was used to the greedy appearance of these merchants. In fact, the merchants had been waiting in the camp to trade with them these days.

When the army is dispatched, food roads are crucial. The most difficult thing for leading 30,000 cavalry in Jinzhou this time is supplies.

In order to fight the barbarians in Pingzhou City, most of the slaves were transporting grain, grass and ammunition for Lu Fei and others.

In order to solve their supply problem, the emperor gave him an unprecedented idea.

Before the expedition, the Chamber of Commerce summoned merchants from Dayu and told them that anything the cavalry plundered in Jinzhou could be sold to them.

Of course, the premise is that they exchange for fodder, food, and money for the war horses, so there will be such a scene in this camp.

“Commander Qi, these barbarian soldiers are good. Each of them is very strong. I am willing to pay ten taels of silver to buy each one.”

Ding Wu said to Qi Guangyi loudly.

Nowadays, the most precious thing for the merchants of Dayu is slaves, so they learned that all the captured barbarians could be slaves, so they took the risk and rushed here.

“Twelve taels.” Qi Guangyi’s tone left no room for doubt, “It took a lot of effort for my soldiers to capture these slave soldiers alive, so I have to give them some compensation.”

Ding Wu rolled his eyes. Even so, these strong slaves were destined to He could sell it for about seventeen taels when he returned to Qingzhou. He said, “Okay, twelve taels.”

Qi Guangyi nodded with satisfaction. In addition to trading with merchants, this time the Ministry of Military Aircraft also issued a bounty system.

Thirty percent of the silver earned from the trade of the Northern Expedition will be evenly distributed to the soldiers, and this is why the morale of the soldiers has not decreased but has increased in the past few days.

As soon as Ding Wu finished speaking, other merchants gathered around, confirmed the price, and quickly divided up the three thousand slave soldiers they had captured.

In exchange, they sent slaves to transport fodder, grain, meat, potatoes and other things from ships to the camp.

Then he moved down boxes of silver.

After receiving the money, the commander of each division immediately came to collect it, and then distributed it to the soldiers layer by layer.

If you go out to rob on the same day, you can get money at night. The soldiers are all in a happy mood. Serving the country with loyalty is a soldier’s feeling, but coupled with the motivation of profit, they will maintain a high enthusiasm for the war.

Seeing that the soldiers were happy, Qi Guangyi showed a smile.

In the past, soldiers of the Chongqing Kingdom hated war because it not only delayed their farming, but also often caused them to be exploited by their generals.

But things are different now. It is obvious that being a soldier can make more profits than farming.

During the last northern war, many soldiers who performed well received large bounties. Using these bounties, they became the local wealthy class, changing the image of poor and humble soldiers in Da Yu.

For this reason, last year’s military recruitment was very lively, with many young men rushing to join the army.

Smiling and shaking his head, Qi Guangyi returned to his tent. Tomorrow would be another bloody day.

…

Shanhaiguan.

Xiao Ming is burning the midnight oil to write the “Slave Act” of the Great Chongqing Kingdom. This law will be implemented in the Great Chongqing Kingdom with the purpose of clarifying the status, ownership and punishment system of slaves.

Coming from modern times, Xiao Ming knew that slavery would eventually be abolished, but in this era, he could not use modern thinking to deal with the problems of this era.

Because an era itself has its own limitations, and these limitations are reflected in the level of education received by the general public.

For example, if he goes to persuade Europeans to stop colonizing now, it is basically as ridiculous as if he goes to African cannibal tribes to persuade them not to eat people.

After thinking about this, Xiao Ming felt that there was no need to specialize in a world where slavery was rampant, so he came up with the current “Slave Act”, because the subsequent influx of barbarian slaves will inevitably bring various kinds of problems to the Great Chongqing Kingdom. All kinds of questions.

This bill is designed to address this problem.

“Your Majesty, General Niu has arrived.”

While he was concentrating on writing quickly, Qian Dafu walked in.

“Let him come in.” Xiao Ming put away his pen. He was the one who asked Niu to come over. Every day he had to learn about the current war situation.

Qian Dafu went out, and Niu Ben came in after a while. Because it was customary, Niu Ben saluted and said directly: “Your Majesty, today Lu Fei’s soldiers basically rushed to the city gate, but they were blocked back by the barbarian soldiers. However, the barbarian soldiers The slave soldiers have been exhausted, and the remaining barbarian soldiers may not be able to hold on for long. The barbarians are very impatient now. Today, the barbarian Tai Jiwu Shugu led the cavalry to continuously attack the Che camp camp along the road. The soldiers in the camp were injured or killed. “

It’s huge.”

“The crazier the barbarian cavalry is, the more it shows that they can’t stand it anymore. This three-pronged attack has spread all over the barbarian hinterland, and finally let the barbarians feel how we felt when they were running rampant in the Chongqing Kingdom. “Xiao Ming said coldly.

Niu Ben said: “What the emperor said is true. If everything goes well, Ye Qingyun should have a firm foothold in Liaozhou City now. Then we will capture Pingzhou. This Jinzhou is an isolated city. It will be very simple to capture it in the end. “

Xiao Ming nodded when he heard this, and said: “You must attack Pingzhou City at all costs. As long as this city is broken, Wu Shugu’s cavalry will be like rootless duckweeds, and they will have no choice but to retreat to the grassland.”

” Yes, Your Majesty.” Niu Ben responded: “If you give me another three days, I will definitely capture Pingzhou City!”

(End of Chapter)